How to live as a wanderer

The mercenaries finish killing the servant who came out with Lady Aces and stand by the doors and windows. Those who are in the Sheriff's Palace are untrained nobles, so they will appear foolishly.

“Why aren't you coming out right away? ”

“You don't think there's an underground passageway? ”

“Don't be a dick. You've already confirmed that you don't have one. ”

“Do you want me to go in there and finish you off before you get here? ”

The sound of the trumpet was a signal to the mercenaries camping from afar. Karamaf prefers certainty. Dozens of people were prepared separately just in case.

They will have complete control of the territory and will become a pursuit force in the event of a situation.

“Hey. I told you not to let Lord Karamaf get out from under siege. ”

“Who said anything about no siege? Let's just go in there and kill them. Wouldn't it be better to go in there and kill them than wait for them to wake up and be armed? ”

One mercenary's words make the other mercenaries look fierce. I've already received the money, but there will be extra money depending on how many more of the Eights I kill.

When the basics come, we have to share our heads with the basics, but if we go in and finish before then, we can be exclusive.

The mercenaries sought permission from Yen, a servant of Karamaf.

“Yein. May I come in? ”

“Wouldn't it be better if we went in together after the basics came in? We can't risk being ambushed by a small number. ”

“Ha. Don't worry! I'll cut my wrists if I get hit by those bastards. ”

The mercenaries shout in confidence. They've been on the battlefield their whole lives. I didn't think I'd be beaten by any of the Knights of the Eights.

‘Those Acts are going to be tough. ’

Ye frowned, remembering John. Even though I had no experience, my innate strength and build was a weapon. The mercenaries could have been harmed.

But like the mercenaries said, killing the family members before they wake up didn't seem too bad. If we start to withstand the armor on the inside, we'll only do more damage.

Most of all, one or two mercenaries will die. Dozens more were coming.

For the Yen, the lives of mercenaries were of little value, as were the lives of these lord's servants. That was the law of nobility. Those who pay and hire not only the soldiers they raised themselves. It's good to go in and get it done quickly, and I don't care if you search. It was the money I gave you in the first place.

Yein nods.

“Three. Only three are allowed. The rest of you hold your ground. ”

“Thank you!”

The mercenaries were excited and ordered right away. The three chosen ones here were just as the additional silver coins had been promised.

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‘If I don't see the black wolf in front of me, I'm not a person. ’

John sighs and closes the wooden window. Gessen doesn't come in and keeps chatting outside, so she sneaks upstairs to open her window slightly, wondering what's going on, and the worst is happening.

Lord Karamaf killed Gessen, Lady Ates, and ordered them all killed. I didn't know what was going on in English, but one thing was certain.

Don't move or I'll kill you!

I wish I could have run faster for a day. John shakes his head and discards his stubbornness. I had to focus on the situation.

With the trumpet blowing, the torches come running from far away in the darkness. It was definitely the others who were waiting. There seemed to be more than dozens of them.

At that moment, John gave up fighting here. After meeting Kaegal, I felt confident, but I wasn't able to fight dozens of experienced mercenaries alone. It was all for nothing.

‘Surrounded and fighting, a few of them will fall, stabbed or cut, and they'll be bound in no time...’

John recalls Kaegal's teachings. It was no shame to run away when you couldn't win.

The question is, where do you run to?

The mercenaries may seem relaxed, but they are perfectly positioned to make their way out of the permanent residence. You feel no caution at all in the crosshairs of your weapon.

‘We must also go through. ’

I couldn't avoid fighting at all. You find the weaker one, kill him and clear the way. John quickly devised a plan in his mind.

“Oh, don't come! ”

“Oh, my Lord. My legs are trembling. ”

“So you can swing your sword properly? Tighten up and swing. Isn't that right?”

The mercenaries chuckle and scoff at Pern and Yan. The half-brothers seemed to wake up after hearing the commotion outside. But they were different from John. I stupidly ran to the stairs and ran into the mercenaries who came in.

‘What, they're not the only ones guarding it? ’

Were you bored waiting? I could. John walks down the hall and approaches the stairs.

Kung

Fern and Jan fall down, their legs loosened. I wet my pants smelling like piss. The mercenaries coming up the stairs laugh at you with weapons. Nothing pleases me more than killing arrogant nobles.

“My lord. Pray for your life. You can save it, right? ”

“P-please... I've got money hidden away! If you let me live, I'll give you the money! ”

“Oh. Where is it? ”

The mercenary looks tempting. A nobleman's hidden silver coin would be quite a fortune.

“That's...”

Fern rolls his eyes. Even though I had no experience, I was not an idiot. It was foolish of me to tell you the location without any promises.

“Son of a bitch. My head's rolling. ”

“Ahhhh!”

Blood spurted from Fern's leg with a ‘fluffy’ sound. It was stabbed with the end of the weapon the mercenary was holding.

“That's enough, asshole. I'll find you if you don't tell me. You'd have to hide it behind a wall or under a bed. Can't you give the nobles a turn or two? ”

The mercenary kicks him with his foot. Fern crouches and tries to avoid it. The mercenary chases Fern with his eyes and finds someone standing in front of the hall.

“Huh?"

Once.

One knife was enough to blow a mercenary's head off.

52517;!

John's super-strength blows the wary mercenary's head clean off. The fountain splashes and soaks Fern's face.

“Huh, huh? Huh?"

The mercenary behind you shudders and swings his sword. It was not an act of thinking. It was possible because I had experience in my body.

John charges violently. The mercenary's sword was thrown out of the air before it could even swing.

Quadruck

The impact leaves the mercenary's arm bent behind and torso exposed.

And strikes at the exposed trunk.

The mercenaries who were attacked were the most experienced and well-equipped mercenaries following Karamaf. I would have put a full-body chain mail on the mercenary subject and added a metal plate on top of it.

However, it was meaningless in front of John's power.

My body split halfway from the seedling death to the flank, and once again my blood and intestines burst. The mercenary cries out in silence. The last of the mercenaries panics and tries to summon an outside ally.

“Shit! There's a monster here...”

Once John saw the blood, he did not stop. Longsword flashes and pierces the mercenary's neck. The mercenary bends and lets out a sound of wind, and kneels on his knees.

Anything else? ’

John looks down at the old Longsword he's been writing for a long time. It was a mess with blood and guts. Durability was more important than dirt. I felt too empowered when I just swing it.

‘Let's get his weapon first. ’

“You… you… you…! ”

Jan and Fern were unable to speak, finger John. What had just happened was disturbing.

“Killing Lord Karamaf's men. What are you gonna do about it? ”

“... in the middle of all this shit? Idiots. Look outside. A man named Karamaf has freed all the mercenaries to kill us. ”

Then they both seemed to have regained their senses.

“Where's your little brother? ”

“I'm waiting in the bedroom... Why did you save us instead? ”

Fern asked with a puzzled face. I never thought John would save them. Their relationship was not good. They used to mock John every time they saw him, and he used to beat them when the time came.

“Did you want me to let you die? ”

“Oh... no. It's not like that…”

“I don't like you, but I don't hate you enough to let you die. That's it.”

“... Thank you. ”

Fern and Jan nod in gratitude. They saw John fully armed and said,

“We'll come back with weapons. Let's fight together! If we wait for him to come...”

“Lord Gessen is dead. Karamaf killed him earlier. Weapons are all dying around the Capitol right now, and the peasants won't come running to help us. Stop talking nonsense and think about running away. ”

The two of them froze in John's words. There were so many facts pouring out that I couldn't concentrate.

“My father...”

Pair!

John slaps his cheek. Fern frowns and asks.

“Wha...? ”

“Stay with me. ”

“Y-you... you don't have to say it without hitting me! ”

“I don't have time to comfort you. I'm gonna go through it right now. ”

“Wait! Me too! ”

“No. Jan."

Jan stares at you as if to dry it.

“We... can't. ”

“Oh, because you stabbed him in the leg? Don't worry! I'll run on my back...”

“You fool. You're too good for your skills. ”

John brushes Jan. Literally. Where are we going with skills that no mercenary can handle? Jan's face flushes with indisputation.

“But, sir. If I stay here, I really...”

“That's right...”

Fern licks his dry lips with his tongue. I didn't know what to do. John takes a long sword from the mercenaries and says,

“There is one way. ”

“W-what is that? ”

“Light a fire. ”

“...!! ”

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I thought the mercenaries were wrong at first. A flame began to erupt from the lord's spear.

“You crazy...! ”

“What son of a bitch set it on fire!? Are you crazy?!"

Karamaf was strictly forbidden from setting fire to confirm his identity. Besides, there's some looting to be done inside, and no idiot mercenaries set the fire.

“Those bastards must be in there! These idiots must have set the fire because they messed with something! ”

“You bastards... I'll kill you if you come out! ”

The mercenaries insulted a colleague who went in first. I didn't think the Eights would set it on fire. What kind of maniac sets fire to his place?

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