thud!

One of the officers who hit the table on which the map was placed with both hands forcefully stood up.

“Absolutely not!”

“The reason is?”

“There are so many that it is difficult to point out each one individually, but I will tell you slowly.”

A man named Olive), whose long hair was loosely tied back, was the one who was selected as the deputy commander to lead the unit in the installation of magic tools.

“First of all, you can’t put someone who’s just arrived in the North on such a dangerous mission in a situation where you have to move tomorrow.”

“That’s right.”

“Isn’t it too dangerous if it’s up to the boundary?”

“Last time, the name came over. Even if Ren, a high-ranking knight, joins, it will be difficult to properly deal with the situation when it comes.”

“also.”

“And Prince Alan is an important figure vying for the position of the next King of Brilliant. If Prince Alan has a personal problem, our political position will be unstable. Continental people’s ridiculous complaints… … .”

“stop. Stop talking about that.”

Stefan seemed to have heard enough of the reason, so he turned his gaze to where Alan and I were.

“What do you think? Prince Alan.”

“That’s right. If it’s that dangerous, there’s nothing you can do about it. I will fall.”

Surprisingly, when Alan quietly backed down, Olive, who had opposed it, became embarrassed.

The effect of Alan’s charm was revealed here.

During the three days he was here, Alan broke down some walls with all the executives and built up a good feeling.

The gesture of respecting their opinions by holding out the title of prince without swarming was clearly making them perceive Alan in a good way.

‘Huh… … , Was this the purpose from the beginning?’

I had no intention of following you in the first place.

I just foresaw this situation and made an image in order to raise a small liking.

I was used as a tool for that making.

“Instead, I will send my escort, Ren. He has already been out of the castle once, and his adaptability is the best among our reinforcements.”

“Would it be all right if I sent the escort knight, Ren, that way?”

“You didn’t come as reinforcements from the north, did you? If I can’t be of any help, an escort driver might as well be of some help.”

“All right. Thank you for your consideration, Prince.”

Even watching it makes me laugh out loud.

I was aware that Alan had the quality of charm, so I could see it.

Others will naturally feel all of that as his charm without knowing it.

Just looking at the facial expressions right now, most of them were looking favorably towards Alan.

‘Thanks to that, I guess I’ll be participating in the operation tomorrow as well.’

Not bad.

He had to adapt to the north as soon as possible and finish the situation before returning to the kingdom.

Also, to complete the warriors’ quest, the more they went out, the better.

“Then let’s try to outline the strategy once again.”

* * *

Olive’s Black Panther troops are running towards the snowy mountain.

Most of the clandestine missions were carried out by the Black Panthers.

“for a moment.”

As soon as the sun rose, they went deep into the snowy mountains and quickly moved around the base base.

At the end of the white snow field, a huge troll is blocking the road.

You have to go through this pre-determined route to get to the boundary point quickly, but it’s a troll from the start.

Olive frowned at the variable that occurred from the beginning of the mission.

“Why are you there?”

“Sometimes they pop out of the mountains and come down.”

“Captain, what should I do? are you going back? Or are you going to kill me?”

White skin and unknown green patterns engraved everywhere.

A troll of the Molar tribe who lives deep in the mountains.

It wasn’t that difficult to kill one of them.

The problem is a tribal bunch of guys who might be out there somewhere.

‘It’s a waste of time to go back, and there’s no guarantee that you won’t encounter a monster.’

It is difficult to predict how long it will take to go deep inside the snow mountain, safely install the magic tools, and return.

The deeper you go, the higher the chance of encountering monsters and the more variables there will be.

“Kill and go.”

“It’s a lack of molars. It may be that they have broken away from the crowd around them.”

“Can not help it.”

Olive did not further explain why Katabuta did.

The members also moved quickly as soon as the final decision was made.

“Trolls are thick-skinned and very muscular. If you can’t find the texture of his muscles, it’s hard to cut him down at once. Focus on cutting off the vocal cords by aiming for the neck. After that, attack the limbs.”

Olive told me step by step what the crew had to do and let them know in their heads.

That time when I nodded my head after hearing that command.

Ren, who had been silently listening to orders from behind, intervened.

“Is it just a quick kill?”

“okay. Ren, this is your first time facing a troll, so this time just watch-“

“no. I do it alone.”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Ren took out the first spirit and ran forward, glaring at the troll.

Before Olive and the crew had time to stop, Ren ran across the snow-covered ground and caught the troll by the back in an instant.

‘What kind of step is that?’

It was such a secret movement that I felt a sense of alienation even though I was watching it.

Trolls are said to be slow, but he didn’t even react until Ren grabbed the troll’s back.

“Huh… … .”

Olive let out an exclamation involuntarily.

Ren, who caught the troll’s back, was confident. No matter how tough the skin and muscle were, his sword could slash his throat.

[Bulge]

[Spell of Debilitation]

The Eternal Stone embedded in Chohon glowed red.

“Kyik?”

By the time the troll sensed Ren’s presence and looked back, it was already too late.

That’s it!!

Chew!

The head, about twice the size of Ren’s, fell in vain.

A fountain of blood gushed over the empty neck, and the gigantic body thumped! and fell down

[You have resolved Sub Quest – Derek’s Grudge.]

[You have obtained 「Reward – Strength +0.1, Stamina +0.1」

‘It was good.’

Ren smiled lightly at the quest completion window that came to mind.

“crazy… … .”

“You cut that troll’s head with one shot?”

“Does that make sense?”

“How strong is your power?”

The crew couldn’t keep their mouths shut.

The sight of Ren walking away, shaking off the blood from his first marriage, was majestic, like a general who had decapitated an enemy general in a war.

“Ren, you… … .”

“Let’s go. Still, other bastards who smell the troll’s blood may come.”

“That, yes. ruler! It moves right away.”

Olive clapped her hands once, and the Black Panthers moved in perfect order.

Surprise and admiration are fleeting.

Their bodies, already embodied in repeated training, moved on their own first.

entered the valley.

This is where the soldiers made a temporary base.

It was a hiding place where monsters did not appear often and the crew could rest in the current situation.

“It seems there are no monsters.”

“Okay, take a break.”

The sun was already passing through the middle of the sky.

It is with heavy snow for most of the year.

It didn’t snow much today, but it didn’t rain at all.

From the obscured view due to the blizzard, to the invisible floor due to the covered snow, and to the accumulated snow that is difficult to gauge the depth.

Everything in the surrounding environment was full of things that ate away the stamina of the crew.

“uh… … ?”

A pure white figure floating on one side of the valley.

A restless specter caught Ren’s eye, wandering everywhere with a sword.

“Is there a grave over there?”

“hmm? How did you know?”

Olive looked at Ren curiously and dragged him to the grave.

The tomb was hidden from view by snow and stones.

As he pushed his eyes away, he saw a small tombstone inside.

“The troll slayer… … , Sarah?”

“okay. I guess you haven’t heard of this yet.”

Olive took a break and told me about the tomb.

“There are tombs like this built in several places in the mountains of this snowy mountain. It’s one of the customs of Ain Bayer that has been passed down from long ago.”

“Is it customary to build tombs outside the citadel?”

“Exactly, it’s like an amulet meant to pray for the safety of your comrades.”

Ren tilted his head as if he didn’t understand.

“What kind of small grain is that?”

“As it is written here, the owner of this tombstone is the human who has killed the most trolls here.”

“Oh, so it says Troll Slayer.”

“that’s right. There are places where monsters’ habitats are concentrated all over the mountain range. This area is the habitat of trolls. We built a tomb of the warrior who killed the most trolls there and prayed that he would protect his comrades.”

Ren clapped his palm with his fist as if he understood.

“For example, if you build the tomb of the warrior who killed the most trolls, the ghost will become a guardian deity and the trolls won’t come because they’re afraid. Well, you could say it means something like this.”

“okay.”

– sh*t! Then what do you do! You can’t hear me even if I tell you a hundred days!

Surprised by the sudden high-pitched voice from behind, Ren flinched and looked behind him.

The spirit of a woman who had been wandering all over the place earlier approached and shouted with a frustrated face.

– What, what? Did you hear my voice? baby, please

Ren returned the olive and called the woman biting her nails.

“What did you mean?”

– … … what? did you really see me? can you hear my voice?

“yes.”

Sarah opened her eyes and shouted at Ren.

– I don’t know how you look at me, but this isn’t the time! right now! get out of here right now!

“yes? What kind of small grain is that?”

Sarah looks around in all directions to see if something will come even as she speaks, as if she is quite anxious.

Sensing that something was wrong, Ren hardened his expression.

– The trolls are coming. The boss of them was born. The troll warchief has arrived. All the tribesmen of Snow Mountain are uniting around the warchief!

“I-I’ll get it right away.”

Ren didn’t understand exactly how the situation was going, but he seemed to know that he had to get out of here as soon as possible.

“Olive-sama!”

“what’s the matter?”

“The trolls are coming. We need to get out of here quickly.”

“… … what? What are you talking about? There were no signs of that?”

First of all, Ren ruled out the explanation that the head of the trolls had appeared to get out of this place.

Time was running out to explain the warchief.

“I will tell you as we go. First of all, quickly!”

“Yeah, yes.”

Ren and Olive urgently called the crew, gathered their equipment, and headed out of the valley.

– The Warchief must have confirmed that this place is a hidden base for humans and went back. I’m sure you know that you’ve come!

Sarah followed me all the way and explained the current situation.

– No, not this way! The Blue Claws are coming.

Sarah checked across the valley and hurriedly spoke to Ren.

“I have to go back. Looks like the trolls are coming from over there.”

“what? How the hell do you know that?”

“The guardian deity of Ain Bayer is telling me.”

“What is that… … .”

Olive began to have doubts because she did not understand Ren’s sudden behavior.

– sh*t! late. They’ve got this place under siege!

And at the same time, Sarah frowned and shouted.

“Everyone must hide behind cover! The trolls will appear soon!”

“wren! Why the hell are you doing this all of a sudden? Where are the trolls… … .”

The moment Olive couldn’t stand it and uttered a word, black silhouettes began to appear on the top of the valley and at the end of the ridge.

‘Was it true what Ren said?’

A sudden rapid heartbeat.

Trying to calm her beating heart at the sight of the trolls increasing one by one, Olive looked inside the valley.

‘When the heck did you end up under siege? No, how did you know our location?’

The Black Panthers are not combat units.

Will I be able to survive through those trolls? No, even if the combat unit came, it seems difficult to go through that road and live fully.

Olive gave up her own life the moment she saw them.

‘I have to protect the magic tools somehow. Like the current situation, the atmosphere of the monsters is unusual. If even the magic tools are broken… … .’

However, his resolve quickly crumbled.

“Cra la la la la rock!!”

A roaring voice resounded in the valley.

A troll twice the size of the others was holding a large curved sword and looking down.

‘new year… mind… … .’

Olive and the crew knew it the moment they saw it. That monster is no ordinary troll.

The leader of the trolls, who have only been heard of in legends.

Troll Warchief. I had a hunch that it had appeared in this snowy mountain.

It was the first time I had actually seen it, but there was definitely such an existence in the past and I had heard countless times how many humans it had slaughtered.

“god… Sir… … .”

“how… , how could this happen… … .”

“We will all die. entire.”

The morale of the crew plummeted in an instant.

Their courageous and strong will, a will like a forest fire that seemed to melt the whole mountain range, faded like a candle that seemed to be extinguished at any moment.

Took.

The members who dropped their swords were crushed by the fear of the troll warchief and lost their reason, and even Olive hardened in place like a stone statue.

“Tsk.”

At that moment, only Ren was the only one present to draw his sword and aim it at the troll warchief.

“You monster. I waited for the day I would kill you.”

The troll warchief laughed with his huge protruding fangs at the voice filled with all kinds of arrogant emotions.

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