I Became a Foreigner Loved by Transcendentalists

35 – Episode 35. Death Flag

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel guilty.

The reason I shouted to the remaining group was to use them as bait to shake off the monsters.

“Don’t stop and keep running!! The monster group has already recognized us!!”

But this world is a dark fantasy.

It is a heartless world that forces us to lose our humanity at every moment, as even a momentary mistake costs a heavy price.

Even if you think in your head that it is not right, the fact that you are making an inhumane choice is itself excessive greed.

-Kiyaaa!

So don’t pay attention to them now.

What we have to deal with right now is how to get rid of the small number of monsters that are chasing us without falling for the bait.

If you stop the carriage to deal with them and catch them, there is a risk that they will soon come after you or monsters that will join in after hearing the commotion in the forest will attack you.

“Damn you! You annoying bastards!”

The moment when monsters in the shape of beasts made a surprise attack from between the trees.

The attackers from a distance tried to ward off the monsters using magic and arrows, but they only screamed out the pain despite being attacked and only burned their appetite for us.

If they were unable to offset their mobility or inflict fatal wounds, they would end up climbing onto the carriage and attacking the members or gnawing at the carriage.

“Marilyn! Get down!!”

-Oh my!

The moment I swung my spear and cut down the monster that was aiming at Marylin.

After that, several more attacked, but it was not easy to ask for help from the wagon on the other side.

The number of chasing monsters is increasing, and everyone is forced to use their strength to protect their respective carriages.

“If we keep doing this, we’ll catch up! Can’t you speed up the carriage!?”

“I’m sorry, but this is the maximum speed!”

“Damn, it’s because I have too much baggage! If I just drop the baggage…!”

“I understand what you’re thinking, but that’s not enough! These supplies will be used at the garrison that will arrive soon! Since we don’t know what the situation is at the garrison, we must save the supplies as much as possible for the sake of future safety!”

It is empathy.

No matter how important it is to avoid the immediate situation, as long as you know that danger lurks in the future, cutting off your tail and surviving must be saved until the very end.

“…f*ck it, we who are supposed to take it are all going to search for it.”

But even though they understand this in their heads, the adventurers feel impatient with the monsters that attack them.

There have been no deaths yet, but it is only a matter of time before minor injuries deplete physical and mental strength, creating a hole in the defense net.

“…….”

Marylin tightened her grip on the lute in her hand, as if feeling helpless in such a situation.

Her ability will certainly have a powerful effect, such as boosting her morale, but since the medium is sound, the problem is that even monsters will receive the effect.

Humans with added enthusiasm and monsters with added madness. Anyone can tell which side is stronger.

“…Don’t beat yourself up if you can’t do anything.”

I encouraged Marylin and looked through the items in the luggage compartment of the carriage I was riding.

“A fight like this just doesn’t fit with Ms. Marilyn’s role.”

“Hyosung? What on earth…?”

“Sangdan lord! If you don’t have to throw away all the supplies, it’s okay to use a little bit!”

The moment when you lift the items in your hands and ask for permission.

Danju, who was leading the group of carriages at the head, flicked the reins even harder and shouted at me.

“If only we could shake it off with minimal efficiency!”

Okay, permission has been granted.

I immediately threw the object in my hand at one of the approaching monsters.

A monster that has the shape of a beast, but is running towards you while bleeding heavily from arrows.

-Click!

The glass bottle thrown at the monster hits the target, and the drug contained within it begins to spread everywhere.

The monster that took in the liquid ran over its body, but soon fell to its seat with its mouth open.

“Kieaaa!!”

The sight of a person stumbling and falling at their own speed, accompanied by a terrifying scream.

Marilyn saw that and turned to me with a puzzled expression.

“Bah, what did you just throw?”

“Potion.”

This is the item that scared the adventurers when they treated their wounds before.

The fundamental therapeutic principle of potions in this world is similar to Albochil, which treats inflammation by causing burns.

It burns the injured area and forcibly burns the wound and contaminated area, and the healing ingredients mixed in the medicine cause new skin to quickly grow on the burned area.

In other words, although it may be helpful for recovery, the process involves ‘tremendous pain.’

“Kyaaa!”

And fortunately, unlike the rock monsters we first faced, the monsters that were chasing us were monsters that had flesh and bones.

Even if you can withstand one arrow, you won’t be able to withstand the burn that burns your raw flesh alive.

“You’ve all seen it!? When long-distance attackers injure you, throw a bottle of potion at them! If you amplify the pain, you can get rid of it somehow!”

“Good idea!?”

“But this potion is quite expensive. Can I use it like this!?”

“We allowed sobriety, but just use it! If those guys come in anyway, we’ll have to use it!”

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The moment when the monsters that were chasing me, driven mad by the wit I showed, fell away one by one.

Although there are still monsters that have surpassed them and are flocking in, there is a glimpse of hope in the voice of the leader running at the front.

“That’s it! Just beyond that valley is the garrison area!”

Okay, we will soon arrive at our destination.

I don’t know what will happen after this, but at least the remaining personnel and materials can be safely escorted to the target location.

“Okay! “We survived!”

But can we really be at ease with this?

Now that we are out of the crisis, ironically, I feel more anxious than ever before.

If there is a situation where I die during this mission, that moment will become closer as I overcome the crisis like I am now.

“… sh*t, when are you going to check if not now?”

Anyway, if something more serious happens in the future, it will mean that we are truly on the verge of death.

In the end, unable to bear the impatience, I took the time to open the note I had kept in my arms and check its contents.

Luckily, it didn’t take long to check everything.

Because the contents were written down as condensed as possible to fit on a single piece of paper.

“… “What is this?”

However, because the context was not properly explained, this story was considered too unexpected…….

No, Airi, who gave me this note, has already proven her abilities to me.

So, for now, let’s believe that what is written on this note is the truth. After concluding, my gaze began to look towards the upper part of the valley I was about to pass.

-Kwaang!!!

Yes, just as it said in the note, something flew in from afar and landed on the top of the cliff.

Noticing this, I quickly hugged Marylin’s body and moved her feet in the direction of the carriage passing near her.

“Hyo, Mr. Hyosung? Why… ….”

“I’m sorry, I don’t have time to explain…!”

There is no time to explain the situation.

As stated in the note, she needs to get out of this situation in order to save ‘as many people as possible’, including me.

“I’ll definitely see you alive!”

“Oh, no! Mr. Hyosung…!!”

Before the answer came, whoo! Marylin falls into another carriage with a sound.

After that, I quickly jumped out of the moving carriage, using the repulsion from throwing Marylin.

“Everybody jump!”

He let out a cry to save as much as possible those who were in the rockfall zone and had not yet figured out the situation.

-Cudangtang!

The remains of the cliff that collapsed at the end destroyed several carriages and mercilessly crushed the occupants beneath them.

Fortunately, the carriage with Marylin riding along with the leader succeeded in escaping to the other side, avoiding the debris.

But as soon as they passed by, the fragments that fell on the spot lost their balance and began to collapse.

Roaring, booming!

The moment when those who advanced and the rear ranks were completely isolated.

Thanks to my shouts, the people in the middle seemed to have somehow survived by jumping out of the carriage, but the problem is that they ended up stranded in this valley.

It is much more dangerous than the monsters that have pursued us before.

At the moment when the demons belonging to the demon king’s army that collapsed this cliff were expected to come.

“…Completely isolated.”

Fear is drawn among dozens of isolated adventurers.

It is natural. There is no way to find hope in a situation where you are completely isolated at the bottom of a cliff that is too high to climb over…

“…Hey friend.”

But even in such a situation, there were a few people who did not tremble in fear.

Soon, some of those people started moving towards where I was.

“You threw your colleague into another carriage before. Is there a reason you acted like that even though you were the first to know that this was going to happen?”

I guess it was because he felt suspicious after seeing my actions.

Well, in a world where it is difficult to even save oneself, it must be bothersome to make something like self-sacrifice.

“…Because there is one thing I believe in.”

When I answered quietly by clutching the spear in my hand, the people who approached me exchanged glances with each other and began to raise their weapons in their own hands.

“hahahaha, so that means there is a high chance of survival if it sticks to you.”

“… “It’s so damn positive.”

We haven’t talked about prophecy yet, and we have no intention of doing so, even if it’s just to reduce variables.

“The situation is like this anyway, so I have to do something.”

Nevertheless, they seemed to have already made up their minds and were willing to stand next to me and take their place at the head of the terrified crowd.

“Okay, let’s not think negatively about it. When you’re an adventurer, isn’t it the Demon Lord’s army that you compete with until you get tired of it?

“Let’s say I met those guys sooner. If I die, that’s it. If I get out alive, that’s fate.”

Is it courage or desperation?

No, maybe they live with the same mindset as me.

I know it well.

In the end, we live our lives because we cannot die, so we must at least try to do our best in whatever situation we are alive in.

“Still, I hope I get out alive. My wife is due to give birth to our second child soon.”

But why do we start saying such disturbing words in this situation?

“hahahaha, I didn’t look at it like that, but was he the baby’s father? Well, the price of powdered milk is really expensive these days.”

“You’re talking like you’re talking to someone else. He looks older than me. Doesn’t he have a wife?”

“Oh well, since I’m focusing on making money to pay for my mother’s medicine, I need to have time to get married. Fortunately, I’ll be able to entrust the fee for this request to the church and receive professional treatment…”

These are words that I wouldn’t have paid any attention to under normal circumstances, but since my death may be waiting for me later, it’s pointless to just ignore them.

Every time they opened their mouths one by one, I couldn’t help but feel anxiety creeping into my heart.

No matter how different reality and creation are, what they said corresponded to what is commonly called a ‘death flag.’

“hahahaha, this situation makes her courageous. Okay, I’ve made up my mind. If I get out of this fight alive, I’ll confess to her!”

“Now that I think about it, my childhood friend says he has something to say when he returns, and I can’t die until I hear it.”

“Young man, if you survive here, please ask for this. It’s a gift for my daughter…”

Hey, guys, tell me honestly. Are you doing this on purpose?

Since there is no hope or anything anyway, everyone is doing it to beat themselves up. Huh?

“It’s nice to see everyone trying to pull themselves together even in a hopeless situation.”

As time continues to talk about each other’s circumstances, one man proudly stands in front of the group.

He was covered with a hood and was presumed to be a martial artist whose entire body, including his face, was wrapped in bandages.

He is probably the strongest in this group, and therefore the most warlike.

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“I can’t do nothing when you guys show such courage. Everyone, follow me! I will stand in the lead and take on the enemy’s attacks!”

“Uh, huh!? Now, wait a minute! If you rush in right now… !!”

Holy sh*t.

If the prophecy says, we should not rush here, but wait for the opponent to come here.

“Come on, demons!! “I’ll clearly show you the power of martial arts that I practiced all my life in the mountains before becoming an adventurer!”

But we have already gone too far to stop him.

Soon, he was the first to rush towards the demon king’s army that had just begun to enter the valley area and began swinging his fist.

And Kwaang!!!!

With a loud roar that made the attack pointless, his body was pushed by the shadow’s attack and rose into the air….

“…What, what.”

“What just happened…?”

No, it didn’t float up, it dispersed.

It wasn’t just the impact that caused the person to rise up, but the being that had been a human just a moment ago was spread out into the air as if it had been turned into powder.

The human body.

How could something explode like that just from a physical impact? It was so horrific that you couldn’t believe it with your own eyes.

-Patter!

The moment when even such thoughts fade away in the rain of flesh and blood that falls for a few seconds.

As a result, in a tense scene, shadows soon began to approach us, trampling on the dirty floor.

“hahahaha! Look over there, boss! “There are humans out there!”

“A scout for the human army… …. “No, is it a supplementary unit?”

“Whatever it is, I think it would be perfect for teasing and playing around. hehehehahahahaha!”

Intelligent beings with limbs that all have different appearances, but are usually hideous in appearance.

They evolved by transforming their own enlightened desires into forms, and were a race called ‘demons’ who tore through the dimensional wall and appeared in this world.

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s a scout or a replacement. “There is only one thing I want to ask…”

The leader who is assumed to lead those demons.

Immediately standing at the head of the group, facing the group of adventurers including me, he began to open his mouth.

“Humans. Since we met like this, let me ask you a question.”

What I felt in the voice that came out of that mouth was none other than familiarity…….

Yes, I knew him.

Once upon a time, when she heard the help of a warrior, she saw him beat her down with her overwhelming strength.

“…Damn. For some reason, I felt bad from the time I put up the flag.”

Devil’s Army Executive – Hellcry.

Despite being born as an orc, he is a monster among monsters with enough ability to be selected as an executive in the Demon King’s army.

The moment I saw his image in my eyes, I immediately guessed how my death as seen by Airi would have occurred.

“Among the humans here, is there a warrior who would fight an honorable duel with me?”

Even if you look at him alone without the subordinates behind him.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the survival rate of adventurers here has decreased to 0%.