I Became a Foreigner Loved by Transcendentalists

34 – Episode 34. A white, sticky liquid with a fishy smell sprayed from the lower body.

As the sunset fades, it gradually enters the middle of the night.

After barely dealing with the monsters, I took the time to take care of the situation with Merlin while I sat down in the carriage with my exhausted body.

“Thank goodness there were no casualties.”

“Yes, whatever. “It was dangerous, but everyone prevented it well.”

Anyway, the Adventurer’s Guild is also trying to find ways to guarantee minimum power, such as assigning classes.

No matter how many adventurers at the top are labeled as beginners, if they keep their wits about them, they can somehow deal with monsters of their own level.

“Damn, didn’t any of the priests apply?”

“Would high-ranking personnel like priests ride in the luggage compartment? They all followed high-ranking adventurers!”

Yes, the problem is that this is not a world where you can move normally even if you only have 1 HP left like in the game.

Even if you win the fight, the injuries remain, and if you don’t treat those injuries, you will die soon or your next actions will be hindered.

“We’ll find the priest later, but first give first aid with potions.”

“The injured should come this way and show me their wounds.”

One of the fortunate things is that we are the ones providing the escort, and the upper level also has to make efforts to take care of the adventurers for their own safety.

Although it was possible to receive expensive potions for free, what was depicted on the faces of the adventurers who encountered the potions was an emotion called fear.

“aaah! Get away from me! “I don’t need potions or anything like that!!”

“What is that crazy guy saying while bleeding so much!?”

“All you healthy people, come here! “Hold those guys!”

“Cow! Hey, don’t do this! Me, I still… ….”

“Don’t worry. “It’s only the first time I’ve been sick.”

The scene became chaos as the injured and the healthy were mixed together.

I wonder why they would act like that just because they get some treatment, but having lived in this world a lot, I could immediately understand why they act like that.

So… …. That’s what potions in this world are like.

Albochil is concentrated about 50 times.

“Keee!! “Keee!!”

“aaah! “You’re torturing me like this because I did something wrong!”

“aaah! The secret base of the death squad is in a cave in the north of the empire!”

“You’d rather kill me!!”

If the Death Knight heard, it would be a big problem.

Still, when I saw that they were so full of energy, I felt relieved and thought that they would be able to fight again soon, but the leader of the group who was leading this group actually had a bad look on his face.

“So, what are you going to do from now on?”

Adventurers who received requests and merchants belonging to the top.

They were all expressing their anxiety about the current situation.

It’s assumed that monsters will attack the upper level, but that’s because it’s only assumed that one big guy will come rushing in or small things that will appear occasionally.

If the broken carriage was repaired, it could run again, but no one could guarantee that something like this would not happen again.

“I think it’s better to go back and do maintenance first.”

“No, there isn’t much left until we reach the garrison area. Wouldn’t it be a waste to go back like this?”

“But there’s no guarantee that another attack won’t come, right? You could go all the way to the garrison area and be wiped out…….”

“Do groups of monsters that travel in groups come out that often in the first place? “Isn’t it too much to think that they are coming in groups again?”

“Think carefully. “There were no deaths this time, but if I made a mistake, I could have died!”

Should I proceed to the garrison area like this, or should I stay back for a while and check the situation, keeping in mind that the monster horde might attack again?

While opinions about him were fiercely divided, the owner of the merchant who was caught in the middle began to sigh with his expression crumpled.

“… Wow, this is a pain in the ass.”

From his perspective, it would be difficult to choose either side.

No matter how precious life is, credit is considered more important to merchants.

If we don’t arrive at the garrison tonight and replenish the adventurers along with supplies, there may be trouble at the garrison…….

“… Hyosung, are you okay?”

A cautious question is heard when one is looking at such a situation with serious eyes.

After gathering my thoughts for a moment, I quietly placed the mask on his face, then stood up and comforted Marylin’s shoulder.

“It’s okay. “It will work out somehow.”

As I have experienced this kind of danger many times, I did not think of this situation as completely hopeless.

I heard from Airi about a future in which I would die during this mission, but I also brought Marylin as a solution to that.

Yes, at least there is a way to get through whatever awaits you later without dying.

“This is my idea.”

With that confidence in mind, I prepared to suggest to them what I thought was the best course of action.

I wore a mask because I was worried that people who recognized me would be confused.

“I think it would be best to head toward the garrison area first.”

“Are you out of your mind to go to the garrison?”

“I understand your concerns. “We are about to arrive at the garrison, and if there are monsters popping up nearby, you might be suspicious that the garrison area is not functioning properly.”

Yes, it is not just the road that is dangerous.

In the first place, the area around the garrison was subject to periodic subjugation.

The fact that so many monsters attacked in such a situation would mean that the situation was so bad that subjugation for at least half a day could not be considered.

“But everyone. If the garrison area had collapsed, the garrison would have sent a messenger or telegraph to deliver the news to where we were. No matter how dangerous it is outside the empire, the places that the empire has taken great care to build for external defense and investigation will not be able to take any such measures.”

“Well, if there is no such attempt at all, it wouldn’t be very dangerous, but… ….”

The moment when one by one we started to be swayed by persuasion that had some basis.

Before anyone could object, I quickly prepared to drive a wedge into my opinion.

“And above all, since we face the monsters moving collectively, there is no guarantee that we will be able to escape safely even if we return from here.”

“Why is that?”

“Usually, when they approach in groups like this, it means that there is a colony of monsters in the area, or that there is a tamer leading the monsters nearby.”

A colony is a naturally created environment where monsters are periodically born.

However, we will not leave it unattended until such a thing is created naturally in the garrison area, so that possibility will be ruled out from the beginning.

“Speaking of those who know how to command monsters…. No way!?”

“Yes, perhaps the Demon King’s army has gathered near the garrison area for some reason and is confronting them. “We had the misfortune of breaking in when the garrison and the Demon King’s army were competing.”

The devil’s army.

The beings that appeared decades ago after tearing open the dimensional gate, destroying everything that entered, and reigning as the main enemies of humanity.

Although the birth of monsters was not related to them, the amount of monsters increased rapidly after the dimensional collapse phenomenon, and some of the demons were born with the ability to control such monsters.

The reason why monsters that follow their instincts move as a group is. In fact, there is nothing more than the devil’s army’s interference.

“However, the fact that the demons are wandering around this area rather than right near the garrison probably means that the demon king’s army has not yet been able to properly attack the garrison area. It is highly likely that the tamer leading the monster wandered around looking for a point to attack, or spread the group indiscriminately to block outside entry.”

“… “It definitely makes sense.”

“If there really is a horde of monsters spread throughout the area, there is no guarantee that you will be able to escape even if you run away like this.”

“It’s nighttime and the surrounding area is a forest…”

Yes, people who sympathize with me are slowly starting to appear even in the opposition.

With so many people injured, if we retreat like this and encounter a group of demons again, we won’t be able to get through it as easily as before.

If you take the risk of retreating, it may be helpful for your survival to join a garrison that has not yet collapsed and focus on supply and reinforcement.

“Don’t say nonsense!”

The moment I was about to voice that opinion, I heard shouting from the group.

Afterwards, the person who approached this place was a woman with black hair, dressed in the kind of clothes a typical adventurer would wear, including a leather belt and a cape.

“It’s dangerous to go back, so we’re going to rush into the garrison area where we might face the Demon King’s army. Are you saying you know that if you do that, there’s a risk of being wiped out along with the garrison area?”

“It would certainly be dangerous if we were confronting the Demon Lord’s army, but wasn’t that why we came here in the first place because of a request? You have to take that level of risk to get rewarded…….”

“hehehe, if anyone hears it, they’ll think we risked our lives here.”

A voice that feels nervous rather than persuasive.

After that, she lost her expression and started glaring at me with angry eyes.

“The reason we received this request in the first place was because we thought we could have some fun while doing some reconnaissance. “I accepted it because it was a request that even subordinates could do comfortably, but having to fight a more dangerous fight than before is a clear violation of the contract!”

“No, it’s not a breach of contract. The garrison area was set up for that purpose in the first place, and our safe passage is based on the assumption that nothing will happen….”

“Do you know who is saying that now!? “The important thing is that I, who received the request in the first place, did not assume this situation!”

She screamed and glared at me as if she was going to kill me.

Underneath her fierce attitude was the attitude that her opinion was completely correct.

“If he’s going to commit suicide out of a sense of duty or something, I won’t stop him, but don’t include me in that! “Unlike that person, this person’s life is more precious to me!”

“Yes, that’s right. “It was the guild’s fault for not talking about this in the first place!”

“I’m going back!”

The number of people who sympathize with her gradually increases.

When the number of adventurers who followed approached the majority, the merchants who were watching the situation also seemed to feel their hearts weakening and gave the merchant owner an expression of disapproval.

“I’m sorry, Danju. We also came here to make a living, so it’s okay to take big risks….”

“… “I understand. I can’t go with you because I have a request, but I will at least provide you with the supplies and carriages you need on the way.”

The owner of the merchant seems to think that the two opinions expressed in the dispute cannot be reconciled, and reluctantly agrees.

After some discussion, those led by the woman who had yelled at me got into the wagons carrying the minimum amount of supplies and prepared to return the way they had come.

The moment when the number of people has been drastically reduced by more than half, even if we don’t know about the supplies.

The remaining people are veterans with guaranteed missions and experience as adventurers, but as the advantage derived from numbers has faded, they cannot be viewed in a positive light.

“Mr. Hyosung.”

All the more so because not all of them were combatants, but also non-combatants like Marylin.

“Are you really okay? According to Hyoseong’s guess, there is a demon king army in front of here….”

Marilyn glances at the road leading to the garrison area.

That action was probably taken because he sensed the uneasy future that would unfold in the future.

“… Yes, based on my experience so far, I think this is the best.”

I spoke to her as if encouraging her, and took the time to think about it as I quietly brought her note in her arms to my eyes.

Probably, countries that did not receive this note would have chosen to go to the garrison if the situation were the same as now.

The ‘crisis’ that requires opening this note will probably exist after this.

However, even though I was advised that creating variables should be saved until the very end, I felt impatience taking over me as the time had not yet arrived.

Is the survival written on this note mine and everyone who joined?

Because I couldn’t tell if it was just me…….

“aaah!”

It was at that moment that a scream was heard.

The master of the top, who was about to set off, stopped his hand on the reins of his horse and hurriedly turned his gaze to the place where the scream came from.

Yes, it is the scream of the adventurer who argued with me earlier.

“aaah! This monster is so dirty…. “What did you spray on me!”

When the distance between them had not yet widened much, what caught their eye was a monster that suddenly came between them.

The monster’s lower body split open and the slime that was shot was sprayed onto the body of the female adventurer he had targeted.

White, sticky mucus all over the body, including the chest.

“Ugh! Rain, fishy smell… W-what is this!!”

A woman’s expression wrinkled as she accepted the liquid into her body.

Afterwards, her eyes began to become colored with astonishment as she saw it soaking into her body as if it was digging into her body.

“Wow, the white, sticky liquid that came out of the lower body…” …. No way!?”

Yes, as she expected.

-Chi-ik!

What her monster sprayed on her was acid.

“aaah!”

A body disintegrating miserably with a scream of pain.

The acidic liquid that dissolved the clothes quickly melted the skin and flesh, causing what was inside to pour out.

When it miserably melted and fell to the ground, the monster with a burning appetite opened its mouth on the lower body and began to eat the remains.

“Damn it, they’re monsters again! “The monsters have attacked!”

“Why did they attack us!?

“It’s okay, so deal with it quickly!”

“Oh, no. There are too many numbers……. “Kwaaak!!”

Monsters who hid in the darkness of the forest and attacked in groups.

If the defense line had been built properly, the response might have been successful, but now their strength was cut in half compared to before.

If left unattended, it will only be a matter of time before it is wiped out.

“Uh, what should I do!? If you leave it like that…….”

“Don’t worry, let’s go!”

Hesitant adventurers.

The one who shouted strongly between them was none other than me.

“No, let’s leave it behind…” ….”

“We were already surrounded and lost a lot of our forces due to surprise attacks. “If you try to help here now, the damage will only increase!”

If we had gone down the same path, we would have turned each other’s backs to survive, but since we have already grown apart, it is not possible and there is no obligation to do so.

Even if it’s heartless, we have to leave them behind.

Otherwise, everyone here will die.

“…Damn it, let’s go!”

The owner of the merchant agrees with my opinion and reluctantly gives instructions to the merchants pulling the carriage.

Soon, the carriage leading the survivors, including me, began to run roughly through the forest road.