ALL NOVEL chapter 91
91 – Terror
The Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Argen…
As the Elf Queen stepped forward and found the explosion magic circle within her capital, no more explosions occurred.
However, we couldn’t prevent the only major explosion in the refugee camp…
As a result, many refugees and soldiers guarding the camp… And the warrior was seriously injured and was evacuated to the palace.
So a woman followed the hero from the refugee camp to the palace…
It was Karen who was saved by a hero.
At the time of the big explosion…
The rock mass she found inside the tent was not an ordinary stone, but a magic stone full of mana.
That was also the magic stone that was the driving force behind the explosion magic circle.
Usually all the minor explosions that have occurred were magic stones the size of a fist, at most.
The explosion magic circle that Seir, the Four Heavenly Kings, aimed at the hero was a huge magic circle with a radius of 50m, and it required several rock-like magic stones.
If you’re a normal hero, you’ll jump into the air in an instant after seeing the magic circle activate,
I was able to get out of the spot quickly…
Because of Karen, who knew nothing of her, she was protecting her, and she was properly caught up in the explosion.
“Still, I am very glad. I’m unconscious from the shock of the big explosion, but I’m fine with no serious injuries anywhere.”
The Elven Queen, who was watching over her champion, put her arm sleeve back down and was reaping her own mana.
If only the saintess or Lucia had been here, she would have been cured so that she could quickly regain consciousness, but
She said that the Elf Queen didn’t have that kind of healing magic, so she had no choice but to cover it up with minimal treatment.
“When will I be able to come to my senses?”
“Okay. She wasn’t injured, the blast knocked her unconscious… She’ll have to wake up soon.”
King Edwin, who looked at the hero with a sorrowful face, could only look at it with a face that did not know whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, even after hearing the words of the elven queen.
“Brother, shouldn’t we call the other warrior party members right now?”
“No. Let’s leave it for a while Clara.”
“Then, what should I do if the Eritre Empire forces come rushing in?”
“Calm down. Clara. The most important thing right now is the kingdom of Horon, which the party members are in charge of. Defeating the demon lords there is the top priority. It’s here… We can stop it enough, and the elves are here too… We can do anything to stop it.”
To King Edwin, the Imperial Army of the Eritre Empire was not that important.
In the north, it was still the kingdom of Argen, which belonged to a military powerhouse, and if there was an Imperial Fjord army led by Cecilia in the Elven army, it was a military force capable of sufficiently blocking and counterattacking.
However, the current problem was that the other Four Heavenly Kings or Demon Kings would appear here in the kingdom of Argen…
As long as the warriors came to their senses before they arrived, it wasn’t much of a problem.
“First of all, I will make medicine with the herbs I brought from the elven kingdom. It may not be very effective right away, but it will help.”
“Thank you. Queen.”
The Elf Queen smiled lightly at King Edwin, who thanked her, and left the room.
Now, in this room, only Edwin himself, the hero lying unconscious, and Clara and Karen next to him.
Karen hasn’t said anything since she came here…
No matter how much Edwin or Clara ask what happened at the scene, Karen just looks at her hero with her hard face,
She didn’t answer or say what happened then.
She was initially worried that she too might have been injured in the explosion, but she was told that at the time she was not, according to the soldiers on the scene.
At the time of the big explosion…
As soon as Karen realized that the large magic stone in front of her was the driving force of the explosion magic circle, the explosion magic circle was activated and a great explosion occurred.
It is said that her hero gave up what he was avoiding to protect her, threw her body and embraced her Karen.
Thanks to that, all of her shocks were applied to the hero and became the current state, and fortunately Karen was able to survive..
But is it a shock that the hero became like that while protecting herself?
She just sat idly next to the hero, and didn’t know how to leave.
“Karen, go get some rest. I will be watching the hero.”
Clara did not blame anything even though the hero became like that while protecting her Karen,
Rather, Karen seemed unable to get out of her shock, so I wanted to send her back to her room so she could rest.
“Karen?”
“…..”
Karen doesn’t budge despite the words of the princess, Clara…
No matter what Clara said next to her, she was only looking at the hero’s face, and did not show any movement.
“Ka…..”
Clara tried to call Karen once again, but…
As Edwin put his hand on Clara’s shoulder and shook her head, she gave up what she was about to say and looked at her warrior.
For Edwin and Clara, it was the first time they saw a warrior so seriously injured.
Now, the image of the unconscious warrior lying on the bed was unfamiliar.
*
That night…
Clara is away due to her work, and Edwin is also away to prepare a place to stay for the soon-to-be-arrived army led by Cecilia.
Only Karen, who has bronze skin and silver hair that reflects the moonlight coming in from outside the window, was sitting next to the hero…
The time she could only stare at her warrior’s face…
Karen, who was slowly approaching her with the hand of a brave woman who hardly moved, grabbed her with both hands as it was.
Could it be guilt towards the hero who gave her life for her own sake?
Or is it that a new emotion that is difficult to understand has arisen…
Karen held the warrior’s hand, and she just stared at him for a while, stroking the back of his hand.
The hero who couldn’t kill even when he was in the Demon King’s Assassination Squad…
After the demon king died and the demon army was disbanded, he rescued Kir, who was the leader of the Assassination Corps and was like an older sister.
I couldn’t find the cruel and tyrannical look on Kir’s face anymore.
So Karen always had something between the hero and Kir,
I wondered why the leader, Kir, had changed so suddenly…
I felt like I could understand that feeling a little bit today.
With him, all the curses and hatreds that had been poured out on him came as guilt.
I had no choice but to hold the warrior’s hand and ask for forgiveness.
If, by any chance, the Hero goes wrong…
You may get resentment from Kir, other warrior party members, and even Clara here, but
More than anything else, it seemed like she wouldn’t be comfortable.
“Thank you… Thank you…”
Looking at her unconscious hero, Karen spoke softly to at least wash away her guilt,
Her hands were holding the warrior’s hand more snugly and conveying warmth.
“Umm…”
I wonder if her prayers worked…
A moan came out of the warrior’s mouth who had just been lying down, and he began to toss and turn.
Surprised by this, Karen held the warrior’s hand even tighter and called him.
“Hero? Warrior! Are you awake?”
As well as the Assassins, a warm tone flowed from her mouth, which was usually blunt next to Killer, gently shaking the warrior’s body to wake him up.
*****
I had a very scary dream after a long time.
I dreamed that I was living alone after defeating the new demon king and returning to the cabin.
Clarana, Irene, Lucia, Kir… The dream of living alone in that cabin that is like a harsh prison where no one visits…
Just like before, after waking up in the morning, trimming wood, and washing your face to wash off the sweat, a late breakfast always comes…
And after spending time hunting or spending time alone, the evening comes quickly because it’s in the mountains…
While eating dinner alone, I had a scary dream that reminded me of the years I spent drinking to soothe my loneliness.
In the nightmare where I felt like I was trapped forever, I was able to wake up after receiving someone’s call…
When I opened my eyes while gently tossing and turning, my nose was not filled with the smoky smell I smelled at the scene of the explosion, but the scent of a flower that can only be smelled from a woman’s arms…
Perhaps this smell brought me to my senses right away.
“Hero! Are you awake? Warrior!”
Soft tone…
I don’t think anyone will wake me up with such a soft voice right now in the kingdom of Argen…
I gently open my eyes to confirm her identity…
The moonlight coming in from outside the window was also shining on the ceiling,
Right in front of me, a woman with long silver hair bathed in the moonlight was looking at me with pitiful eyes.
“Hero! Do you know who I am?”
“……”
If I knew who it was, I would have called you by name right away…
The woman who asked if she knew herself in front of me had long silver hair, so she couldn’t easily identify her.
If only there were people around me who had such beautiful long silver hair…
There was only one person…
She would never call me in that voice.
But…
It wasn’t until my eyes adjusted to the darkness and my peripheral vision became more secure that I realized that I was wrong…
“Hero… Black…”
“Karen…?”
I saw a person who shouldn’t be talking in front of me with such a soft voice or shedding tears for me.