Chapter 100: The United Front
At noon, the procession of adventurers marching along the official road to the periphery of the empire [Silia], a mighty crowd of more than 1,400 people, was forced to stop their march. It's not because of dangerous magical beasts on the road, or because of other forces, it's just because of the sudden appearance of three little girls.
As the literal meaning suggests 'suddenly', they appeared without warning, right in front of the group, emerging through a gap in the space.
Very beautiful little human girls, only seven or eight years old, delicate and endearing—but also because of this, they look so strange. On the wild road where dangerous monsters are wandering everywhere, a weak girl like this will never be unharmed.
What's more, no matter how you think about it, this is not a normal way to appear, and it immediately aroused the vigilance of adventurers. Among the Adventurers' Guild, there are many clever magicians, although they are still quite far from the sages, but they can be said to be well-informed. But no one can explain this strange phenomenon.
So, the most reliable opinion that everyone came up with was that it was some kind of psychic attack that originated from illusion.
Among the monsters, there is indeed this anomalous species that can cause people to hallucinate, and can use unique magic to confuse the human senses...... They are more dangerous than mere physical strength.
Although the 'three' who appeared were beautiful little girls, they might not be some kind of terrifying monsters.
And the reason why there are no adventurers to attack preemptively is because behind them, there is a familiar woman in silver armor - Mira.
As a member of the Blade of Legends, she deserves to be with the team and march with the army. Of course, this could also be part of the illusion.
At the moment when the adventurers at the forefront were about to move, a young man intervened to stop them. He is the chief knight of the Legendary Blade, Chris.
"Everyone, please put away your weapons! These girls are the co-workers of this crusade! They are also the daughters of my friends! And the knight Mira behind them, I guarantee that they are genuine!"
Although the adventurers don't have a good opinion of the 'Legendary Blade', Chris is nominally the leader of the crusade. It is said that the three girls brought reliable information to the dragon crusade.
So, even if it was very unbelievable, but the stakes were very high, and after some small friction and discussion, it was decided to set up camp first, and gathered the head of the Great Guild and the knights of the Legendary Blade, and held an emergency meeting.
Of course, the three little girls were also present at this meeting.
And the identity of the girls, needless to say, is, of course, the daughter of the lord of [Celia] City-Alice, Alice and Sophia, three sisters.
"I am Alice, Alice El Crusnier, the eldest daughter of the Lord's House of [Celeria], which is under threat from the dragon, and since my father has recently left the town, you can think that I am the agent of the lord. It's urgent, so I won't say hello, I've already learned from Uncle Chris...... No, it was my brother who heard about your intentions for this trip, so I specially brought you information about the magic dragon and the effective methods of the strategy, I hope you can listen carefully and remember every word I say carefully. ”
Unexpectedly, it was not Sophia, the 'tactical commander', or Alize, the 'technical advisor', who dominated the topic at the meeting, but Alice, who has always been the 'hands-off shopkeeper'.
Having said that, she didn't show the elegant temperament that a noble daughter should have, nor was she frightened by the strong men who covered her face with a murderous face, but just started the topic in a casual tone.
"Hahaha! What kind of joke is this? Make no mistake, knight boy, it's funny enough for you to tell the fingers!
Unexpectedly, even if Alice behaves neither humble nor arrogant, she is only a young girl after all, and all the people present are some respected adventurer old fritters, and they will not easily accept her advice and command.
"Bald...... Don't let me say it a second time, it's urgent, Miss Ben doesn't have time to accompany you little rascal mushroom......"
Today's Alice didn't have much patience, and immediately showed a look of disgust at the bald strong man who interrupted her speech.
"What did you say?
The man with the boiling point too low, under Alice's provocation, immediately jumped up from his seat.
"Haha......" This scene made the young man with long black hair on the side laugh happily.
"Yuri, you stinky boy, what's so funny!"
"No, don't get me wrong. This scene may seem familiar, but I'm here to help you today. "The young man who is called Yuri, who has a good temperament, set his eyes in the direction of the queue of the 'Legendary Blade', and Masasei said-
"Senior Chris, it's not like I don't understand the position of your knights. But no matter how you say it, letting a noble lady who doesn't know anything about the world guide the country is a bit of a joke. We're not going on an outing, we're all fighting for the country...... Ugly words ahead, we are not the same as the Knights, we are not noble eagle dogs, and we never planned to give up our lives for this kind of little girl. If you insist on listening to this kind of girl's jokes, then I will have to leave this team and take matters into my own hands. ”
"That's right, that's right!"
"Hah! Yuri, this stinky boy occasionally says nice things!"
"That's it, crusade against the Warcraft nobles knows what a fart?"
"Mr. Chris, I respect your spirit of worrying about the country and the people, and although I have different positions, I also think that you are a person worthy of trust...... But now, it seems that this evaluation needs to be considered. ”
Even Thomas, the leader of the Grand Guild [Shine Gold Hunter], who had a steady personality from the beginning, couldn't help but express his dissatisfaction with the scene in front of him.
It can only be said that everyone present is full of blood, and it exploded in the blink of an eye. There is only one person...... A sturdy old man, he quietly watched the three little girls without saying a word, pecked at the wine jug he carried with him, and showed a meaningful smile.
That man is the pillar of the Adventurers' Guild, and now one of the few 'Holy Rank Warriors' in the Empire - Whitehouse.
"No, Mr. Thomas, and all of you here, please be uneasy......!
"Shut up and listen to my sister obediently. ”
Suddenly, a sticky, sweaty chill, accompanied by a faint sound, spread throughout the tent, making the scene a dead silence.
The smell came from the side of the girl who called herself Alice, another long-haired girl with a ponytail on the side of her head, Sophia.
The jet-black frilly skirt contrasts sharply with her fair skin, and her seemingly delicate and weak body stands as if she is a sharp blade.
"If anyone interjects, I'll make it impossible for him to speak again for the rest of his life. ”
Almost everyone present couldn't believe that a girl who was a nobleman could release such a shocking murderous aura.
"Ho ho ho ho ho ...... Little girl, her temper is really not small. But you're right, why should the old men believe the words of your sisters?"
At this time, in the silence created by the murderous aura, there was only one person, that is, Whitehouse, who dared to let out a bold voice and speak boldly.
Sophia didn't answer, her figure disappeared in a flash, turning into a jet-black gust of wind, and when she reappeared, the girl's slender and white jade legs had straddled the armrests of the chair where Whitehouse was sitting, and slashed at the old man's neck with a sword in battle.
Then, a trail of blood slipped from the rugged muscles.
Most people didn't see what had happened in a split second, only to see that Whitehouse was sitting in his original position, raising his big hand and grabbing Sophia's wrist tightly. But his defense seemed to be half a beat too late, allowing a few blades to invade his skin.
"Hahahaha--I can actually cut through the fighting spirit of the old man's body protection at a young age!
The old warrior of the Holy Rank let out a hearty laugh, he suddenly got up, lifted the girl firmly in his hand, and threw him to the ground heavily, his skin was filled with a golden glow - golden fighting spirit, and at the same time, it meant that he had no mercy on his subordinates at all.
Whitehouse was beaten with all his might, not to mention a girl who was just a human, even the strongest B-class monster would be smashed into a patty. But there was no one around who had time to stop the old man's crazy move.
However, this tragic scene was not staged, I saw the little girl in his hand, at the moment before touching the ground, quickly changed her posture, her petite body was like a python entrenched on the opponent's thick arm, and skillfully used the power of the wrestling to roll the old man's huge body away.
Whitehouse flew out of the tent, threw a punch in the air, forced the inertia of the flight with the air wave he struck, and after half a circle, he stepped on the ground with such a heavy body that he buried his feet in the ground. On the other hand, Sophia's landing posture is light and graceful, like a light delphinium.
"Little girl, come, answer the old man's question first!"
The old man wiped the blood from his neck with his fingers, lifted his legs and pulled out his feet, and walked back into the tent with a steady pace.
The silence in the arena became deeper, and no one could believe what had happened a moment before.
Everyone has heard of the rumors of Whitehouse, and just recently, they have seen the earth-shattering power of the 'Holy Rank Warrior'...... But that's why they feel a deeper level of fear.
The girl in front of her, who was only seven or eight years old, could fight on par with the strongest monster among the human race, who could single-handedly kill S-class demonic beasts?
No, it's not accurate to say that it's a tie, although it is a minor injury that is not enough to worry about, but Whitehouse did hang the lottery, and the protective fighting spirit, which was claimed to be stronger than any metal, was broken open by the rapid slash.
On the other hand, the girl skillfully took a heavy blow and was not injured at all, so it was obvious that the girl had the upper hand.
It is conceivable that if the target of Fang Cai's blow were someone else present, even the knights of the Legendary Blade would probably have been in a different place.
"Humph......"
Sophia snorted lightly, and had no intention of answering at all, just re-erected the war knife, and pulled out the special pistol on the side of her leg with the other hand, intending to launch a new round of offensive.
"I'm not asking you! I'm asking the short-haired girl over there! Why! Let the old man believe you?"
Faced with the 'Grim Reaper' who was poised to attack, Whitehouse was undaunted and repeated his own questions.
"I warned...... Don't interrupt my sister......"
"Hey, blah, blah, Sophia, so impulsive!
"Ahaha, it's just ~~ Little sister calm down~~ If you don't agree with each other, you don't look like you at all~~?"
At the moment of triggering, Alice, and another girl holding a rabbit doll, interrupted a vicious battle with a well-timed remark.
Alice walked up to her sister, stood between her and the old man, and said righteously.
"This grandfather, for the simple reason that we had a big fight with the big guy before we came here. Although it is temporarily damaged...... Sadly, we were not able to put it to death. Now, the dragon has locked itself in a huge ice city to heal its injuries, and not only that, but it has also begun some kind of terrifying evolution and summoned an overwhelming number of demonic beasts...... I'm afraid it will return to the earth in less than three days, and then there will be no one to stop it!"
Step by step, the girl came to the old warrior of the Holy Order, raised her head and looked into the other's eyes. In Whitehouse's view, the girl's eyes flashed with determination and determination.
"Oh, fighting the demon dragon?hahahaha, that's really terrifying! In other words, do you, and the girl in white over there, have the same level of strength as the black girl?"
"My little sister is the strongest of us...... But—" Alice raised the corners of her mouth, revealing her cute tiger teeth, "I might be a little bit better than you, grandpa?"
Alice today will not back down, she understands that most of her words are lies, and she wants to use them to race against time in order to deceive these adventurers into helping. I made up my mind that no matter what method or means I used, I must rescue Raghi.
"And what about me~~ I'm a disciple of the sage Teacher Edward~~ It's very powerful~~?"
Ariezel gave a cover shot at the right time, and to the adventurers who spoke out in the Empire, the name of 'Sage' Edward was known to everyone, so the identity of the last girl who reported herself was the most shocking.
The three sisters had just fought the dragon and wounded it—if it had been a few minutes earlier, the ponytail girl hadn't fought Whitehouse, no one would have believed it.
But now it's different, as Sophia displays a power comparable to that of a Saint-Order warrior, and the credibility of the Arabian Nights' words skyrockets...... Thinking about it this -- perhaps, this is exactly what Whitehouse intended. At the same time, Sophia, who wanted to act calmly, made a hasty first attack this time, probably because she understood the old man's motives, and therefore showed a tacit understanding.
"Okay! Let the old man listen to your experience! After all, we are professional adventurers! Of course, we know that the most important part of crusading against strange monsters is to collect information and use it to find a plan! Hey! Boys, you don't have any opinions!"
Whitehouse scanned the room, and no one dared to speak out against it. Thus, the meeting finally opened smoothly -