The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 174



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Episode 174 55. Plains of Rest (2)

3.

It’s been five days since we entered the Plains of Rest.

“Caron.”

“why?”

“They say that if you blow the horn, the guide will appear?”

“Brother, isn’t this the true charm of life? The thrill of exploring the unknown, and the strong bonds of friendship with your colleagues.”

“Are we on the right track now?”

“How about trusting your colleagues a little?”

“The problem is that colleague is you.”

Leo glanced at Charon with an anxious expression.

The problems with the current situation are as follows:

[1. The horn that Caron boasted about was useless.

2. The Plains of Rest is a very accurate description. The beasts that roam the plains alone are enough to give the traveler eternal rest.

3. We have to pass through this place together with Caron!]

When all the factors were carefully considered, only one conclusion could be drawn.

“I should have written a will.”

I might die.

Leo really, truly thought so.

And even more so when you think about Caron, this guy’s mentality.

“Oh, but is this really the right way? It looks like it’s this way on the map.”

“Who gave you the map?”

“I sneaked it from the Pajar Sultanate. But this map is a bit strange. The middle part isn’t marked properly.”

Charon handed Leo the map he had been reading.

Leo looked at the map with a serious expression, and soon he couldn’t help but sigh.

“……ha.”

As Charon said, the map was cut off from the middle of the Plains of Rest.

That is, you can only roughly guess the route to your destination.

“Are you sure that the Eastern Great Forest is to the east of the plains?”

“It is certain because the Regent told me so.”

“I’m going crazy, seriously.”

I’m worried that we might end up becoming prey to wild animals.

Distress.

There are probably no words that could describe this situation better than that.

“… … I guess we’re headed east.”

As Leo, half-given up, muttered weakly, Charon said while hitting Leo on the back with his fist.

“Don’t worry about that. My childhood nickname was Human Compass.”

“How many nicknames do you have?”

“There are countless.”

In fact, I had anticipated this situation before starting this journey.

Wasn’t this guy Caron originally a guy who didn’t have even the slightest plan?

Once they decide on a destination, they push ahead recklessly, and any problems that arise along the way are resolved through improvisation.

If he lacked the skills, he would have died long ago.

“The older brother only trusts the younger brother.”

Caron gave Leo a little reassurance, then let out a soft breath and looked around.

A vast grassland that stretches out endlessly.

If I hadn’t brought back various artifacts from the Magic Tower, it might have been difficult.

Food, drinking water, etc.

There were ample supplies needed to cross the plains.

Because I brought a lot of it in my subspace pocket.

Besides, even if food runs out, there is plenty of food on the plains.

For example, beasts that are twice as large as those in other parts of the continent.

Drinking water can be obtained in sufficient quantities through artifacts from the Magic Tower.

but.

‘We must make contact with the Suin tribe.’

To enter the Eastern Great Forest, the help of the Suin tribe is essential.

Like the Southern Great Forest, it is a forest that is not open to humans.

If you go in rashly, you won’t even be able to pick out your bones.

Myaaaahh …

“Good luck, Pluto.”

Charon scattered Pluto in all directions.

Five days had passed since they entered the plains, but apart from animals, nothing particularly stood out.

The only thing that’s unusual is that you can occasionally smell blood.

“Why won’t this blow up?”

Charon muttered, fiddling with his horn.

This horn flute was given to me as a gift by Adina.

He said he would come to help whenever he blew the horn near the Eastern Great Forest, but even when he put the horn to his mouth and blew, no sound came out.

What conditions must be satisfied?

“You clearly said it was the tribe’s treasure.”

– Haven’t you been scammed? The owner keeps scamming you. Why don’t you think that other people might scam you too?

“Guillotine.”

-why.

“shut up.”

Among the Suin tribes, the Ho tribe is famous for its loyalty.

Those who are certain of one thing: a silver lining.

So there must be some other reason why the hornpipe cannot be used.

It was around this time that Caron was walking forward, talking about Guillotine and various possibilities.

“… …Brother Leo.”

“huh?”

“Wait a minute.”

Charon suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Because I detected something through Pluto.

Charon shared his vision with Pluto, his mind focused.

Then, it was confirmed that a considerable number of troops were moving through the reed field located not far away.

-Are you slave hunters?

“maybe.”

Thoroughly armed.

There are five 5-star knights in the force, and even a 6-star knight is included.

The group numbered roughly twenty people.

It was a force reminiscent of a knighthood from a provincial city.

If there is an armed group operating here,

“The Confederation of Free Cities?”

A confederation of city-states located north of the Pazar Sultanate.

It was most likely your troops.

One of the major trading countries of the Pazar Sultanate, where slavery was still legal.

In fact, there were rumors that most of the Suin tribe were traded on the black market of the Free Cities Alliance.

“Interesting.”

Caron thought for a moment.

If they are the forces of the Free Cities Alliance, there is a high probability that they are hunting the Suin tribe.

What that means is,

“If we follow those guys, we’ll meet the Suin tribe, right?”

It means that you can meet the Suin tribe.

Aren’t slave hunters really the masters of the chase? If they move so quickly, they might have already spotted their prey.

“This is a paradigm shift.”

Wherever the slave hunter goes, there is prey, namely the water people.

Charon smiled as he realized that simple truth and ended his shared vision with Pluto.

“Brother Leo, have you been bored dealing with only beasts so far?”

“No. Now that I think about it, I think it might be okay to be a little bored.”

“From now on, we will hunt.”

“… …What kind of hunting?”

“Hunting the slave hunters. They need to feel like they’re being hunted too.”

Caron nodded, chuckling.

If you do it right, things might work out easily.

4.

Noah, a city-state belonging to the Confederation of Free Cities.

Noah, famous for its slave trade, has many slave hunters disguised as mercenary bands.

The ‘Ksian Mercenary Group’ led by Ksian, a former 6-star knight, also belonged to that category.

“Sir, I found traces.”

“Increase speed.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Ksian gave orders to his subordinates and then quickly scanned the surroundings.

Although hunting the Suin tribe was their main means of making money, this time things were a little different.

‘You can’t miss it.’

He bit his lip as he recalled the request from the Duke of Harlis, the lord who ruled Noah.

“You must catch them. If you come back empty-handed… … you’d better be prepared.”

It wasn’t a question of making money or not.

Survival. It was a matter directly related to survival.

From slave auctions run directly by the mercenary group to various weapons transactions conducted with the lord’s tacit approval.

Until now, Ksian had no idea that the success he had achieved at Noah might disappear overnight.

“Hollys Duke, this damn baby!”

Ksian ran forward with his teeth clenched.

The Ksian Mercenary Group is considered one of the best mercenary groups in Noah, and they handle the lord’s secret affairs on his behalf.

This incident was also an extension of that.

“Why do you manage your slaves like that? And then you threaten us… … .”

A week ago, two of Duke Harley’s slaves escaped.

Ksian clenched his fists as he recalled the two slave statues he had received from Duke Harlis.

One dwarf male and one water-human female.

Both were slaves that the Duke of Harlis treasured, and he ordered that the dwarf be captured alive.

Because the dwarf stole a lot of the blueprints when he ran away.

‘The Duke of Harlis was producing weapons needed for war through the dwarves. Siege weapons, right?’

Noah’s lord is a greedy man.

A person with ambitions to swallow up the entire Free Cities Alliance.

The problem was that Ksian himself might be sacrificed to that ambition.

What if I go back empty-handed in this state?

Something unimaginable happens. Even now, there are countless competitors in Noah waiting for the Lord’s call.

“Phew.”

But if you think about it, the situation wasn’t that bad.

All we have to do is catch the runaway slaves.

Duke Harlis was a man who would pay a price. If he captured slaves, he would surely receive a large reward.

The chase is also almost at its end.

You should be able to catch up with the slaves in less than ten minutes at most.

How much time has passed like that?

“Sir! I see slaves!”

“Use the acceleration scroll to capture them in one breath. You can kill the water people.”

“Hehehe, isn’t it a bit of a waste to kill it? Can we catch it and do whatever we want with it?”

“Catch me and then tell me.”

I saw a man and a woman running away with difficulty in the distance.

A brown-eared female mermaid and a dwarven male whose height reached as far as the woman’s waist.

An incompatible couple was desperately running away.

Because it was a desolate area without even a single blade of grass, their backs were visible at a glance.

“What unlucky guys.”

Ksian clicked his tongue and made a slight gesture towards his subordinates.

OK,

Woooooooooo-!

His men began to run forward, tearing at the scroll.

Although it was an acceleration magic scroll that I bought for a lot of money, its effectiveness was certain.

The distance that had been quite wide began to narrow in an instant.

“Just a little further and you’ll reach the territory of the powerful clans. Hurry!”

Ksian looked around with anxious eyes.

I was chasing after it without thinking and it was there for a while.

The Hojok is the most to be avoided among the Suin tribes.

The moment you step into their territory, something irreversible happens.

Perhaps those slave guys had that in mind too.

The clan is relatively friendly to other races except humans.

But that’s it.

This is because the nobles are the ones who only protect their territory and do not easily go outside their territory.

‘You just have to catch it quickly and run away.’

Ksian smiled faintly as he watched his men running away.

But then it was.

Crunch-!

“……huh?”

Suddenly, he felt a burning pain in his right arm. He frowned and looked down at his right shoulder.

There is no right arm where the right arm should be.

His right arm was cut off with a grotesquely clean cut, and lay in the green weeds.

Phew-!

Blood spurted from the cut site, and excruciating pain spread through my spinal cord and throughout my body.

And at that moment.

“You guys are the ones who are unlucky. Why does it have to be me?”

A young man emerged from his shadow.

Ksian couldn’t help but tremble involuntarily at the sight of those blue eyes shining with an eerie light.

Even though it was painful, not a single scream came out of my mouth.

I felt as if my whole body was frozen by the sincere murderous intent exuded by the young man in front of me.

“I like trash like you. Do you know why?”

The young man’s voice rested heavily on Kxian’s ears.

“No matter how much I tear you apart, you don’t have to feel guilty. Now, shall we start the interrogation?”

The young man, Caron, raised the guillotine and raised the corners of his mouth.

“Smile. They say that when you smile, you become happy.”

devil.

The devil was smiling at Ksian.

There’s a mad dog living in the duke’s house