How to Live as a Wandering Knight

Chapter 270: ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ž (4)



Chapter 270: ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ž (4)

Johanโ€™s warm support seemed to have partially restored Jyaninaโ€™s confidence.

After a few trials and errors, Jyanina discovered a nearby goblin footprint.

Because it was on solid rock, the trail, which would have been invisible to the naked eye, was revealed by magic.

โ€œLook! Itโ€™s a goblinโ€™s footprint!โ€

โ€œI see.โ€

โ€œ. . .Arenโ€™t you a little too calm about this?โ€

When Caenerna asked if he was okay, Johan shrugged and replied.

โ€œThe goblins already ambushed us, so I thought it was a possibility.โ€

โ€˜๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด. . .โ€™

Jyanina continued to examine the trail. As she did, goblin footprints were found concentrated near a marker left by the dwarven expedition.

The dwarves were astonished when they saw the goblin handprints on the marker.

โ€œIsnโ€™t this ridiculous? How did goblins. . .โ€

โ€œBut itโ€™s right in front of us now, isnโ€™t it?โ€

โ€œLetโ€™s apologize to the wizard for now.โ€

The dwarves accepted the truth and knelt before Jyanina.

โ€œWe apologize, wizard! We have brought shame upon you with our wrong judgment and hindered your rescue.โ€

โ€œ. . .โ€

Jyanina felt her mind enchanted by the sweet taste of power that she had not felt in a long time.

The look of fear and respect from slaves and servants that she had felt in the emperorโ€™s court.

The power that Jyanina had wanted ever since she had been forced to eat dirt was this.

โ€œWhatโ€™s wrong?โ€

โ€œ. . .Oh, Iโ€™m sorry.โ€

When Johan urged her from behind, Jyanina came to her senses and looked around at the dwarves. Her posture was somewhat arrogant.

โ€œI donโ€™t think itโ€™s going to be good to praise that wizard too much.โ€

โ€œHmm. But itโ€™s better than being completely discouraged, right?โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

At first, it was difficult to find the way because of the damaged marker, but once they found the knack, they soon realized that it wasnโ€™t so difficult.

When there were several paths, all they had to do was move in the direction with the most goblin tracks.

The other paths would be blocked or not lead inside, so if they followed the goblin tracks, that was the marker.

โ€œAmazing, wizard. To be able to use such magic.โ€

Jyanina nodded arrogantly without saying anything. In fact, the magic of using potions to find monster tracks seemed a little low-level, even to Johan. . .

โ€˜๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ?โ€™

It seemed like something that could be done with good eyesight and some powder, but Johan just left it alone.

โ”โ– โ– โ– โ– !

And so, the party had their second encounter with the goblins. Johanโ€™s party was expecting it and prepared, but the goblin scouts who were out on patrol were surprised and cried out.

โ€œDonโ€™t let even one escape! Itโ€™ll be annoying if they get away!โ€

Johan shouted resolutely.

This underground mine was like a front yard to the goblins. If they were to wage guerrilla warfare through the complex terrain, it would be quite a headache.

Johan had the blessings of various magics, weapons, and spirits, so he was confident that he could withstand the goblinsโ€™ poison, but his other subordinates were not.

โ”โ– โ– โ– !

At that moment, the eyes of the goblin at the very back turned red, and it began to stab the other goblin next to it. The sharp short sword swung and knocked down three goblins.

โ€˜๐˜๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค!โ€™

Johan was surprised by the mysterious energy. He thought that Caenerna had done it for a moment, but it wasnโ€™t Caenernaโ€™s magic. Jyanina had cast frenzy on the goblin behind.

When the slaughter began behind them, the goblinsโ€™ feet were tied. While they were stabbing and cutting each other fiercely, Johanโ€™s men charged in, shouting.

โ”โ– โ– โ– ! โ– โ– !

โ€œTake them down!โ€

โ€œDonโ€™t kill them all!โ€

The soldiers and dwarves who had been wielding their weapons with murderous intent stopped. The wizard had uttered an unexpected word.

โ€œTake them prisoner?โ€

โ€œYes!โ€

โ€œ. . .Understood!โ€

The soldiers were bewildered, but they managed to capture one of the goblins without killing them all. The dwarf asked cautiously.

โ€œWhy did you tell us to capture them?โ€

โ€œShe probably wants to use them for experiments.โ€

โ€œ. . .Ugh.โ€

The dwarves made a sound that was half horror and half disgust.

Among magic, the magic related to monsters was particularly feared. It couldnโ€™t have sounded good that they were taking the goblins to experiment on.

โ€˜๐˜–๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด.โ€™

The soldiers, who knew that the dwarves were scared, tried to make an excuse somehow. They were the wizards they served, after all.

โ€œNo, we might be wrong. Itโ€™s not for experiments. . .โ€

โ€œNo?โ€

โ€œ. . .Maybe sheโ€™s going to control them and use them as arrow fodder.โ€

โ€œDo you know how to control monsters?!โ€

The dwarvesโ€™ voices were even more shocked. The soldiers felt like they had made a mistake, but it was already too late.

โ€œWhy are the dwarves looking at Jyanina with such scared eyes?โ€

โ€œI think thereโ€™s a misunderstanding about magic. I apologize.โ€

โ€œWhat. . . what can I do? Thatโ€™s the truth. You might get scared.โ€

Johan thought it couldnโ€™t be helped. The deep-rooted superstitious fear of magic couldnโ€™t be dispelled with just a few words.

And it was true that Jyanina was a wizard who dealt with monsters. . .

โ€œโ– โ–  โ– โ– โ–  โ– โ–  โ– โ– โ– . . .โ€

โ”โ– โ–  โ– โ– โ–  โ– โ–  โ– โ– โ– โ– . . .

As Jyanina chanted the spell, the goblin nodded its head as if it were drunk and spoke the words accordingly.

โ€œWhat did you do?โ€

โ€œI made him guide us to his base.โ€

Jyanina wiped away the sweat on her forehead and spoke as if she was proud. This time, even Johan was honestly impressed.

โ€œThatโ€™s great, Jyanina-gong. I didnโ€™t know you could show me such magic.โ€

โ€œ. . .โ€

The count, who had only criticized her for not knowing the ancient Empire letters, was more moved by this pure admiration than the dwarvesโ€™ admiration.

Jyanina was slowly savoring the emotion deeply when she realized something was wrong and asked.

โ€œBut Your Excellency. Why are the dwarves in the back?โ€

โ€œI guess theyโ€™re checking the path. Now. Tell the goblin to guide us the rest of the way.โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

โ€œItโ€™s noisy outside. Something seems to be going on.โ€

โ€œDonโ€™t move. It could be a trap.โ€

Schweibeck said in a worried voice.

If they have enough intelligence to erase and rewrite the marks, they could do anything. Luring the dwarves out with loud noises was one of those things.

โ€œBut itโ€™s too noisy for something like that, and lots of goblins are gathering. Could it be the rescue team?โ€

โ€œItโ€™s more likely to be a monster than the rescue team. Itโ€™s too fast for the rescue team to arrive. Especially since the markings have been erased.โ€

Schweibeckโ€™s words were cold, but realistic. The dwarves listened to him with heartbroken expressions.

โ€œIf itโ€™s a monster, what kind of monster is it? Will it help us in our situation?โ€

โ€œIt must be pretty strong to be able to hold its own in a place with a quicksilver spirit. Shut your mouths. Letโ€™s listen.โ€

Schweibeck and the dwarves pricked up their ears and focused. The information about this monster might help them.

โ€œIt must be quite large and strong. There have been several loud noises of things breaking.โ€

โ€œIt sounds like itโ€™s throwing and breaking rocks.โ€

โ€œIs it a giant? But itโ€™s too narrow for a giant to live in here.โ€

The dwarves tilted their heads. They couldnโ€™t think of a monster with such a huge size and strength in the underground cave.

โ€œIt seems to be quite ferocious. The goblins are running away screaming.โ€

It was rare for the cave goblins to be terrified in their own front yard. It must be some kind of ferocious monster.

โ€œThe noise is getting closer. Itโ€™s coming this way!โ€

โ€œIf it comes this way, wonโ€™t it run into the quicksilver spirit?โ€

โ€œIt might. If the monster catches the spiritโ€™s attention, we might have a chance!โ€

However, there was no sound of the monster and the spirit fighting. Instead, there was only the sound of steady footsteps growing louder.

โ€œDwarves of the Rimpangel family, answer me if you can hear me! Schweibeck of the Rimpangel family! Holgretz of the Rimpangel family!โ€

โ€œ????โ€

The dwarves were bewildered when they heard the deep human voice. It wasnโ€™t a dwarven voice, it was a human voice.

โ€œIs this a trap too?โ€

โ€œ. . .????โ€

Everyone looked at Schweibeck with confused eyes, but even Schweibeck couldnโ€™t answer.

He couldnโ€™t think of any monster that would imitate a human voice and call out to them by name.

โ€œIโ€™ll go out and have a look, uncle.โ€

โ€œNo way. Iโ€™ll go!โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s exactly what you shouldnโ€™t do! What if something happens to you!โ€

โ€œWhere do you get off, you little punk! Canโ€™t you stay still for once!โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

โ€œTheyโ€™re not coming out. Do you think theyโ€™re badly injured?โ€

Johan said with a worried expression. He was holding Giant Slayer in his hand. Caenerna and Jyanina still had bewildered expressions on their faces.

โ€˜๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ?โ€™

The goblins swarmed fiercely towards the rescue party who had found the front yard, but they could not defeat the young count rampaging like a crazy b*stard and had to flee.

It was pointless for dozens of them to rush in and try to break his formation while he pulled out the surrounding rocks and threw them.

The goblins tried to cleverly lure Johan towards the quicksilver spirit in the midst of all this, but Johan was one step ahead of them.

He chased the quicksilver spirit away with a single blow.

Despite having been so wild, the quicksilver spirit was so terrified after getting hit hard by Giant Slayer that it disappeared into the puddle and didnโ€™t show its face again.

โ€œYour Excellency Count. Is that weapon a spirit-banishing weapon? It wouldnโ€™t be shameful to name it the Spirit Slayer!โ€

The dwarvesโ€™ eyes sparkled when they saw the Giant Slayer. It seemed to be an antique weapon with traces of dwarven craftsmanship.

Johan, who was sorry to expose the dwarven craftsmanโ€™s shameful failure in front of the dwarves, looked away instead of answering.

โ€œLetโ€™s call out again.โ€

The deep voice resounded once more. Johan thought he heard the dwarves whispering in the distance.

โ€œI think the dwarves are over there. Letโ€™s go.โ€

โ€œHuh? Is that true?โ€

The other dwarves didnโ€™t understand. The count had called out to them, but they hadnโ€™t come out even though they werenโ€™t that far away.

โ€œThey must be badly injured.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s. . .!โ€

Johan and the dwarves hurried their steps. They were worried about how badly they must be injured that they couldnโ€™t come out right away.

However, they were met with relatively unscathed dwarven expedition members.

โ€œ. . .Y-Your Excellency Count!!โ€

Schweibeck dropped his hammer in shock at the sight of the unexpected person. He accidentally stepped on the foot of the dwarf next to him with the hammer, but he was too shocked to notice.

โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ?โ€™

He wished it was just an illusion created by the goblins. It was that unrealistic.

โ€œHis excellency came to the rescue with his knights and wizards because he was worried about Schweibeck-nim and the other dwarves.โ€

One of the dwarves said in a proud voice. If Johan hadnโ€™t been there, Schweibeck would have yelled, โ€˜๐˜๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ!?โ€™

โ€œYour Excellency Count. Thank you! It was a big deal because the goblins were smarter than we thought. . .โ€

One of the dwarven expedition members, who was relatively slow to catch on, expressed his gratitude in a pleased voice. To be honest, it was a situation where anyone would be worried.

The unexpectedly intelligent goblins, the violent spirit, the broken communication. . .

In that situation, the rescue team that showed up so quickly was bound to be moving.

โ€œ. . .Thank you. Your Excellency.โ€

Schweibeck also expressed his gratitude for now. He was really, really curious about what had happened, but the first thing he needed to do now was show his manners.

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

โ€œThat dwarf must have had a hard time.โ€

Johan said with a pitiful expression as he watched Schweibeck groan and sigh after hearing a detailed explanation from his colleagues.

โ€œNo, your excellency. Weโ€™re as strong as rocks, so our bodies wonโ€™t get hurt by this level of expedition.โ€

โ€œEven so. My men will be getting rid of the remaining goblins, so go back up as soon as they return.โ€

โ€œWait a minute, count. Did you happen to see an angry spirit on your way here?โ€


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