The Death Knight Became an Escort Knight for the Saintess

25. The Elves of the Great Forest (later revised)

25.

-Saah.

The moment she realized that fact, dozens of arrows rained down on them.

Zer Pied quickly threw down the arrow she was holding in her hand and picked up her spear. After wrapping Celia around his left arm, he grabbed the Partizan horizontally with his right hand and began to spin the spear like a windmill blade.

-Quaggagak!

The spear blade of the sharp wind distorts the space and swallows it. Dozens of flying arrows became prey to the wind spear blade. Fragments of broken arrows fall to the floor. Zerfied immediately kicked the bonfire and hid into the darkness. Wrapping Ecelia in her cloak, her escort knight whispered to her.

“Ecilia, are you okay?”

Cilia nodded her head hurriedly. But she couldn’t hide her surprise, as her prodigious breasts bobbed up and down her harness. After confirming that the lady was fine, the escort driver turned her head forward again. The arrow did not fly again, perhaps because the fire that was showing the sight disappeared. So he braced his legs and prepared to run anywhere.

– Chizu means.

The soil and stones, startled by the tense power flowing through the two legs, hurriedly moved to the side and let out a low moan. And the angry arrows of such moans rained down on the Death Knight and the saint again.

-Saah.

Zer Pied forcibly raised more power than before and avoided him.

-Pabababak!

The moment he ducked and the moment the arrows hit the ground almost coincided. Zerfied swallowed a curse word and a moan inwardly. The moment he gave strength to his legs earlier, the sound of dirt and stones being pushed aside was so low that only he and his saintess could hear it. Such a low sound, those unknown people heard and were trying to figure out their location.

Zer Pied cautiously lifted his left leg. Careful not to make another sound, he quickly kicked a stone beside him. The violently kicked stone let out a scream and crashed to the nearby ground. The unfortunate stone had to be showered with arrows before it came to its senses. This makes it clear that enemies are sensitive to sound.

I could clearly feel the saintess trembling in her arms at the sound of arrows devastating the soil and stones from the side. Giving her even more strength to her arms wrapped around her, Jer Fied whispered to her.

“Esilia, can you make it silent?”

Biting her lip, she nodded her head, holding back her tears. She bit so hard that her lips felt like they were about to burst. Zer Pied carefully handed her a part of the hem of her cloak. Realizing the intentions of her escort knight, Escelia bit the hem of her cloak. Zerfied quickly surveyed the situation.

The situation did not seem very favorable to them. It was good to block the enemy’s view by putting out a campfire, but on the contrary, it was also to block their view. It was even worse than being surrounded by demons in a cavity. They were demons who could cut through iron, but at that time, they could still know the location and number of enemies.

I didn’t even know how many enemies there were or where they were. Even, a situation where their field of view is limited. If you make a mistake, you may not be able to move a single step from this spot while hugging the saintess and being showered with arrows until the enemy’s arrows fall.

Zerpied tried not to let out a groan. Hearing her own moaning, her holy woman might tremble even more than now. First of all, I had to confirm the approximate location of the enemies. Zerfied kicked three nearby stones forward, left, and right respectively.

And crouching down, she listened to the sound of arrows raining down.

-Pabababababak – !

The most audible arrow sound is on the right, and the least audible is the front. If so, the enemies are either closest to the right or most numerous. After confirming the situation, the Death Knight did not hesitate to move.

He immediately climbed the tree ahead and attempted several jumps. I could hear her holding back her saintess in her arms, holding back her screams of ‘Hmmm?!’, But unfortunately, I couldn’t afford to take care of her. As soon as she lifted her foot, she moaned in pain from the arrows she was in. It was a breathtaking moment. He felt like he was sweating even though his body no longer sweated.

Feeling his body step on the air, the Death Knight violently crashed the Partizan’s blade into the kite shield equipped on his left arm.

-Kaaaaang!

The shield spews sparks with a roar. The momentary flash flickers. In that dizzying moment, Death Knight could see those wearing robes standing on tree branches. It’s hard to fully ascertain the number, but one thing was clear. Pointed ears.

‘Is it an elf?’

-Kooung!

The sound of the death knight settling on the branch shakes the huge zelkova tree. Befitting the nickname of a giant tree, the branches were wide enough for a Death Knight to stand on top. Upon landing, he quickly turned the Partisans like a windmill.

– Kaga gak gak!

The timing of the rotation and the timing of the arrows being swallowed by the rotation were almost the same. I didn’t prepare for it by seeing the arrow or hearing it. That he didn’t have that kind of speed, Death Knight himself knew better than anyone else. With his many battles and previous experience, he could only hear him settle down and expect the enemy to attack.

When the arrow stopped, the Death Knight stopped spinning his spear. No wonder. He can’t shoot arrows indefinitely. Arrows need time to reload. This was the only chance. Zerfied rushed straight forward.

-Kaang!

First, hit the shield with the Partizan to secure sight. In the sparks scattered into the air, the figures of the elves reloading their arrows flashed. In general, if it is a battle between a short-range weapon and a long-range weapon, the long-range is basically quite advantageous. If the distance is open, there is no choice but to be hit by anything at close range. Yes. If it is ‘open’.

On the contrary, in the case of digging in ‘not open’, the relationship is reversed. The six elves who were loading their arrows stopped their action at the sound of running forward and took out their parrying daggers with tension. And the moment he was about to swing the parrying dagger, he screamed at the weighty sensation of the flying Partizan’s hilt.

“Kwaaaaah-!”

Zer Pied wielded the Partizan carelessly, vividly enjoying the feeling of the elf flying through the air after being hit by her hilt. Originally, he should have slashed and stabbed them with precision, but his gloomy vision limited his actions.

He couldn’t even land a slash. If he defeats the giant tree, he will be at a disadvantage to the giant tree that attacks him. That’s why he had no choice but to hold the Partizan and wield it like a stick. And it was a very good strategy.

The feeling of bones being shattered and the screaming of the same kind gave a sense of fear to the elves behind, and the scream of being hit by the sack and flying in all directions gave a sense of fear to the Death Knight and the other elves surrounding the saintess. In particular, the elves who did not directly face the Death Knight had to despair in fear that they could shoot their own kind instead of the ignorant man when they shot the wrong arrow.

As long as they were forced to engage in close combat, they would be at a disadvantage if even hostages were taken. In the end, the elves surrounding them waved at their own people with a devastated heart. They had to choose to cut off their tails.

‘Retreat.’

The elves who saw the gesture bit their lips and nodded.

–

Of the six elves facing Zerfied, the one in the back felt the urge to cry proportionately as the screams of his own people in front of him receded. The fear that he might fly into the darkness like his own kind consumed the elf. The elf, who was backing away in fear, tripped on his own leg and fell.

“Ouch!”

I wondered if the ankle I had fallen on was sprained. Crying, the elf swallowed the laughter inside. Now, just as he blew away his own people, he will fly away as well. To meet the end like this without doing anything, I found myself laughing. The elf seemed to be out of breath at the approaching sound.

“Hey!”

“Wait, wait, wait!”

However, what came flying was not a terrifying attack, but a clear voice.

Zer Pied was taken aback by the sudden dissuade of the saintess.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Now, wait a minute. You can’t kill this person.”

And what the saintess whispered to him made him even more perplexed. Amid such bewilderment, Zerfied whispered to Ecilia.

“What are you talking about, this person tried to kill you.”

“Oh, I know. Ha, but you can’t kill this person.”

Celia caught her breath a few times before whispering again.

“Ooh, we’re lost right now. I’m back to the place I left the mark earlier. It’s a situation where you don’t even know the defense properly. The only ones who can get us out of this forest right now are these native elves.”

It was a reasonable point, so Zer Pied slowly nodded his head.

“But you attacked us just a moment ago. I don’t think you’ll cooperate.”

“I-I will talk to you.”

Barely calming her trembling spirit, the saintess was supported by the Death Knight and set her foot on her branch. But her body wasn’t fully relaxed, so she lay down and she had to crawl.

The elf suddenly screamed at the soft touch of his ankle.

“Hey, hey?!”

“Uh, huh? Sorry. It was dark, so I didn’t know where he was.”

“Lord, if you’re going to kill me, kill me quickly! Go ahead and cut my throat!”

Ecilia continued her speech, swallowing her rising bewilderment, at the ghastly content contrasted with her terrified voice of her opponent.

“Yes? Don’t kill me! I just want to have a conversation. Hmm… I can’t see, so I can’t do anything. Hey, do you have anything to start a fire with?”

The elf was a little worried. Because I couldn’t believe what these people said. However, the time to worry did not last long. The terrifying sound from before, coming from behind the clear voice, resolved the elf’s worries. The elf hurriedly pulled out a small fan from his bosom and lit it with a flint.

Cilia’s eyes widened as she stared at the elf in front of her. She was a female elf with bobbed green hair, no matter how you look at it, her age. She knew from her voice that she was a woman, but she didn’t know that she was her age, so the saintess was a little taken aback. But as soon as she took a look at the condition of the elves, she did what she was accustomed to. As befits a saint of hers, she began examining her elf’s wounds.

“Um, um. It looks like it’s folded. Stay still.”

For a moment, the elf wondered if these guys would completely break his leg, leaving no room for escape. But her ensuing actions forced her to just stare blankly. The golden light that radiated from the woman’s hands was healing her ankles. Still dazed, the elf asked.

“You… Are you a priest?”

“Yes, as you can see.”

“… Why are you killing everyone else and letting me live?”

The answer to that came elsewhere. The elf seemed to be bewildered by the incredibly low, deep voice that came from behind the woman who was curing him.

“I didn’t kill him. No, I don’t know if he’s dead or not. I didn’t attack with full force. If you’re lucky, you’ll live.”

In other words, the elf didn’t know whether to rejoice or not to rejoice at the possibility that his people were groaning in great pain. Esilia continued answering the elf’s question.

“Because you can send us out of the Great Forest.”

“… Why do you think I will send you guys out?”

“Oh, did I treat you?”

“What? That’s how you treated it, it’s not what I wanted. If you thought I’d let you guys go, you’d be really mistaken…… “

Zerfied thought it necessary to remind the elf that he was not a spectator in the conversation, and that he was also one of the participants in the conversation. He untied his arms and slowly brought his right hand to the partisan he was carrying on his back.

“…… Is that it is not Uh, but unfortunately I don’t know all the geography of the Great Forest. It’s going to be hard for me to let you go…….”

“Then who knows all about geography?”

The elf muttered with an expression that he really didn’t want to answer.

“… Our chief in the village.”

“Guide me.”

Since the conclusion was decided, Zerfied immediately spoke to the elf. Because that was the most reasonable way for them to get out of the Great Forest. The young elf put on an expression that was hard to tell whether it was a tearful face or not, then muttered.

“… You know, since you guys attacked us anyway, it’s not going to be taken favorably. So, if you let me go a little bit, aaaaa-!”

The elf screamed at the feeling that the position of the intestines was being reversed. It was because Zerfied wrapped his other hand around the saintess, grabbed the elf’s neck with one hand, and immediately jumped off the tree branch. A harsh crashing sound spread like the wind. The elf was able to hear Zer Pied only after barely holding on to his stupefied mind.

“Guide me.”

And then, the surrounding situation slowly began to come into the eyes of the elf who had seized his spirit. It was her people who were groaning in pain. The Death Knight and the saint who descended to the ground were also able to see the situation.

She did say that the one wearing the armor might not be dead, but she had to plead with her screams because she was an elf who didn’t take it literally.

“Wait a minute! Could you heal them too? Then I will take responsibility and guide you to the village!”

Zer Pied turned her head towards Esilia.

“… I wouldn’t recommend that much. One person to guide you is enough.”

“… Wouldn’t it be better to have several than to have only one to guide you, leaving room for escape? He might be lying.”

It was a reasonable statement, but it also raised potential risks, so Death Knight pondered for a while. Soon he let out a weak sigh and nodded his head. His contractor was Ecilia, and in such an ambiguous situation, it was better to respect the lady’s opinion. He watched the saintess heal her, ready to wield the Partisan if the need arises.

The saintess thought it was only natural that the female elf spoke as if she was screaming. The faces of the elves who had fallen to the ground were miserable. The female elf watched blankly as both of her legs were completely bent, and the legs of a kindred who had wandered between death and near her were mended. It was almost like a miracle. Her worries slowly dissipated and her heart filled with relief.

After making her people, who were struggling with mental pain and struggling to breathe, lean against the back of a giant tree, the female elf scratched her cheek and said to the Death Knight and the saint.

“… Thank you for treating me.”

“Then guide me now.”

The elf said in a fright at the low voice that all the relief she felt just before was gone.

“… I’m sure someone who sees it won’t guide you. Then I will guide you first, so please follow me…… !”

The elf couldn’t finish her words. It was because Jer Peed grabbed her by the scruff of her neck as she was about to leave and lifted her up with one hand. And at the words of Zer Pied, the elf wanted to burst out crying.

“No, tell me the direction. I do what moves.”