Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Chapter 99: Vs Ogre Snow
it might have been half an hour when we finally reached the village listed on our mission paper.if according to the map anyway it is appropriate but.this is really like a dead village. no one came out of their house even though it was cold, the temperature was still lower and the weather was quite bright.
"It looks like there's nothing we can ask here, but look, there's a big footprint around here. ah, there's that too. we better just follow these footprints before they're lost covered by snow."
soon, we left the village and followed the trail.Judging from the size and shape of this trail, there was no way this was a human foot.The further it followed, we ended up climbing to a hill. looks like they're heading to their own nest.
it was actually rather dangerous for the others to finish off the Snow Ogres directly in their nests instantly.however they were stronger and faster than goblins despite their large bodies. should I lure them out?
"I think it's a good idea to fight them head-on in the nest! this is an opportunity to test the training I have been doing all this time!" James suddenly clenched his fists.
hmmm it looks like Anna and Evelyn are fine with it. All right, I think there is no problem. I will lurk first. making sure that no problems will come our way.
I told them to stay in place until I gave them the code to advance and immediately ran towards the lair of the Snow Ogres. Along the way I found a lot of blood. I don't know what blood this is but I hope it's not human blood. After about ten minutes, I can see a Goa. its size is larger than the goblin nest at that time.
I checked the conditions around Goa. There are no Snow Ogres hanging around out here. Well let's give them a signal to get here soon. I fired a fireball into the sky and it exploded like fireworks.it was code for them to come forward following the trail I left behind.
it takes 20 minutes for them to reach here.well, it is wrong if the standard speed is me. After all they walk in groups so it is natural that their movement is a bit slow. after letting them rest for a moment, I started giving instructions to them.
"The cave in front of you is the nest of the Snow Ogre. I'm sure you've seen blood all the way here. I don't know if it's the blood of the farm animals they took or not, but for the worst possible time, there will be human casualties.
I will take on the role of a mage this time.As much as possible I will lure them all out of the nest and avoid the battle inside there. I fear that your movements will be limited by a narrow place."
they all nodded.yosh, then I'll start!
"Fire Canon!!" a fire shot towards the lair of the Snow Ogres and blew up the Goa. about 25 Ogres came out of it with flames blazing on their bodies.
James and the others went straight ahead as soon as they came out. Anna and James were close combat types so they had to face the Ogres head-on. While Evelyn, she cast buff magic on Anna and James. at least for a girl of her age.
because I'm a mage so I'm in charge of giving them support. James gallantly managed to decapitate an Ogre with a single slash. Snow Ogres had stronger bodies when compared to ordinary Ogres, so successfully killing them with just a single swing of the sword was a result to be proud of.
for Evelyn herself, in addition to mastering buff magic, she can also cast debuff magic to her opponents.she also has sword skills although not as great as James. So, as soon as he threw the debuffs at the Ogres, he directly came forward and slashed at them.
the rest went smoothly.this time I also fought even though there were not many Ogres that I killed. at most only three. as a supporter, I usually protect them if they are careless against monster attacks. like Anna who was almost hit by an Ogre, I made an ice wall to ward off the attack.
James was also careless.he instead casually laughed after Killing the three Ogres. he would probably have bounced and been hurt pretty badly had I not hurriedly thrown wind magic at Ogre who was preparing to kick him from the side.
Evelyn was the one who kept her guard up until the end of the fight, so she did not need any support from me at all.
three hours passed and the battle was finally over. I told them to rest and take the thumbs of those monsters as proof that we had completed the mission. Besides, I would also skin them later. according to Susan, the price of Ogre Snow leather is quite expensive because it has a strong resistance to cold.
I decided to go inside their lair to make sure that all the monsters had been exterminated.That was fortunately a reality when I entered Goa. I used my search magic and did not find an Ogre either. Fortunately, there was no human victim. The blood was the blood of the sheep raised by the village.
alright, I will skin the Ogres and return to the Guild after that. I will hand over the money-sharing of this mission to them only later.
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that afternoon, we finally returned from the hill that became the nest of the Snow Ogres.we still found the village empty when we were done.naturally, the air was also getting colder. we also quickly want to fall after tired of hunting.
half an hour later, we arrived at the Guild. oh, it was still the man who served at the reception desk.we approached him and gave evidence of our quarry. the receptionist was stunned when he realized that we had managed to kill all the Ogres.
"I thank you for not only Killing the five Ogres as stated in the Quest, you guys even finished off all of them. In appreciation we will double your reward to double. since the initial prize is fifty silver coins, you will receive one gold coin."
excitement came out from James and Evelyn. Anna too. We decided to pay with 100 silver coins only so that the distribution was easy. Anna decided to do the same for us that kind of money was nothing but for them, it was a lot of money.
in exchange for Anna's kindness, I promised to treat her to a full meal at the La-Sa Guild restaurant in the capital later.
with a cheerful heart, we walked back towards the inn.