Chapter 19.2: ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐ (๐)
Chapter 19.2: ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐ (๐)
As Johan advanced, swinging his mace, three fell, blood spraying. A blow to the torso was severely damaging. Johan smiled contentedly. The weapon, found on the road, was useful.
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As more than half fell, the remaining mercenaries began to flee without orders. Johan was puzzled.
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โ๐๐ช๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ?โ
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On second thought, one of the men he killed, who wielded a shortsword, did seem like a Captain. . .
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Johan quickly pursued, striking the leg of the furthest man. No need to capture all. Just enough to interrogate.
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โ๐๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฐ.โ
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Better than just one. Johan broke the fallen manโs leg, more painfully for being an archer.
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โAaaaagh!โ
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As Johan chased, the mercenaries threw their weapons and fled, shivering at the thought of him following.
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๐๐ก๐ฎ๐!
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He managed to catch another. As the opponent drew a dagger, Johan slapped both cheeks.
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โYou b*stard. . .โ
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The opponent, still venomous, continued to talk. Johan broke one arm to prevent mischief, then the other as the eyes still showed life. Then the opponent cried out.
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โAh, my lord. I was wrong!โ
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โRealize your mistake?โ
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โYes! Yes! Deeply!โ
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Unlike other mercenaries who cursed or acted rough, the impassive breaking of each arm was terrifyingly filthy.
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โ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ. . . ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด!โ
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๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
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โThis brat! How dare you challenge us!โ
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Enraged, Gamson tried to strike down the fallen one, but Goran stopped him.
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โWhy are you stopping me!โ
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โHeโs not the one you caught. Rookie.โ
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โBut we can kill those who attacked us right away, canโt we!โ
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โI wonโt stop you, try it if you want.โ
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Meanwhile, Johan returned. Johan asked Gamson, looking at him.
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โWhatโs going on?โ
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โUh. . . nothing.โ
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Gamson stumbled back. Seeing Johan covered in blood, he lost his nerve. In one hand, Johan even held the head of a twitching mercenary.
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โYouโve all worked hard.โ
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โNo! Thanks to you, Johan-nim, we were able to save our lives. Thank you so much!โ
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Goran bowed respectfully, his gratitude sincere. As a wandering knight, there were some doubts about his abilities, but the recent scene cleared them all. Indeed, a knight is a knight. He rushed into battle, hardly armored, and butchered several men in the blink of an eye, a chilling sight.
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โWhat are we going to do with this guy?โ
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โTake him to the city and sell him as a slave, right? Since weโre on our way there anyway. . .โ
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โNot a bad idea, but first, I have questions. We need to find out who hired this guy.โ
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โWhat? Heโs just a bandit.โ
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โWe can take on bandit requests too.โ
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Johan called out to Eldans. Eldans, who was hiding and trembling between the carriages, stuck his head out.
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โIs it, is it over?โ
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โItโs over, you can come out now.โ
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Eldans came out with a sigh. He had no idea what was going on.
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โThey say words have consequences, but the bandit b*stards really. . .โ
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โ. . .?โ
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Johan scanned Eldansโ expression. He didnโt seem to be lying.
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It was clear that they werenโt targeting Johan. And there was no one who would hire mercenaries to target those seemingly worthless mercenaries. . .
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Only the merchant was left?
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โHey. Did you catch the two of them?โ
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โThe knight caught them.โ
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โLetโs take them and sell them as slaves. These trashy b*stards. How dare they rob! They will be cursed by God.โ
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โLetโs hear their story first.โ
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Johan lifted his mace over his shoulder and asked.
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โWho ordered you?โ
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โW-We donโt know anything!โ
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๐๐ก๐ฐ๐๐๐ค!
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As soon as the words were out, Johan swung his mace. The broken knee shattered.
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โAaaahhh!โ
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โDid you think I caught you to hear you say you donโt know anything? Spit it out! Spit out the answer I want.โ
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The mercenaries swallowed their saliva at Johanโs appearance. He looked to be around twenty years old, but his flawless appearance was no joke. They wondered what kind of family he had trained in.
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โIf you donโt want to live as a cripple for the rest of your life, spit out the answer. Now. One! Two!โ
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โT-The Captain knows! He just said to rob that merchant guy! So! So!โ
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The captured one shouted out in a hurry. Then everyoneโs eyes turned to Eldans.
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โMilord Eldans. What is this? You didnโt say anything like this.โ
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โI donโt know anything about this either!โ
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โDonโt tell me you tried to save money. . .โ
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โIf I knew someone was after me, I would have hired more mercenaries, why would I gamble with my life?!โ
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Eldans argued as if he was frustrated. Goran frowned but accepted it.
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โI understand.โ
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The reward that Eldans offered was not bad. Three Empire coins per day and one Empire silver coin every time a fight broke out. Twelve coins were worth one silver coin, so it was a decent job for escorting a merchant. Eldans was not a fool who would cut corners on his life.
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He would have hired more mercenaries if he knew someone was after him. A seasoned merchant wouldnโt risk his life for a few pennies.