Is It Bad That the Main Character’s a Roleplayer? - Chapter 6

◈Episode 6 It shouldn’t have happened (6)

The messenger didn’t slow down when leaving the city. I think the guard said something when people were scared and retreated and passed through the gate, but I don’t know if it was okay.

Doo doo doo doo.

Anyway, I left the castle gate, crossed the bridge, and entered the forest. By the time the sun had already set, it was very dark in my son-in-law.

Sweet.

I glanced at the messenger’s torch flickering ahead and reloaded the entire map.

Looking at the location marker on the entire map, there is quite a bit of distance left. I think I need to go as far as the distance from the upper chamber to the castle gate, or 1.5 times that distance.

Oh, I’m so anxious because they didn’t tell me the number of survivors. If this continues, won’t they all be dead by the time we arrive?

I narrowed my eyebrows out of anxiety and wondered if I could speed up my speech even more.

There is no need for a light source as I have a light source. What about the words themselves? Somehow, I kept having an intuition that it would be okay to increase the speed even more.

After thinking about it, I lowered my body and gave a signal to the horse. The shaking of my hips became stronger, but not to the point where I couldn’t keep up with the rhythm.

“uh?!”

My horse began to move further ahead of the messenger’s horse. It may be a little difficult, but I hope you can hold on as you won’t have to speed up this much when you come back.

The messenger tried to stay behind me, but the distance widened as the words themselves made a difference.

Doo doo doo.

By the time I thought I was starting to foam up, I was getting close to the point marked on the map.

Metal sounds and demonic squeaks could be heard even through the sound of hooves.

The torches of those fighting were visible in the field of view. It was a light that showed that there were still survivors.

“Victory to my sword…”

While I was reflexively praying, a brief thought occurred to me. If this is the case, should I stop talking and walk to join them? Can’t I fight on horseback?

“Glory to heaven!”

Ah, let’s go to horseback riding! The horse wouldn’t die anyway!

“Reinforcements!”

“Reinforcements?!”

It was almost at the same time that the people at the top who were fighting fiercely discovered me and I came between them.

My blade cut down three goblins at the same time, hit two horses and crushed their heads.

“Die, you bastards!”

I realized it at the same time. A mounted battle was probably impossible.

“What!”

“Is it just one person?!”

“They said reinforcements are here!”

“Can we survive!”

It was difficult to control a fast horse with only two legs, and it was even more difficult to swing a sword and cut a small goblin into pieces.

Moreover, it is late at night now. Although there are fires here and there, it is true that it is harder to tell than during the day.

You’ll get the hang of it as you do it, but at least it’s not something you should do at this time.

“Tsk.”

As soon as I made that decision, I threw the two-hender at a goblin and jumped off the horse.

Falling from a horse with this much acceleration would have been quite a shock, but it was a game.

My body fell onto a pile of goblin corpses.

thud!

As I jumped down, my body rolled on the floor with a slight dull pain. HP was slightly reduced, but no status ailment occurred. That’s enough.

I retrieved it from the goblin with the two-hender attached to its head and swung it. The two goblins nearby were cut into pieces.

When I took a quick look, I saw that the horse had passed right through the battle site and was running away.

「❖ People in danger

∎ Move to the battle site

∎ Eliminate raiders 8 / ??

∎ Bonus: Number of survivors: 30 / 52”

Good. As soon as I arrived, they gave me the number.

I quickly checked the battlefield and identified dangerous areas. It was natural to cut down the goblins that attacked me.

Fifteen wagons and people fighting on top of them, tearing off the roofs of the wagons. Horses that are barely alive or completely lying down. Goblins flocking from all directions.

Are the things biting corpses among goblins wolves?

「Seungnyang│A cunning beast that cleverly hunts in groups. A wild cat that has been tamed by a devil is even more fierce and tough.”

When I looked at the rising spear, it was not a wolf, but a wild cat. It wasn’t a very important issue.

“You did me a good job…”

I quickly thought about it, acting out my hatred.

I’ll leave aside the carriages and goods since they are not my protection. Places with large crowds of people are also excluded. Even if I’m not around, I think they’ll be able to help each other and survive just fine.

The place to jump into first has been decided.

Suddenly!

I ran to the very front and swung the two-hender.

The goblins were clutching rusty daggers with their bony limbs, and the cat was trying to claw at them, but it was none of my business. It was all a one-shot cut anyway.

“Be careful of the bar floor!”

thud!

As I swept along the right side of the carriages lined up, one of the carriage wheels rattled slightly and the ground caved in.

If there was no one holding a torch nearby, I would have definitely missed it.

“…?!”

I was a little embarrassed because the ground I was planning to land on next was like that. However, I am a person who can hide my momentary surprise, and I am not the type of person who doesn’t turn my head when I am surprised.

He calmly stepped aside, stepped somewhere else, and thrust his blade into the center of the raised ground.

Kwasik!

Something hard yet soft got caught on the blade.

“Intestinal worm│A demon that roams the earth with a body that looks like a sheep’s intestines. “It hunts its prey with paralyzing poison secreted from its teeth.”

When I glance at it, I see a sword stuck in the head of a worm that looks like it has swelled to hundreds of times its size.

I wondered why they all went up on the wagon, but it seems like this guy was added. The reason why so many people died was probably due to that paralyzing poison.

From then on, I watched my step and continued the massacre. Thanks to the people helping me get on the sin carriage, I didn’t have to worry about swinging the sword itself, so it was much more comfortable.

Just as many corpses were added to the pile of corpses that people had accumulated by killing goblins so far.

Okay! Intestinal worms crushed by military boots are a bonus.

“What is that…”

“It’s a monster…”

Squeak.

Sigh!

But as I was tearing them to death, I found one goblin of a particularly different color.

The hobgoblin I saw in the sewer. Because it was obscured by the carriage and the darkness of the night, I thought it was just a regular goblin.

It was a big one.

Squeak?!

Hobgoblin raised his staff. Then black light flowed to the surrounding goblins.

Judging by the looks of it, it’s probably about to be buffed. If so, you can’t miss it. Supporters and healers are the first priority for elimination.

“I’ll tear you to death…!”

As soon as I found him, I ran away.

The goblins tried to stop me, but if I didn’t respond, they would stop.

「Survival Instinct│An experienced warrior must be able to take care of himself even on the battlefield, so he suggests a route to avoid attacks.

Effect: Provides 1 avoidance route,

cooldown 60 seconds”

I activated one of the skills I had recorded while leveling up.

Then a translucent arrow appeared, showing the path to take with as little damage as possible.

It may not be a skill meant to be used in times like this, but it was a trick of its own.

Anyway, I immediately stepped on the side of the carriage and ran. There was so much stuff in the carriage that it didn’t fall sideways if I stepped on it.

Crack, clap, clap!

I crossed two carriages, barely managing to step on the side of the carriage and the upper part of the railing, which was narrow. Then the hobgoblin at the front arrived right in front of us.

Squeak!!!

The goblins clinging to me while jumping over the carriage dug their nails into me. But the pain and weight were worth enduring.

I put all my strength into the hand holding the sword and raised it to cut. The goblins who sacrificed themselves to become six walls were cut off, and as I corrected my hand, I struck back and slashed the sword that had been caught in the air.

Sigh!

Are all hobgoblins destined to be impaled to death? This time, the blade of the two-hender pierced his neck instead of his head.

Sigh!

Since the location was ambiguous, it was a bonus to split it by swinging the sword.

The sword

cut open the arm of the hobgoblin from the neck, protruded from the armpit, scraped the floor, and then entered the body of another goblin.

At the same time, I let go of the sword hilt and removed the goblins and intestinal worms from my body.

Not only was my HP significantly reduced, but the paralyzing poison level also accumulated a bit. It’s still in a stable range, but if it gets bitten three or four more times, it could become dangerous. The goblins caught in

both

hands were thrown away, and I pulled out my longsword with my left hand. The right hand is still in the process of removing the devil babies from the arms and legs.

Squeak!!

But even though the boss is dead, they are still fine.

I narrowed my eyes at the goblins who were not panicking and found one fact I had missed.

There were only goblins and gutworms on the right side of the carriage I ran into, but there was one hobgoblin left on the left.

It was a lucky failure.

“Ugh!”

At that time, an NPC was about to fall out of the carriage with his ankle bitten by an intestinal worm.

“Tch.”

I made an exaggerated face and threw the long sword. Because it wasn’t for throwing, it didn’t take any compensation, so it ended up a bit far from where it was aimed, but that was enough.

The goblin’s steps as he tried to approach the NPC that fell on the sword stuck in the ground were blocked.

Sigh.

In the meantime, I quickly grabbed the two-hender and ran out. As the number of goblins decreased as I killed them, I was able to charge more easily than before.

“die…!”

In order to open the reach as wide as possible, I held on to the very end of the two-hender and struck it from top to bottom.

bang!

Two goblins that were targeting NPCs while avoiding longswords were cut in half from the top of their heads to their crotches.

“Hi!”

“Pull it up!”

“Hurry and catch it!”

“Please hold that arm!”

The NPC who almost died was scared, and the others in the carriage quickly grabbed his arm. The tooth that had been pulled up fell down on the product.

Squeak Squeak!

That guy is done with that guy, so is it now time to kill the one remaining hobgoblin?

I’m glad the paths match. I retrieved the longsword I had thrown away and swung it to the side. The head of the goblin that was jumping was separated from its neck and rolled to the side.

widely.

The longsword that cut a goblin in half returned to its belt. nice. Even when I think about what I just ordered, it really tickles me.

That’s it.

The two-hender he was holding with one hand scratched the floor slightly, and then held on to it with both hands and it floated in the air. Crack, thump. Military boots stepped over the corpses of goblins.

Great profit!!!

The end of my assault. Sensing that his life was in danger, the hobgoblin called the goblins in front of him.

However, I did not slow down my running speed, and my Two-Hender was facing forward so that it was level with the ground. The Two-Hender’s blade was approximately 1 meter long.

Kwasik!

With a couple of goblins on my shoulders, I pierced the hearts of three goblins and a hobgoblin.

Geek!

Squeak!!

“He’s dead…”

“The demons…”

Immediately after, the goblins started running around in all directions in a panic. He took out his

blood

-stained longsword and struck off the hobgoblin’s head, and—just in case—caught and killed those that were running away. The goblins who were holding the corpse’s clothes or jumping up and down were scared and ran away to the other side of the forest.

“Are you going…!”

Would it fit the concept to chase down and kill even the one who ran away? Or is it right to help people recover?

Tsk.

I got blood in my mouth. As I was fighting, a piece of goblin flesh ended up in my mouth. It was a bad result of a game that was implemented too well, I spat out and picked up the two-hender that I had neglected.

I quickly checked that the number of survivors was no longer moving from 27.

“I survived….”

“Thank you, God….”

“Who on earth is that person…?”

Oh, and mercenaries. Didn’t you say that the merchant association would separately recruit and send mercenaries?

If there is no problem with my memory, it will definitely happen, but I don’t know when it will come. The messenger seemed to have taken care of my runaway horse and joined us.

“Aaaah!”

I don’t know. Since I’m a mercenary, it would fit my concept to sleep and chase after him first. The moment I took a step forward with that thought in mind, a heated scream hit my ears.

“Demon energy has invaded!”

“There is no medicine!”

“There are sedatives…!”

Later, a game setting came to mind.

「Demon Energy Erosion│A person attacked by a demon has a certain probability to be eroded by demonic energy.

As the erosion value increases, various status abnormalities are granted, and in severe cases, you can turn into a demon.”

I remember that in the original work, whenever you take damage from a demon, the value accumulates at a certain probability. Were there various status ailments in 10 percent increments?

Still, it wasn’t difficult to manage. If I buy medicine from the temple or get purified, I feel better.

Crucially, there was no need to worry about the Demon Knight profession. Maybe it’s because I already have a devil on my arm, but the erosion value hasn’t accumulated at all!

“Take it.”

“yes?”

Regardless, I had that medicine right now.

Is it because the initially provided items are common to all professions? They gave it to the Demon Knight profession even though it was an item they didn’t need.

「Demon energy antidote│A pill that purifies the demonic energy that has eroded inside a human. It quells the madness caused by the devil and brings temporary peace.”

Anyway, I threw him a medicine cabinet. Since it’s a set of 10 pills, I’m sure it will be put to good use.

“Thank you for this…!”

“Is it medicine?!”

Although it was a bit of a waste since it was a bit expensive, I felt proud to see the very realistic face of the NPC.

Okay, it’s not necessary, but it would be nice to save some NPCs.

Also, it didn’t seem like a guy who lost his family and was harmed by the devil would stand by and watch someone being harmed by the devil. So it doesn’t go against the character interpretation. It was perfect.

“Are there no bandages here?!”

“Damn, I don’t have enough sedatives…”

“Is this the antidote to magical energy?!”

“That’s all he gave me.”

“Oh my…”

But somehow I feel like I need more.

I hesitated as I walked toward the forest at night, and eventually turned toward the carriage.

Grumbling. The sword he was holding rubbed against the leather gloves and entered the scabbard on his back.

Rattling

“This?!”

“Write it.”

Taking into account the number of people remaining, I threw in another bottle of demonic energy antidote and gave the bandages initially given to those who needed bandages.

I wondered why they had packed so many early items, but I guess the intention was to use them all for something like this.

“Thank you!”

It’s not like you should be grateful to me because it was all taken care of by the game. Rather, if I charge this to the old man, will it be returned?

The game was so well made that it was puzzling.

Doo doo doo doo.

“Ah, reinforcements!”

At that moment, I saw mercenaries sent by the company running from afar—the torches they were carrying, to be exact.

The quest was over.