LV999 Villager - Volume 3 - Chapter 11.24

Chapter 11, Part 24

An Endless Journey

「It’s raining…… How convenient. This will further hide our scent 」

Balmung muttered as he gazed at the image displayed on the Digder• Relic • Monitor that had been installed in a tree near the bridge.

A group made up of more than a dozen people, who were covered by hoods that seemed capable of protecting them from the rain, the wind and the strong rays of the sun, which also seemed to be composed mainly of the elderly, walked slowly behind a group of what seemed to be the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku•, which unlike the others, did not wear any type of hood to protect themselves from the weather, which allowed everyone to clearly see their figures.

The Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• didn’t look at all like the kind of beast their name actually indicated, if not for the animal ears and tail they had, they would even look very human-like.

However, even if they hid their ears and tails, which shape varied between each individual, it would still be difficult to call them humans.

This was due to a subtle difference between the two races. Their physique. The Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• had a body larger than that of humans.

The huge body full of massive muscles of the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• make them look as if they had been born for combat, in fact, one could even say that they appeared to be a herd of Takakos. There were also some women among the group of Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku•, but since their bodies were smaller than men’s, their figures could not be seen as well as that of men.

On the other hand, Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• Younglings, who wore clothing that appeared to be made of animal skin and cloth, and carried cloth bags over their shoulders, as well as knives that seemed to have been taken from humans, at first glance looked like civilized people.

「Palna-san…… this……」

「…… I know. But we are not in Earth Clear…… their circumstances could be completely different from yours」

The Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku•, who didn’t seem to be carrying any luggage, probably because they had to quickly escape after the Eaters•Kuijin-zoku•’ attack, moved carefully towards the bridge while the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• Younglings surrounded the elderly and children to protect them.

Alice couldn’t help but compare that scene to the time during which the Demons were still chased by the Humans. She thought maybe the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• may also want to live in peace in the same way that they had wanted to.

Palna couldn’t help but think about it after remembering all the mistakes she had made in the past. However, this world was different from Earth Clear, and the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• they were different from Demons. And in the current situation, everyone could end up being killed if someone let their guard down. That’s why Palna finally decided that she could not give herself the freedom to think about the circumstances of the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• in the middle of that situation in which they lacked any kind of information. Even if they refrained from fighting right now, the resentment that both parties felt after having fought for so long would definitely not disappear overnight. What everyone should do became clear after taking all those things into consideration.

「…… Soon, they will reach the other side of the bridge. Get ready」

Everyone silently nodded in response to Balmung’s words the moment one of the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• was crossing the bridge above their heads. After seeing everyone’s determined gaze, Balmung smirked and waited for the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• to reach the target, then, when most of the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• found themselves within range of the trap, Balmung held up five fingers, and began lowering them one by one as a countdown.

「Now!」

Then, the moment Balmung lowered all his fingers, a great rush of hot air, and the intense sound of an explosion, which made everyone want to cover their ears, could be felt everywhere. The great explosion produced by the trap prepared by Resistance caught the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• by surprise, and many of them ended up being thrown into the river.

However, despite the fact that Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• had been directly caught by that explosion, most of them seemed to have suffered only minor injuries.

「Don’t give them time to recover! Everyone…… attack!」

「「 「「 UuuooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 」」 」」 」

However, although Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• had not received much damage, those who fell into the river still ended up being caught by the electrified trap that had been installed there, and were clearly having a hard time regaining their freedom. Seeing that situation, the members of Resistance let out a battle cry as they took advantage of that advantageous situation to attack.

The magic guns carried by members of Resistance didn’t just fire a single magic bullet at a time. Each time they fired, they reloaded their magic guns with magical power to fire their next shot, so they were able to fire non-stop. Menou, Alice, Palna and Krull, the magicians of Earth Clear, who did not possess a magic gun used their own magic to shoot flames at the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• that they were inside a cloud of water vapor that rose after the water was evaporated by the explosion.

That ruthless flurry of attacks fell on the motionless Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku•.

「…… ¿Huh?」

At that moment, Balmung began to feel strangely uncomfortable.

A resonant and rhythmic sound could be heard every time someone fired their gun or cast their magic at the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku•, however, immediately thereafter, an explosive sound could also be heard making everyone want to cover their ears.

It was clear that the explosive sound was not being caused by their attacks, but by something that those were colliding with. In fact, despite the fact that everyone continued to attack relentlessly, the resonant and rhythmic sound produced by their attacks seemed to cease immediately.

Actually, immediately before they started their attack, the sound of something heavy could be heard rapidly falling into the river from the top of the bridge, however, due to the rising vapor cloud, everyone’s vision ended up being blocked, which prevented them from understanding what was happening.

「Everyone, stop attacking! Use wind magic to dissipate the vapor! We need to regain our visual field!」

Immediately afterward, the vanguard members used some magic to launch a gust of wind with which they gradually began to dissipate the steam. Immediately after the steam dissipated completely, Balmung and the other members of Resistance could clearly see the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• who had been caught up in the trapーー,

「This must be a joke…… It is, right!?」

「Hey Hey hey……! Hey-hey-hey-hey, this isn’t right, it is not damn right!」

Everyone screamed, unable to believe what was happening.

Despite the flurry of attacks they had launched, the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• seemed to be completely unharmed, and they were still struggling to break free from the trap they had fallen into.

But that wasn’t the worst.

In front of the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku•, who were fighting to release themselves from the trap behind a large fragment of the bridge of 10 meters in diameter approximately, which seemed to have received all attacks, were a thin man, covered by a large hood that covered his whole body, holding the bridge fragment.

Everyone was puzzled as they saw that man using that fragment of the bridge to protect the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• while protecting himself from their attacks with his own hands. It was clear that that piece of the bridge had an extraordinary weight. However, no one could deny that fact after seeing how that man was still easily holding that fragment of the bridge with his thin arms.

「A-……Ace. The Ace is here!」

Shouted one of the members of Resistance with his face distorted by shock.

Before coming here, the only thing that was known about Ace, about who Balmung had actually only been able to hear a few things about, was that he kept his face hidden with a hood, making his true identity totally unknown. However, the existence of the Young Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• Girl with large light orange eyes and a pair of yellow ears and a fluffy foxtail, which was attached to the Ace, make it clear to everyone that he was a Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku•.

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「…………… ¿Kagami-……san?」

However, as the alarmed members of Resistance, who had panicked at the arrival of the Ace, were trying to regain control, Alice, with a blank look, murmured those words as she saw the man who was in front of her.