CHAPTER 496: THE CORRECT METHOD OF USING A VOICE RECORDER (2/2)
Today’s sun came earlier than it had ever before. With the Undead horde surrounding the village, the villagers were barely able to get any sleep at all, each more tired than the other as they dragged themselves out of their homes, dark rings around their eyes.
When the first ray of sunlight hit me, I gently shook the blonde girl resting by me. Her sleeping face was a sight to behold. The way her mouth was slightly ajar as she breathed in and out was especially alluring. Her faint fragrance was a feast for my senses as I hugged her to sleep last night. And perhaps it was because I was with her, but she seemed to have rested well too. In fact, her frosty demeanour threatened to fall apart as she woke up with a smile on her lips. Seeing that, I couldn’t help but want her to rest a little longer. But the sun had risen, and it was now time to fight.
With the village completely surrounded, there was no avenue of retreat to be had. If the Vampire did not have anything else up his sleeves… No. He had to have something!
Regardless, there was no escaping without a fight now. All I needed now was an excuse to take Nicole away without her hating me.
Under the leadership of Leeder, the villagers had gathered up all the horses and carriages they could find. These were meant to transport the young and elderly in the village. Bandwagons weren’t exactly the most suited for our purposes, but thanks to the hard work of the carpenters, external defenses had been bolted onto the wagons in the form of metal boards and planks. It was a difficult task, but it was all for the children and elderly.
The young men of the village had gathered with simple weapons, some dressed in leather armor. Those who weren’t armored wore more layers of clothes than usual. Even though a layer or two of hemp clothing wasn’t going to change much in the battle, it at least gave them some degree of comfort.
So… the question now was… should I leap off the roof while hugging Regine?
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As I seriously pondered this question, Regine began to stir, rubbing her eyes gently as she murmured, “mmm… Master? Is it dawn?”
“Mhm.”
Judging by the sun, it was probably five to six in the morning now. The villagers below were all hustling and bustling about like a bunch of worker ants. As the men prepared themselves for battle, the women helped to pack up all the valuables.
To be honest, Leeder was an admirable leader. Under his leadership, the villagers had gone about their work efficiently. If only… Bah. I’ll just head down to say hi first.
I leapt off the roof with Regine in my arms then slowly approached the man. Upon spotting me, he stiffened a little, which was only to be expected, seeing as I slaughtered dozens of his comrades not too long ago. Even now, I still did not know how I was going to explain that to the family of the deceased.
Leeder promptly lowered his head. “Good morning, sir, what are your orders?”
“Nothing in particular, I just wanted to have a look.” I swept my eyes across the busy villagers, spotting a number of unaccompanied children on carriages. I couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt in my heart then. “Those children…”
Leeder immediately knew what I was referring to. He solemnly nodded his head and answered, “are all the children of my brothers… Even… if they are no longer here, I cannot just leave their offspring to die in the village…”
“I see…” I let out a long sigh, my heart a maelstrom of emotions right now. If I hadn’t killed those bandits, they would have gone on to rob more innocents. At the same time, those bandits that I killed had their own families as well… Sigh…
Seeing me silent for a while, Leeder first looked around before boldly asking, “Sir, do you think our escape will work?”
“It will!:
Of course, it would work. It was just a matter of whether those villagers would be with us when we escaped. I couldn’t be sure how many of them would escape successfully, but I couldn’t show the slightest hint of hesitation in front of them. That was the only way I could get them to agree to my plans. At that point, their opinion on this matter wouldn’t matter.
As I spent more time in this world, I was beginning to understand how much being powerless was a curse and a sin at the same time…
Still, Leeder was visibly comforted by my confidence, revealing a smile of his own in the process. “Sir, once we’ve successfully escaped, where should we go to live? After all, our village is…”
“Where is not an issue as long as we have money.”
I knew how bad their financial situation was at the moment. That was why when he asked that question, I generously pulled out a wooden chest from my dimensional ring to back my words. The chest wasn’t locked so its lid came off when the chest banged against the ground. At the same time, it spat out a bunch of gold coins…
Without wasting anymore words, I kicked open the lid, revealing an almost blinding pile of gold.
“Gold… so much gold…”
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Having been presented with a miraculously large pile of gold, the villagers, including Leeder, all had on a blank-faced stare as if they were under some sort of spell.
To the villagers of Lyon who hadn’t been out of their village much, such a pile of gold was even more shocking than the Vampire’s invasion. A number of them rubbed their eyes and smacked themselves, just in case this was a dream of some sort. In fact, there were even those who were drooling…