Chapter 4.2 - Princess Olia’s Task with Sky-High Reward Part 2 (1/2)
In the southern part of Ximengsi Continent, there was a place called Greenton Forest within which a Princess unknowingly traveled with a mighty being.
Clyde accepted Princess Olia’s commission and entered her employment together with his sister Lucifer. Then, they went together to Greenton Forest to hunt. Princess Saras understood Clyde’s intentions, so she continued to disguise herself as a captured slave.
There were no strong demonic beasts within the Greenton Forest area. The most dangerous beasts only reached the rank of a wild-beast. Those black knights brought along by Princess Olia were more than enough to deal with these wild beasts. Most of the time, she opted to stay in Clyde’s carriage. Once there, she would often chat with Lucifer. Both of them were Lolitas, so it was easier for them to find common topics of conversation. Soon, they began chatting happily together as if they had been close friends for many years. Over their travels, the two became increasingly amiable.
“Lucifer, is he really your big brother? How come I feel that you two aren’t of a similar type?”
“Olia, of course, we are! That is your misconception. Don’t pay attention to those particulars!”
Clyde didn’t dare to relax. In the Greenton Forest ahead, over 10,000 soldiers hid behind various trees. Those soldiers used trees and thick bushes as cover while aiming lethal arrows at the Augusta Empire’s Black Knight Regiment that had just entered the forest. They were well hidden. Had it not been for their detection by Lucifer’s bats, Clyde alone might not have noticed them.
Just when Clyde was hesitating about whether to tell Princess Olia of the ambush waiting in the front, the hidden troops launched an attack. Over ten thousand arrows were simultaneously released, and countless arrows flew out from the dense forest. Like a thousand wasps, the black streaks caused havoc among the knights. Yelping in surprise, the members of Augusta Empire’s Black Knight Regiment were unable to control their panicking war-horses. In addition, the penetrating power of those arrows was too powerful. Although the members of Black Knight Regiment wore heavy armor, in front of these powerful arrows, their fearsome protection instantly became like paper. Soon, black knights fell to the ground, never to rise again.
“Poisoned arrows, they truly are sufficiently prepared!”
After the two horses pulling Clyde’s carriage of Clyde were shot by the arrows, they foamed at the mouth, collapsing and dying on the spot. Those arrows, however, were unable to puncture the protective energy surrounding Clyde’s body. He just stretched his hand and grabbed one. Afterward, he returned that poison arrow the same way it had come, and a blood-curdling scream resounded from behind the trees. An archer had been killed on the spot.1
The army attacking Augusta Empire was not composed of Adrian Empire’s troops. The soldiers hailed from Saxton Empire, another important member of “Victor Alliance.” This empire was well-known for its defensive might. Crossbows and archers were mainstream there. This time, it was unknown where they had gained this courage from: they had actually given up their consistent defensive counterattack tactics and taken the initiative to attack.
“You two, leave! Alas, the other side came prepared, but the alliance will not make things difficult for mercenaries.”
Princess Olia looked around for a while to judge her situation. The other side had completely surrounded this place. The over 2,000 knights under her leadership had already suffered heavy casualties. Many had been killed by those poisonous arrows. Only the area around the carriage where they were staying hadn’t receive a direct attack because of Clyde’s mysterious power. Those arrows couldn’t penetrate through Clyde’s mysterious protective screen.
“Princess Olia, I have accepted the commission. Thus, I will protect you no matter what. Please wait until everything is over, but please keep everything confidential!”
“This… fine.”
Originally, Princess Olia had wanted to leave the carriage to separate herself from Clyde, but, Lucifer stopped her. At this moment, the final remaining black knights were also shot down. Augusta Empire’s over 2,000 soldiers were annihilated just like this. After determining that only a small number of people remained, the other side walked out of the dense forest and surrounded the carriage.
The soldiers of Saxton Empire wore silver armor. They were equipped with just a dagger at their sides, a crossbow in their hands, and a quiver filled with arrows on their backs. They cautiously trampled over the corpses of Augusta Empire’s soldiers and surrounded Clyde’s carriage. Clyde made Olia hide within before standing outside the carriage.
“Leave voluntarily if you are a mercenary. We are just looking for Princess Olia!”