Chapter 56 (1/2)

Orcs were attacking? My face instantly distorted and formed wrinkles. Gorba’s brainwashing wasn’t released when Ragneos died?

“Tell me more.”

-The orcs are currently destroying Windia. Kerenos asked for help because they aren’t enough!

It must be serious if Kerenos was asking for help. I knew him well. If he said so, it was clear that the damage was more serious than expected. I remembered the orc soldiers I had seen. They gave off a terrible feeling that had made me shudder. I was too complacent. I should’ve handled Gorba at that time. Seeing the orc children running and playing, it seemed they wanted to protect their peace as much as possible. Now things went wrong.

“Did the orc chieftain also come and attack?”

-No. There was no sighting of the orc chieftain.

If so, there would be a chance.

“I’ll come as quickly as possible.”

-Yes, Father. I’ll be waiting.

The call ended with these words. Mido spoke from next to me, “Grandfather, what were you talking about? Orcs attacking?”

“Orcs invaded Windia.”

“Huh? Grandfather, are you in Windia right now?”

“Yes. Now it is becoming a mess.”

Jeongdo heard this and interrupted, “This is serious. The orcs have an average level of 100. They probably won’t last long. Windia’s knights aren’t good enough?”

Shit. I knew this but my heart started being rapidly again after hearing it. Behind me, the beeping continued to ring out constantly. It briefly stopped when I got off the car. I raised my hand to them and approached the foreign car in front of me. The owner’s phone number could be seen through the window.

...XX. Let’s hear this damn person’s voice. I raised my phone and called this number right away. There was a brief ringing before someone answered. The voice of the man was younger than I expected.

-Hello.

“Is your car parked in XX alley?”

I didn’t bring up the main topic at first. This might be an infuriating situation but it was bad if it could be solved through dialogue.

-Yes. So what?

“Would you mind moving your car? The cars aren’t able to pass through here. I think you just need to move it a little bit.”

-Ah, I thought you were the police and was scared. What is the car number? I have several cars.

The young man’s voice was hoarse like he had just woken up. He was starting to speak down to me.

“It is the 2018 one.”

-Ah, that... However, I can’t move it right now because I’m overseas.

Overseas?

“Then what should I do? I have to pass by.”

-Can’t you just reverse?

“No, if you aren’t parked well then shouldn’t your first words be to apologize?”

I was polite to the end but the person on the other end of the phone was rude.

-This XXing old man. Why do you have so much to say? Just go back! Aish, waking me up for this. I’m so angry. I’m hanging up! Damn old man!

Dduk-

“Hah. Look at this little brat...?”

The beeping was still coming from behind me. They didn’t seem to even be looking at what was going on with me. Oh, the lid opened after a long time...

I was forced to do something else. I returned to the car and my grandchildren spoke. “Grandfather. Well?”

“Are they coming here?”

I sighed deeply as I remembered the call. At the same time, I felt a deep anger inside me. I told them, “Guys, hold on tightly.”

“Huh?”

“Why?”

“Don’t ask why and just grab onto something.”

My grandchildren held onto the handle tightly. At the same time, White started beeping. The cars in the back thought I was retaliating and honked. I looked at them in the rearview mirror and stepped on the accelerator. White’s wheels started to smoke from the sudden charge.

My grandchildren looked puzzled by the situation.

“W-What?”

“Grandfather?!”

Along with the rough engine sound, White shot forward and smashed the side of the foreign car in front of us! It made a loud sound. At the same time, the car moved slightly and the side mirror seemed to have fallen off. I stepped on the accelerator without hesitation. The people in the cars behind me were watching the situation. I waved at them and left leisurely.

After a while, we emerged on the other side of the road and MIdo asked with anxious eyes, “Grandfather, is this okay? It’s a pretty expensive car.”

“A car driven by such a stupid guy is no better than a piece of shit.”

Jeongdo and Mido nodded at the same time.

* * *

Kerenos continued to fight the orc warriors. The Sylphid Knights put the safety of the residents first. They were blocking the orcs in the front line.

“Wind Blast!”

Wind swept over the orcs’ entire body. The orcs screamed at the sheer number of attacks.

“Kuweeoh! Human, you are pretty good!”

One orc managed to get out of the range of Wind Blast and charged over. The earth cried out with every step and the axe swung in a threatening manner. Kerenos used the second style of his storm spear. “Whirlwind!”

A giant tornado engulfed the orc. The bloody orc knelt down while still struggling forward. Simultaneously, another axe flew.

‘...Damn. There is no end.’

Once again, it was impossible to deal with these many orcs on his own. He thought he could hold on until the villagers escaped through the south gate but it wasn’t as easy as he thought. His magic power was half gone. Then someone showed up.

“Fast Heal, Bless, Divine Blessing, Light's Blessing.”

His health and magic power gradually recovered and he felt full of energy. He turned his head and saw someone he knew.

Kerenos opened his mouth, “You’re late.”

“You should thank me for coming now.”

“The old man?”

“He’ll be coming soon.”

Kerenos didn’t know why he felt strength when he heard this. Perhaps he was relying on the old man without even knowing it. He was smiling and shaking his head when more orcs came running. Kerenos muttered, “Damn. They are coming again.”

“Can you do it?”

“I can do it with your help.”

“Okay, leave it to me.”

The corners of his lips curved at her pretty reliable words. Kerenos grabbed his spear again and soon 30 minutes passed...

He complained, “Sigh, it’s so hard that I’m going to die.”

“You are truly amazing. I knew you were strong but I didn’t expect it to be like this.”

“I also didn’t know it would be this much.”

“You’re lying.” She smiled as she looked around at the signs of fierce fighting.

Kerenos’ mouth was dry.

‘The vibrant market is in ruins.’

His hometown, Windia, was devastated. Black smoke rose everywhere and sound kept entering his ears. The burning smell pierced his nose. Then someone came rushing over. “Captain! Are you okay?”