Raising Paladins

Episode 58. Each role (1)

Dugu dugu dugu!

Five horses with five people on board were galloping across the border.

It was the horse that Carl, Maysa, Hanson, Tyra and Jamie rode.

After being informed of the situation, those who hurriedly borrowed horses from the Fruit Merchant set off for Tournoble.

that was a few hours ago.

“I ran at full speed, and the gates will appear soon!”

Said the guard, Jamie, who was running ahead.

Soon after, I saw the city walls of Tournoble embracing the whitish moonlight in the distance.

It was a place where wheat farming made a lot of money, but because it was a peaceful city, only enough walls were installed to block scavengers and bandits.

It was a fortress wall built by mixing rocks and mud with a height of about 3m.

“Slow down and calm the horses.”

said Carl, who was in the lead.

He jumped off the horse and stroked the scruff of the horse’s neck, which was steaming hot as it ran.

purr-.

I made a tour to see if the horse was in a good mood.

When all those who followed also dismounted, Carl said.

“You have to keep the noise down as much as possible. Knolls are monsters with sharp ears, so they can hear sounds from far away.”

The sword pointed at the walls of Tournoble exposed under the moonlight.

Especially near the castle gate.

It was far away and dark, so I couldn’t see it in detail, but small, pitch-black things were swarming near the gate.

Occasionally, I saw a few that were about as tall as an adult man.

“omg!”

Tira saw it and quickly covered her mouth.

“I-are those monsters… … ?”

Hanson and Meisa also look bad.

They weren’t as pale as Tyra’s, but their faces were rather rigid.

I grew up hearing about monsters that existed in the past since I was little, but it was my first time seeing them in person.

“It seems that the number has increased. sh*t… … .”

After tying the horses to the bush, the party prostrated themselves on a hill overlooking the castle.

Among them, Jamie’s words were taken by Carl.

“Goblins have a habit of multiplying rapidly. Especially after hunting big prey.”

“If it’s a big prey, did you kill an animal?”

“Maybe, but probably not. Most of the animals have a sensitive sense of smell, so they can detect the foul-smelling goblin smell from afar. maybe… … .”

“… … ?”

“It must be the corpses of the wheat farmers who were said to have been attacked outside Tournoble. Or soldiers captured in battle.”

“… … !”

A look of rage crept across Jamie’s face.

“I’ll take those of mine right now… … !”

As he drew his sword and ran away, the sword stopped him.

“Unless ash is applied, an iron blade is one of the best reflections of the moonlight. If you run away now, you are putting us all at risk.”

“Kuh… … !”

“I have an idea, calm down.”

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Jamie’s chubby face.

It was only natural that the goblins devoured his colleagues and village farmers who had been laughing and chatting together just a few days ago.

But since everything Carl said was right, he managed to get his mind back.

“Since the battle is urgent right now, I will serve as the temporary leader. If everyone follows my instructions, you will be able to safely enter the city gates.”

Carl turned to the people.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

“Okay, then for convenience, I will give instructions in short language from now on. If you make a mistake, you will lose your life in a battle, so put more emphasis on practicality than manners.”

“All right!”

Carl used his scabbard to draw on the moonlit floor.

It was a kind of drawing of a battle order.

“With Tyra, who has no fighting ability, in the middle, I lead, Meisa and Hanson on the left and right, and Jamie at the rear, driving the horse. It’s obvious that the goblins who heard the sound of the horses’ hooves will come running towards us. Ignore them and run straight to the castle gate.”

“Are you ignoring the guys running in front of you?”

“A goblin is only the size of a child. If the horse is not frightened, the speed and weight of the galloping horse are enough to crush it.”

Tira’s complexion became even paler at the word ‘crushing’.

But his eyes were determined.

Because she, too, came with the mission of treating the wounded soldiers who must be suffering inside the castle of Tournoble.

Besides, I felt the confidence that I could do anything with Carl.

“The problem is play. If it was the game that defeated Baron Heldern, he would probably do something.”

“I’ll take care of that, don’t worry.”

“… … Are you sure you’re okay? If we fail, it will be a really irreparable blow to Tournoble.”

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Jamie had also heard about the knife.

He was an unprecedented man who appeared in a shabby outfit with a wooden sword and passed the top marks in both writing and practical skills.

However, I thought that it was only a test, and the real battle was different.

however.

‘Everybody’s putting a lot of trust in him…’ … .’

Tyra, Hanson, and Maysa.

All of them were filled with faith in their eyes looking at the knife.

Those eyes were the eyes that Tournoble’s priests and guards used to show to Greg, a veteran combat priest.

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Jaime also felt it at once because he had been a guard at the temple for a long time.

“Trust me, there are no mistakes.”

“All right.”

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Jamie nodded.

“Then, check each of your weapons and leave immediately.”

“yes!”

Sreureung-.

Carl pulled out his real sword.

It’s a sword you stole from Turner, the former scavenger captain.

At that time, the teeth were missing in places and the handle was weak, but in the meantime, the knife was sharpened on a whetstone and oiled every day, and now it is completely new.

visor!

Meisa also drew her steel sword.

It was not a universal longsword or broadsword type sword.

It was a type of rapier that was useful for thrusting rather than cutting, as the blade was thin and the tip was sharpened.

It was a sword mainly used by aristocrats for duels, and she had brought her rapier, which she had loved since she was a child.

A broadsword would probably be good for a mount battle or a one-on-one battle, but Meisa, a weapon maniac, thought that a familiar weapon would be more terrifying than an unfamiliar powerful weapon.

thud!

Hanson’s weapon of choice was an iron club.

It was just a long, thick, dark iron rod with a bandage wrapped around the handle.

It seems very ignorant, but in fact, considering Hanson’s natural size and strength, there was no weapon like this.

Anything like a steel sword or an oak shield would be split in one blow.

‘… … what? This feeling that everyone is a veteran fighter?’

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Jaime, who had also pulled out his sword, was a bit embarrassed.

Carl was the first passer with a lot of rumors, so even so, even Meisa, the daughter of an aristocratic family, and Hanson, whom he had never seen before, were exuding tremendous momentum.

Besides, Tira doesn’t have a weapon, but she is said to be a healing priest.

It was clear that there was something out of the ordinary.

‘Temple of Dawning in Meirium… … He said he collapsed and collapsed, but that’s completely different from the rumors?’

After a while, everyone got on their horses.

Carl, who made up his mind by making eye contact with everyone, immediately shouted.

“Hey!”

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!

Five horses rushing from the hill towards the castle like a gale!

As if the tension and excitement of the riders had been conveyed, the horses also rushed forward with unprecedented power.

Then, the goblins that had been loitering around the castle looked this way.

“Kiyik?!”

Ssssssss-

A huge number of goblins, probably a hundred!

Their black skin and glowing yellow eyes, all looking back at them in unison, was a sight that would make any normal person urinate on their own.

but.

“Break through! Light it up, Tyra!”

“yes!”

Tira ran while being protected in the middle of the formation.

Surprisingly, she let go of the reins and ran, striking the flint with both hands.

This was possible because Tira grew up on a farm and learned to take care of horses and cows from an early age.

Tuck, Tuck!

Chick!

Soon after, the torch prepared in advance was lit.

‘Tira, that’s quite right.’

It was Carl’s idea when he saw that appearance.

Previously, Terrence, the son of the head of the Fruit Merchant, said that Tira had been the daughter of a farm family famous for her fists when she was young, but that doesn’t sound like nonsense.

“Kieek?!”

Fields outside Tournoble with endless wheat fields.

There, the brightly lit sword and the party ran towards the wall.

The goblins rushed at them with grotesque screams at the sound of fire and the sound of horses hooves.

“Pierce!”

Bubbubbubbuck!

“Keeek!”

The goblins bounced off the body of the horse riding the sword that was running in the lead.

Shortly thereafter, at the words of Meisa and Hanson, who were running on either side, small goblins surged up.

“Where!”

“die!”

Shoot!

Meisa’s rapier pierces the jumped goblin’s neck and is retrieved.

f*ck!

Hanson swung a huge iron club and tore the goblin’s head out of the air.

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Jamie, who was running from the back, ran while trampling on the goblins that the three people in front had knocked down.

Quadduk!

An eerie sound of bones and flesh being crushed exploded one after another.

“There is play ahead! Be careful!”

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Jamie spotted a gnoll far ahead and warned him.

The distance between the horse riding the leading sword and the play is less than 5 meters!

Unlike goblins, it was large and had a long neck like hyenas, so even a person riding on a horse could bite it.

“Aagh!”

Knoll jumped at breakneck speed.

That moment.

The steel sword he was holding glistened in the moonlight.

Shook!

Denggung!

Gnoll’s neck, thicker than a boar’s neck and tough-skinned, was slashed with a single sword to his astonishment.

A look of amazement appeared on Jamie’s face.

‘how… … ?!’

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Just by looking at his appearance, it seems that Carl could fight the farmers of Tournoble and lose.

However, such delicate swordsmanship and the elegance contained within it, especially its formidable power, were far beyond Jamie’s common sense.

“Jamie, forward!”

“yes!”

There was no time to admire or continue.

Carl’s name was called, and Jamie quickly rode his horse to join the lead.

And now he shouted at the top of the gates of Tournoble, which was not far away.

“it’s me! Jamie! I came with the priests of Meirium! Hurry up and open the door!”

Then, the guards, who were fighting the goblins by throwing stones and shooting arrows on top of the gate, were delighted.

“Wow, come! Jamie is back!”

“Meirium volunteers!”

“Open the gates! hurry!”

In front of the castle gate, which was empty thanks to Carl’s party drawing attention with their splendid skills.

A couple of goblins remained, but they were killed immediately after being attacked by Carl, Maysa, and Hanson’s weapons.

What a profit!

The great gates opened.

The party rode their horses through the gate without slowing down.

“Close it! The monsters are back!”

The goblins couldn’t catch up with the speed of the horse and hadn’t reached the gate yet.

The guards quickly closed the gate.

thud!

hee hee hee!

After the bloody charge, white steam spurted out from the bodies of the horses.

As Carl and his party were catching their breath for a moment, one of the guards who seemed to be in charge quickly approached them.

Carl asked him without getting off his horse.

“Where is City Hall? A temporary combat command post.”

“ah! This is the mansion of Baron Heldern!”

“Okay. Can I pay the toll later?”

“Oh, of course! Go ahead!”

Dugu dugu dugu!

Carl and his companions rode off, with Maysa, whose face was full of worry, in the lead.

“Follow me!”