Chapter 35
The Real Ogre
Translator : PolterGlast
After running at full
speed for about five minutes.
I feel like it's been
a while since I've gone all out, but thanks to that, I managed to get the horde
of Lesser Ogres in my sights before the adventurers ahead were killed.
And just behind them,
I can also sense the reaction of the Ogre horde I detected yesterday.
Combined, the two
groups number about eighty in total.
"Somehow, we
managed to catch up to the adventurers before the Ogres in the back joined
them."
"...T-too fasht!
I-I thought I was gonna die!!"
Aoi, who was on my
back, started lightly tapping my head, but honestly, I don't have time for her
right now.
First, I set down
Ginia, whom I was carrying in my arms, and then I set down Aoi, who was
clinging to my back.
"Are you okay,
Ginia?"
"Y-yesh. I'm
okay!"
She seemed a little
dizzy, but Ginia stood on her own two feet and readied her sword.
Seeing that she's
still motivated even after seeing that horde of Lesser Ogres, it might be a
good idea to let her fight until the real Ogres arrive.
For now—I need to get
the adventurers ahead to leave this place.
If the main force of
Ogres from the rear joins them, they'll be killed in an instant, and I want to
avoid having to fight while protecting them.
"Hey! Can you
hear me! You adventurers, turn back immediately! There's a horde of Ogres
coming from behind you!"
I shouted a warning at
the top of my lungs, but not a single one of them listened, continuing to fight
with the horde of Lesser Ogres.
There were twelve
adventurers in total.
There are probably
three parties of four, but they're up against more than forty Lesser Ogres.
It seems they've
managed to defeat only four of them, but adventurers who've only managed four
kills after more than ten minutes of fighting will be a serious burden.
I want them to move so
that I don't have to let a single one of them die, but my voice is being
ignored.
"This is my final
warning! I can't guarantee your lives if you stay here any longer!"
After I shouted that,
one of the men finally turned to look at me.
The moment he saw my
face, his mouth dropped open in surprise, and then he immediately shouted loud
enough for everyone to hear.
"Hey! It's that
one-armed geezer rookie! ...Hm? Pfft, ahahaha! A rookie adventurer is giving us
a warning! We're really being looked down on!"
"Don't pay him
too much mind. I heard he got promoted to E-rank recently, so he's probably
just in that phase where he's getting cocky. Focus on the fight, there are a
lot of Ogres."
"A-a cocky phase!
Ugh... Kahaha! My stomach hurts! He's an old man, isn't it a bit too late for
him to be having a cocky phase! I can't fight from laughing, so seriously, just
go home!"
The healer adventurer
started laughing mockingly.
I really thought about
just going home, but I can't just abandon them for being made fun of.
"G-grrr! What is
with him! That dopey-faced healer! Forget the Ogres, I'll be the one to knock
him flat!"
"Calm down,
Ginia. The Ogres from the rear are about to come into view. As long as they're
not complete idiots, they'll learn their lesson as soon as they see how strong
those Ogres are."
I really wanted them
to escape before the main Ogre force joined the battle, but if they don't
understand the danger they're in, it can't be helped.
I overlooked their
rudeness and waited a bit until the main Ogre force came into view.
The first to show a
change were the Lesser Ogres who were fighting the adventurers.
They suddenly stopped
fighting and began to push forward all at once, forcing their way ahead even
while taking attacks.
The adventurers took
this strange behavior from the Lesser Ogres as a chance to attack, but then the
main Ogre force, faintly visible in the distance, seemed to come into their
view.
A single glance is all
it takes to know that these are a different breed of monster from what they've
been fighting so far.
In contrast to the
flabby, simply large Lesser Ogres, these had muscular, well-trained bodies.
They were also 1.5
times the size of the Lesser Ogres, and I could see chunks of flesh from various
creatures stuck to the steel clubs in their hands.
This rear Ogre horde
was primarily composed of Red Ogres, and I could even see a Flame Ogre at the
very back.
"W-what are these
monsters that just reek of danger...!?"
"We have to run,
we have to run. B-but, c-can we even escape?"
The adventurers showed
blatant fear the moment they saw them.
The fact that they
understand the difference in strength and aren't just charging in recklessly
is, at least, a good thing.
"That's why I
told you to run. Those are real Ogres. It's presumptuous to even call the
monsters in front of us Ogres; they're Lesser Ogres."
"Those are
Ogres...? I've n-never seen or heard of monsters like that!!"
"Just get out of
here. You'll be in the way of the fight."
"E-even if you say
run, the Ogres behind us are in the way..."
When I looked back,
the Ogres that had been forcefully advancing without a care for the attacks had
now turned around and were blocking the way.
The Lesser Ogres would
hold them in place, and the main Ogre force would crush them from behind.
This must be this Ogre
horde's winning strategy.
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