Chapter 46
“Damn it!”
The black mages who were suddenly tricked by Daphne were grinding their teeth fiercely.
“That damn brat, I’ll kill her! Don’t stop me!”
“I won’t stop you. Since I won’t, let’s get out of here first.”
The black mages frowned as they looked at the knights surrounding them.
“Can’t we just kill them all? What do you mean get out?”
“Do we have to kill this many? I don’t want to, ah, but if I don’t kill them, I’ll die, right? I don’t want to.”
“Let’s just kill them all!”
The knights didn’t wait for them to come to their senses.
“Nike! To the left! Kenrick! You take the center!”
“The Rose Knights, cover the rear!”
“Pinch is…… already gone?”
The knights of the Marquis Pinch family, who had suffered great damage from the black magic terror, were far more enraged than the others, so they rushed ahead without following the Guardian’s orders.
“If they survive, we’ll have to scold them. For now, let’s go too!”
“Yes!”
The knights charged toward the black mages with their swords aimed.
Clang! Chaeng! The sound of swords and magic clashing echoed, and flames soared from somewhere.
Swish! The aura of death flying back and forth was chilling just to watch.
“Phew, if I fought alone, it would have been a big trouble.”
Daphne, who was perched on a large tree watching the battle, muttered.
The black mages’ skills were better than expected.
She thought their magic skills would be lacking because their chants were long, but their combat sense and quick reflexes stood out enough to make up for the deficient magic skills.
“Hmm.”
Daphne tilted her head to one side.
Watching these guys fight, something seems to come to mind, but not quite…….
“It’s not something to think about now.”
She regained her focus and surveyed the battlefield.
“A few will die.”
Daphne clicked her tongue as she watched the knights charging recklessly.
In times like this, they should charge as a team and block movements, but now the knights were too busy blocking the black magic attacks, so their movements had a lot of unnecessary parts.
It looked like they’d have to sacrifice a few necks to catch even one black mage.
Hmm.
Daphne let out a snort as she observed the battle situation.
Right then, an aura of death surged from the middle of the swamp.
The aura, drawn out long like a whip, flew straight at the knights, and the knights who were barely holding up their barriers were hit directly and sprawled out.
“Aaah!”
“My arm, my arm!”
The terrifying thing that takes away life force just by touching it is the aura of death. The knights who took direct hits would die soon if left like that.
“Damn it……! Come at me!”
The knight from the Marquis Finch family, who was closest to the aura of death, spat out a curse and gripped his sword tightly.
His wife had her arm broken due to the black magic terror. Her life wasn’t in danger, but the sight of her in pain was vivid.
So he couldn’t back down here! Even if he dies like this, he’ll land at least one blow before dying!
“You’re the one who prepared my meal, so it’d be a shame if you died.”
Daphne, watching the scene, lightly waved her hand.
“Rise up.”
Immediately, a thick wall of earth rose right in front of the knight.
Thud! The flying aura of death bounced right off the earth wall.
“W-what? Magic?”
The knight was flustered but didn’t miss the opportunity.
He raised his sword and leaped toward the black mage as if flying.
“Die!”
Slash!
The black mage, whose shoulder was cut, rolled back and retreated.
“Hey! What was that! Did you do it?”
“Would I have? There must be a mage somewhere!”
“Damn it!”
They split up very briefly, but the knights keenly noticed the misalignment in that split.
They pierced through the gap between the divided black mages.
Clang! Chaeng! The sounds of battle grew longer.
“Hmm. If they all die like this, I won’t be able to absorb the energy.”
Can I make it so the black mages don’t die too much? No, if I do that, the knights might die.
But if I leave it, all my prey will disappear.
‘Getting involved in the fight would cause too many issues.’
If she did that unnecessarily and weird rumors reached Heros, what would she do?
It was better to give up the mana than to be caught by that guy.
Daphne scratched her head, feeling confused after a long time.
It was then.
“……Da! …phne!”
Somewhere, a voice calling for Daphne was heard.
“Daphne! Where are you! If you’re alive, make a sound!”
The owner of the voice was none other than Rache.
“Excuse me, Elf sir. You’re Daphne’s escort, but you didn’t even know Daphne left? What if something happens to Daphne!”
Rache was not only searching for Daphne but also worrying. So Daphne froze with her mouth wide open.
Doesn’t Rache hate me?
Then why did he come looking?
Daphne thought she understood humans better than Teiti, but this situation was hard to understand no matter how much she racked her brain.
“If Daphne-nim decides to move, even I can’t follow…….”
“Are you making excuses?!”
Rache growled as if he was about to grab Teiti by the collar and shouted.
“With that kid’s temper, by now she’s probably cursing while looking for people…… No. Wouldn’t that be better? No, no. If she gets hurt, I’ll feel bad for no reason…….”
Rache, muttering to himself, looked somewhat dazed.
Daphne stared down at such Rache, then soon hopped down from the tree.
“I’m here.”
“Daphne!”
As soon as Rache saw Daphne, he stroked his chest and unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
“What the hell are you doing all the way here? Didn’t you know a battle broke out?”
“I knew.”
“If you knew, you should have gone back to the camp right away!”
He yelled and pulled Daphne’s arm. Then he checked Daphne’s body.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Uh-uh. No.”
“Haa…… Because of you, my heart is really wearing out. Let’s go back quickly.”
Knowing Daphne was fine, Rache finally composed his worried expression and pulled Daphne.
But Daphne shook her head without being dragged.
“I can’t go back now.”
“What? Why?”
She couldn’t answer that she had to absorb the aura of death right before the black mages die, or whether she should step in, or what to say if she gets caught, since she was in the middle of worrying, so she had to stay for now.
Daphne, desperately racking her brain, rolled her eyes and answered.
“They’re fighting over there……?”
“Ha!”
Rache let out a scoff as if dumbfounded.
“Do you think you can help over there?”
“No, that’s not it.”
“Don’t interfere and go back. A kid who’s sick, what are you doing!”
Rache pulled Daphne’s arm hard and shouted. He couldn’t understand it at all.
Why on earth is Daphne like this? Could it be that the Grand Duke told her to make achievements in the subjugation? Otherwise, there’s no way Daphne would be so calm without crying in this situation?
Rache gritted his teeth and muttered.
“This won’t do. When the battle ends, I’ll say to send you back right away. No matter what, bringing a child to a place like this…… Daphne!”
At that moment, a black mage’s magic that bounced out flew toward Daphne, entering Rache’s view.
Without thinking who was first, Rache unconsciously pulled Daphne and rotated his body.
Crunch!
The magic hit his arm directly. He could see the pitch-black aura of death rising fiercely.
“Ugh, ugh…… Ah. It really hurts.”
Rache looked at his right arm, which was rotting away in an instant, and bit the inside of his mouth.
It hurts. It hurts like hell. It hurts so much he wants to scream at the top of his lungs.
But more than that, the relief that he didn’t die, and the fact that Daphne wasn’t hurt, came first.
“Daphne. Are you okay?”
So he checked Daphne once more…… but somehow Daphne’s expression was strange.
Daphne had an expression as if she had received an enormous shock.
“You…….”
Daphne, who had been opening and closing her mouth, said.
“Don’t you hate me?”
“Is that important in this situation?! I said let’s go back quickly!”
“You hate me, so why did you save me?”
Rache couldn’t understand why Daphne was acting like this.
It’s a life-or-death situation, screams are coming from all sides on the battlefield, yet why is she saying such calm things!
“Just because I hate you doesn’t mean I want you to die!”
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BY ANNA 💓
