I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 203

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【Chapter 203】

As Kail collapsed on top of me, I embraced him and barely managed to support his body.

“Kail?”

I couldn’t believe it.

I called his name again with a trembling voice, but all I could hear was not his breath or his heartbeat, but the sound of fierce snowstorm beating down.

Then where is Kail, where is Kail?

I pulled his broad back that I couldn’t even fully embrace and hurriedly hugged him tight.

When I hug him like this, he should flinch nervously or let out a low laugh.

His body had no reaction like a doll.

Kail, Kail.

Tears flowed out so much that my vision became blurry.

My eyes felt hot and my head felt like it was burning, but I called his name repeatedly like a crazy person.

“Please answer me.”

“…”

“Hm? Just answer me once…”

I wanted to look at his face, but I couldn’t easily lift my head.

Because if I confirm it, it’s over.

Because I’d have to accept Kail’s death.

“Huu… sob… please…”

It felt like I had taken away even Kail’s heartbeat.

I wanted to run away somewhere, but this was the snowy plains, and I couldn’t leave Kail behind.

“…Kail…”

With that cracked voice as the end, I squeezed my eyes shut so tight my brow furrowed.

I can’t endure this situation alone.

Who should I talk to?

No, would talking about it solve anything?

But I want to tell someone—

That I’m fine, so this time I want to save Kail.

If I cry and throw a tantrum like a child, would someone grant my wish?

Like Father who promised to save me back then.

“Huu, huuuk… please… don’t die. You can’t die. Why are you dying… you’d be sad if I cry.”

As my legs gave out and I collapsed, his face naturally came to rest on my shoulder as he went down with me.

Hot tears flowed down from beneath my closed eyelids.

“Kraaaah—!”

Centered around Aisha and Kail, the ogres were still swarming all around them.

The moment one of them swung its arm down toward the two—

“Everyone stop.”

At that enchanting voice, the noisy roaring that had been stirring around them stopped.

The refreshing energy flowing from Kail enveloped Aisha’s body.

Between her slowly opening eyelids, mysterious purple eyes were revealed.

A new Maein had been born.

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“Keep fighting—! You must never stop!”

Lucas shouted as he severed a monster’s neck.

At their leader’s command from the front lines, the guards shouted without knowing their exhaustion and brought down the monsters one by one.

The sudden snowstorm made it difficult to secure visibility, but this was the land they had lived on.

They absolutely could not give it up.

That’s when it happened.

“Kugh, haaak!”

The guard whose arm was bitten by a monster writhed in pain as his joint bent.

Then one of his nearby comrades stabbed his sword into the protruding snout.

“You bastard, let go of my comrade!”

But the monster that had gone mad from the Monster Wave kept bleeding yet absolutely wouldn’t let go of the guard’s arm.

“Th-this monster is crazy! Just go! Just go!”

Blood marks were carved in a line following the trail of the guard being dragged away by the monster.

“Hey, you bastard! Where are you trying to take him!”

Just as his startled comrade was grinding his teeth and trying to follow them.

“…?”

“…”

The monster stopped.

As if the gears inside its body had stopped. Like the second hand of a clock announcing the hour had stopped.

Then suddenly the monster spat out the arm it was biting and looked around before jumping up and running somewhere.

It was toward the forcibly opened Ice Wall Gate.

“Wh-what…”

“Ow, this hurts like hell!”

His comrade helped up the screaming guard while looking around with a bewildered expression.

Something was strange.

The surrounding monsters that had been engaged in bloody battle also stopped their actions all at once and began running toward one place.

They were returning to the snowy plains.

“…Everyone, get it together… huh?”

Lucas, who had been fighting at the front lines, was equally bewildered.

‘What kind of phenomenon is this?’

Monster Waves lasted for at least a week.

Even when they ended, the hungry monsters that had already encountered humans were said to cause chaos rather than immediately return to their places.

“Y-Young Master! The monsters that invaded inside the ice wall have stopped attacking and are returning!”

“I can see that too.”

“…What kind of phenomenon could this be?”

“That’s…”

I don’t know either.

Lucas closed his mouth and surveyed the surroundings.

Strange behavior aside, they needed to use this opportunity to treat the wounded and seal the iron gate.

“Everyone get it together! We’re returning to the castle. Evacuate the wounded, and don’t let your guard down!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

This strange phenomenon of the Monster Wave didn’t only occur near the ice wall.

In the villages within the duchy—

“Kyaaak—!”

“Kid, if you don’t want to die, you need to follow that lady.”

Aebin, who had been attacking monsters with the dagger at his waist while saving the villagers,

“Don’t worry about here and run quickly, that would actually be more helpful.”

And Sedric, who had been warning the maid who was hesitating while watching the two.

When the surrounding monsters stopped their actions and suddenly began walking toward the snowy plains, they looked around with confused expressions.

“Why are they acting like this?”

When Aebin approached Sedric with rough breathing and asked, he shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t know either. But it seems like the Monster Wave has ended…”

“Then all the danger is over? Should I call back that kid who ran away earlier? He was crying so much saying he left his favorite doll in his room.”

“…Do whatever you want.”

The emergency bell of the ducal palace also stopped.

People were bewildered, but soon let out cheers of relief.

* * *

“Your Highness, urgent telegram. The Monster Wave has suddenly stopped.”

At the knight’s report, Callipus, who had been examining maps inside the tent, looked up.

“The Monster Wave stopped? What’s the reason?”

“They’re currently analyzing the cause, and it says they’ll send a telegram as soon as they find out.”

“Tell me as soon as the telegram arrives.”

“Yes, understood.”

Callipus watched the knight salute and exit the tent, then frowned.

While it was good news that the Monster Wave had ended, not knowing the reason felt unsettling.

They had clearly said it would last at least a week.

‘At least the northern situation is over, so I’m relieved that Aisha is safe.’

There was no point in wondering about it anyway, as he wouldn’t get answers until a new telegram arrived.

Turning his gaze back to the map, he pointed with his long, straight finger at a location marked with a red flag.

This place.

It was the Kingdom of Doctia, their final destination.

The current situation was flowing favorably for the Frozen Kingdom.

Starting with the surprise operation by Croste knights stationed in the demilitarized zone, the knight order he led continued heading southwest toward the Doctia Royal Palace.

Doctia seemed flustered by the sudden start of war, appearing to hastily mobilize their knight orders, but the outcome was already clearly decided.

Meanwhile, according to telegrams from spies—

‘Internal divisions have already formed among Doctia’s nobles.’

Seeing King Burley, who had never participated in any previous wars, directly commanding the knight orders suggested the situation was quite urgent.

This wasn’t that Frozen hadn’t secured victory yet, but rather that it was as good as won.

That dawn.

Callipus emerged from his tent before countless knights who had already formed ranks and were waiting.

As he skillfully mounted his horse and slowly rode forward, the knights began following him in blade-sharp formation.

Soon, Doctia’s palace, their final conquest target, came into view.

The castle visible through the rough trees looked so precarious it wouldn’t be strange if it collapsed at any moment.

Callipus opened his mouth.

“Right now, we plan to launch another surprise attack targeting Doctia’s palace. Frozen’s victory, the founding of the Frozen Empire, is not far off. After the war ends, there will be festivals of alcohol and meat so abundant you’ll be sick of them, so everyone stay sharp until the very end and return alive!”

“Yes–!”

With Callipus’s words, the spirited knights began charging forward like a flood.

But this time, the palace side had clearly prepared thoroughly as well.

Suddenly, countless arrows were shot, decorating the sky.

With this many arrows, about half the knights would be killed.

Callipus gripped the reins of his excited horse, lowered his upper body, and quickly moved between the knights, plunging his massive greatsword into the ground.

Thud-!

Sharp ice generated around the sword stuck in the ground rose in winding lines, creating a massive ice barrier.

All the flying arrows bounced off the ice barrier, and the knights shouted in jubilation.

“Waaa-!”

The morale-boosted knights instantly broke through the palace gates.

The final war was beginning.

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