The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 183

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Chapter 183. Flying Nightmare (2)

Neeeigh.

The extermination forces attacked by the flying nightmare were helpless.

The horses the knights were riding reared up in terror, and several knights who fell from their mounts were attacked by monsters and reduced to bare bones in an instant.

“Damn it! No matter how many we kill, there’s no end to them!”

“What do we do? Should we retreat? At this rate, we’ll all be done for!”

How long could they hold out against monsters that even devoured steel?

Even as everyone despaired, Edwin swung his sword desperately.

Kieeeek.

Perhaps annoyed by the small human’s persistent interference.

One monster lunged at Edwin with enough force to shatter even his sword.

“Uaaaah!”

Edwin swung his sword toward the monster with all his might.

Kaaaaaang.

At that moment, a sharp sound of cutting through air erupted.

The grasshopper that attacked Edwin fell down powerlessly.

Its teeth were surprisingly shattered to pieces.

“Wh-what?”

Edwin looked back and forth between the monster fallen on the ground and his own sword with surprised eyes.

The knights were equally astonished.

“That’s…”

“That’s a sword made of adamant!”

The only precious metal that even monsters capable of biting through steel couldn’t destroy—adamant.

It was the moment when the treasured sword Kaiden had given to Edwin truly showed its worth.

“Whooa.”

Edwin let out a gasp, seemingly amazed anew by the majesty of the sword in his hands.

“This isn’t the time for that.”

“Kayl?”

I approached Edwin closely and shouted.

“When I give the signal, everyone follow me and run, understood?”

The three knights looked bewildered after hearing my words.

“Kayl, what are you trying to do?”

“If we stay here any longer, total annihilation is just a matter of time. We need to escape.”

“Escape? Do you have a method?”

Instead of answering, I decided to show them directly.

The method to escape from among these disgustingly vile nightmares.

Sizzle, swoosh.

I pulled out the bow and arrows that were hanging from the horse’s saddle.

Then I took out the flint I always carried and struck it against the arrowhead.

After striking it several times, small sparks flew, and soon fire caught on the string part that secured the arrowhead.

“Don’t tell me…”

“Wait a moment, Sir Kayl! That’s too extreme…”

Pinet shouted urgently and ran toward me.

But even if he had figured out my move, it wouldn’t change the outcome.

Swish, thunk.

The fire arrow I shot up lodged in the top of the largest tree.

The flames spread along the high branches throughout the entire thicket.

The monsters were the first to suffer damage.

Kieeeeek.

The nightmares flying through the air shrieked.

Since they were creatures that flew in swarms, they had no choice but to spread the flames to each other.

“Run away! Run!”

“Aaah, it’s hot!”

Because of the nightmares flying around while on fire, another nightmare unfolded.

What looked like a giant mass of fire demons circled above the extermination forces’ heads.

Eventually, damage began to occur on the extermination forces’ side as well.

“I’ll never mess with Sir Kayl again.”

“…You must not fear death.”

Led by the grumbling Pinet and Bata, the three knights ran following me.

Everyone was desperate as they escaped through the thicket engulfed in flames.

“Kayl, is this really okay?”

Meanwhile, Edwin, who was chasing close beside me, shouted with a furrowed brow.

“Among the escape methods that came to mind, this was the one with the highest survival rate.”

“But if we set such a big fire in the forest like this, all the other innocent animals will die too…”

Worrying about mere animals when our lives were in immediate danger.

A cynical thought crossed my mind, but I soon accepted it.

‘This kid is originally like this.’

Edwin was a child who couldn’t hide his kind nature even during his prickly days toward others.

Even during the hunting competition when everyone was only aiming for victory, he worried about the animals that had to die for human entertainment.

“…Flying nightmares are.”

Sparks fell from overhead.

I spoke without slowing down my horse’s pace.

“Among monsters, they belong to the highest risk category.”

It was fortunate that their active period was very short and their habitat was limited to some southern regions, otherwise the Empire—no, all life on this land would have disappeared.

“Wherever they appear, all the land becomes desolate. They devour not only people but all flora and fauna in the area.”

There were even stories that they gnawed away at the nutrients in the soil.

How else could it be said that where flying nightmares had passed, not a single blade of grass would grow even after ten years?

“So when encountering those creatures, you must unconditionally burn down the entire surrounding area.”

If even one survived and hid among the thicket, there would be no solution.

“Sir Kayl is right, Your Highness!”

Pinet shouted while blocking the sparks falling from above.

“It’s a forest that would become even more desolate because of those creatures anyway! It’s a million times better to burn the forest and wait for it to recover!”

“Is, is that so?”

Edwin seemed somewhat relieved after hearing Pinet’s explanation.

“Yes, so don’t worry about the animals! Still…”

He glanced at me and laughed, “Wahaha!”

“I didn’t know you would carry out such a bold plan!”

“If you don’t want us all to become roasted together, we should probably pick up the pace.”

Bata, who had been riding quietly, delivered a pointed remark.

“Sir Bata is right.”

I shook the reins even harder.

“I’ll apologize later, so let’s get out of the forest first.”

“Ah, forget the apology and let’s have a drink each when we get back! Since we followed this reckless plan without complaint!”

After finishing the conversation with Pinet, we ran without rest.

The forest that had been lush and green was being covered by fire demons and turning ashen.

* * *

“What a spectacle.”

The Man was looking down at the burning forest from atop the cliff.

“Good choice. I don’t know whose crazy mind came up with it, though.”

He stopped muttering to himself and turned his head.

A small golden dot was rapidly heading somewhere.

“The party is roughly ten people? This will be easy.”

“Captain, we’re all ready.”

“Good.”

The man raised his hand to show his subordinate standing behind him.

“Start from the west. The target seems to be arriving soon.”

“Understood!”

“Oh, and what’s-his-name. Contact the angel too. Tell her we found the target.”

“Yes!”

The subordinate ran off somewhere with a resounding reply.

“Hmm, we can’t fail this time.”

The man grinned as he watched the golden dot rapidly disappearing from the burning forest.

“Of all places, he’s walking right into where the most dangerous ones are.”

* * *

After running non-stop for about an hour.

A small village appeared before my eyes.

‘People are living here.’

The faint aroma of food wafting over, the bustling sounds of various human activities.

‘Didn’t they say the monsters were heading toward the village?’

If flying nightmares had attacked, it couldn’t possibly look this intact.

That means they haven’t been attacked by monsters yet.

‘Could it be that monsters other than nightmares are moving?’

If that were true, then this village before my eyes wasn’t safe either.

Just as I was having these thoughts, Pinet spoke up.

“How about we enter the village for now? It’ll take time to rendezvous with the other extermination forces anyway.”

“Let’s rest. The sun will set in a few hours anyway.”

“The horses are all exhausted too. Moving to another location would be pointless.”

“Our weapons got all chipped up fighting those grasshopper things earlier. We need to sharpen the blades or something.”

The knights’ words were all reasonable.

I pondered for a moment and looked back at Edwin.

“What do you think, Your Highness?”

“I’d like to rest too.”

Edwin had a face that looked like his soul was half gone.

‘That’s understandable.’

Not only had he been attacked by giant grasshoppers, but he’d also run frantically through flames.

“Very well. Let’s reorganize here until we hear from the other extermination forces.”

As soon as my permission was granted, the knights hurriedly headed toward the village.

“Alright, let’s go have a meal first! We’ve been in chaos since early morning and haven’t eaten properly.”

“Prince Edwin must be hungry too, right? Let’s go eat something.”

We entered the village with such enthusiasm.

Fortunately, the villagers welcomed the outsiders more warmly than expected.

“You’re knights? Please stay at the village chief’s house.”

“Have you eaten? There are too many people. Let’s go to the village hall. That’s the only place where you can all eat together.”

Isn’t this a bit overly hospitable?

I looked at the welcoming villagers with suspicious eyes.

“Guests have arrived?”

Just then, someone with a rather unusual atmosphere appeared.

It was some unknown young man.

‘This guy.’

I stared at him with wide eyes.

‘What?’

Despite his young-looking face, he was very tall and slender.

His faded platinum hair and deep violet eyes gave off a somewhat mysterious atmosphere.

But more than anything else, his kind eyes that didn’t show even a speck of malice were most impressive.

“Nice to meet you. I’m also a guest of this village. Since this is fate, shall we introduce ourselves?”

The man called Johan approached with a good-natured smile.

“My name is Johannes. Please feel free to call me Johan.”

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