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Episode 517: Surroundings (2)
"Look at this... I can't tell you not to take revenge..."
Slatan muttered to himself in front of a miserable sight. It was such a shocking sight. The common sense of Surakutan is blown away.
"When a human passes through anger, only murderous intent flourishes." I knew it all too well this time. ”
While saying that, Bilno grabs the clothes around his chest hard.
"No, now let's do more than that."
Hey! Gather a few movers! ”
Leave it to me!
As soon as Bilno gives you his instructions, some of them move.
Although the village is small, there are still quite a few people, and the ones who can move among them are ten people, except for those who came out on the plain for revenge. There are also young people around the age of twenty.
"I'm sorry, but the young ones need to go to the surrounding villages!" The items to be communicated are... "
While Bilno gives instructions, we move to help the wounded.
Are you okay?
"Here. It's okay." It'll get better soon. ”
Some of them were strangely seriously injured or burned alive, but they used wound medicine to treat injured people who seemed to be able to cure themselves. That said, it's not a big number...
"Birno, let me have this for those who go to the village." It's a good wound medicine. ”
"Is it okay to have so many...?" It's not cheap, is it? "
"No, it's free because I make it myself." So don't be shy. We have all the numbers. "
"I see... then I'll let you use it thankfully." Thank you so much for everything. ”
"Thank you very much, so hurry up and deliver it to me." There must be a lot of people who are still suffering. ”
"I really appreciate it... but there's nothing I can give back to a stranger..."
"It's not about asking for something in return." In other words, it's the devil's business to ask for something in return for a village in such a state. "
"Really... there's nothing left... If that's the case, I'll let the people who are going to the village hold on to it."
It should take about twenty minutes to gather people from the surrounding villages. In the meantime, we're trying to prepare as much as we can. I'm sorry to bother you, but give me directions on what to do. ”
"That's right." First of all, let me see what else there are: red bugs, frogs and wild potatoes. I saw it and made a plan. It would be helpful if you could tell me how much you can get. ”
"Okay. I see... let's start with..."
Bilno, after having prepared the real thing, showed it to me, and explained various things to me on the main axis, such as things that could be easily obtained and used, and things that could be taken in quantities.
However, although there are various creatures with poison, most of them are not poison that leads to death, and can only be used to harass. Well, since it's a normal farmland in the plains, it would be troublesome for a creature with a strong poison to live on, and it's only natural to say so.
At first, I thought about using the poison of Aitvaras we used and the lysate made by Surakutan, but they are all dangerous substitutes to give to the peasants. Our senses were paralyzed because we used it as a matter of course, but it's like we have to wear protective clothing to handle it. Even we take great care in handling it, so we can't let it be handed over to you. If you blow yourself up with the poison that they set you up with, you'll be laughed at for generations to come.
Neither we nor they are forgiven, so it is better to let them use what they are used to.
The effect of the poison itself is nothing but itching, pain, and nausea, but the amount seems to be quite promising.
Considering the number of opponents, I needed more quantity than quality, so the effect of the poison was secondary. However, if all the poison was that much, the opponent could ignore it and come in.
Isn't there a strong poisonous creature around here?
"No, there's only one thing. A dangerous poison known to children around here. That's him."
What he showed me was a cosmos-like flower with alternating red and blue petals.
What's this?
"It's a tree flower called a twig."
It was a plant I had never seen before, so I don't know if I could just ask. I immediately used appraisal magic to investigate...
[Flowers from the winding branches... flowers blooming in the winding branches, which are trees shaped like shells. It is characterized by red and blue petals, which are highly toxic. It causes vomiting and dizziness a few minutes after taking it, and it will kill you in about an hour if you do not detoxify it.]
"Are you dizzy with nausea?"
"I see... is that magic, too?"
Well, more than that, is the poison of these branches of the flower cured by the usual antidote?
"No. This poison is a bit special." The usual antidote won't cure it.
To heal this venom, it is necessary to drink the juice of the fruit from the fruit of the branches by dissolving it in water. "
"Fruit juice... it looks like a pretty nasty poison."
There is a poison in the flower, and the fact that the ingredients that break down the poison have fruits means that the fruits in order after the flower or the flower bloom will not be able to be detoxified unless the fruits are harvested first.
"If the fruit is poisonous, it's still normal. If it's poisoned by flowers, it's hard to get poisoned. However, rarely, because it is a vibrant and beautiful flower, a child may touch it. In the villages around here, it is the usual practice to collect the fruits of the twigs every year.”
"I'm scared that I won't be able to detoxify when I have to."
"That's right, it's just when these twigs are in bloom."
Is that when you keep telling me to use it?
Yeah.
How much can you get?
"These branches are like plants that are rarely seen in other regions." It is the only land near Janoya that is inhabited here. That's why I can't get that much in terms of quantity. "
"I see... that's the image I'm going to use at the required place..."
Alright. We've got a plan for the first time. I need you to prepare something for me to say. After that, only those who go to them will discuss what to do specifically. "
"Tell me anything."
I give instructions to Bilno, and Bilno assigns them to the others. The villagers spared no effort to cooperate if they could avenge the bandits if they could inflict even a little bit of pain on them, and even though the village was in a terrible state, they moved really well. Because of this, when those who went to another village came back with the rendezvous, the total number rose to nearly a hundred.
"I've got a lot more than I thought."
”That's all, the situation in the neighborhood is terrible... just to take away the village and kill people...”
"Don't try to read the bandits' thoughts." Suratan. Because we can't read our thoughts, we're fighting them, so we have no choice but to think of them as such. ”
"I mean... I know that, but..."
As always, Sura-Tan is gentle. If you can, you even want to understand and help. But, as Heine says, when you start thinking about the opponent you're going to fight, your hand will slow down. For now, it's best not to think about it.
More than that, hundreds of people have gathered here, but I wonder if the plan will stay that way?
"Even if it's a hundred people, there are only farmers, and the number of opponents is not a ratio." The difference in power was unchanged. Even if I hit it from the front, it would just crush me. All we can do is crush them little by little. I'm thinking about keeping the operation going. "
Roger that.
"Depending on the movement of the opponent, it may be necessary to change the strategy, but basically, you will move as you have decided."
As soon as we're ready, we'll start the operation. "
Yes!
Got it!
I got it.
“I got it.”
So, twenty more minutes later. We moved with hundreds of farmers to settle the battle with the Hunters.
Like I said, what we do is different from a normal attack, that is, we fight with palliative means.
It might seem like the 18th of the bandits, but it wasn't.
In the first place, taking a lull is often a means used by those who are inferior to the opponent to try to win against the opponent. It means that an adventurer can use it against monsters that are more physically capable than they are, or it can be used by bandits who can't beat regular soldiers.
But here, at this time, the mighty are the bandits. The peasants are being slaughtered one after another, using the absolute violence of numbers as a weapon. At that time, few bandits will try to kill the peasants using a restraining tactic. If you go to the village and crush it from the front instead of taking such a laborious approach, you can win.
People like us who are going to kill the next soldiers will be wary of them, and they will use some kind of aphrodisiac. I've already done that much damage.
But what about the hundred farmers who gathered?
We should be looking down completely. There was a bunch of people who couldn't even fight, and it was just a crowd. It was easy to crush and finish. What a thought. That should be the only way to defeat the opponent.
Not all of the plans I've set up are going to work. No, if you succeed 80%, you can say that it is the best result. In other words, the remaining 20%... are likely to die as a result of the failure of the operation... Of course, we have a plan to make it 100 percent successful, but we shouldn't take it for granted that everything will work. And I've been telling the farmers about it. Living or dying may be less than 50/50.
But the farmers said it didn't matter. When we thought we were going to die, we were given a chance to get revenge, so we said we were happy.
I think it's a really unusual situation to die in a situation where you can say that you're happy to be able to kill someone. Until then, the situation around here is unusual.
We start to move to somehow break this unusual situation.
First, the first stage of the operation.
It is to cause as much damage as possible in a situation where the other party is unaware. I don't mean to be a threat, but I want you to know that these hundreds of people are a pain in the ass if you leave them alone.
In doing so, the opponent must focus on the existence of farmers other than us. It's not weak enough to say that there's no problem even if you ignore it, but it's not strong enough to ignore us and try to crush us first. It is ideal to be recognized as such an exquisite group.
By bending over, it would cause damage to the bandits, so it would be a very forceful operation, and the farmers would be more dangerous. Even though it was dangerous enough to die, the farmers were not frightened at all, and I don't know if they could say that they were positive about the operation... but they accepted the operation.
At first, you just have to create a trap and lure the opponent in, right?
"Yeah. Be careful not to poke deep from us, and if you're followed, run right away."
If you go to the enemy battle and the enemy is in front of you, you may not be able to control your feelings, but I want you to hold back. Think of it as killing so many enemies. ”
"... All right. This kind of thing is out of the ordinary, so I'll do as Synya and the others say." I just don't know if everyone will listen to me. There are a lot of people from other villages, so can you reach my words...? "
Even if you are calmly preparing now, if you see the opponent, it may bleed into your head and storm you. I'm sure there will be people who will scatter their lives because no one will be able to accompany them. But I don't think you're going to listen to us when we stop it. It's the same for Birno and for everyone. That kind of emotion is something you can't control yourself.
Besides, since they were the ones who were originally thinking of dying in the assault, it is highly likely that they will be.
"To tell you the truth, it is ideal that everyone proceeds calmly, causing heavy damage to the opponent, and that there is no harm to us."
"Oh... they know that, too, but..."
"As good as I can. I need you to survive for a long time, even if you're alone. If you want to escape, you can escape."
Simya, even if we escaped... we're still going to fight, right?
“I'm going to.”
The second stage of the operation is that we attack the bandits from somewhere else.
The farmers set up a trap, caught the bandits' eye, and blasted their advanced magic.
We're going to shoot the maximum firepower into the sidelines of those who are watching the farmers.
If we can do a lot of damage there, we won't have to deal with the farmers, we'll have to deal with them. We keep fighting, we keep reducing the number of enemies, and we keep fighting. However, it is not a protracted war.
The farmers retreat as soon as we start the battle and are alert. And now, I'll use the trap I put in another place to attract the opponent.
Even though you want to fight the main force, if you get stingy from the side, you'll find it even more troublesome as a opponent.
Thus, what happens when farmers continue to harass from the side over and over again? The answer will be simple, and it will be divided between those who respond to us and those who respond to farmers.
We use our magic, we use our weapons, we slaughter our enemies. On the other hand, although there is not much damage, the farmers are troublesome. They'll definitely have to deal with the farmers first with the minimum number of people they can kill.
To be more specific, if we have a hundred people, it's probably about the same size, or about 50% more troops. About 150 people are going to stay away from fighting us and concentrate on chasing the farmers.
Therefore, we move to the third stage.
Use the poison from the twig flowers here.
Until then, the opponent decided that we were more dangerous than the farmer, and even though we didn't pursue it deeply, we started to do so. If you run away, you'll just run away, and you won't give up until you've killed all the farmers.
Then, the bandits who chased the farmers headed a little further away from the battlefield. What is set up there is a trap for poisoning with the flowers of the winding branches.
Since the amount of poison cannot be collected, it cannot be installed everywhere, but it can still be installed one or two times. Use it to reduce the number of people at once.
Then, the farmers showed up again, and what they were doing, they divided up the number of people and let the farmers go after them. By repeating that, the number of opponents should be reduced.
It depends on how many farmers are in charge, but when we create the first detachment, our opponents will be reduced by that amount. At that point, the situation should be very shaky.
Simply put, the walls we have to get through are getting thinner and thinner.
If we can attract as many farmers as we can, we should be able to achieve the damage we need to break through, given the damage done to our enemies up to that point.
And if we make it through the enemy lines, we'll only be doing what we need to do.
Once that's done, they want the farmers to fight as they see fit. It does not mean complete neglect, but for the time being, it also instructs on the subsequent actions, so that you can fight while using the trap, and then escape with satisfaction.
If we can do that much damage, the farmers might change their minds.
But if we keep fighting instead of running away, we'll probably have a total death ahead of us.
I told her it would happen.
If we can, at the end of the breakthrough, I would like everyone to turn back, but I decided to leave the decision to each of us. Even though we may die, if you still fight for us, it will make us feel better and definitely save us. But I'm not trying to force you, and running away there is neither injustice nor anything. Originally a farmer with farm implements, it is not embarrassing to turn back there, and it can be said that it is natural.
But... perhaps, I don't think there are many farmers who try to escape. It is something that can be seen by their eyes.
"If Simya and the others don't get away, we won't get away either." No, even if Synya and the others escape, I don't think we'll escape. You should be so ready to get together. "
"... I see."
"Don't look so sad. We just do what we have to do. There's no need for Synya and the others to get sick."
"... oh."
Even if you say so, you will not feel anything when you see those who are going to die.
Bilno gave me a slightly troubled smile when he heard a less pleasant reply, but there was nothing more to say.
And it was finally time to execute our plan.