Turning Chapter 1135

Chapter 1135

"Are you really sure about this, Nathan? Going alone with just five men without me."

After finishing his conversation with Yuder Aile, Nathan Zuckerman unhesitatingly grabbed just one sword and went outside. He met Captain Welliven, who was preparing to go out for support, and asked him to stay in the castle to protect Peletta, saying that he would go to the basin with only five agile knights instead.

Even though Nathan Zuckerman was Peletta Knights' top performer who had never failed to annihilate monsters from his first expedition until now, would it be alright? Even Captain Welliven felt bewildered by this choice that seemed somewhat reckless, unlike the cautious Nathan Zuckerman everyone had known until now.

He grabbed Nathan Zuckerman, who was quietly putting a saddle on his horse, and whispered in his ear so others couldn't hear.

"No matter how much of a master who has seen the end of the sword you are, this time could be dangerous! How can you be so stubborn in a situation where we can't even gauge how the enemy will come, without our lord present? If you get hurt by any chance..."

"That will never happen."

"What?"

"This plan wasn't devised by me, but suggested by our esteemed guest... no, Sir Aile."

"Baron Aile?"

Welliven's eyes widened for a moment. Nathan Zuckerman nodded and continued.

"Others only talk about how strong the Cavalry's hero is, but from what I've seen so far, that's not his truly frightening aspect."

"You mean..."

"Yes. It means the reason he could stop the bloody hail in the South and bring down the giant water wall wasn't just because of power."

Welliven understood the meaning of those words through his own experience. Although he hadn't seen Yuder's activities directly, he already knew from experience that Yuder had mysteriously deep knowledge in various fields and was excellent in practical work. Wasn't he the one who had quickly grasped Welliven's concerns and given insightful help for the knights' operation difficulties after seeing it just once in passing?

'But no matter how smart and capable he is...'

"Still, doesn't everyone have a 'what if'? We must also prepare for cases where you get hurt or injured. I think I should go together after all..."

Nathan Zuckerman's hand, which had finished putting on all the saddles, stopped. He looked at Welliven and spoke clearly, word by word.

"We can sufficiently handle the monsters with just him and me. But there's no one more suitable than Captain Welliven to soothe and protect the people who will be anxious, and to take care of the injured who will soon return. It's more rational for each to do what they're good at."

"..."

"-That's what he said. He asked me to convey these words if Captain Welliven kept worrying."

Welliven, who had been frowning, suddenly looked taken aback. Nathan Zuckerman continued with a face that was hard to tell whether he was smiling or not.

"And I also agree with his thoughts."

"But! You say you and him will handle it, yet only you have come out. Where is he now?"

"He's over there."

Nathan Zuckerman quietly pointed upwards. Following his hand, Welliven raised his head and saw a small tower attached to the edge of the top of Peletta's outer castle.

It was the eastern tower of the outer castle. Although the western tower was taller and had a better view of Peletta and the sea, the eastern side was better for viewing the inland part with its back to the sea more widely. Unlike the western tower, there was also a path that could be directly connected from the top floor of the inner castle.

"Please guide the Northern Branch members of the Cavalry there when they arrive later. And... he asked to send up a spare bow along with them."

"A bow?"

"Yes. He said that would be enough."

"What on earth..."

While Welliven was perplexed, Nathan Zuckerman finished his preparations.

"There's not enough time to explain the plan I heard from him in more detail one by one. You'll understand when you see it. Then, I'll be going."

Before hearing an answer, the horse neighed loudly. He disappeared instantly with five young knights, raising a cloud of dust. Welliven, who had been staring at the place where they had disappeared for a long time, suddenly came to his senses at the voice of a soldier shouting loudly.

"There! I see shadows that look like monsters!"

"Where?"

"Look at the sky! There are several shadows like small dots!"

"Hmm, it's true..."

Although they weren't clearly visible in Welliven's presbyopic vision, several knights with sharp eyes seemed to have discovered the same thing and exhaled with tense faces.

"Flying creatures. Aren't they a species that hasn't appeared in Jilbang until now?"

"That's right. And not just one, but several... Wouldn't it be difficult for Sir Zuckerman to deal with those creatures in the basin alone, no matter how skilled he is?"

"What should we do about this?"

Should more knights be sent after Nathan Zuckerman even now? What stopped Welliven, who was pondering, was a young knight's astonished exclamation.

"To think he really guessed what would appear..."

"Huh? Marugo. What do you mean by that? Guessed what would appear? Are you talking about those monsters?"

The young knight named Marugo was the messenger Welliven had sent earlier to call Nathan Zuckerman. He answered Welliven with a face mixed with astonishment, bewilderment, and indescribable ecstasy.

"Yes! When I went to escort Sir Zuckerman earlier, I briefly saw the guest too. At that time, he said that the monsters appearing now would certainly be creatures that fly in groups!"

"Baron Aile did? Is that true? How on earth..."

"I'm not sure about that. In fact, I was also wondering about that point until just now, but seeing that sky now, I feel that his words were not wrong at all!"

The Peletta knights who had been gaping all turned their heads towards Welliven at once. Welliven felt the same way as them, but as he was the person in charge, he forcibly tensed his facial muscles to barely prevent showing frivolous surprise and joy.

'My goodness. Is he someone who can see the future, beyond just being smart? Anyway, Nathan wasn't talking nonsense.'

Welliven had felt this kind of feeling before. It was the sensation he used to have when facing their lord who devised tactics and grasped others' hearts as if looking down clearly outside even while lying on the bed.

The old knight closed his eyes tightly for a moment, then opened them and raised his sword, shouting loudly.

"Peletta Knights, full formation! From now on, head to your designated positions with the Type 3 defense formation in mind to prepare for monsters flying in from the sky! You don't need to follow after Nathan!"

"Yes, understood!"

"This is the formation the Duke prepared for times like this, and isn't this what we've been training for all this time! Don't worry about those who left and just look ahead!"

"Yes!"

The knights and soldiers all answered vigorously and ran to their respective positions. Welliven stood like a mountain right in front of Peletta Castle, his position. Not long after, attendant Enk and chef Shusainer, who had received the news he sent, appeared.

"Welliven. Is there anything we can help with?"

"Not now. Just make sure the young ones under your command don't act rashly, that's all."

"Haha. That's a given."

Without needing to exchange words, the three people all understood what thoughts each of them had while being here. After Enk and Shusainer withdrew, Cavalry members who had rushed from the Northern Branch arrived.

"Captain Welliven! We're sorry for being late! We felt an ominous earthquake and rushed from the branch, perhaps..."

"Go to the eastern tower at the top of the outer castle."

"Pardon?"

"Baron Aile said to tell you that. And, this too."

Welliven held out a spare bow he had brought from the armory earlier when the knights were taking their positions.

"A bow...?"

"He asked for it to be brought, so please take it to him."

"Yuder?!"

Although it's a well-maintained one, it's still just a common wooden bow. It's not even a crossbow, so it wasn't yet clear what Yuder Aile intended to do with this. The Cavalry members who had suddenly been told to go to the eastern tower as soon as they arrived seemed equally surprised.

"Has Yuder ever used a bow? Didn't he only use swords?"

"He did. When we were teaching various weapon methods in the beginning."

"I didn't know because I only did the sword lessons. How was he?"

"Well, from what I saw, he hit all the targets. But since Yuder doesn't have any weapons he can't use, I never particularly thought he was especially good with a bow..."

"I don't know. Let's just bring it since he asked for it."

The members who had reached a conclusion bowed to Welliven and ran into the inner part of the outer castle. Welliven looked at the place where they had disappeared and then turned his head towards the distant sky in the direction of the basin.

At the same time, ominous ground rumblings began to be heard again from far away.

-Rumble rumble...