26 Episode 10. Jean, the cadets, Suin, and...…(4)

'They weren't ambushed for a long time. The men who have Mesa are certainly not far away.’

Running Gene's whole body is full of sweat like rain.

Since he searched, chased, and fought for more than 24 hours a day yesterday, he began to feel physically burdened.

The secret use of simultaneous spears and "knife winds" for tracking was a decisive factor in the decline in physical strength.

The remaining enemy is about 15.

In the worst case scenario, we'll have to deal with them all, and if we're lucky, we'll be able to defeat two or three people like we are now.

'It's painful that I'm still too young. If he had a previous life of combat power, he wouldn't have to worry about numbers when dealing with these bastards.’

During the chase, Jean was feeling the fact that the raiders in Kinselo were pretty sloppy.

Those who were former mercenaries or knights are clear, but I kept seeing that they did not even erase the traces of movement.

'Because they're ignoring us.’

Exactly. Kinselo was completely ignoring the cadets of Looncandel. Even if he belongs to Looncandel, he thinks he has never had a real experience.

After the kidnapping of Mesa, only two people were left to complete Group 2. The same goes for ambushing a wizard and two unmanned men in preparation for further tracking.

'Keep looking down on me. I'll make you regret it properly.’

It was the biggest weapon they were looking down on themselves. It was also the reason why they were not afraid of them even when they were out of physical strength.

I ran for another hour. This time, he moved around looking at the ambush, but his footprints were still being taken regularly.

In addition, the tracks began to show wagon tracks. Jin, who paused, looked at the bazaar.

The men who kidnapped Mesa joined the others here. I started moving Mesa to the carriage.’

It will be much easier to catch up with Mi-cha in the future. The ground was uneven because of the sleet that fell last night, and it was impossible to move quickly.

For a while, I followed the wheels of the wagon and came out of a strange forest path.

It was a forest path leading to the land of the Sioux.

A well-breathed camp entered the forest path of the forest. The bazaar continued along a single path inside the forest.

So, how do we get started?’

Jin, for example, is in the process of rescuing cadets. An unexpected event occurred during the mission, and the search was turned into a rescue. Searching for the son of the inner lake was no longer an important matter.

Then what is the most important thing in the rescue mission?

Needless to say, it is the personal safety and safety of the rescuers.

"The most important thing is not to let Mesa get hurt than to kill them.’

And now, about three hours after Mesa's abduction.

Three hours. Enough time has already passed since the kidnappers, who do not know the extent, recklessly play Mesa like a pawn.

But Jean still believed Mesa was safe. If Mesa had been insulted, she should have already caught up with Jean.

All Jin found out about Kinselo's personality and what kind of group it was in the newsletter before his return.

An illegal militant group that is very extreme and has a strict hierarchy. The Kinselo that Jean defined was such a group.

a thorough hierarchical order

That was exactly what Jean was paying attention to. The reason why Mesa is thought to be safe so far is that Kinselo is likely to be taken in order of rank even when he gets the "Traditional Goods."

"A little more will bring out their main beggar, and Mesa has just arrived here.’

Thirty minutes? An hour?

It's probably about that much. It was about time the kidnappers were just handing Mesa over to their superiors.

In other words, it was the last chance for Mesa to be safe. Since we have to go rescue even a minute earlier, hitting it head-on is the fastest.

But when they hit their home base in front of them, a number of problems arose.

If all the remaining enemies are gathered, one-to-many full-scale war cannot be avoided, and even if all of them are killed, a hostage crisis can begin.

After a few seconds of agonizing, Jean nodded.

'First of all, we have to embarrass them. With Mesa helplessly embarrassed. Fortunately, this is a forest.’

The red mana was lumped on Jean's two palms. It was a four-star flame magic used by the wizard who fought a while ago.

'I'm glad you achieved the magic four before you got here. Three-star firepower wouldn't have made it easy to burn wet forests.’

Fluttering!

Jean began to scatter the flame whips everywhere. Flame Whips had good firepower, but once stuck to the target, they did not fall easily.

It means that it's a good magic to start a fire in a forest soaked in sleet. Jin sweated and sang the same magic again.

Magic arson is a global felony.

But that's not true of the Looncandelian Jean. When enough flames began to form nearby, soon the gin created the mana of the wind.

'Wave wind.'

As expected, it's four-star magic. When the Yeongchang was over, the blue wind, colored with mana, carried the flames forward. It was a huge wind, literally like a wave.

Flames are encroaching on the forest. At first, the wet trees were not easily burned, but once the fire was gone, they were devouring the forest at a crazy speed.

In that way Jean moved forward, burning the forest. Using the resistance gained by the heart of the phoenix, he hid himself in the fire.

Thanks to the four-star magic, the mana consumption was severe, but it was very successful.

In the distance that had just come into Jean's eyes, one by one, was rushing out of a branch building in Kinselo.

"Fire! The forest is on fire!"

"Report to the captain! Wizards come out quickly!"

"Get the water bottle, get the water bottle!"

"Suddenly, what kind of fire...…!”

The members of the Kinselo ran with evil. The flames are not yet close to the branch, so they're trying to catch them before they get close.

"I don't know who their captain is, but he's not a lunatic who takes trophies first in the midst of a forest fire."

Now, killing one by one, rescuing Mesa. Jean took out two daggers tied to her boots and surrounded her with spirit.

Meanwhile, Kinselo seems to have no idea that Jin is aiming for them. In the event of a sudden disaster, one cannot think rationally.

If there were any cold-hearted people among them, they would immediately realize that this fire was artificial.

But fighters rush to sprinkle water, and wizards rush to use ice or water-based magic.

The camp, hidden in the flames, dug softly between them.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! The wizard made a small scream, but the branch was completely buried by the burning sound.

'One man for now.'

Jean threw the body into the flames and immediately captured the next prey. An unmanned man holding a pail, he also died in the same way as a wizard.

It is difficult to spot a black dagger flying through the flames at the level of four-star fighters.

One of the daggers recovered from the throw. There were still two daggers left to the lobes.

'It would be better if we kept doing this. It's about time you noticed how stupid you are.’

Jin, who lowered his body low, looked at the atmosphere of them. One of them, who seemed to have the highest rank, was beginning to command, as if he had noticed something.

We'll have to kill him first of all right?’

As the man shouted, the Kinselo crew gathered beside him pulled out their weapons. Then they began to scatter one by one near the branch building.

'Only two wizards and two unmanned ones put out the lights, and the rest of them put the building on guard. That's not a bad judgment.’

If it wasn't for me here.

Jean shot at the man left alone. Bradamante didn't pull out on purpose. It was because the sound of iron and the unique glow of Bradamante interfered with the surprise.

Tata! When Jean suddenly came out of the fire, the man swung the sword in a fit of surprise. Jean bent over hurriedly to avoid the sword, but it was too much to spill the footsteps of the man that followed.

Puck! A man's follow-up attack ensued, while the stricken gin rolled the floor once.

"You rat! Are you the one who set fire!"

Puck! Puck! The man poked his sword to the ground, and Jean rolled restlessly. Soon the man left the sword and ran over the camp with his whole body.

"Brave little boy, you must die...….”

But Jean was deliberately caught. The same was true of the fact that after being discovered, Bradamante had not been chosen and caused the fight.

Jean's body, pressed by the man, moved as flexibly as a snake. Before the man could even be conscious of what had happened, Jean had already bent his neck completely in a deformed position.

Woodpecked! Saliva dripped down the man's mouth with the sound of his neck bone turning.

It's the first time I've ever used my own fighting tactics. Damn it, it hurts.'

It was thanks to Meyer's martial arts that Jean had just broken the man's neck beyond the limits of the human body.

He instantly dislocated his shoulders and put his legs between them, strangling him. It was a technique called 'Guardian Assassination', one of the Myers' visions.

Killed the one who looked like a conductor.

What's left is the pyramids running stupidly in the flames, and the idiots guarding the grounds building with full tension.

Chin's field of vision, again fixed on the shoulder bone, was fixed on the branch of Kinselo. There must not have been much left in the old stone building, a little smaller than the mansions of middle-class aristocrats.

'There's a bunch of keys.’

The man's body was ransacked and some gold coins came out. Jin threw the gold coins into the fire with the man, and then moved to the building gate.

Come on...

When I opened the rusty iron door and entered it, the candle caught my eye first. And there were a few strange paintings on the wall that had no meaning, all symbols of Kinselo.

'Bad guys.

While moving the corridor tightly against the wall, Jin soon realized that there was no sign of popularity inside. At least there seemed to be no one on the floor where he was.

And I matched all the keys in each room, and there was one left.

Is that the key to the basement?’

Thanks to the simple structure of the building, Jean was able to find the entrance to the basement.

The one remaining key fits right into the lock, and as I went down the stairs, I saw Mesa tied to a chain and fixed to the wall.

"Mesa."

As soon as I saw her, Jean swept her chest down.

Nothing of concern has happened. She was wearing her cadet's uniform as it was. However, he looked as if he had been assaulted.

Kajik! Kajik!

Jean cut off the chains that tied the mesa around the bradamante.

"It's dangerous... Master, why the hell?"

As soon as I heard Mesa's first words, Jean gritted her teeth.

"Mesa Milcano. Is it time to worry about me? Can you walk?"

"I don't think I can run."

"Okay. First, I'll help...….”

Quang!

The two men raised their heads in dismay. With a sudden roar, the whole building began to shake.