Chapter 28:
I looked around to see if there are doors, but there is nothing. So i go to the otherside of the mansion, but there are still no other doors. So i searched around the mansion, and even on the inside.
I searched the kitchen, the bathrooms, the geezer's room, and even the furnace. But there is no door at all, or any signs of hidden door.
After a while of searcing, and looking around. I noticed that the people being whipped has changed.
Wait... They changed? I didn't see them move away from there. Ah that's right.
If i can't see the other doors, then i'll just let them lead me to that secret door.
I sit behind the grass while waiting for them to change. It was very horrible, i can hear their shout and the sound of the whip. I want to kill that people who is whipping them. But i might fail.
After a while, the people that was whipping them had stopped. And the people that was being whipped had collapsed. Then suddenly, the ground opened.
I see, so that's where they are hiding the prisoners. That means that if the knights would raid them, they can just put quickly the people that was currently being whipped. That way they can hide them immediately. And no one would even suspect that the door is on the ground of the back of the mansion.
After the ground opened, some people came out from the door. They are pulling another people. And after they removed the ropes of the people they bring outside, they carried the collapsed people back inside the door.
This is my chance now, so i followed them. Of course they can't see me because of the invicibility magic.
When we go inside the door on the ground, we descend on the stair. It is like a dungeon, but there is still no prisons, just a wall.
I followed the person more, then when we turned left, there is a metal door that has a small square hole with metal bars. When the man opened it, we go inside.
When i looked around, there are prisons everywhere. And inside them are people, but they are not hurt. So i followed the man more. Then we arrived at another door, it is still a metal door, but unlike earlier it has no square hole. The man opened the door and we entered it.
Then what greeted me are a bunch of people laying down the floor, their backs are full of wounds, and they are bathing on their own blood.
The 5 man drops the body they are carrying on the floor, and the people shouted in pain. The person was clearly in pain, but they just throw them like it was nothing. I want to kill them!
I am ready to kill them and give the signal to kuroma, but there is still another door. It is still an iron like a second door. I approached it and then ope...
Wha!?
When i opened it, i immediately slummed it close immediately!
Wha!? What the was that!? There are a bunch of dead bodies everywhere!
I have already seen so many dead bodies before, but that was just in games.
I take a deep breath and face the door again, then i hold the knob and slowly opened it.
There are a bunch of corpse, some of them are hanging, and some of them are piling up. They are full wounds, and their bones are broken. But what catches my attention are their eyes. All of their eyes have been gouged out. It was a very horrible sight.
My anger was gone, it was replaced by fear and sadness. I was shocked, i am speechless of the very horrible sight.
I don't know what to do, but i need to finish this immediately. So i called kuroma through my mind.
[Kuroma, i found the prison. Give them the signal now.] Me
After giving kuroma the signal, i approached the injured and unconcious people, and healed them one by one.
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Garza's POV
Kaito-dono has already left, but i didn't see him leaving because of his weird magic. It was a very weird feeling. I can hear him from my front, yet i can't see him.
My daughter sent me a letter, and she mentioned a young boy, she said that it was her first time seeing a true monster. Ofcourse i laughed when i heard that.
But when i saw that boy myself, i can't help but believe in my daughter. He is standing like a normal person, but there's no unneccessary movement at all.
To spot an opening, you need to look at a person's bad habit. Like their body moving without them noticing, or their hands are fidgeting for no reason, or breathing clearly that other people will know you are inhaling or exhaling.
But this boy doesn't have anything like that at all. He's just standing like a normal person, yet he is very ready to counter-attack. It was like a trap was set around his whole body. I am wondering just how much battle experience he have.
Anyway, we are waiting right now outside the gate. It's already been a while since he go, but there's no signal from his horse at all. I'm starting to get worried now, but his horse didn't do anything. So he must be fine.
My subordinates are now getting bored. The night is very clear, so they must be sleepy. After waiting for over an hour, kuroma suddenly shoot a big fireball at the sky. That's the signal! So that means kaito-dono had alresdy found the prison.
I unsheated my sword, and chant a spell.
「I summon the spirit of fire, engulf my blade with your flame, and burn everything i slice!」 Me
After i chant the spell, my sword was suddenly coated with fire. This is the way of my family, using magic to coat our swords.
I dashed to the gate and slashed the air, then a fire blade goes out from my sword and it destroyed the gate.
「Everyone! Go!」 Me
I shouted and ordered all my men to raid the mansion, then they run and rushed to the insides of the gate. The guard that was guarding the mansion was startled, and they greet my knights with their sword.
Right now, a battle is unfolding before my eyes. My knights and the mansion guards are clashing their swords, and the surrounding was filled with different kinds of element magic.
I run to the inside of the mansion, together with some of my knights. And while i was running, an arrow suddenly run infront of my face. That's close. If i am a little bit faster, that would have pierced my head.
I looked at the place where the arrow comes from, and i saw a person i know.
「You sure are lucky, commander. Fufufu」 Carter
It was carter, a western man that was hired by Ferg. His attitude is the worst, but his skill is a real deal. What's worst is that his magic element is water. His hair is black, but he trained very hard in order to make his magic strong. And now, he became as strong as me.
「Carter... Huh. Lucky you say, don't you mean you can't use a bow?」 Me
He is a western man, but he can't use a bow. Western people are known to have a very clear, and precise eyesight and a very coordinated hand movements. Because of that, they can use bow perfectly. But carter is different, he can't hit a target.
When i insulted him, carter's laugh has gone. And it was exchanged with anger.
「Shut up! Now that you have tresspassed my lord's mansion. I can now kill you freely.」 Carter
「Then come, bring it on!」 Me
This is bad, our skills are on the same level, but his magic is water. I'm clearly at a disadvantage here.
Carter unsheated his sword and chanted his spell.
「I summon the spirit of water, flow through my sword, and drown my enemy!」 Carter
After he speak his chant, a raging water is coating his sword. I wonder just how much he trained for that to become strong.
Carter raised his sword and dashed at me, then he strike me from above. But i succesfully blocked it by swinging my sword from the bottom to the upwards. The fire on my sword is slowly dying so i kicked him and he was thrown back wards. But he was still standing.
I kicked the ground and dashed towards him and thrust my sword, but he swing his sword from the right to left and succesfuly diverted my attack, so i turned around to continue the flow of my sword, and to hit his side. But he jumps backwards, then kicked the ground and dashed again at me.
My sword is at the side because of the swing from earlier, and i could not make it in time block his attack. So i shoot a fire to the ground where my sword is pointing. Then a big fire surrounded the area, and carter stopped his dash because he can't see the surrounding.
The curtains are burned but carter splashed a water through the surroundings, so the fire disappeared quickly.
While he is spraying water from his sword to the surrounding, i dashed at him and swing my sword upward. But he dodge it smoothly and he swings his sword to my stomach, so i raised my knees and blocked it with my leg.
My leg was fine, but the iron guard of my leg was blown to pieces.
Watching the leg iron guard being blown to pieces, i backed off by jumping backwards and then reagained my posture.
I knew it, this won't be easy. Carter and i have been clashing our sword, it's like there's no end to this.
I need to find a way, and after a while of clashing our swords. I remembered my match with kaito-dono earlier. He said that if a fire and water would clash, a smoke would appear.
I don't like copying other people's techniques, but i have no choice. I poured more magic on my sword and make the fire bigger.
「What's that? You are pouring more magic on your sword? Are you becoming desperate huh?」 Carter
Just say what you want, i have my own plan. Though it is not really mine.
Carter poured more magic in his sword to match mine. Alright, this is enough. This much magic should be able to make a smoke screen.
I kicked the ground and dashed towards him, and slashed my sword from up to the bottom, and carter blocked it by swinging his swords upwards. When my fire and his water had clashed, a very big smoke explodes and surrounds the area.
This is it! I approached carter who can't see anything because of the smoke, and i thrust my burning sword on his stomach, and carter stopped moving.
Carter dropped his hands and his force was gone, so i take out my sword. Carter falls to the ground, and closed his eyes slowly.
This is now his end, i feel pity for him. He was a good kid before when i met him at a nobles party 45 years ago. But because he can't use a bow, he was mocked by the other kids. The other western kids who is good at bow are good to him, but he is jealous to them so he always ignored them.
「Commander!」 Knight
One of my knights called out to me, so i turned around and speaked to him.
「What's wrong?」 Me
「We can't find any door that can lead to any hidden prison.」 Knight
I see, it also takes a lot of time for kaito-dono to search the door. So we will just wait for him.
「It's fine. Kaito-dono knows where the door is, so let's just wait for him. For now, bring this man's corpse outsi...」 Me
I told the knight to bring carter's corpse outside, so i turned around to point him. But...
「It's gone.」 Me
His body is not there. Where is it? I'm sure he is already dead.
While i was wondering, i heard the knights from behind the mansion shout like they have been blown away, so i run there quickly.
When i arrived at the back of the mansion, there are people that has so many wounds on their back. And my knight that was there was unconscious and blowned away. Their clothes are wet so it is clear that carter is the one who is responsible to knocking them out.
But when i looked around, he was not here. Just where did he gone to? My knights are unconscious, so i can't ask them.