So many piles of corpses that have been slashed by Arzlan's sword, they really don't give any mercy.
Only one person was left, he was a skinny soldier who was currently trembling in fear watching Arzlan's extremely sharp sword.
Shinings!
"D-Don't kill me!"
"Let's make all this easy! What are you and your friends actually doing?"
The soldier lowered his head, his body was shaking violently, but he still didn't want to speak.
"Oi!" Arzlan snapped.
The soldier raised his eyes. "Y-Yes…."
"Are you deliberately making me emotional?" Arzlan's eyes gave a piercing glare.
The faster the soldier's heart beat, he glanced around hoping that someone would offer mercy, but the released Dwarves had grim faces at him. They looked like they were going to pounce on that soldier.
"You can choose your own death, you want to die very quickly or I will cut it first, it's all in your hands which one you want to choose?"
Beads of sweat dripped down his face, he couldn't say anything.
Arzlan was patient enough, he started to approach the soldier. There was nothing else he could hope, only the sword would speak and give understanding.
The soldier closed his eyes at that moment the sword swung very fast. "Okay!"
Only a few inches it would touch his neck. Slowly the soldier opened his eyes, right in front of his eyes the tip of the sword was drawn sharply at him.
"Answer me! Why did you royal soldiers come here?"
"W-We received orders to search for the Dwarves, they will later be employed to manufacture weapons for the kingdom!"
"Why does the kingdom need Dwarves? Aren't there already a lot of workers and for what's the big amount of weapons for?"
"Right now the kingdom is having trouble with the Demon Lord, the demon army is constantly attacking the borders and massacring humans. The soldiers don't have good equipment, the kingdom wants to hire Dwarves to make magic weapons!"
"Why doesn't the kingdom ask for help from the four heroes who are supposed to be protectors?"
"T-They are already overwhelmed with the conflict continuously, right now the other kingdoms are also planning to attack. King Aaron was trying to anticipate what was to come! H-That's all I know!"
Arzlan lowered his sword, his eyes on the barren ground. "I see, right now the royal side is in trouble, I think this is a good opportunity to act!"
"C-Can I be released?" asked the soldier hopefully.
"Oh… I will give you freedom from this life, thank you, right now you are dealing with the grim reaper who will behead people like you!"
The soldier realized that he would only die, he quickly turned around and tried to crawl away.
Crash!
It was too late, Arzlan's sword was too fast to dodge.
Alisha got goosebumps watching Arzlan's actions. "This the called being that came from the darkness!"
"Interesting, I think it will be much more great than what I imagined!" Arzlan's eyes narrowed sharply, right now if anyone saw him then everyone would definitely think that he is a person more terrifying than the Demon Lord.
After that incident the atmosphere was still not calm, the Dwarves seemed to be in a panic and they kept rumbling to plan something in the future.
Arzlan approached the Dwarves and asked, "What happened?"
"Master Arzlan, we are confused here. If the soldiers find this place definitely another soldier will be sent, we must leave soon as possible. But, we don't know where to go! In the entire territory there are likely many beings who will not accept our existence, or we will be captured by the royal soldiers!"
"That's easy!" someone said from behind Arzlan and Alisha. "We ordered Master Arzlan to be our leader!"
Otoyura's arrival was made atmosphere become silent, they all agreed with the man's opinion. After witnessing Arzlan's prowess, they became convinced that that man would be very good as a leader.
Now that everyone is giving Arzlan the same look, they are waiting for the answer from that man.
Arzlan's eyes narrowed, it was quite inconvenient if he had to bond with the Dwarves.
"Are you sure that I can be your leader?"
"Of course!" answered spontaneously Otoyura. "Seeing Master's abilities, we are all very impressed. There must be someone who dares to punish the soldiers from the kingdom, and you are the right person to do that!" His finger pointed at Arzlan.
Arzlan looked away, he was trying to think of the best plan. "Okay, but I'm not going to be your leader, I'm just taking you to a safe place, there is a place that might suit you!"
"What! Truly, you are truly extraordinary, it is not wrong that Otoyura wanted to make you the leader!"
Starting from Bisgar and everyone then following him, they knelt in front Arzlan. All of this was done for the sake of proof that they were trustworthy creatures.
Even Otoyura was also kneeling. "I see, since I first met you, I knew that you would be a great person! It would be an honor if I could serve someone like you!"
***
"What?"
Rojendro was suddenly shocked after hearing the news troops he had sent had been found dead, clenching his fists grip anger.
"Why did the soldiers fail, even though they were all excellent soldiers. No way, this must have something to do with the attack! I must investigate this problem quickly!"
That level-headed and very intelligent is the hallmark of the Duke of Rojendro, he is one of the people who holds the territory of Shanrua.
The crisis experienced by Scaevola makes the soldiers are mobilized to find new sources of power, no matter how the power must be obtained soon.
"That could be the case, but if it's troops from other regions their tracks should still be legible, uh… right they've sent someone to do all this!"
The other members were suddenly surprised by Adred's opinion, all so plausible that they couldn't imagine what kind of person the kingdom was dealing with.
___To Be Continued___