My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 10

§ 10 – Ruben, the Necromantic Territory (3)

Turning his head, he saw Cyan walking towards them.

“L, Lord… what on earth is going on…?”

Hans asked Cyan, his eyes wide open.

Then, suddenly.

He pressed his lips together as if something had occurred to him.

It was none other than the artifact Arnaize had left behind.

It seemed Cyan had done something with that artifact.

But even if it was an artifact left by Arnaize…

‘Is this even possible…?’

Hans’s gaping mouth wouldn’t close easily.

Cyan gave a small smile at Hans’s expression.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Grayson.

Grayson looked just as astonished as Hans.

Cyan slowly opened his mouth.

“What do you think?”

“······”

Grayson had nothing to say.

He just stared at Cyan with a look of astonishment.

Soon, Cyan scanned the palisade and said.

“I don’t think it will be able to stop the goblins from attacking, will it?”

“······”

Grayson followed Cyan’s gaze and looked at the palisade.

From the quality of the wood to the completeness of the design.

Grayson approached the palisade in a daze and checked it.

“T, This is…”

It wasn’t just a simple palisade.

It wasn’t just a crude palisade made of wooden planks.

Grayson took out the dagger from his waist.

Then, without hesitation, he swung it at the palisade.

Clang!

A loud noise of metal clashing was heard.

The hand gripping the dagger tingled.

Was it a fence made of iron instead of a palisade?

It didn’t make sense.

Did he receive support from Elandur?

Even if he was Elandur’s rascal, blood is thicker than water?

Grayson’s mind went blank.

“Goblins are no problem, right?”

At Cyan’s voice, Grayson slowly turned his gaze.

The look in Cyan’s eyes was firmer than anything else.

Grayson stared at Cyan silently.

And then, abruptly.

“I don’t trust you.”

Grayson opened his mouth.

In Grayson’s eyes, looking at Cyan, there was a deep distrust.

Grayson doesn’t trust Cyan.

To be exact, he didn’t trust ‘Elandur’ behind Cyan.

When people were dying.

When they cried out to be saved.

When they asked to be transferred to another territory.

It was Elandur who coldly turned away.

Ruben, the Necromantic Territory.

Living here was worse than being a wanderer.

That’s why many people ran away from Ruben.

And they could never come back.

People thought they were eaten and died in the Dark Forest.

But was that really the case?

Did the Dark Forest really not let a single person survive?

Was that even possible?

Grayson couldn’t think so.

It must be related to Elandur.

It just hasn’t been revealed.

So, he doesn’t believe it.

He won’t be fooled….

“It’s okay if you don’t trust me. But.”

Cyan continued slowly.

“How long are you going to run away?”

“······”

Grayson had nothing to say.

To be honest, it wasn’t that Grayson wanted to run away.

But he had no choice but to run away.

Because it was impossible to win.

The absolute difference in power.

Grayson and the territory residents did not have the power to stop the attacking goblins.

So, they continued to live like wanderers.

To be honest, they weren’t even wanderers.

Just relieved to survive each day.

But worried about how to survive tomorrow.

A life worse than beggars.

Grayson didn’t care.

He could continue that life as much as he wanted.

But others didn’t.

People, children.

And his young daughter.

They needed a place to settle down and live.

Grayson stared at Cyan silently.

‘Are you really… going to fight?’

All the bastards who came as lords of Ruben ran away.

They forced the territory residents to sacrifice themselves to save their own lives.

They just gave orders without any countermeasures.

But now…

A sturdy palisade defending Ruben.

Turning his head, Cyan looked quite shabby.

His hair was disheveled and his skin was blackened with something.

He looked like he had been rolling around somewhere.

So, he couldn’t find any dignity of a nobleman.

You could believe he was a commoner from the back alleys.

But why was Grayson feeling like this?

In Cyan’s appearance, he saw the appearance of a real nobleman.

It was only for a very brief moment.

Grayson definitely felt that way.

But Grayson still didn’t trust Cyan.

He doesn’t trust Elandur.

But.

“I think there’s a good chance if we fight together.”

Grayson couldn’t deny Cyan’s words.

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The Dark Forest adjacent to Ruben Territory.

Between the densely packed trees and overgrown bushes.

“Kereuk.”

“Keheureureuk.”

Countless goblins were moving.

Roughly hundreds.

Perhaps close to 1,000, the number of goblins was not a ‘group’ but a ‘legion’.

And the place where these enormous numbers of goblins were heading was none other than Ruben.

A place where humans live.

To be exact, it was more accurate to say that they were trying to settle down.

Until recently, the humans had disappeared.

Humans who couldn’t be found even if they searched the forest like crazy.

But recently, the reconnaissance team did not return.

That meant one thing.

Humans are trying to settle in Ruben again.

The goblins wouldn’t just sit back and watch.

To be exact.

“Kereureuk…”

“Kieeek…”

The goblins wouldn’t turn away from a well-prepared meal.

The goblins drooled with sticky saliva and moved towards Ruben.

Imagining the feast that would soon be held.

How long had they been moving?

The goblins were able to reach the territory of Ruben.

And at the same time.

“Kereuk?”

“Kereureuk?”

The goblins couldn’t hide their puzzled feelings.

Because Ruben’s appearance was somehow strange.

To be exact, the palisade surrounding Ruben’s territory.

Wasn’t it definitely gone just yesterday?

“Kereureuk?”

Hundreds of goblins tilted their heads and expressed their doubts.

But that was only for a moment.

“Kereureuk!”

The goblins didn’t think deeply.

Because they didn’t care.

Such a wooden palisade.

They just had to break it.

It seemed like the humans were struggling to survive.

But the struggle was just a struggle.

It was just a temporary delay of death.

More than anything, seeing that they had built a palisade,

It was obvious that there were humans inside.

“Hehehe!”

“Kekekegek!”

The goblins grinned bitterly and ran.

The territory of Ruben is getting closer quickly.

At the same time, the time for the feast is approaching!

“Keheureureureuk!”

The goblins burst into joy and swung their weapons at the palisade.

But.

Clang!

A strange… sound was heard.

To be exact, a sound that shouldn’t be heard was heard.

Wasn’t it definitely a palisade?

But why is there a sound of metal clashing…?

The hand tingled.

The palisade was intact without a single scratch.

“Kereuk?”

The goblins tilted their heads.

Some goblins swung their weapons at the palisade again as if this couldn’t be happening.

Clang! Clang!

But only a dull roar was heard.

The palisade was not damaged at all.

Some goblins even had their weapons broken.

“Kereureuk?”

“Keureuk?”

Right then.

“Now is the time!!”

Suddenly, an angry shout erupted from above the palisade.

There was a human bastard holding up a sword.

What is that bastard…? It was only for a moment.

“Everyone attack!!!”

With the bastard’s shout.

Waaaaaaaaaaaa!

Suddenly, a huge shout erupted and humans popped out from everywhere.

Kwakwakwang!

Pabababak!

And indiscriminate attacks poured down!

Kieeeeeeeeeek!!!

The goblins’ screams covered the sky.

#

“Heok…! Heok…!”

Rough breath.

Grayson calmly scanned the battlefield.

The goblins’ attacks on Ruben continued relentlessly.

The difference in power was almost 10 times or more.

Although they had seized the momentum in the beginning, the goblins’ power was overwhelming.

But.

“Block them! You must block them!”

“Let’s give back what we’ve been through!”

Ruben was blocking the goblins’ attacks without difficulty.

Of course, it was true that there was a power difference of dozens and hundreds.

But the dozens of territory residents were not just simple territory residents.

They were veterans who had survived in the Dark Forest until now.

They were tenacious survivors in a place that was more than barren and terrible.

“Where are you trying to crawl in!”

“We already know all your goblin habits!”

They had more power than most regular soldiers.

Nevertheless, it was true that they were at a disadvantage.

The 10-fold difference in power was not something that could be easily reversed.

Nevertheless, the reason why they were blocking the goblins’ attacks was simple.

Clang!

The palisade boasted unbelievable strength.

“The attack is concentrated on the west! Hans! Go and support them!”

“Yes, sir!”

“The rest of you must defend that position!”

And thanks to Cyan’s proper command.

Grayson raised his eyes and stared at Cyan silently.

“Aim for the guys climbing up the palisade first! You must never let them climb up the palisade!”

Cyan shouting like an angry bull.

Cyan was fighting the goblins at the forefront.

“Supplies are not sufficient! Aim and shoot each arrow!”

As he said, Ruben’s supplies were not sufficient.

The arrows were woefully insufficient,

There was no such thing as siege equipment.

What they were throwing and shooting now was just crude stones.

In the past, the territory residents, young and old, had collected and collected them all night long.

And Cyan was not excluded from that work.

He took the lead more than anyone else and did not hesitate to do hard work.

Kieeeeeeeeeek!!

The result is the current victory.

‘We can block them. We can win.’

We can protect our home.

We can cultivate it.

Grayson clenched his sword tightly.

“Block them! Block them with your lives!”

In Grayson’s voice, which was bursting out, there was a small hope.

And right then

It was that time.

Keuwoaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Suddenly, a chilling scream erupted.

A fatal instinct rang the alarm incessantly.

This tingling sensation that seemed to pierce the skin.

It was really only possible to express it as terrible.

Grayson looked with trembling eyes at the place where the scream came from.

And Grayson could see.

A size several times larger than other goblins.

An overwhelming murderous aura emanating from it.

“H, Hobgoblin!”

Someone’s shout penetrates his ears.

Hobgoblin.

Also known as mutant goblins.

It was known as a species that was hard to find and its strength overwhelmed ordinary goblins.

And here is none other than the Dark Forest.

It was a terrible hell where monsters were called demons due to the frenzy.

Keuwoaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

The hobgoblin charged like an angry bull.

Goblins were scattered around, but the hobgoblin didn’t care.

Kwaaaaang!

The palisade shook greatly at the hobgoblin’s blow.

And crack─.

A sound of something splitting was heard.

The hobgoblin grinned.

Soon, the hobgoblin raised its weapon high.

“No!”

Grayson shouted.

It can’t be.

The palisade must not collapse.

If the palisade collapses, goblins will pour in through the collapsed gap.

Then everything is over.

So, he has to stop them.

Kwaduk!

Grayson clenched his sword so hard that it would break.

Then, he crossed the palisade and jumped towards the hobgoblin.

At the same time, he unleashes an attack.

But the hobgoblin was not an easy opponent.

Kwaduk!

“Keuheok…!”

With the sound of something being crushed, Grayson flew into the air.

Soon, he crashed into the palisade and collapsed powerlessly.

“Grayson!!!”

“No!!”

People shouted above the palisade.

But no one could easily go to help Grayson.

The place where Grayson was was none other than the area outside the palisade.

Going to help him was no different from entering the dead zone himself.

Grayson barely held on to his fading mind.

But that was all.

“Kulk…!”

Grayson couldn’t move his body easily.

Did he break several bones and damage his internal organs?

Something was mixed in with the blood that burst out.

He can’t move his body…!

Grayson couldn’t avoid the hobgoblin’s continued attack.

‘Is this… how I die.’

He was prepared to die, but if he had known it would be like this…

Deep regret washes over him.

But it was already too late.

Death is approaching.

His body trembled at the terrible pain he would soon feel.

Grayson squeezed his eyes shut.

In the darkened vision, the face of his daughter, who had to live alone, came to mind.

‘I’m sorry.’

Grayson could only say these words.

And

It was right then.

“Uwaaaaaaaa!!!”

A loud shout was heard from somewhere.

It was like a forced shout to drive away the encroaching fear.

At the same time.

Clang!

A dull roar was heard.

Not the sound of flesh crushing Grayson’s flesh, but,

Not Grayson’s scream caused by it,

A dull roar of metal clashing.

‘What… is…?’

Grayson slowly opened his eyes.

And he could also see.

A man blocking his path.

There were still many goblins around.

In front of him, the hobgoblin was unleashing a terrible murderous aura.

On the other hand, the man was standing in an awkward posture.

Blocking Grayson’s death.

As if he would not allow Grayson’s death.

“Y, You are…!”

Grayson’s eyes widened.

Because he knew who that man was.

His name is Cyan Elandur.

“Can you move?”

He was the one who called himself the lord of Ruben.