The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]: Chapter 37

Cassis glared fiercely at Jeremy, who had leisurely slipped away.

But only for a moment, as he had to roll away to avoid the incoming poison darts.

He could have sworn he heard a mocking laugh from above.

With a clank, his movements became sluggish. A stinging pain began to spread through his limbs.

The restraints activated to the first level as his composure faltered.

*Damn it.* Were they raising such monsters inside the mansion? And there were more than just one or two.

The surroundings quickly filled with poisonous fumes emitted by the monsters.

“Kyaa!”

A thin, high-pitched scream echoed from the distance.

Cassis reflexively turned his head.

A woman, a servant working at the mansion, was hit by a poison dart while fleeing from a monster and collapsed.

“Sa, save me…….”

Cassis bit his lip at her plea for help.

He tried to run towards her, but she was quickly obscured by a huge monster and disappeared.

*Whoosh!*

Another monster that had approached Cassis didn’t miss the opportunity and swung its leg at him.

“Ugh!”

*Clank!*

Cassis quickly raised his arm and blocked the blow with the chain connected to his wrist.

However, there was a limit to facing the monsters without any weapons. The force of the blow pressed him against the tree trunk behind him.

At that moment, something reflected the sunlight and sparkled painfully beside him.

Cassis gritted his teeth, shook off the monster, and quickly reached out to the person who had fallen nearby.

The moment his fingertips touched something hard, a monster’s poison dart pierced him.

* * *

“My lady, your clothes will get dirty.”

*Kiyaaak!*

The monster approaching Roxana let out a terrible scream and retreated as soon as Emily’s hand touched its black body.

“This is not something the young lady needs to step forward for, so please step back.”

Roxana’s gaze flicked over Emily’s outstretched hand.

Emily had only removed the glove from her right hand.

The inscription on the back of her hand was noticeably clearer than before.

“Emily, I forbid you from using your power from now on.”

Her trusted aide Emily’s power came at the cost of her life force, so it was not wise to use it for too long.

Emily obeyed Roxana’s order without complaint.

The glove she had taken off earlier was long gone in the chaos, so she untied one of her hair ties and wrapped it around her right hand.

“Emily, would you like one of these too?”

Grizelda had already pulled out the iron bars from the birdcage and was using them as weapons.

Without answering, Emily stepped on the tableware littering the floor and used her foot to secure the overturned tea table.

*Crack!*

Then, she broke off the leg of the table, which had an elegant curve. It was also made of steel, so it became a decent weapon.

*Kieek!*

Those who had the strength to fight the monsters remained in the greenhouse, while those who didn’t escaped through the back door.

“Grizelda.”

Roxana lifted the hem of her skirt and lightly kicked a chair that had fallen on the floor. It flew accurately and hit the eye of a monster rushing towards her.

“I think I should go outside. It’ll be fine here without me now, right?”

*Tap.*

Under the white hem of her dress that flowed down like foam, her elegant shoes landed.

“Yeah, go ahead. I think this is all Jeremy’s nasty prank. If you’re not careful, your toy might get damaged beyond repair.”

Grizelda seemed half-convinced that Jeremy was the one who had opened the gate to the monster breeding ground, given the circumstances.

Roxana took her eyes off Grizelda, who was laughing as if she found it amusing, and moved forward. Emily followed her like a shadow.

* * *

*Kieek!*

The monsters, having tasted blood, became even more excited and rampaged.

“Ugh!”

One of the men who was barely holding off the Karantulls [a type of monster] was hit in the leg by a poison dart and collapsed.

The monsters that had scattered as soon as the breeding ground’s gate opened were still swarming around.

“S, save me!”

The man who was left to face the monster alone cried out, but there was no one to help him.

*Whoosh!*

The monster’s hard leg, flashing like a blade, flew like lightning.

*Taa!*

Just then, someone jumped over the monster’s head. He moved nimbly and plunged the weapon he was holding deep into the Karantull’s forehead.

*Kyaaak!*

The monster collapsed with a terrible cry.

With a thud, a shallow cloud of dust rose around them for a moment.

The person who emerged from within was Roxana’s ‘toy,’ whom they had been chasing until the monster breeding ground’s gate was opened.

Cassis seemed unharmed except for the scratches on his arms and face. The clothes on his side were torn, but there were no wounds underneath.

Originally, they should have attacked and captured Cassis, but in this urgent situation, there was no room to worry about such things.

Cassis pulled the weapon out of the convulsing monster’s head. Then, he shook off the hand that was soaked in the monster’s fishy fluids.

What Cassis was holding was the same spear that the Agriache’s subordinates had. He had taken it from the hand of the person who had been attacked by the monster earlier.

“Th, tha…….”

Cassis’s face hardened as he looked at the man who was inadvertently greeting him.

In fact, he had no reason to help the people of Agriache.

However, when he saw the person helplessly succumbing to the monster before his eyes and crying out for help, he could not easily turn away.

Moreover, it was clear that Jeremy, the son of Lant Agriache, had released the monsters here with Cassis in mind.

Perhaps that was why he could not ignore them dying before his eyes and turn back.

“Wow, you cockroach. You’re still alive and well.”

Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard from above.

“Jeremy Agriache.”

Jeremy, who had disappeared earlier, reappeared on the tree and was looking down at Cassis again.

“Is your restraint faulty? Why are you still so fine after facing so many monsters?”

Jeremy seemed unfazed by the sharp gaze fixed on his face.

“Ah, anyway, that’s good. I lost my temper a bit earlier. It would be a problem for me if you died because of me.”

“Nonsense. Who released the monsters here and caused this mess in the first place?”

There was no doubt that Jeremy had opened the gate to the monster breeding ground to kill Cassis.

But now that he was saying it would be a problem if he died, it was just absurd.

“Ugh!”

Suddenly, a scream rang out from nearby.

The Karantull, which had already approached, slammed its leg down on the person who had fallen to the ground.

However, it wasn’t the person under the monster who died immediately.

*Kueeek!*

The next moment, the Karantull’s massive body collapsed to the ground with a strange cry.

“What’s all this commotion?”

A languid voice, like a beast stretching, caught his attention.

What came into view amidst the slowly subsiding dust was a tall young man.

Like Cassis, he must have picked up something that had fallen on the floor, as the spear in his hand was also in poor condition.

A viscous liquid, a mixture of venom and bodily fluids, dripped down along the lowered blade.

Black hair and red eyes. He must be about twenty years old.

The man’s appearance vaguely resembled Lant Agriache.

However, this one was much younger, and the atmosphere he exuded was clearly different from Lant Agriache.

Perhaps it was just his imagination, but the flow of air seemed to change the moment he appeared.

Cassis instinctively realized that he should be wary of the man in front of him.

“Were you taking the dogs for a walk? It’s quite grand for that.”

Seeing him mention taking the dogs for a walk with such a noble face, it seemed that he was a brother to Jeremy Agriache, who had caused this mess.

“It seems my younger brothers have developed a new hobby while I wasn’t looking.”

Jeremy, who was still on the tree, muttered, ‘Ah, I get annoyed just by looking at Deon’s face.’

Hearing that, Cassis realized that the man who had just appeared was Deon Agriache, whom he had heard about earlier.

“Jeremy. Did you open the gate to the breeding ground?”