Chapter 147: The Battle Ends
Chapter 147: The Battle Ends
"Ah— How was it?"Captain Howe came out from inside the house and asked. He was breathing heavily and his sword was soaked in blood. His face was also splattered, so the inside of the house must have been a bloody mess.
"This is"
He jerked his chin toward the ogre (placeholder).
Captain Howe shone a light on the ogre (placeholder).
"Ah, he’s a jagi. I thought this big guy had suddenly disappeared and escaped. But you three took him down. Really, thank you."
He bowed deeply.
"He was incredibly strong," I said.
"Of course. He’s big, but his movements are fast and his sword arm isn’t ordinary at all. Apparently, among the villains in the capital, he’s said to be the number one or two sword user. If the three of you defeated him, then you three also have great skills. I underestimated you. Sorry."
Captain Howe bowed again. His tone had become quite casual.
"Indeed. It took the three of us to finally bring him down. But one of our security team members died in the process."
I pointed to a security team member lying against the wall.
"Ah—! When I thought you’d disappeared, you were killed?! I told you not to separate! That’s what I said, right?!"
Captain Howe rushed over to the fallen man, stroking him and shaking him. He wouldn’t revive him, but he would still do it. Soon more team members gathered. It seemed the only casualty from this ambush was that one soldier. Of course, there were injured people too, so some were receiving healing magic.
"What the—?! This is—!!"
A loud voice echoed. I turned around and saw what was probably the commoner district security team, holding torches and illuminating the area. They had arrived just in time. But once the lights came on, we could see the pile of dead thieves and pools of blood on the ground.
"You made it."
As he spoke, Captain Howe headed toward them. I left the rest to him.
After Captain Howe and the security team finished talking, he muttered,
"We’re going back."
From somewhere, they brought a tank and loaded the dead bodies onto it. The Anderson ducal security team began to move. Outside the thief house, the dead bodies of the thieves were simply left where they fell. The commoner district security team would clean them up later. They really did nothing.The Anderson ducal house really is something. No, they’re amazing.