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Midnight Chaos
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With the deafening sound of a door being kicked open, Marie’s consciousness, which had been blacked out, awakened. Marie managed to open her eyes, numbed by the smoke, and looked toward the door where the loud sound had come from. In contrast to the pitch-black outside, the inside of the hut was burning, so she could clearly see the face of the person standing in front of the door. That face was one she knew well. The person she had continued thinking of at the edge of death…
“Arc-sama… How…?” (Marie)
Each breath she took felt like her throat was being burned with pain. Only a raspy voice came out. Arc silently picked her up. Since she had no strength, she ended up being carried in a princess carry. Then, Arc brought his face close to her ear and, in a loud voice, briefly asked.
“Marie, the hut is about to collapse. Answer me with one word.”
“Will you… fall into hell… with me?” (Arc)
Why such a line?
Even though she tried to think about the meaning, she couldn’t quite understand it. However, Marie instinctively understood. Arc was proposing to her. It wasn’t arrogance. Despite not understanding every word Arc said, somehow, she knew with certainty that he was proposing.
With her fading consciousness, Marie desperately responded.
“Yes. I will go anywhere with you, Arc-sama… Please… take me out… of here…” (Marie)
She accepted the proposal.
With a hoarse voice and fading consciousness, as she summoned the last of her strength to speak, Marie lost consciousness once more in Arc’s arms.
“Arc-sama, it’s collapsing! Please, come out!!” (Yulia)
Yulia’s panicked voice echoed from outside.
“Oi, don’t call my name here.” (Arc)
“Right. I was flustered.” (Yuria)
Arc lightly scolded Yulia as he put on his mask, then picked up the unconscious Marie and escaped from the hut just before it collapsed.
Although it hadn’t been heard inside the hut, the moment they stepped outside, the sounds of battle rang out. They were in the middle of the battlefield between the Warden army and the Church army. Arc was holding Marie in both arms, while Yuria and Yuna stood guard on either side.
“What’s going on!?” (??)
“High Priest! A nameless group… has taken the witch…” (??)
Hearing the report of the battle, Cyan, who had been resting at the church, arrived. It was indeed midnight, but while ordering Marie’s execution by burning, he had been peacefully sleeping, showing great nerve.
Upon hearing that Marie had been taken, Cyan was furious. He shouted toward Arc, who was wearing a mask.
“Hey! Announce your name! Who are you!?” (Cyan)
Arc, with a flag bearing the family crest of Count Shinri, which he had somehow obtained, boldly declared in front of the Church army.
“I am the younger brother of Count Shinri, who committed suicide the other day. I barely escaped with my life, trembling deep in the forest. However, I could no longer stand your church’s actions, killing innocent citizens, so I have returned to confront you.” (Arc)
“What!? There was a survivor of the Count! Everyone! Capture them! And don’t let the witch escape!” (Cyan)
The Church army, terrified by the heretic’s retaliation, charged at Arc and his group.
The Warden army only numbered 20 soldiers. They had come with the minimum number of soldiers to ensure the speed needed to rescue Marie. However, among them were Arc, Yulia, Yuna, as well as Warden territory’s military officials such as Tyr, Hal, Urt, Randal, and Laika, all of whom were mobilized.
On the other hand, the Church army wa not only in this town but also scattered across towns and villages in the region for ‘purification’. So, they only had 20 holy knights and about 100 soldiers in this town.
In terms of numbers, the Church had the advantage, but in terms of quality, Arc had the edge. Under the light of the burning hut, the battle in the midnight town became a fierce fight. However, thanks to the surprise attack by Arc’s group, many soldiers were still asleep, and with the Church army unaccustomed to the darkness, friendly fire occurred, slowly turning the tide in Arc’s favor.
“Damn, gather the scattered knights! And kill them all!” (Cyan)
After a while, as Arc’s group clearly gained the upper hand, Cyan attempted to flee. Since he couldn’t ride a horse alone, he jumped into a large carriage and began his escape.
“The High Priest is fleeing!” (??)
“We have no choice but to let him go! We’ll retreat as well!” (??)
Although they truly wanted to capture Cyan, they had no choice but to let him escape.
The objective of rescuing Marie had been achieved. Before the Church’s forces could increase, Arc and his group also tried to escape. Just as both armies were planning to withdraw from the battlefield, a loud voice rang out across the battlefield.
“That’s enough!” (??)
Everyone instinctively stopped fighting and turned to look.
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