The Warrior's Ballad Chapter 16

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GRIFFINSWALD BERINGEN GUILD’S HIDEOUT

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE...?!

IT MUST BE THE SAME ONES WHO ATTACKED US...

VOLCA, ANY IDEA WHO THEY MIGHT BE?

THESE ADVENTURERS DIDN’T EVEN GET A CHANCE TO FIGHT BACK. THAT MEANS IT CAN’T BE THE DESERTERS.

THERE ARE ONLY A FEW GUILDS BOLD ENOUGH TO ATTACK US LIKE THIS.

IT HAS TO BE EITHER THE BRAVANT OR RUBENS GUILD,

BESIDES, MOLTY STILL NEEDS TIME TO RECOVER...

STAYING HERE IS JUST AS RISKY...

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I DON’T BELIEVE THIS.

CLAN MASTER OF THE RUBENS GUILD

I WAS TOLD THEY WERE JUST ACADEMY BRATS.

SO WHY DO I SEE THE SEVERED HEAD OF A MAN...

A WARRIOR'S STRENGTH IS MEASURED IN FOUR STAGES.

IN FACT, THE RUBENS

GUILD ONLY SEES TALENT LIKE HIS ONCE EVERY FEW YEARS, IF WE’RE LUCKY.

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WE'VE LOST TOO MANY FIGHTERS, HIM INCLUDED.

THIS LOSS.

CLAN MASTER! THERE ARE FOOTPRINTS OVER HERE!

THEY MUST BE FROM THE ONES WHO GOT AWAY.

GO AFTER THEM.

LL MAKE THEM PAY DEARLY FOR THIS.

WHAT KIND OF HIDEOUT...

SOUNDS LIKE DUNKEL’S KIND OF PLACE. ACCORDING TO HIM, ALL WE HAD TO DO...

NOW, WE’RE ALL DOOMED TO DIE.

TH-THE ADVENTURERS WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO LEAD US...

ARE WE REALLY GOING TO DIE HERE?

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WE CAN SURVIVE THIS.

WE JUST HAVE TO WATCH EACH OTHER’S BACKS.

I KNOW WE’RE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO TRUST EACH OTHER WITH OUR LIVES.

BUT WE’RE ON A BATTLEFIELD NOW,

AND NO ONE SURVIVES A BATTLE ALONE.

EITHER WE ALL DIE, OR WE ALL MAKE IT OUT ALIVE. IT’S ONE OF THE TWO.

WE’RE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN WATCH EACH OTHER’S

SO WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND FIGHT AS A UNIT.

THAT’S THE ONLY WAY WE’RE GETTING OUT OF

THIS FOREST ALIVE.

FOUGHT IN A WAR,

ANYWAY, WHAT’S THE NEAREST CITY FROM HERE?

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IT’S TORVAIL. IT’S A DAY’S WALK SOUTH, OR HALF A DAY IF WE RUN.

THE GUILD HAS A BRANCH THERE.

THEN WE’LL LEAVE AT FIRST LIGHT. HOW ARE YOU FEELING, MOLTY?

THAT POTION VOLCA GAVE ME MUST’VE BEEN REALLY EXPENSIVE.

I THINK I SHOULD BE ABLE

TO MOVE SOON.

KEEPING WATCH.

WE’VE GOT A HARD MARCH AHEAD OF US TOMORROW.

THEY’VE MOVED THE BODIES.

THEN THEY MUST BE HIDING IN THERE. THE BASTARDS HAVE SOME NERVE.

SHALL WE ATTACK NOW?

NO. AT LEAST ONE OF THEM CAN PUT UP A REAL FIGHT.

IF WE GET TOO CLOSE, HE MIGHT NOTICE US AND STRIKE FIRST.

T HAVE A WONDERFUL IDEA.

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I NEED TO STAY ALERT, EVEN WITH THE OTHERS KEEPING WATCH.

THESE CHILDREN’S LIVES DEPEND ON ME...

KEEP MY EYES OPEN...

I DON’T EVER WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.

THE SMELL OF MY FALLEN COMRADES’ BLOOD, AND THE STENCH OF BURNING FLESH...

THE SMELL OF BURNING...?!

IS IT TIME TO CHANGE SHIFTS ALREADY?

EVERYONE, WAKE UP!!!

GRAB YOUR WEAPONS! NOW!!

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SORRY! I FELL ASLEEP...! I’LL GO CHECK!

DON’T GO OUTSIDE!!

THERE’S AN ARCHER OUT THERE! VOLCA, SHUT THE DOOR!

DARN IT... THOSE MEN FROM EARLIER FOUND Us!

DID THEY SET THE ENTIRE FOREST

ON FIRE JUST TO GET US?!

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THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE FIRE IS STRAIGHT TOWARD THOSE ARROWS.

BUT IF WE STAY HERE, WE’LL BURN TO DEATH. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GO THAT WAY.

WH-WHAT DO WE DO, RICKY?

you MAY KNOW

HOW TO USE

YOU MAKE IT OUT OF

THERE IN ONE PIECE. HEHEHE...

ONE MORE DOWN!!

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