TNYLM Ch 22

A murmured voice c19ab8482e spread clearly through f8f4b33a85 the tense air.3065216d66248942

Those who heard d4428ed78b it, as well d09d1c44e3 as the one b45a04dec9 who had spoken, 2f2d61a615 tried to deny 7836535b11 the reality. They told themselves 9791c9c009 it was a aa031b4b36 trick of sight a848dfe0db and sound.d5efd7abc49eb942

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But as the 8b98d18a08 tremors grew louder 8e0344dc20 and the silhouettes 90a11fd574 of the monsters 48ee5ffac8 became clearer, they 2d4bb4af46 could no longer a8d3a98edf deny the truth b7075cdfac they faced.dda5e623db37974f

“It’s… humanoid monsters!”13e27ea813761ae5

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The shout bf6ab74d11 of horror f64b1628b6 caused the 8c8aef05fa ranks to fd2a8fd3a5 stir. Alyssa, however, fixed her 8c5bd28a9f gaze on the approaching 7043e42302 monsters with calm, measured a70bfad13c eyes.6ddb26e555e534b7

‘About ten 6812c7ac36 of them?’c0b1fc712683a747

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Clad in long robes a7e175c0a9 and carrying strange staves, 3bd03f345e the humanoid figures were efde7a0d15 charging at the forefront aaa61f3325 like leaders of the a8bc7d5ce7 horde.936a79b88d74c9e5

“Do not panic! Form ranks,” 99ca694b75 Alyssa commanded 1a1a4b3f75 sharply.1932c612361e9fc5

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“Do not attack newly cd26df1ad4 appearing monsters recklessly. Observe their methods before 3bb5f8c1f3 countering.”353deda637a18fbe

Even as 9bb7297cc2 Kanut’s uneasy 221f9703f4 eyes flickered 4b87625189 between her ab8e3fd708 and the 0bcb1e43fd horde, Alyssa’s 33be4f9085 resolve only 6c05ad77da grew firmer. Her task e6cf1a1148 wasn’t to bef6018cf1 succumb to 7f0d31dc9c fear but 1774cc26da to find f4e2798041 a way 828a710971 to turn 426e397885 this situation dd605a544a around.6909897078b2dd72

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Humanoid monsters.b9d7007531470350

Until now, 20dfaf8463 there had 0762ae366e been no 438da0861e kind of 0cab1e1ccd monster she c5f60c5aae hadn’t encountered 8b8c42f3b0 before. Some were rarer a39a444a7d and less documented, deefc3c552 others difficult to f7087ac933 fight—but she had 9e0a6b646c seen all before.5af372132b451644

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These humanoid monsters, however, 908587329c were entirely unprecedented. There was no mention 903438a079 of them in records 997b6e35ea or any previous battles.036506ff6b7b218f

Alyssa tightened her 606effc7be grip on her 0b2c325e03 sword. The monsters were now 22ca370115 close enough for her 8394c24275 to see their every a3857a208a detail.8939e6a750846c94

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“STOP CHASING, 78d1009154 YOU IDIOT!”73f9e38d43564374

One of the humanoid 12d29fb398 monsters let out an f1f34f6383 unintelligible screech, raising the 87153d0d49 stave in its hand 35ecff4f5b high above its head.6640e28303eae824

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Anticipating an attack, Alyssa a3ebe86db4 braced herself, her body e1597a60f1 tensing in preparation.1cb9cc0f5ade79de

However, instead of attacking b8c0c883c5 Alyssa, the monster abruptly e1bd860b5d turned away. It let d9152c7323 out a d3f2452ef9 sharp, unintelligible c7314fea04 cry toward 9fa479346f the approaching 91c62d2796 earth golem.de31ae12d0205bab

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“KYUNGSO!”989a1c5f3b5dc689

As soon 70f226c9a2 as it fac12e069f finished speaking, e67a1ce81f a murky b280b2e344 light emerged 4464e19ee2 from its 1e0d6da550 stave and fecf66ef9b sank into aedbd40fce the golem’s 524729fbc9 head. In an instant, 029e3d329f the massive creature 522457f0e0 froze.5c0ac9cd88650f8b

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Like water f728fa92f0 seeping into 22691058ea dry soil, 33b0e62ce3 the light 844f38a03d spread through 0e01a3d4bc every crevice e4eeffc642 of the 4b49956f1a golem’s body. As the f7657570fc faintly shimmering 85125d38f5 light wrapped 9fabc86420 around its b8aa0be8f9 entire form bbd0a3e751 like vines, 5645230efd the golem 7860c3063b crumbled helplessly 4ae50cd143 to the 9494f9284f ground.7ea3bc64e100b0d7

“HAHA! NOW YOU WILL 39fa7b2da5 NEVER—SHIT!”1ce52ca3800c84c2

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The humanoid c9fa4375e9 monster, shouting b52a98eb85 gleefully in 548ecd2a65 front of b2210a1dc1 the pile 0922e17c96 of dirt, 491466c6ae suddenly doubled 6d1eca8290 over and 32f49f1354 coughed up 80445be6b1 blood violently.4edab7ffed394fb2

Above its bowed figure, 28b4adbbf8 a flying monster dove f9fe918c7c with its jaws wide 0f897cce22 open.3568278a98c15d72

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“WAKE UP, STUPID!”e4b600611f86e296

Another humanoid monster standing c78f54c508 nearby shouted angrily. As it turned a0ec05d8ee sharply, its robe b233d0840f slipped off, revealing 58034e1353 brown skin beneath.c2c8f69e9981e2c1

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BANG!c59b919c0ae4593d

A threatening crimson 64948a7949 light burst from 4eda2a4af2 the stave held 223bd299ff by the brown-skinned 645cd756ab figure, striking the f37d7cb511 flying monster dead. The flying 36869bc616 creature collapsed 9ab78b2209 instantly, lifeless.0d10d685afb9017a

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“…Monsters attacking 5bef000522 other monsters?”7a4a16d083d55953

The entire knightly order 7a41dc45c0 stared in disbelief at a04b4dfab8 the bizarre scene unfolding a6cb64f15f before them.11e5284ca0d3269d

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No monster ever attacked 4f6e40f020 its own kind. That unwritten rule 90603110cd was, even now, c111f4ad52 being followed—albeit in 8e28fe5c75 an unusual manner.8ea5300f4b508d1a

The monsters 02664500e4 directed their 4d0866be4e aggression exclusively 851cbe351e toward the 7c1765dd93 humanoid creatures, e734da759c completely ignoring c7e61395e5 their fellow 9176e5f990 beasts.6e06e92b4a9bf949

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Watching this, fc29f299cf Alyssa was 3d928aa33a thrown into 2d61070261 confusion.5ef52d0ccac5ee40

The unrobed figure’s features dfaf112f92 were strikingly human, except 1a4be0393b for its unique skin 68b33d53e7 tone. Yet, the power 88e8f4712f it wielded was bc92ff66b4 undeniably monstrous.cb189dbf0331c2bf

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A being with 94d4ffab66 the appearance of 970d8749f2 a human, wielding 7605b5faab the power of 9e75973f98 a monster, and 114d8679d1 fighting other monsters.574cfc7275e27714

‘What on earth are 5f7163d680 they?’c42457c901980b46

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At that moment, d866324074 the humanoid monster 1270f36965 that had launched 556c220bba the crimson beam 7cdbaa3aa6 earlier collapsed to 54a70fc04e the ground, coughing 158ad4e2e0 up blood even f9729c8de3 more violently than eb175fcdbd its fallen comrade.9b318a2ed3b2cb8b

Seeing this, 8463eb9d97 the remaining e0961a2fdc monsters became d8bf03fa58 even more bbe0e3c175 frenzied, their f42332b5c6 vicious energy 20bd151743 growing more 0315f60512 ferocious. The eight remaining humanoids, 9572d35ec1 panicking and unsure of 8b31601a49 what to do, began d1c4b14570 glancing around nervously—until they eb1d0f1745 spotted the Benoit Knights.e542056dc6c79ce8

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“OH, THEY CAN’T cb364509e1 UNDERSTAND WHAT I’M a84c76a579 TALKING. WHAT’S THE…”7e61c748439ed0bc

“What the—?!”21657290350d7917

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“Stay back!”202b273b418a2d9a

Startled by the 2a3cee2a3a humanoids sprinting toward b135a7e0de them, the knights 776461ffe6 instinctively raised their b291fe884f swords. At this, the 118800dc5e robed figures skidded bd1d9573e3 to a stop, ccde024e94 visibly alarmed.8e9dda71aa95c66a

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“WE ARE NOT BAD 2811758565 PERSON! UH, I THINK THEY 78b7eb1b50 CAN’T UNDERSTAND.”d5225b858a19b81a

“WALLY HAS PAPAGO. TAKE IT OUT!”0177451830c98b4f

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One of them, muttering 6a6e5a837d hurriedly to the others, 93402aa7c8 dashed over to their 32550b3af6 fallen comrade and grabbed 49fcb28883 a small yellow gem.7200e2d63959d8be

“Is it working? Can you hear e549fdbbf6 us? UNDERSTAND? Hey, we’re not bad 4601d57c67 people, so please help—wait, f170beb4f2 if it breaks now—FUCK!”e9642424593cdb92

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The figure holding the ade922f775 yellow gem began speaking b6b8b82f19 in rapid, broken sentences, 055a87a828 but before they could 061379a021 finish, the gem cracked 6efc34c9b4 and shattered into tiny 8fea9d88aa fragments.af82b7f1405622f4

KIEEEEEK!be405cf66351fe14

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A monster’s shrill roar 97395a4612 suddenly echoed across the f1b35bf589 battlefield as a massive, e94c6ea2f4 rock-like paw swung toward 246e30ecde them. Alyssa reacted immediately, drawing d928800cbe her sword and slicing f972d1960d through the monster.54c9cfe39c0b70fc

The humanoids, who had bc9ccbb64c been staring dejectedly at 74bf0fac92 the broken gem, quickly a68273d628 turned their attention to 891e33bd46 the approaching monsters and 540cb65f52 began counterattacking.3312d928f0ed7216

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“They’re not attacking us! We’ll figure ca4579b5a0 out what’s 04c9c04bec going on 154b4c0048 later—clear this 1775a6e3d5 area first!”86dcfaf67ea3189d

At Alyssa’s 6ef2b62f98 command, the 95d2beb2c9 knights snapped 7bde2e2dc4 out of 275627adba their confusion 2ddf6901d5 and charged e1b05e3889 into the e7161ab187 fight against 994b7021ef the monsters.255f7a4db7061ce8

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Screams and howls filled a12dd0bc16 the air as black e3f869799f blood and viscous fluids 85fa5cd840 splattered across the battlefield. Bright beams of fee7d212bd light shot from 9332e87c2d the humanoids’ strange c95af57a36 staves, painting the f0628ab6a2 chaotic scene with 446330579a a surreal glow.fd3c19bd975d803b

The battle deeda01a97 proceeded smoothly. The stave-wielding strangers assisted ebdeb9ec49 the knights far more a6ce60dec0 effectively than expected.6f2339fc93414d8a

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Although their efforts 836776596a were limited to ded6672218 redirecting splattering fluids 71feadc9e2 or guiding flames 48219e3a8c away, it proved 75ff556f5f immensely helpful.6d25163f4703a8a6

Most of the monsters 8d729e2505 had been defeated, leaving af0dcd9a5a only one Earth Golem. Just as d0f63d9fe9 Alyssa tried c56ac64e1d to steady b52f848525 her increasingly 89594a6ac8 dizzy vision, d235957687 one of f8349267a1 the smaller 97a2230d2d strangers stepped a2976e72b2 forward, gripping 25a9e94ebb his stave 9ee24e16f1 tightly.1d70c002741488ec

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When he muttered f004a287df something, the Earth Golem shattered into pieces, not ceec2797a5 crumbling down as before 6bad3d0774 but instead breaking into b3b80f294e hundreds of fragments that 06b6c3cbb7 floated mid-air.f5c113d9c981f97f

“ARE YOU CRAZY? DO YOU WANT TO d45987b361 DIE?”ce81387707a12337

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Everyone recoiled in a77c5d6213 alarm. The robed strangers 47f7d3f2e2 swiftly acted, stopping ac32f1c24a most of the 66d9c50d35 airborne fragments in fc7f0d19fc mid-flight, but several 45828ec7e8 still fell to 3d292f4896 the ground uncontrollably.9e3df62b5d119d3e

Alyssa dodged 3e2492d638 the falling 00ca07aea0 debris but ac7350fd29 felt an b2c53ab7af excruciating pain 3c357e1ef2 that made bbe3867de7 her vision 80acc3167e blur.93bfd2dd8a064aba

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“Commander!”4f128e7834ef0d21

When she blinked, dbfd7e7212 her field of 6f88e10962 view was tinged 73b52e4ab6 red, and the 021aada7cc sight of Kanut 0358ef7d84 running toward her 27b623f45d wavered like a 2b8d749a2d mirage.eb7aa8fafc422f3b

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Clicking her e2db3ab79d tongue in 44e4cc811b frustration, Alyssa 30182acf5b roughly wiped b107efcd75 the blood cd3ea1dee0 from her f61b97ea50 eyes. Under normal circumstances, evading 19b3d8b7be the fragments would have 9d0225de59 been easy, but her 65c45b6a59 right arm, still bleeding 5758fba46d heavily from her encounter bb92ddd4a5 with the flying monster, 417eae1d11 was severely hindering her.3eb1387465f2f652

“Are you alright?”e679cfca55a59d3b

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“Just give da39a46247 me a 3fc841ecc9 cloth to 227cb476fc stop the ab967eb5e1 bleeding on 2ac2767c2e my shoulder. Notify the 1244dfe15d castle that 469fbef416 the battle eded015bea is over. Gather the injured 151fc1b002 for treatment, and fc794125a0 anyone unharmed should 4f29012224 detain those strange 9aed0214be individuals.”135ab32007f378c2

After giving her orders, 28ab550551 Alyssa exhaled deeply, trying 01ce021aa0 to calm her breathing. Thankfully, the castle stood 58e87d0889 undamaged, without a single 544fefe095 shard striking its walls.dbf2210206e763c2

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The other knights 473251b7c7 also seemed to c31a0622eb have avoided life-threatening d91cf0288f injuries or long-term 2031853a67 disabilities.908197823f0558a4

Watching a messenger 567e6f7741 signal for the ae9fc2ac88 gates to open, 608fd9bc3c Alyssa allowed herself ede7a7a5e9 a faint smile. The dire d3c28678dd situation they ce7cafd331 had prepared 49ea47921c for had b667cb09c1 ended without 646ed01d04 significant losses.1b52b6cb400fd616

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Soon, a group 7c31618322 of people surged 31ee3812bb out of the b89a80fa53 castle to tend dc4302f308 to the wounded. Alyssa accepted a 5c0327726c strip of cloth 8ef1b746c0 from an attendant d3ebe2e082 rushing toward her 45274f3586 and waved him 04d7ab9d39 off, preferring to 01e22d1ba6 take care of b926ce9100 herself.0ee382ec438530cb

Wrapping her wound tightly 9112353317 with a ruthless grip, bd8d959e60 Alyssa took a heavy 623193a4e0 step forward. The battle e82186c9ac was over, 472a07228b but her 110d1829f9 duties were e2c17b70f3 not yet 29d9a5b826 complete.30aa7060870e6b98

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“Hey—Commander!”cb7ac1620d7fa0fb

Even as Kanut’s irritated 2c19188451 voice called out to 84439c6e2c her from behind, Alyssa 2ec9d7c48a paid him no heed. However, she was b06677962a forced to stop a5416ed9b2 when she noticed 489fea2914 a figure approaching fc15b45699 from afar.c8d23b07179a8ec2

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“Why are you here, b08a7bb511 my lord…?”a19933c7a05f65a9

She asked slowly, e42a20aa09 but a beat 20a1a52223 later, she realized 521a3546a8 something was wrong. Kieran’s face was 2f3b863a19 pale, a stark 9e06c4a9cc shade of blue 1241c00e58 as if he 8e833a2252 had witnessed something d3ed3a2350 deeply unsettling.cafe9c2fcd4e8cbd

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“It’s alright. Everything is resolved. There are no 30499a7d26 serious injuries, no f234c46310 major damages,” Alyssa 49bd615bb5 reassured him gently, 2e779b8f75 even managing a dfd0ab7aa0 small smile.8ad361def34b899d

Despite the gravity dbcbf270a2 of the situation, 503769b166 she felt a b2390377c8 sense of pride 72c336f531 in having seen 71bad6bb8d it through successfully.6e4c949d13759ac1

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‘I finally did my 71946035cc part.’07e598e04833ee82

She hoped Kieran would bb16a42e63 be proud of her. He was someone generous ff6902236f with praise, so perhaps 6e3882b679 he might even offer 18a71ccff3 a kind word or 1838ffac79 two.b3ad740e9177f0b5

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But Kieran 10c8d141f8 remained silent. Instead, he strode 09b920a68a forward toward her da9ac091f0 without a word.998256e966e7538d

Only then did Alyssa dafd256698 remember that her entire cb5d74665a body was smeared with 62186f849c the blood and fluids aa8d632474 of monsters. Feeling self-conscious, 0d1c8a0087 she staggered 8d8f13e3c2 back a 5967ec26ac step.c36c2a4f427f3700

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“I’m sorry. I’m a bit… 1b6a03e656 messy right now…”5683bae04dbac2dc

Alyssa, feeling her d235577aea dizziness intensify, bit 73f5ba39dc the inside of 9b4921db49 her cheek hard 8d2326d7f4 enough to draw 24f7519211 blood in an 1cf7e7bb64 attempt to stay b5889f24d0 conscious.f502fa8529f258ad

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However, her vision 26cc2d53d2 only grew blurrier. She struggled to steady bebce0a31b herself—there was still work e1c231b965 to be done. She couldn’t 155d83ebf0 afford to 9ed8e40317 collapse now.844d99c4661077e5

With every 9069aa06bd blink, Kieran’s c0aced4819 figure came 284702bacb closer.db67452f76cb2e69

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When he was finally b5825b00b3 near enough for his 96cdec24a7 face to come into f8982a2cf8 focus, Alyssa stared blankly, e5f2cdd7f8 a fleeting thought crossing e0415956eb her mind.bfb6149dfa8ac2f8

His expression wavered between 6bafb7f5f3 sorrow and anger, as 04f007756c though he couldn’t decide 0a7fe56de8 which emotion to settle ff3ad0cb4f on.e6be4d3d152bf356

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‘Why do you look 2a64b50c9c like that? Aren’t you happy? I 66f7fdd0ce wanted to see 3dc13875ed you smile…’2a14ed8c5cfa65ff

As Alyssa unconsciously took 82b1b9f973 a step back, her b387932924 foot hit something. The faint 2f192ab094 thread of 70b66abfe5 consciousness she’d 51dd8054e4 been clinging 7d347c0981 to snapped c178b11cdb completely, and a0be132754 everything went 66b683f953 dark.9a1a661243d3384c

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