Chapter 22 - Hero's Falling

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It had been a few days since King Gascoigne had sent out their newly summoned hero with the S-Ranked adventures to investigate a town that was recently attacked by a hoard of demons....

....and they had lost all contact after the first day.

The mage was supposed to senda hourly report of the hero's progress.

But the last report he received was just a bunch of jumbled nonsense before a loud scream pierced through at the end.

She sounded panicked and scared, so the King feared the worse.

There was only one conclusion he could come to....

The hero's party had fallen.

But the king had to make sure, so he gathered the head of his "Knights of the Order of Light", Jonathan, and quickly assembled a search party.

Not even the old king, who had seen dozens of battlefields, were prepared for what was to come.
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Gascoigne had prepared himself for the worse.

But the sight he saw upon entering the village....

Could only be described as something that came out of a nightmare.

For upon nearing the gates to the village, they were met with the sight of none other than Brand's head stuck on a pike for all to see.

The king quickly had to steel himself, swiftly moving his horse past the remnants of what once was a great warrior.

He ordered a group of his men to handle his corpse and give him a proper burial while leading the rest to follow him into the village.

"What kind of monster could've done that to a S-Ranked adventurer that was over level 60?!" One of the knights exclaimed from the back.

"Whatever it was, it couldn't have been a demon, that's just not their style." Another knight commented as they neared the center of the village.

"They're right...." Gascoigne thought to himself, covering his nose with a cloth as the rancid stench of blood met their noses. "Not even a demon could do something like this.... Just what the hell happened here?!"

Before the king's thoughts could settle in his head, the sight of the rest of Brand's mutilated body could be seen hanging from what was left of a lamppost.

His organs were removed and scattered about the town square.

But, much to their surprise, tied at the bottom of the lamppost was none other than 3 of the 4 S-Ranked adventures that were sent on the mission.

They appeared to be perfectly fine, save for a few cuts and bruises.

Even the recently deceased Abby seemed to be fine.

Erin and Meredith seemed to be in better condition however.

"Quickly untie them and check on their wounds! I want them conscious and able to answer our questions within the next hour! Understood?!"

The king exclaimed, receiving a round of "Yes sir!" from his men who swiftly went about to carry out his order.

He was just about to go and search for what remained of the hero, when a ominous whistle pierced the once silent dead village.

The sound send a chill down the spines of all that heard it.

Not even the great king Gascoigne was spared.

(The whistle from the song "Chill Bill".)

It resounded from every corner of the ruined village and from the surrounding forest as well.

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