Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 18 by Ao Jyumonji

Author:Ao Jyumonji [JYUMONJI, AO]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2021-09-14T00:00:00+00:00

12. Like No Other

It took another two days to reach the Walter Gate. Along the way, the delegation spotted well-ordered enemy units marching through the forest. Half were orcs, half undead, and there were maybe a thousand of them altogether. Most of the orcs had bleached their body hair white, and wielded one-handed swords with jagged, saw-like blades. Judging from their distinctive appearance, these were probably the orcs that had been encamped at Mount Grief. They were trying to join up with the main Southern Expedition force besieging the Ironblood Kingdom.

The Walter Gate was halfway up the western slopes of the Kurogane Mountain Range. The way to the gate went through a canyon, up a valley, and between the gaps in broken hunks of rock. Itsukushima and Yume found footprints made by something that wasn’t four-legged and took note of them, but a thief like Haruhiro wouldn’t have noticed. Without someone to lead him here, he wouldn’t even have been able to wander into this place by accident.

The entrance to the Walter Gate was indistinguishable from a natural cave. However, Haruhiro and Neal were able to spot the multiple watch stations in the area around the entrance. There were little rock huts in all directions with the bearded faces of dwarves peering out of them—some of them with guns held at the ready.

A dwarf came out of one of the huts carrying a gun. The greatsword that was hanging diagonally over his back was more impressive for its girth than its length. He had a face that kinda looked like it had been twisted by anger and hatred—an evil countenance, the mask of a villain. He was a pretty scary-looking dwarf.

Ranta’s hand twitched toward the hilt of his katana. Haruhiro gulped too. He could understand how the dread knight felt.

“Whoa! Scary...” Kuzaku murmured, which was a questionable choice. Haruhiro nudged him in the side with his elbow. “Oops, sorry.”

“Really now...” Setora looked at Kuzaku coldly.

“Willich.”

When Itsukushima called out to him, the sinister-looking dwarf raised his right fist.

“Itsukushima. Glad you’re back,” he replied with a voice that was as grim as his face.

“Looks like you’re in trouble.”

“We sure are.”

After that short reply, the dwarf, who was apparently called Willich, started walking toward the cave-like entrance to the Walter Gate. Did he want them to follow him?

Itsukushima patted Poochie on the head.

“You wait here, boy.”

Poochie looked up at Itsukushima, blinking as if to say, Got it. He rubbed up against Yume a bit, then quickly darted off down the slope.

“See ya later, Poochie,” Yume called after him, causing Poochie to stop and give a short bark in response. He didn’t turn back after that.

The group followed Willich. Around fifty meters inside the limestone cave there was an iron gate with a number of dwarves stationed at it. Willich gestured at the guards to let the group through, and it took all those burly dwarves working together to pull the gate open. It was more than half a meter thick.

Beyond the iron gate, things changed completely.

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