Chapter 179 – 179 – Enk-Enk-Enkrid~!”

The soldiers from the Viscount Ventra’s army finally arrived at the frontier village.

Having received an urgent dispatch, a portion of the cavalry had galloped ahead for reconnaissance. Upon arrival, their captain surveyed the scene before him.

“Wasn’t this place supposed to be under attack?”

The cavalry captain asked, confusion evident in his voice. He had taken it upon himself to scout ahead, and what he found was far from the chaos he expected.

What in the world are they doing? Why are they burying corpses?

Rather than scenes of devastation, the villagers were hard at work digging trenches and burying the carcasses of monsters and beasts. The black blood of the creatures, oddly enough, was known to enrich the soil, making it more fertile. Even the poison coating the ghouls’ claws would neutralize and dissipate when buried properly.

For these reasons, the villagers were toiling away with shovels and pickaxes, striving to inter the bodies. The once-uneven land surrounding the settlement had been transformed into an even rougher patchwork of turned soil. Sweat glistened on the faces of the settlers, who moved as one, both villagers and soldiers united in their efforts.

“Yes, sir. The dispatch was marked ‘urgent,'” the adjutant replied, holding up the crumpled message.

But the situation before them hardly seemed to warrant the haste.

– Large Colony. Swarm of Gnolls. Immediate support required.

That was all the note had said.