The battle held little suspense. In less than an hour, Guts had secured a decisive victory.
Unfortunately, just as Guts had eliminated all those wasp-like goblins and purified and burned the flesh-mountain-like, terrifying hatching tree with Holy Flame, sending billowing black smoke straight into the sky, while also finally beating the Goblin Queen into severe injury and exhaustion with his superb combat skills and powerful Holy Light until she revealed her human form, the Holy Iron Chain Knights of the Papal Hall happened to arrive at the scene under the old farmer's guidance.
They should have needed more time to find the place, but unfortunately...
The black smoke shooting into the sky was simply too conspicuous. It was like a beacon in the night, standing out especially sharply in this mist-shrouded Valley of Fog. It would have been difficult for anyone to miss it.
"Eh?"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
"Looks like someone came..."
(°ー°〃)
Annie, sitting on the branch of a withered, crooked tree, had naturally also seen the well-equipped soldiers rapidly closing in from the distance.
"Hey! Uncle Guts, hurry up and kill her!!"
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"Someone's coming!"
(ψ｀▽′)o
However, she did not seem to care much. She merely called out and waved, urging that idiot Guts to finish the job.
After all, it was only a goblin with a bit of strength. He had already fought it for so long. If it had been one of those powerful God's Hands from before, wouldn't that have been disastrous?
Thus, Annie was rather dissatisfied with his performance. She only wanted him to hurry up, end the battle, and leave this place before they had to tangle with the aggressive newcomers.
"..."
Unfortunately, whether Guts had been distracted or simply wanted to go against Annie, he stopped at that moment and waited for the group