Miles did not reappear on the street below until a minute and a half later, dressed in a new set of clothes.
"Nobody recognized me just now, right...?"
He rubbed his eyes, still uncomfortable from the intense light, muttered to himself, and looked outside.
By then, Benjamin had flown over to the north of the town, and the barrier remained intact. Great heaps of mud and water had piled up outside the Rune Defense Array, surrounding the entire town, but they no longer carried their initial ferocity. The northern slope had also stopped pouring down mudslides. It seemed they had weathered this wave of attack.
Farther north, Miles even spotted the Kingdom Army appearing on another narrow mountain path. They stood atop a high slope, merely staring at Cru Town from afar without moving—clearly, since the Rune Defense Array had not been destroyed and the mudslide had not harmed the Black Nightmare Army in the slightest, their plan had utterly failed. They had to reconsider their next strategy.
Miles secretly breathed a sigh of relief at the sight.
Failing to detect the mudslide rushing toward the town had been his mistake. Fortunately, he had just made up for it and saved the entire town. Unfortunately... if he wanted to preserve his reputation as a legendary mercenary, he absolutely could not claim the title of "hero."
"Hey, are you all right?"
However, the moment Miles reached the north side of town, Benjamin noticed him and flew down from the sky, frowning as he asked.
"...What?" He could only play dumb.
"You saved Cru Town, and you saved the Black Nightmare Army." Benjamin completely ignored his act, clapped him firmly on the shoulder, and said, "What you did just now reversed the entire situation. I don't know how to express my gratitude!