Roaring Heroes Battle the Overlord (Ainz)

Chapter 111: The Crossroads of Death

"Old man, what happened to this house?" EeDeChi brushed the snow off her head and stopped an elderly man dressed in a linen cotton jacket to ask.

"It caught fire last night. Luckily, it's snowing heavily now, and the cold weather helped. Only two or three rooms got burned, and the fire was put out," the old man tugged at EeDeChi's black coat, "Little girl, aren't you cold dressed so thin? You should wear more clothes."

After saying that, the old man walked off on his own, leaving EeDeChi staring at the low building in front of her.

This was Rigrit's secluded house. The Last Defender of the Way adventure team was supposed to leave the Re-Estize's capital today, and EeDeChi had hoped to visit the last of the Thirteen Heroes. But she found that Rigrit's room had already been reduced to a charred ruin. According to the sheriff, no one had died in the fire.

The legendary Thirteen Heroes, the 200-year-old Rigrit, had once again disappeared without a trace. Perhaps she was afraid of something, forced to vanish in this way, or maybe she simply wanted to escape the fame of the Thirteen Heroes and enjoy her later years in peace.

The low building was covered with the marks of smoke and soot. EeDeChi glanced back one last time and left with regret. She crossed through the snow-covered residential area and walked back to the street where the Last Defender of the Way adventure team's hired carriage was waiting. Her three teammates were still waiting for her.

To be precise, there was only one teammate left.

Sean Tachya and Stella Famillion had already submitted their resignation letters to return to Baharuth for a peaceful life. EeDeChi had reluctantly signed her agreement to the resignation forms.

Winter had fully settled in. Snow had been falling for three days and nights without stopping, and it showed no sign of letting up. The cold was biting, and the entire world was wrapped in silver.

According to the weather forecast provided by the Re-Estize's official, a person with the "weather foresight" Innate Talent, the heavy snow would last for another two days before it might clear up.

The coachman, wrapped in a thick cotton cloak, cracked his whip, and the spiked wheels of the carriage cut through the deep snow as the journey began. They were leaving the Re-Estize's capital today, heading toward the small town of Lepergan, just outside the capital.

In Lepergan, they would part ways. Sean and Stella were heading east to Baharuth, while Barrett and EeDeChi would take a teleportation circle to a southern border city before crossing the border into the Slane Theocracy to continue their uncertain adventures.

Lepergan was the location of the Re-Estize's largest teleportation hub. Generally, a nation's central teleportation array is built in its capital—like in Baharuth—so as to maximize economic and transportation benefits.

However, the Fifth King of Re-Estize, when constructing the teleportation array, had the foresight to build it in a small town far from the capital. This was his precaution against any potential noble rebellions. The king wisely chose this location, anticipating that any traitorous armies could use the array to teleport directly into the capital.

Inside the slightly bumpy carriage, the four adventurers sat facing each other.

Barrett handed EeDeChi a delicate box made of boxwood and said, "This is a farewell gift from Brain Unglaus. He asked me to give it to you. He said that if it weren't for his duties as the Warrior Captain, he would have joined you on your adventures."

"Oh, that coward still wants to adventure?" EeDeChi took the box, ripped off the red silk ribbon, and quickly opened it.

Inside were spherical chocolates—milky white, green, pitch black, with flavors like goat's milk and hazelnut, to name a few. EeDeChi picked one up, tossed it into her mouth, and then passed the box to the other three companions in the carriage. "It's pretty good. You guys should try some."