Knights and Magic Wand
Chapter 391 - 391 187 Helarn Mining Team

391: Chapter 187 Helarn Mining Team 391: Chapter 187 Helarn Mining Team The first shot missed, and Hem wanted to fire again before those green ghostly faces disappeared.

But after pulling the trigger several times, there was nothing but clicking sounds, and no fire arrows could be triggered from the molten pot inside the handgun.

“Damn the eggs of Uvgaard!

I knew the goods from the Silver Mountain merchants were no good.”

Hem cursed, threw down the handgun, grabbed the rune war axe beside him, and flipped out of the stone chamber.

Enduring the sluggishness and discomfort of just emerging from petrification, he stretched his short but strong legs, rushed towards the wall of the chamber, and punched the brick button in front of him with a strong fist.

The sound of stone slabs grinding against each other rang out.

Before his petrified slumbering comrades could awaken, duty as a rune furnace guard compelled Hem to wield his war axe, shake his chest armor adorned with silver trinkets in his long beard, and rush towards the hole blown open by the “green-faced demon”, trying to buy time for the others to undo their petrification.

“Come on, hairless demon, your grandpa needs a horned goblet—!”

Roaring as he charged out of the hole, Hem, with heavy footsteps, swung the battle axe over his head and jumped to slash down on the demon silhouette in his sight.

….

Time seemed to stretch.

Hem widened his eyes.

He clearly saw the person drop the lantern in their hand and raise a sword to strike back against him….

Huh?

….

A lantern?

The dwarf froze in midair.

He saw more clearly the army holding torches not far away.

Torches?

This situation…

doesn’t seem like those Spirit Realm demons.

However, before he could land, Olivia already closed in from the side and swung the sword hilt backward.

The octagonal hilt struck like a war hammer, smashing hard into the side of the enemy’s head armor.

Clang!

The force knocked Hem, who hadn’t yet landed, spinning half a circle in the air to crash onto the ground, his helmet flying off.

The guards raised their shields and surrounded him, and several knights drew their swords again, ready to chop the surprise-attacking enemy of their lord into pieces.

Clanging and rolling on the ground a few times, he stopped at the steps, Hem’s head buzzing.

He propped himself up on the war axe, half-kneeling.

Turning his head to the swords, hammers, and shields gathering around, Hem quickly put down his weapon, raised his hand, and waved vigorously.

(Felu Language) “——Wait!!

Misunderstanding!

Misunderstanding!” Hem shouted in alarm.

Olivia was a bit surprised.

Though she hadn’t used lethal force, she intended to knock out the opponent with one strike.

Taking such a heavy blow, even a knight of valor wearing a helmet should be down.

Leon saw the heavy-armored, irate dwarf suddenly assume a military salute, hesitated a little, and then raised his hand, ordering the knights and guards to temporarily halt.

“You speak Felu?”

Leon looked at the guy who had shot without knowing right from wrong just now and then frowned, rebuking: “You dwarf, you almost shot me dead!

Are Helarnians used to shooting first and then greeting?”

Sweating coldly, Leon hadn’t yet fully calmed.

Fighting the magic statues earlier hadn’t been as perilous as the sudden “dwarf strike” just now.

If not for his long-term martial training in this world honing his extraordinary reflexes, he would’ve certainly been shot in the head unguarded.

Next time exploring a cave, better bring a helmet, although unsure of the gun’s power, Dawson’s thick steel helm might offer some buffer, increasing survival chances against traps, etc.

Hearing this, Hem couldn’t help but twitch his thick beard, wanting to complain about the unsettlingly eerie-colored lantern.

Anyone awakened and suddenly seeing a circle of bizarre, grim green faces staring might think of many ominous things.

But knowing he was in the wrong, Hem didn’t argue, only patiently and earnestly apologized, “In the name of Uvgaard, I apologize, stranger.

My spirit was too tense, you can’t imagine the catastrophe we experienced here not long ago….”

After speaking, Hem looked around, relieved.

He noticed the surrounding environment differed from when he hid inside the stone chamber for petrified slumber.

With Helarnian low-light vision, he saw clearly the uncanny colors of the mine resembling the Spirit Realm had completely vanished.

“…

Wait, you all hold on.” Suddenly recalling his awakened comrades, Hem, fearing accidental firing, quickly turned back to the blasted chamber.

In just a few exchanges of words, dozens of Helarnians inside had already jumped out of the stone chamber.

Thirty Helarn miners, carrying their cast steel round shields, lined up, ready at the front.

Eleven rune furnace guards holding battle axes and war hammers, molten fire guns aimed directly at the entrance.

Several melter technicians also readied the heavy mine fork gun spears in their hands.

“Quick, lock the safeties, folks!

Listen to me, the Spirit Realm effect has faded!

No demons outside, just some living people, we can go home!” Hem happily shouted to his comrades.

The Helarnian miners, just about to fight to the death against the demons upon hearing the battle cries outside, now met puzzled glances as their guard captain returned with such news, eyes showing a hint of post-crisis relief.

Having avoided a misunderstanding between the mining team and the outsiders, Hem returned outside the chamber.

Several bearded furnace guards holstered their molten fire pistols at their waists and followed him.

Emerging from the chamber, seeing the densely packed soldiers with spears arrayed and crossbow arrows aimed at them, Hem kept waving towards the suspected leader of the army from earlier.

“No need to be tense, it’s all a misunderstanding, we’re from the ‘Edel Mining Chamber of Commerce’, not thieves.

We have a contract with His Majesty Gervin, mining here is completely legal and compliant!

…But the documents aren’t here, we’ll need to check at the branch….”

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