Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 291

(EP-291.2) Depression #4

291 – Fairy’s Depression #4

“That’s right. Sometimes, depending on the occasion, several or even up to a dozen of them will cling to the wall and scale it. Of course, none of them ever make it all the way up here.”

With that explanation, Countess Redney picked up a small stone lying nearby.

She handed it to Marmar without further explanation, but we all instantly understood what she meant.

She wanted Marmar to try hitting the monster with the stone.

However, the monsters beyond the wall were part of the shadow army of Demon King Solomon. Marmar was an imp, and imps were Solomon’s subordinates.

So I was just thinking it might be a bit awkward for Marmar to throw a stone at the monster, when—

“Taste this stone from Marmar...!”

Without hesitation, Marmar dropped the stone toward the base of the wall. It fell freely and hit the monster’s head with a thud, echoing through the air.

━Uoooong-!

In the end, the monster let out a final death cry and fell from the wall, disappearing far below into the abyss. At the same time, the imps raised their hands excitedly, making a ruckus.

“Ah! Comrade Marmar has hit it with a stone! Truly a masterful throw befitting our great comrade!”

“Garrrrr, garrrrr!”

It seemed that the imps south of the wall and the monsters north of the wall didn’t get along very well...

When I asked why, Marmar explained.

“They’re all traitors who have lost their will! They have degenerated into real monsters! That goes against our beliefs.”

So that was the case, huh?

* * *

The tour of the wall continued after that.

We looked at the giant catapults, ballistae, and devices that dropped boiling oil installed on the wall.

Because so many monsters climbed the walls, they had all kinds of weapons prepared.

“This is the highest point, the Sandora Citadel, so there are fewer monster invasions here. In places like the Belves and Asterad Citadel to the west or east, {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} the wall is only a dozen or so meters high. Monster invasions happen more frequently there.”

In such places, even now, monsters, adventurers, and soldiers must be locked in fierce battles. There would be no chance for a peaceful tour like this.

Meanwhile, what caught my eye most was a giant ballista fixed towards the sky, not the ground.

The arrow was a thick iron spear thicker than my body, but it was quite rusty as if it hadn’t been used for a long time.

What was this?

Curious, I asked Countess Redney.

“Why is this fixed toward the sky instead of down the wall?”

“Because there’s a need for it. It’s the same reason the Sandora Wall was built at the highest altitude. Sir Theo, why do you think there was such a need?”

A quiz all of a sudden?

A high wall.

A ballista pointing towards the sky.