Chapter 107 – 107 – Rare Bloodline Protection Act
They appeared just as the sandy color of the wasteland seemed to be fading away. Wearing sand-colored camouflage uniform and mask.
It started with Nidroga. The strongest member of our group surprised everyone by falling down while walking and snoring.
As my sister and I helped Nidroga up and looked at her complexion, Morgan narrowed her eyes and glared at me as if accusing her.
“Is this what I think?”
“What are you thinking about?”
“All night long…”
After making sure that her unsuspecting Tigris friends were turning her head, Morgan caught her in the air and pretended to rock her hips. I was speechless and just blinked for a moment. Eshen, who almost laughed unconsciously, hardened his expression.
“Hey, you’re going to get caught. Be careful.”
“It’s loud, cat. So is it true or not?”
“No!”
Fortunately, that seemingly reasonable suspicion was resolved thanks to a needle that was secretly stuck in Nidroga’s neck. However, I was not happy that the misunderstanding was resolved.
The moment I felt a chill go down my spine, needles flew at the others as well. Cleverly, the next target is the sister.
Eshen instinctively launched his body and knocked the sister down, and I was horrified and unzipped my travel backpack and held it out like a shield.
“In the opposite direction!”
···I quickly adjusted my posture and moved my backpack to the other side. A flying needle with a whizzing sound narrowly missed us.
The sister sighed in relief as the bag, which was large enough to cover three adults, cast a long shadow over us.
There was a shadow. That means the sun is on their side.
It looks like they’re attacking with their back to the sunlight so they can’t fight back. From that eerie fact, you can feel the other person’s expertise.
The rest of the party and Tigris quickly gathered behind the great shield that Leni had spread.
“Damn it, going to Nidro? Is it okay to go to Nidro?”
Sister, the only one among us who could answer, was taken aback as soon as she held her healing light and traced Nidroga’s pulse.
“I don’t think it will be life-threatening! But… I can’t decipher it?”
“You say no?”
“With my healing power, even if I were bitten by a viper, I could make the poison flow out of the body in just a few minutes. But this… It quickly seeps into the entire body, as if it was done on purpose, so I can’t get it out quickly.”
“It’s rain poison.”
Eshen muttered through gritted teeth and turned to Garam.
Garam, lying face down, nodded his head in agreement. Staring at my giant backpack barricade with a bit of envy.
“Eshen is right.”
“I have to tell you that what you say is right. Do you want to try hitting me again?”
“If it’s an acid poison, it’s not life-threatening even if it hits a child, but it puts even an elephant to sleep quickly and clearly. It’s a poison that focuses on clearly incapacitating anyone.”
Garam completely ignored Eshen’s words. Eshen looked like he wanted to use Garam as a shield against the poisonous needle.
“Bisan poison is mainly used by assassins from the group belonging to the ‘father’ side. It seems that the assassins of the ‘new religion’ have caught up with us.”
“Father’s side? Assassins? Protestants? What do you mean?”
While we were stunned, Nidroga suddenly stood up. Her sister was horrified and tried to stop her by grabbing her by the back of her neck.
However, Nidrogar only shouted loudly. It seemed like he didn’t even notice that he had fainted.
“Who did you just sting, a highwayman?”
The appearance of the brave Nidroga somehow reminds me of a trauma from the past. Sister Monica must have been the same, screaming desperately.
“Go Nidro, please! The medicinal energy hasn’t completely dissipated. You can’t move yet!”
“Listen to me, sister.”
Of course, normally I would have listened.
However, Nidro was so sleepy that he couldn’t say anything, and his eyes were already half-closed.
“It would be a shame if you had no choice but to turn to stealing to make a living. You chose the wrong opponent! I believe you can defeat our dragon, which bounces back even when struck with a sword, through memorization and such-“
On the other side of the wasteland, someone suddenly stood up and lifted what looked like a multi-layered crossbow held at her side.
The moment I thought I heard a pattering sound and something flashing, I freaked out and hugged my sister again and put her head into her backpack.
It was not possible to even take care of Nidroga. Nidrgar blinked and stumbled for a moment. With tiny poisonous needles stuck in her forearms and legs.
But fortunately, Nidrogar survived unharmed and snorted.
“I told you. It was stuck so shallow that it didn’t even bleed in the first place.”
Tuk. One last shot hitting the forehead. Nidroga fell backwards with a smile on his face. The sister held her head and screamed.
“Aaaaah! Go Nidro!”
“Run to that rock!”
And I screamed along with him. One of the poisonous stings that had just flown out must have cut the strap of our bag, because our backpack, which had been our barricade, fell down.
Because it was a completely flat area, there weren’t many places to hide, but fortunately there was one rock big enough for all of us to hide ourselves.
I ran like crazy to that rock. Carrying Nidroga and her sister like luggage. Eshen and Garam followed after us, each hurling curses and accusations at Nidroga. In the meantime, the stings, which were coated with either acid poison or sick poison, were flying like rain.
···We faced off for 30 minutes, waiting for them to run out of ammunition.
As the muggy air grew thick, the sister looked at me earnestly with a pale complexion. I took out a water bottle from my bag and held it out.
After gulping down half a bottle, the sister glanced at Lennie and the rest of the group, who were still hiding behind the shield in the distance.
“Fifth attempt.”
“Please, those bastards should look the other way this time.”
Lennie groaned and held out her hand.
The sister glared at Nidrogar, who was indifferent, as if she wanted to hit her with her water bottle, and rolled her water bottle away as quickly as possible.
Phew. This time, they exploded the water bottle. And shouted loudly.
“If it’s a long fight, we have the advantage! We brought water bottles with us! If you’re going to collapse from exhaustion one way or another, surrender!”
“I know who you are!”
I screamed loudly. Then the Tigris guys who were lying down near Lenny shouted after them.
“I know who it is, sister! That’s the voice of a guy next door!”
“I mean! Aren’t they the Black Heavenly Men? They often stop by our vegetable store, so they know!”
“···Be loud, you young bastards!”
A panicked shout is heard from the other side of the wasteland. However, the Tigris guys just grinned happily, as if they had heard the voice of someone from their hometown in a foreign land.
I wiped my forehead.
“Are you guys from Hohwangok? Please stop for a moment! We didn’t come here to fight! Just give a letter to your friend’s mother-“
“First, the agents of the Shingyo Church are not affiliated with Hyanghwagok. They are agents of the Cheonmu Shinyo Church. There is no way a Tigris of Hyanghwagok would hide and use poisonous needles.”
Garam shook his head expressionlessly.
“Second. There is a high probability that his mother ordered him to send it. In our hometown, even before your Lan Bantai gossip article, the news that Eshen had already gotten married in the West was widely spread. In fact, we were the ‘hunting party’. “The reason we were allowed to organize and leave for the West was because the elders did not take the rumor lightly.”
“···Huh?”
Eshen wrinkled his face strangely. And she immediately looked clearly annoyed.
“Why is that rumor spreading? And why are you saying it now?”
“Do you remember when you trampled on the highest-ranking male in our age group and made him a nuisance in the corner, the Tigris girls started a rumor that you might be a man?”
“That’s because guys who are anxious to show off to a strong male go around talking about their wishes. Instead of saying ‘you’, say ‘unni’.”
“From now on, I will openly say it is you. Anyway, it must be for a similar reason. Because you are strong. And because you attract attention with your unexpected behavior. Whether it is because of attention or jealousy, you left the clan and left without any rumors. “It’s even weirder to want it to turn.”
Garam glared at Eshen and sighed.
“The elders said they would protect her mother’s honor by verifying the facts. But the fact that a hunting party was organized only fueled the rumor. Seeing as the adults were taking it seriously, it seemed like it might be true.”
“I understand. You came here because you wanted to get revenge on me, you muscle-brained bastards?”
“I didn’t know it would turn out like that. I just participated because it would give me a reason to meet you again.”
Garam lowered his head awkwardly. And he glanced at me.
“The fact that a hunting party is organized also means checking to see if any Tigris that go out break the rules.”
“I see? But why are you telling me that?”
“The blood of the Tigris should only flow within the Compassionate Valley and between the strong. Even if Eshen dates a Western man, he must be brought to the Consortium and made as his son-in-law. Also, that son-in-law must also be a strongman. A strongman. Otherwise, jealous Tigris men wouldn’t be able to complain even if they beat a foreigner to death and took the bride for themselves.”
It’s really fucking horrible.
“Even if it is only a hypothesis, if the Tigris bloodline spreads and rivals from outside the Compassionate Valley arise, their forces will inevitably compete and lead to fratricide. If you are a man and have had a child through love with Eshen, we must contact you to prevent future tragedies. The ‘hunting party’ has a duty to eliminate you and the child as well.”
“Wait a minute. Does that mean you’re checking to see if the rules are broken? You’re here to beat up your new family member?”
“Damn, I know it’s horrible! I would have covered it up if you were a guy!”
Garam protested, scratching his head. Garam also seemed to find this situation difficult.
“I knew for sure that she was a woman after hanging out with her, so I have no intention of finding fault with her any further!”
The remaining male Tigris nodded loudly and raised their thumbs. One of them happened to have its thumb outside the shield, so it got stuck with a needle and went off to a distant dreamland. Lennie looked at the sky in bewilderment and sighed deeply.
Even those who are as sensitive to the five senses as Eshen trust me. I felt both fortunate and despairing at the same time.
Damn it, I’m in a situation where I have to seriously act as a crossdresser, something I didn’t even have to do.
“But not in the case of Hyunghwagok. Not only do I not know you very well, but I have to prepare for all possible scenarios! I think they sent experts to secure new recruits just in case you are a man! “
“It’s just as the princess said! It would be foolish to harbor any thoughts of opposing the religion. Come out and surrender! ‘Mujon’ will understand your true intentions when you step on the land of the East!”
“···Then how about just getting caught? I can prove it was a misunderstanding, right?”
As one of the male Tigris muttered, Leni and Isilun’s jaws tensed and stiffened at the same time. Morgan was about to yell at her to stop saying such nonsense when she caught my eye.
What a great idea. He is proudly captured. Just in case, the artifacts worn on the body are discovered.
The artifact is peeled off. Tigris with solemn expressions ask me if I am strong. I do strange martial arts moves that don’t exist in the world and ask him to come in.
That evening, burnt Banthai ribs were served as a health food for Tigris seniors.
That can’t be possible. My head is spinning as I face another distant crisis.
And my mouth…
“It’s okay, sisters! The reason the Tigris adults aren’t so tight is because they don’t have any more children between women, so they are more lenient than you think, right?”
“You idiot, why do you say things like that when you don’t even know anything!”
“If it turns out that you only went out with women, whether you’re a friend or a lover, then you’re telling me you’ll live with me unconditionally, you idiot!”
“Gmaaaaan!”
The bickering team poured out shouts towards the Tigris.
The Tigris fools who couldn’t even argue and just argued looked back at me in surprise.
“I have no intention of being dragged along by people who start shooting with poisonous needles at me without even asking what’s at stake. I know what they’ll do to me! How much are you worth!”
“······Sister, prostitution is not good.”
개새끼가. If there wasn’t a greater chance of me getting beaten to death, I would have beaten that head until it caved in.
Of course, the other Tigris were speechless and glared at the idiot. Perhaps because he is the type whose intelligence increases when he feels a sense of crisis, he quickly shouts out words to resolve the issue.
“I can at least give you a price list. What kind of service do you want? Security? Blackmail? Sabotage?”
“Let’s do it as security! How much does it cost? Can I get paid in arrears?”
“500 gold per month. I do receive deferred payment…”
“It’s fucking expensive. I bought it!”
I threw the key at Tigris, who looked like they didn’t understand. Fortunately, although the needle burst the water bottle, it could not intercept small objects such as keys.
When one of the Tigris absentmindedly received the key, not only the party members but even Garam Taiga made a bewildered expression.
“Are you going to buy us? Are you going to make us stand up to your father’s guys?”
“Garam.”
I held Garam’s hands tightly and made a serious face. Garam paused.
“Can you do me a favor?”
