Chapter 88 – 88 – Let’s Go Home
“Sure. Why am I here? Huh?”
A woman who looks exactly like Eshen leans against the wall, smiling and baring her fangs. No matter how you look at her, she has no intention of getting out of the way.
···If you go into a dark corner of any city, there are people blocking the road with that attitude. When I see them collecting tolls from passers-by without even paying a single penny in taxes, I wonder if they are dreaming of building a micro-state.
If you are a sole proprietor, you may be able to avoid it. But usually those guys…
“Ask those guys on the other side, you stupid bitch.”
There is no way to go alone. Nidroga and Eshen’s heads turned back at the same time.
Tigris, the large men who had been following Garam, were gnawing at their appetites eerily from within their hoods.
Both the front and back of the straight passage were blocked. A low growl came out from the mouths of the human-like beasts and shook the hallway.
But the faces of the combatants were much calmer than I expected. Eshen even patted my nervous shoulder and laughed proudly.
“Now that I see it, it looks like they are a ‘hunting party.’ Did your dad send you?”
“Father only gave permission. We got together voluntarily.”
“Is it unfair that you got beaten up? I admit I was a little harsh to you guys when I left the house.”
The sound of teeth grinding is heard from the male Tigris. One of them blurted out in a deep voice.
“Go home, Eshen Taiga.”
“Home? I got a special upgrade, but why? I won the bet I made with Mom and Dad.”
“A bet? Sounds like a bet. Did you think the rest of the Tigris would just leave the eldest daughter of the reigning king Taiga running around outside the group like a whore, accepting random seeds? Aren’t you so naive?”
“Whore? Are you talking about me because you saw me move around, or are you just passing it on because you want to be seen?”
“Well, there’s a very suspicious suspect there. My father was very angry after reading the article. He turned away all the courtship from guys with thick arms and asked if he was begging for a porter or something.”
Garam, whose white tail was waving, pointed at me. Eshen’s relaxed expression slowly hardened into something scary.
···I tried to remove the man’s body odor by applying juniper ointment, but it would be difficult to completely hide it in a cave like this. The smell of sweat would probably permeate the noses of a sensitive race like the Tigris.
However, Isilun, who not only did not have the sense of smell of an animal but also did not know the truth about me, just shook his head.
“It’s a false accusation, Garam Taiga.”
“Ordinary people are excluded.”
“Just as a hero is not an ordinary person, Lan Bantai here is not a prostitute. The article in question can be fully defended by saying that corrective information materials have already been distributed to the world-“
“I told you to get out, you bitch!”
Garam roared menacingly and slapped his bottom with both hands. The entire floor of the multi-ton volcanic rock, which had stood firm for thousands of years, shook and split.
As a piece of stone flew in front of me, Eshen jerked my head down. Thanks to this, I narrowly escaped a fatal wound and raised my head in shock as blood dripped down my forehead.
Eshen’s cheek was scratched. A cool voice came out from his mouth as he licked the drops of blood that had flowed down.
“You’ve grown up a lot, our Garam. You haven’t even been able to touch her, and now you’re even seeing her blood.”
“It was big enough to tear you apart, Eshen. It would be shameful to run away from your duty to produce strong offspring. If you even produce a hybrid Tigris, it would be a shame to the entire tribe. I will take you before you see that happen. Yes. Even if it means tearing off the limbs and leaving only the body.”
“I didn’t just escape because I didn’t want to date people who were weaker than me.”
Eshen, politely refusing her sister’s gently extended hand, wiped away the blood with her sleeve and then patted her wrists and shoulders.
“I ran away because I was sick of it. Because there are assholes like you who naturally say idiotic things.”
“It should come out like that.”
Garam smiled widely like a crazy person and lowered his posture like a cat on the hunt.
While hiding Sister and Villena behind my back, I quickly held out my backpack as a shield. Leni, who was looking at me dumbfounded, laughed.
“Have you heard what Eshen did and left his homeland?”
“···Must listen to it now···?”
“Well, it’s not a very long and complicated story. I didn’t want to be forced into a relationship with the tribe, so I decided to run away from home, and I stepped on everyone who tried to catch me or woo me. In other words, there was no one stronger than Eshen at the age of seventeen. .”
Eshen looked somewhat proud, but when Leni turned to see her laughing face, her face fell.
“This is our Eshen, who has been wandering around for over three years while failing to get special promotions several times.”
“Shouldn’t we be careful? They’ll be able to hear it from this distance.”
“Listen.”
As Lenny giggled, the Tigris’ mood became unusual. Suddenly, one guy opened his eyes wide and started walking towards me.
Nenya added as if fanning a fire.
“There are only seven of them, acting like gangsters and acting like setups to block the way. They are attacking a demon cave. Get out of the way.”
“Pointy-eared bitch.”
A male Tigris started charging straight at us. Judging by the heavy footsteps, the child weighs at least a hundred kilograms.
“They are the ones who won’t listen to their parents.”
Leni shook her head slightly and covered Nenya’s path. Then she held the round shield forward.
The moment Tigris jumped up, Lenny hit the awkward wall with her round shield.
Then, like when fighting Nidroga before, the iron plate expanded like flower petals and became a rectangular shield. Tigris slammed his entire body into the shield as if wondering what to do.
“As expected, this is ignorant.”
Surprisingly, it was not Lenny, who was lighter, but Tigris who fell out. However, Tigris, with his enormous muscles, rolled lightly like a rubber ball to disperse the impact, then jumped up like a spring and ran again. Really snarling and lashing out his claws like a tiger.
The claws that forced their way in peeled off the intestines behind the great shield, leaving a thin wound. However, it was not only the Tigris side that could exploit the loophole. Leni, who brought a slightly shorter sword instead of a two-handed sword, quickly pulled it out, held it upside down, and hit Tigris on the head with a crossguard.
‘Juk’. The terrible sound of his bones hitting metal echoes through the passage. It was a terrible blow that would have killed an ordinary person instantly, but Tigris stumbled and roared again.
Leni sneered and waved her knife. Because she had unraveled the sheath of her sword without even removing it, the strap of her belt was shaking slightly. Tigris’s eyes rolled back at the shocking provocation that there was no need to deal with her with all her might.
And soon an intense bruise appeared in his eye. Because the pommel hit her in the face like a club. Even the mighty Tigris could not withstand his second concussion. But Lennie caught up with her at a stride and punched her in the face several more times.
When Garam’s smile faded, Tigris, who had a cruel look on his face, declared in a low voice.
“Surrender.”
“The steam is leaking. If your mother is crying and asking where she got hit, tell her the truth that she was blocking the way to a sensitive fighter while attacking a demon cave. She will probably make up for the home training she missed. Good night.”
Although he had to wear more active armor to attack the hot and narrow cave, Lenny did not give up on his metal boots.
Seeing him finish by kicking Tigris’ head and putting it to sleep, I thought I knew why. Tigris dropped his head and collapsed with a light sound of his skull hitting metal.
Garam asked as if throwing a question.
“Special express?”
“Did you say Garam Taiga?”
She turned back around as Lennie smiled her murderous smile. She had that look on her face when she kicked Min Dina in the mouth in the dragon’s nest.
Turning to Garam, who raised one of her eyebrows, Leni flipped her hair from her braid to reveal her earrings. Then, a large platinum pattern depicting her sword and shield began to shine.
Perhaps, the moment it is revealed, it is a symbol that will be shouted at by all warrior parties. Seal of a Super Combatant.
“I’m lying if I say I’ve heard it a lot, I’ve heard it a few times. There’s a stupid little sister who likes to climb. It’s true, right? There are several other specials here besides your sister, so you didn’t even know that and brought me here on innocent shoulders? ?”
“I thought she would be a match to some extent. Anything other than Tigris is a weak race.”
“It seems like you don’t understand the weight of the name ‘Express.’ I understand.”
“You’re talking as if Tigris is the only one born with a talent for fighting. The dragons will be sad to hear this. Let them know that the world is wide.”
Nidroga smiled happily and walked towards Garam. It was somehow funny to see the murderous look on Garam’s face softening.
Morgan sneaked up next to me as if he was anxious, and quickly whispered.
“···That little kid was on the special express? How many people are on the special express?”
“Four.”
“Four? Is there one more? Who else?”
Eshen, Nidroga, Lenny. And… If it’s obvious, it’s obvious.
The passage slowly moved. The structure did not change or collapse, but the surface of the sand-covered stone pulsated as if something was creeping.
And at some point, the male Tigris on the other side of the passage realized that their ankles were wrapped around a thread. The guy who was knocked down by Leni was completely wrapped up in roots and was turning into a pupa-like appearance.
When she heard a scream that she couldn’t move, Nenya lifted her head from the staff she had been holding on the ground and placed it back on her shoulder.
“You all stay here. Until we check out the rest of the passages. I feel like blowing a bunch of spores in front of your face and blowing out your lungs, but doing so in this oppressive weather would be murder, so I’m holding back.”
“···How can there be no one who isn’t scared?”
“Everyone is amazing.”
The sister nodded as if she was reassured and proud, but while I sympathized, I also felt confused. Nenya, who said ‘I want to rip out my lungs’, glanced at me for a brief moment.
Even if we keep the last warning in mind, we are too cautious. Of course, I think I fully understand why.
I said I had a similar relationship with Lennie. I’ve already pushed several people down, and I’m getting closer to Leni without any flaws.
I understand why they keep drawing the line, but it can’t help but make my heart sink.
Garam, who was walking away little by little at Nidroga’s pace, grinned as if he had gained some confidence.
“It’s stronger than I thought.”
“You shouldn’t look down on the front-line party. Sometimes I don’t understand what everyone is thinking when they act so brave.”
Nidrogar gestured as if to come closer, but the next moment he got scared and stepped aside.
A large sword flew over Nidroga’s shoulder. As I held the sister and lowered her head together, Eshen struck it with his fist, breaking it in two.
The steel knuckles that were pulled out like lightning were engraved with eerie cracks. Eshen glared at the trace with a puzzled expression.
“I asked you to make this to a specification that can take down a dragon.”
“···By any chance, to Uncle Atrion?”
Nidrogar retreated to our side with an expression that made him feel doubly betrayed. Garam chuckled and gestured back.
Then expressionless blue-skinned warriors trotted out from the darkness. Each and every one of them was as big as the Tigris, and they were even holding a great sword that was as big as a person could swing.
At the hard, inhuman expressions of the blue-skinned warriors, I felt an eerie feeling and shuddered. What on earth is that? Ghost? Undead?
“What were you thinking of being so brave? I guess you never thought that you were attacking me because I had someone you trusted?”
“You’re still Tigris, Garam? Tear off your tail and start acting like a puppy from today.”
“Of course, with the courage of Tigris, I want to fight you guys no matter how strong they are. Work is work. We are traditionally a mercenary tribe, Eshen. We have to do our job properly, right?”
“I don’t know, you idiot.”
“Some idiot hired us for a high price, saying he would ‘set the law straight.’ It’s good to be able to scold that guy, and we’re good to be able to take Eshen away before the ‘Full Moon Holy Night’ happens.”
“What on earth…”
Morgan pulled out her gun and sword with a dissatisfied expression. She lowered her head, saying that it was hot in Eshen and that they were sick.
And Villena… Pointed to the blue skin with a bloodshot expression.
“Where did you get those battle golems?”
“I think I’ll let you know if I ask that – what is it? Your face looks familiar.”
Garam narrowed her eyes and glared at Villena. And she suddenly smiled brightly.
“He looks just like the guy that Waldenhardt made out of ink bowls and carries around with him, right?”
