Chapter 15 – Chapter 3. Mint Champion.
For three days, Hero’s group was in vain.
In a way, it was natural. Of course, it wouldn’t be easy to find such clues in this wide demonic realm. In the first place, there’s no way that clever witches would spill such things easily. … Fortunately, the monsters are less aggressive than you think?
Jihyeok was strangely uncomfortable with something. Of course, there was no rational reason for feeling that way. But he didn’t overlook it.
After dealing with demons for decades, he developed such a unique sense of humor. In a way, it’s like a limited foresight.
And that feeling was ringing a weak alarm bell for him now. Don’t be careless–, he said.
… Something coming soon
Jihyeok kept his mouth shut and kept quiet.
The group went deeper and deeper into the demon realm. The atmosphere became more gloomy than the mourning house. Goblin porters would occasionally have unexplained seizures. Because of that, there was a constant commotion. The merciless hero grumbled that he had used a cheap porter for no reason.
And that night.
Orc Gulatan woke up in a cold sweat. His face was very black. Ji-hyeok, who was on watch, asked if he had a nightmare. This sun worshiper used to wake up so often every night these days.
“… It’s just that the dream seat is a bit wild.”
The bastard lay back on his face, his blood smeared with his fatigue. It wasn’t just this orc that woke up like this. Many have been frightened awake by nightmares in this way. There were too many of them to simply say that it was because of the devil’s life. Of course, Jihyeok was one of those experienced.
This… , Is it witchcraft?
I couldn’t help but have doubts. The witch must have been up to something… Maybe it’s a trick to consume stamina in this way.
Eventually, at dawn that day, one of the porters disappeared. The vigilant’s testimony was that he went to a nearby bush to do some errands and then suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Only then did the warrior seem to notice something strange. Captain Isaac also had years of rolling, so he smelled the fishy smell well.
“Hey, you guys are keeping your mind straight. If you do this, oops, you will fall behind.”
Alyssa, unaware, asked what was going on.
“Why? What’s wrong?”
“Looks like you’ve already arrived. In those bastard territory.”
“What?”
“Don’t make a fuss about it. Because you might like it.”
Since then, the atmosphere of the group has completely changed. Hero and the others also seemed to be preparing for a situation that could happen suddenly.
Hero Elim approached the mercenaries and briefly explained the situation.
“As you guys may have noticed, it seems we are on their territory now. … Be careful, especially boys. I mean, don’t be possessed like an asshole. Okay?”
“Yeah, don’t worry.”
Isaac got worried and said mash. The fairy especially disapproved of Jihyeok. He seemed like the kind of guy a witch would like.
And after a while, the group found a suspicious object. It was placed under a tree. … Of course, it was absolutely not possible to be in a place where there were only trees and moss like this.
“… Is it underwear?”
It was men’s high-end underwear. The fairy called the beastman. The werewolf came over and crouched down in front of his underwear, sniffing the smell.
“Baron’s son, that’s right.”
Ha-. The fairy smiled crookedly. However, a ferocious energy seeped in his eyes. It was just provocation. Wherever you can find it, look for it.
“It could be a trap.”
The female healer, whose taste is Isaac, said a little worriedly. Of course, she wasn’t an idiot to the extent that even the hero didn’t know that. But it’s more like an idiot to come all the way here and step back just because you’re worried.
“So? You want to leave?”
“No, I didn’t mean that…”
“If you want to catch those bastards, you won’t have to go directly to the main base. That is our job.”
Hero Elraim told us not to be afraid and to keep moving forward. Of course, I took the baron’s son’s underwear.
“Fuck… , Isn’t that guy already behind?”
“Shh. Listen Just shut up and move.”
When Alyssa mentioned the death of her son-in-law, Captain Isaac quickly shut her up. It’s because useless words went into the warrior’s ears for no reason, and he could see a bad look.
… And, not long after, night came to the Demon Realm.
Exhausted for various reasons, the crowd fell asleep as soon as they finished their meal and lay down. Jihyeok fell asleep and woke up from a nightmare. No matter how much he flew and crawled in reality, he was strangely insignificant in his dreams.
The healer woman kindly asked if I was okay. … Did she say her name was Bella?
“Yeah, it’s nothing.”
“It doesn’t look like that. You must have been very nervous.”
Suddenly, Bella began unbuttoning her jacket one by one. … What is this Jihyeok’s eyebrows gathered.
She pulled back her unbuttoned top and showed off both of her breasts. Coveted nipples rested on her white flesh.
“How do you like my breasts?”
… Damn, all of a sudden
“Do you want to suck?”
He wanted to suck it, but it was so absurd that Ji-hyeok couldn’t answer. … At first glance, it was witchcraft. Jihyeok turned his head to look at the other vigil. The werewolf stayed still even though his comrades were like that.
… Fuck, are those bitches out on me?
Jihyo closed his eyes and shook his head. Then, the mana in his body poured out. Then he slowly opened his eyes, and the coveted breasts were gone.
“… Hey?”
Naturally, Healer Bella, who was sitting quietly, had her breasts wrapped tightly and did not show her flesh at all. … She almost jumped at her, saying that she would suck her breast.
“There are still some left. You can sleep more.”
Healer pointed her eyes at the hourglass resting on the root of the tree. There was still some time before her grains of sand ran out.
“Ah yes.”
Jihyeok lay down again feeling uncomfortable. … It seemed more alive than before. The atmosphere suddenly became somber.
He couldn’t sleep and woke up again. It was his next vigil. My partner Alisa yawned and stood up, rubbing her sleepy eyes.
“Damn…”
Healer and Suin, who had been on watch first, lay down. Soon, only snoring could be heard all around. Jihyeok sat still, his gaze taken away by the crackling bonfire.
He hadn’t slept long, but he couldn’t sleep. No, on the contrary, my mind has become more muddy.
At that time, Jihyeok’s gaze moved somewhere. He stared intensely as if he could see through the darkness. Alyssa, yawning, asked what was going on.
“Hey… , Hey!”
“Shh.”
Jihyeok raised his finger and put it to his mouth, making a gesture to be quiet. Alyssa opened her eyes wide and bit his mouth shut. … I wanted something.
He felt something wriggling there in the dark. … Was coming Something was definitely coming. But it wasn’t a monster.
“Wake up. Wake up quickly.”
“Wake up, get up.”
When Jihyeok said to wake them up, Alisa quickly ran between them and shook them awake. The voice was not loud.
“… What? What’s the matter? Are you a monster?”
“I don’t know yet.”
When the hero asked, Alisa shook her head. She chewed her teeth and woke up from bed.
Everyone grabbed their weapons and got into formation. Due to the limited field of view, a terrible tension flowed. I don’t know what will come out of nowhere.
Hero Elim also seemed to sense that something was approaching. She said to prepare.
– Uh-uh, uh-uh-.
And at some point, I started hearing noises. It sounded like the sound of a sick person letting out a soft groan. The sound was terrifying enough to make cotton hair stand on point.
Soon, between the boundary between light and darkness, something appeared. … It wasn’t a monster. It was a strange object.
It’s a witch
Ji-hyeok immediately figured out that it was a creature affected by demonic energy. She had seen it so many times that she couldn’t help but notice it.
“Ah… !”
Alyssa was startled when she first saw that hideous beast. She wasn’t the only one surprised. Those who had never seen a Witchbeast were all surprised. The goblins were frightened and shivered as they embraced each other.
It looked like a ball of bloody snot rolled up into a ball, with rotten limbs stuck irregularly here and there. There was also a human head. … To be honest, it was too terrifying and grotesque to be called a living thing.
This proves that this disappearance was the work of a witch. The evidence was right in front of my eyes.
“What the fuck…”
Captain Isaac, who is usually not surprised, couldn’t do much this time. He was very frightened.
“Everyone, don’t be afraid!”
The Fairy Hero, Elaim, shouted that and drew and released the bowstring. The holy arrow flew like a beam of light and pierced the beast’s torso.
Ughhhhh!!
The huge monster struggled. Then, he jumped straight at them. … Nothing else matters, but the problem was that it was nighttime.
The guy rolled forward. The party quickly threw themselves to the side to avoid it. However, the bonfire suddenly went out, and I lost my sight for a moment.
At that time, the wizard quickly created a sphere of light. It floated in the sky However, it was difficult to reveal only one perspective.
“Be wary of your surroundings! There may be witches—!”
Hero Elaim shouted so. They quickly looked around.
The beast’s torso suddenly began to vibrate violently. Uh uh uh uh The groaning sound intensified. Soon, several tentacles grew from its torso.
“What a fuck!”
It stretched out into the air like a snake and started attacking the party.
“Aaaaagh!!”
One irresistible goblin was dragged by her tentacles by the throat. I didn’t even have time to save and sleep, and his body was stuck upside down in the beast’s torso. The two protruding legs struggled and stopped moving.
Hero Elim skillfully cut off the tentacle with an arrow.
Still, dealing with the tentacles wasn’t that difficult. The Hero group was a little taken aback at first, but soon calmly dealt with him.
However, problems soon arose.
A witch hiding in the darkness suddenly appeared and attacked the defenseless back.
Hee hee.
A sharp clawed hand protruded from Captain Isaac’s chest. A.
“I’m sorry!!”
Orc Gulatan called out to the captain pitifully. But Isaac was dragged into the darkness, leaving only his blunt weapon behind.
This time, the witch attacked Hero’s group. However, the swift beastman stopped the witch from attacking the wizard. Hero Elim shot an arrow without missing the opportunity. But the witch disappeared like smoke again.
The witch who killed Isaac reappeared and attacked Alyssa. Ah. She didn’t react for a moment. Her death was imminent.
At that time, Jihyeok rushed in at great speed and severed the witch’s arm.
“Kiyaa ah ah ah ah.”
The witch let out a terrible scream and disappeared. The witch also took away her tentacles that stretched out all over her and began to roll around somewhere. The hero quickly fired a few arrows at his torso, but it didn’t have much effect.
The enemies disappeared, and the group gasped for a moment as they watched their surroundings.
“… Disappeared… ?”
Alyssa slumped to the floor. It was a look of great shock. The shock of losing the orc Gulatando captain was visible on his face.
Hero’s party also had the same surprised expression. It was terrible to be hit by a falling blade of lightning while sleeping.
“… Tidy up around move to another place.”
The warrior said so. They packed up And moved to a place a little further away.
“Hey… , Thanks. For saving me.”
Alisa thanked Jihyeok for saving her life. Even though she was a fucking mercenary, she didn’t even know the grace that saved her life. Jihyeok just nodded.
To be honest, I was a little sad that Isaac died. He could have been saved if he had been a little closer, but he was too far away.
When the group reached their new campsite, they built a bigger campfire. Jihyeok and Alyssa stood vigil again.
“… Fuck it, it sucks.”
Alisa got nervous. She seemed to be in a very bad mood.
Jihyeok rubbed the bottom of his nose.
My body trembled as the sweat cooled.
