Chapter 7 – The White Witch (1)
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“According to my research, the skeleton and pig duo are hiding somewhere near the town we are going to.”
‘The investigation is a piece of shit. I thought I knew it after returning.’
“Is this information clear?”
“Yes.”
Probably, since it hasn’t been long since he returned, he seems to think that there won’t be a big butterfly effect.
Natasha didn’t ask any more questions about Lina’s confirmation. Well, Lina is quite trustworthy even from my point of view.
After the story was over, Lina stared blankly out of the carriage.
It was like a pictorial. Natasha isn’t inferior in terms of beauty either, but next to Lina, it feels like she’s giving up.
“I’m here. Sirs.”
“Yes. Thanks for the ride.”
Lina greeted the representative and rushed down. As soon as I got off, what I saw was literally a market pain. There were so many people that it was crowded.
“Here is…”
“I asked to stand at the entrance of the village market.”
Natasha said with a little excitement.
“Lina. I want to find them as soon as possible.”
“Even if you meet them, shouldn’t you pack your gear properly? Kerry-sama says she has equipment stolen from the bandits, but Natasha-sama doesn’t even have proper defenses, right?”
‘It was. I took the clothes of the dead bandits and put them on, but… There was no way the bandits had female type armor or weapons suitable for Natasha.’
“That is also true.”
Natasha nodded her head in agreement. Lina smiled and handed the pouch to Natasha.
“This, this… “
“It is 10 gold. With this much, you should be able to get Natasha-sama some useful equipment.”
Kerry’s mouth fell open. Ten silver, not ten gold! How much money does Lina have?
It feels like it hasn’t been long since I returned, but is it okay to have this much money?
After taking the money from Lina, Natasha and her old woman went into the market. It’s time to get some new equipment.
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“Hee hee. I like this.”
Natasha adjusted the missing pieces of equipment in her forge. It was two curved swords and leather armor.
“It suits you well. Natasha.”
‘Will I take care of it later?’
Okay. I’m not going to do stupid things like being a regressor and only taking care of her former comrades.
It’s a cliché for such guys to get stabbed by a colleague who didn’t take care of them later. There is no way the regressor would not know that.
She bought Natasha’s equipment and spent the rest of her time wandering around her market eating her food.
Since she was in a town where the market was quite active, there were plenty of things to eat.
After she had looked around enough, she waited for Lina at the entrance of the market.
“There are so many amazing things. Hehe.”
Natasha said as she munched on the chicken skewers. With only a few of her hares left, she gobbled up the chicken skewers.
At that time, Lina approached her from afar.
“Looks like you bought some good equipment.”
“Yes. Thank you Lina. I keep taking care of myself.”
“Never mind. I do it because I want to do it.”
It was Natasha and Lina who seemed to have gotten along a little better. Kerry handed her the rest of her purse.
“It’s the money left after eating a little food for the equipment cost of 5 gold.”
“It’s okay if you bought a little better equipment.”
“Natasha said she liked those gears.”
Lina peered at her gear as Natasha opened her mouth.
I don’t know how long she lived in her previous life, but since she’s a regressor, her eyesight for equipment is not normal.
“Is this 5 gold? All?”
“Yes.”
“It doesn’t make sense… Even if I can’t do it, they’re equipment that deserves 6 gold.”
“Thanks to Mr. Seo, I can buy it cheaply. Hi-Hi.”
Lina stared at me. Lina, who seemed like she couldn’t bargain, seemed to see me as a bit of a great person.
‘Lina. Do you have any idea how much I’ve been trying to cut 1 gold when it’s not even my money?’
She goes on an F-class adventure. Kerry, who always lived under the budget, was quite confident in bargaining.
“Thank you. Mr. Kerry. Anyway, now I don’t have to worry about equipment for a while. So let’s get started right away. I have just discovered where they are hiding.”
“Did you find out already?”
‘That’s because I’m a regressor…’
Her party started to move to the place where the guys Lina knew were hiding.
Leaving the village, I gradually entered the forest where people were rare.
Lina, who was silently guiding the way, said.
“There is one thing I want to ask you all about.”
“What is it?”
“From now on, no matter what horrible scenes you see… Don’t get excited.”
“?”
“The guys we’re after are extremely brutal. They practice wicked human sacrifice… It’s cruel enough that I’d be reluctant to mention it.”
Lina said as if worried about Natasha.
“Above all, you won’t be able to deal with those pigs and skeletons yet. I will take care of dealing with those two.”
“They are my food! Revenge for my tribe…”
“Natasha. You have to think soberly. You would know it because you saw it with your own two eyes. Can Natasha-sama really beat those two?”
“…”
Natasha trembled, holding her hands tightly. Her grandmother also helped out by the side. Looks like she can’t win
“Natasha. You’d better listen to your benefactor now.”
“But… But… “
“There are times when you have to be patient. Besides, you are the last seed of our tribe.”
Natasha nodded her head slightly.
“I am the main force, and you are the supporting role to some extent. Please refrain from fighting until I say it’s okay.”
As we went quite deep into the forest, we saw what appeared to be their subordinates.
They were standing guard.
“This is where they are hiding. They are heavily guarded because they are practicing the evil magic I mentioned before on the altar.”
It was only then that I realized it when I saw the two big guys with tough looks standing guard.
He said that he really came to fight. It’s kind of scary.
Bona Mana, it was clear that the number of pages would be much higher that way.
“Don’t worry. It’s my role to go in front. Lady Natasha and Kerry, I’d like to ask you to block the escape route so that the pigs and skeletons don’t escape. Cast.”
You can’t run away, you just have to hold on to your ankles.
If that’s enough, maybe it’s possible somehow.
Natasha stared at me and smiled.
“Don’t worry, Mr. West. You have protected me. Now it’s my turn to protect you.”
Those words gave me a little reassurance.
“I’ll charge in front in five minutes. Please go back behind the altar and block the pigs and skeletons from leaving.”
Kerry and Natasha moved, bending over and hiding.
Even though it was an altar, it was built in a hurry in the forest. There were no wooden fences, so I could see inside.
They were performing the horrific ritual, as Lina said, with decapitated human heads surrounding the altar and doing a strange dance.
‘Where are the pigs and skeletons?’
They were immediately noticed because they had a unique impression.
Literally, a skinny skull-like figure with a pig nose seemed to be the center of the ceremony.
It was clear that the men around them were performing some kind of ritual.
Severed heads and red blood are visible around the altar.
It seems to show how inhumane the rituals performed at this altar are.
I thought I had gotten used to corpses after coming to this world, but seeing them made me feel sick.
Kerry then felt something eerie.
Looking around her, Natasha was furious as her body trembled.
“Natasha, calm down.”
It was only natural that the enemies of the tribe and family were right in front of them. But Natasha’s excitement was short-lived.
“Yes. Mr. Seo… I… I’m fine.”
Surprisingly, he endured well and moved according to the plan.
It was around the time we reached the back of the altar. A loud noise comes from the front.
“It’s an intruder! It’s an intruder!”
“Prepare for battle!”
Those performing the ritual did not stop. However, those who seemed to be guards began to move busily.
‘What kind of important ceremony is it that it goes on without stopping?’
Out of curiosity, I used the Eye of the Goddess on the altar. Actually, I’ve never used it like this, so I wasn’t sure if it would work or not.
[Dance to the Old Gods.]
[Summary – A human sacrifice ritual to resurrect the White Witch through the medium of life force.]
‘A white witch? What Lina said is true.’
About the White Witch she had heard of before she came to Lina.
From the front, their screams could be heard as if Lina was doing well.
Only then did the pigs and skeletons begin to stop their rituals as if they thought something was wrong.
‘Let’s believe in the regressor. Because you can win alone. He must have told me to block the retreat.’
Then the old woman called Natasha by name.
“Natasha… Calm down… What’s wrong?”
“Ahhh…”
Natasha was pouring out tears with her mouth open. Are you surprised by the terrible ritual?
Dozens of human heads were being cut off and offered up on the altar, which was surprising, but it did not seem to frighten Natasha.
The reason could be understood from Natasha’s next words.
“Ah…Ah…Father…”
As she turned her gaze to the place where Natasha’s eyes were pierced, she saw the face of a middle-aged man whose throat had been severed. It was obvious without asking who it was.
‘Chew. Fucked.’
“Father…Father…Father…Ah…Ah,,,aaaaa!!!”
Natasha lost her temper and started charging towards her altar.
[Talent – Bloodthirsty (SSS)]
[Summary – The more you rage, the stronger you become. As strength increases, self-control is consumed.]
Natasha’s movements were not something someone like me could stop.
She was rushing at pigs and skeletons like a cannon blast.
“Die!!”
Natasha slashes two curved swords at the pig.
“Buhiik? What is this bitch?”
But the pig accepted the melodrama casually. However, without stopping, Natasha’s curve continued to rush at a terrifying speed.
Surprisingly, the pig was following Natasha’s pace with its large body, but it was being pushed back little by little.
Lina seems to have heard the commotion, too. Lina immediately attacked the skeleton, not the pig.
It was to prevent Natasha from being pincered.
It was a real mayhem. Seeing the good guys who can be called superhuman run amok, chicken meat sprouted all over her body.
‘How can I beat those guys?’
The old woman next to her was muttering with her eyes closed as if she was chanting something.
Is there anything I can do too? The only thing that’s useful to me right now is my eyes. It was time to examine the surroundings through the eyes of a goddess.
I saw an orb on the altar.
[The Seal of the White Witch]
[Rating – Legend]
[Summary – This is the marble that the White Witch sealed herself in.]
‘Mmm.. Crazy? Legendary level? I saw it for the first time!’
Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam!
Even now, a fierce battle was going on around the altar.
Perhaps because of the aftermath of the impact, the orb on the altar rolled down.
The orb that fell from the altar tumbled across the ground.
The marble stopped in front of the bush where Kay was hiding.
