Chapter 56: Reporting Ceremony (2) (2)
Its telling
to kill you!
The leader drew a dagger from his belt.
The two beside him retrieved small crossbows from their bosoms.
I kicked the sword I had been holding on the instep and sent it flying upward. As it rotated, I caught the rising sword in my hand. Evading the dagger-like short swords that were directed at , I plunged the blade into the back of one of the ns necks. With my left hand, I drew a dagger from my belt and threw it. The dagger embedded itself in the eye of the soldier who had aid a crossbow at . I withdrew the sword from the neck and slashed the upper body of the soldier who lost all strength. Simultaneously, Ediss thrown dragger struck the forehead of the third man like a dart.
The bodies of the three humans spewed blood as they crumbled. Among the corpses, I stood with my sword dripping hot blood. The dense sll of blood surged even into my head.
I spread out the blood-soaked blade and said, Do you still intend to talk?
I had seen a similar incident during my Masters days.
The enemies were humans, and the hesitant heroes perished.
Negotiation didnt exist.
No matter who erged, no matter how they erged.
Kill or be killed.
Aaron raised his head, then silently picked up the spear from the ground.
An emotionless voice flowed from his mouth.
Do we have to kill them all?
Yeah. Negotiation wont work.
Understood.
Aaron tightened his grip on the spear and aid at the enemies.
The five soldiers were already in a combat stance.
Jenna, do you have any intention of sparing them?
If we dont kill them, well be killed.
And you call that an explanation.
Well, its fine. Were in a desperate situation. Were desperate!
Squish!
An arrow that had left the quiver hit a soldiers chest. He fell over with wide eyes. Due to the pressure from the ground, the arrow pierced through his chest and erged from his back.
Eolka couldnt care less.
She had already started casting fire magic.
Edis, watching this, muttered bitterly.
It seems I worried for nothing.
Its a given.
What I valued most in choosing party mbers wasnt talent or strength, but ntal resilience. It was the desire, the determination to do whatever it takes to survive.
Prepare for battle.
The formation was complete.
Aaron and I in the front, Jenna and Edis in the middle, and Eolka in the rear. With four enemies dead, they numbered nine. The soldiers charged at us with a clamor akin to the sound of tal clashing.
These guys arent normal.
Edis spun her daggers in her hands.
Abnormal. Literally. Black veins resembling sinister tattoos sprawled across their faces and skin. Madness flickered in their pupils.
Ignite!
Whoosh.
A wall of flas surged forth in front of us.
Aaah!
Two soldiers engulfed in flas writhed in agony and perished.
The tal plates of their heated armor glowed red.
Through the flas, Jennas arrow pierced through the air.
A middle-aged soldier with a beard lunged at
with a spear.
I blocked with my shield while moving my left hand. The spearhead slid off the shield, causing the soldier to stagger. In front of him lay my sword. Accompanied by a splatter of blood, his neck was almost severed, and he collapsed while clutching his throat, gurgling as he died.
Weak.
They may be properly equipped, but their formation and discipline were lacking.
They charged haphazardly, swinging their weapons. It didnt even take five minutes to sort them out. In an instant, twelve bodies littered the city square.
Only one remained.
He sat trembling, quaking in fear.
I wiped blood off my blade against the wall and approached the soldier. He spat and raised his voice.
Please spare ! Spare ! I have a wife and daughter waiting for . I need to go back! Ba-back ho. I need to go ho!
How do you plan to go back?
Thats aaah!
The soldier grabbed his head and scread.
As the soldier scread, black blood spewed from his mouth, and he collapsed. Then, his movent ceased. He was dead.
Eolka grimaced and comnted, These people are strange.
Edis sheathed her dagger on her belt.
Theyve been brainwashed. Ive seen it a few tis. Still, this level of thorough brainwashing on this many people is new. Well, if you think about it, last ti
Are they the sa bastards?
Yeah. We definitely killed them, but the sa bastards showed up.
I wiped the tar-like, thick, black blood off the ground.
It was the sa as that bi*ch.
I still couldnt figure it out. There were too few clues.
But these guys were nothing special, they were just trapped on the 12th floor.
Soon, light enveloped us.
It was the return signal.
[Stage Clear!]
[Jenna (), Edis (), Level Up!]
[Reward
3500G, Leather (C) X 1]
[MVP
Han ()]
We returned through the rift.
Edis had already left. The battle was easy, but weariness was etched on the faces of the three. I sheathed my sword and spoke.
Get used to it. I will too.
Yeah. Whether its a monster or a human, theres not much difference.
The blood that had covered my body disappeared without a trace.
However, the acrid sll lingered at the tip of my nose for a long while.
Taking a life.
There was no hesitation, no thrill, as I had imagined. It would be the sa in the future. It was laughable to think that after killing so many monsters I would have a problem killing humans. I would do it if necessary. No matter who the opponent was.
Back in my room, I organized my materials once again.
Humanoid creatures appeared on the 12th floor. If similar guys appeared on the 13th and 14th floors, I could estimate the monsters that would appear on the 15th floor. Based on the thods and tis of the three parties extermination, I could guess the nature of the mission.
.
I couldnt help but think about what happened again.
Suddenly, a thought struck .
Have I changed?
Well, if I had, that would make sense.
The
on Earth and the
in the waiting room had changed in many ways.
But I didnt have any regrets. There was no choice but to change. If I hadnt, I would have died. It was inevitable.
Going back will be tough, readjusting again.
I sighed and continued my work.
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