"Look at that!" Joey pointed at one of the bodies that suddenly lay weak, they rushed to that body.
After be laid down, blood can be seen gushing from the wounds carved into that man's body.
"What happened to this man?" asked Tania.
Of course that question is also the same in the minds of others.
“There is only one possibility, this man is the victim from Kegure we are looking for!” Joey gave a word that he deliberately made horror to scare his comrades.
Here only Lilia is afraid of that opinion, for Azazel and Tania don't think that story is a horror thing at all.
Azazel never knew the creatures they were going to fight, but he could assume the creatures they were about to face had quite troublesome abilities, no need to ask, it was clear the monster named Kegure had a dangerous ability.
“What are we going to do with this body? Shall we just leave him?”
“Surely we have to make a proper funeral for this person, we may not know who he is, but his soul will surely be delighted if we do!” Lilia gave a sincere explanation, indeed she is a Mage who has high spiritual knowledge.
Azazel actually doesn't care what will happen, but here he can only follow the wishes of those three people.
“Huh… are you sure you want to make a funeral for this person?”
"If Lilia has insisted like that, we'd better do it!" said Joey in a slightly reluctant tone.
Azazel suddenly stepped forward, they didn't know what that man was going to do.
Click!
Suddenly the ground shook revealing a large hole, those who saw this became shocked.
“H-How can you do this?” Lilia asked.
"Huh? I have, a little bit of the ability to make a hole like this!” Azazel coldly replied.
Lilia became fascinated, she didn't know if this was true or not, but Azazel's words already symbolized a great power.
After that, they started to say prayers guided by Lilia.
“O souls of the dead, we hope you will rest in peace there! Let us who are here get guidance from you, we hope to be a better person!”
Tania and Joey put their hands together, while Azazel didn't do it at all. He just waited for those three people from a distance.
His serious face continued to emit an intimidating aura. "Really! Maybe if I were a normal being like them, I would have done the same! However, this me has already surpassed the limits of a normal creature!”
“Sorry for the long wait!” said Joey.
"Come on, we don't have much time left!"
They continued their journey, and not long after, they found a cave. There was clearly visible that was a nest of the monsters, the smell and texture of that cave caused a bad feeling.
"Is that monster inside here?" Tania doesn't want any mistakes in their journey.
"Wait a minute, let me take a look first!"
From the map Joey saw, they had to enter a large cave which identified it as the location of the Kegure's lair.
“There's no mistaking it, this is the location of the creature we're looking for!”
“If that's really the case, we must enter this cave soon!” Azazel gave his firm words and instantly caused those three people there to nod.
With great courage they entered it, the dark cave with high humidity really gave a sign that place had a real horror.
Lilia who was holding the staff became a savior to light up their journey.
Suddenly a strange sound came from the road in front of them, the darkness of the atmosphere added to the chills in the heart.
They would never have expected this was all auspicious, not long after that a strange creature with red eyes appeared and jumped at Lilia.
Lilia's eyes bulged, she was unable to blink. That monster's movements were too fast it would be very difficult for her to act.
Crash...
Lilia's mouth had dropped open, at that moment she was saved by Joey who took action.
“Phew… almost!”
One kegure was lying with a body that kept bleeding blue.
“I didn't expect this creature would attack under these condition!” said Tania in a tone that was horrified towards the corpse of the kegure.They still had a long way to go, and there wasn't much time for them to keep thinking. Feet began to walk again through the cave.
The longer the atmosphere became more terrifying, their bodies shivered because of the cold air that gently touched the body's skin.
"Now what should we do?" asked Tania.
Here they find confused with forked roads, and no map to guide them where to go.
"Left or right?" Joey clutched his chin, this confusion kept him thinking hard, but this was indeed a very difficult thing to determine, the slightest mistake would put them in bad shape. “Azazel, which path do you think we should choose?”
Asking Azazel was the right choice for Joey, here Azazel chose to remain silent, he just wanted to see how those three people would act. But, after getting that question, of course he had to give an answer.
Azazel started to walk, he was in front of the two branches, to him they all looked the same. Nothing really makes it anything special.
"We might have to go to the left, when compared to the road, the road on the right is much dirtier and seems to indicate that location is often used by monsters, while the path on the left shows nothing as if it is rarely passed!"
These words made them a little conscious, but it was still questionable whether Azazel's words were the truth or not. The worst possibility here will still happen, they don't know which way will later give a truth. And, here everything that is done must be careful.
"How do you know about this?" Tania asked a question that represented all curiosity of her two comrades who also gave a glance towards Azazel.
“I used to do a quest like this a lot!” Azazel answered briefly, but had the meaning of a high belief that his words were not a lie.
"Okay! If what you say is indeed the truth, then there is no harm in following what has been said!”
__To Be Continued__
Tsurugi is still in the back, he monitors what will happen to the two partners who are in front."I don't like this place!" Tania murmured.Seen from wherever that area does look scary, no one will want to assume this is a location that has a calm in it.Lilia continued to shiver while holding a stick. "I hope that monster is not here!"Tsurugi's eyes only glanced to the side, he remembered if he used to feel this usual.Everything that happened at that time was only a memory and he no longer wanted to remember."Huh ... maybe I was thinking about it for too long!"Joey stopped, and suddenly everyone became surprised."Wait, what are you doing?" Tania asked in a surprised tone."Shhh ... there's something ahead there!""Monster?""No, can be sure what is in front of there was something! However, the aura is very strange! "Not long after a figure of the monster in question had come out, sharp teeth with a crawling body."This is called Kegure?" asked Lilia.Tsurugi's eyes narrowed, th
This might be a stupid act, but the desire in the body is sometimes the main reason for them to dare to enter an area that will obviously have monsters in it."Look at these holes, can they really live inside?" Joey asked curiously."Maybe they live like ants in the ground, they build nests then give birth inside!"“That makes sense, but how are we going to fight them?”Everyone fell silent hearing Lilia's question, and everyone looked at each other with confused faces.Tsurugi who is here remains calm while glancing around, he understands this area is really dangerous, and can guess what will happen if they become careless.Strange sounds were heard from inside the holes, not one, but enough of them to be very loud in the ears."Come!" said Tsurugi.And, it's true that monsters have arrived, Kegure in great numbers. They became horrified by the super large number of monsters, no one expected the monsters they would encounter to have a large number.“T-There are so many monsters here,
From this event what happened was a horror that Lilia could not imagine, what happened was a nightmare that she had never expected to happen.She was silent in front of the corpses of her two comrades who looked very pathetic."What happened exactly? Why did they both have to die? Are we wrong to want to be a great adventurer?”“You might think what I'm saying is ridiculous, but you must be honest with them both! Now that it's clear, you're a weak creature, there's no way you'll continue to act, the hopes and tears will just keep happening! If you keep dreaming in this life something pleasant will happen, then you are wrong! No one would want something like this to happen, you or I am just pawns who will play a fate full of cruelty!”“I don't know what else to do, after my two comrades die, of course I am a weak person and won't be able to move! I'm just a geeky girl who won't be able to become a formidable figure!”"Never judge yourself! You don't have to be strong when they're aroun
They two returned to the Guild, the maid there was surprised by Lilia's still gloomy face.“Welcome back, did you guys succeed in completing the quest?”No one answered.Azazel's gaze was directed at Lilia. “She is still thinking about what happened!” For Azazel, this is where he must be saying, “Yeah, we've got it done!”“Oh, if like that! Then I'll give you two a reward! Hmm…” She suddenly gave a surprised look."Any something wrong?"“No, I mean, before you are going with four person, but....”Lilia's face grew even more gloomy."Oh... I'm sorry... I don't mean to make you sad...."“It's okay, the two of them have died due to the quest we doing! Maybe without this man, I would have died from that quest!”The atmosphere became quiet.“Give all the money from this quest to her!”"Eh... why?" Lilia asked.“You more need this! I just wanted to watch how you guys went on the quest together, and it really taught me a valuable lesson for myself!”"But, I don't deserve that reward, I'm sti
The Goblin became helpless after looked how Azazel was in resisting the attacks he used.Azazel slowly stepped, then he gave horror to that creature."Indeed I don't have a grudge against you, but I'm here to see how a disgusting monster like you will die a terrible death!"First, Azazel used his finger to poke out the Goblin's eye, during the process, there was a lot of resistance from that Goblin.“Argh....”The sound of flesh about to be plucked out was so clearly heard, he screamed loudly which bore witness to the pain.During the 20 seconds of the process, there was already a lot of blood on Azazel's hands. That Goblin's eyes are like useless marbles.“Hooh… you so have disgusting body parts! How does it feel to be treated horribly like this? Haven't you done this many times? What difference does it make if you now feel everything that has happened to those who have received terrible treatment from you?”That Goblin didn't understand what Azazel was saying, the pain in his right
She hurriedly tried to prove what Azazel had said."Oh, that's true! Earlier, there were young adventurers who undertook a quest to exterminate Goblins in their lair!""How many adventurers were recorded to have undertaken this quest?""There were five people!""As I saw earlier, they all died! First, I saw three men tortured by the Goblins, and two of their companions were taken into the Goblin cave and violated there! I don't know exactly why they died, but I saw purple-colored wounds on them! I can conclude that it's poison from the Goblins!""That's so cruel!""That's all I can tell you!""Thank you very much. Oh, by the way, can I know where their bodies are?""Their bodies are in the forest! There, they are still protected by the magic I provided."Slowly, her pupils widened. "Have you done that?""I only used a scroll containing magic!""Uh...""Is that wrong?""No, if someone uses a scroll to protect others, it's very rare! Magic Scrolls are rarely possessed by ordinary people
The city location seen by Azazel is much better than before, and the people there seem happy."With a town large this, surely the one in charge is someone with high authority!"In the distance, a carriage passes by, soldiers guarding around it.Azazel stands on top of a building to get a view of the town."So, it's still ruled by a king here! Hmm..."He is curious about the person riding that cart, so he follows until he's in front of the palace gate."If I stay here, I won't be able to see who's inside!"Azazel uses a sneak skill that allows him to move quickly like a ninja, but this skill has its limitations. Everyone would be able to see him if he was not in a hiding place; only his presence wouldn't be detected by others.From behind the watchtower, Azazel stands and observes. Everyone is now focused on welcoming the figure inside the cart."Is the person in that cart so important that soldiers are present there?"What Azazel sees are people lined up neatly like a choir.The cart
The journey began, and those with different backgrounds didn't exchange greetings, although it seemed like a normal thing to do."Look at those two from our group; they have intimidating faces! Do they also want a big reward from this quest?" asked a man who was the leader of his two friends."Yeah, it seems like they're after something. I'm sure they won't pass up this golden opportunity!""Don't be foolish, you two. They might have financial troubles in their lives, so they're willing to undertake this quest.""That's up to them, but if they become a burden, I'll kill them!"The three of them were prepared to do so.Azazel overheard their conversation but remained calm to avoid giving the impression that he was a strong person.Seeing foolish people like them was sometimes normal, and he wanted to see their abilities.The atmosphere changed as night fell, but the journey was not too dangerous. Today, they hadn't encountered any monsters that would attack.Everyone gathered around th