Chapter 56: Reporting Ceremony (2) (2)
Its telling me 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 me, I plunged the de into the back of one of the mens 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 aimed a crossbow at me. I withdrew the sword from the neck and shed 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 smell of blood surged even into my head.
I spread out the blood-soaked de and said, Do you still intend to talk?
I had seen a simr incident during my Masters days.
The enemies were humans, and the hesitant heroes perished.
Negotiation didnt exist.
No matter who emerged, no matter how they emerged.
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 aimed at the enemies.
The five soldiers were already in abat stance.
Jenna, do you have any intention of sparing them?
If we dont kill them, well be killed.
And you call that an exnation.
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 emerged 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 members wasnt talent or strength, but mental resilience. It was the desire, the determination to do whatever it takes to survive.
Prepare for battle.
The formation wasplete.
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 mor akin to the sound of metal shing.
These guys arent normal.
Edis spun her daggers in her hands.
Abnormal. Literally. ck veins resembling sinister tattoos sprawled across their faces and skin. Madness flickered in their pupils.
Ignite!
Whoosh.
A wall of mes surged forth in front of us.
Aaah!
Two soldiers engulfed in mes writhed in agony and perished.
The metal tes of their heated armor glowed red.
Through the mes, Jennas arrow pierced through the air.
A middle-aged soldier with a beard lunged at me 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 himy my sword. Apanied by a stter of blood, his neck was almost severed, and he copsed while clutching his throat, gurgling as he died.
Weak.
They may be properly equipped, but their formation and discipline werecking.
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 de against the wall and approached the soldier. He spat and raised his voice.
Please spare me! Spare me! I have a wife and daughter waiting for me. I need to go back! Ba-back home. I need to go home!
How do you n to go back?
Thats aaah!
The soldier grabbed his head and screamed.
As the soldier screamed, ck blood spewed from his mouth, and he copsed. Then, his movement ceased. He was dead.
Eolka grimaced andmented, These people are strange.
Edis sheathed her dagger on her belt.
Theyve been brainwashed. Ive seen it a few times. Still, this level of thorough brainwashing on this many people is new. Well, if you think about it,st time
Are they the same bastards?
Yeah. We definitely killed them, but the same bastards showed up.
I wiped the tar-like, thick, ck blood off the ground.
It was the same 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 smell 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 same in the future. It wasughable 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 simr guys appeared on the 13th and 14th floors, I could estimate the monsters that would appear on the 15th floor. Based on the methods and times 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 me.
Have I changed?
Well, if I had, that would make sense.
The me on Earth and the me 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.
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