The Killer’s Otherworld - Chapter 33



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033. One-eyed Tasium (1)

“Don’t get close to me.”

“Don’t go outside.”

“Don’t play together.”

This is what Celis had heard from her parents ever since she could remember. They never told her why she had to do it. Celis just thought it was a good thing to do it since she had been doing it since she was little. But sometimes, playing secretly with her friends was so much fun.

There is a day once a year when the giant comes. They say that our village is a blessed village protected by the giant. But on this day, we have to go to bed early. Even if we can’t sleep, we have to block the windows and cover our ears, which is strange. If we do this, who will welcome the giant?

One day, Lisa disappeared.

But no one came looking for her sister. She was a really good air conditioner… … And then another year passed and the day the giant came came again. Our village really didn’t get invaded by any monsters. Celis really missed the giant.

Celis pretended to be asleep and sneaked out of the house without her parents knowing. All the lights were off and it was pitch dark. While she was looking for the giant, she found Day in the middle of the town square. She must have come out secretly because she wanted to see the giant just like Celis. When she tried to get close to Day, the ground shook. It was hard to keep her balance, so she stayed still.

And finally, I could see the giant. It was incredibly tall and green, as if it was ten times as tall as Celis. Celis was scared for some reason and couldn’t get close. The giant took Day away. I never saw her again. I guess he took her to where the giant lived. The giant was nice, but it was sad that my sisters kept disappearing.

And today, my mother smiled as she dressed me in a pretty white one-piece dress that she had never seen before. Her mouth was smiling, but her eyes were moist.

“Celis… You wanted to meet the Giant, right? You’ll be able to meet him today….”

“Hey, giant……?”

“Yes, if you stay at the well, the giant will come to see you.”

Celis knew that today was the day she would meet the giant. But she didn’t want to leave her parents. She had never seen her sisters follow the giant and come back. She cried at the thought of not being able to see her parents anymore.

“Ugh…… Ugh.”

If I follow the giant, will I be able to see Lisa and Day again? I still want to stay here. But somehow I can’t say no in front of my crying mother. At that moment, two men in strange clothes appeared in front of me.

* * *

Dian approached Celice cautiously and asked her.

“Child, why are you crying like this?”

“Sigh, sniff, sniff, the giant is going to take me away.”

“Giant?”

“She’s the one who protects our village. But I want to be with Mom and Dad. Neither Sister Lisa nor Sister Day have come back! Sob.”

Dian, whose head was sharp, had a rough idea of ​​what was going on from Celis’ words. This village was offering children to a giant. Dian opened her eyes sharply and asked again.

“Okay, okay, Celice, this guy wants to help, but do you know what the giant looks like?”

Celice nodded, wiping her tears away with her hand.

“I saw it once, a few years ago. It was ten times taller than me and green. And it looked really scary. Ugh!”

Celis buried her face in her knees and cried again, as if the horrifying sight had come back to her mind.

Dian’s expression became serious. If the child’s words were true, it was most likely an ogre. Since he was young, he might have exaggerated and said it was a troll, but if it was able to expand its territory to the point where other monsters could not invade the village, it was definitely an ogre.

“Richer, I’ll be with this child, so tell Captain Delphine right now. I think… the ogre will be here soon….”

Richie’s eyes widened at Diane’s words.

“Oh, Ogre…….”

“Quick, everyone come to your senses.”

“Ah, yes!”

Dian stroked the handle of her sword as she watched the back of Richer running away. Ogres, even if they were elite troops, could ten men fight against them? When a platoon (thirty men) went out to subdue them in the past, three of the ten men were defeated by the ogres. Of course, they had become stronger overall since then.

But even so, considering the strength of the ogre and the fighting power of the ten-man force, it seemed that more than fifteen people would be needed. If they moved, they would all be wiped out. However, they couldn’t run away leaving behind such a pretty and young girl like a doll. And if they left her alone, this absurd vicious cycle would continue. He just hoped that Captain Delphine was stronger than he thought. The ten-man force didn’t expect anything. He just hoped that they wouldn’t be in the way. No, maybe she was sleeping… … .

At that moment, Dian felt a slight vibration.

-Kuuuung kuuuung.

A sound came from quite a distance and reached Dian’s ears. At the same time, the ground shook. Dian tensely gripped his sword. The ogre will be here soon. At that moment, he heard the sound of armor clashing and turned his head in that direction.

Soon the fog cleared and Delphine and the Ten Men came into view.

“Dian! An ogre?! Hey, what’s with this little kid?”

Dian, slightly relieved by the sight of Delphine’s trustworthy appearance, brought her index finger to her lips and spoke cautiously.

“This is a village child. It seems to be being offered as a sacrifice to the ogre. More importantly, can’t you hear this sound?”

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“Sacrifice? What the hell…?”

-Kuuung kuuung!

The sound came closer. Now no one could fail to hear the ogre’s footsteps. Everyone’s expressions hardened as if they were tense at the sound.

“Huh! It’s true… Everyone, spread out on both sides of me. We need to distract the ogre. We can easily take it down, so have confidence… Don’t die.”

“Yes……, Captain.”

“Understood, Captain.”

Each of them answered quietly and firmly, and then separated from Delphine. It was a trust that could not have been shown if they had not built up trust as a leader over many years. Delphine looked each of them in the eye and held her sword and shield firmly in both hands.

It’s not that I don’t feel nervous. The thought that maybe they won’t be able to catch the ogres kept bothering me. However, I have a promise with Dian. We’ll do the right thing even if it means earning less money. That’s why I came to the Byren territory of the Mudelli Kingdom after working as a mercenary in the Roga Empire. I heard a lot about the virtue of the lord, Ierie. And I was so captivated by her virtue and beauty that I ended up becoming a regular soldier.

The habits from my days as a mercenary are not easily corrected, so I am still here… … .

-Kuuung!

The ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred, and a dark green giant appeared faintly through the smoky fog. Delphine swallowed hard as she looked at the large silhouette that seemed to have no end in sight.

‘5m, 6m? No, what’s so big?’

Ogres are usually between 4 and 5 meters tall. Occasionally, there are deformed ones that are over 6 meters tall, but the silhouette in front of her eyes was easily over 7 meters tall. Delphine took a step back involuntarily at the overwhelming size. At that moment, the ogre took another step and fully revealed itself.

-Kuuung!

“Khuu …

The ogre screamed at the village to leave as it appeared. Delphine couldn’t believe her eyes. It was a gigantic creature, nearly 8 meters tall, and its entire body was covered in deep green muscles that looked like they would burst. The terrifying sound alone was enough to make her shiver. In one hand, it was holding a tree that looked like it had just been uprooted, like a club.

“Oh, one-eyed Tashum…….”

It’s the name written on the ogre’s head. Yes. The ogre that appeared before Delphine was not just any ogre, but a named ogre. Doing the right thing is necessary, but it’s useless if you’re dead. And Delphine isn’t foolish enough to fight a battle with a 0% chance. Delphine turned around and hugged Celis with one arm, shouting urgently.

“Everyone run away!”

“Khaaaaa! Are you…… making fun of me, human……. Let go of that girl!”

Monsters with enough magical power to become named can mostly use human language even if their intelligence is low. One-eyed Tasium also swung the tree while shouting at Delphine in a creepy voice.

-Whew!

The wind pressure alone was enough to blow away his body. Delphine ran without looking back, using all her might. If this girl was the target of that guy, the other subordinates could rest easy. All they had to do was save this girl. As she ran with that thought, she felt a shadow fall on the ground.

-Koosh!

Delphine’s body floated up and then fell to the ground. She held Celis to protect her until the end, but she lost consciousness and could not hear anything. She hit the ground right next to her and avoided instant death, but she couldn’t move because her back was hurt. Not only that, but she couldn’t breathe properly.

“Keep…… Keep…….”

I felt something hot flowing out of my head. It was probably blood. The black night sky was calm and leisurely, as if nothing had happened. Soon, the one-eyed Tasium appeared, blocking the sky. Dying so easily. Dying during a mission is a dream, but it was too early to say this. And it was too vain. It was cool to see him dying heroically while making his opponents tremble in fear in a fierce battlefield where he was at a disadvantage… … .

The wooden club that would turn her into a bludgeon rushed forward. It felt like the figure was slowly falling. But there was absolutely no way to avoid it. Delphine closed her eyes quietly.

-Wow!

With a loud noise, a huge amount of dust rose up, making it difficult to breathe. No, not dead, but dust? Why? Unable to understand what was happening, I opened my eyes and saw a black coat fluttering in front of me. Next to me, the tree that Tasium was holding was cut in half and fell. Delphine, who could not understand the current situation, or rather, had difficulty accepting it, raised her upper body with difficulty.

“Get out of the way. You’re bothering me.”

It was the dry voice of the 10th platoon leader.

* * *

Delphine held Celis in her arms, her gaze fixed on one spot with a blank expression. It was unrealistic to think that what was happening to her now was the work of that poor sergeant.

At that moment, his head turned slightly and our cold, sunken eyes met.

“go.”

The tone was extremely dry. But it was enough to shake Delphine from her thoughts. He was too injured to get up, so he crawled on the floor and fell backwards with difficulty.

At the same time, Icarone’s body flew up.

“Khuuuuuu! A mere…… human!”

Icarone’s new form brushed between Tashum’s legs.

-Fit push!

His movements were like the wind, as he swung between the legs and slashed with his sword as if it were a playground. Tashum’s dull attacks were not enough to hit him. As his attacks failed time after time, Tashum seemed angry and raised his head toward the sky and roared.

“Kuhuu …

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