The Killer’s Otherworld - Chapter 49



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049. City of Mercenaries, Char (3)

The day the expeditionary force departed dawned. The empty space in front of the inn called Hero’s Shelter. There was still an hour left until the meeting time, but many people had gathered. They were in groups of five or six, so it was clear that they were in a party. The ideal party size was five people. This was because it was the minimum number of people required for each job, and the rewards could be divided evenly.

A tank and a support tank that make the hunting ground stable, two dealers to support them, and a priest or magician to support the rear. Since magicians are an extremely rare profession, usually one more priest or dealer is added.

Yiel and Ierie pulled their hoods down again. They were more nervous because there were so many people, and considering the situation they had been through so far, they decided it would be better to wear them. Perhaps that was why when Icarone and his party appeared, a few people would glance at them and then look away, not paying much attention and just talking amongst themselves.

When the time came, a group of men in leather armor and red badges emerged from the inn. Among them, a man with a stern look, with a well-trimmed moustache and dark blue hair tied back, stepped forward with his shoulders squared.

“Good morning everyone~! I am Clozo from the Red Tail Guild, in charge of this expedition!”

“Hey, Clozo, please take care of me!”

“Eternal C-rank Clozo~ Woof.”

“Poohahaha.”

“Hahaha, a perennial C-rank! If you just succeed in this request, you’ll rank up, you idiot!”

Some people greeted him warmly, as if it was not their first time with him, while others made mischievous jokes. Clozo laughed heartily and chatted a few times before putting on a serious expression and shouting again.

“Don’t let your guard down just because it’s an orc raid, and prepare thoroughly for each party! Those of you who are solo, tell me. Well, those of you who’ve been in a party with me know that what I value most is your lives! The request is important, but you only have one life. I hope there won’t be a single casualty!”

“Hey, you coward.”

“Yes~.”

“I only trust you, Clozo~!”

Although they gave different answers, they all had a common feeling of liking him. As a leader or as a person, they all seemed to welcome and acknowledge him. Clozo looked at them, smiled faintly, and walked away, raising one hand.

“Okay! Then let’s go!”

“depart!”

Icarone’s party waited until the other parties left and was the last to leave. This was due to Jones’s advice that the further they went, the more annoying the chores would be.

* * *

I was mistaken in thinking that the Belkrit Mountains would be close, even though I didn’t know where they were. It took a week to reach the bottom of the mountain. Clozo, who was looking around the mountain range, turned around and shouted at the people.

“We’re camping here today! This could be the last maintenance, so make sure to check your gear!”

“Yes~.”

“Okay~!”

“Oh my, my legs.”

Reina and Ierie sat down, holding their feet. Horses cannot cross the desert, and in this Shar, they are so rare that even if you have money, you cannot buy them, so you have no choice but to walk.

During that time, various types of monsters such as trolls and Gertions occasionally appeared, but Clozo’s party, which was at the forefront, easily took them out.

Since everyone had their own party, it seemed like they didn’t care much about other parties. Sometimes, only parties that were close to each other would talk to each other, but the problems I was worried about didn’t happen. Maybe because the expedition leader was leading the warm atmosphere, the atmosphere of the expedition force was harmonious.

At that moment, a bald man with a large scar on his chest approached.

“Hey, hooded woman and men? You’re F-rank, I said. Have you ever caught a goblin? You don’t piss on an orc, do you?”

But it seems that the law of conservation of strange men exists. Judging from the fact that it appears as soon as the words are finished… … However, there is no way that the Icarone party, who have been through all kinds of hardships, would fall for such a cheap provocation. When no one responded and remained silent, the bald man frowned and continued.

“What, are you already frozen because you’re scared? Or are you guys like this…….”

“Plank, can’t you see me?”

Unable to stand by any longer, Jones interrupted the bald man and stood up. Seeing Jones, the man called Plank raised one corner of his mouth and grinned.

“Hey~ Aren’t you the coward Jones? Aaah, these people are just trusting and following the likes of you?”

“This isn’t Berens. If you want to start a fight, do it after you’ve finished the request. I don’t think the Clozone kids will like it if they find out you’re doing this.”

Beruns is a bar in the city of Char where duels are held. There was a time when Plank nominated two people and they fought, but Jones gave up at the last minute, so the duel ended blandly.

Plank glanced at where Clozo’s party was, frowned, and spoke to Jones.

“Hey, don’t bother me and just stay back like you are now.”

With those words, Plank turned around and went back to where his party was. It seemed that he also did not want to be disliked by Clozo’s party. There was a gap in skill even among C-ranked players, and more than anything, Plank, who was independent, could not dare to deal with Clozo, who belonged to the Red Tail Guild, one of the top five battle guilds in Shar.

As he moved away, Jones returned to his usual sly expression and spoke to the group.

“Oh my, when will that guy grow up? Everyone, don’t worry about it. He’s always been that way.”

“Thank you. For always saving me from such annoying tasks.”

Irie smiled faintly and thanked Jones. Jones paused for a moment at her smile and then waved his hand vigorously.

“Ah, ahahaha! No, no! Protecting the beautiful, the old, and the young is my life philosophy! Haha! Ah, I guess the orcs are going to come out now…….”

Jones turned his head with an exaggerated laugh.

‘It’s dangerous, it’s dangerous… … . It’s too dizzy. The world’s best Jones… … .’

Icarone stared blankly at the back of Jones. As Irie had said, if something troublesome was about to happen, Iza would step forward first and handle it smoothly so that it wouldn’t get out of hand.

If it were me? I would have been in trouble a long time ago and my future plans would have been disrupted. I realized that I have a lot to learn from his ability to deal with situations.

-Swoosh swoosh.

The sound of bushes rustling could be heard here and there. The punitive force was approaching the reported area, and they were scattering and carefully climbing the mountain.

One of Clozo’s colleagues came close to him and whispered.

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“Clozo, it’s strange. It’s so quiet.”

Clozo seemed to feel the same way as well, as he answered with his eyes fixed in front of him with a very tense face.

“Hmm… By now, one or two pigs should show up… For now, let’s just go out and scout out our party. The rest of the party should stop.”

“okay.”

When Clozo raised one hand and clenched his fist, the other party members who noticed it also followed the signal and stopped walking.

“What is it? What’s going on?”

“Why bother going through all this trouble because of orcs…. Just run over there and wipe them all out….”

“Clozo, aren’t you guys just going to try to make a fuss?”

Suddenly, they stopped walking and as their party continued to move forward, they heard murmurs coming from all over the place. Among them, the voice of Plank, who was frowning, was by far the loudest.

-Phew~.

-Phew~.

The sound of a horn from an unknown source echoed through the mountains. At that moment when the punitive force was confused, orcs who had been hiding somewhere began to jump out simultaneously.

“Kyahak!”

“Crook crook!”

“Keeheek!”

Clozo turned his head absentmindedly, unable to hide his bewildered expression. How could these low-intelligence orcs have made such a surprise attack? Furthermore, Clozo and his party did not move even a few steps.

In that case, he saw his party moving separately and gave the order to attack.

Someone give orders to the orcs? The worst scenario I had ever feared actually happened. Clozo drew his bastard sword from his back and frowned.

The emergence of named orcs. Ogres are powerful individually, but they cannot control orcs. Uncontrolled orcs are nothing more than a rabble. However, if there are named orcs, it is a different story. Ignorance is bravery? Low intelligence is actually a strategy, and they rush to the command of named orcs, even risking their lives. Its power can be seen as being two to three times that of the original.

Clozo shook his head vigorously to collect his thoughts. He has a ridiculous nickname of “Eternal C-Rank,” but he has been a mercenary for a long time. Clozo drew his sword forcefully and shouted loudly.

“Spread out! There’s an Orc named! Hold on until our party takes down the named!”

At a glance, the number is well over two hundred. In comparison, there are only about thirty mercenaries, excluding the Clozo party. If you are surrounded, you will be defeated by the orcs in an instant. Even if there are inevitable casualties, the best strategy in this situation is to hold out as long as possible without being surrounded and until the Clozo party captures the named.

-Chaeng! Chaeng!

“What the hell!”

“Damn it… why did it have to be Namedra!”

“Koooo!”

The Orcs were even more courageous and unstoppable because they were with the Orc Named. Thanks to that, the words Clozo had said during their first meeting were meaningless, and as soon as the battle began, casualties began pouring in.

“Eww!”

“Hey, save me!”

The once quiet mountain suddenly became a scene of chaos. People’s screams and orcs’ howls echoed everywhere.

But in the midst of this chaos, there was a calm air within 2m of one party, as if they were from another world. It was Icarone’s party. They stood back to back and only cut down the orcs that came close. As if there was an invisible barrier, nothing was alive within 2m.

Icarone is concentrating on cutting down each one. This is because he has found a clue to the phenomenon of being able to cut farther than the tip of the sword he has experienced before. This is the result of a long search that has not been put aside.

The phenomenon was surprisingly directly connected to his thoughts. I don’t know if it was the first time, but when I first realized it, I ruled out the hypothesis that the opponent should be cut down by the swing that was intended only for restraint and should match my thoughts. However, later, when I saw the tree I had practiced on cut down, I realized that it was related to my thoughts. Thinking about it, I had unconsciously swung the sword at first to restraint because it couldn’t reach, but in my mind, I had thought about cutting it in one go.

If you swing it thinking that you will cut it far, two times out of ten, an invisible energy will fly out and cut the target. The common factor when it succeeds is that when you think about it, something comes out of your forearm and the handle of the sword feels heavy.

Icarone named this phenomenon ‘black energy’. The driving force that creates ‘black energy’ is likely ‘magic power’, the existence of which was known through the emotional history.

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Unstoppable hand movements, a clean move. Even in the midst of all this, Jones was watching Icarone closely. However, seeing him sweating even to this extent made him tilt his head slightly.

‘Did I rate it too highly?’

At that moment, Ierie, who had been fidgeting alone, raised one hand.

-chin!

“Ouch!”

Just before something like a blue mist rose from her fingertips, Icarone quickly snatched her hand away. Ierie, who was surprised by the quick and strong snatch, looked at him with wide eyes.

“No.”

If it is revealed that she is a sorceress, the repercussions will be huge. First of all, she will be secretly tracked by the Crowd, and she will likely become a target for many of Shaar’s mercenaries who will do anything for personal gain.

At the moment when I was holding hands, I had read Icarone’s intentions, but it was too painful not to be able to save the people dying in front of me. It was because our standards were different.

“But people like that……!”

“They are people who have nothing to do with us. Soon, the Clozo party will catch the named person and the quest will be successfully completed.”

“That, that kind of…….”

Today, Ikarone’s speech was even more dry, and Ierie felt distant and swallowed her words. Thinking back, I might have misunderstood him on my own. Since he was someone I liked, I thought he had the same thoughts and would move toward the same ideals. However, when I looked back at his past actions, they were no different from now. It’s not that he has changed, but I just realized that he was originally like that.

Ierie’s eyes, confused, suddenly saw something black shooting forward.

“Hey, EL?”

“Sister!”

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