Chapter 145 (1/2)

Chapter 145

Ch. 145 Tale of a Certain Brave Man 2 (side story)

I lightly swipe my sword to shake off the blood and return it to its sheath. I let out sigh as I sit down on a nearby rock.

I focus my eyes on the panther, the monster I just killed. It surely had the skill [[Wild Intuition]].

I wanted to test out the curse sword I got the other day, the sword known as the blood sucking princess….but a lower ranked monster wasn’t strong enough for it. It was useless thinking that it would last a little longer, and it’s boring watching plain beasts suffering.

Why, why should someone like me have to wait so long in this desert? No, I am doing it voluntarily.

The rumors about their being an evil plague dragon are probably fake. Its at most a C rank dark dragon, or possibly a large lizard. That pathetic former knight leader Adofu, I need to find a reason to take him out.

Even when I went to hear about the evil plague dragon from the priest, I was dismissed for letting out a prisoner based off a foolish merchants delusions. He used to be more flexible in the past, but now he’s bothersome. Who do you think is to thank for being able to have such a delicious broth.

I then asked if they could let me organize a platoon to investigate with Adofu as the leader, if there really was a plague dragon then Adofu will be temporarily released so that he could lead a subjugation team. But by the way things are going, the survey team won’t find anything and come back with their heads held high. Since the priest was going to have to take on the matter himself he accepted my request.

That’s why, I need this too work out.

If the evil plague dragon didn’t exist I only need to fake one, but if it does exist then even better.

It’s easy enough. Even the fool of a priest wouldn’t expect it.

Looking in the distance I could see people starting to emerge. It seems the survey team finally came back.

Five, six, seven?

Even though there should have been eight one of them is missing. In any case, it looks like they didn’t come up with anything, it’s to be expected from a team of newbies. Did the other guy get chased by the sand centipede?

…..What, I don’t see that particular harness, where’s the captain? Hagen’s the one missing?

Even though they should have been cheerfully returning, all of them are half crying with their horses running at full power. It doesn’t look like anything is following from behind them, so why are they rus.h.i.+ng here in such a state?

They seem to have encountered something dreadful.

If they really did encounter a dragon, then seven out of eight people returning should not have happened in the first place. A few of them are injured but it doesn’t look like anything serious. This confirms the false information of there being a dragon, but they may have not want to make their way over for nothing and attacked some monsters along the way.

“Hey, what happened? Where’s Hagen?” (Irus.h.i.+a)

I stand and call out. The survey team head my way and stop and the one in charge gets down their horse and stares me in the eyes.

“I, Irus.h.i.+a sir! What are you doing here?” (Soldier A)

“I was worried over the whole situation. But even if I thought the merchant may have made a mistake, I thought it would be alright if I send out Hagen just in case there really was an evil plague dragon by chance.” (Irus.h.i.+a)

“Th, the chance was real! This is serious! There really was an evil plague dragon!” (Soldier A)

Two of them in the back shouted the same thing while crying.

“Hagen, was eaten!”

“E-even I was sent off my horse, but I managed to find a gap and

escape for my life….” (Soldier A)

Unbelievable.

There really was an evil plague dragon?