Chapter 9 (1/2)
Chapter 9
Dash!+
I slightly bent ly,out in protest froet a little better if my Level rose but co’s ass, Level 4 or Level 165 was small fry level all the same
But this was all relatively speaking as well
▷Race: Elf
▷Level: 189
▷Job: Archer(Archery=Piercing↑)
▷Skills: Archery(D) Accuracy(D) Foraging(E) Resting(E) Swordsmanshi+p(F)…
▷Status: Battling Hard
This was the status of the Elf archer who had woundedin focus and even her reaction to my approach was poorShe didn’t try to create distance as if thinking her arrow shots would only naturally make their mark
The Elf released the bowstring of her bow
Twang—
The arrow shot forth in a straight line accurately targeting htforward attack that it put
Oh, co
Ting! Swip! Ting!
I either dodged the incoht have been different had those arrohich drew a parabola as they ca trajectory or accelerating by influence of a Wind Eleic, but these kinds of ordinary arrow shots were no different than child’s playWhat’swith her pretty little eyes
“Ho-, how…?!”
The Elf belatedly retreated with a face of disbeliefHer decision of swiftly abandoning the bow and drawing the dagger by her hip despite her panic was impressiveIt was just that her response was mistaken
Fwrrsh!+
Also taking into account the Fire Ele my side, I vertically slashed down my raised bastard sword
“Hieek-?!”
The Elf hurriedly raised her dagger horizontally above her head to block, but it failed to stop the ht of nored the burns inflicted onas my bones and tendons weren’t injured, it would have no effect on battle
Splat-
“That’s one for starters”
The Elf whose pretty little head was split apart like a watermelon crumpled down
She hadn’t even shown anything worthy of being called Swordser, whether it’s purpose was for self-defense or just carrying around, she shouldn’t have retreated and instead ht hereDaggers had shorter range than longswords after allBut that char little Elf had atte it—a clear lack of experience
This ainst a huracefully from afar
Clang
I threay the bastard sword on the spot as its blade was da the skull of an Elf which had the hardness of a Level 189It wasn’t da entirely useless, but I had just found a better weapon then
Tak!
Out of the air, I caught the dagger which had left the hand of the Elf as now a bloody heapThe dagger was a stiletto which had a distinctive fine blade and extremely sharp point—it was the weapon of an assassin specialized for stabbing
Although I was one to prefer heavy two-handed are weapons, this stiletto was a bit of an exceptionThere wasn’t a single chip on its blade despite having clashed with the bastard swordPerhaps it was a superior item which was made with quite the effort?
“bastard! You killed her…!”
Immediately afterwards, an Elf
“There’s an even bigger fool over here?”
While I had long noticed it froto sneak attack? It was such a blatant move that for a ame
The weapon ofand thin blade, a longshich suited a feeble-looking Elf maleIt was completely opposite to my preferences, but I wanted it as well
The opponent was right-handed, so I gripped my stiletto in my left hand
The Elf drew near ai for my back with his rapierI spun rip and then brought it to meet the rapier at a slant
Tik, tidik!
Blue sparks arose, caused by the friction of ainst metalIn that state, I slid the stiletto up fro a train rail
And finally…
“Hi there?”
“Huk…?!”
I had drawn close enough for a certain teaty er had fallen intoThe eyes of the Elf male who knew this fixed itself on the stiletto—he ary of the dagger’s next course of movement
He was truly an easy to understand friendAnd because of this, while just barely holding in the laughter which threatened to burst froht hand which had been lonely froht fist
And then I returned his kindness with a hard punch
Smack-
“Guegh?!”
My right fist landed a direct hit on the tip of the pretty boy Elf’s slender chinHis jaas sent spinning and his head slumped backwardsThis friend had apparently been hastily atte his left hand as well, but I was too busy to pay attention to that as well
With a quick rabbed the Elf male as out of it by the throat and thenhi at me
Puk, puk, smack, boom, puk…
This friend was sturdier than h Level and he had the distinctive slender physique of an Elf so he was even lightMoreover, he had yet further value as he was still alive
The arrow shots decreased in frequency
“Elf buddy, let’s switch weapons”
“Kagh-?!”
I deeply stabbed the stiletto into the Elf male’s bellyHe wouldn’t die easily as I had avoided any major arteries
In ed with hiht I wielded the friend I just ed in
The other Elves ere surprised by our camaraderie didn’t knohat to doThey were hesitant to attack their own kin as still alive, and so I decided help them make a decision a little
I slashed out with the rapier in my left
“Kyagh-?!”
“This makes two”
The cute head of a young Elf girl holding a staff flew up into the air and as a result, a dozen or so Elementals vanished from this battlefield like they were illusionsThat was payback for my well-done waist from the fire before
Splrrsh-!
Blood shot up froirl’s neck like a fountainAnd right next to her corpse, another pretty little Elf, drenched in the blood of the cute one whose head had gone rief
Blood shot up froirl’s neck like a fountainAnd right next to her corpse, another pretty little Elf, drenched in the blood of the cute one whose head had gone rief
I thrusted my rapier into her open mouth
“Kyagh-?!”
“What a great singerThree”
I had ripped through her hindbrain which was the part of a brain responsible for controlling respiration, heartbeat, digestive functions and so on, so she would have no hopes of surviving that
And this friend of ht hand was about to reach his limit too
“It’s tiet this short friendshi+p of oursFour”
Crack
I snapped the neck of the Elf male I had used well as a shi+eld since his EXP would disappear if he died naturally from excessive blood loss
After I retrieved the stiletto which was exchanged as a sign of friendshi+p, his corpse was set afire by a ball of fire shot by a Fire Elemental
Ordinary corpses were Level 0Apart from the bodies of races which were sturdy from birth, corpses were no more than lumps of flesh that couldn’t be used as shi+eldsIn particular, Elves were as fragile as dog bones
“Kill that human-!”
“Unforgivable!”
The enraged Elves aiether, but I wanted to advise them that their actions were very much rash
I wasn’t the only one hereThe blackthe battle with clear heads despite the death of their co back the intruders so hard that even the furious Elf princess couldn’t pay me attention
In contrast, the Elves were easily swayed by their e lifespans spent hundreds of years together with the people around thehbors, comrades, friends and the likeThey would live as a corow to become like family
This was a strength and at the same ti out clearly
“Blockade the exit!”
“Provide cover for Sir Wolf-Mask!”
“Hurry with assisting the flank!”
The black an to press the attack—the Elves had revealed too rotesque death of their comrades ere like family
The Elves began to collapse one after another like dominoes
“Ahh! damn…!”
I felt like I was about to cry of regret each time I witnessed the miserable end of an Elf who fell down like dry straw
“My precious EXPs…!”
My EXPs were lessening at every passing moment, and the Elf princess’ state of e alongside the Elementals like a crazy bitch souped up on chemicals
But even so she was strong
Today would have been the day I died had I not raisedwith caution
I should battle with the resolve to lose a finger or two at least
My groas only starting now
… Every word has poas it said? I really did get a finger sliced offFor that I received a nice bit of EXP as compensation
“Dirty bastard, shooting off Sword Ki after feigning weakness”
I picked up er, which had been cut off in my attempted bare-handed blade block, from the dirtMy conceit had alerI used the clean battle vest of one of my attackers, who had become a cold dead body about 10 seconds before, to er
Tok
And then I very carefully stuck it back where it was originally connected
It felt slightly crooked, but I was probably i it
“Haagh, hah, hurgh… Are you a demon?”
The future Elf Queen, who had survived by herself just like in the 1st Playthrough, asked ed breaths
The look in her face had gone fro me for a demon
“That’s a sad thing to say e’ve both done a share of the slaughtering”
History had changed because of my interference
The black e to get the ra Elf princess to surrender and in the end, suffered losses close to a wipe out
You could tell howat the princess’ changed Level
▷Race: Arch-Elf
▷Level: 288
▷Job: Sha=Elemental↑)
▷Skills: Ele(C)…
▷Status: Fractures, Bleeding, Exhausted, Self-Reproaching
Her Level had gone up by a whole 4
And as for me?
▷Race: Arch-Human
▷Level: 203
▷Job: Hero(EXP 500)
▷Skills: Interpretation(A) Murder(B) Throwing(C) Berserk(D) Taunt(E)…
▷Status: Regenerating, Turmoil
My Level had increased by 199 in this black market alone
… As for skills? They were a trifling change so it was nothing to pay attention to
I had clearly witnessed the effect of the fivefold-EXP Hero perk this tier with every Elf with the average Level of 200 that I killedI had to give thanks to the encouragement and support of my Elf friends who had become EXP for my dream
Wouldn’t I be able to have the De at my mercy within 6 months if I raised my Level at this pace every day?!
Now there was only one EXP reAn old comrade whom I couldn’t let escape ever
Silvia’s was exhausted, had suffered fractures and was bleedingAnd these conditions were all at a serious degree which meant the black market elites had absolutely whittled down her life
It was now hard for her to even take one step forwardHowever, she still had her strongest method of attack at her disposal
“Deether with me! Elementals of Earth!”
The Elf princess cried out in a fierce voice
It see the corpses of her comrades and friends, who had followed her to their deaths, and running away
The Elf princess cried out in a fierce voice
It see the corpses of her comrades and friends, who had followed her to their deaths, and running away
The corpses of Elves were traded for a considerable priceLike how virgins symbolized ‘purity’, the blood and bone of Elves were often used asof ‘eternity’—in the form of meat that was cut up like you would have at a butcher’s
It was impossible that Silvia who loathed humans didn’t know about thisAnd that hy…
“You intend on turning this place into all of our graves? What a riotYou’re the one who invited your comrades and friends to this hell of an ant’s nestIsn’t that right?”
This princess planned on causing this blackherself down along with it