Chapter 159: King of Burst (2/2)

”Outsider! Explain yourself! Why did you lie to us?” The Village Chief directly asked.

Calvin let out a bitter smile.

”Yes, it was a lie that we were attacked by a bandit group.”

The farmer stared at Calvin in disappointment. He had completely believed what Calvin had said earlier, but it was such a slap on his face that some of his words turned out to be a lie.

”But it is true that we were attacked.”

”Attacked by who?”

”It's not who... It's what...”

”What?” The farmer mumbled in confusion.

The Village Chief stared at Calvin for a moment before he glanced at the farmer, ”You go out for now. It seems that we can still discuss it. I will talk with this outsider alone. Rest assured that I will tell you everything that he says to me once we're done.”

The farmer made a sidelong glance at Calvin before he walked out of the door. He was obviously angry at Calvin for deceiving him.

”What attacked you?”

”A succubus...”

”A succubus?” The Village Chief raised his eyebrows, ”Indeed, with such robust Yang Energy... You are a delicious target for those sluts.” He stared at Calvin's crotch long enough that the latter felt a shiver down his spine. Calvin tried to avert his gaze somewhere else, but he noticed a picture frame with the image of a man embracing another man with smiles on their faces sitting atop a nearby wooden cabinet.

”Oh, you've noticed? That's me and my late partner... Yes, my sexual orientation is abnormal. Got a problem with that?”

The Village Chief coldly snorted.

Calvin's lips repeatedly twitched, ”N-Nothing...”

The Village chief nodded, ”Since you survived the attack of a succubus, you must be a member of one of the Three Judiciaries of the Church of the Three Orthodox Gods instead of a Police Inspector. Let me guess, the contents of your Mission Order must be about that Village of Tulog, am I right?”

Calvin stared at the Village Chief, but he didn't say anything.

However, his silence was enough for the Village Chief to confirm the truth.

”Finally... It's about time. It's about time that the curse that haunts the village is vanquished. It's long overdue for a reckoning.”

The Village Chief's voice seemed to harden. He stood up from his seat and walked towards the direction of one of the cabinets. He opened the cabinet and revealed a twin dagger. The surface of the dagger's blade revealed signs of normal wear and tear, but the overall build quality of the daggers was so good that Calvin could easily see that they were still usable despite their old age.

”Chief?” Calvin stared at the Village Chief in doubt when he saw the man take the twin daggers from the cabinet and insert it into a holster that he wrapped around his waist. He also took four leather armors and trousers from another cabinet and hurled it over to Calvin.

”What is this, Chief?” Calvin asked.

”You go ahead and wear that. There's no need for a map. I'll be your tour guide.” The Village Chief let out a sinister smile, ”I know that I am old, and I might be physically worse than an average human being, but never underestimate the power of the one who once held the title of the King of Burst...”

”As the King of Burst... One can say that I am the strongest human out there.”

”For ten seconds maximum...”

”T-T-Ten seconds?”

”Yup, ten seconds... Hey, come on now, don't look at me like that! Even a blink of an eye is enough to end a battle between experts! Don't you dare scoff at what I can do in ten seconds!” The Village Chief glared at Calvin.

”Chief... So you are one of who goes in fast and comes out fast...”

”Not exactly...” The Village Chief shook his head.

”Oh?”

”It's because I am at the bottom.”

”...”

The Village Chief burst out into a peal of laughter seeing the dark look on Calvin's face. Patting Calvin's shoulder, he said, ”All right, enough with the jokes. Take those leather armors with you, and let's wake your comrades up, so they can accompany us to the Village of Tulog!”

”So that is why you gave me two excess armor and trousers... Wait, how did you even know that they are fighters?”

”It was obvious, the unconscious young man had an identification badge from one of the three Judiciaries, while the bald man had a book containing the gospels of the Goddess. There's nothing to be said about the former, but the latter should be a Priest... Which means, he will be a great help to us once we get into the Village.”

”I see...” Calvin nodded his head. The Village Chief was indeed a person of great experience, knowledge, and wisdom. He even knew how to wake up both Ricardo and Heisenberg. Apart from the shock that the two received when they woke up, their conditions were generally fine with only a few cuts and bruises here and there.

Calvin gave them a rundown of what was going on and what he was planning to do. Both Heisenberg and Ricardo didn't want to involve themselves at first, but when they heard that the Villagers might have kidnapped some of the passengers from the wagon. The two were finally convinced to join the expedition.

The Village Chief then took the three into the mountain.