Chapter 77 - #76 Capturing enemy (2/2)

”See? We won't need to go directly inside...” I muttered with half-open eyes to Poney who had an excited expression to finally have some real practice.

”Mm! How are we going to split them up? Each of us can have 2 of them but one of them is stronger than others...” Poney nodded with a cheerful smile before she had troubled expression while holding her chin, thinking hard about the problem in front of us.

”!!! Are you fuċkɨnġ with us, you Empire dogs?! I already registered both of your smell, after we kill both of you, your relatives will be next!” The guy gritted his teeth when he saw our demeanor and then ordered to other 3 people to attack us and they didn't hesitate for a bit to jump at us.

”Secret art!” All of them shouted and the guy with 4 skulls grew 2 wings from his back and his legs changed similarly to legs of harpy.

One of the girls also grew fangs and her pupils became slit as snake's, she wanted to extend her arms that looked more nimbly and flexible similar to whip but before she could attack us...

*Splash* Her head was blown far away as if it was a soccer ball.

”Huh? She was much more fragile than I thought...” Poney muttered with a thoughtful expression.

”Poney...” I said and glared at her, remembering her previous words: 'I promise that I won't kick off anyone's head right off the bat' Now I understand why no one wanted to go with her.

”Eek! Look out, Akashi!” She shouted while pointing behind me before jumping at her next target as if nothing happened.

I thought with a dumbfounded expression but I wasn't the only one.

Anyway, so them killing relatives of those who venture here is the truth...

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'That girl is strong, I need to take care of her first while she is occupied by others.' The harpy guy thought while flying a few meters above the ground and focusing his entire attention to Poney.

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I noticed how their leader wasn't paying attention to me so I decided to make my own move, such a height isn't a problem for me.

I kicked off the ground.

”Where are you looking at?” I said when I appeared right behind him.

”What?!” He snapped his head to the side just to see my cold smile from the corner of his eye.

He tried to fly away from me but I was in advantage due to surprise element, I gripped his wings and then stretched my legs against his back, completely tearing off his wings from his back.

”AAAGH!!” *Bang* He screamed out in pain and his body has fallen down on the ground without his wings.

”?!” The next Poney's target was finally successfully captured alive and the last person of their group look at us with a horrified expression, turning around to escape with his leopard-like legs and arms.

This 4 skull guy should be enough and Poney also captured one so I guess this one can die.

”Sword” I thought and drawn my sword while muttering with closed eyes. The spikes immediately pierced through my hand and the blade of my sword started glowing.

[Health: 700/750]

”Do you think you can just escape like that?” I asked with a small smile and slashed my sword in a vertical arc, aiming at quickly escaping a leopard-like guy.

*Screech* The piercing sound resounded while the ground was getting torn in front of the slash of energy sent by my sword.

”?!” Hearing a disturbance behind him, the guy took a peek behind him just to widen his eyes before he was split into two halves by my slash.

[+ 2 XP for killing your enemy]

[+ 5 XP for using technique related to your current class]

Class: Blade Master (Lv. 5; +9 Str, +9 Agi, +4 Const) 77/160 XP

”Nice~! The job flawlessly completed!” Poney exclaimed with a satisfied smile while carrying an unconscious girl on her shoulder. She didn't even complain that I killed the last person but I doubt it was because she deemed that he was no longer necessary. Although I know her only a few days, I would have guessed that she simply treated it as she killed one so I got to kill one too...

And I wouldn't say exactly flawlessly...

”Mm. Wait a minute.” I nodded at her and went to the harpy guy without his wings.

”Motherfuckers, we will be avenged. Stupid Empire dogs.” He was cursing at me while lying down with pained expression and forehead full of sweat.

”You said something about killing my relatives just from venturing into your home. Don't you think that's going a bit overboard?” I crouched down in front of him and asked with a smile and closed eyes.

”Hah! Not at all, it's a suitable punishment for people of the Empire like you! *spit*” He shouted with me with a crazed look in his eyes and then spit aiming at my face but I easily dodged by tilting my head to the side.

”Since you think so, I can do this without any remorse...” I said with a bright smile.

”Wha-” His words were interrupted by a few flashes of my blade and soon enough...

”AGHHH!!!” He started screaming again as all of his limbs suddenly separated from his body.

”Akashi?” Poney called me out with a slightly worried expression.

”Don't worry, I won't let him die.” I said and burned the parts where I cut off his limbs, stopping the bleeding but I didn't bother to adjust the temperature of flames to make it less painful, instead, I did it as clumsily as I could to make it more painful.

”AGGHH! HAHAHA! You are really stupid kids, I already know that I will be tortured, thankfully you got rid of my limbs before they could feel the torture itself, HAHA!” His screams turned into a crazy laugh.

”Hm? Are you sure about that? Aren't you curious how it feels to be slowly burned from inside? I don't need your stupid limbs.” I said with a cold smile while putting my index finger in front of his eyes and a small flickering flame appeared on the tip of my finger.

His eyes widened in fear so I decided to stop for now and I knocked him out. He was quite strong-willed to endure so much pain without losing consciousness. Well, not to mention that the Empire also has drugs that can make someone speak the truth. They are really experienced in extracting information.

I wrapped his limbless body with ropes and then started carrying him over my shoulder.

”...Why did you cut off his limbs?” Poney looked slightly confused, it looks like she was already accustomed to even tortures.

”Because he would be needlessly heavier than without his limbs plus he doesn't need them anymore.” I replied with a small smile and Poney just released a forced smile with closed eyes.

I also let him scream all he wanted because I wanted others to come out but I guess they didn't hear him.

”Anyway...Didn't you say that you won't kick off anyone's head right off the bat?” I asked with narrowed eyes while glaring at Poney's satisfied smile when we were walking back to our camp.

”Eh...Um...Sorry?” She didn't know what to say so she apologized in question with a forced smile and awkward expression.

”Sorry?” I muttered while my expression became darker.

”Eek! Please don't tell anyone! Everyone will only make fun out of me!” She immediately started begging while looking at me with pleading eyes.