1519 Duty Fulfilled (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
”My goods, my goods!” the merchant screamed.
Half of the Camel Beasts were carrying the merchant's goods. They were mainly supplies high in demand when a city was at war. He could have sold them for a good price, but the Camel Beasts at the back of the convoy seemed to be paralyzed by the Lesser Medusae's poison. They gradually slowed down and eventually fell to the ground stiffly, panting heavily.
Even though the Lesser Medusae were not interested in the Camel Beasts, they had no reason to reject meat that was right before them. They wrapped around the Camel Beasts and devoured them quickly!
A Camel Beast was the size of a jeep, yet these Black Medusae could still swallow them whole given how large they were. Many travelers in the convoy fainted at the ghastly sight, their bodies hanging limply on the back of the Camel Beasts!
”Quick, don't even bother saving the goods!” The leader of the mercenaries decisively led everyone up the ravine after making sure that no one was left behind.
A simple line of defense was stacked up with rocks at the top of the ravine. It was a sign to the Camel Beasts that they had almost reached safety. They immediately tried harder to reach the top!
”Are you all idiots? Cairo is already off-limits, but not only did you come here without permission, you even brought a whole Medusa Mountain here! I swear I'm going to execute you all right now!” a man in a military jacket yelled angrily.
The man was a general with badges on his shoulder. Cairo was already in such a mess, yet these black-hearted merchants were still trying to make a fortune from it. Meanwhile, they had to deal with the Medusae that were attracted here!
”We've already entered the city. It's your duty to protect us!” the merchant shot back in reply.
The Egyptian general was furious, yet he had no choice but to raise his hand to signal his men to cast their Ice Magic!
The soldiers stationed along this part of the line of defense were mostly Ice Mages. When they cast their Ice Magic simultaneously, the whole ravine was covered in frost, the ice soon reaching more than a meter high!
The Black Medusae were afraid of Ice Magic, as they were unable to maintain their body temperature in icy places. They could freeze to death very easily!
Snow fell rapidly as a cold wind blew fiercely. The Lesser Medusae did not dare cross the ravine lightly. They could only hold their bodies up and stare at the humans on the other side viciously!
”Thank God, we are safe now!” Halla let out a relieved sigh and fell to the ground feebly.
”My goods!” the merchant cried. He had lost half of his cargo. They were more valuable than a person's life. He had put in so much effort to transport them here, yet the rest of the goods remaining would only give him a small profit!
Mo Fan turned around and looked at the Black Medusae that had not left yet. He then glanced at Chad, the leader of the mercenaries.
Mo Fan had to admit that the man's decision had saved many people's lives. Most of the people in the convoy did not know how to use magic. It would be difficult to guarantee everyone's safety, unless he was a Super Mage like Brianca. The Medusa Mountain was composed of too many Lesser Medusae, especially the ones colored dark red. Not only was their poison deadly, there were superior Commander-level creatures too! They posed too much of a threat to the convoy!
While everyone was recovering from the shock, a few cries were heard coming from the other side of the ravine.
Chad was about to leave, and suddenly came to a halt. He turned around and saw a horned beast among the Lesser Medusae. Not only was it covered in blood, the Black Medusae were hanging all over it!
The Steel-Horned Beast was very tenacious. Its outer shell had already been torn away by the demon creatures, yet it was still heading toward the ravine with all its might, leaving a long trail of blood behind.
”Pierce!” the old captain cried out in disbelief. His body was trembling.
He had thought his Contracted Beast was long dead. No living creature could possibly survive after being surrounded by the Medusae. When he took a closer look, he noticed that the vicious Black Medusae could have easily ended the Steel-Horned Beast's life, yet they were slowly tearing its meat off one bite at a time, torturing the pitiful Summoned Beast!
They would let it run before catching up to it and bite it a few times again. They would then let it run for a while again before surrounding it to make fun of it...
Chad could accept it if his Contracted Beast had died right away, but when he saw the Contracted Beast that he used to fight side-by-side with being tortured by the Black Medusae, he completely lost his mind!
”Assh***! I'll kill all of you!” Chad yelled furiously.
Chad jumped over the wall and ran forward. The densely-clustered Black Medusae were no longer as intimidating as they were before. He could not abandon his Contracted Beast and just watch it being tortured!
”Captain, don't!”
”Captain, you are going to get yourself killed, we've already completed our mission!...”