Chapter 12 - Devouring (1/2)

”What the...”

The men in the black armor were shocked to the core.

As soon as they were alone, the bloody sign on Evan's chest glowed brightly and a giant snake began to appear around his right arm.

They instantly prepared for battle. They just couldn't retreat. The goods of this merchant were too valuable to them.

Evan wasn't about to be ceremonious. He had already used his trump card to deal with them quickly. So even before the snake had fully emerged, he pounced on his enemies.

His first victim was a man with a short sword and a bow, not the one with the daggers. Since fighting someone, who had support from a long distance was stupid and impractical.

Whoosh.

He swung his sword from the bottom up, but the man was an experienced fighter, so he easily blocked Evan's attack.

Whoosh.

The moment when he thought he could attack Evan in response, trickles of blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.

The snake pierced through the man's body, slammed its mouth and swallowed his heart.

This scene sent the second man into a rage, and he attacked Evan with all his might.

His speed was incredible. The wind seemed to swirl around the green daggers, but it wasn't enough.

”Too slow.” Evan blocked his opponent's lunge, and the snake got to its work.

Whoosh.

In an instant, it bit the man's arm off to the elbow, and Evan decapitated him.

Two, brutal and bloodthirsty murders had just taken place in the forest. As for the culprit of this celebration, he was calmly heading toward Rosa, who was still unconscious.

He opened her mouth and the venom from the snake's fang fell directly on her tongue. It was exactly like the last time: the giant snake disappeared without a trace, and the girl's wound began to heal quickly.

In truth, Evan could have healed the merchant as well. For he, too, had been seriously wounded by the archer, but his life was of no concern to Evan.

He really cared only one thing- what was in the wagon. It was the reason why so many people had come here.

While Rosa and the merchant were unconscious, Evan was alone, so he began to explore the wagon.

No matter how much he looked for, he couldn't find anything worthwhile. Vegetables, old cheap clothes, a few kinds of berries- that was all and nothing else.

He thought the merchant might have what he needed. So, he searched him, but the man had nothing. It looked like a common bandits` attack on a merchant for a couple of coins.

There was nothing inside the wagon or on the coachman`s seat. The horses stood peacefully, waiting for someone to pull the harness.

<It's impossible, everything is too strange, there must be something.>

After pondering the situation for a while, Evan realized that there was one place he hadn't checked yet. It was right under the seats inside the wagon. However, in order to find out what was inside Evan would have to break them down.

Crack.

As soon as that idea popped into his head, he broke the wooden panels under the seats without hesitation and smiled contentedly.

”Well, what have we got here?”

In the farthest corner, Evan saw a small pouch covered in dust.

Evan pulled it out and quickly opened. As soon as he did, he smelled a pleasant odor that instantly filled the entire wagon.

To Evan's surprise, there wasn`t some fragrant flower inside, but a strange root, dark green in color.

The young man did not know what it was or how valuable the plant was. However, he had no doubts that it was a rare and unique thing.

After such a lucky find, Evan checked everything again, but he found nothing else.

Sigh.