Chapter 102 – Cultists in the Sewers

Footsteps are receding.

“…Is that bastard running away?”
“I know?”

What are you running away for?

Because you’re shy?
Is it because you have a shy personality?

It would be nice if it was for such a cute reason, but my thoughts were a little different.

There is a saying that a thief gets numb, and this is because in ancient China, a young man caught stealing had his ankle cut off as punishment, and since then he has been limping around in the dark every night to find his lost ankle . It is called a fisherman.

“I don’t know what kind of bastard he is, but he’s definitely a suspicious kid.”

As in the previous story, if it felt like it was being approached and ran away, it would surely be a dishonorable bastard somewhere. In other words, it was clear that he was a sinister existence like a cripple hiding in the darkness of society.

A sane person would not be able to stay in this dark place where the number of undead could be unknown. It was speculated that he might have some evil purpose.

“You suspicious bastard…”
“Suspicious person…”

And a suspicious person means a criminal.
Criminals, of course, drop salty items.

“For anyone hiding in an undead-filled canal…”
“There’s no one but criminals.”

For a moment, a greedy light flashed in Copson and Meria’s eyes. I turned to Cloudy. It was a look that didn’t matter. “Are you going after me?” He only said one word. I nodded.

“That’s it. Go after it right now.”

The three of us, smiling strangely, agreed to pursue him spasmodically. Immediately reorganizing our formation, we grabbed and dragged Mr. Merman, who seemed reluctant, and followed the sound of him walking away with a quick pace.

ㅡ Tak Tak Tak!

Footsteps echoed in the quiet canal, where only the sound of running water could be heard.
The sound kept going farther and farther, as if he knew we were chasing him.

“…I don’t know who it is, but don’t you think it’s better to go out and report? This request is simply to subdue the undead, not an investigation.”

Mr. Merman said, but it was already agreed upon by the majority to chase according to the principle.

So we chased after the behemoth who ran away.

If it’s a criminal, you just have to catch it and extort money, and even if it’s not a criminal, it’s clear that it’s a suspicious kid, so there will be something to be gained by catching it.

If nothing else, there is Mr. Merman, who is good at the geography of waterways. Finding the way is more on our side. I will definitely catch it

—-Ororolong.
—-Ororororolong.

“Eh, annoying!”

While tracking, the stupidly approaching zombies were very annoying. I quickly cut off my head, put it in a sack, and followed the fading footsteps.

The sound stopped in the middle, but I asked Mr. Merman for directions and headed towards the place that was presumed to be the escape route. It was not a very complicated structure, so it was easy to specify the direction.

“Where did you run away to?”

Said Marya.

“Cloudy, do you hear any sounds?”
“…Sorry. My sense of smell seems to be paralyzed right now, so my other senses are also diminished. I don’t think I can hear anything in particular.”

It was somehow quiet, and as she said, it seemed to be in bad shape. Concerned, I grabbed her by the shoulder and asked.

“What? Are you okay? Does it hurt a lot?”
“Hmm? Ah, it’s just a little uncomfortable. It’s okay. No problem.”
“Really? It hurts, but you’re not cursing?”
“It’s okay… More than that…”

Cloudy looked around the air, trailing off her words.

“Looks like something’s on the way. Get ready.”

There was no one who didn’t know what her act of pulling out the curved sword meant. Meria raised her shield and stood in front of Merman, while Copson and I pointed our swords at the darkness, each guarding our left and right.

ㅡ… Deodeok!

“What do you hear?”
“It sounds like something is flying.”

ㅡPudduck!

The sound started getting clearer. It was the sound of something flapping. It was flying towards us.

“Giant Bat?”

The sound of the blow was just like that of a giant bat. However, if at least such a small creature was flying in, Cloudy would not have warned her. So what? Were there monsters other than giant bats that could fly in the underground waterways?

ㅡPudduck, pudduck!
ㅡPudduck!

“…Is it loud?”
“I’ve never heard anything like this…”

Copson said, putting down the lantern lightly, and Meria turned her shield in the direction of the sound. “Come behind me.” At that, Copson and I stood behind her and took our seats to the left and right.

Cloudy stood up against the wall as if escorting him.

ㅡPudduck!

It got close enough that the sound could be heard clearly.
I swallowed my saliva at the thought that an unknown being had flown in.

The area illuminated by the lantern is only a few meters.
As soon as the identity of the monster is revealed, a skirmish will take place.

The appearance of the mysterious flying monster brought tension to a climax.

And.

ㅡZueeeee

A scream that seemed out of this world broke out.

At that moment, from beyond the curtain of darkness, some dark beings flew in with a whirl—something similar to a human with large wings.

Could it be… A demon?

Ominous thoughts soar,

—-It was completely revealed.

It was a bat-winged man with a nightmarish bird’s beak!

ㅡPudduck!

Black Birdman!

That was Black Birdman!

“B-It’s Black Birdman!!!”

Seeing that shocking heteromorphic appearance, I screamed in a fit of emotion. Black Birdman was a flying raider who appeared in my childhood nightmares and did vicious tricks, such as digging out my brain with his beak!

If caught by his claws, the small and fragile me had no choice but to die by having my brains devoured. He was a primal nightmare!

“Gargoyles!”
“What?! It’s not Black Birdman, it’s a gargoyle?!”
“Muh, what nonsense are you talking about!!!”

The flying raider’s true identity was a gargoyle!

Meria shouted ferociously, putting her shield in front of her. As she said, if it wasn’t a monster from my nightmares, but simply a monster from another world, there was nothing I couldn’t deal with. He hardened her heart and twisted the hand her holding the knife.

A state of super-concentration.

I point my sword at the rushing guy—

ㅡPeruk!

“Kyaa!”
“Meria!”

Meria collided with the gargoyle that flew straight into her shield and fell behind her. She was the power of a great torso headbutt. She subsequently burst out to Copson’s scream.

“Tsuryaaaaagh!”
“Cobbs!!!”

It was too fast for me to react. Copson, who collided with the gargoyle, flew up to the wall and crashed. He let out a malformed cough and stretched out. Such crazy!

The number of gargoyles that had been attacked was three in total.

Two of them attacked Mary and Copson, respectively, and the other flew towards Claudy and Mr. Merman.

Damn! Two people were killed in an instant!

In an extreme situation, I judged quickly. Meria, who had fallen, raised her shield while screaming and was covering her body. She’s calm, but in that state, she’ll be able to withstand one attack longer. If it was Cloudy, would she have been worried in the first place and was she a woman without virtue?

“This motherfucker Copson!”

Copson’s assailant was flapping his wings at his bedside, twisting his muscles in the air to ram his beak.

I ran towards him with all my might. I believe in myself for believing in my weight class and athletic energy! At that destructive force, even the gargoyle bastard noticed me and roared!

ㅡJueeeee

How dare this motherfucker challenge me to a sing-a-song battle?!
I’m the show me the money winner at heart, you bastard!

I decided to face the gargoyle straight.
If that side screams, then I too will become a slut.

ㅡ Breathe in.

“Keeeee!!!”

Just like that, a devastating battle cry erupted. Then, the primordial feeling of fear, which had been firmly attached to my heart, burst out cleanly and disappeared. Gathering mad courage, I jumped up with all my might.

“The concept of entry is jumping!”

As a flying human, I jumped over the gargoyle and hugged it in the air.

“I Love You!”
ㅡJeeeee Awesome!!

The guy caught by me struggled and fell with me.

ㅡKung!

As I fell to the ground raising dust, the wings fluttering here and there hit me in the face. With that, I was going to carve a few more scars on my fucking face. Raging soared, I raised the power of my muscles to the limit.

“Muscle Freeze Awww!!!!”

Claudy, who usually boasts strength like a bull, was shot and pressed to show off his trained strength his. I covered the clumsy joint with my muscle strength, holding on to its neck his and restraining it so it would n’t stab me with its beak.

This was my deadly Taekwonsal technique, Muscle Prison. To put it simply, it was Rear Naked Choke arranged in Korean style.

“Cobb! Cobb! You motherfucker, open your eyes! Get up now!”

I called out to Copson furiously. Right now I’m clinging to it and restraining it, but the gargoyle’s power was no joke. If I continue like this, I will soon fall away as I am weak. The duration of Muscle Prison is not very long.

“You bastard! You motherfucking bitch!”
ㅡJaehehehehe! Ayeek!

I stabbed the punch in an awkward position to inflict even a little blow, but I opened my mouth and bit the guy’s face.

ㅡJae, jaek! Awesome!!!

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a fight with someone in the same weight class as me. I had to risk my life. It means that the situation is so urgent that there is no time to cover up shit or anything. When I put my teeth into it, I started to feel a serious fishy taste. The gargoyle had a seizure.

“Uh… Uh? Bar, barbarian!”

Copson, drooling and showing white eyes, looked around to see if he had come to his senses.

“Wake up, you bastard!”
“Oh, I see!”

Copson came running with a knife.

Seeing that, the gargoyles tried to spread their wings to escape, but I desperately clamped them down. Copson approached soon after, glaring ferociously at the gargoyle and aiming his sword at him.

“Hurry up!”
“Guryaaaaa!!!!”

Maddened by Copson, he evaded me and stabbed his blade into the gargoyle’s body at random. Every time it was stabbed, the gargoyle, whose back bent like a bow, let out a scream as if it were calling out to the god of darkness.

“Heart! Aim for the heart!”
“Where is the heart!”
“Left atrium right ventricle bastard!”

The power of the gargoyle, which was hit by a fucking knife, began to drain.

Then it became easier to handle him as I pleased. I grabbed the gargoyle’s arm and lifted it up, pressing down on him with my weight. He never imagined that his relationship with Cloudy would be useful in battle.

“Poke it between the armpits!”

At my kind guidance, Copson plunged the knife into the gargoyle’s armpit. As the blade pierced more than half of his flesh, the gargoyle began to tremble as if he was thrilled, and soon it drooped. Kicking the slack guy, Copson confirmed the kill.

“Meriaaaaa!!!”

I picked up my knife that I threw away earlier and ran out to rescue Meria. I had to rescue the fallen Meria.

I got the hang of it because I killed one.
You fucking gargoyle, it’s all over!

“Why?”

I was running like crazy and applied the brakes.
There were two gargoyles that had already turned into meatballs.

Cloudy had already finished cooking.

“Kat, your face…”

She came over and touched my face.

“Has the wound increased?”
“Damn it. My handsome face again.”

Cloudy runs her finger across my face, dripping blood.

It had just been scratched while dealing with a gargoyle. I took off the gauntlet, took out the 2-silver Madecassol I bought earlier from the pouch, took a small amount, and applied it to my face. It’s expensive as fuck, but there was nothing else like this in the wound.

As for the rest… I’m wearing the armor well in the first place, so there’s no particular damage.

“I’m good.”
“…Yes, if you like it, that’s it.”

Like this scar-lover.