Chapter 294 – Chill

The snow stopped, but the accumulated snow still covered the world in white. It’s a boring winter. The pure white eyes looked like bone meal from hell.

The time is early in the morning.

After purchasing cold weather gear for Cloudy and Winia, they came out of the gate.

“Whoa, it’s refreshing. Although it’s a bit cold.”

Pure white breath scatters into the sky.

Cloudy, who had been complaining of cold, seemed to be somewhat okay now that she was wearing cold-weather gear. She moved her body around in her snow field and checked her condition her, then nodded her head.

…It felt so cute because he was wearing something like a Russian fur hat.

“Well, I can hold on too. Except for the tight clothes.”

Winia seems to be okay in her own way. She’s a little worried about her, but she’s fine and she’ll be fine. Winia, who had briefly redressed herself, set off in front of her.

I plan to go hunting Owl Bears from now on.

After a rough look, merchants are still buying leather at high prices. It was because there was less stock than expected. It was expected that even if he caught just one fish, he would be able to earn about 20 silver.

— Podeudeuk.

My eyes are still stepped on, but where are the two women ordinary women? She started moving, walking vigorously as if walking on flat ground even while stepping on the hollowed-out snow field.

“So many eyes…”
“Are you that curious?”
“Yeah. As expected, it’s very different from the desert. The snow is piled up like sand.”

ㅡPoo-wook.

“Your feet are cold.”

Her long legs her dig into the snow. Although she wore leggings, her coldness would be inescapable. Damn this…! I wanted to pick it up right away.

“Pick me up?”
“Whoops, it’s okay.”

Claudy leaned over me, her eyes widening in a smile. I couldn’t feel my body temperature because of each other’s equipment, but at least my heart started to heat up.

“Bastard. If you’re going to carry me, carry me.”
“Come here.”
“Here comes a bastard.”

After walking, I immediately put Winia on my back and moved according to her guidance her. Let’s just carry it until the uphill road appears.

“Winia. But do you know about the Owl Bear habitat or something like that?”
“Then don’t you know?”
“Where is it?”
“Keep quiet and move as directed.”

I walked all the way along the snow-covered road. Seeing that they do not fall into the mountain road on the side, it seems that they are planning to go a little further.

If you walk like this for 5 days, Krasheim comes out.

Perhaps Winia has worked in this area all her life, so she is more familiar with the geography of this area than I am.

“Come down now.”
“No.”
“I think I’m going to run after you.”
“You’re fucking weak.”
“No, it’s been a long time since I’ve been carrying a dog?”

It gradually became difficult, so I put Winia down.

“I can’t use it if it bothers Katt too much. He’s having a hard time.”
“You should treat a bastard like this, sister. The way I see it, you’re too soft. All a bastard needs is a whip.”
“Oh, are you saying that?”
“Ah. Don’t come closer.”

Also, Cloudy is the best.

After walking for a while, a good point came out and I decided to rest. Still, I couldn’t come as far as I thought because of the snow. I immediately cleared the snow and laid a cloak to make a spot.

Because there was a magician, Winia, it didn’t take much effort to light the fire. She made a fire, and I picked up some rocks and made a simple pedestal.

Then he took out a small pot from his backpack.

“Did you bring a bastard or something?”
“Isn’t it amazing?”
“No.”
“Oh shit then why do you ask?”
“Just.”

I set the pot, opened the canteen, and poured water.

At times like this, it would be perfect to have a mixed coffee, but that was a pity. You could just warm yourself up with hot water while grilling beef jerky and set off.

“Cut.”
“Yes why?”

I took out a heated stone, warmed my hand, and sat on a flat stone, when Cloudy came and tried to sit on my lap.

“My ears are too cold.”
Hehe, then I’ll melt it.”

Claudy took off her fur hat and leaned her head against me.

The tips of her long ears were dyed red, probably from the cold. Aren’t these earrings colder?

Anyway, I concentrated the warmth of the heated stone on my hand her and held her her ear her.

“Sobbing.”

Moans immediately flowed out.

“Is it warm?”
“Yeah… Good.”

As if thawing the hands of a frozen lover, I massaged her ears with all her heart her. My ears are definitely cold. As long as it is long, it is vulnerable to cold. As he continued to touch it, Cloudy’s moaning gradually turned into an excited voice.

“Sigh…! Haa…”

He even flinched and twisted her waist.

As expected, ears are a weakness for elves.

“How are you?”
“Yeah… Maybe it’s because I touched it in a cold place, so I think it’s more irritating…”
“Have your ears melted?”
“It hasn’t melted yet. Do more.”
“I’ll do more for you.”

The water was about to boil.
Winia, who came and sat next to me, said.

“Bastard, boil the water.”
“Claudie, come down now. The water is boiling.”

He put a fur hat on Cloudy and set her pot down in her snow. Let it cool for a while and drink it. I melted her hands her as I took out her jerky her and heated it over the still-burning campfire.

It’s winter in many ways, so there are a lot of annoying things.
Spring should come soon… Well, I want to come soon.

After a quick meal, we moved again. It was much easier to move because something hot went into the stomach. That’s how I rode the mountain with Winia.

Winia said, she said, if she searched half way she would be able to find the owl bear’s den if she looked.

“Bastard. It’s all experience, experience.”

She says she has had a few catches. It is said that she even memorized her habits with her superior memory of her, so the wizard was also a wizard.

“There’s an inherent difference in experience between me and a bastard.”
“I can’t follow this with my head.”

Winia leading her way through her snow, she says.

“Of course. I’m a wizard. Well, I’m smart, so it’s okay for a bastard to be a bit of an idiot.”
“Ah, of course. I’m a ‘fool’.”
“No, you’re sick.”
“”Fuck””
“What is that strange emphasis?”

Moving skillfully, Winia scanned her surroundings as she looked from place to place. He has better observation and spatial awareness than me. After looking around, he started walking again, and we followed him.

“Hmm, are you in a place like this?”

Cloudy also looked around.

I was also on guard, wondering if there would be other adventurers or robbers.

“Yes, sister. At this point, you should also learn something like this. It’s an opportunity to broaden your knowledge.”
“Hehe, thank you. Yes. Then where is the Owl Bear?”
“Wait a little bit. It’s their habit to be in a place like this. Well, even if you’re not there, there’s nothing you can do about it.”

After that, the three of us looked around for about an hour, and suddenly Winia sent a signal to be quiet and stopped.

“…Hey, look.”

Where she pointed with her staff, there was something like a good-sized oyster. The inside of the snow-covered burrow was dirt, and a pile of dried brush could be seen at the bottom.

And a long icicle blocked the entrance of the cave like a prison.

“It’s just that in terms of shape and size.”

I finally found an oyster.
Copson’s face seemed to shimmer again.

“Are you a big guy?”
“No, at that size, it’s about the size of a bastard or a little bigger. He must be young. Owlbears get bigger as they get older.”

ㅡSureung.

Claudy pulled out two curved swords and slowly approached the cave with her eyes shining. Winia stopped it.

“Wait a minute sister. And bastard, are there icicles out there? Then maybe there are.”

What the fuck

When I thought about it, it made sense. Since he hadn’t moved much since he went into hibernation, it’s probably because the icicles were long.

Also Winia.
I had no ideas.

“Oh. Fuck that.”
“Bastard. Don’t just say it’s like that. You need to know how to look carefully at what catches your eye. What if I am amazed by this?”
“I’ll do that from next time. I learned something good, hey.”

Experience as an adventurer went up. Whenever I acted like Copson, I felt the urge to talk proudly.

“Anyway… What do you want to do? I think I need to clean it up to get the price for the leather properly. Unni. Can you finish it at once?”
“I don’t know because it’s a monster I’ve never seen before. And I don’t want to end it all at once.”
“Ummm, then.”

Winia gave a brief outline.

If he jumps out, she will paralyze him with lightning magic, so she plans to kill him without damage as much as possible. After all, if you have a wizard, everything is easy.

Because nothing is as easy as catching a paralyzed monster.

“Then bastard. Go and wake him up. Don’t go in there yourself.”
“What kind of spirit am I going into there?”

If you crawl into a cave like that and are attacked from the inside, it’s nothing to look at, it’s a three-way river. I picked up a pebble and slowly approached the cave with Cloudy.

Winia raised her staff and began chanting her spell.

“Then throw it.”
“Yes. I’m looking forward to it.”

I got into my stance and threw a stone into the Owl Bear’s den with all my might, like throwing a water swallow. ㅡpaak. There was such a sound, and I immediately put my mouth to the mouth of the burrow and screamed.

“Keeeee!!!!!!!!!!”

ㅡWheek!

After a brief moment of screaming, he swiftly flung his body to escape from the surroundings of the burrow. If you wake up, you will be out soon.

“…Cut.”
“Okay!”

Cloudy took a stance.
And-

ㅡ Ho Oh oh oh oh oh oh !!!!!!!!!!!!

The owl bear let out a terrifying roar, crawling on all fours and leaping out of the burrow with tremendous force. It took the form of a brutal monster of the most inhuman appearance.

It had a long, hard-looking beak on its head, like that of a bird, and its entire body was covered with something that was a mixture of brown feathers and animal fur.

In addition, the strong-looking long sleeves had large feathers, giving it a bird-like appearance overall.

ㅡohhh!!! Orororororororok!!!!

The claws on its hands are those of a perfect killer.

Jumping on all fours, Owl Bear stood up while rotating his head 180 degrees. Literally, it looked like a combination of a bird and a bear.

He was also as tall as me. The inside of his body he seems to be filled with solid muscles. It looks like it can’t fly, so it must have strong bones to support its weight.

He is definitely a guy who can’t guarantee a win if he fights one-on-one.

“Winia!”

But now it’s three against one.

“Chain Lightning!”

ㅡPachijijik!!!

At the same time as the chant ended, the lines of blue lightning exploded out. Flash of light for a moment. The chain lightning went straight into the owl bear.

ㅡoh oh oh oh oh oh!!!!!

The monster that let out screams in a fit of shock fell face down as if it had been paralyzed by the electric shock. Only his shivering shoulders let him know that he was n’t dead yet.

“Wait for a moment.”

To avoid residual electricity, I stopped and looked at the owl bear.

ㅡoh oh oh oh…!

“Hmm, it looks strange. Does your neck turn like that?”

Claudy, who was poised to jump out at any moment, said so. He was definitely intrigued. It is safe to say that there is no blind spot because the head turns like that.

I set foot in the analysis.

Where should I stab? Can I just slit my throat? With Winia’s permission granted, I approached Owl Bear with Cloudy.

“Kat. I’ll stab you in the neck first.”
“I guess so.”

The work had to be done quickly before the monster arose. Immediately, I concentrated mana and power all over my body and slashed the back of the neck of the lying guy.

ㅡPeruk!!

“Tsk.”

I couldn’t cut it all at once.

This was the limit for cutting using muscle strength and swordsmanship while simply receiving help without using a mounting cut, without consuming a large amount of mana.

Feeling the need to infiltrate mana between the muscles a little more, I tried to finish it.

“Kat. I’ll do it this time.”
“Okay.”

ㅡ Wedges!

The curved sword that fell lightly cut off the Owl Bear’s head neatly. As a result, the monster died.

The mighty monsters of Mother Nature could not withstand the magic of skilled wizards. Blood spurted out, staining the pure white eyes red.