Chapter 429 – Undine, the Water Spirit

“Kat, did you kill Undine by yourself?”
“I’m so weak. My brother came after one kill.”

First of all, Cloudy showed great interest in me killing Undine. It would have been nice to show Claudy how to catch it, but I just caught it in one shot, so I won.

“Isn’t a middle-level spirit no match for Kat? Soon, you’ll be able to cut down even a higher-level spirit?”
Hehe. It sounds obvious. Of course it will happen. Trust me.”
“Whoops, Mama believes in Kat.”

But this is the lower-intermediate level, there is not such an extreme difference, but the difference between the middle-high level is huge. Even an individual higher than the upper class can be said to be out of specification.

For example, the martial arts guild is like that.

Bastards like Mariel, the lower class master, are somewhat learned and overwhelm ordinary people, but to me, they are just fucking rice. The same goes for middle class instructors. They’re cubs who use their fists, but they’re like dog shit.

However, Lisette, a high-ranking instructor, is stronger than me by half to one, and the guild leader, Liztina, is strong enough to be on par with Karin.

The difference between Lisette and Riztina is huge.

If you put Karin’s position into my position, it would be roughly the same.

In that way, the order of power is divided into a hard guy – a strong guy – a strong guy – a real bitch.

Those who are high-ranking spirits must have been so damn good to see that the mercenaries or the army had to deal with them. Anyway, that’s a lot of difference.

It’s still a bit far for me to face alone.

“So. What did you find here?”
“Ah. Sorry bastard.”

At my words, Winia picked up something that looked like a stone from the ground and said,

“As soon as I found my sister, I was going to go right away, but a spirit appeared from this side as well. My sister and I just finished it.”
“A spirit appeared?”

Are there other spirits besides Undine?

Well, since I caught Undine in an instant in the first place, there was not much difference in time. Winia found Cloudy while I was dealing with Undine, and it seems like I encountered a new spirit just then.

“This.”

What Winia held out was a shiny green stone.

—-Sparkling.

Jade… Not. It feels similar to olivine. If this is the core of the spirit, is it probably the spirit of wind?

“It’s Silidra’s core. She appeared out of nowhere and my sister killed it with a single sword. That’s what just happened.

She was killed with a single knife.

At that, Cloudy rubbed her face against my neck as if to ask for praise. She took off her gauntlet and listened to Winia as she stroked the back of her neck her.

“Sorry I left the bastard alone? I was going to go now, but the bastard came first.”
“I’m sorry. I asked to be called. Well, I came quickly.
“Yes, I’m glad.”

If I had waited just a little bit, he would have come right away.

“But what about Silidra?”
“She is It’s an intermediate level wind spirit.”

Winia briefly added her explanation of Silidra.

Looking at the light green skin and green hair, it looks similar to a dryad, but since it flies and uses aggressive wind magic, it must be a more vicious monster.

“The magic I usually use is wind cutter. If it cuts the carotid artery, it’s magic that will go to the goal, so be careful. Bastards wear armor well, so you don’t have to worry too much.”
“As expected, armor is important.”

Wind Cutter.

It is a vicious murder magic that shoots wind blades.

It is said that when it touches the flesh, it is said that at least it will cause a wound as if cut by a dagger, but even that amount of wound is enough to cause a person to collapse. If it hits a vital spot, it will bleed excessively or block your movement, so you’ll be hit and killed with a follow-up hit.

This is why you must wear armor.

The reason why low-level adventurers are dying is because they don’t have enough money to buy armor. Also, wearing the original armor will give you confidence and increase your attack power.

Anyway, the basic wind cutter is this powerful, and if a skilled wizard uses it, it is said to be a powerful magic that can literally slice through bones. It is a high-level wind spirit that blows away dozens of things in an instant.

It’s scary, really.

“But there was only Undine in the contract. Could it be that the villagers hid it?”
“There’s no reason for that. I think it just appeared out of nowhere… It’s a bit suspicious.”

According to Winia’s answer, it’s suspicious.

Mid-level spirits aren’t cubs that can be easily met, and when they came out, Silithra, which even the villagers didn’t know about, appeared in the yard where they came to put in a subjugation request after damaging the village?

“Are you Undine’s friend?”
“Maybe?”

What I can think of is that the two spirits came to play because they are friendly, or that the spirits are gathering around here for some reason.

If so, it would be quite unfortunate for the people of this village.

It’s not certain, but it’s a situation where other spirits could appear again. After all, the lives of ordinary people were always precarious. It sounds like it’s hard to live, but again, village farmers who aren’t serfs make decent money.

It’s like risk pay.

“But did you get bastard Undine’s core? You didn’t drop it in the water, did you?”
“Of course I’ve taken good care of it. Did you see me missing something like that?”
“Cuk-Cook. That’s right. There’s no way a bastard would spill something like that. Then, if you combine the quest reward with 20 silver and two cores, I think you might end up with less than 30 silver.”
“Huh!”

Come to think of it, the core of the lower spirits was about 1 silver. Intermediate spirit cores are, of course, more expensive. Thinking about that made me laugh out loud.

After all, because I have technology, I make money well.

“Oh, right. And this canteen.”

I opened the lid of the canteen and showed it to Winia. She said that she came with a blue liquid rather than the blood of Undine.

“I brought something like the blue ooze that Undine spilled. Check it out.”
“Just pour it on the ground.”
“Pour?”
“I know when it pours.”

— Gurgling.

As soon as I took out the core and poured it on the floor, clear water flowed out. The water was not blue. It was clearer and more transparent. The water is so clean that you cannot think that it was the tears of a crocodile or the murder monster that was squeezing out at the last moment.

“Now that Undine is dead, the mana has been dissipated and returned to normal water. Did the bastard expect it like a fool again?”
“I’ve been waiting for the fucking thing.”
“My bastard must be offended.”
“I’m so fucking hurt. Ah.”

This is a fucked Undine.

As expected, the monster cubs were nowhere to be found helpful. I got angry for no reason and took my anger out by kicking a couple of times on the ground where the water was poured. Seeing this, Winia giggled and said.

“Ugh, are you that mad? Do you want to touch a bastard’s tits?”
“I want to touch you!”

Winia let me touch her breasts her through the top of her robe her.

After a while, the anger dissipated.

“Really, Katt’s breasts are so good?”
“Of course it’s good. It’s the best.”
“Hehe, shall we go back now?”

Cloudy said.

Go back

“But aren’t there more spirits nearby? It could be a coincidence, but seeing as there are two of them, don’t you think they might have gathered for a reason?”
“Well, the bastard is right.”
“Let’s look around for a little while longer. The three of us aren’t enough anyway, so there’s plenty of them. Taking a few more cores is a plus.”

When I said that, they nodded their heads.

Even if you find one more intermediate level spirit, you can get a lot of money close to 5 silver. Even if you leave now, you won’t be able to enter Isvant anyway, so let’s investigate for the rest of the time.

“Cloudy. But didn’t the spirit say something?”

He might have said something, so I asked.

“Hmm, I don’t know. I killed them as soon as they appeared.”
“As expected, it’s nice that they’re cool. Yes, there’s no need to mix words with those bastards. Just kill them as soon as you see them. They’re not even bastards who can communicate in the first place.”
“Kat… Mama’s satisfied because her thoughts are so aggressive!”

Cloudy said as she hugged me from behind.

“Let’s kill them all,hehe.”
“A very good enmity. Yes, such a warlike nature is one of Katt’s greatest strengths in her.”

While chatting like that, I searched the forest.

This is the situation where Silithra appeared not too far away from the place where Undine’s spring was. I’m sure there must be something else nearby.

Originally, when something unusual happens, there is an unusual reason.

I’m going back tomorrow morning anyway, so I have time until tonight. It would be nice to find a few more, but it doesn’t matter if more don’t appear. I’m just thinking of doing a little more work while I’m here.

It was time to move all the way into the forest.

ㅡStupid.

Cloudy’s ears reacted as he moved while being wary of his surroundings her. It means something identified the sound. He immediately stopped and went and stood by a tree.

“Cloudy?”
“I hear a sound nearby. I think something is approaching.”
“If it’s an uninvited guest, I’ll have to make it an uninvited guest.”

I wonder if the spirit appeared again, but it could be another monster or a person who was moving nearby. I waited with caution, and soon someone appeared through the bushes.

—Sseuk.

“Person?”

What appeared was a grim-looking man wearing something like a poncho.

“…”

He was holding a wand, but it didn’t look like a wizard because it was already the image of a serial killer. He’s so grim that you’d believe he kills as a hobby.

If what he was holding was not a staff but a bloody knife, he might have taken the lead.

“…”

He suddenly appeared and looked at us with eyes that looked like guns compared to his impression of him. His mouth his is tightly shut and only his eyes his are rolling. I look a little bit younger.

Grabbing the knife, I stepped in front of Claudy and Winia.

It’s a fucking obvious thing to say, but I’m not a murderer by any means. And they don’t judge others just by their appearance. He Kim Katt is a man who has the right thoughts to the last.

Even if they look like serial killers, they are not necessarily serial killers.

Even if the person I met outside the fence of a city or village is a potentially dangerous person who does not know what he will do to me, I cannot feed him knife bread because I am suspicious as soon as I see a complete stranger. If he kills people as soon as he sees them, he that he would be a real serial killer.

If there is no hostility towards me, I have no intention of harming you.

Of course, if I’m wrong, I’ll have to kill him, but anyway.

“Nice to meet you. If you’re not rude, I’d like to ask what you’re doing. Ah, we’re adventurers. We’re warning you by suddenly appearing, so please understand.”

I greeted him with a voice like Copson’s, and he answered by raising his head like a machine.

“…The signs of Undine and Silidra have disappeared.”
“Wun, what? What are you talking about? Sign disappearing? Could it be that you lost your comrade in the forest?”

Surprisingly, those are the names of the monsters we just killed.

What kind of adventurer is this kid?

He might have been thinking of hunting after finding traces of spirits nearby, so he pretended not to know.

Conflict will arise if you make them think that their prey has been taken away.

“I can feel their energy… They’re small and fragile.”

Suddenly he stared at me and said as if he didn’t care about the world. It was a languid tone, like being drunk on drugs.

It sounds like you are talking about something imaginary.

“What are you talking about catching floating clouds? Stop it because you’re scared.”
“I’m suffering because I’m trapped in a small place. I hear a voice asking me to get out.”
“All I can hear is the dog barking.”

As soon as you feel something ominous, your senses begin to activate. I don’t think this kid is just a crazy person.

Finally, his sharp eyes glared at me.

The way her mood changed from moment to moment reminded me of a theater actress.

“You guys killed them.”

And then it says

“What kind of bullshit is this. What am I killing? This bastard, after listening to this, keeps talking nonsense? Bastard, if you’re going to say something, speak so that people can understand you, you bastard.”

I won’t listen to you anymore.

This kid isn’t normal.

“Didn’t you ever hear that you can’t talk in your fucking life? Why didn’t you ever get hit by your mother and father for talking bullshit? If you don’t want to be beaten, shut up, throw your cane over here and kneel, you bastard. I’ll verify your identity.”
“Free them.”
“I can’t understand a single word of Aemi-san. It’s a shame. What are you talking about? Do you really want to die?”

Enraged, I raised my mana and expanded my senses to the limit, preparing to kill him and slowly walking away with her sword pointed.

It was then.

—Sureuk.

A shadow of something created behind him.

“Intermediate spirits!