## Chapter 717 – Paladin Kim Kat

“Keugh…! Keuhaaaaaack!!”

Having lost an arm, the collapsing Manticore twisted its entire body, kicking up dust. It was a monster that stood over 3 meters tall, with a body length of at least 7 meters.

The old man’s face contorted in pain as he screamed madly.

“Gaaack! Gaaaaaaack…!”

Normally, even if it lost an arm, a beast like that could recover easily. But this one, as if extremely weakened, couldn’t even lift its body, merely flailing around like it was drowning.

It wasn’t even bleeding from the arm.

Looking closer, the spot where the arm had been was charred like coal. That’s why the bleeding had stopped.

“…Risha?”

Risha simply raised a finger with an utterly expressionless face.

“Hoo.”

After a moment, Risha lowered her hand.

“Hehehe! How was that! Did you see my skills!”

Then, with her hands on her hips, she shouted triumphantly with a confident expression.

“Holy…”

A Death Beam…!

In the instant a black lightning bolt flashed, this shit happened.

“I saw it so well that I’m speechless… Risha? What was that just now?”

What kind of insane power is that…!

I knew Risha was a master of black magic, but seeing it with my own eyes left me dumbfounded. That black lightning was almost impossible to follow with the eye, and I didn’t even hear her chant.

“It is an offensive black magic that layers various curses.”

With that confident expression, Risha approached me and wrapped her arms around my arm. Her soft breasts touched my arm, and my tension melted away.

“I say this, but it’s not a particularly great black magic for me. It’s been a while since I’ve used it, so I tried adjusting the power a little… but it seems perfect as expected.”

Black magic layering curses.
And she says it’s not even that great.

…Is this for real?

“Do you think you can rely on me a little now?”
“Risha-sama…”

Something beyond reliance.

“Can you show me again?”
“I should get rid of the other arm too.”

—Swoosh.

Still embracing my arm, Risha lightly raised her finger again, aiming at the writhing Manticore.

And.

—Pachichik!!!

From her fingertip, black lightning swirled.

—Puh-ung!!!

The black current, which instantly traversed the space, struck the Manticore’s other arm, causing another explosion and obliterating the arm.

“Keuhaaaaaaaaack!!!!!”

It all happened in just 0.1 seconds after Risha raised her finger. Having lost both arms in an instant, the Manticore thrashed, spewing blood foam.

“Besides obliterating the body, it also has the effect of injecting a curse to prevent it from rising. And as a bonus, it can even block the manifestation of magic.”

She explained, still embracing my arm.

It can’t get up because of the curse!
And anti-magic!

“I really couldn’t stand the way you were acting cocky, trusting in that level of magic skill. Of course, you could have easily taken care of it yourself, but didn’t you punish that rude fellow who tried to grab my hand last time?”

Honestly, I was a little nervous because it seemed like a tougher opponent than the Basilisk, but she one-shot it…! If Risha had aimed for the head instead of the arm, that bastard would already be dead.

“So I decided to step in this time.”
“Risha, I’m so surprised my heart is pounding…”

I said, looking at Risha’s face.
I’m so surprised right now.

“Hehehe, do you see me in a new light now?”

Risha, looking pleased, reached out with the hand that had fired the Death Beam and gently touched my cheek. Her hand was always warm and soft.

“You’re truly a great witch…! So beautiful and strong!!!”
“That’s right! I am a great witch!”

Risha shouted confidently again.

“I am not a woman you can milk like a cow or spank as you please!”

As she said, every night I would freely violate Risha, milking her breasts or spanking her buttocks at her request, satisfying my desires.

“What have I been doing to the great witch…!”

That…!

“Risha! When we get back, be prepared! I’m going to touch you all day long! I won’t stop even if you beg me to!”
“Hehehe, really. How do you come to that conclusion?”
“How can you expect me to hold back when you show me such an amazing side…!”

I can’t stand the fact that this great witch is my woman. I’m going crazy wanting to go somewhere right now and fill her womb with my semen.

“You can’t stand it because you want to violate me, this beautiful and great witch?”
“I can’t stand it, Risha…!”

Risha smiled and rubbed her breasts against my body, saying in a soft tone.

“As expected… you’re really, really lovely. Of course, even if I am a great witch, the fact that I am your woman does not change.”
“Ah. Seriously, Risha. I feel like my heart is going to explode because I love you so much…! Ah, I really love you.”

Risha is my woman.

“There’s nothing more I could wish for if you say that.”

Me too!

“Anyway… you can violate me as much as you want when we get back, so let’s do something else for now.”
“Something else?”
“The Manticore’s organs can be used as quite useful black magic ingredients.”

Certainly, if it’s a monster that can talk like that and even use magic, its internal organs must also be imbued with power.

“I want them, so can you get them for me?”

Risha said, tickling my chin and sending me a meaningful look. It’s only natural to get Risha whatever she wants!

“I’ll butcher it alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

That damn Manticore bastard!!

“You Manticore bastard!!! How dare you devour a paladin…! I will peel your skin off and extract your heart and brain while you’re still alive!!!”
“Keuheuk…! Keuhaaack…! I, I can’t move my body…!”

The Manticore was just flailing on the ground, unable to get up at all.

—Thud, thud.

As I walked cautiously to slit its throat, I suddenly felt a presence behind me.

So I turned around.

—Thud, thud.

Six pairs of eyes were approaching from the other side.

Looking closer, they were all my women.

They must have noticed the commotion and come down.

“Kat, we came down because it seemed like something appeared… What’s that?”
“What’s that disgusting monster?”
“What is that thing?”

Led by Claudia, Karin, and Liztina, Winia, Hilde, and Aria were walking behind. Having entered the village, they were approaching me.

“Oh, you came right away. How was it up there? Not boring, were you?”
“We were just resting and watching the village… More importantly, Kat. What is this?”
“It seems like this is the monster the paladin was chasing, its name is Manticore. But I didn’t do anything, Risha blasted both of its arms off with magic.”
“Risha-yang?”

Claudia looked at Risha.

“I did it.”
“Oh my… Well, Risha-unni is strong, after all.”

Winia admired the Manticore’s arm.

Anyway, we approached the Manticore, which was still groaning. “Keuheuk… Keuheuk…!” It just groaned and glared at us, unable to move or use magic anymore.

“Wow, damn. This is a monster even Nuna has never seen before? How is it so damn big? And its head is a person’s?”
“I used to travel around and beat up monsters when I was young… but I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before either. Manticore? I think I’ve heard the name before, though?”

Karin and Liz Nuna examined the Manticore with great interest.

“…Is this what the forest warned us about?”
“I think that’s what it was.”

This is a monster on the same level as the Basilisk. So the forest must have warned Aria about it.

“It’s really hideous. A monster with the face of this old man.”

Hilde also shook her head.

“Kat, come over here.”

Claudia called me, and when I went to the back of the Manticore, its long tail appeared. Shaped like a scorpion’s tail, it was red and surrounded by a hard carapace.

Above all, the stinger looked very menacing.

“Crazy tail.”
“It looks similar to the tails of desert scorpions. Hmm… Could it be a monster from over there? But I’ve never seen anything like this before…”
“If Claudia hasn’t seen it, it’s probably just a native creature here? Similar tails might just have similar functions.”
“Maybe?”

Claudia also began to analyze the Manticore’s body in her own way.

“The Manticore’s tail contains a potent poison. Be careful when removing it. But I’d like you to keep its original shape. It’s also quite a valuable item.”
“Okay. I got it.”

—Swoosh!

Claudia, answering calmly, lightly swung her sword, and the long, blunt tail was cleanly severed along with its shell.

“Kihiiiick!”

A scream erupted.

“Ooh! Clean cut!”

I immediately picked up the tail and placed it in a suitable spot. We circled around the Manticore, stabbing it with our swords and observing it.

“Keuheuk…! You, you little humans…! How dare you, how dare you!!”
“Kyahaha, look at this bastard running his mouth.”

Karin whistled and mocked the Manticore.
Anyway, let’s extract its organs now.

“I think we should extract this bastard’s organs now. Just come out here for a second. Your clothes will get dirty if blood splatters. I’ll cut open its belly.”

The Manticore was lying on its side, so it seemed easy to cut open its belly. It doesn’t have arms and can’t move anyway. Let’s just slice it open.

This bastard is the one who devoured our paladin, so we have to tear it apart alive no matter what.

“You’re going to take out its organs?”

Liz Nuna reacted to the word “organs.”

“Yeah. Liz Nuna.”
“Leave that to me.”
“What, what are you leaving to you? Are you okay, Nuna? I’ll do the cutting. Blood will splatter.”
“Who said anything about cutting barbarically? Step aside for a moment.”

Liz Nuna smiled brightly, lightly jumped over the Manticore’s body, and approached its back.

We’re supposed to cut open its belly, but she’s going to its back?

“Come on, if you want to watch, now’s your chance? Come and watch quickly.”
“What are you going to do?”

We immediately went to the Manticore’s head and watched Liz Nuna.

Is she going to show us something?

—Swish.

Liz Nuna, confirming that we were watching, took a stance, and the hem of her cheongsam fluttered.

“Hap!”

The shout rang out at that moment. She clenched her fist tightly and delivered a bare-handed straight punch to the Manticore’s spine.

—Puh-ung!!!!!

“Ooh!!!”

An explosion was heard.

“Gweheeeeck!!!!!!!”

The Manticore’s belly skin cleanly burst open, and the organs inside gushed out. It looked like a whale’s corpse exploding and spewing out its organs.

Strangely, no other part was damaged except for the belly skin.

“Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!”

Even the organs.

“Did it come out cleanly? If you complete what you’re training in now, Kat, you’ll be able to do things like this.”

It was Internal Force Control…!

“Is this… the thing Nuna taught me?”

I can only be amazed.

“Yes. I’m good at it, so I can do things like this. You should train harder, Kat. You’ll be able to do it then. See, the organs aren’t damaged at all, and only the belly skin burst.”
“I’ll increase my training time by one hour!”
“Hehe, yes. Just work harder without hurting yourself.”

She hit its back, but its belly burst.

This is not something that can be mastered by doing it once. I crossed my arms and asked, looking at Liz Nuna’s satisfied face.

“But Nuna?”
“Yes?”
“If you’re this good, does that mean you used to do this a lot in the past?”
“Yes, yes…? What does that even mean…”
“Whose organs have you been bursting like this?”
“Wh, what are you talking about… I’ve never done anything like that? How weak do you think I am…”

Following Claudia, Liz Nuna also appealed that she was weak. But when you think about it, Risha also seemed weak.

Looking at them again, there were no stronger women.