Chapter 173 – Chapter 18

‘The blood vessels have been released.’

After Artemis’ massage for several days, Akina could feel her body at ease.

‘If I receive it for about half a month, I might be able to use mana?’

If mana is restored, it can be dealt with with overwhelming power, whether others misunderstand it or not.

Her senses were more active than before, perhaps thanks to the loosening of her inside, which had been hardened by the runaway mana.

In addition, the spear Artemis made by referring to her own physique, muscles, and palm shape was custom-made for her from the ground up, so it fit better than having to wait several months for it to be custom-made by the best artisans in the capital.

“Huh!”

Unfortunately, she had to use a catapult and throw stones instead of a spear.

“Peek-a-boo!”

With the strength of Origin’s body, the stone penetrated the rabbit’s body.

Kaicent, who confirmed that he had been hit, ran quickly, cut off the rabbit’s breath, and came back biting the nape of the neck.

To get rid of the smell of her blood, Akina stuffed a piece of leather prepared in advance into her hole, hung it from her waist, and resumed her hunt.

-You’re good at it.-
‘Because I did a lot before the belt was repaired.’
-But is it clear that the master did not return to his original body?-
‘Right?’

Kaicent, who acted as a guide by sniffing animals, wondered what Artemis was trying to say.

– It’s amazing. No matter how much you know that you are originally human, it is difficult to have sex with animals. Besides, submitting to a master whose physical abilities are overwhelmingly unfavorable.-
‘Don’t say that. Akina only pretends to be strong, because she is a weak person who yearns for a woman’s happiness.’

She is the strongest among the women she has ever met, but Akina is also the weakest.

It’s just that so many people didn’t think to discover her femininity hiding within her physique.

Even so, her giving in to Kaisent, who took her wolf form, also means that she is as sterile as a woman.

‘If you obey your master in animal form, that means your obedience to your master is strong. In addition, the lord of a territory. You’ll have to talk first to understand it, but if you have an opinion… Huhuhu.’

Time passed, and when the two suns turned the world orange, the two people who finished the hunt returned with a smile at the result of enjoying a rich table today.

However, their smiles hardened as they approached the cabin.

“Akina.”
“Yes.”

Communicating quietly, Akina clutched her spear as she laid down her prey.

“Come out.”

A voice convinced that someone was hiding nearby.
But nothing was heard, only her voice resounding hollowly.

“If you come out now, I will give you a chance to talk.

Still only her voice hits the woods.

After waiting for a while, Akina sighed and quickly threw away the dagger that Atremis had made for her.

Pooh!

“Aaaaagh!”

The dagger flew faster than the arrow towards the forest grass almost 30 meters away, creating a scream with the sound of piercing the skin.

Pass’s!

Confirming that they had already been caught, people armed with leather armor appeared in a forest grass located at a similar distance.

They quickly surrounded Akina and Kaicent, raising various weapons.

‘The level is low, but the articles are clear. But what about those weapons?’

Convinced that they were knights through their movement and level of mana, Akina was surprised by the weapons they possessed.

In general, knights’ weapons are fixed with weapons such as swords or spears to keep the knight’s dignity.

Blunt weapons are used only in special cases against the undead, but swords and spears are generally used.

However, the weapons they used were not only swords and spears, but also weapons such as axes, hammers, and nets that knights either hated or did not even think about.

This is because the western region knights, who struggle with the aliens, cannot relax like other knights.

Anyway, Akina didn’t want to fight them, so he revealed his identity.

“You may think of me as a different species, but I am Count Akina Karaiden of Harlot Kingdom. There is no reason to fight you.”
“Don’t talk bullshit. If it’s Harlot Kingdom, it takes about a month to the east from here. Besides, a person as high as an earl lives in a place like this?”
“The Kingdom of Harlot recently waged a war with the Kingdom of Command. As the captain of the subjugation army, I fought with the commander of the Kingdom of Command, and the magic circle of the Holy Knights, which blocked the Holy Spirit, ran out of control and ended up falling here.”

Knowing that the words would come out, she explained step by step, insisting that she was not a heterogeneous person.

“And if I were a heterogeneous species, how would I know about the Kingdom of Harlot and the latest information about the war with the Kingdom of the Dead? Gather information to the Kingdom of Harlot.

The knights, who thought that Akina was a heterogeneous species and were hostile to her, couldn’t help but hesitate at the confident and logical explanation.

‘Hey, do you really think Akina is Countess Karaiden?’
‘Me too. It also looks similar to what I heard.’
‘It’s different from the other species I’ve seen so far.’

Akina, who has the dignity of a Marquis who raised a territory on her own, has a grace that is difficult for other species to see.

However, Denny, who was dissatisfied with the use of the cabin where his father’s memories remained, opened his mouth with still burning doubts.

“Then come with us.”
“Hmm?”
“Just around the fort where we are stationed, there is another Origin master, Pejeton.”
“Pajeton?”

In an instant, Akina’s face hardened.

“Pezeten Charos? He’s here?”

There are only 10 of them on both continents, and they are people of origin level.

Most origin powers belong to some organization or faction, but only Pezeton wanders here and there as a mercenary.

Rather than becoming stable and strong, he chose to live freely.

No, to be precise, it would be an accurate expression that there was no one who could handle Pezeton’s damned personality.

‘Why is Pezeton here? Did someone from the Western Kingdom decide to hire them with a big heart to deal with this species?’

Many questions came to mind, but Akina opened her mouth as she quickly organized her thoughts.

“Refuse.”
“Why?”

Denny immediately drew her weapon in response to Akina’s refusal and took away her honorifics.

“Other origin masters would think positively, but not as much as Pezzetton. He…”
“Ha! It looks like his identity will be revealed, so he’ll cut his tail right away!”

Akina tried to explain her reasons, but Denny, who already considered her an alien, raised her ax and charged at her.

The other knights also had to avoid being defeated individually, so they had no choice but to unite and attack.

“Whoa. You guys refused to talk.”

Holding her spear, she quickly identified the knights who surrounded and attacked her from all sides.

‘I’m running as if I’m going to attack first, and I’m keeping pace with my other colleagues. At this rate, I’ll be surrounded.’

Denny, who had a hatred for Lee Jong, but knew from numerous experiences that running alone would be a dog’s death, slowed down to attack with his colleagues.

“Behind!”

Kaicent was the first to respond to Akina’s cry.

He rushed to the back to break through the siege and charged at the knight holding the mace.

From that look, I could see why she had ordered to attack her from behind.

If she was carrying her sword or spear, she would be able to stab and attack her wolf form, Kai Sent, even if she lowered her stance a little, but she would have to wield her mace wide, so she is the easiest prey for him.

“Huh!”

The knight with the mace aimed at Kaicent and struck him down.
A speed at which an ordinary wolf would not be able to react and would become porridge and fall out.

However, only his physical ability was reduced, Kaicent, whose body vision was still intact, quickly spurred to the side and evaded the knight’s attack and flew in.

Chand cack!

“Keah!”

As soon as Kai Sent landed on the ground, decapitating him with his claws, he bit the knight’s ankle and shook it like crazy.

Akina took advantage of Kai Sent’s opening and stabbed the knight with her mace in the shoulder.

“Cheuk!”

The knight holding the mace in a natural linking attack like flowing water had to flee in a hurry, grabbing his neck with his remaining arm.

‘The siege was lifted.’

Akina, who had escaped her encirclement by rendering the knight behind her incapacitated, raised her spear once more.

“Finally, I warn you. I am Akinaka Raiden, the Marquis of Harlot Kingdom. If you attack more than this, I will not have mercy in her hands.”

They tried hard not to take their lives, but after seeing the blood, they did not listen to Akina’s persuasion and showed their intention to kill and narrow the siege.

They also have heads, so at least doubt and certainty must have been split in half.

However, since the probability of being a heterogeneous species is 50%, the westerners’ mindset is to kill and see.

‘Does he hate a different species to this extent?’

Akina, who felt that her persuasion was impossible, spread her life with the intention of killing her wholeheartedly.

“Ugh…!”
“Ugh!”

Even if she couldn’t use mana, Akina’s life skills reached the level of Origin and overwhelmed the knights.

“Kwaaaaap!”

However, Denny rushed at him, overcoming the overpowering death with anger.

“Kill this species!”
“Leave no traces of heterogeneity!”
“This species kills all!”

Starting with Denny, the knights charge.

“Backwards.”

Akina stood in a position to protect Kai Sent and raised her spear.

Although she has lost it now, the feel of the spear clinging to her hand far more than she had ever used before washed away her anguish.

‘If you let them live, Pejeton will be notified. If that happens, it will be dangerous not only for me but also for the West.’

“Whoa- Whoa!”

Akina suddenly spun her catapult and swung it at Denny, who was running closest to her.

She only had a couple of spins, but she got the strength of Origin’s strong wrist and the flying stone pierced her Denny’s skin and dug right into it.

“Keukheouk!”
“Denny! Aaagh!”

Sensing the pain of her chest being pierced and bleeding from her, Denny clutched her chest in agony.

The knight who dug in beside her threw a net and tried to entangle Akina’s leg.

But already reading his movements, she snatched the net with the blade of her spear and threw it at the knight running closer.

“Oooh!”

The knight who used the same spear was pushed behind her, receiving the flying net with great force.

Even though she was using mana, Akina’s power without using mana was several times stronger.

To that extent, there was a gap between Akina and them that could not be bridged.

Fufufufu!

Aiming at the timing when the knight using the spear was pushed back, Akina swung the spear blade fast enough to cause an afterimage.

Her knights couldn’t see her movements, couldn’t even scream properly like one of her, and collapsed, bleeding from the hole in her head.

The eight knights were quickly reduced to five.

“Damn it! It’s strong! Retreat!”

The knight in the rear, who was hiding and hit by a dagger, ran away without looking back after confirming that the opponent was a strong man they could not match.

Someone might resent him for not being a knight, but surprisingly, as if they had talked about it beforehand, they started running in different directions.

‘Is this a knight of the west?’

Formation or something, a selfish retreat to take care of one’s own life, like a bandit or a soldier.

This is because it is important that even one person who has discovered a strong heterogeneous species return alive and inform them of the information.

Akina was dazed for a moment, shocked by their un-chivalrous appearance, but she soon regained her senses.

‘I can’t send it!’

When she sends them back alive, her own information goes to Pee Jetten.

“Left! Take care of it!”

Akina quickly spun her catapult and fired at the torso of the fleeing knight to her left.

“Keep!”

A knight who shuddered in pain as the catapult pierced his body through the back of his leather armor.

Kaicent quickly ran to see her serious about the name Pejeton.

“Keuuugh! You bastard!”

Enraged at the wolf attacking him, the knight brandished his spear and attacked.

However, the attack of the wounded knight only looked like slow motion to Kaisent’s torso eyesight.

Quack! Push shook!

“Keuk! Kkuk! Kkeurreuk!”

The previous knight had adjusted his strength so as not to kill him, but now the reason for doing so is gone.

A large amount of blood gushed out as her claws slashed her throat.

The knight struggled to stop the bleeding, but

“Kreurreung!”
“Turn it off!”

Kaicent killed the knight with a bandage by biting his neck.

Kai Sent, who took the worn-out but clean-looking bandage as a trophy, waited for Akina, who had disappeared while chasing her knights.

Moments later, Akina returned with her bloodstained spear and opened her mouth with a serious face.

“We missed one. We have to leave immediately.”