Chapter 161 - I Can't Help Myself

"Get ready! Another attack is coming! Oswin warned.

Stella and two of her friends readied themselves. The girl made a Magic Circle in front of her body. On the other hand, Avery and Abelhard lift their Short Bow.

In a matter of seconds, three people were ready to face a monster named Two Head Bear. Yes, it is a dark brown, big, and ferocious bear with two heads. Its limbs were as big as an adult human. When it stands up, It's tall easily reached three meters.

Guido and Ramas?

The young Shadow Elf and the scarface patrolled, watching and guarding the area around us. They will eliminate light dangers and make sure that no awful dangers come close.

And I'll say it again and again, the Shadow Elf - Stella, Avery, Abelhard, and Oswin - fought well. The teamwork they do looks so natural. Their tactics in battling were so efficient and effective.

Oswin would confront Two Head Bear and keep the monster busy with his sword and Dagger. The man was so competent at attracting the monster's attention and anger. He will attack the monster with powerful attacks so that the monster wouldn't ignore him.

Long-range attacks were provided by Avery and Abelhard. 

As the monsters are busy fighting Oswin, those two Shadow Elf will launch their arrows from the monster's blind spot to pierce the monster's legs and hands along with the monster's vital points.

Their attacks are deadly and sometimes, I saw them crushing the eyes of their opponents. Many times, their arrows darted to stab the limbs and then immobilize the monster for a while.

The last one is Stella. The girl is a Warlock. She used Dark Magic to weaken and restrict the movements of her opponents. Occasionally, she also used the Attack Spell to kill her opponent directly.

That's right, the lives of all monsters that attack us will be ended by Stella's Spell or Oswin's sword. Avery and Abelhard rarely kill the monsters.

So, with the combination of those roles, they can defeat Two Head Bear easily in dozens of seconds.

Those were the things they did while fighting against a monster. If there were many, those Shadow Elf would form a duet to slay the monsters that come from three or four directions.

Now, are they holding back their strength or not?

To that question, I would answer, they probably used a quarter of their full strength in all the fights I witnessed.

They are swift against a monster.

Killing four monsters did not reduce their speed.

It's astounding when nine monsters still couldn't make them sweat.

Their speed only dropped a little while fighting twenty monsters!

And when I realized that they were killing the monsters while protecting us, I was amazed. They're incredible and I don't want to deny that statement.

"Okay, our work here is done. Let's move," Oswin made an announcement and uttered the order after he finished taking Two Head Bear's Magic Stone.

Once again, we walked in this forest.

"Sir, sir, when will we get to the village?" The question was voiced by Kimi. The little girl walks next to Scar Face, Guido.

Chloe was behind my little sister close to me while Diana was beside her. They put on an expression that showed a hint of fear, different from my little sister who acted normal.

"We'll get there after walking for a day," Guido explained.

I didn't expect, in that scary exterior, there would be such a kind and gentle interior. He treated my little sister well and I hope, he's not a lolicon.

He would die if he was indeed a lolicon.

"So this trip will last for two days?"

"You could say that if we didn't walk at night."

"That's too long..."

"Don't complain. It's better than having to walk for a week to reach the capital."

"Is there a city in this forest? That's very strange."

"This is not strange. Yostre is the capital where Elfs, Beastkins, and Demons gather."

"Wow, there's a Demon in that city? Isn't that amazing?" Kimi's tail swung excitedly.

Thanks to their chat, I learned that the village we were going to was one of eight villages occupying the Wistras Grand Forest. 

They also talked about the Lunar Festival — an event where village chiefs and warriors gather to exchange information, conduct trials for criminals, solve problems that plague villages, and hold duels to determine the best warriors — held every two years.

And not only that, but I also got other information such as how many residents in their village, who their village chief is, the prettiest girl in the village, the mysterious capital in the forest which is Yostre, the ruins along with dungeons in this forest, how strong each village, etc.

That's right, as always, Kimi is an expert at extracting information from others. Or, when I view it from another perspective, somehow, people tell my little sister different types of information just like that and willingly. Surprisingly, no one takes notice of my little sister's conversation.

Those Shadow Elf didn't stop Guido from chatting.

Does Kimi have some kind of a blessing? I wondered.

I kept listening to Kimi's conversation with Guido. Then, without me knowing it, noon came. So we decided to stop and rest.

To show my politeness and gratitude for being protected, I became a chef who would cook food for everyone.

... ...

...

Okay, I'll be honest. I decided to become a chef because I didn't want to eat other people's cooking. I don't want to eat poor food with terrible taste.

It will make me uncomfortable and bother me.

So! Our menu this time was steak. We wanted to enjoy the famous and delicious Steam Boar's meat. I made Vegetable Saute made from carrots, peas, and potatoes as a side dish. As for the sauce, I use the ready-use one. I bought the sauce while we were in Uncertainty.

Once again, I heard the word delicious as a compliment.

< Endurance stat up! END +3 >

I got Stat Points and I can say that our break was quite enjoyable. However, it lasted until a pack of monsters named Silverback Wolf attacked us.

The Shadow Elf returned to action. They unsheathed their weapons and fought against the wolves to protect us.

Being protected is great but... "I can't take it," I whispered.

I didn't think being protected by someone else would be uncomfortable and unpleasant. Safe and away from danger when the fights happened in front of me made me itch. For a few times, my hands twitched.

Yes, I'm hungry for a fight.

No, I never thought I was hot-blooded.

And worse, my desire to fight is comparable to my desire to do s*x!

I've been so tormented when I refrained from doing sex. And now, refraining from fighting drives me crazy!

This fact shocked me and now, I literally want to fight monsters more than anything else. I want to hunt them down with my own hands. I want to drink their blood and eat their flesh. I don't know why, I'm hungry and I will say I'm on the border of starving.

I know the Heart of Monsters affected me and yes, I want to hold myself back but... "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!"

After shouting, I draw my spear and ran towards the nearby Silverback Wolf. No, I didn't use the legendary weapon I got from Yuldra. I used my spare weapon. A Superior Grade spear colored red.

"What are you doing!?" Oswin shouted at me. "Get back to your position!"

"Shut up!" I snapped at the man when I saw the three Silverback Wolf coming at me.

The monsters opened their mouths wide, their sharp teeth ready to tear my body apart. They knew well about how to make me excited.

One of them jumped up to pounce on me. The remaining two split to the right and left, my legs seemed to be their target. They have good teamwork but unfortunately, they are too slow. Their lack of basic stat rendered the tactic useless.

I took a breath and filled my body with energy. My mouth moved to say, "[Flash Swings]"

My spear swung rapidly to rip off the wolf's stomach which is floating in the air. Again, my spear swung to tear the neck then the upper arm of the other two wolves.

In an instant, I managed to cripple the three Silverback Wolves.

Yes, those monsters died a moment later after I stabbed them in the head.

Everything was according to my wish, I fought, hunt down the monsters, and shed their blood. However, I'm not satisfied. So I approached the other monsters.

My spear swung wildly and the monsters died one after one.

This fight tells me that my new strength is tremendous. My body moves more refined and faster than ever. My power is so destructive and yes, my body became so light.

I've felt the changes that happen to my body when I train but this... It's so different and it's so stimulating!

My strength has been renewed when I felt that I was wet!

Getting more heated, I said, "[Swift Movements]"

Everything around me became so slow as if everything wasn't moving. I can see everything clearly and freely with all of this stillness.

But well, it is enough to be amazed and everything else. Now, it's time for me to hunt down all these monsters.

I moved my body to attack the monsters. I made sure to kill them with a single strike to save time.

And yes, I managed to kill all the monsters - thirty-two Silverback Wolf - when the duration of the Swift Movements ended.

The blood of thirty-two monsters was shed at about the same time when the flow of time become normal for me. And I say, they make an unforgettable, pretty scene.

I'm sure, all those frozen people also admired the scene created from this carnage.. After all, it's pretty.