Chapter 332

Chapter 332

‘What’s that?’ Siegfried wondered after grabbing something soft, warm, and squishy.

His vision was starting to get better in the darkness, and he could see the silhouette of a certain something.

‘Don’t tell me?!’

Siegfried’s face turned pale upon realizing what was going on.

Grab!

Someone grabbed his hand before he could retract it away.

“Oh my, you’re quite the aggressive one, aren’t you?”

“W-What?!”

“I didn’t expect you to be so lecherous.”

It was Antiope, and she had her face right up to Siegfried’s nose while prowling underneath the darkness like a cat.

“You pretended to be all coy and uninterested, but who would’ve known that you would touch me...”

“I didn’t touch anyone!” Siegfried exclaimed before he stood up.

‘Huh?”

However, something was strange.

“W-Why... AM I NAKED?!”

He was shocked to find his character completely naked.

How?

All he did was log out and sleep. When he returned, he suddenly found himself naked underneath the same covers as Antiope.

“I escorted you to my bed chambers after you collapsed, and I took your clothes off so you could sleep comfortably. However, you disappeared right after that, person from another world.”

“Oh?”

Siegfried finally understood what was going on. It seemed he was moved and undressed against his will after he logged out from the game.

“But why am I here?”

“Because you’re strong...”

“That’s your reason...?”

“Our tribe desires strong men, and you have managed to defeat not only me but the chieftains of the other tribes as well. Isn’t it a given that I would bring a strong man like you to my bed chambers?”

“What the... I mean, it’s not that I don’t understand, but...”

“You may embrace me anytime you want, and I want you to embrace me without rest—day and night...”

“D-Day and night?!”

“Yes... Hohoho!” Antiope said as she let out a seductive laugh, and then her eyes turned into like that of a fox and said, “So, shall we keep going now that you’ve made the first move?”

“G-Go where?”

“You already know~”

“I... don’t...?”

“Come on~”

“NO!”

Siegfried raised his voice and scurried to the corner where his clothes were sprawled and got dressed.

“W-What are you doing?”

“Can’t you tell? I’m getting dressed.”

“W-Why would you get dressed?”

“Why else? Because I’m not going to stay naked under the sheets with you.”

“But you touched me first...”

“It was a mistake, a mistake,” he emphasized.

“Why...? Don’t you want to do it with me?” Antiope asked while utterly confused at his refusal.

“Yes.”

“You don’t like me? Am I not beautiful enough?”

“Well, you are beautiful and have a good figure... Oh, while we’re at it, can you get dressed too? It’s embarrassing looking at you.”

“Don’t tell me...” she muttered before her eyes turned serious and said, “You’re impotent?”

“No.”

“As expected...”

“What did you expect?”

“I undressed you and wiped your body, and there’s no way someone so well-endowed like you would be impotent...”

“S-Stop!” Siegfried screamed and pleaded, “P-Please stop that... Talking about it is making me feel uncomfortable...”

“So why? Why are you refusing to sleep with me?”

“I have a wife, and she’s pregnant with my child.”

“So what? I’m pretty sure polygamy is widely accepted on the continent, right?”

“Because I’m not from the continent? Polygamy is not widely accepted in the world I grew up in.”

“Oh?”

“And I’m here to find a cure for my wife, so how can I fool around with other women?”

“Really?”

“Yes, Your Majesty! These are all information regarding the unknown areas on the continent, and nobody else has any clue that they even exist!”

“Hmm... I will think about it.”

“R-Really?!”

“Of course, I can’t give you an answer right now. I’m not the one in charge of allocating budgets...”

‘Thank you! I am grateful for the fact that Your Majesty is willing to consider it!”

“But you will have to be prepared. The one in charge of allocating funds can be... quite meticulous,” Siegfried said as he thought of Michele.

“Your Majesty... Did you find something to spend money on?”

He was certain that Michele was going to be grumbling about it if he mentioned investing in Amundsen, but he decided to listen to his instinct and trust the explorer.

‘Well, I’m sure he’ll allocate some funds if I throw a tantrum...’

Siegfried could be quite irresponsible at times, and this was a perfect example of it.

‘We’re already going to invest anyway, so we might as well get some exclusive information out of it. Hohoho!’

While Siegfried was drawing up all sorts of plans in hopes that Amundsen was going to bring him valuable information that nobody else had, hundreds of Hunterians suddenly appeared in front of Siegfried’s party.

“This is the Great Jungle Challenge! The Hunterians are to respect the law of the jungle and escort the challenger to your king!”

The strongest warrior of the Amazoness Tribe, Sandra, shouted in a booming voice.

“...”

Then, the Hunterians stepped aside and made way for Siegfried’s party.

The chieftain of the Hogwa Tribe, Dwaitka, walked in front and said, “Please, this way, sir.”

“Yes, thank you,” Siegfried replied as he walked past the Hunterians and entered the Ishuka Ruin.

***

Boom! Boom!

The barbarian tribes banged their drums and sang louder as they entered the Ishuka Ruin. At last, Siegfried finally stood face-to-face against the ruler of the ruin, the Hunterian King.

[Hunterian King]

[The King of the Hunterians and the strongest one among them.]

[It rules over the Great Jungle after occupying the Ishuka Ruin.]

[Type: Monster]

[Race: Hunterian]

[Rating: Boss]

[Level: 300]

[Class: Elite Beast]

[Titles: Ruler of Great Jungle, King of Hunterians, Cruel Hunter, Jungle Beast]

The aura of the Hunterian King was not a joke. The boss monster resembled an evolved primate that stood three meters tall and postured like a human being.

However, its thick arms and legs made it clear that it possessed ten times more muscle mass than an average human, and the armor and helmet it was wearing only made it look more threatening. The Hunterian King’s intimidating aura alone was enough to intimidate just about anyone.

But the real problem was its weapon...

Clang! Clang! Chwak!

The Hunterian King’s choice of weapon was a large spiked metal ball that resembled a morning star attached to a long chain.

‘I think I’ll be a goner if that hits me even once...’ Siegfried thought while inspecting the morning star, which was at least five times larger than a basketball.

“Challenger from the outside....” Shockingly, the Hunterian King could speak human language. “Bring it on. I’ll make sure to end this duel swiftly.”

“I won’t say no to that,” Siegfried replied with a smirk as he gripped his +15 Gaia’s Fist tightly.

Wooong!

He cast a skill that surrounded him with holy energy.

[Alert: You have received the buff Brave Challenger!]

[Alert: You will gain +50 levels for the duration of this duel!]

Brave Challenger was now active.

Siegfried lunged at the Hunterian King at frightening speeds.

Fwaaa!

Of course, he didn’t forget to place down Blaze Field.

Whoosh!

The Hunterian King swung its large weapon.

‘I can’t fight this thing head-on. I need to parry its attack and find an opening to counterattack,’ Siegfried thought while observing the trajectories of the morning star.

He changed his grip on his +15 Gaia’s Fist and tried to gently parry the oncoming attack, but...

Bam!

“ACK!” Siegfried screamed as he was blown away a few meters. He had succeeded in parrying the oncoming attack, but he was sent flying for some reason.

He struggled to get back to his feet.

“Argh...!”

[Alert: Warning! Warning!]

A warning message flashed in front of his eyes.

[Alert: The durability of +15 Gaia’s Fist has dropped by 10!]