*WHISTLE~*
A strange whistle with a very specific rhythm sounded from outside the lair, prompting Shye to swiftly stand up and peer out of a small opening in the Camouflage Camp.
'Hoh? Are they finally meeting up with this darned monster?' Shye mused as he observed the False Gorgon slither out of its lair with an excited expression.
He didn't know whether the creature was truly meeting up with the people supporting it but Shye had no choice but to see what it was up to.
Hence, he swiftly left the Small Camouflage Camp and followed the False Gorgon.
Luckily, his guess proved to be correct as upon peering out from behind the natural rocky walls of the lair, he saw two adventurers.
One was male, the other female, and both appeared to be just slightly older than Shye, perhaps around twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
The young man was short, with long black hair and a scholarly build, while the young woman, with her short red hair and hulking physique, seemed more like a small giant.
As Shye crept closer to listen to the interaction between the Gorgon and the two adventurers, his eyes widened in surprise upon seeing the monstrous creature bowing to the two young humans.
It appeared that the False Gorgon recognized it was receiving covert assistance and was willing to cooperate in pursuit of a goal which was probably to evolve into a True Gorgon.
However, Shye couldn't determine what the adventurers or the group behind them were aiming for.
"Hmmph...still no new additions? Tch...the boss would be unhappy again. Well, fine. Since you captured a nice gem two days ago, the boss shall give you three more days to capture a new one. Do you understand? Three!
Like this, three!" The young woman spoke in a disrespectful tone, emphasizing the number three with her fingers to ensure the Gorgon understood.
The meeting was short, after relaying a message, the two adventurers left.
"Tch, if only the boss would take me as his addition!"
"Hah! You? How would the boss fancy you? You might crush him with your overgrown body at night!"
'Now!'
Dashing out of the tree, Shye's ambush failed as he was somehow noticed by the scholarly young man.
"Varie! Someone followed us!" The young man exclaimed, prompting the young giantess to turn her head towards Shye.
"Hohoho, this one looks exactly my type!" Varie laughed excitedly before dashing towards Shye to intercept him.
Judging the ashen-haired younger man in front of her, the giantess believed that she would easily overpower him.
Brandishing her enormous glaive towards the ashen-haired young man, Varie licked her lips, only for reality to slap her the next moment.
As the massive glaive clashed with two huge greatswords, a nauseating crack sounded followed by a harrowing scream of agony from a young girl.
Naturally, the noise startled the young man casting a spell behind Varie.
Unfortunately, promptly after he opened his eyes, he was greeted by Adamance's sharp blades.
Shortly after, the mage breathed no more as his head split horizontally into two parts while his body fell half-face first to the ground—twitching.
Witnessing the death of her comrade who she had been partners with for two years, the giantess wanted to scream in both fear and slight loneliness.
At that moment, she looked as fragile as she claimed.
However, even screaming was a luxury that she wasn't allowed to have as Shye reappeared beside her and chopped her neck, making her eyes roll up and knocking her out cold.
Then, without hesitation, he grabbed the giantess by her broken arm and ruthlessly pulled her inside the hideout.
After all, he didn't know if the gates would shut on him; hence, he decided to enter first to be safe.
'Phew...a little clumsy but...infiltration complete, I guess.'