Chapter 108

The Blood Dagger Clan slowly began to move after making the final details of the operation more concrete. Also, since the scale of this operation was larger, the Black Spear Clan also decided to accompany us this time. Thanks to Black Spear lightheartedly accepting our proposition, this mission will proceed a bit smoother.

Of course, the mother Goblins and children will not participate in this battle. As a result, the Human and Goblin children all waved their hands when they sent us off. What was most memorable were how worried they looked as they shouted over and waved us goodbye.

“Hmmm... are we going to standby here?”

“That is so, Black Spear.”

It was the frontier base that Lee Wanyong had revealed to us in advance. Though it was a bit small for all us to stay here, but it didn’t look as bad as I thought.

“Captain, how long are we going to standby here?”

Mev asked the question that everyone was curious to know, including Ragia and Hayeon, so I replied back to her.

“It probably won’t even take a week. We will definitely be able to receive a signal from here even if a message does not come to me.”

“Okay!”

I slowly began to look inside the frontier base. As expected, there were only buildings. There was a great accumulation of dust on the floors and walls, also there was even rotten meat rolling around. I had thought that it wouldn’t have been bad notion of preserving this place in case of another war, if I was the ruler of the city that is, but assuming that this peaceful era would continue. They did not bother to maintain this place, and it has been quite a long time since anyone had stepped foot within this place.

It was then that I heard a message from Ahyeon.

[Savior-nim.... Savior-nim...]

[Speak my Apostle.]

[I have arrived. And it also seems that the Black Thorn Guild Master, Yoon Jungsoo, wants to meet with me directly.]

It looked as if we had succeeded in contacting the Troll. To be honest, I hadn’t even thought that Yoon Jungsoo wanted to contact her, but it was probably because they desired Ahyeon and the Priests.. This could be why they wanted to personally meet her, and propose an offer which could improve the forces of their Guild.

Of course I wanted to scream in excitement, but I thought that things could not proceed so smoothly.

[I see. So how is the condition of the Troll?]

[The Troll has lost a lot of weight, but it is much healthier than I thought. It is wearing some leather rags, but it is glaring at us while his limbs are bound.]

[It’s a relief that he looks healthy...]

It would be best if I could meet him directly, but it was almost impossible for Ahyeon to bring him outside the city. Not only that, the Black Thorn Guild were monitoring their movements as well, which made it even harder. Since it would be extremely hard to talk to him through Ahyeon, I had no choice but to tell her this.

[Hand over the ring to the Troll, my apostle.]

[Yes... Yes? Any... anything but that Savior-nim. I... I have done wrong? Please.... Please forgive me! Sniff...]

I had roughly suspected that she would enter a state of anxiousness, but she was more alarmed than I thought, that her voice was trembling throughout her remark. Thus, I continued to settle her down.

[I am not abandoning you, my apostle. I just desire to speak with him directly, but the situation does not allow it. It will not be for long so hand over your ring to the guy for a brief moment.]

Soon, after some time, I heard Ahyeon’s voice once more.

[For Sa... Savior... Savior-nim’s Will..........]

It was an order, but it was a voice that really wanted to refuse. If she had learned the language of the Green Skins, this situation could have proceeded differently, but sadly it wasn’t.

[Orbo... are you not affected by the experiment?]

[Of course. But, for some reason, they did not give me that weird potion today... It has been a long time since I felt normal again. If I were to have been given that medicine, I probably won’t be able to talk to you like this, Blood Dagger.]

[I see.]

It seems that he didn’t have an ability that inhibited the effect of the potion. I think I knew why the guy was delivered to Ahyeon’s room in a normal state. It was probably extra service that the Guild had provided after that shocking declaration.

Since she emphasized several times that she wanted a strong monster, they decided to restore his sanity this time.

From that unexpected achievement, I couldn’t help but laugh. As if they knew the exact kind of monster that the customer wanted, despite not requesting for him specifically, they had sent over Orbo. It seems that they were both extremely grateful and wanted to impress a favorable situation in the eyes of the Saint of the West. After this, even more curious, I continued to ask.

[If you drink the potion, can you explain what kind of condition you’re in? For instance, perhaps you have to blindly follow the orders of the Humans once you drink it?]

[That is not the case. However, it’s as if you’re on a cloud and you’re just in an absent-minded state. In that condition, nothing such as desire or combative spirit comes to mind. It’s as if everyone is submerged under water...]

[As a Shaman of the clan, have you not tried getting rid of the effects of the medicine?]

[There are no Shamans that have survived in this place. As much as they are cautious of us Shamans, they don’t group us together.]

[...........................]

It was an unexpected development. Though I knew that the city would be overturned by the Troll Shaman in two years, but I couldn’t help but swallow back my words. The fact that there were no Shamnas probably included himself as well. In other words, it seemed that the ‘Shaman’ was not in Somorah at this time.

[I see...]

In truth, it was part of the operation in that I would combine forces with the Troll Shaman, but the fact that he didn’t exist shook the foundations of this operation. It was a brief moment, but I thought that I should abandon the operation.

However, there was no time. It was a stupid decision to wait for two years for him to arrive. After briefly organizing my thoughts, I heard his voice once more.

[Are you coming here?]

It was a voice filled with desperation.

[We do not care what happens to us. But it is unbearable watching the Green Skins of the future growing here.]

[I am a stupid Chief who had made my tribal people into slaves... So I do not care if you insult me, Blood Dagger.]

It was a voice that was laying down one’s pride. In the end, I had no choice but to interject.

[You are not a slave, Orbo. You must allow the Humans there to truly clearly know that you are a Green Skin.]

TL Afterword:

Calvis: Oh shet. I thought Orbo was the Named Monster of the Troll Shaman at first. Looks like I got fooled, LOL.

PR Afterword:

T0ngan: Well – there goes the inside man plan for operation liberation.. now it is mass suicide bombers & an invading GS force, or just climb through the sewers underneath or TROJAN Horse that city!

Also, please note that ‘rebellion’ has been replaced with ‘liberation.’

Translator: Calvis

Editors: T0ngan