Chapter 187 En Guard!

"Stop playing around like that with Selphy's feelings. You know how she feels about Henri and you're still trying to ruin her chances,"

Gloria spoke to Sophen from the side and he turned towards her with a look of disbelief. Don't tell me you're also supporting this madness. Shouldn't she just tell him that she likes him? What's the point of going through all this trouble just to show someone that you like them?

Gloria scoffed when she heard Sophen say this. It was obvious that Sophen didn't understand a single thing about women! She gave him a small glance from the side before asking him another question.

"Don't tell me that you're disturbing them this much because you are in love with Selphy or something,"

The look that Sophen gave Gloria immediately made her burst out in laughter as she put her hand to her mouth! His face was scrunched up in a stupid look that showed her that he couldn't believe what he just heard !! Henri and Selphy heard Gloria laughing and they both wondered what could have made Gloria burst out in laughter like that.

"Sorry... Hahahah! I'm so sorry! I just couldn't help myself. That look is priceless!"

Gloria apologized for laughing and Sophen rolled his eyes when he realized that Gloria was just pulling his leg when she asked him that question. He didn't think she would suddenly say something so unreal. There was nothing in the world that could make him fall for someone like Selphy. Selphy was undeniably beautiful, but she lacked the confidence that Sophen really liked in women. She was far too shy about a lot of things and she couldn't even tell the man she loved that she loved him. Why the hell would I want a woman like that?

"Selphy isn't even close to my type of woman. If you're looking for my type then you've gotta look at that new girl that arrived in Uta recently. The duchess or something,"

Gloria's laughter finally died down and she couldn't help but frown when she heard what Sophen said. She saw Sophen take on a thinking pose and she immediately knew he was thinking about the woman's name. Gloria didn't even need to think before she immediately knew who the woman was. There wasn't a single person in Uta that didn't know her and there wasn't a single man that wasn't interested in her.

"Lady Ophis?"

"Aha!! That's her name! Ophis! Damn, Gloria. You wouldn't believe how beautiful that woman is. I saw her the other day down at the town market and my jaw just dropped!! She looked like a fucking angel, Gloria! And she wasn't even disturbed by the number of people staring at her! That's the sorta woman I like."

Gloria's frown deepened and she clicked her tongue before walking past Sophen in annoyance. Sophen rose a curious brow as he watched her go. What the hell did he do wrong?

Gloria tried her best not to feel anything as she started to lead the group once again. Gloria wasn't surprised that Sophen was interested in Ophis. It would actually be more surprising if Sophen wasn't interested in Ophis! Gloria has lived in Uta all her life, but this was the first time that she was seeing something like that happening. One woman's name had spread across the entire kingdom in less than six months and there were hundreds of people who were all interested in this Ophis of a woman.

And Gloria could understand why they would like her so much. Ophis was very beautiful. So beautiful that Gloria wondered if there was some sort of magic spell that she was using to make herself that beautiful. It was an unnatural sort of beauty that you couldn't look at for more than a few seconds without averting your eyes in nervousness.

There is a certain level of beauty that would make anyone nervous and Ophis' beauty was definitely up there with the best of them.

Gloria rose her hand up and ran a finger through the scar that ran across the side of her face with a sad smile. She really shouldn't be surprised at all that Sophen was also interested in Ophis. With a scar like this, why the hell would he even look at me?

Gloria has tried for years to get closer to Sophen. But she lacked the confidence to actually tell him anything about her feelings. The fear of rejection was too great and it was all because of the scar that ran down her face. Sometimes, Gloria regrets becoming an adventurer whenever she looks in the mirror and remembers the mission where she got this scar. Would she have been Sophen's type if she didn't have this scar?

"Isn't that the town?"

Sophen spoke up from behind her again and Gloria perked up once she heard him. She immediately recognized the town they were supposed to be helping and she quickly got herself back under control. Gloria couldn't risk zoning out while she was in the middle of a mission so she removed all thoughts of Sophen from her head. She spoke up to her team and told Selphy to get down immediately.

Selphy pouted a little before she reluctantly allowed Henri to drop her so she could check her potions to make sure she wasn't missing anything. She was the healer of the group so they would depend on her if they were ever low on health.

The group made their way toward the town quickly and as they neared the town, the smell of blood and the stench of dead bodies became stronger and stronger. The town was up on a small hill so the group could easily perceive the bad scents because of the breeze coming towards them.

"Goddamn. What is that wretched scent? Did someone store dead bodies around here?"

Sophen spoke up while putting his hand up to block his nose and Gloria couldn't help but agree with him. the scent was very bad!

Gloria immediately drew her sword and she was glad when she noticed everyone else taking serious positions as well. Sophen drew his sword and shield and Henri brought out his large shield and walked beside Selphy to protect her as much as possible since she was only the healer.

They finally got to the gates of the town and they saw dead bodies littering the entire area. The bodies of women, children, and men were scattered across the entire area in different methods of death and the group stood in place with horrified looks on their faces.

How in the world did this happen?

This town was one of the closest towns to the barriers since it was on the edge of Uta, but that doesn't mean that it was easy for demons to attack them like this. The town still had one or two strong men that could stop a few demons on their own. but there is no way that a small group of demons would be able to do this.

The message that the village sent to the guild stated that the threat was not that large. The message even said that the town wouldn't need too many adventurers because it was only a few goblins and a single giant! That was why only Gloria's team was sent to the town. They were all in B-class so it should be easy for them to defeat the small group of demons.

But there is no way that a single giant and a few goblins could do something like this!

Rarggggghhhhhhh!!!

Boom!!!

The sound of a heavy object slamming into something resounded through the entire area and Gloria jumped a little at the sudden sound! She looked towards the other end of the town where the nose came from and she wondered what the hell that was. Was that a giant? If it was a giant then there was something very wrong here. the giant sounds agitated! There is no way that a giant could be that agitated for no reason.

Giants are known to be stupid and slow creatures and it is very hard to see an angry giant! Giants were so stupid that most people thought that giants couldn't even comprehend the concept of anger in their stupid brains! But there was no mistaking that sound was from a giant and it was freaking angry!

"Tight formation. Sophen, take lead. Henri, you'll take the rear and protect Selphy. Make sure you don't leave the group. If we're under attack, then move to formation two and regroup once the enemy is dispatched,"

Gloria spoke up quickly to her team and they all immediately followed her orders. They were also wondering what the sound was and they realized that it would be best to be as cautious as possible. Sophen moved in front of Gloria with his shield held high and Henri moved behind Selphy to protect them all from behind.

And then they moved forward.