Chapter 421: The Kobudai War

Chapter 421: The Kobudai War The Kobudai War

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The Kobudai that appear in this story may have a different ecology from real Kobudai (they fly, talk, and many other things).

Thank you for your understanding.

<<<UOOOOOOOOOHーーー!!!>>>

The war cries of the Kobudai echoed through the bottom of the Eserem Sea of Fog... a world enveloped in blue fog!

And the two groups, positioned at both ends of the open plain, simultaneously charged towards each other.

Today, the intertribal war that claims the lives of the Kobudai, has begun again.

<<<We’ll kill every last one of theeeem!!>>>

Shouting that enthusiastically, the young warriors of the “Black Kobu Tribe” were the first to fly out from their group.

The Black Kobu Tribe is a clan of black-colored Kobudai whose territory is the western side of the Eserem Sea of Fog.

They advance straight towards the enemy, undeterred by the poor visibility caused by the fog.

<<<Those brats!! We’ll crush theeeem!!>>>

And facing them are the warriors of the “Red Kobu Tribe”.

Their territory is the opposite of the Black Kobu Tribe, the eastern side of the Sea of Fog, and they have a fiery red body color.

And every single one of them... is huge.

Even the smallest one is well over a meter long, and combined with their battle scars, their appearance is incredibly intimidating.

On the other hand, the Black Kobu warriors are, on average, about 80 centimeters long.

Perhaps due to poor food conditions, all the individuals are rather slender, and they look unreliable compared to the Red Kobu Tribe.

<<<Dieeee!!!>>>

<<<You dieeee!!!>>>

<<<Guh...!?>>>

With such small bodies, they can’t withstand the attacks of the thick-bodied Red Kobu warriors... and now, one of the Black Kobu warriors, carelessly entering the range of a Red Kobu warrior, was struck by a powerful tail blow, crushing all the bones in his body and killing him.

<<<Alright! An opening!>>>

<<<Now’s our chance, go, go, gooo!!!>>>

<<<Nuu!?>>>

But the Black Kobu Tribe has numbers!

Seizing the opening created by the tail attack, the Black Kobu warriors swarmed the Red Kobu warrior’s body and bit into it, one after another!

<<<GUUAAAAAAHーーー!!!>>>

The Red Kobu warrior, unable to bear the sharp pain, let out a groan!

That’s no wonder... the teeth of a Kobudai, capable of crushing even turban shells, are strong, and the power of their jaw is incredible!

Even a Red Kobu warrior, whose scales are hardened like armor by skillful 【Body Strengthening】, can’t withstand such a simultaneous attack...!

<<<G-Nuh... Haha... I-I was careless...!>>>

This Red Kobu warrior managed to blow away one or two Black Kobu warriors by twisting and thrashing his body, but that was his limit.

Finally, with a weak laugh, he fell sideways onto the berries that densely cover the ground beneath the fog.

...He died.

<<<We got him! We got ‘Kobuda Tail, the Tail Strike’!!!>>>

<<<Uooooooh!!>>>

The Black Kobu warriors cheered, their momentum increasing as they charged towards the Red Kobu warriors!

But the morale of the Red Kobu warriors didn’t waver.

In fact, it’s the opposite.

The Red Kobu warriors were enraged by the death of their comrade, and their fighting spirit burned even brighter!

<<<Uooooooh!! You bastardsーーー!?>>>

Shouting that, a warrior flew out from the group of Red Kobu warriors, “Kobdaroze, the Crusher”.

He’s a young man who recently transitioned to male, and still hasn’t quite shaken his feminine speech patterns, but his strength is high, and he’s a fierce warrior, counted among the “Ten Warriors of the Red Kobu”!

Kobdaroze flew into the group of Black Kobu warriors, and started rampaging, swinging the hump on his forehead like a mace!

<<<Gyah!?>>>

<<<Stop him! Someone stop Kobdaroze!>>>

<<<Gyaaaaーーー!?>>>

Helpless against his fierce attacks, the Black Kobu warriors were blown away, their bodies crushed by Kobdaroze’s hump.

But the Black Kobu Tribe has overwhelming numbers.

<<<Go! Goooo!>>>

<<<It’s 10 to 1! Don’t break the ratio!>>>

<<<Seize the glory of the Black Kobu!>>>

<<<Seize the glory of the Black Kobu!>>>

<<<Uooooooh!!>>>

They charged at the Red Kobu warriors, without fear.

Ah, today, too...

Lives are lost.

Corpses pile up.

Red Kobu, Black Kobu, it doesn’t matter.

The Kobudai are dying.

This is the daily life at the bottom of the Eserem Sea of Fog, unknown to the species called humans.

The bloody truth in the fog... far from silent.

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The human cast a cold gaze at the Black Kobu warriors charging towards her.

And just that...

...Was enough to fillet them.

<<<Huh?>>>

<<<Wha?>>>

<<<Eh?>>>

The surrounding Kobudai warriors witnessed that scene clearly.

And yet... they couldn’t understand what had happened.

As if they were sliced apart by ‘something invisible’...

...The Black Kobu warriors died in an instant.

The warriors were dead... and had become sashimi.

The flesh visible from the cut surface was a beautiful white, with hints of pink here and there.

Glistening flesh, promising a simple, clean taste.

“............”

The human silently picked up the flesh, which had fallen into the berry bushes with a thud.

Without paying any attention to the Kobudai warriors, who were staring at her with bated breath...

...She started eating it... at an incredible speed!

<<<Y-You bastaaard!?>>>

<<<That monster! What the hell are you doinggg!!>>>

The Black Kobu warriors, who had been stunned, snapped out of it, and their pride as warriors ignited, enraging them!

A blasphemous monster, devouring the death of their comrades!

They can never forgive her!

<<<Uoooooooh!!>>>

<<<Avenge our comradeeees!!>>>

<<<Dieeee!!!>>>

<<<Stop it, you fools! Retreat! Retreeeeat!!!>>>

Despite the Black Kobu commander’s desperate orders, the Black Kobu warriors couldn’t be stopped.

Except for the few who remained calm, most of them charged towards the monster, unafraid of death!

“............”

This was a terrible mistake.

This jet-black human has an endless appetite, and as I mentioned earlier, she’s currently starving.

And if there are enemies who dare to challenge her in this state...

...She becomes even more brutal than usual.

“............”

And so, they extended.

Countless jet-black tentacles extended from the shoulders of the human who was devouring the Kobudai sashimi.

And those tentacles indiscriminately pierced and killed the Kobudai near her.

<<<Agah!?>>>

<<<Guuuuh!?>>>

The screams of the Kobudai echoed across the battlefield one after another.

Red Kobu, Black Kobu, it didn’t matter.

This monster doesn’t care about the tribal conflict between the Kobudai.

A Kobudai is a Kobudai.

Therefore, all the Kobudai who were near the monster were transformed from warriors into sashimi.

<<<Damn it! We’re retreating! Report to Clan Chief Kobdarok!!>>>

The Black Kobu commander and several other Black Kobu turned their backs on the battlefield that had become the monster’s cutting board, and started fleeing westward.

<<<We’re going too! I’m not going to die a pointless death!!>>>

<<<Yeah!!>>>

The Red Kobu Tribe also started fleeing.

Since they have many veteran warriors, their judgment was calm, and more of them survived compared to the Black Kobu Tribe.

While the Red Kobu warriors acting as the rearguard dodged and distracted the tentacles... Kobdaroze and the other Red Kobu warriors withdrew from the battle eastward, minimizing their casualties.

“............”

The monster didn’t chase after either of them.

She prioritized killing and devouring the Kobudai nearby.

Although she has a mentality that doesn’t hesitate to kill, a heart of ice...

...She’s not the type of monster who enjoys killing.

She kills to eat, to live, or to let others live.

That’s her own way of facing life and battle... different from the Kobudai warriors.

That’s why she didn’t chase after them.

Because first, she has to finish eating the Kobudai, which have instantly turned into corpses.

Munch, munch, munch...

In the deep blue world of fog, now completely silent...

...The sound of the monster devouring sashimi echoed.

The protagonist... has appeared!!