42 – Chapter 42. Ninja of Salvation (5)
I heard the sound of someone approaching from behind the wall made of wax.
I considered killing them all, but I quietly held my breath.
Compared to the room, the entrance seemed small enough that the bodies wouldn’t be visible from outside.
As expected, the yokai walked by without noticing.
I launched the radar to determine their positions and numbers.
Wooong-
There were five of them who passed by.
There were seven beetles sitting in the rooms on both sides, and countless bees flying around the entire beehive.
It’s difficult to defeat the yokai, who are stronger than humans, even for someone like me who killed 200 Yakuzas in just a few hours.
Being able to take out three of them at once was possible because I swiftly cut their thin necks in a surprise attack.
It’s forbidden to let your guard down in battle, so I need to assume that the yokai have a high level of intelligence.
If those bastards with a powerful defense called “shell” become aware of my presence and become defensive, I will be the one who gets tired first.
I wanted to burn them all to death, but unfortunately, I don’t have any materials.
“…”
First, I decided to search for the sacred relics of the savage tribe.
Protecting the hope of innocent people is more important than killing thousands of monsters.
I hung from the ceiling while maintaining my levitation.
Unlike the floor, the ceiling was in a slightly better state, without the sticky yellow jelly.
When I emerged from the cave-like room, a massive corridor appeared, seemingly endless.
Like guardians protecting the nobleman’s mansion, bee-like monsters stood on both sides of the corridor, their presence more formidable than most human soldiers.
If I had touched any of the passing monsters, it would have been a fierce battle from the start.
Carefully avoiding the falling wax droplets from the ceiling, I moved above their heads.
“Patience. Patience.”
I barely suppressed the desire to crush the heads of the guards swinging their batons above their heads.
Someday, I will strike.
To find the relic with just a clue about the central room is honestly impossible.
The honest method is to constantly move without rest, to determine its location. Even just hearing it sounds insane.
If it takes too long, they might suspect me from the direction of the Evergreen Village, so it’s better to handle it quickly if possible.
A way to find the central room quickly. What could it be?
I activated my brain, which hadn’t been fully engaged for a long time.
Being upside down made my brain work faster.
Why did the bee-like monsters occupy the altar? First, I need to think about this aspect.
Is it because they despise the savage tribe? Are they bored? Is the altar a convenient structure for building beehives?
Is it because of the special power flowing in the altar?
There is a need for deeper contemplation.
…Yes, that’s right.
Sanseleef said that only the relic is needed.
Perhaps it’s not the altar itself, but the relic inside the altar that is important and holds significance?
If the relic, which is highly valued by the indigenous people, contains a special power that even the bee yokai would covet?
No matter how you look at it, this seems to be the answer.
If there is a room where precious items are kept, they would surely deploy a large number of troops there.
I launched the ninja-radar, which detects only living beings in green light, once again to survey the surroundings.
Woo-woo-woo-
It didn’t take long to discover a place where motionless green lights gathered, like security guards yokai.
Even compared to other places, the density was high enough to indicate that it was an important space, even if it wasn’t the relic.
Moving towards the target, I crawled on the ceiling like a ghost from a horror movie.
“…!”
What greeted me upon arrival was an unexpected sight.
The room was filled with jelly-covered spherical objects.
The wriggling made it seem like there were living beings inside.
Is this the bee yokai’s eggs? Insects lay eggs, right?
Since it was a world that was not in its right mind, resembling a mammal giving birth, I quickly understood.
To eliminate the future of the yokai.
It wasn’t a holy relic, but it was still a significant find.
Crack!
To confirm if they were the real deal, I grabbed the one at the front and split it in half.
A gel-like lubricant oozed out.
Inside was a human-like creature with white, hairy skin… It was a person!
If a ninja had seen this, it would have been a disaster.
“Snap out of it!”
I grabbed the shoulders of the middle-aged man covered in gel and shook him vigorously.
Even though I shook him so violently that his head jerked up and down, he still didn’t wake up.
“If you won’t open your eyes… I’ll kill you!”
Even with the threat, he still didn’t open his eyes, so I slapped him a few times.
Smack! Smack!
“Cough! Cough!”
The man suddenly sat up and spat out jelly from his mouth.
Since he still couldn’t open his eyes, I forcibly opened his eyelids.
“Can you see?”
“Here is… aaargh…”
After saying those words, he rolled his eyes back and fell backward.
I had no choice but to use my last resort, the Honey Bomb.
Thud!
“Booooom!”
The effect was outstanding.
The man grabbed his skull and jumped up and down like a frog.
“Are you awake now?”
“H-h-hoooon~!”
The man cried out like a child, unable to contain his joy at having escaped from Samdocheon.
There was no time to rejoice.
To calm him down, I gently patted his shoulder.
“H-huh…! Why are you doing this to me…! What crime have I committed…”
Finally, the man was ready to communicate.
“Think about the situation. I saved you.”
“Oh, come to think of it, this place… Ah…”
The man, who had been looking around with his hair flying, became gloomy.
Was he still in a daze? There was no time to be depressed, so I continued speaking.
“I will help you and the others escape. But…”
The man’s belly was excessively round.
If it weren’t for the mustache and wrinkles, I would have mistaken him for a pregnant man.
“It seems those guys planted something in your belly.”
Some creatures implant their offspring inside the human body.
“Do you trust me?”
The ninja drew out his sword and aimed it at the man’s abdomen.
He had to make a small incision to retrieve it.
There was a possibility of bleeding, but it was better than being consumed by the demon spawn.
“From now on, I’m going to make an incision on your abdomen. I’ll try to be gentle. You should also brace yourself.”
“This is just because I have severe obesity! It’s because I eat five apple pies every morning! Please calm down!”
“How can a person eat so much? Right now, making excuses…. Demon army. Have they already taken control of the human body?”
“What on earth is a demon?”
“I’m sorry. That’s all there is.”
With only one option left, I infused mana into both arms to minimize the pain.
“f*ck! I swear on my parents’ lives! My name is Bob, a human! I’m just fat!”
The demon, deprived of the warmth of parents, was unfamiliar with the concept of family.
Only humans can betray their parents.
“I believe you. You are indeed human.”
Perhaps because his name was ‘Bob,’ which was an Asian soul food, he suddenly felt familiar.
The ninja lowered his sword and handed a dagger to Bob.
Bob, surprised but accepting, took it.
“Use this dagger to cut the eggs and rescue the people. If they don’t wake up, hit them hard on the head with your fist. If you’re in danger, shout loudly. I’ll come to save you. I won’t kill you easily, seeing as I’ve trapped you and the others here.”
“W-where are you going? It’s a maze in all directions!”
“I’ll buy you time to escape. Once I’ve rescued everyone, go in a direction without the bee demon spawn.”
The number of enemies is too high, so it’s difficult to lead these people directly.
It’s more effective to draw attention and disperse their gaze by causing a commotion on my own.
“…Who is it that’s doing such a thing? It doesn’t seem like they belong to the kingdom.”
“I am a runaway ninja.”
With those words, I dashed outwards.
“A runaway ninja… If they’re a runaway ninja… M-Martholan’s Executor?!”
I muttered something, but it wasn’t audible because I was focused.
My enemies came into view.
Crack!
I smashed the head of the guard monster, whose proboscis was moving obscenely, with my bare fist.
– Sawflyyyy!
The guy next to him raised his voice as if calling for another comrade.
Since I wanted to draw aggro, I quietly approached and grabbed his chin.
– yeee…
Despite dripping transparent blood, the guy resisted by swinging his two pairs of arms densely packed with thorns.
He seemed skilled at enduring pain. Is he unable to feel pain at all?
If this is a racial characteristic, it’s quite troublesome.
Avoiding the windmill-like movements that seemed like begging for rice, I delivered a jet kick.
The guy with weaker legs than his torso fell apart and slumped down.
He seemed to have inadequate leg muscles for a flying type.
I decapitated the ninja and killed the swarming bee monsters that surrounded me.
Wiiiiing-
They ran and flew, filling the passage without hesitation.
If an ordinary person saw this spectacle, they would lose their composure.
But I am not an opponent to be taken lightly in this type of tactical situation.
“Wowza-!”
Retreating means losing in this game of chicken.
I rushed towards the creatures that surged like violent waves.
This is the real Hamlet.
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