Inside An Adult Game As A Former Hero chapter 23

EP.23 Dance with Orcs!

“I will do it first.”

Clark, Calios’ escort guard, stepped forward and said.

“Are you uncle?”

Krapa and Cloud looked at him with their eyes narrowed.

It’s an ugly expression.

Clark groaned, but took a deep breath and controlled his mind.

“Exactly. Didn’t he say that he would deal with any number of orcs anyway?”

“I mean, but… do I have to? Be quiet that orc. If you do it wrong, you will die.”

“Even though I lost to Howl, I am a knight of the Goldenbaum family. I have never been afraid of death!”

“…do as you like.”

What do you do when you keep saying you will do it yourself? Cloud waved his hand as if he wanted to. Clark turned his gaze to his master, Callios.

“I will offer the orc’s head to the master.”

“…Yes, I believe.”

Callios nodded.

It was not a look that anyone could see. Clark clenched his fist.

‘I also lost trust.’

If it’s natural, it’s natural.

It’s because the human being called the bodyguard was treated so mercilessly.

‘Okay. Lost trust can only be found again.’

First, secure safety by following the orc chieftain’s throat. Then, when he’s in good shape, he challenges Howl again and wins.

If you do that, you can regain the master’s trust.

There will be no vertical decline in status within the family.

With determination, Clark stood in front of Lugar.

“Are you the first?”

“Yes. I’m Clark, a knight of the Goldenbaum family.”

“I’m Lugar, son of Roxar. Let the duel begin.”

Clark drew his sword. On the other hand, even after the duel had begun, Lugar did not take out the sword on his back. Clark frowned.

‘Are you going to insult me? Does not matter. What’s important now is not your pride!’

“Die!”

Clark stepped forward and straightened his sword. regular stabbing.

On the other hand, Lugar did not take any action. Because of this, Clark had no doubt that his sword would pierce Lugar’s heart.

“…What?”

However, Clark’s sword did not reach Lugar’s heart.

It just pierced his skin a little, let alone his heart.

“What kind of muscle like stone is this…”

It was when Clark was perplexed by the unbelievable reality.

Rugal grabbed the handle of the sword on his back.

It was one moment.

Whoo!

With the sound of the wind breaking, Clark’s upper and lower body were split in half based on the waist.

The sword that Clark brought to block the attack was also cut in half.

– Lugar! great warrior!

Excited by Lugar’s victory, the orcs began to shout loudly.

They did not understand the language of the Orcs, but they were completely overwhelmed by the momentum.

They had just seen Clark split in half.

I couldn’t help but cringe.

‘The stab didn’t pierce the muscle. Is it because of the level difference?’

Meanwhile, Cloud was lost in thoughts as he remembered the previous duel.

‘If you look at the skills of that knight, it would be difficult to see him as an elite knight, then he would be around level 28 or 29.’

Since Lugar is the chieftain of the orc tribe, he will be around level 50. It’s an overwhelming level difference. It was understandable that the knight’s attack didn’t work.

‘But I don’t think it’s because of the simple level difference.’

Cloud scratched his chin as he saw the tattoo on Lugar’s shoulder. Then, at Lugar’s voice calling for the next opponent, Krapa pushed his back.

“..?”

Krapa tilted his head and pointed his finger at himself.

“Me..?”

“Huh. you.”

“No, why am I leaving?! You just saw it. You want me to die?!”

“You also blocked that knight’s sword with your bare hands. So, aren’t you and that guy with similar skills?”

“What kind of nonsense is that?!”

Krapa shouted.

Even to him, that orc was a formidable opponent. It means that even if you fight with all your might when your physical condition is normal, you cannot guarantee victory.

But now, to hide that he is blood race, he can’t use his nails, fangs, and blood skills.

Is that all?

The condition of his body was ruined because of the garlic he ate constantly, and his skin seems to be burning in the hot sunlight.

In such a situation, to fight that orc was like telling him to just die.

It was time for Krapa to say something more to somehow get him out of the fight. Cloud whispered quietly in his ear.

“Be quiet and listen. The plan went awry. The orc chief is stronger than I think. Probably no one here can beat that orc one on one.”

“…”

Krapa looked at Cloud with eyes that knew he was an unanswered cub, but didn’t expect it to be this much.

The effect was insignificant.

Cloud ignored that gaze and continued.

“Try to make a gap at least once. Then I’ll aim for his eyes. I hope the eyes aren’t too tight. He runs away quickly, taking advantage of the distress and embarrassment of the other orcs.”

“You mean breaking the rules of a duel? If so…”

“I know, it’s fucked up. All orcs will be against us. But it’s better than going after it right now.”

Krapa pondered for a moment, then nodded.

Hearing that, it wasn’t a bad way for him.

Because Krapa, under the protection of high bloodline Haley, did not need to fear the wrath of the orcs.

“…just one last question. What will they do?”

Krapa asked, pointing to the people trembling in fear. Cloud shook his head with a bitter expression.

“…I will have to give up. I am not an idiot enough to be stubborn even in a situation like this.”

“Great.”

If he said he would take them all, he would gave up and tried to fry it all by himself.

Fortunately, there seems to be a sense of reality.

Krapa said as he touched his sword.

“I believe.”

“Yes. believe.”

Cloud spoke in a serious voice and patted Krapa’s shoulder.

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“Hey you bastard aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”

The bat screamed.

‘What is this…’

Lugar looked at the bat with a puzzled expression.

Until recently, he was fighting quite fiercely with a human named Howl.

Howl was a better warrior than a human named Clark, thanks to which Lugar was able to enjoy a duel.

As the fight continued, Howl made a big mistake, probably due to a lack of strength.

Is it up to here. Leaving behind the disappointment, Lugar swung his sword to the finish line.

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Great sword was on the verge of ripping Howl’s body to pieces.

pop! Smoke rose with a sound, and a bat flew through the smoke.

That’s surprising so far, but even more surprising is that the bat is now screaming whale whales at the red-haired man.

Oh my God, bats talk?

At the sight for the first time in his life, Lugar and other orc tribesmen were stunned.

“I was a fool who believed in you! You are sick!”

“Vampires believe in humans..? Big..!”

On the other hand, the red-haired man who was cursed by bats was holding his stomach and laughing while grinning.

The bat seemed to have gotten even hotter by the sight, but he could not stop laughing.

Humans laughed at bats, saying that it was the first time in their life they had ever seen a stupid vampire like you.

‘Vampire?’

Even Lugar had heard the name vampire.

It looks like a human, but it’s a tough monster that can’t even be compared to a human.

He had even heard stories from his father telling him to be prepared to throw his life away if he met a vampire.

‘…Obviously the expression on his father’s face was serious.’

Lugar looked at the bat screaming something.

“I will kill you someday. sure to kill No, killing is not enough. Make you a slave and make you suffer for the rest of your life!”

‘Is that that?’

No matter how he looked at it, he couldn’t believe it.

“Don’t be shy, go and tell your master. If you did one more stupid thing, I would tie you up and eat only garlic for the rest of your life.”

“How dare you..!!!”

“Why are you fighting?”

Cloud shrugged.

In his hand was a pouch of ground garlic. If Krapa rushed in, he meant to sprinkle grated garlic on his eyeballs.

“Ugh..!”

Krapa salivated.

He’d like to tear that man’s jaw off right now, but things didn’t go well.

He had already been in a bad state because of the garlic he had eaten. There it was basking in the direct sunlight.

In such a situation, he operated the blood technique, and thanks to that, the blood flow in the body was completely twisted.

If you don’t find a safe place right away and stabilize your blood, you will have great sequelae. If you have aftereffects, you may have to step down from the seat of the owner’s family.

“As soon as my body gets better, I will definitely go to see you! Until then, wash your neck well!”

In the end, Krapa had no choice but to leave with only threats.

“Hey, the threats are so absurd.”

Cloud smiled and stepped forward and stood in front of Lugar.

“I am the last.”

“…Is that really a vampire just now?”

“Yes? Oh right. Have you ever seen a vampire?”

“Yes. That’s all I’ve ever heard from my dad. I heard it was a terrifying existence, but it was also an exaggeration.”

“Isn’t that an exaggeration? Because he was very weak earlier, if it wasn’t for it, your life would have been in danger no matter what. Especially if it was at night, you would have died unconditionally.”

“…Is that enough? Vampires?”

“It’s not negligible.”

“Did you take that guy with you?”

“I didn’t take it with me, he just followed me. When will the duel start? I think it would be better to start slowly.”

After that, Lugar looked at Cloud for a moment and said.

“You look like a young human being, but I will give you another chance. give the money Then I will send you safely to the border.”

“Because I don’t need it.”

Cloud drew his sword.

His sword shone in the sunlight and radiated a soft silvery light.

“…you are risking your life.”

Lugar sighed. Soon his eyes turned sharp.

Whoo!

With the sound of the cracking of the wind, great sword aimed at Cloud at high speed. upper right slash. Cloud placed the sword in the direction the great sword descended.

‘Do stupid things.’

Did you not learn anything from the previous warrior’s battle?

If you don’t learn anything from watching other warriors fight, they don’t deserve to be called warriors.

The great sword filled with Lugar’s anger touched Cloud’s sword. At that moment, Cloud moved. He glided, moving the sword surface, dispersing the shock.

thud!

The spilled sword hit the floor strongly. sand dust rises

👌👌👌👌👌

A sword was swung once and passed through Lugar’s arm.

His skin was torn and blood was dripping out.

Not only Lugar, but also the orcs and humans were greatly surprised.

The moment great sword touched the sword, he thought this person would die as horribly as Clark, but suddenly he moved with a whirl, and not only did he avoid the great sword, he even scratched Lugar’s arm.

‘I thought he didn’t have the qualities of a warrior… Was he the most warrior-like…’

You judged your opponent’s abilities rashly.

Lugar reflected briefly and paid attention to Cloud. He was no longer vigilant and was going to take it seriously.

“Even though I wore a bleeding ring on my attack power ring, that’s all…”

Cloud was muttering something that Lugar couldn’t understand. Looking at the ring on his finger, he lifted his head and stared at Lugar.

“It’s on your shoulder. Is it a tattoo?”

“…how do you know that as a human being?”

“There is no other way to explain the strength of your body.”

Tatto.

The mysterious power of the orcs descended from the distant past.

A warrior with a pattern engraved on it inherits the karma of the monster he killed and acquires abilities commensurate with it.

It was also the ability that the hero Gis obtained later.

“…Right. This pattern was obtained by defeating the giant scorpion that plagued the tribe a few years ago.”

When he heard the word giant scorpion, Cloud thought of the scorpion’s shell. Soon, he understood why Lugar’s body was strangely hard.

“Right. okay. Let’s do what we were doing now.”

Cloud pointed his sword at Lugar. Lugar jumped up and slammed his sword down towards Cloud.

The duel continued in the fierce support of the Orcs and the people.

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The heat surrounding the duel was soon gone. Not only the Orcs, but also the people watched the duel and couldn’t speak.

Thud! Whoa!

This time, Lugar’s great sword did not reach Cloud. His sword hit the floor and made a dull sound. At the same time, another large afterimage grew on his back.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

With a great cheer, Lugar swung his sword wildly. The heavy piercing force seemed to tear Cloud’s body to pieces at any moment.

But in reality his body was never torn.

The wounds on Lugar’s body only increased.

After that, the fight continued for several dozen more minutes, and soon Lugar…

Knelt down

Countless wounds were carved on his body.

None of them were deep wounds, but they weren’t without bleeding.

Blood from his body pooled on the floor, forming a large pool of blood.

Cloud’s sword was placed on the nape of Lugar’s kneeling neck.

“Whoa… Whoa… After all, you’re a little too strong with this body.”

Cloud took a deep breath. His hair was drenched in sweat, and his expression wasn’t as light as the first time.

With his weak body, he has competed hundreds of times with orcs, so it is inevitable.

“…my defeat.”

Lugar admitted it surprisingly coolly.

He, too, had just fully realized from the fight.

The gap between the Cloud and his own skills.

Orcs, who had been staring blankly at Lugar’s declaration of defeat, came to their senses.

– This is not a duel!

– He must have used a cowardly tactic. Protect the chieftain!

They each grabbed their weapons and tried to run to Cloud, but…

-Stop!

Lugar shouted aloud and blocked their actions.

– How far are you planning to embarrass me? I surrendered to the outcome of the duel as a warrior, not as a chieftain. If you don’t intend to insult me, you too, as orcs, accept the consequences.

– Chief…

The orcs looked at Lugar with gloomy expressions. They knew too. That their actions were coercion and that it would damage Lugar’s honor.

Nevertheless, they tried to act because Lugar was precious and important to them.

Lugar understood their feelings and gave a small smile as the chieftain gave the final order.

– Migatan, my friend. When I die, you will be the next chieftain of the Wolftusk clan. May you lead your tribe wisely with a warm heart and a cold head.

-…I swear, Chief.

Seeing Migatan making a firm determination, Lugar put on a sad expression on his face.

“The tribesmen made a commotion. I’m sorry. it’s my defeat you are a winner. Do the winner’s right.”

Lugar raised his neck to make it easier to cut.

However, Cloud did not cut his head and put the sword into its sheath.

“…What are you doing?”

“I have no intention of killing you.”

Lugar frowned.

“Are you even going to insult me? I lost my duel with you. For a warrior, defeat means death. So go ahead and kill me.”

“Don’t refuse. If it’s the winner’s right to take your life, it’s also the winner’s right not to take it.”

“What kind of nonsense is that…”

“I am not satisfied with today’s fight.”

Lugar stopped talking, and Cloud continued.

“Obviously I beat you. But I didn’t quite win. Because my sword couldn’t penetrate your muscles. I don’t like that. So I’ll save you for now. And if I’m sure one day my sword will pierce your muscles, then I’ll fight again. okay? I’m not keeping you alive for trivial feelings like sympathy. I’m keeping it alive because of my self-esteem issues. so…”

Cloud reached out to Lugar.

“Don’t say insults or anything, get up. Because I want to fight you again.”

“…”

Lugar raised his head and looked at Cloud. There was no emotion like compassion on his face.

Lugar turned his head to look at the people of the tribe. They were looking at him with anxious eyes.

He looked at Cloud’s hand toward him one last time.

Calluses, scabs, and sweaty palms.

It was a small hand compared to the hand of the orc, but it was the hand of a warrior.

Lugar sighed and took Cloud’s hand.

“After all, isn’t it coercion?”

“It’s a winner’s right, not a compulsion. If you twist, you will win next time.”

“I guess so.”

Lugar got up and smiled. He cried out to the people of the tribe.

– Prepare dinner!