Edited by: KenChi死

Sry for delay. I had stuff to do. Lots of stuff

Kay answering comments from last chapter here (cuz I am lazy)

Garro – no. definitely not jack of all. I just added it for shit and giggle for now, and for story later on. I hate MC skilled like fuck in everything. What’s the fun part in reading about dude that can do EVERYTHING? And yes, I mean YEEES(or even “aww yisss”) – this in an answer about Sloth being introduced. There is a very special moment prepared for it.

Xephon – sure he can, but would you like to deal with Sebastian as after some time he would resummon him? Neither would I.

Gonflick – 1st. now (this chappy) 2nd – last time I checked snake was a reptile (X3)

Roceil from chap 55 – that’s a pretty value comment here… well, I wanted to show our beloved Zari as someone who would move mountains if he would find a need to do so by “himself”, while be… let’s just say “unsubordinated” as somebody else would force him to do so. Such “unruly”, “balky” and yes, bit “annoying” side of his… You really want a flawless MC, helping poor, always happily training and so on, and so on? Well, I want to make him a bit more “human”. So he will react on different cases in way that may annoy few (most (all)) of you. Yet still, it was a fair point. By showing your “dissatisfaction” you only ensured me, I did as intended ^_^ (but it will end soon so no worries)

Okay, I know 90% of you scrolled here right away, here ya go you lazy biczes:

Crouching like a Tiger, Hidden like a Dragon. Ultimate predator on the loose. For now I was looking at the red eagle. Red, Motherfucking, Eagle.

[Red Valor - Sky TerrorRace: Giant BirdLevel 16Hp: 222/230Fast and strong.

Attacks his enemies from above, lifting them with it’s powerful talons and dropping them from a significant distance to feast upon the corpses.

Because of his attack strategy he may hunt creatures normally stronger and faster than him

“Bow, D’iabel] I whispered

YOUR WISH. MY WILL.

[D'iabel] - [Bow]Multifunctional tool Grade: [Legendary/Divine]Mana regeneration speed upStored coins: 7gold 22 silver 0 copperDamage type: [piercing]Critical rate: 17%Damage: [32-172]

The bow (gift from goblins) was now hanging on the wall of the hut as a souvenir. Because why should I drag the equipment, that would snag on every bush… especially if, let just say it, it wasn’t a god bow… it wasn’t even an average quality bow… it was a bow very plain, from some kind of somewhat well preserved branch. No skilled craftsmen made it, nor were the materials decent.

The only disadvantage of Di’abel? Mana consumption. It eats mana like hell, great for small, fast combats, bah – even assassinations I am not even sure that as I would fight with a group of enemies standing a few meters from each another, I would prefer to unsummon and resummon it over and over again. Such a hungry bastard he is. But about ammunition…

I made fluent movement as I pulled the string of the pretty composite bow, as I did, the arrow appeared. To the total mana consumption 10 was added to create an arrow… A FUCKING 10 MANA PER ARROW I can cast small explosive balls cheaper! You little greedy fuck.

“May the spirits of fire guide my hand,

To embrace the world with fiery blaze

My enemies I hunt, hold the damned mark

For price of power, in corpses I find…”

I chanted to fill the arrow with fire magic… hoping that I will not have to look for the body of the bird in a kilometer radius…

~You could use miasma….

I am going to eat it, you know?

~A little bit of miasma? If it’s just a little you can easily control it and suck it out of corpses...

Yet still I would prefer for my meat to be dead… and not moving while being dead.

As I regain focus, I noticed that the bird was looking at me. With curiosity - not fear, maybe it thought that because it can fly it has nothing to worry? Funny thing – not so long ago I met a panther that though a similar thing.

I released the arrow, that flew through the air. The birdy spread it wings and hit the air with them. The powerful blow changed the trajectory of projectile that was about to miss eagle by a small distance. But as it was flying by the bird, I snapped my fingers activating the explosion, that made the Sky Terror fall thru the branches.

I focused my magic one more time and in black mist near me Kaito appeared, and rushed at the bird that was now was trying to get up from the ground. It never did.

Your familiar [Kaito] has slain [Red Valor - Sky Terror level 16]You have obtained 121 exp + 11 exp

Your familiar [Kaito] has hit max level for his raceRequirements met. Evolution process has startedKaito is now [Black Varg]

The same shit I fought in the dungeon? It may come in handy. As mist left the body of Kaito, I was left lost in awe and admiration. He once again had fur. Shiny, jet black fur. Horse sized, wolf with fluffy fur! I quickly browsed his status, finding that as his physical stats had increased like hell… at the other hand there were status effect like “Magic vulnerability”, “Fire vulnerability”, “Light Vulnerability” “Cold resistance” “wash in temperature of 30 degree”, “Keep away from children”, “Do not expose to HolyLight”, and so on.

At the same time Walter dropped a Horned rabbit right in front of me… well, there was a notification I ignored about thirty minutes ago... in the end familiars from time to time hunted something by themselves.

“Umm, thank you very much, but may I know who told you to do so… I mean, dragging corpse all the way here?” “I did.” Sebastian said from the shadows. Lastly he is more like a mentor than… actual help… “The hell? Why? What nice can I get from damned bunnies?” “The instincts of prey are as important as the instincts of a hunter. How many times have you killed something out of your league just because it was not paying attention to it’s surroundings? There is always a bigger fish. And once again I would like you to take into consideration, that you are growing… a bit too confident… my Lord” the My Lord part was added kinda casually? Well I do not consider myself as Lord so I didn’t really mind.

Maybe he has a point?

“Enough for today?” I asked a question that Sebastian surly did not like to hear. “We have barely started…” “ I mean hunting… of course you wouldn’t let me skip training… but you saw that little tool… I am just curious what are its limitations… somehow I doubt I will be able to summon a F-16.”

The evil light flashed through Sebastian eyes… he has already prepared something… didn’t he?

“Very well. I think we already have everything we need to wake the last sins.” “Maybe envy, but Lust?” “Walter brought you a vessel… just now…” “THE FUCKING BUNNY?” “Actually… yes. It is more than perfect… In the end it is a creature lowest in food chain here. Everything eats Horned Rabbits here, even a few plants. Yet you still can find more than enough of them in the vicinity… All thanks to… the power of love…”

Was that a joke… Did Sebastian tell a joke?! The world must be ending.

But the next few hours were fully booked. Getting home, cooking food, getting familiar with new sins… Go away… no, really… nothing more to see here for the next hour or two, do something more productive!

Author! Manager! Where are you! Pov change! Or something! Where is this little lazy piece of sh…

Pov change.

“The last stop. Refill the equipment that we have used so far and ask the villagers about everything unusual that they could have noticed. Strange smells, lights from the forest, strange visitors… Everyt…”

The kids ran past them screaming

“RAWR! I AM THE MIGHTY PROTECTOR OF THE FOREST! NO ONE EVIL SHALL THREATEN THOSE WHO ARE UNDER MY CARE! STEP BACK YOU LITTLE MAGGOTS!”

The other child that was wearing some dirty sheets with drawn sun emblem (symbol of holy kingdom)

“You have been the protector the last 4 times… I want to be him once too…” “I was healed by him, so I have a right to be him for the next two days! And now… DIE, YOU SCUM!”

Aaaand they ran away… what was interesting, that the kid playing protector had attached branches to his head… those looked as he was supposed to have horns there…

The team went farther in the village. Village as many, the inn, the blacksmith (do not even think that he may forge a decent sword, maybe some pitchforks, horseshoes and few more pieces of metal needed in daily life) and a few more buildings.

But the people… were to… “joyful”? No, honestly, life for villagers is always harsh. Working from dawn till dusk… Not to many occasion no places nor resources to enjoy yourself (But getting dead drunk). Of course, there were always a few people a bit to extra cheerful per village. 5… 6 of them… but never ever a whole village.

A few men were hammering something in the stone.

“How do you think, after the statue of Aira… should we carve a statue of the Protector? “Ha-ha! You are sooo slow! I have already been carving it in my free time! Just look here!”

A young men moved to the side and took away an old coat from the other, unprepared monument. It was but a pillar of rock, but at the top something similar to the face was already carved. And it had horns.

For now, the team members moved into different corners of the village to gather what was needed for departure, but the dark elven, magician and kitsune went to the inn.

Soon they were greeted by a cheery, waitress in a maid uniform.

“Oh! Adventurers! What bring you to our little village? Just wait a second, I will get you something to drink and set a fire under the pot, and then I will be at your service.

They sat at the table. The inn was empty, as it was still too early for diner-time.

“Here you go! For you lady, an ale with root of a violet orchid, and for you misses, a juice from our apple trees. And now, what would you like?”

If there was someone deserving to be call hyper-enthusiastic… it was certainly her…

“I think we will go with your dish of the day, to not make too much trouble… but could you tell us, who this “Protector”? we have been hearing his name all over the village…”

Cherry looked a bit troubled, not because she didn’t want to tell a word, but more like she did not know where to start…

“Hmmm, making long story short, this village is pretty old aaand it always was under the protection of Aira… because which other goddess could care about such a small village so far away from… well, from everything. And life was pretty easy for them… or at least we were told so, because one day, thinking everything was given and granted… they turned away from the mercy of the Mother… and their life collapsed. Banished from the small part of forest, the ground was giving less and less vegetables… For the next few generations we were living, but we never had excess in anything. Because we ate everything we grow, no one would trade with us… many families fled making the village even smaller. A few decades ago a famous witch settled here making our lives much easier… but about 6 month ago… or maybe seven… yeah almost seven… a boy came to our village… from the forest…”

Cherry’s voice changed more dramatic, as if telling a horror stories.

“With hair completely white strange tattoos covering one of his hands completely… he told us he was a magician and he wished to study. Of course we showed him the way to Hanna… I mean the witch I told you before. He studied for over a week… or two… yeah I think about two… he made lots of potions and helped us greatly… But then – a forest reminded him, wanting the boy back. A beast cane out – a behemoth! A true behemoth! I only heard stories about those creatures but… okay, okay! But to the main story – the three magicians… ah yes, Hanna had an apprentice before the boy, fought with the beast, but were losing…” “Nothing abnormal, normally killing such a monster needs a team of 6 B to A rank adventures…” “… But finally the boy killed it on his own.” “WHAT?!” “As they were losing, Ruby was hit and left unconscious … Ruby is the name of Hanna’s apprentice… So, because he loved us so much, he cast his humanity aside, and took the shape of a beast! Dressed in fur of a black wolf with red marks he completely alone killed a behemoth! He… he was so fast… not just fast, sometimes I thought there were two of him… he was ripping the beast piece by piece! It looked as if he was mocking the monster! Toying with it!... And as the monster was dead… well… we told him to get the hell out.” “Wise” the small magician said “Danger. In village. Bad” “This is what we all though back then… Soon after, the two witches left the village… and we once again had our lives a bit harder. But just yesterday, the boy came out… He was the same and so different at the same time… his skin was so pale, as if he hadn’t seen the sun for so weeks… he was moving different… and he was so… so calm… even as he was surrounded by the villagers with pitchforks, he acted as if he could wipe us all out in mere seconds… But instead, he showed us mercy! Once again he affected us with his love! As the champion of Aira herself! He said he wanted to renew our pact with goddess. Just now we are preparing ourselves for a great ceremony! As soon as the statue of Aira is built we shall establish an altar within the woods…” “Don’t you think he told you so just for you to step into the forest, so he would kill all of you?” “It was a first thing we checked.” We waited a few hours after he left, and a few of our most brave hunters stepped into the forest and have stayed there for a night! The whole sector of the forest that was promised to us was completely free of any danger! Literally any! The only things that were there? The Horned rabbits and medical herbs! Just as he promised! And he cured a few of our children that were ill! One of them was even dying! And he brought her back to life from the verge of the World of the Dead! They are all fine! And our fields? The plants are growing at a speed I have never seen before!!!” “This… protector… Where can we find him?” “Hoo? You want his blessing too? Some of you are ill? I am afraid he is deep in the forest… Where the monsters live. I have no idea when and if he would come here in the future.”

The conversation lasted for about an hour more. The rest of the team soon got there too and began to talk about what they know.

“So, someone matching our description has a home in the middle of the most dangerous place in the world? Great risk… Certainty of death… small chances of success… what are we waiting for?” “What makes me worry… is that he may be just a druid…” The harpy said “What’s the problem with it?” “Druids, you moron, especially strong ones, can use a shapeshifting spell. There were many changing into wolves, boars and bears… even one who could change into a dragon… so he may not be the one who we are looking for…” but here her speech was cut by a kitsune… “Yet time of awaking is right… 6-7 months ago… and place also seems more or less right… yet why would he help humans… its against his nature… he means only to cause death and suffering and pain…” Could it be an argument that the elven was looking for? The argument that would stop her from killing such a powerful potential ally? But to achieve this his help… first they had to enter the most feared place on the continent.