V2 Chapter 5

Bang! Bang! Booom! Bang!

As Shisha began to apply medicine to Runa’s physical wounds while offering a Medicine Pellet with a face full of worry and heartache, the members of the escort group, the mercenaries led by the tall, handsome youth fought against the massive giant of a Cyclops.

A thunderous roar rang out, and a feeling of blind fury and fierceness could be sensed within the roar. It was evident that the Cyclops had been completely enraged.

ROOOAAARRR!!

This roar formed a sonic impact as it spread out. It caused a large part of the forest to be blown away by a large wooden club. A few unlucky individuals were going to be directly smashed by this large club and had to immediately protect their bodies with magic and innate strength.

“Be careful everybody. It’s finally enraged!” A roar filled with magic power rumbled.

Bang!!

The ground seemed to tremble at this moment. The trees in the vicinity were uprooted and a large fissure appeared in the ground.

The display of strength was extremely shocking.

“Frozen Halo!!”

Boom!

The white, icy torrent descended down towards the massive giant; at the same time, an extremely formidable magic power fluctuation emitted out.

In front of the struggling Cyclops whose limbs were slowly turning to ice, a tall handsome youth was floating while casting his magic spell!

This attack had become the signal for the battle.

As for Shisha, she brought Runa who at the same time was bringing something, in which for the first time, Shisha had noticed. “Runa, who is this?” Shisha frowned as she saw the thing that Runa was bringing from the back of the horse…

“That is…” Amidst the dried tears, Runa smiled bitterly. “I don’t know…”

“Huh?!” Shisha’s brows furrowed, not understanding what she was talking about.

“Actually two days ago, when our group was on its way back towards the town, we heard some explosions and roars… it was the sound of fighting… then this unknown battle almost got us involved unluckily. Though, because of this, I was separated from the group as I had fallen into some sort of crevice accidentally…”

“I was asking for help but the battle seemed to have scared the second young bishop—that immoral bastard and instead of helping me, they run away…” Runa sigh in bitterness.

“What!!? He did that?! That bastard!”

“Hmm…Hiissss” Runa nodded but then she let out a hissing sound when Shisha’s ointment was spread through her wounds. It was extremely painful…

“I don’t know what happened afterward… when I managed to raise myself up from the crevice, everything around me, even at the direction of the Golden Toad Swamp was almost destroyed. I heard that you are going to the Golden Toad Swamp for an expedition and I wanted to come along but ours had left so early… That was why, at this time, I was planning to wait for you there but something happened…”

“…?”

Runa sighed as she turned towards the man lying on the ground. “I saw him, beside the swamp, like large black firewood, motionless and seemed almost dead…I really thought he's dead.”

Shisha turned her head and looked at that motionless person lying face down on the grass. Her heart grew somewhat apprehensive. While she and Runa had this conversation, she didn’t see any movement from him. Is this person dead or alive…?

She was about to step forward to examine him, but then suddenly saw that this person was wearing an all-black, long robe with a beautiful snow-white fur line up around the neck, seemingly made up from a high-level magical beast’s fur.

At his wrist, a beautiful silver-golden bracelet could be seen, coiling around his wrist in a strange form—like a vine filled with thorns. A silver belt inlaid with several precious looking gems was at his waist.

Moreover, the black and purple uniform decorative designs were all hand-embroidered. It looked very exquisite and gorgeous. Just based on what he was wearing, from head to toe, established that he was wealthy and respectable.

“Oh? This person seemed not a person of humble birth…” Shisha gasped softly. His clothes and personal ornaments, if one pawned or sell all of them, a beggar would certainly become a millionaire in one night…!!

“I know… I wondered if he was probably from famous clans and families but, the strange thing is, I never seen him before…” Runa nodded her head.

Shisha was now curious and took the initiative to come over. Flipping the unconscious man with her foot, she finally saw the full appearance of the youth.

“Poison…?!” Shisha exclaimed in surprise. Around 18 to 20 in ages and yet the youth’s face seemed to have been smeared with paint.

The entire face was in a strange golden-like color, it was a completely different color from his white neck. However, she was able to make out the outline of his facial features clearly.

It was a cold, handsome face, with thick eyebrows, a high straight bridge of a nose, and extremely beautifully-shaped lips. In its entirety, he made people feel a bit cold and stiff. Shisha had almost a preconception that this youth might possibly be one of those rumored Sunlight Elf from his facial color. However, now was not the time to think about this. Shisha stretched out her hand to test his breathing. His breathing was continuous and long, so he was still alive. Also, there didn’t seem to be other injuries on his body. In fact, it as if he was just sleeping normally.

Despite this, a person adept in medicinal ways, she knew that it wasn’t so. Because no normal person wouldn’t have reacted after being kicked about like that from just a moment ago.

“Hmm, that’s what I thought as well. Thus, wanting to save him, I immediately rushed back to the city, or probably met up with you along the way… who knows I would actually grab that monsters attention—!!” Runa gritted her teeth in frustration as well as hatred. She almost lost her life…

This goddamn beast!

In fact, the present Runa was starving. She had not eaten in two days, focusing herself on running and escaping this deadly accursed forest!

In these two days, bringing the unconscious youth, Runa had hidden left and fled right, going through much suffering to barely escape from the clutches of death.

Upon explaining his plight, Runa stared at Shisha with a hopeful expression on her face. “Can you save him?”

“Why do you go so far for him…? You didn’t even know him!” Shisha frowned. She then throws out a kick on the unconscious youth’s stomach. And that person lying on the ground, the corner of his mouth could not help but twitch a bit. However, the curvature of that movement was very small, so small that no one noticed it.

“Because I’m a knight!” Runa answered with a firm and determined expression. What could be seen in the depths of her eyes was an unwavering determination to succeed or die trying!

There was no other explanation because she was a knight!

A Knight embodies great values and virtues—Courage, Modesty, Justice, Honesty, Mercy, Generosity, Compassion, Faith, Sacrifice, Honor, Nobility, Hope, Fairness, and Perseverance—that was why she wanted to become a knight in the first place!

She adores knight since childhood, admiring their selfless virtues and love their heroic acts.

She wanted to save people, protect those who needed protection—no matter who they are!

Seeing Runa’s determined face, Shisha could only sigh bitterly. She had known Runa since childhood, they were best friends and she knows that the stubbornness of this girl is not to be underestimated.

“Fine… if that’s what you want… but, next time, if something happened again like this, you better run away as fast as the wind and quick as lightning and not be so stubborn as to lose your life! Knights can only save and protect people if they are alive—!! If I found out that you didn’t listen to me, I will tell uncle to drag you back to the Imperial City…” Shisha said while putting on a fierce face, being resolute and not giving any ground to her. She was serious…

“Sister Shisha…” Runa furrowed her brows in reluctance and unwillingness.

“Stop—this is for your own good!” The moment she said this, Shisha’s tone turned exceptionally severe. Then, she crouched down and personally examined the unconscious youth.

This person had long arms and legs, although he wasn’t the tall and sturdy type, he was healthy and lean. He would definitely be considered ideal counterpart in build among her female acquaintances.

He had brows as sharp as swords and his thin lips almost as delicate as a girl…

His body was thin and slender, unlike those people with bulky muscles, however, when Shisha touched the youth’s skin, it’s as if she was electrocuted—they were packed to the brim, hiding explosive power while not distorting the proportion… it’s as if they were compressed to their utmost limit—this guy is not ordinary…

This was the first judgment made by Shisha as she examined the unconscious youth. How come someone like his age has such almost perfect ideal body…?

Shisha was startled. Even those who had work-out all their lives in training, wouldn't be able to possess such a perfect body as muscles would often bulge out due to the density. Even still, this person's body was strange as it didn't distort the form while fortifying his physical body to the utmost limit. Weird and uncommon...!

“However… these symptoms…” Shisha frowned as she looked at every corner of the youth’s face.

“Sister Shisha… can you save him?” Runa asked worriedly. Although she doesn’t know about the youth, she doesn’t want to let all of her efforts in vain. She had almost died saving him so naturally, she never wanted for the youth to die…

“Runa… you said that you have seen him first, close to the Golden Toad Swamp…?”

“That’s right,” Runa nodded her head.

Shisha sigh helplessly. “It's no use then. This person… is poisoned by the Golden Toad's Blood…”