"who!"
The man stepped back cautiously, his eyes darting around as he tried to find the source of the suddenly appearing weapon.
Not only him, but I also stared in surprise at the battle axe with half its head stuck in the ground. It looked somewhat familiar, but I couldn't remember it for a moment.
In other words, having just escaped a man's fatal blow, she hadn't yet been able to bring her thoughts back to normal.
"Boss! Cough cough... Are you... are you alright?"
Basaka looked over nervously, but he didn't have the strength to get up from the ground. The huge impact had affected him quite a bit; his internal organs were probably dislocated. In short, he wasn't in good condition.
"Maggot! How dare you... how dare you harm my master! I will make you atone with your life!"
At that moment, a familiar red hem swept past my field of vision, and a delicate little hand gripped the handle of a battle axe, dragging it along the ground as it slowly approached the man.
"This! This is!"
It was as if I had picked up a fragment from my memory, and then I suddenly remembered who the weapon's owner was.
"Damn it! Where did this brat come from again?!"
The man who had lost his longsword produced a dagger from who-knows-where and held it in his hand. It was probably some kind of magic sleeve that could hide countless sharp blades. I don't know the principle behind it, but that's the feeling it gave me.
"Disappear...disappear...disappear!"
A near-mad voice echoed throughout the rainforest, and then a girl in red with dragon horns leaped high into the air, raising her battle axe and smashing it down on the man.
Of course, the girl's clumsy movements, coupled with her heavy weapon, gave the man enough time to react, and he dodged her attack with a graceful roll.
But is that really the case?
Boom~
As the tomahawk lost its target and crashed into the ground, the hard earth cracked like glass and continued to extend forward, instantly revealing a trench about five meters deep before us.
"Sword...Sword Emperor level!"
Faced with such a powerful attack, the man's arrogant and domineering demeanor vanished instantly, replaced by disbelief and panic.
"Sword Emperor?"
Upon hearing this term, I naturally knew what it meant. They were among the rarest people in the world; in other words, some people might never encounter such a person in their entire lives.
Judging from the man's panicked expression, even though he possesses such strength, he is probably like us, encountering a Sword Emperor-level opponent for the first time.
Of course, this excludes Basaka, who always exclaims "Wow!" at everything. Even when he sees me using magic, he shows such amazement, but at this moment, he doesn't have any extra expression, as if he knows the girl in red.
"Could it be...?"
Judging from the red-clad girl's and Basaka's attire, both are dressed in standard adventurer clothing. Could the red-clad girl's presence in the rainforest be because her teammate, Basaka, has been captured?
"No, no, no..."
That's highly unlikely. I didn't see Basaka when the girl in red fainted from hunger, or rather, the two shouldn't have any connection.
"Is he really the Sword Emperor?"
I instinctively activated my magic eye and stared at the red-haired girl, and I was instantly stunned.
A red aura, like steam, enveloped her entire body and even spread to her battle axe.
This kind of magic far surpasses that of men. To use a very vivid metaphor, the girl in red is like a giant sun in front of men, while men are just an insignificant star!
"Please! Let me go!"
With just one move, the man knelt down and begged for mercy. He was a Sword King, after all. Was he supposed to beg for mercy when facing a Sword Emperor who was only one level above him?
I don’t know exactly how big the difference is between the two, but I do know one thing very well: this girl is someone I absolutely cannot afford to mess with!
"roll!"
"Yes...yes! I'll leave right now! I'll leave right now!"
"This is bad!"
Seeing the man frantically fleeing, I knew exactly who the girl in red was after. Ignoring Basaka, I quickly waved to the Holy Beast, signaling it to come over.
"Woof woof!"
One and a half seconds after the battle ended, I decisively climbed onto the body of the Holy Beast and signaled it to return to the Orc tribe.
It's not that I can't afford to love yandere characters, but rather that pure love is more cost-effective.
I don't want to be caught by her... Although it's rare to be protected by such a powerful being, it also depends on who the other party is. I'm not so desperate as to be indiscriminate.
"Holy Beast! Back to the tribe! Full speed ahead!"
I must say, after rescuing this big dog last time, I had a pretty good impression of it, so it listened to me quite well this time. After a brief exchange, it took off running into the depths of the rainforest and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Oh dear...it's gone again!"
The girl in red, having finished her battle, turned around and looked at my location, but I was nowhere to be seen.
"Hehe...I will definitely find your...darling."
She didn't pay attention to Basaka, or rather, apart from me, there was no one else in the world who could catch her attention.
He kept muttering something like "I will find you" before walking in another direction and disappearing into the depths of the rainforest.
~~~
Three days after the incident ended, the rainforest entered a rainy season that lasted for several months. In other words, due to its proximity to the sea, Dororo experienced rainy weather for almost half the year.
This kidnapping incident seems to be a rather special exception, after all, it was a large-scale kidnapping operation by a smuggling organization.
They deliberately chose to launch their attack just before the rainy season, first setting fire to the forest to have a significant impact on the orc tribes, then launching an attack, and finally fleeing overseas.
Because the rainy season is long and the water level rises so that ships cannot sail, a large-scale kidnapping can be carried out during this time, and even if the kingdom issues an arrest warrant, they will not be able to be caught.
It was a perfect strategy. In other words, if it weren't for my presence as an unstable factor, the man's scheme might have already succeeded.
Of course, the most important thing was thanks to those two idiots. They were another group of kidnappers hiding in Ny'alotha who actually targeted the sacred beast of the orc tribe, which led to the orc warriors who arrived and captured me by sheer coincidence.
In short, it was thanks to those two idiots leading the way that Grandpa Whitebeard captured them all and sent them to the government of "Port Luca." They really brought it on themselves.
However, in this situation, the man took advantage of her vulnerability.
Because most of the warriors were called to Ny'alotha by the white-bearded grandfather to deal with another group of kidnappers, the number of guards in the orc tribe was reduced, which gave the man an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Fortunately, the man ran into the white-bearded grandfather who had returned during his escape, and was eventually caught and sent to the prison in "Port Luca".
In this way, although the orc tribes suffered heavy losses, they were able to capture the kidnapping gangs in "Luca Harbor" and "Ny'alotha", thus bringing a brief period of peace to these two places.
And so, the matter has finally come to an end, which is truly cause for celebration.
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