Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After Sous and the others left, a figure emerged from the dense forest.
This person was an Orc, and his attire was very similar to Keribud’s. When this person came out, he was helpless. Originally, he had arrived at the same time as Sous and the others, after he had followed Keribud’s distress signal. But by the time he arrived, Keribud had already been discovered and saved.
From the beginning, he’d seen all of Sous’ moves. It would have been better if Keribud had been found alone, but if he’d been found, too, it would have been hard to tell. He still had a little reputation among the orcs.
Hopefully, the Skalan Tribe would not be too suspicious. If Orcs from the Orc Kingdom turned up at this time, it would raise suspicions.
“This person is truly terrifying. IIf Keribud himself automatically came out of hiding, he must have known that he had already been discovered.”
The Orc muttered to himself. Sous might have been hiding something. Even the Orc had not been entirely sure Sous could save Keribud. That’s why he had followed them until now, thinking he would wait for an opportunity to give the Engraved Beast one last blow.
“The talents and learning skills of humans are truly terrifying.”
He sighed.
He had to report back properly. There might now be another variable in the Skalan Tribe. This could very well be that human.
He did not think that he had the same spirit as Sous. He did not feel any swordsman aura from Sos, nor did he seem to have any magic abilities.
However, such an ordinary human had done something that he could not do. He saw through the Engraved Beast’s facade of putting on a brave front. Then, the human calmly killed it.
It was fortunate that the Orc himself did not interrupt. If he went out, the others would immediately realize that something was wrong. By then, that human would definitely see through his intentions.
This meant he probably had a close shave with death. His heart pounded at the thought.
This operation was supposed to be carried out in secret, and they had not intended to expose themselves. In the end, such an incident with the Engraved Beast interrupted their operations.
After taking one last look at the group of people leaving, the Orc turned around and left.
…
There was someone else behind him, Sous did not know. Now it was his turn to start having a headache, because these little beastmen were beginning to chatter noisily around him.
The thought of the old beastman watching these little creatures leave with a look of peace, Sous could understand now. It was as if he had escaped the depths of suffering. How noisy these little beings were.
They kept asking:
How did you find out, human…
How did you know, human…
…
If one overlooked their hyperactivity, Sous thought they were still cute. They looked essentially, very much like humans, only with slight differences.
Back at the village.
The old beastman saw the group returning not long after they had left.
How… How long has it been? Why had they returned?!
The old beastman was stunned.
The group of children ran back excitedly. “Grandpa Compassionate, we killed the Engraved Beast!”
This group of children didn’t know what the Engraved Beast meant. They only knew that this was the name of the Demon Beast on Mercy’s shoulder. They returned with arrogance, as if the Engraved Beast had been killed by them.
Killing a Demon Beast was an honor. Even though the little beastmen had not been the ones who had killed it, they had participated in the killing. After entering the village, they shouted, “Everyone, we’re back! We brought the carcass of the Demon Beast with us! We killed the Demon Beast!”
The old man originally did not think much of it. The Engraved Beast was a Demon Beast that lived deep within the mountains. It possessed the bloodline of a vicious beast and was incomparably savage. Ordinary people would not be able to kill it. Only if a commander came, might they be able to handle it.
When the old beastman saw the carcass on Mercy’s shoulder, his pupils contracted.
“The Engraved Beast was really killed!”
The old beastman was stunned.
At the same time, quite a few beastmen nearby heard the news and ran over to take a look. It could not be possible that those children knew what an Engraved Beast was. But they did. How could that be? This really was an Engraved Beast!
Why would the Engraved Beast appear here? How long has it been since the children came across it? Were they able to kill it in such a short time?
One of the little beastman walked over proudly. “How could this be fake? Grandpa Compassionate, look at what Brother Mercy is carrying. That’s the carcass of an Engraved Beast. How could this be fake?”
It sounded as if they were the ones who had killed the Engraved Beast.
The beastmen from the tribe came one after another to see Mercy carrying the carcass of the Engraved Beast. The Engraved Beast could not be more dead, its body covered in wounds.
Those who did not know what was going on thought that this was a bloodbath. Many female Orcs looked at it in awe.
Killing the Engraved Beast was a symbol of bravery, safety and dependability.
After a while, a huge crowd had gathered.
There was a rather good-looking beastman girl whose heart was filled with admiration. “Mercy, we’ve all heard that you brought the children to kill Demon Beasts to enhance their knowledge. You even killed an Engraved Beast. You’re so powerful!”
Mercy smiled bitterly. How could he have killed them? He glanced at the confused Sous and said with a smile, “I didn’t kill them. It’s all thanks to Sous. If not for him, the children and I would have suffered.”
“Then this Engraved Beast…”
“It was Sous who killed him.” Everyone took Mercy’s words for it. Mercy respected Sous. This was Sous’ loot to begin with. He had seen through the facade of the Engraved Beast. Giving the Engraved Beast a final blow was not something Mercy himself would have been able to do.
At that, pairs of eyes turned to Sous.
In the beginning, they did not care much about this human, nor did they like him. This was because he was a human. How could a human actually live within the tribe? No matter how they looked at it, they felt uncomfortable. But now, even these adults were starting to be curious about Sous.
“Brave human.”
“The spirit of a man is not bad.”
“Human, in our Orc Tribe, with such an honorable act, there will be many ladies who will admire you. You humans don’t have such treatment.”
“Hahahaha…”
The strong were welcome anywhere, as were the Orcs. Besides, the commander had said that Sous was not their enemy. They trusted the commander unconditionally. After all, the commander had led them and made their lives better.
“That’s… too much.” Sous smiled in embarrassment. In fact, he did not have many injuries. There were only a few bloodstains on his body. They were all from the Engraved Beast. He hadn’t expected that killing a Demon Beast would cause such a huge reaction in the Orcs Tribe. This was too unexpected.
He was still thinking…
Something was wrong.
This isn’t right either. Didn’t I agree to come to the beastman tribe because it was dangerous? The situation right now isn’t right.
He was not here to obtain their recognition. He was here to lure them to kill him.
In fact, Sous did not know how much trust the Orcs had in Benevolence. They would absolutely obey him.
When Benevolence had told them that Sous was no enemy, none of them had ever thought to kill him.
However, because they were of different species, it was expected that they would not take much liking towards Sous.