After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

These stragglers only think about how to escape when they encounter the slightest difficulty, and they can only bully the weak and fear the strong.

They don't look like a group at all.

Did I guess wrong?

While he was thinking, a deserter at the end of the team suddenly felt weak and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Parker immediately ran over cursing:

"Hey, what's going on?! You can't even walk!?"

The fallen deserter looked a little aggrieved:

"No, sir, something's got tangled up around my leg..."

Before he could finish his words, the fallen deserter was pulled by some unknown force and dragged into the moonless night.

“What is this—Boss, help…help me—Ahhhhhhhhhhhh—”

In the darkness, bursts of extremely miserable screams were heard.

This was accompanied by the horrifying sound of flesh and bones being crushed and splattered, the wriggling sound of some inhuman creature, and the smell of blood that hit one's face.

Chapter 78 It’s all right...

The unexpected movement made the deserters escorting Aize feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

"Everyone, prepare for battle! Form your ranks!"

Seeing his subordinates being completely crushed, Parker's nerves were stretched to the limit.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! If you don't want to die, hurry up! Hurry up!"

Dozens of deserters who survived the previous battle immediately took action, their weapons flashing with cold light were neatly displayed and aimed at the direction where the sound came from.

Even though they have abandoned their former identities, the training they received in the past is still engraved in their bones, making them fundamentally different from ordinary bandits.

however--

In the darkness, several tentacle-like objects suddenly stretched out, wrapped around Parker who was giving orders, and lifted him into the air.

The speed was so fast that even Aize couldn't see it clearly, and the deserters had no time to react at all.

Parker, who was lifted up, struggled desperately.

“What the hell…what are you guys standing there for!? Go ahead…Ahhhhhhh——”

The command sounded seamlessly, turning into screams.

Parker's body, wrapped in hard armor, was incredibly fragile in front of these seemingly slender tentacles. It was crushed, kneaded, and smashed to pieces almost in an instant.

Body tissue mixed with bones, organ fragments, and blood fell down like a bloody rain, dyeing the deserters lined up below red.

It also destroyed their will to resist in one fell swoop.

“Aaaaaaaaaaa——”

"It's a monster! It's a high-level monster!!"

"No ah ah ah ah..."

After a brief delay, almost everyone dropped their weapons at the same time, screaming and trying to escape.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

From the suffocating darkness, countless tentacles stretched out continuously, accurately grabbing and crushing every robber who tried to escape.

Blood splattered everywhere, screams, wails, and pleas for mercy came one after another, and the smell of blood that was so unpleasant that it made people feel sick and vomited quickly spread.

Even Aize, who was used to the battlefield, felt a strong sense of discomfort.

and nervousness.

This kind of movement and destructive power must have been caused by a large, high-level monster.

However, there is no monster that meets these characteristics in Aize's knowledge.

If it really is some unknown high-level monster, then with my current shrunk body, I will have no way to deal with it.

It's really bad luck to encounter such a thing while catching a bandit.

Just as he was thinking about this, the last deserter was dragged out from the bushes where he was hiding. His neck was broken while he was so scared that he was shitting and pissing and unconscious.

As his body fell to the ground, the tentacles retracted into the darkness and the night fell into silence.

There was no trace left except for the fragments on the ground that would give you nightmares.

Aize, who was still trapped in the prison van, held his breath and was alert for any suspicious movements.

coming.

In the darkness behind the prison van, something is approaching.

The footsteps were unexpectedly light, not at all like those of a large monster, but more like those of a human.

As the footsteps got closer, a figure finally emerged from the dim moonlight.

A girl, at least that's what she looked like.

At first glance, she looks even younger than Aize, with short pink hair, blue eyes that sparkle with a faint light, and delicate and pleasing facial features.

She was wearing a black cloak, a brown coat that was a little too big for her size, tight black tights, and long boots.

From appearance to dress, although everything is very cute.

But in this tragic situation with blood everywhere, it created a weird feeling that made people inexplicably scared.

Their eyes met.

Aize looked at the other person with some confusion.

Were those tentacles and those movements just now all caused by this person?

Not quite like it.

And if she really did it, how come her body is so clean without any blood on it?

The girl smiled in confusion:

"It must be scary to be caught by someone like that, right? But don't worry, everything is fine now."

As she spoke, she drew the knife from her waist, cut off the big lock on the prison van in one stroke, and opened the door.

"Uh……"

Aize was still a little slow to react, but the girl had already extended her hand to him with a friendly smile:

"You're a mixed-blood too, right? Where do you live? Do you want me to take you back? Or, my village is nearby. Would you like to go there and rest for a while?"

Village? Nearby?

Aize frowned.

This guy, could it be...

If this state of thinking is applied to the appearance of a child today, it is easy for people to think that the child is frightened.

Then, the pink-haired girl immediately comforted him:

"There are a lot of bad guys around here lately, but don't worry, I'll kill them all soon! So don't be so scared."

Aize raised his head slightly and asked doubtfully:

"You want to kill them?"

"of course."

"So you're also looking for their lair?"

The girl was a little confused, but nodded.

"Yes, I've been searching around here all day, but haven't found anything yet. However, saving you is a bit of a gain. Let's go and get out of here first."

Aize finally understood and took a deep breath.

Then--

"Then what on earth are you doing right now?!"

"well?"

The angry roar, which was completely inconsistent with his appearance, obviously startled the girl, and her outstretched hand was stunned in the air.

"If you're looking for this gang's lair, why kill them all? If you leave one or two alive for interrogation, wouldn't that reveal everything?"

Previously, the experience in the restaurant where these people committed suicide to avoid being captured left a deep impression on Aize.

So this time, to be on the safe side, Aize chose this fishing-like method to find their lair.

You can also blend in with the hostages and ensure their safety when the fight starts.

The results of it?

The fish I caught became sashimi and the fishing line was cut.

Crushed.

The girl was stunned.

After freezing for a few seconds, a panicked expression appeared:

"Yeah, how could I forget this!?"

Then he hurriedly rushed to the corpse push he had made, picked up a few relatively intact ones and shook them:

“Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Don’t die!!”

After trying in vain, she looked at Aize with a depressed look:

"What should I do? My head's fallen off! If it were a human, I'd probably die if my head fell off, right?"

"What should..."

Aize covered his face and sighed.

They've already been killed, so there's no point in dwelling on the previous plans now.

What's more, they mean well.

He cleared his throat with two dry coughs:

"First, let me confirm. If I'm not mistaken, you should be Miss Alicia, right?"

Chapter 79 Something More Dangerous

The pink-haired girl blinked blankly, still holding a headless corpse in her hands.

"Yes, I'm Alicia. How did you know?"

"It's a long story... Can you put that thing down first?"

"Ah, I'm sorry."

The body, its bones crushed, fell limply at the feet of the young girl, Alicia, and the splashed blood stained her snow-white skin.

This guy is not normal either.

Aize thought so, sighed, and began to introduce the current situation.

It didn't go into too much detail, and there was no mention of the hero's identity.

I just introduced the previous kidnapping incident, the current situation of the village, my own plans, etc.

After hearing this, Alicia's expression fell into gloom:

"I didn't expect that even the village would be attacked... Tsk - I should have gone back first thing last night."

"last night?"

Ai Ze had some doubts. Alicia was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly explained in a panic:

"No... well, I'm an adventurer. I went on a long trip for a commission and only got back last night."