With Lizards

Chapter 1: Slaughter man

(TL: By Luffy)

[Mercenary POV]

"What is that ..."

Galbus looked at a strange sight through the telescope.

"Which one?"

Fantal, a stray elf by the side, points his palm at Galbus and urges for the telescope.

Galbus obediently handed over the telescope, and Fantal looked through it.

"What is this... ? "

Certainly, a sword-drinking landscape is unfolding beyond the telescope.

"... Isn't it one-sided? But ... he doesn't seem to be a master.

Is he some kind of operator? "

"Probably.

If not, there is no possible explanation. "

One person vs. A group of probably more than 30 people.

However, the minority was  overwhelming  the majority. No, he was unilaterally overrunning them.

Only one strange-looking man is murdering the dog-headed people who are  standing still for some reason.

It was not a sophisticated movement, and if one look at it was full of awkward and wasteful movements, it was clear that he was not good at handling weapons.

Holding an old sword in both of his hands, pierce the tip of the sword into the throats of the dog heads in order.

The dog heads were just standing on their feet without trying to avoid his attacks. 

Every time a man wields his sword, a vermilion mist blows up and the dog-headed people's bodies splurt out crimson blood.

"I don't know who that man is ... but I'm sure he's better than me."

　Galbus, who has the title of Deputy Chief of the Black Standard Mercenary Corps, said with a bitter face.

"I hope he can be captured properly ..."

"Or should I be able to kill it well?"

　With that said, Fantal laughs dry and laughs.

　This world is in a turbulent time and there are the mercenaries in it.

　I haven't led so many troops in vain.

　People began to disappear from the surrounding villages at about the same time and It's just women who seem to vanish.

　If so, there is no doubt that it is most definitely the work of some forigen adversary . For some reason, some non-humans had a low rate of female birth and had a habit of kidnapping human females for breeding.

　Also, if you continue to leave it unattended, the number will increase in a blink of an eye, and they will begin to attack the surrounding villages from one end.

　In other words, it was necessary to find the nest and eradicate it as soon as possible, and the black flag mercenary corps whuch happened to be nearby took over the task.

　Of course, mercenaries are not a group of people who like to move for free.

　Some of the surrounding villages have promised reasonable rewards, and they are moving with the promise that the treasures that the foreigners or non humans  have stored in their nests may be theirs.

　In other words, the man who unilaterally killed the dog-headed man before the mercenaries in the foreign nest was a good business rival for them.

"How long will it take to get there?"

　Galbus asks the elf Fantal.

"It's still quite far on the human foot, isn't it?"

　Fantal answers with a pondering face answers.

　They are now standing  on a large branch and on a large tree.

　From here to the place where the telescope is projected, there is no limit to the straight line distance, but ... It was blocked by a dense forest.

　Elves like Fantal would be fine , but the other mercenaries unfamiliar with the forest, would have taken a reasonable amount of time to reach that place .

"... Is this ... by the time we arrive, he would have all of them cleaned up?"

　Fantal's tone included laughter.

　Recently, he has been in the Black Standard Mercenary Corps as a guest, but Fantal is originally a nomad.

　I can afford to enjoy this situation.

"Get off and hurry"

　In contrast, Galbus' face is astringent.

　If he not good at it ... he'll have to deal head-on with that strange man.

[MC POV]

"... Damn it! Damn it!"

　On the other hand, the man who had no way of knowing that he had been peeped from a distance is wielding an old sword while cursing.

　I aim and poke their  throat one by one because I know that the blade of an old sword is completely dull and dull.

"I was wondering if anyone here  could talk!

　What are these guys!

　They can't talk, They 'll attack you as soon as they see my face! "

What the man was talking about was a language that he didn't even know about here ... but it's a little while before he thinks of it.

　 the man ... goes on, inflicting fatal wounds on the dog-headed people who have become stunned.

　He doesn't seem to be particularly wondering about the dog-headed people who stay still and do not move with their weapons raised.

　Occasionally, he picks up a weapon that seems to be easy to use from the frozen dog's head and change it, and proceed from one end to the throat, cutting off the carotid artery of these dogmen

　It seemed that he thought that if he got rid of them, he would eventually meet someone he should meet.

"... Huh, huh ..."

　Eventually the man reached the entrance to the cave.

"Is this the home of these dogmen ...?

　It really give those vibes. "

　For some reason, the man grinned.

　The whole body of the man is covered with blood.

"... I'll ask, my partner about it"

　After tapping the poor linen shoulder bag with his finger and taking a deep breath, the man entered the cave without hesitation.

from this point on, what a man should do remains the same.

　Those who stop moving are enemies, and others are not enemies.

　In other words, all you have to do is get rid of those who are not moving. The man was learning that otherwise he would be ill.

[Linda POV(Captued Girl)]

　Linda was still safe because it wasn't her turn yet. In fact, acquaintances from the same village or abducted girls from another village have been taken to somewhere else in the cave by a dog-headed man.

　Here, the girls who are trapped in the dead end are roughly taken away one by one every day, and the number increases to five or ten every few days. Surprisingly, some of the girls brought in included not only humans, but also an elf with long ears.

More the number of girls means more the number of dogmen

　For the girls who were taken away from here ... I think that's what they've been telling them.

　In other words, they are made to be a  lot of comforters and give birth to many non-human children.

　There is a constant increase and decrease, but the number of people  here now is about thirty.

　There are several armed dog heads hanging out at the doorway, and I don't think we can escape even if they are bundled together.

　Although dog-headed are smaller than Human, they are much stronger than adult Human males. In addition, the whole body is wrapped in thick fur and cannot be damaged by a slight knife or impact.

　 Even if they were able to get rid of those at the doorway, the cave is still packed with countless dog heads.

　I don't think I can escape safely by overcoming all of that.

　There is food ... but it's raw meat that smells terrible, barely drained, but ... is thrown in regularly. In a decent situation, it's something that doesn't go through your throat, but since we have nothing else to eat, we have to devour it. As a result, the newly brought girls becomes angry and debilitated. Far from washing their bodies, they are not even given drinking water, and on the contrary, they are filled with the smell of their excrement.

　The only thing I can do is to hold my breath and wait for my "turn".

　In other words, in a nutshell, the current situation of Linda and her friends is ... despair.

　It was quite sudden that the situation of these girls changed.

　The dog heads packed at the entrance were blowing  blood and falling down one after another without resistance.

　The girls of the POWs who noticed the change began to buzz.

　A man holding a lit torch in his left hand and a large hatchet in his right hand frowns and stares at Linda and her friends.

"*****! *****!"

　The man shouted something.

　But I'm not sure what I'm talking about.

　It sounds like a decent phonology, so it's a meaningful word ... but ... Linda, and even the elf girl ... just can't understand what the man is saying. 

"... **!"

　The man shouts again.

　I don't know what it means, but I heard, "Chikusho!"

　From the tone, it can be inferred that it was a curse, but ... the man turned his back on Linda and beckoned only once, and then began to return to the way he came.

　Linda and the others looked at each other for a while, ... Than stood up and followed the man.

　On the way, I also remembered to steal the weapon from the hand of the fallen dog head.

　I don't know if this bloody man can be trusted.

　However, I also knew that there would be no future if I stayed here any longer.

　At least, this man seems to be the enemy of the dog head.

　Above all, I didn't think the situation would be worse than it is now.

　Linda and the others who followed the man saw a strange landscape.

　Countless dog-headed corpses.

　Dog heads who have stopped moving as if frozen and are left to be slaughtered by a man.

　For some reason, She had no idea ... This bloody man seems to be able to stop the movement of the dog heads around him.

　When such a thing is swallowed, the girls who have been captured like Linda and others, holding the weapon looted from the corpse, actively begin to help the man.

　After some time, the daughters began to murder the dog heads in the cave as a group.

[MC POV]

　Looking at the girls who started killing the dog heads with their weapons held in their hands ... The man's hypothesis that "the only thing my buddy can stop moving is something that could harm him" is not wrong. It seems to be a success.

　 The appearance of the girls towards the dog-heads is daunting, and it seems clear that they are hostile to the dog-heads.

　For him, these dog heads don't have a particular grudge, but ... they can be dangerous for him, so he had to eliminate them.

　Both I and these girls are horrendous now ... but it's only after all the enemies have been cleared that they enjoy the luxury of dressing up. Then, I might be able to communicate with these girls who seem to be the same human beings as me in some way.

　Anyway, now ... the first thing to do is to wipe out all the enemies in the cave and ensure their safety.　

　The group, who proceeded while murdering the dog heads, eventually came out to a slightly open place. So, the man who had slaughtered the dog head without moving his eyebrows had changed his complexion for the first time.