Desire

‘But.'

It was Daisy who was walking ahead. She glances back at the pain that follows her through the woods. Yesterday's work still leaves a big bruise on her chest. Azin led the way by accusing others of treachery and wiping out the same user. Azin laughed happily as he cut his dying boss's throat.

The appearance made Daisy feel a great sense of grandeur. When she first heard about Azin, Hans, the vigilante who explained about him, told her that he was a quiet man, respectful of him. His perception did not change much even when he actually met Ajin. He was quiet, had a comforting smile, and did not express his opinions strongly.

‘All lies. ’

Daisy felt a chill. Yes, the look of Azin she knew was a lie. The impression of azine that other people felt, not Daisy, was also a lie. Does Hans know that everything he knows about Azin is a lie? Daisy looks at the collapsed house and recalls Azin's disdain.

Maybe that, too.

No, I don't think so. Daisy clenches her fist, sweating, and struggling. At least the look of crying then must be the truth. At that time, Daisy's cry was real.

But there's no harm in being careless. Daisy swallows a gulp, reminiscent of the azine that killed the user as if it were nothing.

‘Maybe, we too. ’

Daisy makes a quick walk, hoping that the idea was wrong.

The wild forest, the realm of the green wolf. Continuing northwest from there, the forest ends, and there is a barren, barren cliff. The cliff that appears to have a sharp end is high and steep enough that it cannot climb without professional skill. Some players have already challenged themselves to climb the cliff, but have never heard of any successful players. Most of what appeared to be challenging videos on the homepage ended up falling off a cliff and dying, and the rest of them gave up on the way down.

“If you walk through a cliff for about half an hour, there's a path through which you can walk. ”

Daisy turns to the group looking up the cliff.

“The cliffs continue beyond that, and the sea ends there. There's no way to get down to the sea because of the floating... Well, it's not the ocean we're going to. ”

That said, Daisy begins to walk through the cliffs while fixing the spear.

“The monsters that come out of the way are wolves, but be careful because the Harpies that live in the cliffs rarely come down. ”

But there were no Harpies coming down. You encounter the wolf a few times in the process, but the wolf turns its tail and flees. It's because of the effects of the title Wolf Slayer. Thanks to this, there's no time to waste, so after about 20 minutes, the group arrives on their way up the cliff in the morning. The small path down between the cliffs is narrow enough for two adult men to walk together.

“You have to be careful from here. ”

The sewer naturally came forward and said. He straightens his helmet and raises his shield forward.

“Harpies usually target users who go up the path. We don't have a long-distance dealer, so it's hard to deal with harpies falling into the air aiming for a narrow path. ”

Daisy is the fallen one, and Azin is the power and the longevity one. There is a wizard, Lina, but the magic she has learned is only healing magic and buff magic. There may be some simple attack magic, but we can't expect a deal from her to deal with the Harpies.

Leading up the sewers, the group makes a morning hike. The road is steep and narrow, though it is walkable. If you slip sideways without a safety net, you will fall straight into a cliff. It's not that high right now, so if you fall, you'll get hurt, but you won't die. But I couldn't bear to fall. Everyone naturally climbed up the path.

Down the lead shaft, behind Daisy. Lina walks next, and Ajin takes the rear. It was meant to protect Lina, the healer, and the only thing you can attack behind the shielded sewers is Daisy, who uses spears.

“Harpy!”

About halfway up the road, the sewer shouted. At the cry of the sewer, he raised his head and looked up at the sky.

The harpy was a monster with sharp claws on the wings of birds and on the ends of both legs. Although the size itself was no different from that of ordinary people, the size of the two widespread wings appeared to be larger than that of Ajin. The Harpies flap their wings and come down toward the path of the morning.

“Ugh, gross.”

Daisy grunts. She frowns as she looks at the Harpies with unstoppable breasts, curling their hair. The curve of the body was nothing short of gruesome, but the combination of ugly face and sharp claws was close to disgust.

“I don't know if the reaper will work.”

The muttered sewer takes a deep breath.

[Stop him.]

Immediately, I heard a beep. Azin pauses, then shouts immediately.

“No, don't! ”

“.. Yes? ”

The sewer, which was about to explode the lions, looked back, coughing loudly at the cry of Azin.

[The road might collapse for no reason. And maybe there's another Harpy who heard it.]

You said you wouldn't do anything. Azin glances around, smiling heavily. However, I did not see the appearance of Raw Snow.

“.. there may be other Harpies coming. Maybe the road will collapse. ”

Asin adds an explanation to the group looking back at her. At that point, the sewer nods its head and raises the shield high. There is no way to attack from this side first, so we have to wait for that side to attack.

[Queeeheehee!]

The Harpy spreads its wings and falls toward the group like a spear. Ka 'ang! The Harpy's claws scratch the sewer shield wide. Daisy supports a ditch about to fall backwards, whirring.

“Damn, what power...! ”

“The Harpy monster level is 25. Not compared to wolves. ”

Daisy mutters and raises her spear up. She frowns and flies up, staring at the Harpy about to fall again. The moment a sharpened claw strikes - Daisy's spear pops out. Phew! The tip of Daisy's spear barely grazes the harpy. It was because the Harpies flew backwards, flapping their wings loudly as they tried to get into the spear.

“Oops!”

Lina screams and tries to fall in a rush. Azin narrows his eyes and raises the harpy, propping up Lina's back.

‘The terrain is bad. ’

The opposing Pokémon flies freely with wings, but this side has only a means of restraint. The road is narrow and dangerous there. I can't move on my own.

“Let's go a little further. ”

Asin said, studying the Harpy's movements. That's the only way we can do it right now. The sewer straps its shield over your shoulder and carefully pierces the path. Daisy looks up, raising her spear, and Lina shrugs and follows behind. Azin clenches his fist and smokes, examining the Harpy's movements.

Strength.

If you shoot it, you'll be able to resist to some extent. The question is whether to hit or not. Harpy moves fast. If I aim and shoot properly, can I hit it? If you knew this, would you have prepared a bow?

[Are you going to do nothing?]

I heard the sound of black snow again. He frowned. Ajin doesn't know how to use his vocals. I can't answer what Raw Snow is saying.

[Trust your flesh.]

With a giggling smile, Raw Snow said.

[Your body is capable of anything. No, to be precise, you can do anything. Salvation is not for use. I don't understand. It's already you.]

“.. easy to say. ”

He mutters and bends his knees. I decided to do it. It was my first time in practice, but I needed to get used to it. Ajin prepares for a leap of faith while boosting his strength. I don't think so. He was confident and prepared for action. If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't have tried to move.

The Harpies are fast, but Azin is able to pick up on all of their movements. The flapping of Harpies' wings, their bodies twitching. I can see it all, leg muscles tightening and claws erecting. Supersenses, sharpened existing senses, awakened by gaining salsa. All of that is still completely out of control, but if you concentrate, it's not impossible.

The Harpies have fallen. He's still fast and fierce. The high leg, the claws fall off. The sewer holds up its shield. Daisy prepares to attack. The gap in that moment

The pain is pierced.

Got it! When his claws fall off and Daisy tries to drop the spear. Asin's body leaps up faster than the spear extends. Fast-forward past Lina and Daisy's head, close to the Harpies. Azin opened his eyes and saw the Harpy's face. The crooked creature's face is filled with awe. His wings twitch. Maybe he's trying to back off. Or attack? No, that's impossible. His claws are already scratching the sewer shield. What about Daisy's Spear? It's just reaching out. Slow.

Phew! A hand reached out from the air and grabbed Harpy's head. Khh! The Harpies scream. But he didn't miss the Harpies. He squeezes his finger and reaches for the other hand to break Harpy's wingspan. Woof! The Harpies twist their wings. But the Harpies still have the other wing. The startled flapping wings change direction. A well-balanced harpy body tries to fall over the breach. Ajin kicked his tongue and kicked his body. Kwadang Tang! Azin's body falls from the recoil and rolls over the passageway.

Kuaak! The Harpy falls to the edge of the cliff. Azin stands up staggering, exhaling. A series of processes all happened in an instant. The moment Daisy's spear expands and pierces the air. It happened that instant. But Azin recognized the whole process and acted on his own.

See, am I right?]

You hear the laughter of Raw Snow. Azin looks down at his earthy body. Suddenly, my mind felt accelerated, and my body moved perfectly along with it. It was the first sensation he felt in his life. Feeling like you're the only one moving in slow time. Azin looks down at his body with a blank face and laughs out loud.

No, thank you. ’

Completely controlling your own body movements gave you crazy joy. It's hard to handle yet.

Ajin thought that earning a salve was the best harvest in the game, rather than winning a thousand martial arts.

If you combine it with the Thousand Horseman...

Azin swallows his saliva. If he becomes accustomed to the acceleration of the accident he just had, he will be able to see and avoid any attacks. In addition to that, it will be possible to insert the perfect counter in the gaps that appear instantaneously. A sharp sensation will prepare you for any attack, and an inner aerial attack that occurs as soon as you think of it will create an attack at any moment and position.

"If only I had gotten this before the fight with Valkun..."

Ajin may have been able to kill Valkun himself.

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I've put an image of the graphite on the cover in the artwork settings.