chapter 18
18 – Brothers
I was a little dizzy at the sudden expansion of the world.
Are goblins actually the ancestors of orcs or something?
‘Come to think of it, they seem to have similar skin and intelligence….’
… No, no.
Suddenly, I felt like I was having a very rude thought, so I hurriedly woke up.
The important thing now is not to goblin evolution, but to answer the chief’s question.
Remembering Han Seo-yeon from earlier, she opened her mouth in an orcish tone.
“The Forest of Trials is no more.”
“No?”
“That’s right…everything burned.”
“Why?”
The chief inquired about him, but unfortunately it is unknown why the forest was burned.
Because all I remember from a while ago was a burning scene.
“…I don’t have a complete memory of him.”
“Hmm.”
Suspicious eyes pierce my words.
Even if you’re like me, you might be suspicious… What if you really don’t know
“Yeah…Looking at your condition, you’re a bit weak even for a great fighter, and it seems like something is wrong.”
“….”
“However, I can’t believe you are a warrior.”
“Is this evidence not enough?”
“Not enough.”
He kicked his tongue once inside.
“So how about doing it like this?”
As soon as he said that, the orc who was standing next to the chief appeared as if he was salty.
“Let’s have a duel with this warrior and check your skills.”
… Have you thought of this from the beginning?
I thought they were a race that likes to fight, but their confirmation method is simply ignorant.
When I was forced to accept it.
“How dare you scorn our great warrior!”
Suddenly, Seoyeon Han jumped out.
‘What’s wrong with him?’
Such doubts for a while.
“Cheeky—!”
The accident stopped at the moment.
“Write…”
When he regained his senses, he heard a sound of pain behind him.
The cause is, of course, the chief purring with vigor.
“It’s a place where the great warrior and the great warrior talk! How dare one tribe member interfere!”
It sounded like a crazy dictator who held the title of not only a chieftain but also a great commander.
I also wondered why Han Seo-yeon intervened.
Why?
… Ah.
“That’s a little strange. Chief.”
“What?”
“Didn’t you try to fight me, the great warrior, and the other warrior?”
“Um…!”
Is this correct?
I thought it would be obvious if I glanced at him, so I turned my head away.
Like looking at my tribemates.
Everyone is shaking.
… It was the same for Han Seo-yeon, but it was openly acting, and a clear light of reason flashed in her eyes.
I was convinced after seeing that.
“First of all, please recover your momentum. Everyone is in a bad state as they lost their memories.”
“…That’s right.”
“I am sorry for our warrior’s faults, but I believe that if you know your honor, you will turn a blind eye to it.”
You made a mistake first. Right?
“Huh.”
The chief gains momentum while laughing, as if he understood my intentions.
Those eyes were still big, but they weren’t scary at all now.
Because Han Seo-yeon was neither nervous nor nervous at all.
Yes.
The one behind me is a regressor.
No matter what happens, there is someone who will take care of it.
“Huh.”
Chief scoured the foal.
“You haven’t talked about yourself until now.”
As I said that, I drew my sword and aimed it at it.
“I am Nam Hyeon-woo, the chief and great warrior of the orcs who have lost their memory.”
“…The chieftain and warrior of the jungle orcs, an ax that can crush mountains, Haktan.”
A chief who puts his own name on my name. Haktan.
As expected, it seems that you value old-fashioned traditions as if you just shouted.
“All right, Haktan. If you know honor, come and compete with me.”
“A great warrior versus a great warrior?”
“A great warrior versus a great warrior.”
“Hmm, this has been a long time since my eyes were wrong.”
When the chief heard me, he laughed as if he was quite happy.
“You are indeed an orc worthy of a great warrior. I apologize for the rudeness I just suffered.”
“Then is the proof sufficient?”
“What are you talking about?
“…Good.”
It sucks.
Anyway, it seems difficult to eat an honorable day.
Just wondering if the chief liked me.
“However, your body doesn’t seem to be normal either.”
I handed over a slightly benevolent offer.
“If you can withstand my blow, I’ll take it as your victory.”
The way he said that and raised the ax that was too big to be called a two-handed weapon was threatening in reply.
I had to struggle to hold back my laughter when I heard the proposal.
One hit.
So that’s just one.
‘My ability is ready.’
In the end, he couldn’t stand it and opened his mouth to deal with the rising corners of his mouth.
“It’s a mountain-shattering blow. I’m looking forward to it.”
“Are you smiling even in this situation!”
What should I do with something funny?
Did Han Seo-yeon have this situation in mind?
With that thought in mind, she walked along her haqtan and came to a large clearing.
“This is a place prepared for the upcoming duel. Thanks to that, it will become a more meaningful place.”
“Hmm.”
If I win the bet, I’ll have to stay with him anyway, so I thought I’d make a good impression——so I said defeat.
“What if I lose?”
“Are you afraid now?”
No, if I lose, your head will be cut off.
‘Are regressors funny?’
Of course, I didn’t say it out loud.
“I’m not afraid of defeat, but I’m afraid of my tribe members dying because of my incompetence.”
“hahahaha!”
As expected, you like things like this.
“That’s a good attitude! I swear on my honor that I will welcome your tribemates win or lose!”
“Thank you.”
I held out my shield towards him, whose liking was already rising steeply.
“Then you can fight with peace of mind.”
Haktan’s smile grew even thicker when he delivered the last service comment.
“I’m going—!”
With the roar of a satisfied Haktan, the battle began.
She believed in supernatural abilities and invested her mana into her senses.
No matter how much you block it with your superpowers.
Shouldn’t you do a minimum performance?
I felt the ax getting closer moment by moment.
I held out my shield obliquely toward the blade.
As if trying to deflect a mighty force.
And finally, the moment when the shield and the ax collided.
– Kang!
My supernatural ability deflected that force.
Haktan made a surprised expression at the ax bent in the wrong direction, perhaps reflecting his intention to deflect it.
He looked more confident than that.
“Good!”
… The ax that was swung again had no choice but to rot.
It’s one!
A speed you wouldn’t even be able to react to if you didn’t strengthen your senses.
‘Can I stop it?’
Although the duration of the ability increased as the grade went up before.
Even so, since the complete defense time is so short, there is a high possibility that it will be over by the time that ax arrives.
Amidst an extreme crisis situation.
I immediately injected magic into the hermit’s cloak.
‘Shukji.’
Activate the ability to teleport a short distance and step back.
– Quaang!
Haktan, who shattered the ground seconds before, laughed even louder when he saw me.
“You have a lot of talent! Good! Show everything before you die!”
… Why are you trying to kill
Maybe it’s because the words he said right before the fight sounded like he was prepared for death.
It seemed like it was f*cked up.
“This is really the last time!”
“….”
Of course, no one came to stop Haktan from declaring my death.
… Hanseoyeondo.
That fact brought stability to my heart again.
‘I can.’
Because the regressor judged that.
After regaining some composure, I immediately activated the job perk.
Unfortunately, ‘aggression’ didn’t activate, whether it was because he recognized this sh*t as a friendly match or because he was a slayer.
‘Plunder’ worked.
[Target – Loot the stats of Chief Haktan for a certain period of time.]
[Muscle strength increases by 4.]
[Durability increases by 3.]
[Agility increases by 2.]
[Stamina increases by 4.]
[Luck increases by 2.]
[Magic power increases by 1.]
Perhaps he sensed my plunder, Haktan’s smile grew thicker.
Crazy bastard….
“After.”
“Go!”
I used all my remaining mana to slap it into my arms and weapons.
Perhaps it’s because I haven’t mastered it yet, the mana injected into the weapon quickly dissipates, but it doesn’t matter.
Anyway, this collision is fleeting.
If the weapons were able to retain mana even at the moment of collision, that would have been enough.
And finally—a clash.
I made a slightly thicker shield by layering the sword held in reverse on top of the shield.
– Kwajik.
The ax broke the sword in an instant.
– Kagak.
The momentum of the ax that had been digging into the shield slowed down a bit with the power of my superpower.
‘Now.’
– Kang!
At that moment, the sword, which accelerated while spewing out magical energy, struck the side of the ax and pushed it away.
Because of the curved trajectory, the ax skimmed the surface of the shield exquisitely and slipped.
– Bang.
Finally stuck to the ground.
“Haa…”
Are you relieved at the thought of living?
“hahahahaha! I lost!”
Haktan’s cheerful laughter signaled the real end, and countless letters came to mind.
[Reflection (E) -> Reflection (D)]
[Swordsmanship (E) -> Swordsmanship (C)]
[Sensitive Sense (E) -> Sensitive Sense (D)]
[Mana Sim Method – Body (F) -> Mana Sim Method – Body (D)]
It was only a single collision, but the grades of the skills that rose in an instant seemed to have gained a lot.
[Achievement achieved!]
└ Recognize the Orc Chief Haktan (1/1)
└Reward: Haktan’s Gift (pick up yourself)
… One unpleasant achievement reward.
I wanted to open the status window and check it.
Is it because I pushed too much mana, or was the power of the Haktan that I just received was too strong?
My whole arm hurt like it was being torn apart.
I wonder if that stimulated the survival instinct?
I immediately thought of a method.
[Select a privilege.]
└ Berserk (B-)
└Boss (C+)
└ Land Leveling (A)
└Play (B)
A mark of a warrior that has never been used before.
There is only one thing to choose here.
“…Play.”
[Play (B) is selected.]
With that notification, light emanated from the bracelet.
And when the pain subsided a little, the tension was relieved.
I lost consciousness.
* * * *
… It is a dramatic scene.
When Nam Hyeon-woo, a great warrior who lost his memory, won a bet with Haktan, a mighty great warrior, light emanated from the great warrior’s token.
For the orcs, who are vulnerable to superstition as a primitive civilization, it must be like a revelation from the sky.
“Listen!”
As expected, Haktan watched the scene in a daze and roared.
“Daejeonsa Nam Hyeon-woo and all his tribe members are our brothers!”
“Waaa!!!!”
“Treat them as if they are all one tribe!”
Nam Hyun-woo, who passed out from momentarily consuming too much mental strength and mana, could not get up.
The orcs arbitrarily threw him unconscious into the sky.
It could have been dangerous, but… Its durability is also high, so there’s no way I’ll die with that.
Looking at it, I could see that the condition of the bracelet was gradually improving, as if I had chosen the perks of the bracelet properly.
‘As expected, I’m smart.’
Thinking that I should find something to give as a present before I wake up.
I sneaked out of the village, hiding my presence with magic.