Chapter 35. Two Street Bosses.

“Ki, kill himㅡ! Kill that son of a bitchㅡㅡㅡ!!!”

The gang members started rushing in again. But just getting close to him caused their bodies to be torn apart as if they were being crushed. His surroundings literally became a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Ugh.

With just a few movements, his arms and legs were already tingling. The drug’s effects hadn’t worn off yet, but the aftereffects were already hitting him. Blood was pouring out of both nostrils. …He didn’t have much time left.

Gunda glared at the street boss among the gang members. His target was that cunning dark elf. She hid behind the gang members.

Fucking bitchㅡ!

The warrior advanced towards the dark elf. He stabbed and tore apart everything blocking his path with his spear.

After killing all the gang members blocking the way, a group of orcs formed a wall with their bodies. A total of four orcs boasting massive sizes.

At that moment, Gunda’s leg faltered once.

No…, not yet…!

He clenched his leg muscles, took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth.

It was a long breath.

He kicked off the ground with all his might.

Gunda slightly dodged the blunt weapon coming at his head. He momentarily mimicked Ji-hyuk’s movements. He had become familiar with them from training together for so long.

He pierced the orc’s chin with his spear, penetrating its head, and quickly pulled out the spear while ducking. Another orc’s blunt weapon came and slammed into his comrade orc’s chest.

This time, Gunda swung his spear with all his might. The spear blade cut through the bastard’s thick neck with a *seokduk*. At the same time, he dodged the blunt weapon falling towards his head with a spin, then stabbed the opponent’s chest with the spear.

He finally released the breath he had been holding back.

Hoooooㅡ.

Then, terrible pain surged through his entire body. The drug’s effects were almost gone.

No, just a little more, mooooreㅡㅡ!!

At that moment, a blunt weapon struck his left shoulder with a *taak*. Taking advantage of the momentary lapse in his breathing due to the pain, Gardfel’s surprise attack hit its mark.

ㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!!!

The left shoulder bone immediately collapsed. But the warrior brushed it off with a short groan, “Ugh.”

“Eu, aaaa, aaaaaaaㅡㅡㅡ!!”

Gunda screamed and forcibly moved his creaking limbs. The spear tore a long gash in Gardfel’s chest.

ㅡㅡ!!

The warrior didn’t stop there and stabbed the spear straight into the heart. *Oop*ㅡ. Even as he was being stabbed, the orc unleashed a final blow. This time, the blunt weapon struck his left arm.

The bone shattered instantly. But Gunda didn’t even let out a groan this time.

Soon, the orc fell backward with a *kung*. Gunda, standing tall, glared at the dark elf with a demonic face.

But his body was no longer in a state where he could move. The warrior’s body was convulsing.

Heoeok, heoeok, heoeok.

Just a little more…!

He barely took one step. It felt like shards of glass were being hammered into his entire body. Even in the midst of terrible pain, he had only one thought: to kill the enemy.

But there was a limit to what he could do with willpower alone.

One last time…!

He inhaled deeply. This was his last breath.

The warrior gripped the spear in reverse, took a step forward with his left foot, and then threw the spear at the dark elf.

Get hit, aaaaaaaㅡㅡㅡ!!!

But the spear ultimately failed to pierce the dark elf’s body and went off to the side.

……Ah…….

Gunda couldn’t help but feel disappointed and collapsed forward. He could no longer move his body.

Heoeok, heoeok, aeugh.

Gunda groaned in terrible pain.

The dark elf, Videl, stood there panting for a moment, then her expression turned fierce.

She slowly approached Gunda with sharp eyes. The gang members were already dead or had run away.

To be taken down this much by just that one bastard.

Even though the opponent was on drugs, the damage far exceeded expectations.

The dark elf was planning to stab and kill him as he was. If possible, she wanted to cut off his dick and balls while he was still alive, but the situation wasn’t good. She would have to deal with the fallen warrior immediately and then join the group on the surface.

You fucking bastardㅡ.

The street boss had suffered too much damage from just the two of them. The plan to take down that damn money-grubbing bastard would have to be put on hold for now.

Videl crouched down at Gunda’s head. She raised the hand holding the dagger.

And just as she was about to strike, suddenly, with a *peok* sound, her mind was instantly blown away.

The spear that flew from a cluster of sparkling lights in the distance pierced the back of the head of the dick collector. It was the spear that Gunda had thrown at the dark elf earlier and missed. She collapsed onto the warrior’s body, spewing blood and brain matter.

Soon, Ji-hyuk appeared, emitting a bright light. He kicked the dead dark elf’s body away with his foot. And checked Gunda’s condition.

Fortunately, he wasn’t dead. His left shoulder and left arm were almost destroyed, but he was still breathing well.

“Gunda, Gunda…!”

“…I’m sorry, Warrior-nim…. Ugh….”

Gunda was ashamed of his unsightly collapse and felt sorry for Ji-hyuk. He was tormented by regret that if he had been just a little stronger, he could have killed the dark elf cleanly.

“No, you did well. You held out really well, Gunda. …I should have come a little faster.”

Ji-hyuk was so grateful that Gunda had held out this much. How much his heart had dropped when he went to the other passage.

He hadn’t expected that the opponent would notice and turn back. Because of that, Gunda almost died.

Ji-hyuk beheaded the dark elf. Blood poured out from there. He held it in his hand, carried Gunda on his back, and started walking down the hallway.

A few gang members belatedly ran up, but they saw the dark elf’s head dangling from Ji-hyuk’s hand and ran away again.

Ji-hyuk walked along the hallway filled with the stench of blood. And went back up to the surface along the underground passage he had entered earlier. It was the same there, with the stench of blood.

The two came out of the building. It was pouring rain. Ji-hyuk looked up at the sky for a moment, then walked through the rainy alley. Rainwater fell on his blood-soaked body, and red blood flowed down his legs.

He walked straight towards where Ganesha and Elizabeth were.

The two warriors’ bodies were instantly soaked with rainwater. But Ji-hyuk’s burning eyes didn’t fade easily even in the rain.

Soon, they arrived in the middle of the street where people were crowded. Those who looked like security forces aimed their spears and surrounded Ji-hyuk and Gunda. Then Ganesha ran up and shouted at them to immediately lower their spears. Only then did the soldiers lower their spears.

Soon, the chief of the security forces also approached. Ji-hyuk threw the dark elf’s head in front of him with a *tuk*.

“Heop…!”

The corpse’s head with a hole in it was clearly gruesome. Ganesha glanced at it and smiled.

“You did it.”

“Yes, Mama.”

“Good, you’ve worked hard. …What about Gunda?”

“He’s a bit injured, but he’s safe.”

“Elizabeth is also safe. She was crying her eyes out, though.”

Ji-hyuk smiled. It seemed everyone was safe, fortunately.

*Shwaaaa*, the sound of rain grew stronger. The chief of the security forces politely said that he would escort them to the inner castle.

Ganesha nodded and told him to guide them.

Thus, the four warriors headed to the inner castle through the rain.

· · ·

The appearance of the four warriors and the S-class rank 3 caused a stir in the metropolis of Palahinho. Some people were gossiping that the imperial family must have taken the issue of the warriors’ disappearance seriously and secretly dispatched the warriors.

In any case, the notorious street boss Videl was dead, and her forces were almost wiped out, so the story that people were gossiping about was accepted as a fait accompli.

After that, the topic of who would take over the back alleys became a hot issue, but the warriors didn’t care who it was.

Elizabeth and Gunda spent several days recuperating and healing their wounds. Fortunately, their bodies returned to their original state.

Princess Ganesha teased the duchess, who cried because her arm bone was broken. The duchess, who was caught hearing that embarrassing story in front of Ji-hyuk, was so ashamed that she wanted to die right there.

The count’s soldiers searched the dark elf’s underground city and found a huge treasure trove and A-class warrior, Nabre.

He was rescued without dying, but he was in a state that was too terrible to describe. His arms and legs had already been cut off and could not be restored, and his eyeballs, teeth, and tongue had all been pulled out. …Frankly, it was not living even if he was alive.

The healer fairy of the Nabre team came to Ji-hyuk and gave him a sincere thank you. She said she would even serve him at night to repay the favor.

“No, it’s okay. Forget about what happened back then.”

“…Thank you, Your Excellency. Thank you so much….”

“Can Nabre be healed?”

The fairy shook her head with a sad expression.

“…No.”

Unless it was the legendary Elixir, it was impossible to recover. …The beastman warrior would have to live like that for the rest of his life.

“I see, that’s too bad…. I hope there will be light in their future.”

The rag fairy prostrated herself on the floor and bowed.

“I will never forget this grace even in death, Your Excellency.”

…The next day,

Nabre and the fairy were found dead.

There were no signs of murder.