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At that time, she had no doubt that it would be a proud day.

My days as an apprentice priest have finally come to an end, and I have been officially appointed as a druid, assisting in important ceremonies conducted by the chieftain.

Even the other sisters who were worried that she was not ready yet could not break the Chief’s will that she needed at least one more help.

It was true that I was a little scared when I heard about the contents of the ceremony.

A monster cursed by the ancient goddess of spring, Istra.

Releasing the woman who never dies, who bursts into madness and dyes her white body red with the blood of those who appear in front of her, once again.

The intention was to show the goddess’s anger and power by sending a disaster-like being to her enemies, just as her ancestors sometimes did in the past.

No matter how many precedents there were, opinions were divided among the druids as to whether this action was right.

However, the empire keeps invading our land, and even in a situation where we must come together to stop them and take back Britannia, the chieftain says that this ritual is absolutely necessary in order to defeat the other tribes who are foolishly engaged in internal strife and advance beyond the wall with a united force. argued strongly.

Eventually, she, several druids, and many warriors followed the chieftain and arrived in front of a cave in Carbanog where the monster was said to be sleeping beyond the rocks.

And there, in order to remove the magically sealed rocks and awaken the monster sleeping inside, they chanted spells and offered sacrifices to the gods.

When the rocks finally moved their large bodies with a thunderous sound, revealing the darkness in the cave, she clenched her fists with a sense of accomplishment, not knowing what would happen next.

After opening the cave entrance, they quickly left the place.

While waiting to hear the sound of the unleashed monster slaughtering the enemies it lured here.

But for some reason, even after a long time, no sound was heard.

The chief was embarrassed and immediately called the druids to question him.

How did this happen? Did the monster starve to death inside? Wouldn’t this just mean giving up the land to the enemies?

Just as embarrassing, the druids raised their voices against the unjust criticism of the chieftain, who had gone ahead with the ritual even though they had clearly tried to stop him, but the chieftain did not respond to their protests.

No, I couldn’t.

Among them, he was the first to have a knife stuck in his throat.

It was the woman of legend who appeared behind the chieftain, who was cracking and coughing up blood. It was a monster crazy about killing.

Otherwise, who would see blood flowing down the blade of a sword, hear the sound of air escaping through a torn neck, and smile in such ecstasy?

I don’t know if it was out of anger at the death of the chieftain or fear that they too would die if something was not done immediately, but the tribe’s warriors took up their weapons and rushed at him.

It didn’t matter what the reason was anyway. All those who rushed in immediately followed the chieftain.

It was the moment when the chief realized what she, and the tribesmen, had been trying to unleash on their enemies.

From then on, she couldn’t even think about chanting the spell and just turned her back and ran away from it like everyone else. Trying not to listen to the constant screaming coming from behind you.

But that didn’t stop the hunting.

Just when you thought you were safe because you had escaped, without fail, it showed its red eyes in the darkness of the forest and took another person’s life.

So she ended up hiding alone in the bushes until just now.

I heard with my own two ears the other people who were with me just moments ago being torn to death by the monster’s sword.

It was such a scary and terrible time that I had a crazy desire to run outside.

But now, as she faced the thing that had stuck its head into the bushes, she realized how convenient that thought had been.

Why on earth is that thing smiling?

That bright, bright, so purely happy smile… combined with its beautiful appearance, I felt like I would be enchanted by it.

If only it weren’t for the fact that he was holding a knife in both hands, and the blood that turned his pure white hair and skin red was splattered here and there.

As soon as the young druid saw the blood, he remembered what it had done to the other warriors and druids of his tribe.

“Ugh.. Ugh!!”

In the rising fear, she backed away, knowing it was no use, but had no choice but to turn around and run away screaming.

The steps of the monster chasing her were so leisurely.

I knew that I would never be able to run away from myself anyway, just by taking such hurried steps on shaky legs.

In reality, the druid didn’t even get that far before his trembling legs got tangled and he fell.

As she quickly tried to get up again, she realized that the monster’s shadow had already fallen over her and froze.

“..Huhhh…”

Unable to regain her strength, she closed her eyes and cried, waiting for death to come.

He just prayed for a little less pain and hoped the monster wouldn’t play with him for too long.

But the monster did not attack her straight away this time either.

Rather, even the steps that were leisurely approaching her stopped and just stood still.

The druid, who had been crouching with his eyes closed and waiting for the last moment, couldn’t bear it anymore, so he gently opened his eyes and turned to look in the direction of the monster.

And unexpectedly, he was surprised to see that its red gaze was not directed at him.

It had its back to itself, its ears prickled, and it was concentrating on something else.

While she was wondering for a moment whether she should seize the opportunity and run away somehow, the reason why the monster was listening was revealed.

“…What is that?”

A group of people dressed in armor and armed with spears, shields, swords, and axes were frozen as they stared at the monster.

There was blood splattered all over their weapons.

‘…How are the Imperials here? Could it be… that they fought and won against other tribes and penetrated here?’

Although she escaped immediate death, she was extremely embarrassed.

The reason the chief tried to release that monster in the first place was because he couldn’t possibly defeat the other tribes who were attacking him by uniting unless he was at the level of releasing the cursed monster from the legend.

Are you saying that in just a few days of being chased by monsters, the Empire’s warriors have already destroyed them and come this far?

– Sabak.

But the moment the monster took a step towards them, the druid erased all his worries from his mind.

Now was not the time to wrap her head around questions that could not be answered; it was time to escape, somehow taking advantage of the luck that the gods had bestowed on her.

Fortunately, the monster didn’t even glance at her as she quickly got up and ran again.

Unlike before, they didn’t send it away as if they were playing with it because they could catch it again if they wanted to. I really wasn’t even paying attention.

Because there were more and more valuable prey than her.

So she just ran, not even caring about what was happening behind her or what would happen.

I said a prayer of gratitude to the gods in my heart over and over again.

“…Surely that is the immortal monster the clients were talking about?”

It wasn’t just the monsters that didn’t care about the fleeing druids, but also those who suddenly appeared.

As adventurers and mercenaries hired from the cities and villages inside the wall, the task entrusted to them was not to kill barbarians, but to catch the monster that the clients had mentioned.

Although I earned some extra income by killing the oncoming barbarians and plundering their villages, considering the amount of money offered as a reward for the request, I had no choice but to focus on the monster in front of me.

However, when one of them saw the monster they were chasing, his eyes widened in disbelief, and then he started laughing out loud.

“Puhahaha! Are you kidding me?! That? Hahaha!”

As he burst into laughter, the other mercenary raised his voice and scolded him without taking his eyes off the monster.

“What are you doing?! You idiot! Can’t you see the blood on that bitch’s body and the knife she’s holding?! Who are the barbarians we saw so far?!”

The mercenary who had fought against the oncoming barbarians knew well that they were formidable warriors.

In fact, if it weren’t for the help of the clients, we wouldn’t have been able to reach deep into the forest so quickly.

It was a monster that single-handedly butchered dozens of barbarian warriors over the course of a few days. No matter what it looked like, it was crazy to let down your guard.

Unfortunately for him, his colleague appears to be a crazy person.

“Hey… No matter what, do you still think that thing is a monster? Unless the cave they said she was locked in was a brothel-”

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“Tangled? Kkuddukugh…”

And the price for that crazy act was his own life.

It closed the distance in an instant, and as soon as it stood in front of him, it moved the dual swords it held in both hands like a thunderbolt. The moment the sword swung by its immature colleague and the monster’s dual swords became entangled, his sword flew into the air.

Before he could lift his shield, the twin swords that penetrated the empty space immediately tore off his neck.

He fell to his knees and tried to stop the blood flowing from his torn neck with both hands. The face was full of pain and fear.

And the expression on the face of the monster standing in front of him looking down… it was no longer smiling.

It was a monster that enjoyed the slaughter itself and gladly accepted the resistance of its prey, but certain words uttered by the foolish mercenary just now seemed to have touched the disgust of such a monster.

The red gaze it sent was boiling with anger.

Watching this, the mercenary, who was wiser than the man whose throat had just been torn apart, realized two things and shuddered.

The first was that he understood the insults of his foolish colleague.

The monster in front of me clearly had the intelligence to understand human language.

The second was the monster’s skills.

Perhaps to avenge the insult he had suffered, the twin swords that tore off his comrade’s neck moved very subtly.

To inflict fatal wounds so that death is inevitable, but to live as long as possible and to feel that pain every moment along with the blood that fills the pores.

He had never seen more than a few people in his life who could handle a sword like that.

He was wiser than his colleagues, so he immediately shouted after realizing it.

“Ladies! Hurry and bring the girls! Tell them you found the monster! If it’s not them-”

I had to forget about paying extra or leaving a good impression on the client.

There was no other way for them to deal with such a monster than for the clients themselves to take action.

Unfortunately, wise insight allowed him to make the right decision.

Hearing his shout, the monster turned its attention to him and swung its sword again, unable to stop it from instantly piercing his defense and cutting off his leg.

He fell forward with a painful groan, and the last thing he saw was the approaching blade of his sword.

The pain that came with the darkness made his screams echo through the forest.

“…I think I found it.”

“Yes. Let’s go.”

And when they heard the echoing screams, they also began to move.