The horde of orcs and the adventurers clashed.
The adventurers in the vanguard swung their swords, thrust their spears, and brought down their axes.
The mages and archers waiting in the rear fired arrows and spells, aiming at the orcs furthest away so as not to harm the front line.
No matter how hard the adventurers fought, facing over a hundred orcs was extrely dangerous.
At most, there were about 35 adventurers in Chilture.
Among them, there were only 15 archers, mages, and priests.
That ant the 20 vanguard fighters had to stop the massive wave of orcs from advancing any further.
Even if there were veteran adventurers capable of fighting multiple orcs alone, the overwhelming difference in numbers made it impossible to easily decide the battle's outco.
In such a fierce chaotic fight, even the smallest mistake could easily lead to death.
Moreover, as they fought the orcs, the adventurers realized sothing.
The charging horde did not consist of ordinary orcs alone.
Mixed in were orc warriors, much more muscular than the rest.
It was by no ans an easy battle.
Under normal circumstances, it would be hard to expect no casualties.
That’s what everyone was thinking.
At that mont—
Boing!
Splat!
-Groooaaar!
Pop!
Smack!
Splat!
-Graaah!
"Wh-What is that sli?!"
A sli was blowing away multiple orcs with tackles and thrusting its tentacles to defeat them, catching the adventurers' eyes.
While another adventurer barely took down a single orc, the sli was taking out three or more in an instant, performing outstandingly.
The sli’s actions were preventing the worst-case scenario from happening.
Even amidst the chaos, they couldn’t believe their eyes at the sight of a sli fighting better than most veteran adventurers.
That sli.
The sli that was so weak its extermination fee was barely enough to buy kids a snack.
It was defeating more orcs than anyone else.
And it wasn’t just randomly smashing them down.
-Graaah!
Thud!
“Ugh!”
If there was an adventurer staggered and in danger after being hit by an orc attack,
Boing!
Thwack!
-Gyaaaah!
the sli would imdiately tackle the orc and save them, over and over.
Thanks to this, the adventurers in danger could retreat, recover, and return to battle.
It wasn’t moving around recklessly; it was observing its surroundings and acting carefully, which was why no adventurers had died yet.
While the adventurers marveled at the sli and fought desperately against the orcs,
"Kyaaah! This is so fun to watch!"
[Just Slam First] ▶ Nice! Well done! Go in deeper and body slam them repeatedly!
[Gothic Luxury Bone] ▶ Hoho, as expected, Squishy has really gotten stronger.
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Hmph! Of course! Do you know how hard my kin have worked until now?
[Thread-Lady] ▶ That’s right! Squishy worked really~ hard and was so cute!
▶ Hahaha, these weaklings fighting is so entertaining.
▶ It’s always more fun with lots of blood splashing~.
▶ Ahaha, that human just fell over.
The viewers watching were cheering on the sli and laughing at the humans shown on the third-person cara, enjoying the stream.
However, the Orc King, who had sent the orcs, felt disappointed as he watched.
'Should I have sent more? This is too dull.'
The sli was fighting far better than he expected.
What the Orc King had envisioned was a more desperate battle.
Of course, he didn’t expect the sli to be desperate—he wanted to see the humans fighting alongside it struggle in despair.
But so far, there hadn’t been any human casualties.
For the Orc King, who wanted to see blood, hear screams, and watch them beg for their lives, it was painfully boring.
Even though he had included orc warriors, he knew that with the sli’s skills, they would be quickly defeated.
'I’ll have to send the blue ones and a champion next ti.'
Thus, the Orc King decided to send even stronger subordinates next ti.
***
After safely finishing the subjugation of nearly 150 orcs, "Then, to commorate the successful defense against the orc horde!"
"Cheers!"
The adventurers held a celebration at the guild.
Most of them raised their mugs high, celebrating making it through today’s crisis unscathed.
More than anything else, the drinks they were having now were free, offered by the guild as thanks for their efforts!
For adventurers who loved alcohol, it tasted even better.
Of course.
"Gulp."
For soone like Claire, who didn’t like alcohol, she substituted it with fruit juice.
"You drink too, Tongtong."
'Okay!'
The sli dipped a tentacle into its cup and slurped up the juice.
'Tasty!'
Wiggle wiggle wiggle!
As the party was reaching its peak, an adventurer approached Claire and the sli.
"Hey, I’m sorry about before."
"Huh? About what?"
"You know, when I looked down on that sli earlier."
This was the man who had told Claire to fight properly before the battle with the orcs.
"Thanks to that sli, I was able to survive. I’m really grateful. And sorry for looking down on it."
"It’s fine."
Claire wasn’t angry at the man.
It was an understandable situation.
Even Claire had a hard ti believing how strong the sli was before she saw it in action.
"Haha, you forgave so easily that it makes feel guilty... So, what does this sli like? I’ll treat it."
"What Tongtong likes?"
Claire tilted her head, then pulled out a nu and showed it to the sli.
She thought it was better for the sli to choose directly rather than assuming.
"Tongtong, pick what you want. He said he’ll buy it for you."
'Wow!'
As the sli’s eyes sparkled and it looked over the nu, the man couldn’t understand Claire’s behavior.
"What are you doing?"
"You have to let Tongtong eat what he likes. That’s why I let him choose himself."
"No way, even if that sli is amazing, there’s no way it can read—"
'This one!'
Pop!
The sli pulled out a tentacle and pointed at the nu item it wanted to eat.
"Huh?"
"He says he wants this one."
Claire lifted the nu and pointed to the item the sli had chosen.
"Wait, are you saying that sli really chose from the nu by reading it?"
"Yeah. Tongtong is smart. He can understand human speech and even read letters. He’s a super smart sli."
'Smart!'
Wiggle wiggle wiggle!
▶Hahaha look at that human’s stunned face.
▶Of course Squishy is that smart.
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Hmph! This is nothing for my kin!
[Gothic Luxury Bone] ▶ He might even be able to learn magic at this rate.
[Noblesse Fire] ▶ Isn’t that going a bit too far?
[Squishy Queen] ▶ You dare underestimate my kin?!
▶ Hahaha
▶ Fight! Fight!
Whenever it involves Squishy, it always gets crazy everywhere hahaha.
"Order this."
"O-Okay, sure."
While the man was ordering the dish, the entire guild was buzzing.
"Did you see that just now? It chose from the nu itself."
"It can understand speech and even read letters?"
"Not only is it super strong, but it’s smart too? Is it really a sli?"
The adventurers looked on in awe at what the sli had accomplished.
Of course, there was no disgust, hatred, or wariness in their eyes.
Because they already saw the sli as a comrade who had fought alongside them.
Moreover, most of the vanguard adventurers owed their lives to the sli’s heroic actions.
Hearing that the sli was not only strong but also smart made them feel proud, thinking, "Damn! That’s the sli who saved !"
A little while later, the roast chicken that the sli chose arrived.
'at!'
The sli imdiately hopped onto the dish and began absorbing and eating it.
"Ohhh, so that’s how a sli eats."
"Seeing it in person is pretty amazing."
"It’s surprising you can’t really see inside or anything."
'Tasty!'
The sli finished devouring the whole chicken in one go and clearly understood that the man had bought it.
So it wanted to show its gratitude.
Pop!
The sli jumped off the table and onto the man’s head.
"Wh-What?!"
"Oh. Tongtong wants to give you a massage."
"A m-massage? How would a sli even... with its tentacles?"
"Yeah, with his tentacles too. It feels really good."
The man couldn’t understand what Claire was saying.
How was a sli supposed to massage soone using tentacles while sitting on their head?
Just as he was thinking that—
Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle!
The sli started vibrating and giving a massage.
"Uh—uh—uhhhh~."
A lting, blissful sound escaped the strong man’s mouth.
"W-What is this? It feels... so... good... ah, ah, ah!"
The gentle vibration spread from his head throughout his entire body, giving him a pleasure he had never felt before.
The precise vibrations stimulated the muscles worked during battle, releasing all his fatigue.
"Wh-What’s going on with him?"
"The sli is really giving him a massage?"
The sli’s vibrating massage continued for five minutes.
Pop!
When the sli finished and jumped back onto the table, the man collapsed into a sloppy heap.
"Th-That was amazing..."
"Yup. Tongtong gives great massages."
"Hey, could I try it too?"
Drek, a B-rank adventurer who had fought using a one-handed sword and shield, stepped up and asked.
"That’s up to Tongtong."
"Um... Tongtong, was it? Could I get one too?"
Watching what had just happened, Drek believed the sli could understand him and addressed it directly.
'Yes!'
Pop!
In a good mood after the delicious chicken, the sli imdiately jumped onto Drek’s head and started vibrating.
Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle!
"O-Oh—oh—oooooohhh~!"
"D-Drek is making weird noises!"
"I didn’t know he could make sounds like that!"
The big, burly Drek, who always spoke with a deep, low voice, was now moaning in a high pitch, shocking the other adventurers.
Five minutes later.
"Ah—ah—ahhh... that was incredible..."
Even Drek’s usually stern face had completely relaxed, sparking intense curiosity among the adventurers.
Just how good did it feel?
"Hey, could I get one too?"
" too! I want to try it too!"
"Wait, first! I fought like crazy today!"
"You think you’re the only one who fought?!"
"I used so much magic my shoulders are stiff."
"Why would using mana make your shoulders stiff?!"
"Can I get one just for my legs?"
Several adventurers began gathering around Claire and the sli’s table.
The guild grew even more lively and noisy.
While they enjoyed this peaceful mont, they still didn’t know.
That the orc raid wasn’t over yet.
That even stronger and more nurous orcs would soon attack the village.
Chilture’s crisis was far from over, and the viewers watching the sli’s stream would have plenty more content to enjoy.
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