Chapter 130 - The Law of the Jungle
Ria, who finally reached the edge of the island, laid her shivering body down by the water's edge and let out a heavy breath.
The air cutting through her frozen lungs was so painful it hurt.
A wet wooden plank entered the eyes of Ria, who was curling her body sideways to hold onto even a little bit of her already dropped body temperature.
Ria, who quietly stared at it, fumblingly reached out her hand and fiddled with the sword she had tightly tied to her back.
It was unbelievable that she crossed the cold lake relying on a wooden plank.
To think she even brought it out as if running away after knocking down a priest of the temple.
"I guess I really cannot return to the village now."
She had no intention of returning to the village even if it was to escape from Idan, but still, it seed she had not erased the existence of a hotown to return to from deep within her heart.
Seeing how this was the only thing she barely thought of even after experiencing so many things.
Emptiness and bitterness raised their heads, but she knew that they were not big enough to stop herself.
Compared to her desire to save Jing, who had saved her and was eaten by the sword.
Once her body recovered its body temperature to so extent, Ria raised her body.
She had to find Ran and Ratel.
Jing definitely knew the fact that the temple was hiding the sword.
He also said that if it was Ran, he would know the solution.
Even if that was not the case, she had no other options though.
It was just a hunch, but there was a vague anxiety that if she dragged out the ti further, she might not be able to find Jing forever.
Ria swallowed dry saliva as she looked at the forest spread out in front of her eyes.
It felt like an Orc would pop out at any mont from the forest that looked like the footsteps of a person who had never even touched it.
With shivering hands, Ria untied the sword she had tightly fixed to her back.
Because the only useful weapon she had was the uncomfortable sword she carried on her back.
As the sword fell to the floor with a clatter, Ria, who had gotten scared in advance, flinched and trembled her body.
As if its appearance, like an evil sword that ate people was a lie, the sparkling thing was shining like a legendary sword that appeared in fairy tales or novels.
He told to go to the mountain in the center.
Ria, who barely swallowed her fear, picked up the sword with shivering hands.
Orcs live on the island.
Although it was said they disliked the sunlight, they seed to roam around during the dayti.
If she encountered them, she had to fight with the resolve to die.
Although it would be best if she could find Ran and Ratel before that.
Struggling to calm her trembling, Ria carefully stepped into the forest.
At that mont, Ria's courage had unintentionally screwed Ran over big ti, but no one noticed that.
***
Kwaaaaa---
At the faint sound of water and the sll of water stinging the nose, Ratel and I, without anyone being first, searched for sothing to fix our bodies to.
I, who grabbed the sturdiest-looking one among the protruding pillars, checked on Ratel.
With faster movents than , the bastard settled into a crevice in the rock wall across from and was looking at .
Having preempted a stable spot where even a single Orc could fit in, the bastard looked rather relaxed.
"Kkwek, hold on tight!"
"Worry about yourself."
Seeing how he had the leeway to return my concern with rudeness, it seed I really did not need to worry this ti.
The problem was the two bastards who went up.
Looking at the Leader's physical condition, it did not seem like he would have arrived at the destination, and judging from the screaming sound a little while ago, it was clear that at least one side was already in trouble.
It would be a disaster if even one of the two died.
Especially if the one falling was the Leader, it was clear the bastard would not be able to withstand the impact.
I braced for the approaching impact sticking to the wall, praying that only one would fall.
Kwaaaaa---
The sound of water gradually grew louder, and soon after, a heavy stream of water covered .
I opened my two eyes straight and struggled to confirm the things swept away by the water.
The effort could bear fruit.
Because not long after, I could discover a giant green body drifting down.
However, as always, praying was not of much use.
Unfortunately, it was not one Leader drifting down the cliff crevice.
Discovering the Half-wit drifting down together while caught in the Leader's remaining hand, I swallowed curses and reached out my hand towards the two.
I would suffer at least a fracture if I took that weight, but still, it would be better than letting them die.
Still, it was a relief they were the bodies of Orcs.
Sothing like a broken arm would recover quickly.
I, who resolved myself for the approaching impact, reached out my hand towards the Leader to catch the two falling Orcs.
However, really damn it all, the Leader Orc was a bastard who followed the law of the jungle even more precisely because it was a life-threatening situation, no, because it was a life-threatening situation.
It ant that the action the Leader took at the mont of falling was not receiving my help, but rather snatching the spot of the one who looked weaker than himself.
The mont I desperately realized that was when the Leader's flashing gaze was directed towards Ratel hiding in the rock wall crevice, not .
As if the hand I held out did not even enter his eyes, the Leader twisted his body to steal the spot occupied by the small human.
In an instant, at the sensation like my blood running cold, I let go of the hand supporting my body without thinking further.
And before the Leader's hand reached Ratel, I grabbed the bastard's body.
"Kkwek!!"
The Leader, surprised by the sudden attack and fall, scread, but I paid no mind.
While holding onto the bastard's body just like that, I reached out my arm and grabbed the wall.
A pain as if one arm and leg were tearing followed.
Anyway, I succeeded in hanging onto the wall with one arm and holding the Leader with the remaining arm.
The pain
Getting hit by the stream of water pouring down as if crushing a person, I cooled my head.
Right, following the law of the jungle is a natural thing.
Because the stronger side getting what they want would be the most effective principle living creatures have followed for a long ti.
If that is what he wishes for, there is no reason not to follow it.
***
Between the Leader and the Half-wit, the side that regained consciousness first was the Half-wit.
"Kkwek!!!"
Perhaps he was quite surprised, the bastard who raised his body with a scream cried loudly and looked around his surroundings.
Thanks to that, the Leader also slowly opened his eyes.
"Kkwek……, so noisy."
The Leader, who muttered while furrowing his brows at the Half-wit's loud alarm, grabbed his head and scanned his surroundings.
The bastard soon seed to realize the fact that he survived the sudden river water attack again, and that he was currently enduring while barely leaning his body against a pillar.
His flusteredness was brief; discovering and the Half-wit who were not much different from him, he made a slightly relieved expression.
It did not last very long.
Because the bastard's expression, who recalled that I held onto him and pulled him down in his last mory, turned fierce again.
"Kkwek!! What did you do earlier!!
I wordlessly looked at the bastard screaming in excitent.
When I showed no reaction, the Leader slowly stopped interrogating , perhaps feeling sothing was strange.
"Kkwek, kkwek!!"
While the silence continued, the Half-wit, who had not co to his senses, floundered while hanging onto the pillar.
I slowly climbed down the wall and stood the Half-wit's body upright.
"Kkwek?"
The bastard, who was able to catch his balance stably, looked at with doubtful eyes.
"Kkwek, shut your mouth and stay still."
"Kkwe, kkwek?"
When I muttered curses, the Half-wit closed his mouth, perhaps his situation finally beginning to enter his eyes.
"Kkwek, if you have co to your senses, touch the wall again. Kkwek, before you fall down just like that."
At my annoyance-mixed command, the Half-wit quickly grabbed the wall with cockroach-like movents.
I should not have just accepted that damn stubbornness.
I let out a big breath.
Because my patience was slowly running out now.
"Kkwek, hey, Half-wit."
When I called him, the bastard, who miraculously noticed it was a word calling him, raised his head.
"Kkwek, you go up first. Kkwek, I will fish out your Captain and go up too."
"Kkwek!!! I do not need your help!!"
The Leader, who had still not fully co to his senses, shouted.
"Kkwek, I do not think showing the appearance of being dragged up like a dog would be good for you either."
At the low warning, the Leader flinched.
The Leader, who soon ca to his senses, commanded the Half-wit.
"Kkwek!! Stop that guy from coming!!"
"……."
At the Leader's unreasonable command, the Half-wit's two eyes, falling into confusion, began intense pendulum movents.
The bastard's head went up and down like a broken machine.
"Kkwek!! What are you doing!!"
The Leader shouted again.
That must have definitely played so role in the Half-wit's decision.
Because eventually, the direction the Half-wit's gaze stopped was up, not down.
The Half-wit's relatively clear pupils stared at .
"Kkwek!!"
The bastard, who let out a small cry, began to climb the wall.
"Kkwek, what are you doing right now……."
At the flustered Leader's voice, the Half-wit looked down briefly.
However, the bastard soon took his eyes off the Leader and crawled upwards again.
The Leader blankly chased the Half-wit, who passed by my side and went up, with his eyes.
The Leader's spirit was dampened, and he could not regain his original strength until I went down to his side.
I thought he would rather start a reckless rebellion if watching eyes disappeared, but this was unexpected.
"Kkwek, what is it? Kkwek, I said I do not need your help."
The bastard, whose malice had drained, glared at with eyes where anger remained and spoke lowly.
"Kkwek, do not worry. Kkwek, I will not obediently help you either."
"Kkwek, what did you say?"
The bastard, who made a dumb face for a mont at my answer, soon ca to realize the aning of my words.
I grabbed the bastard by the scruff of his neck and lifted him up just like that.
"Kkwek!!"
When his body was unexpectedly lifted, the flustered bastard let out a short scream and flailed a little.
"Kkwek, stay still. Kkwek, unless you want to fall down for real this ti. Kkwek, I can repeat this until your limbs are torn to pieces this ti."
At my warning, the bastard's gaze naturally headed to his cut-off arm.
The injury on his arm, which had bumped here and there when falling from above, was tattered.
The bastard, who realized his situation, stopped rebelling and glared at .
Above all, the fact that he lost the position to command the Half-wit anymore must have been quite a big blow.
The bastard himself also knew that well.
"Kkwek, it is useless to eat right now. Kkwek, you cannot beco the Captain."
The Leader spoke as if threatening.
I made eye contact with the bastard who had beco much tar.
"Kkwek, look, you knew as expected. Kkwek, actually, didn't you realize it a long ti ago already?"
"Kkwek, what are you talking about?"
The bastard asked rebelliously.
"Kkwek, the fact that you can no longer beat no matter how much you try with all your strength."
The Leader did not rebel.
However, the bastard's eyes mixed with humiliation and anger rely substituted for an answer.
Right, there must have been a reason for being so madly wary of compared to the Half-wit.
If he was going to follow the law of the jungle like that, I was also willing to be considerate of him and follow the thod the bastard liked the most.
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