Chapter 77

Douz’s Last moments

I was able to confirm that the area around the tower to be the center of the village as many buildings can be seen line up there .

The village is in a pandemonium state as multiple screams and cries can be heard everywhere . Especially near the tower where several villagers are bleeding and lying around, with Douz in the center .

At Douz’s feet lies a mysterious earth colored sphere, the egg of the Little Rock Dragon .

Douz’s rusted sword sheath was now missing, whether it was because it broke, or he simply discarded it, I do not know . In any case, the blade was now revealed .

The fallen villagers were probably slashed by it .

Slashing, or rather, it seems more possible for it to be grinding .

It is not possible to cut with a blade that, so the body is ripped apart from the attack .

“Drop your weapon! You, what are you thinking!?”

Three villagers are holding bows, and directing the arrowheads toward Douz .

Just when I thought Douz’s movement is stopped he changed posture, and starts running towards the three people at once .

“Hihi, Hihihihihi’!”

“Don’t hesitate! Fire!”

At the same time as someone cried out, three arrows are shot .

Douz shortens the distance while parrying them with his sword .

Although one of the arrows struck Douz’s shoulder, he still advances without stopping .

The three people are slashed with the sword in his hand .

There are no other ways to describe this, other than that of a violent sword play .

The three people were easily defeated, with Douz impaling his sword on their back .

The man who was stabbed raised up one last cries, before finally stopped moving .

Although he had no skills, Douz’s stats are incomparably higher than the other villagers .

Even if they tried to stop him, they are only at the degree of armed villagers .

“Hyaha, Hihihihihi’!”

Looking at me, Douz continued to laugh madly .

It was as if he was waiting for me, or so it looked .

“Gaa’!”

While I was barking, I bent down in order to let Gregory off .

Gregory tried to say “That person is…”, but immediately stopped talking .

Gregory also had leg injuries, so there is no other way .

It seems like he understood his lack of ability .

Douz’s status is much higher than that of Gregory .

Although Douz increased his level when he went missing, it seems that he is stronger than Gregory even before he went missing .

It might be bad of me to say this, but it is so totally obvious that he will lose without managing to inflict a single wound if it’s a one-on-one .

I check the state of the village .

There are people who run away, people who watch from a distance, people who are injured and cannot move, people who carry the wounded on their back, and many others .

Gregory pointed at me while explaining to the surrounding people .

Though the anxiety in the people’s eyes around me did not clear, but it seems to have faded a little .

Right now, Douz leaves the Little Rock Dragon’s egg under the tower .

Although I would like to collect the egg without fighting, the number of victims will keep on increasing of I leave the state as it is .

It is necessary to restrain Douz before that .

“Hihi, Hyahaa’!”

As I stop, Douz cocks his large sword vertically .

I daringly receive it with my head .

The next moment Douz ttwisted his lips, as my scales blocked his sword .

Compared to a sword full of rust, my scales are superior .

“A”, aah? ”

Douze’s body bent backward and in response I body slammed him .

“Guagahaa’!”

Douz’s body is sent rolling, and a cracking sound can be indirectly heard .

His head is smashed towards the tower .

〖HP: 9/68〗

I was trying to knock him unconscious .

Though as it is, Douz still did not part with his sword .

Even with the overused and tattered body, Douz gets up quickly . .

He had such a distorted movement like a broken doll with its strings pulled by force .

Douz is opening and closing his mouth, but no words are coming out .

He lowers his upper body down still with his sword, and starts moving on all four .

He moves while thrusting the sword into the ground, and capture a child who was injured and cannot move, and starts rolling on the ground . .

“N-no!! H-help me! Please help me!”

“Hyahahahaa’!”

With such a half-dead body, how can he move with such agility?

I think maybe his sense of pain is no longer there .

Douz pierces his sword through the child’s stomach, and start biting as it is .

The child’s scream echoed throughout the neighborhood .

When I tried to approach slowly, he strengthened his grip on the sword .

The child started spitting up blood from her mouth and abdomen, the screams gets hoarse and it becomes thinner .

“Hihi, Hihihi’!”

He’s taking a hostage .

If this stalemate continue as it is, the Little Rock Dragon will be here soon .

As I was focusing on the Little Rock Dragon, strength returns to Douz’s eyes

It seems like he has the ability to recover .

If I attack Douz now to take the egg, the child will be killed .

Still, while I pity the child, with the way things are going, the Little Rock Dragon will end up entering the village .

Douz walks while dragging the child, and throw away the sword to hold the egg .

Even if he throw away his sword, I still can’t do anything .

Anyway, if Douz strangles the child, he will only be able to last a few seconds .

Douz is pinching the child’s neck with his left elbow, and holds the egg with his left hand .

Then he began to climb the ladder of the tower with his right hand and foot .

His movements are clunky, but fast .

The child no longer had any energy to cry even when the neck is strangled, with barely any color on the face, the tongue is extended loosely from the suffering .

The ghastly scream is heard throughout the village .

“Gaaaaatsu!”

I rushed to the tower screaming and pulled vigorously at the bottom of the ladder .

The ladder was just hanging above the wood scaffolding and made of rope, it was a simple design .

If I pull it, I should be able to shake off Douz and drop him .

Immediately after, the child fell from above .

I released my hand from the ladder, and caught the child in my arm .

Using this chance, Douz began to climb up the tower much faster .

Carefully, I killed the momentum and slowly drop the child .

The child is seriously injured, but still alive .

Looking at the HP, it should be enough to survive .

Now the hostage is gone .

Also Douz is on the top of the tower without hostage .

This time, it should be over .

“Hihihi …… Hyahahahahahahahahaha!”

His laughter echoes throughout the area .

His voice is directed toward the field – and as if in response, the sound of large footsteps was heard coming closer .

“GaaAAAOOOOO!”

A huge familiar roar .

I was too late .

The Little Rock Dragon is already here .

Douz climbed the tower probably to show the egg to the Little Rock Dragon .

Although insane it is clear what his intention and purpose are his action .

Still, there is some time to stop the Little Rock Dragon if I get the egg back from Douz .

“Hyahahahahahahah!”

Douz raises the egg high in the air with both arms, provoking the Little Rock Dragon .

Staggering he retreated a few steps back to the fence of the tower, and went over the fence .

Douz’s body was flipped upside-down, as it was falling in the air .

I put down the child in a hurry and stretch out my hand while running, but I didn’t make it .

The eggs of the Little Rock dragon and Douz’s head, both made a loud sound right in front of me and cracked .

Douz’s brain fluid mixed together with the contents of the egg that was on the verge of forming a creature .

Again, the roar of the Little Rock Dragon echoed around the village .

Way more intense than before, way more violent than before .