She washed her hands on the nearby river. But seeing that it won't be enough to take away all the blood and brains stuck on her arms, Tara decided to bathe instead. The angel took off her clothes, revealing a slim lithe body, smooth skin and perfectly shaped breasts with small pink nipples. After she carefully folded her clothes, Tara slowly wadded in the shallow part of the river, taking care not to slip on the wet stones along the bank.

As she was scrubbing away the blood and brains from her arms, her thoughts wandered back to what happened, just a few moments ago.

Earlier, Tara motioned the fat mercenary to follow her outside the guild hall. The ugly bastard who was very eager to fuck this beautiful girl, wasted no time and started to follow Tara.

She then led the ugly bastard to a secluded area in a nearby forest, about a few kilometers away from the guild hall.

She secretly and quietly, expands her mana for about fifty meters around the area to alert her in case people accidentally stumble near them.

Satisfied with the precautionary measures, she finally faces the large ugly merc.The ugly bastard licked his lips in anticipation of what was to come.

He has been patient up to this point, he can no longer wait, his libido has already reached the point where a simple fucking wouldn't satisfy him anymore, his mind was already thinking of different ways to sate his lust.

"You really want to fuck me do you?" Tara asked the ugly bastard with a sweet, but at the same time, seductive smile.

"Oh yes, I will eat you up, sweet cheeks, you will never forget me after I am through with you. I might even keep you around as my toy for the rest of your life" The ugly bastard excitedly said as he started to unbuckle his belt as fast as he could.

"I am going to mess you up real good" he added as he finally took off his belt and started to unbutton his greasy trousers.

Tara watched all of this with an amused face. She allowed this stinking moron to dream a little, it's the least she could do after what she plans to do to him.

Finally, when the ugly bastard has finished undressing everything and is now as naked as a newborn babe, Tara started to laugh… a different kind of laugh, her real laugh.

"Fu fu fu!" She giggled, gone are the innocent eyes she had when she first entered Colibao village, as they are now once again almond shaped and alluringly sinister.

"Let me tell you one thing about me, 'little' man…" she said playfully, looking at the ugly bastard's loins.

"One of the things I hate the most are perverts like you…"

She then clenches her fist and gives the fat ugly bastard a very light jab to his bulging belly, so light that one might consider it a mere tap.

*BAM!*

The ugly bastard doubles over in sheer agony, it feels like being punched in the gut by a fully grown mountain troll at full power.

"Aaargh!!!" He screams in sheer pain, tears forming at the corner of his eyes.

"Hah… hah… hah..." he gasped for air, but found it hard to breathe, his mind going in multiple directions at once, unable to focus… he clenched his teeth so hard that some of them actually cracked.

He tried to gasp for oxygen once more, but his collapsed diaphragm wouldn't take in air, and drool started to come out from the corners of his mouth.

"Fu fu fu… What's the matter?" Tara teased as she placed her right foot at the back of the ugly bastard's head, stepping hard and pressing it flat on the ground, making him kiss the hard ground.

"Does it hurt so much? Aww poor you… What happened to the big strong guy from before? Haaa?! Are you crying? Aww, a big man cries… should I call your mama for you?" Tara pressed the merc's head with her foot harder to the ground as she continued to mock the crying ugly bastard.

She crouched low and pulled the fat man's hair so that it faced her, she even let him see a glimpse of her panties, but the fat bastard was in too much pain to notice it.

Slowly, Tara curled her middle finger and thumb and positioned them directly in front of the man's forehead. She then flashed a condescending sneer to add a little spice to the act.

"I have much to do on this day, therefore, I can't play with you any longer, I guess this is goodbye now…" With that, she softly and gently flicked the man's forehead, causing it to explode with a resounding SPLAT like a watermelon being smashed by a sledge hammer. Blood and brains scattered to the direction of her flick and also all over her arms.

The thought of mushed brains and blood brought Tara back from her reminiscing, as she remembered that she still had much to do before the day ends. She hurriedly finished her bathing and dried herself using heat control, she took her clothes and hastily dressed herself.

Walking back to the guild hall, she came across the fat bastard's companions, already too drunk to even notice her, they just wobbled past the angel singing some merry songs without a care in the world oblivious to the fate of their friend.

She did stop however and contemplated killing them as well, but ultimately changed her mind.

Tara entered the guild hall alone, seemingly unharmed and unscathed, Carlos the receptionist noticed this.

"Interesting…" he thought, he had been in this business a long time and he practically knew everyone and their ways. He knew that there was absolutely no chance that she could come back intact, unless she is not what she seemed or what she pretended to be.

"I must keep an eye on this one, she could be a great asset or a huge problem…" he then took his personal book and noted this.

Tara went over to the quest board as she had planned, before she was rudely interrupted by the fat bastard (now dead bastard)

She went to browse the list of quests, and found them a little too boring for her tastes. Most of these are simple fetch quests and eradicating farmhouse pests to goblin nest extermination.

But one quest caught her attention, and it also seemed to have been posted for a couple of years already, yet it seemed no one had ever completed this certain quest. She took the flyer and started to read what was written. (Good thing it was written in the common tongue that has been used for thousands of years)

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Notice for Class S Adventurers

Request to raid a mysterious cavern

Exterminate monsters lurking and nesting inside the cavern

Danger level SS

Cavern is located at the Aravel Woods Region

Just outside of the borders of the village ruins of the rebel Elves

Reward is Five Thousand Gold Coin and the Rank of SS (any loot obtained inside the cavern will be subject to ten percent tax for the guild chapter)

In case of demise during job, family or kin will receive remuneration at half normal rate of the adventurers rank

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"This looks exciting!" Tara exclaimed with glee as she took the notice over to Carlos and registered herself for the quest.

Carlos checked the flyer, then looked at Tara in a confusing manner. After doing this three more times, he finally spoke to the angel calmly.

"You- girl… Do you have a death wish or something?" His voice started to raise its tone, "Are you daft?! YOU JUST GOT ACCEPTED AS A NOVICE AND YOU WANT THIS SHIT?!" Losing all of his cool, Carlos was practically yelling.

The adventurers that were still inside the guild hall were shocked to see the 'cool' Carlos lose his composure. He must have liked the new recruit a lot.

Tara just smiled sweetly, she understoond why the receptionist is doing this, she is not dense, and she is aware of how she looked, men tended to be either protective of her or wanted to fuck her. Carlos was the former though.

Too bad for Carlos, since she is not interested in men at all, never was and never will, Tara liked girls, she liked cute girls a lot. Although she does enjoy teasing men knowing that they won't get anything out of it.

"But I want this quest, and the rules of the guild allow me to choose this, I know because I listened to your explanation attentively."

That statement has taken the receptionist aback, she was right, he remembered how eagerly he explained everything and how Tara was listening to him sincerely, which made him like this girl to begin with, because she was the only one who ever took his explanations seriously.

The receptionist, defeated, finally stamped the flyer and Tara's guild record to make the quest official and binding.

Carlos then hands Tara a pouch of coins containing 30 gold pieces as her per diem for this quest. He also handed her a detailed map for the region, and produced a decent looking knapsack.

"The per diem will be deducted from your earnings once you complete your quest. The map is a standard issue for novice adventurers and also this knapsack containing a simple tent and sleeping bag, courtesy of Fineline Enterprises… ehem… For your adventuring needs, Fineline Enterprises is the place to be… errhm…"

Tara stares at Carlos, surprised at the unexpected plug-in.

"Also…" the receptionist continued like nothing happened "I would advise that you first buy some hard food that won't spoil for your journey, weapons and armors are also essential if you want to stay alive on your quest, Holden Arms and Armors sell excellent sets at an affordable price… *cough*…"

Tara once again stared suspiciously at Carlos for the obvious plug-in.

Finally, Tara smiled at the receptionist, causing him to close his eyes from embarrassment.

"Thank you very much!" Said Tara as she left the guild hall to begin her first ever quest.

"First stop, Holden Arms and Armor!"

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Two days on the road, and sleeping on the ground gave a sense of adventure and exhilaration that the angel Tarmora has been yearning for, after she was summoned back from being dead for five hundred years.

A nature lover at heart, this is like a dream come true for her, even angels have dreams too, and hers is a simple dream of being at one with the natural world.

She looked at the equipment she bought, a steel sword (the cheapest one) , a simple tooled leather armor, leather bracers and greaves that is serviceable at best. She doesn't really need this equipment, but since she wished to be inconspicuous, she had to look and act the part of a novice adventurer.

After four days on the road with no bad incidents happening, she finally arrived at the Aravel region cavern. The cavern was partially covered by a thicket of trees. It's a little hard to spot because its opening is at an awkward angle that if you look at the front, all you would see is a rock, and some thick foliage and undergrowth.

Tara began to expand her mana for about fifty meters around the area, to sense if there are lurkers nearby.

Surprisingly, she felt a presence, too faint to determine, it was an aggressive presence, so she stayed on alert and acted oblivious to her surroundings, hoping to lure the lurker in a false sense of security. Besides, what can it do, stab her in the back?

"Pfft… like that's gonna work…" she scoffed.

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"Gold eyes… she has gold eyes, like him!"

"She is an enemy"

"Why is she here? Perhaps she is also after the rumoured artifact inside…"

"She is very pretty… but still..."

"I have to kill her"

Slowly and silently, the unknown lurker approached Tara from behind, it slowly knocked an arrow on its bow, still slowly and silently drew the bow and aimed at Tara's back.

Tara of course was fully aware of all of this, when she finally sensed the lurker behind her just a few meters away, she finally made her move.

Faster than a blink of an eye, Tara was already holding the lurker's arm. To her surprise, what she saw was no monster, but a beautiful black haired, green eyed elf maid. Tara flustered, quickly let go of the elf's arm and apologized.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! Did I hurt you anywhere? How are you feeling? I shouldn't have done that, I feel so stupid and so bad! Please forgive me!"

The elf Silma could only look with a dumb expression. She is different from the other one. She could not feel the chilling dread that she felt when the other one appeared. But the eyes were the same.

"Who are you?" Silma asked the golden eyed beauty who was still frantically bowing and apologizing to her.

"Oh, my name is Tarmora, but you can call me Tara!"

"I see… My name is Silma… What are you doing here Tara? This place is dangerous."

"I am here on an official quest by the adventurers guild. I am to clear the cavern and claim my reward." Tara proclaimed proudly, puffing her perfectly shaped breasts.

"That makes sense," Silma agreed. She then had this feeling of ease, that somehow, she could trust Tara.

She liked that feeling, she hasn't felt that kind of serenity ever since her sister died. She faced Tara and smiled, to her surprise, Tara suddenly blushed heavily. She thought that was kind of cute. Besides, those gold eyes are so innocent and pure; nowhere near the eyes of the other one.

Silma decided that she will accompany Tara and stay with her for a while until she knew more about her. She had a feeling that Tara might be as strong as the other one, she already knew first hand that she was as fast as that man at least.

"So Tara, want to head inside the cavern together?"

"Absolutely!" Tara responded with pure delight. "Who would decline an invitation from such a beauty?" Smiling, she eagerly took the elf's slender hand, held it in a tight grasp and led her towards the mouth of the cavern.

Together, an angel and an elf, hand in hand, entered into the darkness.