《Fearing Life, Coveting Death》8. Beating
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After cursing the dwarf for being shameless, Alonn said, "Shut up and make up for the stolen arrows, I know you stole them with your good friend."
While massaging the back of the neck, the dwarf said: "Damn Boy! I never thought you are so strong! This is unfair!"
"Do you want his life or just the money?", Alonn ignored Ugly Bull and asked the bow elf.
"The arrows or money! I have no use for his dog life.", the bow elf answered with a look of contempt.
Upon seeing the elf's contempt expression, Ugly Bull felt extremely frustrated and said: "Okay! I will pay for the arrows, but I was not the only one to steal! I'll only pay the equivalent of half the arrows!"
"Where is your companion?", the bow elf asked.
"He's in a tavern north of here.", Ugly bull answered.
"Take us to the tavern.", Alonn said.
"All right! But stop looking at me on such a bitchy way.", Ugly bull shouted to both Alonn and the bow elf. They were both staring at the dwarf, afraid that he would run away.
"Shut your bitchy mouth and start walking with your bitchy legs!", the bow elf scorned.
"Go to hell!"
On the way to the tavern, Alonn asked the bow elf, "What's your name?"
"You do not need to know."
"Indeed. Anyway, my name is Alonn, I am a smith."
"..."
"I already warned you once, but let me say it again, these dwarfs are freaking stupid. Something unexpected could happen, so be prepared."
"Hmph! What could two small dwarves do?", the bow elf said with contempt.
'I remember something like this on the books, was it a flag?', Alonn thought a little worried.
The tavern was close to the north wall, and it was... quite simply decadent.
It was as if someone had collected a pile of mud to build the walls and used rotten wood to make the roof. The tavern itself smelled like rot.
"As expected from the dwarves.", the bow elf said with a smile.
Meanwhile, Alonn analyzed the environment and noticed something wrong. There were only dwarves nearby, and everyone was looking at him aggressively.
"Damn! You took us to a trap!", Alonn said to the Ugly Bull.
"Hmph! I don't know what you are talking about. But I suggest that you two don't do anything funny here.", Ugly Bull said with a triumphant look.
The bow elf then understand what Alonn are talking about.
"Damn! I should have know you are up to something."
After Ugly Bull opened the tavern door, the sound of laughter and songs reached the elves.
Unlike the outside, the interior of the tavern did not smell like rot and instead smelled like beer and sweat.
The dwarves inside the tavern drank and chatted at various tables around the place in no order, and the bar counter was full of drinks of all kinds.
"There you are, Ugly Ox you bastard!", Ugly Bull shouted to a dwarf that was lying on the floor like a shit bag in a corner of the tavern.
"Damn! Did you just lose all of your money again!? You drunk pig!", Ugly Bull shouted when he saw that Ugly Ox had only his armor and great axe, with no money bag.
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Ugly Ox was extremely intoxicated and couldn't even stand or speak.
"We should get the hell out of here!", the bow elf murmured to Alonn.
Alonn had also noticed that some dwarfs were staring at them and approaching.
'Damn! I know it! These two are the embodiment of problems!', Alonn cursed in his heart.
"Oi Oi, are you guys this bastard friends?", a fat dwarf with armor asked. He looked like he was drunk and had a purse of money in one hand.
"I'm not", Alonn and the bow elf said simultaneously, but they were clearly ignored.
"What you want?", Ugly Bull asked with a frown.
"This piece of shit owe us money, but he clearly no longer has any single coin. If it weren't for the tavern rules, we would have already taken his armor and great axe from him.", the fat dwarf said with a grin.
"And now you want us to pay for it?", Ugly Bull asked clearly furious.
'Damn, why are you saying 'us'?', Alonn and the bow elf cursed.
"You are clever, hahaha", the fat dwarf laughed.
"Hmph! We are not going to give you a single coin!", Ugly Bull said.
"Hoh? Are you aware of the tavern rules? If you don't pay...", the dwarf threatened and signaled to the other dwarves.
"You bastards won't leave here unscathed!"
"Ugly Bull you bastard!", Alonn cursed and prepared to run away.
"We aren't afraid of some wounds! Come on, you bastards!", Ugly Bull shouted while swinging the great axe aggressively.
"Fuck You!", the bow elf shouted and tried to escape, but there were too many dwarfs blocking the way.
"I will ask one mo-", the fat dwarf was about to say something but was interrupted with a punch to the face.
"Damn! If you want to blackmail us, just swing your fists already!", Alonn had punched the fat dwarf, who fell unconscious on the floor.
"Damn, are you crazy!?", the bow elf shouted as he dodged the dwarves' blows, which seemed to have gone into a rage.
"These bastards just want our money, don't think too much and punch someone instead!", Alonn shouted. In fact, he just wanted to test his new strength, and the dwarves are good punching bags.
Even if he punches them hard, these short beings have very resistant bodies and are great targets for Alonn, that don't have to worry about seriously injuring someone.
"Hahaha, you have the spirit, Blackie! Keep fighting!", Ugly Bull shouted already with his face black and blue, his great axe didn't seem to intimidate the other dwarves.
"Damn!", the bow elf cursed while trying to withstand the blows of the dwarves.
While the two were being beaten, Alonn had started a combo of attacks on the dwarves who could only try to defend themselves. It turns out that Alonn was always able to avoid or block most attacks, so he didn't suffer so much.
In the middle of the fight, several tables were either overturned or destroyed. Sometimes, an angry dwarf would throw chairs towards the struggling group.
"You bastards! I want to play my game in peace!", one of the dwarves who was not involved in the fight screamed.
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Over time Alonn started to feel tired and started to be pressured by the constant atacks.
"The other two bastards have already fallen, he is the only one left! Punch him!", one dwarf sbouted, increasing the morale of the bullies.
"Damn, you cowards!", Alonn shouted.
'If I could only use True Qi on my blows, I would have no trouble defeating these bastards!', Alonn thought with regret.
It turns out he still hasn't had time to train and learn to use True Qi, so his only current advantage is his stronger than normal physical body and the experience of a year of spars against his father.
De repente Ugly Ox acordou e se levantou do chão um pouco tonto.
"What is ~hiccup happening?", Ugly Ox murmured and then saw Alonn being attacked from all sides.
"Blackie? Why is he here?", Ugly Ox asked and then he saw Ugly Bull lying on the floor like a bag of shit.
"Damn, who has done it to you!?", Ugly Ox shouted furiously and then looked to the dwarves fighting Alonn.
"You bastards! I will punch you until your mothers-", antes que Ugly Ox pudesse terminar a frase, ele foi golpeado no rosto.
"You motherfucker! Its all your fault! I just wanted my stolen arrows!", the bow elf shouted while punching Ugly Ox.
"Its!", the bow elf punched.
"All!", the bow elf punched.
"Your!", the bow elf was punched.
"Fault!", the bow elf was kicked on the face.
"Guys! the bow elf and the dwarf woke up!"
"Ugly Bull!!", Alonn shouted.
"Ugly Ox!!", the bow elf shouted.
"I want you dead!"
...
"You guys...", the doctor murmured.
Alonn, the dwarf duo and the bow elf were all lying on separate beds, all bruised and with black and blue faces.
'What the hell happened? It wasn't that long ago that elf was badly injured, and now it looks like he's been beaten badly.', she thought.
"Sigh... This is the exclusive infirmary of the army of this kingdom, and was not built to care for anyone who suffers an injury in street fights.", she said with a frown.
"Sorry for it...", Alonn said and got up from the bed. Although he was exhausted in the fight and suffered many blows, he was the least injured of the four. The reason for this is the physical body more resistant than the nornal.
"Heh...Do you guys still want to hunt a spiritual beast?", the doctor mocked.
Alonn shut his mouth and looked at the dwarves, whose faces were so disfigured that it was difficult to recognize them.
"I don't know if it's a good idea to team up with these guys, but I am definitely going to hunt a spiritual beast.", Alonn said with a weak smile.
"You... Are crazy as these guys.", the bow elf said when he listened Alonn. That was the most ridiculous thing he heard in a while. A just-a-bit-strong elf wants to hunt a spiritual beast? What a great joke.
"What? Do you... want to join us? Haha.", Ugly Bull said with a hoarse voice.
"Go to hell!", the bow elf cursed.
After a period of silence, Alonn asked: "Hey bow elf, don't you have a name?"
"Why do you want to know my name so much?"
"Well, aren't we a bit more close now? I mean, we just took a beating together."
"Pfftt", the doctor laughed.
"Hahahaha", the dwarves started to laugh.
"By the world, why the hell would we be?", the bow elf said angrily.
"Look, we both have the same punch mark in the face and we are both elves.", Alonn said while pointing a bruise on the right side of the face.
"Fuck it! We aren't close!"
"You are hurting my feelings."
After being teased by Alonn for a long time, the bow elf finally couldn't take it and said: "Fine! My name is Elon, are you satisfied?"
"Just let me ask you one more thing."
"Sigh...What is it?", Elon asked depressed. He knows that Alonn will not give up easily if he does'nt answer him.
"Want to hunt a spiritual beast?", Alonn asked with a smile.
Elon twisted the corners of his mouth and sighed.
"I know it, you are a crazy bastard, right?"
"What kind of question is it? Just tell me, do you want or not?", Alonn looked deeply at Elon.
"Where does your confidence in hunting a spiritual beast come from? Don't tell me that you believe you are capable of this just because you are stronger than normal.", Elon asked.
"Well, I have my reasons but I can't explain it to you right now. But I can guarantee that in a while I will have the necessary skills to kill a spiritual beast!"
"Hoh? If you are this confident, why do you need my help?"
"This-"
"All right guys, stop talking for a moment. I remembered something important.", the doctor suddenly said.
"I need you to get out of here as soon as possible, the dwarf king has ordered another expedition against the spiritual beast and I will probably receive others wounded here.", she said with a worried look.
"What! Another expedition!?", everyone was surprised.
"Hey elf, don't you want to hunt a spiritual beast, this might be your chance.", the doctor said and winked to Alonn.
'Indeed, this might be a great chance!', Alonn thought and then asked: "And when is the expedition-?"
"Two days from now, and only those who register and pass the test will be allowed in the expedition group.", the doctor didn't wait for Alonn to finish the question and said.
"Two days...", Alonn murmured with clenched fists.
"What, do you still want to go even knowing that there isn't much time to prepare?", Elon asked shocked.
"Hahahaha, I will definitively go!", the dwarves said both at the same time.
After taking a deep breath, Alonn got up and started walking.
"Where are you going?", the doctor asked curious.
"Ugly Bull, pay for all the bills!", Alonn ignored the question and said.
After leaving infirmary, Alonn decided to look for a place to train immediately!
'There's not much time!'
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