Subscriber of the Gods Episode 343
Episode 343. The Obvious Result
“Good guts.”
“You must have known the situation, but you still have the guts to come here alone.”
“I’ll listen to you say three words.”
The 800 bandits who were advancing while laughing suddenly heard a ringing sound.
Sling-.
It was a very sharp sound of a sword being pulled out. Even though it was clearly quite a distance away, the sound was very clear.
They suddenly felt a chill.
“You dare draw your sword? I’ll listen to your three words, but first, pull out the arm holding the sword and look… … .”
Before the words had even finished.
The person who had been far away suddenly appeared in front of the thieves.
He walked among the thieves quite naturally.
Car camping-. Car camping-.
In an instant, the 800 bandits froze as the sound of sand crunching continued.
No one reacted to the movement, let alone saw it.
Ethan walked lightly through the bandits and towards Ofemar at the end.
“……haha.”
Ophmar laughed in disbelief at the man standing before him. What on earth is going on?
If Ethan had wanted to, all 800 of them would have died.
Normally, Ophémar would have bowed his head at this point.
He may be ruthless, but he wasn’t reckless.
If I had not been able to tell the difference in skill level between myself and my opponent, I would not have been able to survive until now.
But today’s Ophémar was different.
He created a way into a temple that had previously been impossible to enter.
Because of that, I ended up doing something I wouldn’t have done otherwise.
“What the heck! Attack this son of a bitch right now! He’s the kind of guy who’ll let himself be surrounded!”
Sling-.
Ophémar drew out two swords at the same time.
Then he swung his sword in an X shape towards Ethan’s neck.
“I had many expectations about how you would turn out.”
Ethan was suddenly holding a frost sword in his hand.
“I’ll pick the dumbest number out of the choices available.”
Pfft-!
Ethan struck Ofemar in the jaw with the hilt of his Frostblade, for he felt it was not even worth striking.
“Break.”
Ophémar fell to the ground with his whole body stiff from that one blow.
dump-.
The 800 bandits who saw Ofemar fall to the sand with one blow were unable to even breathe.
“You can attack me. But from now on, I will kill you. Definitely.”
Not a single person was able to move after hearing those words.
“They said they were warriors. They’re just thieves.”
Ethan smirked and tried to provoke them once more, but no one fell for it.
The difference in skill was too great.
“Still, you guys are much better than the captain.”
* * *
“Shouldn’t I be telling you to stop?”
“They say Count Ethan is a great man, but… … .”
“How many people did that Ophmar kill?”
“Among them, there were some strong men who were famous on the continent.”
Ethan moves forward.
The mercenary group and their guide, Lashbed, were retreating in the opposite direction from Ethan.
Even as they backed away, they looked at Ethan’s back and muttered words of concern.
How far apart did they go? Soon they saw a sight they couldn’t believe their eyes.
“uh!”
“uh?”
“uh……?”
Ethan moved through the bandits quite naturally.
The thieves didn’t just send it away.
Ethan passed them by.
The thieves just blinked. They lost sight of Ethan.
Ethan cut through the thieves with speed and timing that defied the criminal’s perception.
The thieves unconsciously caressed their own necks as they watched Ethan’s back as he passed by.
They are as good as dead now.
Ethan’s mercy spared them.
Ethan, who had reached the end of the line of thieves, looked at Ofemar.
At that moment, Ofemar shouted. And at the same time, he was hit in the jaw by Ethan and passed out.
“Hey, aren’t you dead?”
“You didn’t even cut it… … .”
It was a huge humiliation, but it also proved the huge difference in skill.
Ethan struck down Ofemar, and the 800 bandits fell to their knees.
They have completely lost their fighting spirit.
Even if I fight, I will die. That is my judgment.
“and…….”
I never imagined that I could bring 800 thieves to their knees without shedding a single drop of blood.
The Hunter Mercenary Captain’s eyes sparkled at the sight of Ethan.
“Who, who are you? I’m truly sorry. We don’t know you… … .”
The leader of the bandits stepped forward in place of the unconscious Ofemar.
Things were going so wrong. They were alive now because Ethan didn’t kill them.
First, I had to figure out the situation.
That was the top priority for survival.
“We are the Dawn Warriors who operate in this desert. The person who just fell is our captain. First of all, I would like to apologize for our captain’s rudeness. I am truly sorry.”
“sorry!”
As the squad leader tried to somehow control the situation, the bandits fell to the ground.
As the situation developed strangely, the Novad mercenary group and Lashbed, who had been running away from afar, slowly approached.
“Have you come to find the treasure of the Desert King that is said to be sleeping in this temple?”
“Oh, then perhaps we can help you! So please forgive our rudeness.”
Some of the thieves gritted their teeth, but there was nothing they could do.
Finally, I had a chance to enter the temple, but I was in danger of losing my life if I tried to protect that opportunity.
“Did you find a way into the temple?”
“Yes, our captain worked hard to make a hole. We will make an entrance using that hole as the base. However, if your majesty wishes to enter, we will only help widen the entrance and then leave!”
“We will help you. So please.”
“I’m really sorry!”
Ethan stared at them.
Then he pulled out the sword from his waist again.
“Okay, just a moment… … Please wait a moment!”
Ethan first defeated the mercenary group that followed him.
“Are you trying to kill all 800 people?”
Ethan shook his head at Lashbed’s question.
“Now is not the time.”
What Ethan was seeing was not a group of 800 bandits.
“Those guys, they dug in the wrong place. Something popped out of there.”
“yes?”
Ethan grabbed Lashbed by the back of his neck and threw him towards the Novad Mercenaries.
“Run away quickly.”
“yes!”
Shaaaaah-.
Just as Ethan was about to say the words, “Run away,” something pitch-black began to spread out like fog over the sand.
“Uh… … Uh huh?”
“What’s this!”
The bandits, who had been confused when Ethan raised his sword, began to be even more confused when they saw something lying on the ground.
“F, Captain. Keu, keuk… …!”
The pitch-black fog began to swallow up the thieves in large numbers. The thieves floundered as if they had fallen into a swamp, and soon disappeared into the pitch-black fog.
“What, what!?”
The thieves who had been trying to survive Ethan now had to survive by avoiding the Black Mist, not Ethan.
The panicked captain kicked the ground hard and tried to run away.
“Get out of the fog! Get out!”
He shouted urgently, but there was no other way to escape from the thieves.
The fog had become so sticky that it spread across the sand, making it impossible to move one’s feet.
A few quick-witted bandits survived, but more than half of them were lost in the black fog.
Gulp, gulp.
In an instant, the black fog that had swallowed hundreds of thieves became thicker.
“What, what is this… … .”
“What the heck is this… … !”
A thick black fog began to take shape.
Swish-.
Then it split into hundreds of branches and stabbed the surviving thieves.
“Huh!”
It was a tremendous speed.
The thieves, relieved to be out of the fog, were impaled by the black fog that had turned into spears.
“Eww!”
It was a horrifying sight. Those who had been impaled were sucked in like the other bandits who had just been absorbed by the fog.
“What, what is this? What the hell is this!”
Among the bandits, only the captain survived.
But I just survived. I lost my mind in the sudden situation.
All of the subordinates who were alive just a moment ago have died.
It was only natural that I couldn’t maintain my sanity since it happened in an instant.
Phew-!
800 bandits were sucked into the black fog.
Aside from the insane captain, all that’s left now is Ethan.
The black fog even tried to absorb Ethan.
Wheaaa …
The pitch-black fog transformed into sharp spears and rushed toward Ethan.
Shaaaaak-.
Ethan blasted the fog with his frost sword, freezing the surrounding area.
‘When a hole was made in the temple, something inside came out.’
And that something seemed to need energy right away.
‘I swallowed it all.’
Ethan didn’t bother to block the black fog.
Anyway, thieves were difficult to deal with.
‘And if he’s this strong.’
Hunting had a high probability of yielding many good things.
Especially when it comes to this temple.
‘It’s most likely related to the Desert King’s treasure. Achievements, and rewards.’
In that case, it would be better to just let it absorb the energy.
“Ship, Count!”
“Are you okay?”
“Everyone, stand back. And don’t come this way until I give you the signal.”
Ethan said without looking back.
And at that moment, the black fog began to take shape.
“Ship, Count!”
“Hey, what is that!?”
One of the mercenaries, who had slipped and fallen on his butt, trembled in fear.
Where his finger pointed, there was a giant monster.
The black fog transformed into a horrifying, monstrous monster.
He had a lower body like a giant scorpion and an upper body like a muscular human, so he was truly a scorpion man.
“Uh, that’s… … .”
Lashbed also took a step back in shock.
“Poetry, the guardian of the temple… …!”
A guide must always keep a lot of information in his head, and this is not just information about the desert terrain and monsters.
In addition to new information, it was important to be familiar with the stories of the desert that had been passed down through the ages in order to deal with any situation.
When Lashbed saw the scorpion man, he suddenly remembered a memory that had been dormant in his mind.
“oh.”
Ethan was also quite surprised to see the scorpion man.
‘This is my first time seeing it.’
As Lashbed said, it was a guard guarding this temple, perhaps a boss monster.
‘But something seems strange. This temple doesn’t seem to be the temple of Moon Force.’
The temple of Moon Force was probably located separately within this huge temple.
‘Or perhaps the entire temple was used and then lost its influence and was pushed out by other powers. It’s been forgotten for a long time.’
Anyway, you’ll have to go inside to find out.
Ethan tightened his grip on his sword.
Then Lashbed shouted from behind.
“We must run away! Even if you are the Count, you will not be able to win!”
“It is too late, intruders… … This is sacred ground. It is not a place for profane people like you to enter!”
Wheeeeeeeek-!
As soon as Lashbed shouted, the scorpion aimed its tail at Ethan and stabbed him.
Kyaang-!
But Ethan simply swung his sword and blocked the scorpion’s tail.
“Ohhh… … What is your name, human?”
“Ethan Wickes.”
Ethan swung his Frostblade lightly, pushing the scorpion man back significantly.
The scorpion man, surprised by the power, shook his scorpion tail in wonder.
“Ethan Wickus, I am Skorpione, a desert warrior who serves the Great One. Why do you wish to invade the lands of the Emperor?”
“I have business in that temple.”
Ethan said.
“Get out of the way.”
fantasy,
