"Kieeeek—!!"
Just like the name 'Insect Human', antennae growing from the head, hands transformed like rake claws, red wings protruding from the back, and compound eyes that looked like honeycomb.
Every time I saw them, they were utterly disgusting.
I'm a bit reluctant to kill them directly with my hands and feet. It's really regrettable that I can't use techniques at times like this.
"Kieeeek!!"
"…Get lost!"
Insect Humans spreading their wings and heading straight for me.
It's 'something I don't want to deal with', not 'something I cannot deal with', so I let out a faint sigh looking at them and was about to throw a punch—
-Swaaaaaah—!!
—But.
-Kwa-ga-ga-gak!!
Countless threads crossed the air like snakes and then severed the necks of the Insect Humans as is.
Having severed the Insect Humans in an instant without giving them a chance to react, she gripped her dagger in a skillful posture and began to search for the next target.
"…Ho-oh."
[Kang Yuhyeon: Kim Dokja. I told you the direction, so you go find the Disaster Meteorite with Han Sooyoung first. I will block the Insect Humans here with that woman.]
[Kim Dokja: …Huh? Suddenly?]
[Kang Yuhyeon: There are more Insect Humans than I thought. I need to reduce the forces of the guy trying to create the Disaster Meteorite even like this.]
[Kim Dokja: …!!]
I don't know how Kim Dokja will take these words, but in fact, I didn't say it with such intention.
Yoo Sangah…, was it?
Because I wanted to know how that woman has changed currently, and what happened to make her that cold-blooded.
[Kang Yuhyeon: By the way, there is one thing I want to ask.]
[Kim Dokja: What is it?]
[Kang Yuhyeon: These Insect Humans right now. They don't look like they came from another world. Too many to say they are a Constellation's Incarnations. It reminds me of the time with the Moonstone when I was asked if I would become a Werewolf while trying to wake up Lycaon. Is there perhaps an insect bastard among the Guides who crossed over from Chronos…, another world?]
[Yoo Joonghyuk: …If that is the case, don't tell me.]
The notification window of the Midday Tryst blinked in the air, and there was no news after that.
Well, indeed.
-Stab.
"Ki, kiruk…, krrrk…!!"
"…These guys somehow smell worse than monsters when it comes to blood."
Am I strange for asking questions at a moment like this?
-Swaaaaaah—!!
I quickly shook off the blood on my hands once and looked around.
Yoo Sangah dealt with quite a few Insect Humans with threads and a dagger, but there were still many of them.
Is that all? Even those who weren't Insect Humans came out and pressured me and Yoo Sangah.
"Dodge!"
"…Who are you worrying about."
-Whishhh—!!
As I turned my head slightly, several strands of arrows embedded themselves into the ground.
Looking now, the black liquid on the arrowheads…. It's exactly the same as what was on the other guys' swords.
Followers of the Poisoner…, is that all poison?
"…Yoo Sangah-ssi. Was it?"
"Yes? Ah, yes…!!"
"Can you make a large net using those threads you just used?"
"Yes!? Suddenly what do you—"
"You didn't say you couldn't make it, so I will judge that you can."
"…Yes?!"
-Paaaang—!!
Ignoring Yoo Sangah's flustered voice, I ran straight forward.
Seeing me run suddenly, those who weren't Insect Humans flinched, but the Insect Humans, who had only instincts left instead of reason, smiled revealing disgusting teeth as if it were a good thing and raised their rake claws.
"Insect Human. Is the brain also an insect as expected?"
"Kiruk…?"
I smiled fishily at the Insect Humans who were tilting their heads stupidly and swung my hand as is.
Then, several stones held in my hand were shot towards the Insect Humans.
To be precise.
-Thwack. Zip—!!
Towards the wings of the Insect Humans.
"Kieeeek—!!!"
I heard it somewhere.
If even one wing of an insect is damaged, the wing beat becomes very clumsy to the point where flying itself becomes difficult.
Why do I say this?
I thought the advantages of Insect Humans would be sharp rake claws and compound eyes that can see opponents well, something like that, but the important thing was, as expected, those wings that increase mobility.
Therefore, I aimed for that from the beginning.
If I could use my technique fully, I wouldn't use such a expedient trick that lacks style and just kill them all using 'Dismantle', but well. Can't be helped.
-Squeeeeze…!!!
"Farewell. Let's not meet again."
"Kieek…?!"
Insect Humans unable to prepare a proper defense because their wings were torn.
Before they could take a stance again, I quickly grabbed their arms or legs from their blind spot.
-Paaang—!!!!
And threw them backward as is.
"…Ah! So this is why…!!"
At that moment, Yoo Sangah's voice realizing something was heard.
I wondered if she was saying that without even making the net, but.
-Seo-geo-geo-geok—!!!
Fortunately, that wasn't it.
"Now then. Who shall be next."
Seeing the Insect Humans turned into cube steaks as if hit by 'Cleave', with flesh falling off with a thud-thud-! sound, perhaps terrified, the Poisoner's subordinates began to fall to the ground in shock one by one.
They should run away quickly, yet falling down so unsightly.
"U, uaaaah…!!"
"…."
-Whish!
-Seo-geo-geo-geok—!!!
Of course, even so, I plan to kill them all without leaving a single one.
"R, run…!!"
"Do you think you can?"
Perhaps realizing how the situation was unfolding now, they began to run away hurriedly.
However, compared to them, my overall stats were higher, and I was reinforcing my body with Cursed Energy, so there was no way I would miss them.
"S, save me…!!"
"U, uwaaaak!! I don't want to di—!"
"…."
Desperate pleas to save them were heard from the bastards.
All of them words that didn't even make me laugh.
They must have heard such words before too, but they ignored and mocked them back then, and now?
-Chill….
My heart sank coldly.
Was that why? I didn't think about anything and focused solely on killing the bastards.
Breaking some guys' ankles to stop them. Or twisting their necks to kill them without throwing them into the net.
Like that, did some time pass catching them?
"I, I think there are no more besides that person…!!"
"…Ah."
While I was grabbing the collar of someone with slightly copper skin and looking for the next target, Yoo Sangah spoke to me saying there were no more enemies.
Only then did I stop what I was doing and shake off the blood soaked on my arms.
"By the way, it's amazing. Yuhyeon-ssi…."
"…Did I ever tell you my name?"
"Ah, no. We haven't introduced ourselves directly, but I heard stories about Yuhyeon-ssi from Dokja-ssi occasionally…."
"Hmm."
"U, uaaaa…!!"
-Whish—!!
-Seo-geo-geok!!
Like that, throwing the last remaining bastard into that net, Yoo Sangah looks at me with an expression saying it's amazing.
I wondered if this was such a big deal, but I didn't say it out loud.
"…I still have a long way to go."
"What do you mean?"
"Um…, I was thinking that I had become strong enough to be helpful to Dokja-ssi and others. But after seeing Yuhyeon-ssi just now, I felt so ashamed of myself for thinking that…."
With those words, she bows her head low and smiles bitterly.
Was the thought that her personality or mindset seemed to have changed a lot just my illusion?
Because if she had changed completely, she would have been busy looking around for more enemies without having time to fall into self-deprecation thinking she wouldn't be helpful to others like now.
How should I say it, a bit disappointing.
"Let's talk later, for now, let's head towards them. It doesn't seem like those two have secured the Disaster Meteorite yet."
"Ah, right! Let's hurry!"
I nodded at Yoo Sangah's words and checked with one eye if there were any updated messages in the Midday Tryst.
However, neither Yoo Joonghyuk nor Kim Dokja had sent any messages.
Is the Poisoner stronger than I thought? If Kim Dokja and Han Sooyoung are struggling—
-Whooosh….
It was at that moment.
An unnatural wind was blowing towards a certain place.
This is….
"Dismantle (解)."
"Y, Yuhyeon-ssi…?!"
Using the technique by forcibly twisting it as it wasn't being used properly, 'Dismantle' is shot towards the sky.
Of course, it wasn't shot to hit, but as a threat, so my technique didn't hit anything crossing the air at high speed.
-Kwa-a-ang!!
"Keo-heok—!!"
"Th, this is…?"
"…."
Flying somewhere at high speed and falling right in front of my nose was none other than Lycaon.
No, to be precise, it wasn't just Lycaon.
"O, ouch…."
Right, no matter if he's a Guide, now that he has Shin Yoosung as his master, this guy couldn't move as he pleased.
Therefore, the guy who gained great enlightenment by Kim Dokja would have headed straight to Shin Yoosung as soon as the meditation ended, and after that, did Shin Yoosung order this guy to head here?
It was obvious how the situation flowed without needing to ask.
Right, it should have been obvious.
"…Shin Yoosung."
Why am I.
"I clearly told you to stay with Yoo Joonghyuk and Han Sooyoung, those two. Why are you here?"
Demanding an explanation from this child.