Chapter 409
Chapter 409
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 409
Chapter Title: Kim Katt in the Forest
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It seemed that Naias, that fucking bitch, had spread rumors about me all over the neighborhood after getting her ass handed to her by me. They attacked first and then publicly declared me an enemy—monsters really are some vicious bastards.
I regretted not killing her. Of course, she flew away to escape, so there was nothing I could do at the time.
—Shrieeek!
A fierce sword wind whipped through the air. But every time the fairy's blade was about to hit, she blurred like a holographic projection from a force field, dodging every attack.
"Kyaaah!! Help me!!"
Even so, the fact that she was screaming like this meant she was taking some damage, right? Or maybe it was the strain of activating her semi-transparency skill repeatedly?
Either way, this proved my attacks were getting through.
—Shrieeek!!
—Slash!
I unleashed the chain assault of my perfected Siljang Swordsmanship, pressing the fairy hard.
—Thud.
As I sliced through her illusory form, she dropped the silver coin.
"Ahh!"
The panicked fairy reached out to grab it back, but there was no way in hell I was letting her have it!
"You cheating bitch!"
Do you know how much one silver is, you fuck? No matter what, I had to recover it. If I let some butterfly-winged scam artist take my money, I'd be too embarrassed to show my face.
—Boom!
I immediately dashed forward with my footwork and stepped on the silver coin. The fairy floundered around, unable to do anything, then tried to fly away.
"H-Help me!"
Even if she begged for help, the only things nearby were wisps.
Spirits aren't exactly common as dirt.
Even if I was a wanted criminal among the fairies, it was probably limited to the local spirits.
I didn't know how far that lightweight Naias bitch had spread the word, but the area wasn't overflowing with spirits, so it didn't matter!
—Pfft! Pffft!
—Pfft!
Anyway, at the fairy's call, the surrounding moss wisps approached me and unleashed blinding flashes.
—Flash!
—Blinding light!
The sudden bursts messed up my vision for a moment. But distractions like this were nothing to a seasoned swordsman.
"You worthless shits dare blind me?!"
I squeezed my eyes shut and slashed precisely. They said wisps had hypnotic abilities? Even with the flashes, nothing happened, so it looked like they didn't work on me.
—Splat!
—Pffft!
It didn't even take a few seconds to shred the charging wisps. These pathetic fucks couldn't stop me.
"Eek! The wisps!"
The fairy gasped at the sight.
"Heh heh heh, surprised? You'll be just like them soon enough."
"Kyaaaaah!!!"
"Don't you dare turn your back on me!!!"
I'd pick up the spirit orbs later. For now, I grabbed the silver coin and chased after the fairy. Despite her butterfly-like wings, once she got flying, she picked up speed, forcing me to run.
"Kugh...!"
The fairy tried gaining altitude midway to escape, but every time, a sword slash forced her to go semi-transparent and drop back down.
That evasion skill wasn't invincible after all.
It dodged 100% of physical attacks, but it had limitations. Good for me. Without ranged options besides throws, aerial monsters were a pain in the ass.
"Help! Somebody help! A human's chasing me!"
"Stop right there, you scam artist bitch!"
"I'm not a scam artist! I just fulfilled the contract!"
"That's what they call tricking people with your bullshit mouth, you dumb cunt!!"
I wasn't falling for word games.
She took one silver and lied about not knowing the village location, even mocking me. Her crime was huge.
—Anyone who tries to scam me pays the price.
That was the true way of Fusion Confucianism and the genuine belief of the Heavenly Demon Kim Katt!
"Fairies! Spirits! You have to kill this human! Hurry!"
During the chase, the fairy called for help like she was chanting a spell. But nothing showed up.
A dud?
I sped up to shut her mouth before it caused real trouble, but her bullshit evasion skill and erratic flight made it tricky to pin her down.
Fuck, this was getting tough.
Should I cut my losses and bail?
Going too deep into weird territory would be bad for me. But letting her go meant worrying about ambushes while finding my way through the forest.
—Keruk! Kerruk!!
—Tchaaaa!!
—Kyusasa!
"What the fuck are these idiots?!"
"Hee hee! The tide's turning!"
The moment that thought crossed my mind, small monsters swarmed from everywhere. Goblins, gremlins, and kobolds?
The legends about fairies luring people to be monster chow weren't bullshit.
They looked kinda cute, but they coexisted with monsters through collaboration and symbiosis.
—Deceptive, inhuman evil fucks who fool the masses!
So there was only one thing for the Heavenly Demon Kim Katt to do!
"Blade of Judgment!"
—Kerak!!
—Tchaaaa!!!
The monsters rushing to help the fairy charged me. Whether by choice or her special skill, the sight boiled my blood.
"You bastards dare?!"
Trying to block me with these worthless shits was a grave sin!
—Flash!
"Siljang Swordsmanship: All-Directions Storm!!!!!!"
My rage hit its peak and exploded. Mana surged with the violent fury, but I suppressed it, unleashing the deadly ultimate technique of Siljang Swordsmanship's All-Directions Storm using pure muscle and skill to slaughter enemies on all sides!
—Slash slash slash!
—Slash slash slash!
—Whoosh whoosh!
The storm of blades erupted. —Queeek!! —Kyuuut! —Tchaat!! A whole squad of monsters that charged in formation got shredded and flung everywhere in seconds.
—Splatter!!!
No matter how many truckloads of these idiots they threw at me, the Heavenly Demon Kim Katt couldn't be beaten. I finished the last goblin with a kick to its skull, and the fairy gaped at me again.
"M-Monster!"
"Who's calling who a monster?"
The real monster was that evil heretic fairy!
Hateful monster scum!
Imperialist bastards who devour people and torment the masses!
As long as they lived and breathed, the people of this world would suffer and groan!
I would never stand by and watch!
—Boom!!
That was when I tried chasing the fairy again.
"Golems!"
The ground rumbled as massive, thick figures emerged. They were bloated artificial lifeforms made of mud and soil.
—Mud Golems.
"Kill that human!!"
The 2-meter golems awakened by the fairy's call had no will of their own, but they'd faithfully carry out the fairies' murder contract.
—Boom!
They lumbered forward slowly, reaching out for me.
"Heavenly Demon Sky-Shattering Palm."
I thrust my palm back at them. No, it wasn't a thrust. It was a punch loaded with the supreme power of the Heavenly Demon, firing like a howitzer.
—Boom!
The mud golem's body shattered like glass and collapsed. "Asura Blood Claw." "Blood Heaven Asura Kick." "Thunderclap Rakshasa Palm." "Wilderness Blood Prison Hand." I unleashed a barrage of martial arts, smashing the other mud golems to pieces.
—Crunch!
These dirt-head fucks weren't my match either.
"Is that all your friends got?"
The five mud golems returned to dirt. Now they wouldn't be manipulated by evil fairies to kill anymore.
I'd severed that karma.
"Eek!"
No more challengers came.
I strode toward the fairy. She'd exhausted herself flapping wildly and was perched on a tree branch.
She hadn't fled while summoning friends, probably because controlling monsters drained her energy.
"H-Human! I was wrong! Let's stop this!"
"Heh heh heh, now you say that? Got any tribute to offer?"
"That's...!"
—Swish.
—Swish.
As I moved to finish the fairy, more monsters crawled out undeterred.
This time, some earth spirit like a turtle came crawling slowly. And weird spirit fucks were swarming too.
Still fewer than ten.
Were these all the local spirits?
"Wind spirits and earth spirits, huh?"
The earth spirit was pitch black, crawling on the ground like a giant cockroach. The wind spirit was a tiny fairy shrouded in a blue wisp-like glow.
Sylphs, right?
"Get lost!"
—Thwack!
I kicked the earth spirit away, sending it flying far off. —Crash! The sylphs shot something at me, but I batted it away with my sword. Weak attacks. Easy for me.
"You fucking trash!"
Naias was a mid-tier spirit in human form.
Compared to her, the ice spirit nearby was simple like these guys.
Spirits and fairies got stronger the bigger and more defined they were.
These were all trash-tier.
"Monster bastards!"
—Shrieeek!
Smashing the gathered spirits was no big deal. Sword winds scattered the sylphs, and I soccer-kicked the remaining roaches away.
I had to exterminate killer monsters like these on sight to protect the innocent. Every spirit hit by my blows of righteous salvation lost its light and turned into tiny spirit orbs.
"Wh-Why is this happening..."
The fairy despaired at the sight, kneeling with her wings drooping, trembling.
Scammers never imagine their own downfall when scheming. They only think of ruining and brutally murdering their victims in serial-killer fashion.
"I'm the public enemy of spirits. Any last words, fairy?"
So when their scam fails and the blade's at their throat, they can't comprehend the situation.
"F-Forgive me! I didn't mean any harm! I just wanted to prank you!"
The fairy changed her tune, shedding tears and begging.
What a pathetic bitch.
"One silver a prank? To some people, that's life money, you idiot."
"Sorry! I'll apologize!"
I rarely got an apology from a monster.
But that didn't erase her crime of summoning monsters to kill me. She'd openly shown malice, blabbing about being a wanted fairy.
I raised my sword.
She looked exhausted, terrified—her scam evasion skill was probably done.
"Die, fairy!"
"Kyaaah!!"
—Clang!
As I swung down, a barrier appeared, blocking my blade. Now evasion plus shield? But it'd break eventually. I raised my sword again,
"Stop it, human."
"Please halt."
—And suddenly, women appeared.
"What the fuck are you?!"
I glimpsed their jiggling huge tits and thought dryads, but they spoke normally, and their skin was flesh-colored, not greenish.
—Flash!
I instantly leaped back.
"Cease your hostility."
"Human, sheath your anger."
They had ornate butterfly wings on their backs. Leaves covered their chests and privates modestly.
They wore clothes... Mature bodies too.
Similar to the fairy but bigger—higher-tier fairies?
Oddly, their eyes were closed, yet they faced me as if they could see, arms spread protectively over the fairy. They wore vine circlets.
—Hum.
A shield formed in front of them.
They could use defensive spells. Beautiful women trying seduction, but monsters all the same.
Defensive stance meant not too strong, but unknowns might have trump cards.
"Can't do that. Move if you don't wanna die. I have business with that one, not you."
I bluffed while scanning. No others visible. But they appeared suddenly, so maybe more ambushes.
—Then quick battle it is.
I'll shatter the shield and smash them.
"Don't think that barrier will protect you forever."
"..."
As I approached, they frowned like they were panicking. Then one unclasped her necklace and offered it.
"...We'll give you this, so please forgive us this time."
"What's that?"
A leather necklace with a green gem.
"It's a necklace of our fairy kin. Valuable even to humans, so we beg you to accept it and show mercy, human."
What the fuck?
They were offering payment to let it slide.
These bitches...!
They could talk!
"Fine!"