Elite Brigade (4)
Elite Brigade (4)
"Ugh, ugh-hic!"
Crash! Bang!
A large man tumbled from his chair. I knew this bastard's name.
"Dusty, so it's you."
"S-sorry, goddess-nim."
As if remembering what he'd done to me, Dusty bowed deeply before straightening up and turning back to his seat.
"Fufufu, long time no see. Do you still have the gift I gave you?"
The woman sitting beside Dusty asked me. A purple-haired nun radiating sinister energy.
"Kalia."
This was the fucking bitch who cursed me by turning my clitoris into a penis. Just remembering what she did to me makes my blood boil.
"I'll kill you."
The moment I tried to strike Kalia with full force, a glowing Quest notification blocked my vision, forcing me to halt my fist.
[A Quest has occurred.]
Objective: Kiss Kalia for over 10 seconds.
Reward: Unique Capsule.
Time Limit: 30 seconds.
Failure Penalty: Special Forces assignment.
Huh? Kiss Kalia? What kind of bullshit quest is this?
Being told to kiss the bitch I should be stabbing instead made me laugh hollowly at the absurdity. But I couldn't ignore the failure penalty. A Special Forces assignment meant becoming a milk cow for Oist mercenaries. I'd do anything to avoid that.
Fine. I'll kiss her first then kill her.
20 seconds remaining. I activated Stealth and vanished. People in the room began looking around in confusion.
"Kelrot? Where'd you go?"
Ignoring Kamyu's call, I swiftly approached Kalia. The fucking bitch was staring at my last location with her usual inscrutable smile.
You're dead after this.
15 seconds left. I wrapped my arms around Kalia to prevent escape and pressed my lips against hers. Her body turned invisible like mine. Her plump, moist lips tasted like plums.
I slid my tongue inside to savor the sweet plum flavor. Kalia froze momentarily in surprise but soon began intertwining her tongue with mine, apparently deciding I meant no harm. I felt her hand groping between my thighs.
As I explored her mouth, I planned her execution.
First I'll sever her limbs, then feed her ten rounds from the Revolver of Ecstasy. Maybe toss her into a Ghoul nest. No, throwing her to Dusty would be more fun. I wonder if she'll keep that arrogant expression after becoming that disgusting bastard's sex slave, kuk.
While plotting revenge, I noted 2 seconds remained until Quest completion. After claiming the reward, I'd drag her outside while invisible and start by removing unnecessary limbs.
Suddenly, I felt my body lifted into the air.
Thud!!
My back slammed against a hard wall. I slid down crashing my head and collapsed seated. A dark Quest failure notification appeared before me.
[Quest failed. Special Forces assignment issued as penalty.]
What?
Forget how they detected my Stealth - the Special Forces assignment had triggered. Past experience told me penalties were unavoidable.
"Dammit!! Which motherfucker- Ah..."
A muscular black giant stood arms crossed, looking down at me. He wore an afro and a V-cut ballet leotard that strained against his absurdly protruding pectorals. Though I tried not to look, his muscles visibly bulged through the tight outfit.
What the hell is this.
Seeing him, I pressed myself against the wall and curled up. I felt instantly overwhelmed. My rage at the penalty evaporated, replaced by primal fear.
He spoke in a soft, gentlemanly voice mismatched with his perverted beast appearance.
"How rude on your first day. This is an important meeting. Mind your manners."
Overwhelmed by his aura, I nodded unconsciously. He smiled faintly and approached, extending a handshake.
"I am Just, executor of love and justice."
"Ah, yes... I'm Kelrot."
Kalia licked her lips while approaching me.
"Fufu, I never knew you were so passionate."
"Fucking bitch."
When I tried to punch Kalia's face, Just's crushing grip on my hand forced me to stop.
His strength rivaled mine when wearing X - maybe surpassed it.
Clap clap clap
Kamyu approached while clapping, seemingly trying to diffuse tension.
"Alright, enough flexing. Newbies should greet properly first. And infighting's prohibited. We don't need troublemakers."
"Tch."
Was she threatening to expel me from the Elite Brigade? That would send me to the Special Forces as the Oist mercenaries' milk cow.
I refuse to surrender my body to those Oist mercenaries far weaker than me. I'll deal with Kalia quietly later.
"Hahaha, seeing Kalia's sexy lips after so long was too tempting. I'll be careful next time. Sorry, Kalia."
Kalia scanned my face before chuckling "Pfft" and returning to her seat.
Damn bitch, I'll definitely kill you myself.
"Good, that's better. Whatever history you two have, get along now. Killing World's - no, humanity's future depends on you."
A black-eyepatched swordswoman and cat-eared girl approached behind Kamyu. I knew them.
The cat-eared girl pushed past Kamyu and hugged me. She smelled like a child.
"Kelrot, I missed you~! Waa~!! Did you miss me?"
"I missed you too, Reni! Are you part of this group too? But you guys..."
When I trailed off, Baek Wol-hyang spoke nonchalantly.
"We surrendered to Honor of Brothers. To defeat Eden and restore the original order."
"So you're different from Oist mercenaries? Ow!"
Reni pinched my thigh and spoke angrily.
"They're like gifts we gave you. Don't compare us to them."
"Ow ow, okay okay, I get it. Stop pinching."
I detached the pinching, scratching Reni and handed her to Baek Wol-hyang.
Baek Wol-hyang restrained Reni from lunging at me and spoke coolly.
"Meeting again... perhaps this one and thou share desti-... no, 'tis mere coincidence."
"You were going to say 'destiny', weren't you?"
Tsk!!
She instantly drew her sword and swiped threateningly toward me.
"A-absurd! How could destiny exist between this future Sword Saint and a lowly wench like thee?! Retract thy words immediately!"
Kamyu grabbed the flustered Baek Wol-hyang's wrist to stop her.
"Hey, hey! What's wrong with you?! Want to get fired too? Plan to fight Eden alone with Reni?"
At Kamyu's words, Baek Wol-hyang flinched and quietly sheathed her sword. She started returning to her seat but turned back to look at me.
"Why dost thou only grant it to her?"
"Grant what?"
Baek Wol-hyang's eyes were fixed on Kalia.
Huh? Don't tell me...
Before I could answer, Baek Wol-hyang returned to her seat. Reni followed and sat beside her.
"Phew-, how do you know four of us already?"
Kamyu pointed at the last empty seat while looking displeased.
"That'll be your spot from now on."
Kamyu's briefing dragged on. To summarize - Oist would launch a large-scale attack within a month.
"The entire Killing World is protected by Malo's defensive shield. They'll load soldiers onto Deathworms to infiltrate underground where there's no shield."
Deathworms - powerful monsters regular soldiers can't defeat. Eliminating them was the Elite Brigade's job.
"Intel says the Deathworm Queen laid hundreds of eggs to finish Killing World. An astonishing number compared to her usual five eggs per month."
Killing Deathworms is my specialty. But hundreds infiltrating different locations changes everything. Who knows what terrifying forces they're transporting? Even now, I doubt I could beat Eden if we met again.
"Waiting for their invasion guarantees defeat. We must strike first."
Kamyu's strategy involved infiltrating the Deathworm Spawning Ground to destroy all eggs.
"We need the spawning ground location from high-ranking Oist. Then rapidly destroy all eggs. Kalia - your abilities make you perfect for this mission."
Another member was chosen to protect her.
"Kelrot, this is why we recruited you. Protect Kalia during her mission. Can you do it?"