After waiting for a whole day, the darkness of the sky finally blanketed the entire sky and the bright stars finally emerged from the clouds. The two moons shining in the sky are bright enough that staring at them will calm your soul and body. However, it was not the time for stargazing and moon appreciation for Kogure.
The moment he finished sharpening all of the weapons he has, the bone knives and a small spike that is enough to hide and not get hindered in the body, Kogure is now ready to execute his plan of action. Using the leather he got from the deer he hunted during his first day in the wild, he created a glove that will enhance his grip on his weapons. After making sure all of his weapons are in good condition and ready to go, Kogure bid farewell to the little campsite that he was using for the past few days.
Despite the bright night light coming from the two moons, due to the foliage of the trees, it still gets remarkably dark around several parts of the forest so if someone wanted to at least maneuver safely around, they needed to bring a torch or a lamp to walk around. If they have neither of those two options, they can only adapt to the darkness and let their eyes get used to it.
For Kogure who has experienced this same darkness for a while, this amount of darkness is not enough to hinder his eyesight. Kogure also used his mastery of being sneaky. He still remembers the time back when he was still a kid that he is always the last person that cannot be found in a hide and seek game as he is just that good at hiding. Now that the situation seems to come, it seems his abilities from playing the childhood game might actually come in handy for him right now.
"[Detecting presence approaching. Total numbers: 1]"
Kogure peeks out and the expected guard who patrols the area appeared. His uniform is the same thing as the uniform of the guards he previously killed back in the throne room so it is clear that these guards are just there to look for him. He didn't strike right away and instead, grab a little stone and throws it at a nearby tree, causing the guy to stop and investigate.
Since it was dark, he uses his lamp to fully brighten the area where the stone that Kogure has thrown earlier landed as he checks where the sound came from. But before the soldier can fully check what caused it, Kogure who quietly approached him behind grabs the guy in the neck, lifting off the armor that is protecting his bare neck before proceeding to stab it using the sharp bone knife he made. Kogure didn't forget to cover his mouth as he stabs the neck multiple times. Since the Bone Knife is not as effective as a normal knife, he has to make sure that the kill has been done as he proceeds to brutally stab his neck with it with full force multiple times that the moment he stopped, the neck of the soldier has already torn apart that it looks like he got mauled by a bear as a result. The guard is barely breathing when he stopped but seeing that he is still alive, Kogure cuts off his windpipe fully, effectively killing the guy down.
"One down."
The system can only watch as the hero that should have been saving the lives of many people is now doing what a villain would do. Not only that but just by looking at the state of the soldier that was killed, it was more like he slaughtered it. If the system compares it to the way Kogure butchered the deer he hunted last time, then the latter is much more tolerable to watch as it didn't look like he was slaughtering a deer.
Kogure searched the guy on his belongings and picked up a dagger with a sheath that can be attached to belts. He also has a long spear and a short sword attached to the side. Other than that, there is nothing worth taking there.
Ignoring the spear, Kogure took the short sword and the dagger, attaching them to his belt. Although Kogure already got the metal weapons, Kogure didn't get rid of the bone weapons just yet. They might be inefficient in killing humans but they still work so Kogure didn't bother to throw them as it will still make a good purpose for him but he already switched to the daggers as his new weapons. There is also a rope hanging on his belt and Kogure picked it up and attached it to his belt.
"[Sir Hero, why aren't you picking up the spear as a weapon? It is going to be much more useful compared to daggers due to their reach.]"
"I know they are useful but I am not going to take that if I want to do stealth kill. With its size, I would rather have myself use these short weapons and get close rather than get discovered due to the size of the weapon."
Kogure turned to look at the spear that hasn't been tainted with a single droplet of blood. After a few seconds of silence, he returned and picked it up, attaching it to his back.
"I changed my mind. I have a usage for this thing now."
Because he made a bloody mess on the corpse, it is not advisable for him to take his armor and blend in, it is too obvious to have it and the armor themselves are not something he likes either. Kogure dragged the body to the nearby grass patch but he didn't cover up the blood patches on the ground. To him, he would rather have the bodies found rather than left them to rot in the forest. Sure, it will decay but sometimes, it doesn't have a positive effect and I doubt any monster will eat a rotting corpse aside from decomposers and scavenger monsters.
After the death of the first soldier, Kogure went to the nearby tallest tree that overarches a pathway towards the great tree. Although unnecessary to stay up in the air, Kogure purposely did stay there just to target one of the soldiers that will patrol here as there are two soldiers who patrol nearby the big tree and since the other one is killed, there is a bigger chance the other one is also going to come and patrol the area too and who knows if that guy would come.
But twenty minutes of waiting at the top of the tree is fruitful as the guard that Kogure was expecting indeed arrived. However, this time, he saw is also with a woman who has the same uniform as him which means they are both in the same squad and that woman is also a soldier.
"If my assumption is correct, those people are going to make out in here. What an interesting way for them to violate a "sacred forest" huh?"
"[Sir Hero, are you going to watch them do that? Isn't it filthy?]"
"Procreation is not a bad thing but there are also time and place for that. However, I didn't know humans in this world are also rulenbreakers too. But I don't care anyways."
Kogure waited for the two to stop and it took them a few minutes before they stopped just below the tree that Kogure was staying in. They started to kiss and undress, whispering sweet nothings to each other.
"Pfft, I can't believe these guys can stay comfortable doing it in a place like this."
Although he was watching the people doing lewd things, Kogure didn't feel any excitement from the,m. For him, he have already seen many videos of these kind back in his homeworld. Seeing things like this in real life might be a bit arousing for some but it didn't bring any kind of excitement Kogure felt when he was watching those videos in the past.
The two are now lying on the ground and are doing their business now. However, for Kogure, that is the time he is looking forward into. Grabbing the spear, he pointed the tip to the ground.
"[Sir Hero... don't tell me...]"
"What? You think I would miss this opportunity?"
After Kogure said those, he jumped off the tree. The two are still busy making out when...
STAB!
The spear pierces through the heart of the guy squarely. It didn't pass through and pierce the girl as Kogure expected due to how the spear is not sharp enough to perform that kind of performance. The girl who is still feeling the moment of the climax didn't notice it just yet until she felt the hot liquid flowing on her breast. As she opened her eyes, she was horrified the moment she realized that the flowing liquid was the blood coming from the guy she was making out with.
She tried to immediately get out from the guy but she realized that the dead guy hasn't taken out his manhood from her, stopping her from escaping. As she was struggling, to get out, a figure on the dark suddenly appeared and a rope immediately got into her neck.
"GHK! KAHHH!" The girl started struggle as the unknown guy is choking her with a rope.
She turned to her side and saw that their weapons are still on the side. She reaches out on it, trying her best to grab at least a single one of the weapons they have to defend herself from the one who is choking her. But before her hands can fully hold the handle, a hand stomped her hands, causing her to silently scream as she is already struggling from the pain of being choked.
"Ha, didn't think you would be so resilient girl, but that's not enough."
The rope tightens morethan usual and the girl's eyes are getting red too. Then, something kicks in her mind. What if she decided to play dead? Perhaps she can survive. She stopped struggling and played dead.
'If he thinks I am dead, perhaps I can survive this.'
Just as she expected, the person who tried to kill her stopped strangling her. However, she didn't expect that this guy would hold her head and...
STAB!
She finally realized it. Even if she played dead, she will not survive. As the blood from her neck pours out and her breathing pattern is getting slower, she opened her eyes to look at the person who killed her for the last time. That's when she fully seen the killer who ended her life before she breathed her last. The person that they were instructed to hunt and kill would actually be the one who hunted them and killed them.
"That's three."