A powerful blow was about to be unleashed, the layer of energy within the monster's hand was clearly visible. It won't be long before Azazel is crushed by the blow.
"Is this the end of my humble life?" asked Azazel in a tone that seemed to belittle what the monster was about to do.
People already believed that Azazel would die, getting hit by a blow like that would not be able to save him.
Kaboom...
An explosion suddenly appeared, smoke spreading to cover their eyes.
"How? Can he survive this condition?" asked Federic who was still holding back his consciousness to see the result of what had happened.
And, everyone should be surprised by the appearance of a burly monster suddenly falling.
"I-Impossible, shouldn't he be the one who got hit by that monster's deadly attack earlier?" Kamo glared great.
"Huh… it turned out to be just in time!" Azazel is not tensed about this, before the fire attack used by him has a parasitic effect that goes into the wound, then the energy lump will expand to make a big explosion. He wake up. "I'm sure those who are witnessing this will be confused, I'd better act like an ignorant person!" Quickly he said, "What happened, why did this monster die in such a gruesome way?"
Those who saw Azazel's attitude became confused.
"What did he say? Isn't all of this coming from his abilities?" asked Federic whose eyes kept bulging wildly.
"What happened to this man, is he the one who is able to use magic with such great ability? No, I thought that the monster had actually experienced a special attack that ended up causing the body to explode, no wonder why this moment exploded!"
Kamo stepped in, he saw that Federic was injured and here he had to take over.
"We'd better find a safe location, it's likely that much more terrifying monsters will appear!"
They go from there to rest.
After that incident, they are still in a tense state. Federic and his two comrades treated each other's wounds.
"Do you guys know what happened after the attack from that monster?"
"Yeah, I know that too, that man seems to have done that!" said Federic. "He may be confused by what happened, but actually it's just a tactic to not appear strong!"
Huzo didn't know what Federic and Jina were saying, he fainted from the previous impact.
Azazel already understood that the people there had started to suspect him of being able to make a move, and was relaxed.
"Huh… if they really think of me as an untrustworthy person, it can't be helped! I would never want to accept it as nonsense, it's obvious that if I'm here just doing my job, I won't regret it!"
"What were you guys doing earlier?"
They stared at the client named Koigu. "I'm here to pay you guys to protect me, but why did you guys almost get killed by that monster just now! Remember that my business is more important than your lives, if you can't protect me, then you better get out of here, I don't want to hire useless people!"
The atmosphere became quiet, Federic and his two companions lowered their eyes with faces that held back annoyance.
"Okay, we admit that this almost cost you your life, but next time we won't let any monsters or danger get near you!"
"Heh… it's up to you, if you can't protect me, then just get out of here! This also applies to both of you, why didn't you just die earlier, and you who have been silent all this time, why didn't you quickly act to protect me? Didn't you already know that you were the client you had to protect?"
No one answered, Koigu then re-entered the cart.
"Useless, why are these adventurers only thinking about earning money! Don't they care about me giving them money?"
The atmosphere became quiet, Koigu's words must have pierced into the body, this really hurt.
"If he wasn't a client, I might have pulled his tongue out!" said Azazel from the heart. "And, surely those who received this reprimand were also annoyed, everyone's faces said they wanted to strangle and torture that man!"
This journey continues, although the body should be rested, but they are on duty, and this must be finished soon.
Night came which was a tense atmosphere between all of them.
No one spoke or said hello, all were in a normal state.
The next trip took place again, the mood still irritated by Koigu's actions.
"I don't know why today is boring!" said Azazel with his eyes looking up at the clear sky.
Koigu's stern rebuke resonated in his heart, right now they wanted to finish this mission as soon as possible.
"Are they all still angry? The stingy old man's trait was really outrageous, but this was also interesting! I thought that the ones who had to be protected were those with clear thoughts, but the reality is different, the bastard attitude that he keeps on using is really making this body sick!"
The day has turned into a silent night.
"Soon we will pass through the area!" said Federic to his two colleagues.
"Yeah, we have to get this over with, I'm fed up with that man!" Huzo replied while glancing at the cart.
These three people gave a look filled with hatred.
Azazel glanced at them, the aura he felt was really high, but Azazel couldn't have ignited the three of them, if it was him then bad things would also be thought of.
"So how about now? Are these three people planning to kill?" said Azazel in a calm tone. "This is not going to be an easy journey! If indeed the result is a bad thing, then everything that must be done is accepted and should not be ignored!"
"Why are these people I hired so useless, my life has been in danger several times!" Koigu growled with a face full of anger.
It was getting late, as usual Kamo left from there, while Azazel meditated.
"What is he doing?"
"Are they already within our reach?"
"Yeah, we can kill them right away!"
"Are you sure? Aren't they adventurers?"
"It doesn't matter, they aren't that much stronger than the rest of us! We will be able to take that miserly man's treasure!"
___To Be Continued___