His attitude began to change, making his eyes until his attack's movement become totally different from before ...
*Swoosh!* *Thud!* *Bam!* *Swoosh!*
Even Nagao, who was protecting Adolph, almost desperately worked hard to avoid all his attacks...
(Shit! This guy is already a monster! How could suppose fight him in a situation like this?! No, think of a way out, Nagao!) He thought hard, processing all information in split seconds to observe his surroundings.
Every motion from his punches to kicks flew swiftly, putting Nagao in danger situation while carrying the injured Adolph. In fact, Nagao didn't even have a chance to counterattack him due to these two conditions ...
*Thud!* *Swoosh!* *Thud!* *Swoosh!*
(Focus on your surroundings, Nagao. Every creature has limits and tendencies in behavior. If there aren't any, then create a weakness in your opponent!) He tried hardly to observe the surroundings, dodging and evading that person's attacks at the same time.
However, there were always attacks aimed at him. Stones, spear attacks, until various things were thrown at Nagao quickly ...
*Swoosh!* *Throw!* *Swoosh!*
Some of those things even hit Nagao's back ...
"ARGGH!!!" Nagao fell because of the spear that slashed at his right shoulder.
The fresh wound not only fell him down but sent Adolph bounced away several meters. When Nagao was about to wake up ...
*Thud!*
Nagao received a kick that hit his left hip. It sent him bouncing away a few meters toward a tree ...
*Bang!*
"ARGGH!!!" Nagao spit out blood from his mouth.
"Stay there. After finishing off this bitch, you're the—,"before Andre could take a step, he fell to the ground—"Why?! What did happen to—!" Andre shocked when he saw his feet. "ARRGH!! WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO WITH THESE FEET??!"
Andre's right foot had a tremendous swelling with a dark blue-purplish color on his instep. The color almost reached his big toe. In effect of that, Andre fell instantly, hissing in excruciate pain ...
"FUCK! IT'S FUCKING HURT!"
From the different side, Nagao who was being kicked earlier, tried to stand up slowly. While controlling his breathing, he reacted,
"How ... does it feel ... when ... one of the feet of you ... have ... malfunction ...?!" Nagao spat out blood from his mouth, wiping blood from his mouth. "How it feels ... when someone ... a lukewarm like me ... can make monster hurt?!" Nagao provoked him, smirking at him with some drops blood come out within Nagao's mouth.
"Bastard! I'll kill you!" he shouted loudly. "I'll make your life suffer more than hell, you worthless scum!" He rebuked Nagao.
Nagao glanced around, walking with limp toward him and taking his spear from ground. On the way to Andre's spot, Nagao reacted,
"Indeed ... it hurts to get kicked ... as if I got several broken bones ...," Nagao remembered the moment when he elbowed that Andre's feet. "However ... strike your instep foot ... with this elbow ... at a crucial moment ...," Nagao still felt the pain on his elbow, making he hardly to move his left forearm. "Even it hurt ... hearing your scream ... howling like a dog in agony... all of that ... was worth for me!" Nagao walked limply, pointing the spear in his right hand before Andre's face once Nagao arrived at him.
"W-what are you doing with that spear?! Y-you're trying to kill me, huh??! Y-you can't kill me, you bastard!"
"Hahaha ... someone like you ... might not be able to die... with this weapon ...,"
"S-sure...! This mighty Andre... won't be killed by vermin like you!"
"But ... forcefully sending someone to hell ... is my choice!"
Andre's expression instantly panicked. His sweat immediately poured profusely. Realizing what he heard, Andre tried to stand up, trying to escape for his life. Unfortunately, because of his injury, the Andre's balance became unstable, making he fell to the ground several times ...
*Fall!* *Fall!* *Fall!*
"D-don't come closer ...!" he spoke in a frightened tone. "F-forgive us for the mistake we made to that woman. I-it's only order from those noblemen! W-we .... forgive us!" while pleading at Nagao.
Hearing Andre's confession, it made Nagao laugh ...
"HAHAHAHAHA!' Nagao burst outed his laugh, making a long laugh that can heard by everyone in here.
After a satisfied laugh, Nagao replied,
"Indeed ... the true human nature ... is only shown when it comes at the end of their life," sighing at his words. "The disgust feeling rise instantly!"
Nagao gripped tightly, ready to throw the spear. Aware of the danger lurking in front of him, Andre tried to run away with a limp. Seeing this, Nagao immediately hurled the spear with his right forearm muscles, making his veins visible clearly. Eventually, Nagao was hurling swiftly the spear ...
*Swoosh!* *Stab!*
The spear throwing struck Andre's back, piercing through his stomach ...
"Burgh!" Andre vomited blood after receiving Nagao's attack, falling down on his knees.
Nagao approached him, making Andre was frightened. However, Nagao reacted to someone instead,
"How long are you going to hold yourself like that? You didn't want to finish this guy off?"
"Noisy, you moron!" the mysterious voice said in an annoyed tone. "The effects of his punch still there!" The person caressed her cheeks, walking to Nagao's spot.
Andre immediately looked at the sound source. When he turned his head, the voice belonged to Adolph's one. Adolph smiled and rebuked,
"Hey ... nice to see you again, bastard!"
"Y-you...! H-how could—!" Before he finished speaking, Andre's right eye was pierced by Adolph's peg leg.
"ARGGGGH!!" Andre shouted in pain. "H-HURT! MY EYES!!!"
Satisfied with doing that, Adolph simply reacted,
"Mind your own prey, bastard!" she was annoyed at Andre. "You targeted me after receiving that nobleman's order. This is my answer!"
"Despite your charm, what a sadist person you are!" Nagao flirted her.
"Getting flirts from you, it got me a shiver instantly!" she irritated with his words. "I lost interest with him."
From the different side, Andre screamed in pain. Because of his noisy scream, it made Nagao kill him, using his dagger right into Andre's solar plexus ...
*Stab!*
Andre instantly died. After pulling his dagger out within him, Nagao asked her,
"Where are the last one? Did he run away??"
"He's dead," Adolph replied with a sigh. "When I was checking his pulse, his pulse was being unable to feel. Maybe, he's died in a shock because of loss much blood on his neck."
Hearing Adolph's words, Nagao immediately checked the last enemy body Adolph fought with. Soon as he checked his condition, Adolph's words were true. He already died.
Realizing their current condition, Adolph immediately brought several valuable items from her house, especially her mask ...
"That's—" Nagao reacted with whisper, remembering that crow mask clearly. He even trying to talk about her mask. Nevertheless, their current condition didn't match with—"Forget it for now!" Nagao reacted with same intonation, holding his self to ask her.
After all her things collected, they left the hovel immediately. When they were several walking away from Adolph's hovel, they heard some horse's gallops from another way ...
*Thump-thump!* *Thump-thump!* *Thump-thump!*
Adolph slightly looked at that way, knowing that they were the enemies, she pulled swiftly Nagao's hairs, hiding from them ...
*Pull!* *Shhrk!*
"Slow down, you stupid shit!" his disagreed with her acts.
"Shut yer mouth!" she changed her intonations and tones, giving Nagao signal by her index finger. "The enemies came for chase us, so can't be helped, you brainless!" Adolph's eyes observed her surroundings, weighing some ways to come out amidst this situation.
However, Nagao received another status board mission, appearing before him ...
["Hide and seek": you must hide from the enemy's chase to get to Mr. Schmidt's place.] [10:00]
(This mission sucks!) Nagao thought irritably.
Not wanting to late into his annoyance, Nagao observed around, seeing some troops of horsemen. Aware with their coming, Nagao asked,
"What's your problem with them?"
"It's just a 'business' between us. However, due to my last results, they were targeting me as a scapegoat for cover up their failure," she glanced at Nagao, clenching her hand while observing their enemies, making her bones crackles.
Nagao realized her change demeanors, uttering his thought assertively,
"Adolph, let's cooperate with me!"
"Cooperate? What in it for me?" asked Adolph. "From the beginning, there was no intention to cooperate," she replied unsympathetically.
"Don't you realize it already?!" Nagao whispered assertively. "You've failed in your 'business',"
"Who said that I've failed? My prey is here. The only left is to bring them the prey's head,"
Realizing the meaning of her sentences, Nagao's pupils dilated, asking her in serious tone,
"Are you convinced to give mine between this situation? Are you certainly to do that while we already killed their representative?"
"They even didn't know those," while looking at Nagao. "Just surrender yourself, and safety of mine is guaranteed. Happy ending, isn't?"
"You lunatic woman—?!" Nagao's eyebrows raised, suddenly getting something within his minds. A sudden smile plastered on his face.
"Why did you smile? You've already lost in hope?"
"No, no!" Nagao giggled at her, shaking my head several times. "However, did you have any written agreements or advance payment in order to hunt down this 'head'?"
Adolph was silent for a moment. Realizing her reactions, Nagao reacted,
"If there's neither of them, your agreement with them is illicit. Do you know what that means?" I smirked at her, grinning at her.
"Even though it's a verbal agreement, they guarantee payment and safety of mine at the end. They'll not betray the agreement!" Adolph replied with whisper, denying his argue while grabbing Nagao's collar.
As a result, the two of them fell to the ground. Their gaze met each other and implied many meanings. However, Nagao looked constantly into Adolph's eyes. They were staring each other. Then Nagao asked her,
"Have you forgotten how sweet lies from nobles? Once the 'business' with you is finish, you'll done. Moreover—!" Nagao tugged at Adolph's collar.
Automatically, Adolph who was unprepared, being pulled closer to Nagao's face. As soon as their face got closely, Nagao whispered into Adolph's left ear,
"Think about your current state! Think about your discrimination! Did you really think they would care about your life? Nothing and never in the blink of their eyes!" He whispered in a matter-of-fact tone.
It was then, Adolph fell silent. At that momentum, Nagao slammed Adolph on the ground, switching their body positions drastically ...
*Thud!*
Adolph shocked and couldn't do anything. As Nagao was top of her body, he spoke his words ...
"The only logic for both of us is secure our lives. At least, until both of us could evade from their chase!"
Their emotions showed clearly on their face, but they remained silent for several moments.
Amidst their silent moments, Adolph was doing a long sighing, starting to speak her thought,
"Fine! You've got me again. L-Let's do with your way, s-stupid!" she got a red blush on her face.
Nagao immediately helped Adolph up on the sitting position, plastering a relief. Once her expression became normal, Adolph asked him,
"In an agreement, you need a guarantee based on your words. So ... what can you guarantee?" her tone became serious.
Hearing what Adolph's words, Nagao was silent for a moment. Abruptly, Nagao took out a dagger and a few silver coins from his pocket. After all was collected, Nagao sliced his palm, making an incision with his dagger ...
*Slice!* *Khrrt!* *Drip-drip!*
His bloods came out profusely, dripping down onto his surface silver coins. Nagao bite his lower lip, pressing harshly with his teeth. Simultaneously, bloods dripped out, falling on his chin. He tried to hold his pain, making his face veins visibly.
In the split moments of his demeanors, Nagao spoke,
"Blood and silver coins ... are my guarantees on this cooperate," while lending his hand to her. "Deal?" His genuine smile appeared on his face.
Adolph stared at Nagao for several moments. Subsequently, Adolph replied,
"Give your dagger!"
Nagao gave it without hesitation. At the moment when Adolph received it, she looked at it, staring at him for a moment. Unexpectedly ...
*Slice!* *Khrrt!* *Drip-drip!*
She also sliced her palm. Her bloods dripped down, falling at silver coins and mixing with Nagao's bloods. She also bite her lower lip just like Nagao did. Eventually, her bloods fell on her chin, blending together. Nagao surprised with her demeanors.
After what she did earlier, Adolph shook Nagao's hand, replying his ask with faith,
"Deal!"