I regressed and became the Sword Ice King-Chapter 212 - - Trip to the East 31

Raph looked up to the sky as a red beam of light disappeared from his sight. A frown crossed his face as he sighed and slowly turned back towards Elsie and the reptilian Beastman.

’So, Malen is gone….I can’t tell if this is a good or bad thing. He would have caused so many problems if he remained’. He thought as he watched their fight unfold. It seemed things were coming to an end since Elsie was winning by a landslide.

He could observe pieces of scales that were torn off, and blood that formed small pools as the two Beastmen fought vigorously against themselves. Fangs, claws, tails, it didn’t matter what they used. All they intended to do was win the battle. ’Yikes, this sort of reminds me that Elsie is actually a werewolf’. He thought when a slight chuckle escaped his lips.

His gaze slowly shifted to the dead body of Colby, who lay in a puddle of his blood and intestines.

’This….seems like the effect of a Red Worm….Do the others have something like this as Well?’ He wondered. ’Or, was this specific?’.

He could stand all day and try to figure things out himself as usual, but he decided not to. After all, there were people he could discuss the matter with to understand it better.

With that in mind, he simply walked towards the edge of the road, sat on the hard, sandy soil and looked up at the skies while bestial snarls and ferocious roars echoed through the air.

’Hah…..How nice’. He thought as a sly smile formed on his face.

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About ten minutes had passed, and Elsie had finally brought the lizardman down. It was quite anti-climatic but Raph could observe the chimera wasn’t as functional as it looked.

Its mana function worked, but it lacked information on any spell to cast, and its use of aura was rudimentary at best.

Its strong scales and physique were what dragged the fight for so long, but Elsie found a way in her method and brought the creature down.

At this time, the Mercenaries had gathered up, together with the last remaining carriage and two captives. Neuj Rakarf and Rafi.

It seemed like the helper boy of Malen, Junior by the name, died during their fight against Azby in a similar fashion as Colby.

This only proved Raph’s hypothesis, and it was confirmed that these two, unlike Neuj and Rafi, had consumed the Red Worm…. However, this caused questions to arise among the Mercenaries, Raph and Elsie included.

Cruz was also left in a tied-up state and was left for questioning by Azby and Lucky later, as they had No idea of the series of events that had played out since they fell unconscious.

And so, time ticked, and as it did, the sun descended and gave way to the moon.

The group had decided it best to camp at the side of the road from exhaustion. Some of them needed to rest, and a few others just wanted to get the information of what they missed out on.

Amongst these were six people currently seated around a bonfire, in an open camp with a single carriage and four horses.

Three more were tied up away from the campfire, to the Carriage that blocked their view of the road.

As they sat down, a tense silence suffused around them, which was broken by the loud chunking of meat and slurping of water that occurred from a girl, who sat next to Raph, wearing his black shirt and cloak. Read new adventures at novelbuddy

The Mercenaries present were currently glancing at Raph and then the girl, their minds puzzled with questions that could not give them peace.

They simply watched as the cracking of burnt firewood and the occasional sounds of night creatures roaming around echoed in the air.

They currently weren’t staying in a forest or cave but an open desecrated land; thus, they had to be on guard even with a protection orb being used, though this glowed yellow. Which indicated a lower tier than the Red.

A few seconds passed, and Azby sighed before turning towards Raph to break the silence. "Who are you?" She asked with utmost sincerity while her teammates, Lucky, Rodrick and Colyn, glanced at Raph from their positions with great interest.

They sat opposite each other from the bonfire, which made things a lot easier.

Raph looked up at her from the piece of meat that was roasting on a stick. "Aren’t you more curious about why your teammate betrayed you? Or….you know, how I obtained this meat?" He asked with an intrigued tone.

Azby remained silent for a moment, her body slowly tensing up as she stared into his eyes, for a prolonged period. She felt a malevolent presence hiding within his eyes, even though he was clearly blind. She found this confusing and even captivating, to the point that it made her feel uncomfortable. ’...What am I thinking?!’ She thought before snapping out of her thoughts.

"Well, yes. I am curious about that as well….and as for the meat, I figured you just pulled it out of your storage ring"

Raph smiled slightly. "Well, yes. This was actually given to me by a powerful Mage who makes artefacts for fun. You would be surprised how large this thing is" He said as he pointed at the silver ring on his right index finger.

"Well, we are curious about that too….and Um…" Azby glanced at Elsie, who continued to eat her food without paying much attention to them. "...and our new friend….you at least owe us an explanation. Even if it is a pygmy of the truth". She said with a sigh as she folded her hands.

A brief moment of silence ensued before Raph nodded his head as he said. "You are right. You deserve at least that much".

He stabbed the sharp end of the stick into the ground and slowly adjusted his seating position on the black cloth laid on the ground.

While he did so, the others paid attention to his movements, Rodrick and Colyn especially. After all, they witnessed first-hand how skilful he was.

"So, you see. I am actually a noble," Raph said with a sigh and remained silent afterwards.

Azby raised a brow as her teammates glanced at each other in confusion. "Obviously" She said with a bit of venom in her tone.

Raph chuckled at her reply. "Well then, I am a noble from a skilful lineage of swordsmen, and that is why I am skilled with the sword".

"A swordsmen household? But that could be any of the numerous families that focus on the art of the sword". Rodrick interjected with a disappointed tone in his voice.

"Well? Does it matter which I originated from?" Raph asked with a raised brow, while his thoughts reeled in. ’I can’t give them too much information. The Jun household is already facing so many antagonistic forces. I can’t even imagine the number of problems that will occur if news of me crossing the border gets exposed’

The Mercenaries remained silent, as they were left in deep contemplation.

"Can you at least give us the reason why you’re trying to cross the border?" Colyn asked with a dejected tone. It seemed like they were interested in finding out his true identity after all.

"I was given a commission by another higher noble household. I needed to get someone safely into the West, but I don’t know the identity of the individual". Raph replied.

"Smuggling people are we?" Azby asked with a raised brow. "And why would nobles go through the trouble of doing something like That? Unless….this individual is rather important".

"Well, I could try and figure that out myself, but my family has been held captive and I’m in a rush to find this man to secure their lives" Raph replied with a slow tone as if he had been forced to say what he just did, but internally he found this the best choice. After all, they only needed the bare minimum. "Do you want to get into the scuffle of nobles?" He asked with a raised tone, and the Mercenaries quickly protested in unison.

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"Oh hell no".

"Sounds like a pain"

"The nobles can go fuck themselves".

"We wish you good luck, Kael".

Even Cruz, Neuj and Rafi showed expressions of protest at the idea from their spot.

Raph chuckled at their reactions. "So you see…." He said while the noise died down. "I can not reveal too much information, but I can promise you that I won’t do anything to harm or endanger you. I only seek help in getting to my goal".

A moment of silence suffused the air as they were lost in their thoughts again. They could tell that there was something deeper and much more substantial than the surface explanation he gave them, but they couldn’t pry. For their own safety.

"Alright then," Azby said with a nod and then pointed at Elsie. "Then, how do you explain the werewolf calling you husband?"