Chapter 323
Legend Chapter 323
Two monsters were currently flying in the sky off the coast of Emoshion as they basked in the spring sunshine that fell from the sky .
The two of them were Shen, the Icebird, and Set, the Griffon . Rei was riding Set as usual but Hendeka was nowhere to be seen .
Shen was only a 1m long Icebird . So, of course, it was impossible for Hendeka, who wore leather armour, to ride Shen .
That said, even if Hendeka was here, there wouldn’t be much point as he had no way to attack the Lemrace in the sea .
(That said, it might have been good if he were able to give instructions to Shen . )
「Kiki-」
「Gurururu~」
Rei looked towards Shen, who seemed to be talking with Set .
Hendeka might not have been around to give Shen orders, but Set and Shen had been able to converse with each other quite a bit .
However, Set didn’t seem to have any plans to do much else with Shen as just gave cries in response .
「……Hah . Well, I don’t know what difference Shen will have . 」
Muttering to himself, Rei looked towards the port .
There, several ships were watching and preparing to leave while Rei drew the Lemrace’s attention .
The next moment, Rei felt Set’s body tilt to the side .
「It’s here! Shen, start looking for the Lemrace! Set, focus on avoiding the Lemrace’s attacks like usual!」
「Kikiki-!」
「Guru~!」
Shen and Set nodded at each other while Rei took out the Death Scythe, preparing to intercept water spears at any moment .
The next moment, a water spear pierced through the space Set had been several seconds ago . Two, three then four more spears shot out one after another, shooting out towards Set .
「Set, right!」
The Lemrace seemed to have gotten used to fighting Set over the past few days . As if predicting Set’s evasion, a water spear shot up from Set’s right, bending sharply as tip flew towards him .
It was definitely an effective attack . If the Lemrace had set up a large number of water spears to block Set’s escape routes, it might have been able to hurt Set even if it couldn’t kill him . However, that was only if it was just Set . Right now, Rei was on Set’s back……
「Hah-!」
With a shout, Rei swung the Death Scythe, destroying the water spear that was targeting Set .
Bringing the Death Scythe back to both his hands and killing the momentum from the swing, Rei quickly turned his eyes back to the sea’s surface .
What Rei saw, as a matter of course, was the sea’s surface . He couldn’t see the Lemrace anywhere .
「Kyi, kikikiki?」
The same as Rei, Shen was unable to spot the Lemrace . With a shrill cry, he turned to look around in confusion .
Seeing that, Rei felt something strange .
(Only Set is being attacked by the water spears……?)
Looking around calmly, Rei realised what was strange . Only Set was being targeted by the water spears . Shen, who was flying near Set, was not targetted by any of the attacks .
Of course, since Shen was flying next to Set, many of the water spears flew close by . But in the end, Set was the only one the spears were really targeting .
(Why is that the case? I thought it would just prioritise anything that flew in the sky . ……The only difference between Set and Shen is that Shen is a real monster while Set was created using the Magic Beast Art . Can it somehow tell the difference?)
While Rei thought to himself, Set flew freely across the sky to avoid the water spears .
After doing the same thing for several days, both sides had gotten used to it . The paths of the water spears had become a lot sharper and Set had started to avoid them with minimal movements rather than large actions . And, when countless spears approached in a saturated attack……
「Flying Slash!」
The attack from Rei’s Death Scythe flew out, cutting through several water spears and creating an exit for Set and Shen .
At the edge of Rei’s eyes, several ships had just left the port . Set continued to avoid the water spears as Rei watched on .
Of course, it wasn’t like he wasn’t doing anything in the meantime . Rei looked into the sea to try to find his enemy and even occasionally threw flames into the sea . However, the Lemrace endured it all and never made an appearance even as it continued to fire out water spears .
「If this is all it’s doing, I really have no idea where it is at all……what?」
Rei swung the Death Scythe again, destroying several water spears as Set tilted his body again to avoid several more .
As he continued dealing with those attacks, he noticed another ship leaving the port moving separately from the rest .
It seemed like the owner or captain of the ship didn’t want to pay Rei any money and had decided to leave the port while Rei was fighting . Of course, the request Rei had received had been direct to him . The city of Emoshion wasn’t involved and it hadn’t been a request through the guild, so no one could complain even if an owner or captain decided to do that .
(That said, the trust merchants have in me would take a hit . )
Perhaps the ship that was leaving now was one that had only arrived in the port within the last few days . The captain that had hired Rei had told him that other ships had tried the same thing before, but they had ended up in a lot of trouble and had to return to port . The ones who had guaranteed safe passage if they were paid ended up getting into a lot of trouble with their clients .
That was what Rei thought as Set tilted his body again to avoid another water spear . However, he was astonished when he saw the surprising scene .
It was the ship that Rei had saw previously . However, it wasn’t the ship that had hired Rei . Nor was it the ship that he had boarded previously . It was a ship that had been bought by the adventurers who had gotten into an verbal spat with Rei previously .
「Tch, they’re using me as a decoy to try to find the Lemrace themselves . 」
Rei clicked his tongue . At the same time, he swung the Death Scythe and smashed a water spear .
He wouldn’t have heard Rei clicking his tongue, but one of the adventurers on the ship suddenly turned to look at Rei .
Of course, it wasn’t possible for the man to make eye contact with Rei at that distance . However, Rei was still able to see the expression of mockery on the man’s face as he looked up towards Rei .
「Ki? Kikiki-!」
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