"Goki, blood."
Although she had always fought in the ocean in the past and rarely used her sense of smell, her nose was still keen.
And as an Old Hunter for whom strength and blood were inseparable, Goki could naturally detect the subtle differences better than Skadi.
The smell of blood was so strong that Goki could easily discern its origin and the condition of its owner.
Goki was not some noble; he couldn't distinguish which winery a wine came from just by smelling it, but when it came to blood, that was his area of expertise.
Hey, guess what? This is what we old Yharnamites wake up to every morning!
"Oh, you mean that, sir. This is very normal. These slaves don't obey discipline, a few whips, a little blood is no problem—"
The young blond man paused for a moment, then explained with a smile, but there seemed to be a strange expression hidden between his brows.
"Human blood, Feline, male, about thirty years old, already dead, time of death about an hour ago. Judging by the lingering scent and the drop of blood on the inside of your arm, it should be a slit throat—"
Goki's eyes lit up, and an eye-shaped rune gradually formed on his forehead, observing everything about the man in front of him.
"And your lair isn't too far from here—to be honest, even slavery is far more advanced than your primitive blood sacrifices."
Looking at the two black-robed men, a look of observing prey appeared in Goki's eyes.
Goki was not stalling to listen to this male escort's nonsense; he was—judging the traces of his prey.
A Hunter can always track a group of prey through the traces of a single one.
And now, following the scent of blood and that familiar power, Goki sensed their lair.
"Please, get some feudalism already—don't believe your mad Star God, okay?"
A cruel and disdainful smile appeared on Goki's face.
"Kill them, leave no one!"
The kindness on his face vanished, replaced by a hint of madness and ruthlessness on the young Kuranta's face.
Without the slightest hesitation, the other black-robed man immediately raised both hands, bringing them together above his head.
And the next second, a fierce wind swept in.
The starlight-like brilliance appeared for only an instant, then was suppressed by an erupting spark.
Spell Counter!
Cough—Pfft!
Accompanying Goki's Spell counter, the two black-robed men directly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Pfft—
The next second, a black light flashed.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah — my hand! My hand! Desecrators, our gods will bring down divine punishment upon you!"
The rusty Saw Cleaver chopped down, directly severing one of the young Kuranta's blood-stained hands.
As for the other Caster's head, Goki rushed forward, grasped it with his powerful hand, not holding back his strength at all, and directly smashed it against the wall with a squelch.
"Your King's Power, right? Yes, you people who use the power of the Universe always need to strike those strange poses, I even feel awkward watching—just go die obediently."
Without any mercy or hesitation, Goki didn't even want to smell this filthy blood. He used the Saw Cleaver that appeared in his hand to cut off the head of the young man who was screaming on the ground.
Blood spurted out, like starlight, but it was an impure, mixed substance, emitting a nauseating odor.
And from beginning to end, not a single drop of blood stained Goki's body.
Goki had little patience for these blood-sacrificing fanatics.
"Alright, Skadi, it seems we can spend more time shopping today—Nona Gni, you said you'd do anything if we helped you out of your predicament, didn't you?"
Turning his head, Goki shook the blood off the Saw Cleaver, threw the mechanical greatsword to Skadi, and then showed a gentle smile to Gni and Skadi.
"Skadi, get ready to chop people."
"Yay! These bastards are as bad as the Abyssal Church people—Gni, why didn't you say earlier that you escaped from those people? Otherwise, we would have gotten rid of them immediately!"
Skadi took the greatsword, placed Gni on the ground, looked at her with some sympathy, and became eager to fight.
And looking at the two "harmless" tourists suddenly pulling out two terrifying-looking weapons from their bodies, Gni swallowed hard.
"Ugh… This, sir, can I kiss you a few more times to repay the debt?"
Weakly extending her hand, Cenomi looked at the two executioners who had been killed on the ground, their wounds surprisingly clean and neat. While feeling a hint of satisfaction, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
"No! Absolutely not, you're not allowed to kiss her before you like Goki. That's against the rules, something bad children do—and you even stuck out your tongue!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Skadi immediately and urgently held Gni's shoulders, educating her face-to-face.
And Goki, also smiling, slung the Saw Cleaver over his shoulder—next, he was ready to go on a killing spree.
"Yes, absolutely no room for negotiation, Nona Gni—I order you, take me to where you were held, and we'll pay a proper visit."
"Ugh, um, yes, I didn't stick out my tongue… I just bit my tongue."
Cenomi made a long face and honestly agreed, her ears on top of her head drooping.
[Just escaped one tiger's den, only to enter a wolf's den.]
She had a strange feeling that her life was about to become very different because of this encounter.
You said you'd do anything.
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