"Everyone, let's have a big dinner when we get back, and then Miss Nabe and I will kiss each other, shall we?"
"Don't talk nonsense, Lucroot."
"You really don't have a long memory."
The gossip started by Luke Root was quickly refuted by [Dark Sword] and others. After all, whether it was the occasion, the timing, or the person, the choice was too poor.
But who makes him a frivolous man?
His companions, who were used to his temperament, shook their heads helplessly.
Although Lukroot said that he fell in love with Nabe at first sight, there was a more outstanding Mr. Momo beside him, and the relationship between the two was extraordinary, so even his companions could do nothing to help him.
Narberal on the side showed an expression of obvious disgust, but it was only because of Ainz's warning that she did not get angry.
"Actually, I...wait."
Lukroot instantly changed from frivolous to serious, and the whole process took less than a second.
You can always trust him during the mission, which is the fundamental reason why no one will condemn him even if he is joking deep in the forest.
The forest became noisy.
Lukeroot, who pricked up his ears and was alert to changes in the air, looked around with a serious expression.
"Something's coming."
Upon hearing this, the members of the [Dark Sword] who helped collect the medicine all raised their weapons and assumed fighting postures.
"Is he the Wise King of the Forest?"
No one answered Nfilia's question, which made the restless boy hide behind Ainz's broad figure, trying to gain some sense of security.
Everyone stared silently into the depths of the forest.
"This is bad."
Xiao Lin's fingers shook, and when everyone turned their eyes, he said: "I also secretly arranged silk threads in the forest as warnings, but they were all torn. And the only person who can do this is the body type Huge monster."
Even if they didn't say it clearly, everyone seemed to understand who the enemy was.
Even the frivolous Luke Root shouted in a serious tone: "Xiao Lin is right, there is something huge rushing towards here. Although I don't know why the opponent is circling around, I can judge from the sound of stepping on the weeds." , it should arrive soon. But... I’m not sure if it’s the Wise King of the Forest.”
"Retreat, regardless of whether it is the Forest Wise King or not, it is very dangerous to stay here. Even if it is not the Forest Wise King, we have already invaded its sphere of influence, so the possibility of pursuit is very high."
Captain Peter made a quick decision.
At the same time, he looked at Ainz and said, "Mr. Momo, can you please come to the rear?"
"No problem, I'll take care of it... we'll take care of it next." Ainz nodded confidently.
[Sword of Darkness] Several people supported Ainz one after another and retreated out of the forest with Nfilia.
Xiao Lin originally planned to stay, and he was also more interested in the Forest Wise King. However, if Peter and others encountered other large monsters during their escape, they would be in danger, so Xiao Lin's main task was to escort them.
Secretly thinking it was a pity, he turned around and left.
"Mr. Momo, please don't push yourself too hard."
Nfilia's voice was filled with absolute trust in Ainz, and the eyes under her hair were shining with admiration. Ainz felt uncomfortable all over and asked them to leave quickly.
As he watched the group of people disappear on the other side of the forest, he felt a little uneasy in his heart, wondering if he could successfully leave the forest on his own. However, Ainz immediately thought that he could let Aura guide him to avoid getting lost in the forest.
The most urgent thing right now is...
"Oops. There are no witnesses, and even if you defeat him, he may be considered not to be the Wise King of the Forest... Even if you want to bring the Wise King of the Forest back to the Great Tomb of Nazarick, you need to obtain evidence of defeating him... You have to cut off one of his feet. ?"
"Lord Ainz."
Wherever Narberal looked, there was a huge shadow behind the forest a little far away. Because he was hiding behind the woods, his appearance could not be discerned, and the sunlight was not shining on him, so he could not confirm whether his body was silvery white.
"Are the guests coming?"
——You are the guest.
To Momo and Nabe who broke into the forest, they might just be guests.
Since he didn't know how to convert levels and couldn't know the fighting power of the Forest Wise King, Ainz naturally stood in front of the magic caster Narberal, who was not good at melee combat, to protect her.
As soon as he took a step forward, Ainz felt the flow of air and crossed his giant swords as a shield to resist.
There was a sound like metal colliding, and Ainz felt heavy pressure on his arm. A heavy object hit the giant sword in his hand at an extremely fast speed.
You can see a long tail that looks like snake scales, slowly retracting behind the trees.
"It's really wonderful to be able to completely block my first move... It may be the first time in my life that I have encountered an opponent with such skill."
"I……"
Ainz's phantom's face stiffened.
This self-identification sounded awkward, but he soon understood that the sentence just now was also a translated statement.
"Then if you leave now as an intruder in my territory, for the sake of the excellent defense before, I will not pursue you... How about that?"
"What a stupid question. Of course, I want to defeat you to get benefits. By the way, is it because you don't have confidence in your appearance when you hide? Or is it because you are shy by nature?"
"...You are so eloquent! Intruder, let you see my great appearance and feel dumbfounded, horrified and awed!"
The Wise King of the Forest slowly emerged from the trees, revealing his figure in front of Ainz. Seeing that appearance, Ainz's eyes widened as he used the phantom technique to disguise his face.
"Hahaha, I can feel the surprise and fear coming from under your helmet!"
The monster smiled and wrinkled its face, its long tail curled up, and patterns resembling strange characters appeared on its silver-white body. It is about the same size as a horse, but is very short and has a flat body shape that develops laterally.
This, this monster...
It's covered in silver, or rather snow-white fur, with a round black chimney, and a round body that looks like a mochi. Except for the long scaly tail that looks like a snake, it's just an enlarged version of Jakari. A hamster? !
Is this the wise king of the forest? !
What a joke!
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"Hoo, ho! I'm so tired!"
After running out of the forest to a safe place, Lukeroot gasped and complained.
He could still complain, but the others were already sweating profusely and panting and speechless, especially Nfilia, who had no physical strength and was carried away by Peter in his arms midway.
There is no way, who makes the weak ones dare not stay in the forest?
The people of [Sword of Darkness] also felt ashamed that they couldn't help Momo and Nabe.
"Everyone, do you think Mr. Momo can defeat the Sage King of the Forest?"
"It should be possible...right?"
Dyne, who was still very confident at first, finally turned into a question when he thought about the reputation of the wise king of the forest. After all, the Forest Sage King has a natural advantage in playing at home. Even if Mr. Momo is very strong, he may not be able to defeat him.
"No, Mr. Momo will definitely win!"
"Nfilia?"
"I believe in him!"
The young pharmacist has an inexplicable admiration for Momo. It was obviously not like this before coming to Kahn Village. Could something have happened?
At this time, Peter saw Xiao Lin constantly looking into the forest and said, "Are you worried about them? Why don't you just go."
"May I?"
"It's okay. We have arrived at a safe place now. As for the plan to intercept the Forest Wise King, if the three of you can catch it directly, there will be no need to implement the subsequent plans."
"I know, I'm going."
With permission, Xiaolin nodded.
However, just when he was about to rush into the forest again, Momo and Nabe actually walked out!
Seeing that the two people came out safe and sound, the group of people rushed to celebrate that they were safe and sound. Only Luke Root looked a little surprised.
Nfilia asked with a tone of surprise and admiration: "Unexpectedly, you were unscathed... Mr. Momo, did you avoid the battle?"
"No, I have already fought with the wise king of the forest and tamed it." Ainz answered lightly, and at the same time shouted into the depths of the forest: "Hey, come out."
Then, the wise king of the forest with pearly white body hair slowly emerged from the forest. [Sword of Darkness] A group of people gathered around Nfilia with expressions of surprise, raised their swords and took a step back. Only Xiao Lin, who approached it like a curious baby, looked at it for a long time and said something uncertain.
"Is this the Jakalia hamster?"
"Jakalia hamster?"
"It's a popular hamster. But it's usually very small... Isn't this just a little too big? And the tail is also like a snake scale... Of course, it's possible that I made a mistake."
(No, no admission of error.)
Ainz answered secretly in his mind, and said to the group of [Sword of Darkness] who were still vigilant: "Please rest assured, it has been tamed by me and will never go crazy and hurt anyone."
Then he came to the wise king of the forest and pretended to touch his body.
"Just as my lord said, the wise king of the forest has surrendered to my lord and has become a subordinate who serves you everywhere. I swear to my lord that I will never cause any trouble to you!"
The Wise King of the Forest swore allegiance to Ainz.
Maybe everyone is wary of its huge body, but it is originally a cute Jakalia hamster, and you will lose your wariness once you get used to it. The problem is how to make everyone believe that it is the real wise king of the forest. This is the only thing that makes Ainz troublesome.
However--
"This is the Wise King of the Forest! How amazing! What an amazing monster!"
"Wow... this Forest Wise King... really lives up to its reputation! Just by appearing in front of you, you can feel its powerful power!"
"Looks full of wisdom! If we meet, we will all be destroyed! Oh, I'm really impressed by you."
"As expected of Mr. Momo!"
Awesome monster? A tremendous strength? A look of wisdom?
Who are you talking about?
Ainz looked at everyone with a speechless expression. After understanding that they were not flattering, he felt dizzy for a moment. What and what, they are just the most useless monsters, how come they suddenly become the powerful characters they say?
"The Wise King of the Forest..."
"What's the matter, Xiaolin?"
"Nothing. It's just...well, Mr. Momo, can you let me fight it?"
"……Eh?"
Ainz was stunned.
No, it wasn’t just him, the [Sword of Darkness] and the others were also stunned. After a pause, they quickly stopped Xiao Lin from making such a reckless decision.
The opponent is the wise king of the forest. If you want to fight with him, you really are not afraid of death.
"this and that……"
Ainz didn't know how to answer.
In fact, he didn't care. After all, it was such a weak and rubbish monster. If he could win Xiao Lin's favor, it wouldn't matter even if the wise king of the forest died. But seeing the anxious look on the [Sword of Darkness] and the others, Ainz wondered whether it was really powerful, and he didn't know whether to agree or not.
"It's okay, everyone, I will be merciful."
"...I'm not asking you to be merciful, Xiaolin, do you really understand what you are talking about?"
Nina rubbed his eyebrows.
Probably because Xiao Lin's relationship has always been inconspicuous, and everyone who is unclear about its depth really doesn't want him to take risks.
"It's okay, it's okay, trust me."
In the end, everyone who couldn't resist him had no choice but to agree, and at the same time asked Ainz to let his pets show mercy when fighting Krillin.
Ainz nodded, grabbed the hair of the Forest Wise King's neck, and came not far away.
"Don't worry, my lord! That boy dares to despise my lord, I will definitely beat him to pieces!"
"no."
"Huh?"
"I said no. Just listen to me. You must not hurt a hair on his head. If he is hurt, I will treat you as magic material and pluck out your fur to use as a carpet."
"Yes Yes……!"
The eyes that had just been praised for his wisdom were now filled with tears from fear, and the aggrieved Forest King could no longer speak.
Soon, one man and one beast took up positions outside the forest.
Originally, the wise king of the forest wanted to say something sexy as a prelude, but when he thought of the lord's attitude towards the man in front of him just now, he immediately closed his mouth and started thinking about how to let it go.
"Come on, no matter what move it is, I will block it."
"Does that mean you're not going to take the initiative to attack?"
Xiao Lin blinked.
When humans fight against monsters, humans usually defend and counterattack. Although it is a bit embarrassing, this is an indisputable fact because humans are naturally weak and accustomed to defensive counterattacks.
"However, if you underestimate me, you will suffer a big loss."
Xiao Lin still showed a harmless smile.
"Ah, right."
Suddenly, as if something had occurred to him, he said, "Let's take this opportunity to let everyone know how to deal with large monsters. Mr. Peter, can I borrow your scabbard?"
"Of course. But will the scabbard be enough?"
Peter readily agreed.
They knew that Xiaolin was good at a novel weapon - silk thread, but since it was a teaching, it was obviously necessary to demonstrate with the weapons they were good at.
"first……"
Xiao Lin took the scabbard thrown by Peter, then rushed towards the Forest Wise King, swinging the scabbard from top to bottom, which was a standard slashing move.
But judging from the power, it doesn't seem to be a martial skill, and the Forest Sage King also used his tail to easily block it.
Then Xiao Lin fought with the wise king of the forest, and the scabbards and tails of the swords collided with each other, making a steely sound, which was a little fierce.
Because the Wise King of the Forest was ordered by Ainz, it had always kept its hand. However, as Xiao Lin continued to test it, it had unknowingly shown its true skills, and the speed of its tail behind it was swaying, and an afterimage appeared.
The few people watching were slightly stunned.
Did Xiaolin use any difficult martial arts or techniques?
The answer is no, everything is so unpretentious and progressive, as if cooking a top-notch dish with tedious steps, analyzing the delicious ingredient called Forest Sage King bit by bit.
Xiao Lin distanced himself and said: "This is one thing that must be clear when fighting against any type of Warcraft - find out the enemy's weaknesses."
The strength and speed he showed just now are almost the same as those of Peter and Luke Root. However, whether it is his acumen in combat or his coping methods, they are several notches behind them.
"And when you find its flaw, it's time to defeat the opponent."
Xiao Lin changed his mind and walked away. This time he attacked more violently and continuously, which overwhelmed the wise king of the forest. He even taught him fighting skills at the same time.
"Everyone, do you know where is the most effective place to deal with the enemy? Lungs? Heart? Yin? No, none of them. It's the brain. Listen up, living things have skulls and brains. Shaking the brain will cause Concussion, even if the dragon is hit hard! However, the most effective way to shake the head is... to hit its neck!"
After saying that, Xiao Lin dodged and came to the side of the Forest Sage King. He used the attack to freeze so that he could not retract the tail he swung out.
Under the frightened and frightened dark eyes of the wise king of the forest, he responded with a harmless smile, and then dropped his sword scabbard!
"Well……!"
The Forest Wise King, who suffered a heavy blow to his neck, groaned, rolled his eyes and fainted immediately.
There are no powerful martial arts, no gorgeous fighting skills, everything is so natural, and every step during the battle is just right. When everyone saw this, they couldn't say anything. They opened their mouths in shock, and only two words came to their minds.
——Smooth!
(End of chapter)
