Become Tyrant On My Own Way
Chapter 190 – RISE FROM THE WOUND
[POV Alice]
“Ukh.”
I was immediately able to feel a strong miasma as soon as me and my team entered the forest area in one of the places in the southern city.
“Your Excellency Helios is cruel too. So he wants me to face my trauma first directly huh?”
It reminds me of a traumatic event that happened to me when I was 12 years old.
The same thick smell of miasma produced by the demons who had slaughtered my party twice. But right now, I'm not gonna let that happen again. I have grown strong and am now able to protect what is important to me.
“Captain! Up ahead there!”
Someone in my party immediately shouted out who broke my daydream. Apparently, in front of us stood a tiger who was in a state of change into a monster.
The existence of wild dungeons in the southern city as a result of the destruction of the Apes dungeon, not only resulted in the threat of monsters from within the wild dungeon alone. Wild dungeons themselves flow miasma into the outside world which, if exposed to non-human living things, will cause physiological changes in the bodies of these living things that cause them to turn into monsters.
And animals have a thirty-fold higher chance of exposure to miasma than plants. It was only natural that we would immediately cross paths with an animal infected with miasma and become a monster. Then if iu has infected plants as well, surely the level of miasma pollution is already at a very high level so that it is no longer possible for ordinary people to breathe in areas filled with concentrated miasma.
It is still unclear why miasma cannot infect humans. For a human being who could use mana and have mana flow it was natural since the mana flow within his body rejected the miasma. But in reality, a human born without any flow would not be infected by this miasma and become a monster. But it was a good thing since we didn't need to face monsters that came from humans.
But it was different from a corpse. Human corpses can be exposed to miasma and will eventually be awakened as zombies. I just hope that there is no burial area around here that will be able to bring up those human zombies.
“Captain, what should we do?”
“Stay calm. The tiger had still not completely turned into a monster. It's nothing. But stay alert to the circumstances around. Cion, you go ahead. Others, support from behind to prevent a surprise attack. Tigers never hunt alone. There could have been another herd of tigers hiding who were preparing to ambush us.”
One of my party members also advanced. Then as I expected earlier, the tiger was just a lure from its herd that had completely turned into a monster.
We who did not care less at the ruse of the monsters were immediately able to adjust and quickly finished the monsters.
“Good work. Stay alert.”
We then walked back through the forest.
Unlike the case with facing monsters from within the dungeon created by the negative energy of the dungeon itself, the monster power created from living beings exposed to miasma was unpredictable. However, that average was stronger since his vitality was still high. However, thanks to those who had not yet fully adapted to their monster strength, although stronger, it was relatively easier to deal with.
“Als and Danial, you guys stand guard on the left. Arsen and Mudi on the right. Lylo, Pupun, and Amanda, you stand guard behind. The wizards keep concentrating so that your magic is always vit. Cion and Raka, you guys are with me in front leading the party.” pace
The hunt for monsters continued.
It didn't take long for us to encounter the next herd of monsters. This time there were about four bears who had all evolved into monsters. Their eyes reddened, their nails and fangs elongated and grew sharper, and no less sinisterly, muscles grew ferociously throughout their bodies.
“According to training, all on alpha attacking formation!”
“Ready!”
It only took one slash in the neck area that immediately severed the head of that bear monster for me to eliminate one of its monsters.
As for Cion and Als must work together where first Als hurt the monster's leg until the monster fell to the ground. Then Cion also used his ultimate skill to stab right into the heart of the monster. The skin of the monster was so tough that Cion had to fight more to penetrate the skin that was as strong as steel but on the other hand soft as rubber.
On the other hand, Raka and Arsen were both small in stature until they applied a retreating attack strategy to draw the monsters' anger towards them. Then once there was a chance, one of the wizards supported them with a standard attack. As soon as the monster's sight was diverted, then Raka and Arsen salto gave slashes on the monster's back area.
Unfortunately, it was so tough. However, thanks to the endless attacks coming from various sides, finally the last living monster can be defeated as well which is closed by the ultimate attack of Mudi's spinning spear.
We had only faced twenty monster herds and had only explored the forest less than ten percent of its area. But as it got deeper, further away from the center of the miasma, I'm sure there weren't many more animals that evolved into the monsters we were about to encounter. But still the stamina of my team members seems to have run out.
It really reminds me of my old trauma. If it was 12-year-old Alice who was still as innocent and stupid as in the past, then I would definitely force my team to follow my pace by ignoring their exhausted condition.
But now, I have changed. His Majesty Helios has given me the opportunity once again to rise to face my trauma. I, who was confined in my shell, almost listened to the whisper of Emperor Ethanus to put an end to everything by committing suicide bombings in enemy territory whose inhabitants were not wrong at all. If it wasn't for His Majesty Helios, I would have ended miserably.
I feel so guilty about him. With this hand, I put an end to the life of Her Majesty Helios' sister, Her Highness Princess Ilene, after contracting the vampire virus.
Until now, His Holiness Helios still treated me well even after that incident.
Merely, there was a change I felt when His Majesty Helios looked at me. I knew very well that it was not a look of hatred, anger, or anything like that. It was a trauma look. Just as I was short of breath every time I imagined blood would flow through my sword, His Holiness Helios always avoided looking me in the eye as if every time she saw me, she would remember the death of her sister, she said, Her Highness Princess Ilene.
I feel so guilty. Really feel guilty. But that doesn't mean I'm sorry for what I did that night.
The position of an emperor was a very heavy position. There have been too many sharp thorns that pierced and wounded His Holiness Helios. I'm afraid it will slowly erode his heart so that there is no more tenderness left in it.
I don't want to see Her Majesty Helios getting sicker by seeing her sister, Her Highness Princess Ilene, commit even more murders of the population. Also, I don't want her innocence to be stained with guilt for killing her own sister. That's why I decided as a substitute that would bear that burden.
I was ready to accept whatever hatred he would show me. However, I had no idea that it would hurt this much. I. want to get back close to the Master.
Will there be days when we can get close together again where I can vent lewd jokes without burden on Him and He responds with an awkward smile to hold his expression to keep looking wise without sins? I miss the expression of Master who pretended to be innocent in response to my lewd jokes.
I miss being back with the Master.
However, in the current critical times of the empire, I know it is not the right time.
I hope that the battle with the demons will end soon and Demon King Ozazil and Tower will soon be eliminated forever from this Gaia world. Thus, we can laugh again at the times of peace.
I want to support Master with all my strength as a magic swordswoman to eradicate the enemies that stand in his way. Sometimes, I envy Yasmin and Albert who have always been by Master's side. But I also know better than anyone, in this position now I am what the Master needs most from me.
“Captain, hundreds of hedgehog monsters visible at 2 o'clock!”
I need to focus on my mission.
As instructed by Master, I should be able to protect the peace of this empire from the threat of a monster invasion.