Chapter 167 The First Human Life

A few minutes later.

In a flash, amidst the fierce battle and the clash of swords, a brutal and chaotic scene unfolded.

I looked down at the four adults lying in the corner of the room: three men and one woman.

Two of the men looked very familiar; they were the very people we had been tracking these past few days—Nighold's accomplices.

However, the remaining man and woman were people I had never seen before, and they were both demi-humans. Was this a team formed by humans and demi-humans colluding with each other?

To be honest, this kind of combination is really bizarre. In other words, although humans and demi-humans coexist relatively harmoniously under the rule of "Robertia", they have always disliked each other.

Therefore, a large number of demi-humans gathered to live in "Melocas". Seeing this combination of humans and demi-humans is truly a novel thing.

Two demi-humans, one male and one female, let's assume that for now, since I can't distinguish the gender of demi-humans.

The man looked a lot like a lizard, but his shape and markings were somewhat similar to the snakehead sentry who had previously stood guard in "Melocas".

In short, it's unclear whether it's male or female. Since it doesn't have any female breasts, we'll tentatively classify it as male.

The woman had a face shape very similar to a bee, compound eyes, an alluring figure, and breasts so large that they couldn't be held in one hand—she was undoubtedly a woman.

After creating something like shackles using earth magic, I will handcuff them all so that it will be easier to extract information about Nighold later.

"Leon? What do we do next?"

Lilith, on the other hand, looked like she hadn't had enough. It seemed that the battle just now hadn't satisfied her. After all, they were just four ordinary people who didn't even have magic power, and she had easily taken them all down in a few moves.

This is probably what is meant by bestiality. They are generally very immersed in the pleasure of fighting, although they are different from sadists like Agatha Christie.

The smell of blood was enough to unleash their animalistic instincts; the phrase "the more they fought, the braver they became" would be a very apt description.

"Just staring at them like this isn't going to work. Let's see if we can find something like cold water to wake them up..."

Snap snap snap snap...

Before he could finish speaking, four clear and melodious sounds came from the room.

Immediately afterwards, the three men and one woman slowly opened their eyes.

"Ouch...it hurts so much..."

"Where am I...?"

The first to wake up were two of the human men. It seemed that Lilith had hit them hard; their cheeks were already red and swollen, and it must have hurt just thinking about it.

After the two human men woke up, the two demi-humans also woke up one after another, but the man kept making a lot of noise, so I just picked up a piece of cloth from the ground and sealed his mouth shut.

The female demi-humans, on the other hand, appeared very quiet, huddled together, and looked terrified.

"You...you are! The child from that day?"

One of the human men seemed to recognize me at that moment and started shouting. So I simply sealed everyone's mouths shut, since the room was already noisy with animal roars.

"Lilith... is there any way to get information out of Nighold?"

"Give him a beating?"

"never mind……"

Lilith's style of doing things remains as swift and decisive as ever. These four guys who don't even have magic power might not be able to withstand two blows from Lilith.

So I set my sights on that female demi-human. She was acting very scared, and if I frightened her a little, she would probably spill all the dirty secrets about Nighogd.

No……

Women are generally more prone to lying. Perhaps her fear is feigned, a way to appear weak and gain pity from others, thus lowering their guard.

At this point, the woman would likely stammer out some lies that have absolutely nothing to do with Nighold in order to save herself.

"Um...who should I ask?"

Indeed, among the four, it seems that only this demi-human woman is easier to communicate with, but I am the kind of person who cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood in lies. Even if Lilith has some exaggerated perception abilities, she probably cannot distinguish between lies either.

"Or... I'll choose one of the three men."

The two human men seemed to be exchanging glances, and it appeared that they had probably guessed my intention to kidnap them. They must have anticipated this would happen and prepared a story in advance.

In that case, the only one left is the demi-human male. However, he is very agitated at the moment, and if the cloth covering his mouth is removed, he will definitely shout loudly.

"Who should I ask...?"

To be honest, I'm not suited for things like interrogation. In other words, with my childlike appearance, anyone would think I'm easy to fool and would tell a bunch of fragmented, contradictory lies.

However, precisely because this demi-human male was so agitated, I felt that with just a little provocation or inducement, he would likely fall for it without hesitation.

If all else fails, there's still this demi-human woman left. In any case, the two men seemed to have reached some kind of consensus and remained very quiet. They were probably prepared to keep the matter of Nighold to themselves and not be able to get anything out of them.

To be honest, this demi-human male with a lizard's head disgusted me. If I weren't trying to extract some information from him, I really wouldn't want to have anything to do with him.

"Hey! I have some questions for you, and I hope you'll tell me the truth."

"..."

I removed the rough cloth that was sealing his mouth, preventing him from speaking, but the demi-human male just stared at me fiercely, as if he hadn't heard me at all, and didn't react at all.

"As long as you answer honestly... I won't hit you, waaaaaah~"

The demi-human male suddenly kicked me in the stomach, sending me flying backward and crashing into the cage behind me. The pain was so intense that I couldn't stand up immediately.

"Get lost...it hurts..."

"Leon!"

Bang...

When I came to my senses, my pupils shrank. At that moment, the demi-human male's head had been smashed flat by a punch, his mouth was crooked to one side, and the blood that splattered out was on the three people next to him.

"Mmm~"

The demi-human woman was clearly terrified, and in her panic she fell to the ground. The two human men were in a similar state, their eyes wide with fear.

It was Lilith who made the move. Apparently, after I was kicked away, the man with the lizard head seemed to be able to spit out venom-like saliva from his mouth. Because we were so close, I would have died if I had been touched even a little bit.

At that moment, Lilith made her move, punching the demi-human male in the mouth, causing a violent collision with the wall behind him, which is the scene I am witnessing now.

"Dead...dead?"

The demi-human male lay slumped on the ground, motionless, his head flattened. My voice trembled.

This isn't the first time I've seen someone die. When I was taking on cases, I would hear news of someone dying every now and then, and I even witnessed it myself.

However, this time was different from the past. For some reason, my body started to tremble, and I was afraid.

I never intended to kill these guys. Even though they were doing such atrocious things with Nighold, I wouldn't be the one to punish them. I would just extract the relevant information and hand it over to the guards.

Now, however, he is dead, killed by Lilith.