(Note: Some scenes in this chapter may be disturbing!)
Eating!
This was the first time in nearly five days.
Although it was foul-smelling and disgusting goblin meat,
her body truly had fuel to burn again.
So warm...
Her hazy consciousness murmured softly in a dream.
A crimson light seemed to flash before her eyes.
What was this?
Fire?
What happened?
So hot... It hurts...
Naliya murmured, her vacant eyes staring blankly at everything flashing before her.
"Captain, watch out!"
The person before her cried out anxiously.
Bam!
A dull pain seemed to come from behind her.
"Wh..."
The scene shook as if in shock, then turned to look at the hunched figures that had appeared around her at some unknown point.
And the tall one...
The falling club exploded into a spray of blood before her eyes.
Naliya stared blankly at the twitching corpse on the ground.
Rick?
...Was that Rick?
No! No...
"Ah--------!!!"
Naliya clutched her head and screamed hysterically.
She remembered!
Her memories!
"@#*ahyaha--"
Having crushed their hard-won prey to death in one blow, the goblins immediately let out shrill, cackling cheers.
"Rick? Rick..."
Naliya stared blankly at the twitching corpse on the ground, her throat trembling as it produced a hoarse voice.
"Ah... ahhh..."
She raised her head in disbelief and looked at the Giant Goblin before her.
An ambush?!
How had they been ambushed?
Because of what had just happened... had she let her guard down?!
Regret! Rage! Grief...
Uncontrollable emotions instantly flooded her heart, driving her nearly mad.
"Ah... ahh--!"
Without thinking, Naliya charged at the goblin before her on all fours.
Monster!
Damn monster!
Splurt!
Naliya extended the arm severed halfway up, then turned stiffly to look at the goblin holding the slender sword.
Was that... my weapon?
"Ahh... ahhhh!"
"ya#*%hahha--!"
"#*was#@%!"
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