The Sub-Protagonist Is Retiring

88 – 085. Chaos-7

… Talk! Talk!

The dew on the stalactites fell on Vern’s cheeks.

As the coldness of the dew permeated, the man’s consciousness, which had sunk deeply, was raised.

“Cool! Cool!”

As soon as he regains consciousness, Vern vomits a large amount of blood on the floor.

Using the power of the taboo, he unleashed a divine weapon that cut through space, so his body was inevitably destroyed.

Vern breathed heavily, spitting out the blood that had been in his mouth.

He complained of pain to the point where water formed around his eyes.

His muscles twisted, his bones creaked, and he groaned in pain that prevented him from breathing properly.

Over time, though he still throbbed, his pain eased and Verne’s breathing stabilized.

Unlike when he was immobilized, he was moving his fingers and even his arms.

Verne loosened his hardened muscles through light stretching.

[Are you feeling better?]

“Yes. It’s not the best condition, though.”

[Don’t say that. It wouldn’t be strange even if the body didn’t explode.]

A swordsmanship that cuts through space.

Bern implemented a swordsmanship that was only possible at the level of a Grand Sword Master.

Originally, this would have been absolutely impossible, but he used an expedient method of temporarily overcoming the limits of his body through blood magic.

The price was to be engulfed in excruciating pain.

“It will definitely be difficult to do twice.”

[Blood magic is a seal until your body can fully accept the power! I won’t accept disagreements, so don’t be sorry.]

“Okay. Even if it’s not, I’m regretting it very much…….”

Vern’s blood flowed back and forth from his mouth.

Because it was not easy to withstand the recoil, he decided not to use it for a while.

Unless his life was in danger, he would never be seen again.

“I need to get out of here sooner than that. Rin and Renee must be very worried.”

[Now, wait a minute!]

“Huh?”

[Isn’t there something I need to do before I go!]

“What is it? Do you have to fight someone more?”

[Gotta get the loot! I’ve fought hard, but going empty-handed is an outrage!]

“Aha.”

Berne turns his back and approaches the black dog he killed.

Looking at the corpse of Chaos, which had become minced meat, he stroked his chin.

“But I don’t know what to bring.”

[First of all, be sure to pack your teeth and claws. You can boil the claws and use them as medicine, and pound the teeth and use them as weapons.]

“Your teeth smell like rotting meat?”

[Are you going to give up? In this yard of suffering?]

“Ugh… ! Okay, next time you take it, tell me where the good part is.”

[I’m not sure, but it’s probably better to assume that all internal organs are poisonous. What else…….]

Bern dismantled the body of chaos according to Frach’s instructions.

Cleanly tearing off the skin, cutting out the intestines in a flamboyant manner, etc.

Forgetting the excruciating muscle pain, he was skillfully carrying out the disassembly.

Smooth work was possible thanks to the hunter’s experience that was embedded in Bern’s body.

“Looks like it’s almost over.”

[It’s unfortunate that there are few parts that can be salvaged because the body is in poor condition.]

“It can’t be helped. In the first place, you nailed it as an opponent you couldn’t win unless you put in your best effort.”

[If you say it that way, you have nothing to say, right?]

Berne wiped the sweat off his forehead and threw the salvaged part into the subspace for storage.

I was just about to get out after finishing disassembly and storage.

He belatedly realized his important point.

“…… Where is the exit?”

[That’s right, I don’t know where to go.]

“Don’t you see where chaos got me when it dragged me?”

[Unfortunately, chaos swallowed you and brought you here. This body, like you, has been in the dark all along, so I don’t even know where the entrance is, let alone the exit.]

“It’s a little strange when you say that.”

[What do you mean?]

“No, wouldn’t I have died if I had chewed it as it was while chaos had swallowed my body? But I don’t understand why they were brought here alive.”

[Now that I’ve heard it, it’s a bit strange…….]

Bern questioned why the chaos didn’t kill him.

He closed his eyes for a while and thought about it, then put a hypothesis that came to his mind.

“We didn’t go all the way to the end of the mine, but we never saw a dwarf that Chaos directly bit and killed, didn’t we?”

[Ah, they all died due to the transformation of the black object.]

“This is just my guess, but in fact, maybe Chaos wanted to create his own kind?”

[Are you talking about the same people?]

“The monsters created by the black object all look like chaos, don’t they? Considering that point, it is impossible to increase the population by reproduction. I wonder if they were trying to form their own group using black objects.”

[In other words, the reason why chaos didn’t kill you was because it was trying to make you your own kind through a black object?]

“That’s how it is.”

Bern nodded his head, thinking that the story was sufficiently credible.

It came out of his own head, but he was thinking it was a very good guess.

I was proud of this for a while, but Prach’s refutation continued.

[That’s a very strange story. If my memory is not wrong, I know that the first demon king planned to conquer the world by creating a stronger hybrid through crossbreeding with the Four Beasts.]

“So you’re saying that four beasts have genitalia?”

[As far as I remember, yes. I didn’t have a chance to check it myself because the evil beasts all escaped before the plan even got on the right track.]

After hearing Prach’s story, Vern’s face suddenly darkened.

Moreover, he was breaking out in a cold sweat.

[Your complexion is not good. Why is that?]

“I just didn’t see it when I was dismantling… ….”

[Haven’t you seen it? What are you talking about?]

“I mean the genitals of chaos! The gap between the crotch was so wide that not only was there nothing attached to it, but there wasn’t even a crack! So I thought I was as*xual… !”

Even the Four Beasts have a gender.

A word from Prach led to the hypothesis that the black dog Bern killed was not Chaos.

The opponent he defeated by overusing his power was fake and had a separate body.

There was nothing more painful and terrifying than that fact.

[Don’t worry too much. It may be that my memory is wrong, or that there is no gender, unlike other entities with only chaos.]

“That’s it, right?”

Berne let out a sigh of relief at the fact that he didn’t have to prepare to fight again.

A series of battles in poor physical condition.

Because I was sure that I would never win no matter how hard I tried.

Verne wished in his heart that he was wrong in his hypothesis.

[Above all, if there was a genital organ, wouldn’t there be a reason to increase the number of people like that?]

“Well, that’s not true. After finding one dog that will serve as a breeder or breeder for the prosperity of the species, it is enough to increase the number of dogs.”

[Mmm…. Even if Chaos had genitals, that wouldn’t have happened.]

“Why?”

[It’s because I’ve heard that every beast of a beast has high pride. If it is not an opponent equal to you, you will never look at it with reason.]

“… ….”

[And there is one more important condition. True to their title, they hate Ho-in very much. Rumor has it that while he despises people with good character and upright character, he likes and follows the villains enough to wag their tails. The first demon king was strong in arms, but had a slightly soft heart. To the point where I think you are more evil than the first demon king.]

“That, stop… ….”

[Whoops! If the contractor had been the first demon king, the Four Beasts might have followed suit. Although your strength is still immature, someday you too will become as strong as him!]

Prach laughed happily and continued to praise Vern, not praise.

As he listened to this, Vern’s expression gradually hardened.

That’s also true, because all of the words Frach has spoken so far have been heavily flagged.

To the extent that it is comparable to the so-called ‘Have you got rid of it?’.

And the pain that followed was Berne’s share.

[The rubbish has gotten longer, but don’t worry…….]

“King!”

[Hmm?]

The dog’s cry cuts off Frach’s words halfway through.

It came from a place somewhat far away from where they were.

At this, Bern turned his head away from the sound in a chill.

A small and cute Pomeranian.

It was running and wagging its fluffy fur and tail.

“King! King! Panting… !”

A dog running toward Bern, kicking the ground with its cute feet.

For ordinary people, it was a cute sight that would make your heart tremble.

Bern’s heart was also beating like crazy.

The reason why his pulse was fluctuating was quite different from that of ordinary people.

“…… f*ck?”

[Su, you’re a suspiciously high-level puppy.]

The little Pomeranian looked different to Bern and Prach.

It was emitting a black aura that had a savage nature enough to devour everything in the world.

Instinct was sending a red alert that it was dangerous, so Bern started to backtrack.

However, the puppy approached in an instant and jumped towards Bern.

“Ki-ing! Keeing!”

The black-haired Pomeranian desperately stretched out, biting Bern’s pants.

Seeing this, Vern desperately held on to his pants to defend himself.

“This bastard is Chaos!!”

It was really chaos.