Chapter 74: Invade a gangster hideout.

As the sun set and darkness fell, the LED sign above the basement door, which had been unlit, flickered to life.

It was a club located in a bustling district of Jardin.

Descending the stairs leading to the basement, one would find burly men checking customers as they passed through the large door.

As always, managing the clientele was essential to prevent any disturbances.

However, this place, seemingly a club, was actually run by a half-troll.

Operating it under the orders of the organization’s boss, this was also where they managed the “products” they sold as slaves.

“I’m here on business.”

His attire was shabby: a plain white undershirt and hot pants, the kind you could see anywhere.

However, clients in this line of work were often eccentric, so such attire wasn’t out of the ordinary.

“…Come in.”

Like always, special customers who weren’t ordinary club-goers were discreetly ushered inside using a unique password.

Then, amidst the boisterous club beats, they headed to the VIP room in the basement.

It looked like a regular room, but in reality, it was a space prepared for transactions with special clients.

– Clank!
Beep beep beep!

Twisting the bathroom doorknob inside the room in the opposite direction activated a space-moving magic device, leading to a special area.

There, a beautifully decorated golden hallway stretched out, with numerous ‘products’ held captive in special glass-walled cells on both sides.

The types of products were diverse.

Starting with ordinary humans.

Succubi were standard, along with beast-people, and even lizardmen to broaden the selection and cater to every customer’s preferences.

“There’s nothing here that catches my eye.”

“Sir, could you perhaps tell me what your preferences are?”

As he walked, if he found a product he liked, he would take a closer look.

If he liked what he saw, he would immediately make a choice, pay in cash, and the purchased product would be discreetly packaged and delivered to the customer without anyone knowing.

They had been raking in money this way.

Of course, the boss of the organization had no idea that he was conducting this separate business.

If he knew, he would have seized all the profits for himself…

“Personally, I like lamias.
Don’t you handle them here?”

“Ah, yes.
We do have one lamia in stock right now, but it’s already reserved, so it’s unavailable for purchase.”

“Reserved?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“By whom?”

“Ah, I can’t disclose that.
Customer information is confidential.”

“Well, fine.
I understand you’ve been selling a lot of people this way.”

“Pardon?
What do you mean…”

– KWAHHHHH!!

Suddenly, the man’s vision blurred, and he lost consciousness.

The man in front of him was instantly slammed into the wall and collapsed to the floor.

The intense impact alerted the guards, who emerged flaunting their robust physiques.

Each of them was from a race known for their prowess in combat.

“What’s all this commotion?!”

They all scowled fiercely as they stood before her.

The commotion startled the products inside the special glass cells, who couldn’t hide their anxiety.

Amidst all this, the elf, surrounded by the men, cracked her neck without a hint of fear and opened her mouth.

“Get your boss out here.”

“The boss is busy.”

“Is that so?”

Then…

“I’ll keep beating you until your boss comes out.”

– KWAHHHHH!!

A fist flew.

Infused with mana, it struck one of the men in the face, causing sparks to erupt.

The recipient of the fierce blow immediately collapsed, unconscious, and at that moment, the other men couldn’t hold back any longer and charged at the slender blonde elf.

– Bang!
Bang!
KWAKWAKWAKWANG!!

What followed was a truly astonishing sight.

Their physiques were overwhelmingly superior.

They were all trained and had some resistance to magic, making them tough.

– KUUUUUNG!!

But it took only one strike.

– KWAHANG!!

“Keugh!”

Each time, one of them would groan and fall helplessly.

When someone managed to withstand the initial blow, mana would flicker in the elf’s eyes, and they would be struck by an attack spell, their limbs shattering as they collapsed.

– Shaaaaaa…!

‘Sht!
What, what the hll is that!!’

The destructive power easily pierced through the magic defense artifact they had equipped in preparation for any emergency.

Even though it was a high-grade artifact that ordinary mages couldn’t penetrate, it was useless.

The man who had fallen on his butt retreated, trembling.

However, the wall coldly blocked his retreat.

At that moment, the elf, noticing him standing alone, strode towards him and kicked the wall roughly.

– Thud!

“Hiek!”

“Looks like you’re the only one left?”

Her eyes were filled with murderous intent.

With her overwhelming strength, she could easily kill a person if she wanted to.

“Now, take me.
To where the lamia is.”

“I don’t know!
I’m not high enough to know that!”

“Do you want to die now?”

“No, I really don’t know!!
It’s the truth!
If you’re so suspicious, you can use magic to check if I’m telling the truth!!”

“Tsk.”

Useless bastard.

With that small whisper, magic flared.

“KHHHHAAAAAA!!”

The man’s limbs twisted in grotesque directions, and he foamed at the mouth and fainted.

“Well, I guess I’ll just have to find it slowly.”

– Thud, thud.

From that moment on, hell began.

“KHHAAAAAAK!”

It was just one slender elf.

“Keok!”

Even though this place was filled with strong people known for their fighting skills, no one could subdue her.

“Sa, save me…!”

The blonde hair of the elf, overwhelming her opponents with her incredible strength, fluttered coldly.

Not even a drop of blood stained her body.

The difference in power was that significant.

“What the h*ll is this?”

At that moment, a man radiating an aura unlike anything before appeared.

The scene the man beheld was reminiscent of a hellscape.

His subordinates were lying scattered on the floor, and he stared in horror at the crazed elf who was nonchalantly stepping over them.

‘Sht, that btch.
She’s no ordinary person.’

He wasn’t thinking that because his subordinates had been defeated.

It was purely from the aura emanating from the blonde elf that he instinctively recognized it.

Although people these days no longer had the ability to assess an opponent’s combat power like in the past.

Those with a lot of experience all had a sense based on their survival instincts.

He felt it instinctively.

That the elf before him was incredibly dangerous.

“Hey, Elf Miss.
Let me ask you something.”

“……..”

“What the h*ll are you?
No, why are you here?
Judging by appearances, you don’t seem to have any connection to a place like this.”

He wasn’t aware that he was scared, but he calmed down a bit and became aware of the reality.

That what was in front of him was ‘the Elf’.

‘A beautiful Elf.
It’s just been passed on as an urban legend.
Did she really exist?’

The beautiful Elf who appears in Jardin.

Because there was no evidence as it was never captured by photography, there was no credibility, but for him, who directly witnessed its existence, he had no choice but to believe it.

‘Moreover, that level of combat ability.
Considering she is an Elf, she might be stronger than I think.’

The half-troll was cautious.

As he had gone through countless battles so far, he was not stupid enough to recklessly attack his opponent.

He waited quietly for an answer.

He slowly clenched his fists and got into position, considering that she might suddenly rush at him.

“There should be a Lamia here.”

“Lamia?
Ah, there is one.
Don’t tell me, did you come to save that Lamia girl?”

“What if I did?
Are you willing to hand her over quietly?”

“Ha, hahah.
If I hand her over quietly.
Would you be willing to pretend you didn’t see us?”

“No.”

‘Behind?!’

It was a split second.

The voice of the Elf who had been in front of him suddenly heard from behind him, and the half-troll’s vision was reversed.

– KWAHANG!!

“!!!!!!”

His brain vibrated.

His vision was shaking.

But he immediately regained his senses and regained consciousness.

“You b*tch!!”

– Crack!!

With a gruesome sound from his joints, his massive fist clenched and headed for the Elf.

The uppercut from the low position was as powerful as a dragon ascending.

– KWAHHHHH!!

But his fist stopped in mid-air.

As if not allowing it to go any further, the fist only stopped in front of the Elf.

– Hwareuk!

Here, the magic flame flickered in her eyes.

– Bbaddeuk!
Bbaddeudeuk!!

“KHHHHAAAAAK!”

His fist was compressed with tremendous pressure.

His skin was torn, his muscles burst, and his bones were crushed.

However, after quickly recovering with the half-troll’s unique superior regeneration ability, he gritted his teeth and launched another fierce attack.

“SHIBAAAAAAAAL!!”

– Pum pum pum pum pum pum pum pum puk!!”

Gritting his teeth, holding his breath, he poured out a hail of punches.

The fast and ferocious blows that came from his massive body poured down like rain.

But this time too.

No, no matter how many times he tried.

His fist couldn’t go past a certain distance in front of the Elf.

‘It can’t be penetrated even with an anti-magic artifact!!’

The countless rings that looked like bluffs were exactly that.

He was armed with high-end artifacts with numerous effects so that he could prepare for any situation.

– Bbaddeuk!
Bbadadak!
Kkadeuk!
Kkadadak!!

“KHHHEUUUUAAAAAA!!”

His fist was just crushed miserably like clumping snow.

The moment his two hands, which had been destroyed, were regenerating again.

– Bbaddeudeuk!!

“KHHHHAAAAK!
Sht!
What the hll is going on?!”

Regenerating and being crushed.

Regenerating and being crushed again.

Trapped in an infinite loop of pain, he could only groan without losing consciousness from the pain even though he felt dizzy.

– Thud.

“Now, tell me.
Where is the Lamia?”

“Heu, heuheeheet!!
You fcking btch!
The moment you leisurely fought with me is your defeat!”

“What are you talking about?”

“Don’t you know yet?
In the meantime, my subordinate is taking that girl somewhere else.”

At this time, the Elf’s gaze turned to the back of the half-troll.

Then, gesturing with her chin, she said.

“Your subordinate… are you talking about that?”

“What?”

In an instant, goosebumps appeared on the man’s spine.

The thought that it didn’t make sense immediately flashed through his mind, and he turned around, forgetting even the pain he felt in his hands.

His right arm, which had been beaten into a pulp, was grabbed by a black-haired loli demon with black horns sprouting from her head.

“Sh*t?”

At this time, the half-troll realized that something was seriously wrong.

“Now, shall we start talking?
Where she is….”

“Wa, wait a minute!
There must be a misunderstanding!
There is some kind of misunderstanding!”

“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you guys.
And, I won’t hand you over to the police either.”

“No, calm down and listen to my story!
We can solve it through conversation!
Ah, of course!”

“Shut up, you piece of sh*t.
I have no mercy for you who have trampled on the lives of so many people.”

“A, ah..no!
No!
No!!”

“I’ll make you curse the regenerative ability you brag about.”

“Please!
Pleeeease!!”

“I’ll turn you into a body that suffers eternal pain just enough not to die.”

“Wait!
Hey!
If you touch me!
You won’t be able to reach where the Lamia is!
Only I know that!!”

“I don’t need it.”

“No, sh*t!
You asked me where she was earlier!!
Are you being difficult even if I say I’ll tell you!!”

“Well, I was wondering if you had a last bit of conscience.
But thankfully, you don’t seem to have any at all.”

“A, ah!”

“If she’s near here, I can find her easily with my magic.
So, I don’t need you.”

“Sh*t!
No!
This can’t be!!”

“Heuheu.”
“Kill meeeeeee!!”

But he could not die.

He was destined to thrash around in eternal pain.

After this, no one knows where that man’s body is…

No one knows.

– Thud, thud, thud.

The Elf, who had found Lania’s location with magic, reached the bathroom door.

She smashed the doorknob with magic and entered.

“Sister….”

The slender Lamia, confirming the Elf, greeted her with a bright smile.

“…..”

The Elf just smiled and gently hugged her.