I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 110

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Episode 110

Episode 110

The White Orc didn’t lose its way even in the blizzard.

As if this snowy mountain was its own front yard.

‘…I should be careful, shouldn’t I?’

When it comes to terrain, that bastard has the advantage.

Since it might betray me at any moment, I shouldn’t let my guard down.

-Glance.

The White Orc walking ahead stops and looks back at me.

“Th, that is…”

“What.”

-Flinch!

The White Orc jumps in surprise at just one word.

“A, are you going to keep bringing that along…?”

The White Orc points behind me.

When I turn my gaze,

-Groan!

Something quickly hides its body about ten steps away.

The problem is that hiding is useless.

It only hid its head, so I could see its wiggling butt completely.

‘…Really, how long is it planning to follow?’

Baby Ice Bear.

I already knew that guy was following.

However,

I just left it alone since there wasn’t really a reason to stop it from following.

“Don’t mind it and just guide the way.”

“Ah, understood…”

The White Orc’s spirit completely deflated as it starts walking ahead again.

“How long will it take?”

“So… Soon, human. If we just cross over there…”

Where the White Orc pointed,

there was an ice path connecting the peaks of the snowy mountain.

‘It looks dangerous just by looking at it.’

It’s incomparably worse than anything so far.

I can see cracked places here and there too.

One wrong step and it seems like I’d go straight to my grave.

“If we cross this path, the altar will appear.”

The White Orc speaks with a much lighter voice.

It seems excited thinking it only needs to guide me to the altar.

“Is that so…”

I muttered while looking at the ice path.

It’s even scarier when seen up close.

Below is a sheer cliff.

If I fall, I’ll die immediately.

“Hmm.”

[Echo Walker]’s [Blink] is good, but.

It seems to have limitations here.

Not only is the path quite long,

but [Blink] could actually be dangerous the moment I slip.

So what should I do?

“Hey.”

Of course, the answer is already decided.

“Take it off.”

I poked the White Orc’s back with my sword hilt.

“Ta, take it off…! Th, human! We’re different races!”

What kind of bullshit is this now.

“Are you crazy? Take off your shoes.”

“Eh?”

“Take off your shoes, you bastard.”

The White Orc takes off its shoes with an embarrassed face.

This funny bastard.

I temporarily took off [Echo Walker],

and changed into the White Orc’s shoes.

Definitely, something like crampons is embedded in the bottom so it’s not slippery at all.

It doesn’t seem like a special item,

but rather traditional shoes of the White Orcs?

Since they live in polar regions, the craftsmanship is good.

“I, if I don’t have shoes too…”

“If you don’t?”

“It’s slippery so I can’t move forward…”

“Then do you want to die?”

“No. I’ll go.”

The White Orc silently starts walking ahead.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you listened from the start?

I don’t understand why it keeps making me say something every time.

-Shudder.

The White Orc walking diligently on the ice path while staggering.

It’s walking just fine.

The bastard was just whining…

-Step, step, step.

I walked following behind the White Orc.

Nice shoes.

I could even run.

Hehehe.

-Groan…

And another ten steps behind.

The Baby Ice Bear carefully following along.

But really, how long is that thing planning to follow?

“…”

Well, it’s not my concern.

I don’t particularly feel like killing it either.

Should I say my mood was dampened.

The Ice Bear massacre mood already ended.

“Huff, huff…!”

After quickly running through the remaining ice path,

the White Orc reaches the other side and gasps for breath.

I leisurely crossed the remaining path.

The Ice Bear did the same.

“Is this it? There’s nothing here.”

“Over there, you need to go into the cave.”

“Why is it so far?”

“Did you think just anyone could meet the Snowy Mountain demon, human?”

Snicker.

The White Orc bares its fangs with a fishy smile.

“What’s with this talking piece of shit?”

“Uh, uhh…?”

“Just because you crossed the Ice Path, you’re acting all cocky?”

“N-no… That’s not…”

“Anyway, these bastards always get uppity the moment you give them some slack… Hey.”

“Y-yes.”

“You won’t do.”

“What?”

“Strip everything off.”

“B-but this place is…”

“Tsk.”

With just one glare from me,

the White Orc hurriedly begins taking off its clothes.

Even though White Orcs are resistant to cold,

it seems difficult to endure the snowy mountain’s chill while naked, as its body gradually starts turning purple.

“I-I-I-I’ve stripped…”

“Then walk.”

“L-l-l-like this…?”

“Should I strip your hide off too?”

“I-I-I-I’ll walk…”

Shivering.

Just like when crossing the Ice Path, the White Orc begins guiding the way again while trembling.

The tears it sheds become snowflakes,

and the snot it drips becomes icicles.

“H-h-h-here…”

Finally, we arrived at the Demon’s Altar of the Snowy Mountain.

As if carved from a giant iceberg,

an altar made of transparent ice.

Below it is completely covered in blood.

“So then. What were you trying to do here?”

“O-o-o-offer Ice Bears and…”

“Don’t stutter.”

“To become warriors of Lord Imir.”

Imir’s Warriors?

“Explain in detail.”

Listening to the White Orc’s story,

it seems there’s a special quest limited to the White Orc race.

After offering sacrifices to the altar,

you can receive various items and buffs bestowed by the Snowy Mountain demon.

‘Demon items…’

I’ve never heard of this before.

Was this the reason White Orcs are stronger than regular orcs?

Hmm…

This is intriguing.

“Give it a try.”

I pointed at the demon’s altar with my chin.

“You brought all the Ice Bear corpses in your inventory, right?”

“Y-yes…”

“Put them up.”

“…!”

The White Orc’s eyes sparkle.

“You keep the buffs, just hand over the items.”

“U-understood, human!”

The White Orc hurriedly begins placing the Ice Bear corpses on the altar.

The transparent ice altar soon becomes stained with blood.

And then…

-@#!$#…!

The White Orc begins muttering something like a prayer.

Then,

-Trickle…

The blood pooled on the altar

begins flowing up the protruding ice sculpture,

defying gravity.

“…!”

As it becomes stained with blood, its form becomes clearly visible.

An androgynous appearance, neither male nor female.

Rather than a demon, it’s a beautifully carved sculpture like an angel.

“Imir! Accept our sacrifice and please bestow your blessing upon us!”

The moment the White Orc’s cry echoes.

-Crack!

The altar splits in half.

In the center of the split altar…

‘…An egg?’

A white, round egg,

and what looks like a sword, shield, and armor are visible.

-Gulp!

The White Orc quickly picks up and swallows the egg.

That must be the ‘buff.’

And then…

-Grab!

It picks up the shield and sword.

‘I knew it.’

I smiled as I looked at the White Orc.

I’m not even annoyed.

The only reason I kept this guy alive anyway

was because as a human, I couldn’t complete race-exclusive quests.

Now that the items have appeared,

I just need to kill it.

“Kekeke, you’ll bitterly regret bringing me to this place!”

-Clang!

As if carved from ice,

a transparently gleaming sword and shield.

Thanks to the buff, cold air was emanating from the White Orc’s body.

“I’ll kill you!!!”

The White Orc charges at me, pointing the tip of its ice sword in my direction.

“Tsk….”

Pathetic, so pathetic.

The leader is dead, the shaman is dead too.

I guess this is what happens when you leave behind some worthless riffraff.

Even while wielding a demonic item, its incompetence can’t be hidden.

-Swish!

-Whoosh.

-Crack!

-Whoosh.

I lightly dodged its sword strikes.

No, it would be harder not to dodge this.

I can see exactly where it’s coming from.

-Clang!

I lightly deflected it once with [Sword of Calamity],

“Oh.”

Seeing that it doesn’t break, it seems quite useful.

However,

“Kraaaah!”

Perhaps because the recoil flowed through the sword,

the White Orc screamed.

What a drama queen.

‘I should just kill it quickly, recover the item, and head back.’

-Swish.

I cleverly twisted the direction of my blade.

Then,

-Clang!

The White Orc’s attack came in exactly the direction I intended.

-Clang!!!

“Huk!!!”

This time, the White Orc couldn’t withstand the recoil and dropped its ice sword.

It flew away quickly,

-Crash!

The ice sword embedded itself directly into an ice chunk.

Just as I was about to split the White Orc’s head,

-Crash!!!

The White Orc barely managed to block my attack with an ice shield.

-Whoosh!

Simultaneously, tremendous cold air burst forth from the ice shield.

‘…Oops!’

In an instant, my body stiffened as if stunned.

No, saying I froze would be more accurate.

Bone-chilling cold engulfed my body.

“Huff, huff…!”

Rolling away from under the shield,

the White Orc hastily grabbed an icicle that was rolling on the ground.

-Flash!

It’s sharp.

Even if it’s just an icicle, if it hits a vital spot….

-Crunch!!!!

That’s when it happened.

“Kraaaaaaah!!!!”

The Baby Ice Bear that appeared from the opposite side,

-Crunch! Crunch!!

ruthlessly bit into the White Orc’s nape.

The White Orc’s shoulder was torn right off.

Blood spurted out like a fountain, staining the snowy field.

“….”

I didn’t expect this.

-Crunch!

-Crunch!

The Baby Ice Bear bit into the White Orc as if seeking revenge,

no, it was devouring it.

By the time it had nearly finished eating the White Orc,

my body, which had been on the verge of frostbite, returned to normal.

This was probably thanks to wearing the [Fire Rat Leather Hat].

“Phew….”

I was lucky.

If it weren’t for that Baby Ice Bear, I definitely would have taken a hit.

Of course, with [Cursed Blood Demon’s Shadow Armor], the first attack might have been automatically evaded.

Anyway, I owe it a debt.

No wait, did it repay a debt?

Come to think of it, I was the one who saved the Baby Ice Bear.

-Roaaaaar!!!

The Baby Ice Bear, soaked in blood, let out a roar.

Without its mother,

having completed its first successful hunt, it looked at me.

Thinking it might attack, I gripped my sword, but

-Swish.

It bowed its head to me as if paying respects,

-Thump. Thump. Thump.

The Baby Ice Bear began descending the snowy mountain without hesitation.

“…Take care.”

I watched until its figure disappeared, then turned around.

‘Now I should recover the items and head back….’

They called them demonic items, and they are indeed powerful.

Especially the ice shield’s cold attack was considerable.

I picked up the ice shield that had White Orc flesh on it.

And just as I approached the ice chunk to recover the ice sword as well….

-Crack….

Huh?

-Crack crack….

Starting from where the sword was embedded,

cracks began forming in the ice chunk.

-Crack!!!!

With a sharp yet refreshing sound,

the ice chunk shattered into pieces.

And,

“Ah, that was the most beautiful sculpture….”

From where the ice chunk had shattered,

Someone appeared.

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