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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 70 Part 2

「That should be enough, no? If we continue to fight, maybe you’ll be able to kill me, but you guys won’t get away with it scot-free, either, you know? If you lose a limb or two, you won’t be able to come here anymore, no?」

The leader holds up his sword and fixes his gaze on me squarely. The sword is glowing a faint, dull blue, so although of low purity, it is without a doubt a mithril alloy sword. The other guy seems to be getting cold feet.

「Be careful. His sword is a mithril sword. It should be worth around ten large gold coins.」

「Ten large gold coins….」

At the leader’s remark, the color in the eyes of the other underling, who has been getting cold feet, changes. This is bad. It looks like they are intending to kill me for real. Two against one, what should I do?

At that moment, the leader weaves his magical energy and leans forward a little. Is he going to use instant step? As expected, he comes at me with great speed and swings his sword at me, but since I have seen through it in advance, I am able to block it. Due to the difference in sword performance, the blade of the man’s sword is slightly chipped. As we lock our swords against each other, it immediately turns into an exchange of blows with our swords. Our swordsmanship level is more or less equal. Our strength is not that much different either, but the other party is probably superior in speed. I continue to activate full power body enhancement.

Temporarily stopping the fierce exchange of blows, the leader moves back. I use that opening to take out a magical energy restoration medicine from my storage and put it in my mouth. Perhaps because of the difference in ability, it seems that the underling guy doesn’t try to jump into the fight at all. The man who has had his wrist and thighs cut has crawled to the entrance of the room and is simply watching the battle. The wounds may have been closed, but there is nothing he can do about his missing hand.

「With this, you should’ve known what I am capable of, no? If we continue to fight, you two will also end up just like that man over there, you know? Are you okay with that? If you lost a limb or two, you won’t be able to act big like how you used to be, you know?」

The underling seems to be hesitating. The leader does not even try to suppress his killing intent.

「I want your sword. How about it? If you give me your sword, I’ll let you go.」

「Stop joking. To begin with, why do I have to be attacked? I have done nothing wrong. Besides, if I give you my sword, you plan to kill me, no?」

「In that case….」

I use instant step to close my distance with the underling, who is facing me on the right side and letting his guard down as we switch to dialogue mode, and cut off his left leg. Going around further to the right, I move to a spot that puts the underling between me and the leader, and kick him out toward the leader.

「Ahh, my leg, my leg, it hurts, ahhh!」

I lower my stance, charge at the leader with instant step, and try to launch a thrust at him along with the subordinate, but he reads my movement and ends up running to the rear. The underling’s belly is pierced by my sword. I quickly pull out my sword and escape to the rear.

「Ahh, it hurts, it hurts, ahh, damn it!」

The underling falls to the ground, puts a potion into his mouth and takes his time to swallow it.

「Not good. It’s not completely healed. God damn it.」

All that is left is the leader. That guy is obsessed with my sword, so I don’t think I will be able to persuade him to stop the fight. Just in case, let’s try to divert his attention.

「Hey, these two are useless now, so why don’t you just kill them? This guy called Gran or something is also no longer around, no? So if you kill those two, you’ll be able to monopolize the moss.」laby

「Hii!」

「You bastard, what manner of bullshit are you spouting now?」

The leader is silent.

「Now that they have lost their limbs, they’ll no longer be able to dive into the labyrinth. And yet they know the location where the moss is growing. Between me and those guys, it’s no brainer who will disclose the secret for money, no?」

「What a load of bullshit, I can still dive into the labyrinth.」

「I, I’ll also keep this secret with me for the rest of my life.」

「…..」

I change my hold on my sword from two-handed to left-handed, and thrust my left hand forward as if I am fencing. As for my right hand, I use it to take out a mithril alloy iron ball from my storage and infuse it with magical energy, hiding it with my body all the while. This is my surefire stance for my trump card.

So as to not miss it, the part I am aiming for is the stomach. I hold up the sword in my left hand in front of the leader, who is lost in thought, and spin the tip of the sword around. The moment his eyes are focused on the tip of the sword, I throw the iron ball with full power body enhancement.

Thrown at the leader’s stomach, the iron ball destroys his leather armor. I thought it was going to sink into his stomach just like that, but with an astounding movement, he turns his body to the side and the ball ends up sinking into the wall behind him.

Instant step. I have no idea how light or severe the injury suffered by the opposite party, but now is my best chance. Holding my sword with both hands, I swing it down from over my head with all my might. He blocks it with his sword, but apparently, my iron ball attack to his stomach is effective, and right now, he seems to be unable to muster up his strength. Seeing the leader fall to his knees, I swing my sword at his neck, but it ends up getting dodged as he drops down to the ground. I put my sword way into my storage, take out my iron spear, and launch thrusting attacks at the leader, who has fallen to his backside, to keep him from standing back up.

「Storage?! That guy turns out to be a porter, huh.」

I ignore the surprised underling and continue my attack.

My proficiency level in spearmanship is 5. From a position where my opponent’s attack cannot reach, I infuse magical energy into my spear and unleash one thrust after another. I aim for his eyes, mouth, throat, and gaps in his armor. Due to how good his defense is, I am unable to inflict fatal injuries, but the leader, unable to even stand, is picking up more and more injuries.

「Wait, wait, please wait, I get it, I get it, alright.」

「Throw your sword this way.」

He seems conflicted about letting go of his sword. I launch attacks again.

「Got it. I surrender.」

Finally, he throws his sword at me. His entire body is covered in blood. Given things, it is only natural that he has some potions at his disposal, so I cannot let my guard down.

「Hoh, this is a pretty good sword. I’ll go ahead and take it then.」

I put the leader’s sword into my storage and switch my spear with a sword. I also retrieve the swords of the two underlings and put them into my storage, along with my iron ball. Now then, what should I do with these guys? I think I have no options but to kill them, though.

「Hey, is there anyone else who knows about the moss here?」

「Y, yeah. There are three more people who know about it.」

「I see, in that case, I guess the leeches won’t be in trouble.」

I send the heads of the two underlings flying. The only one left is the leader.

「Wait a minute. I have a family.」

「I told you so, too, didn’t I? That I have a family that is waiting for me to get home, I mean. And then, you tried to kill me because you wanted my sword. You’re a despicable man no better than a bandit. You’d do well to repent in the afterlife.」

It is difficult to behead someone who resists. Since the leader has a good defense, it takes me a while, but in the end, I manage to send his head flying as he runs out of strength and is no longer able to put up resistance. My level goes up, and when I look through their belongings, I get about one small gold coin and five potions.

Phew, I felt danger to my life for the first time in a long time. If these three had coordinated well from the start and attacked, the outcome might have been different. At any rate, let’s put this labyrinth exploration to a stop here and get back for today. The day in which I engage in a battle for my life is mentally draining. It is really wonderful to have a home to go back to.