Undying Berserker

Chapter 37 - Back for More

In the end, Zelos did exactly that… Thanks to his progress, he had to wait a bit more time to recover from all the wounds, but when morning came the next day, he would be fine. Still, it looked like things wouldn’t go as planned.

Just when Zelos was about to go to bed since it was past ten, he heard the sound of a horse approaching in the distance… Zelos grabbed his sword and then went outside, only to find Irlan approaching.

“Bad news, huh?”

“Yes… Zelos, the e...

Chapter 36 - Origins

“Why did you come in such a hurry? If the enemies are planning anything, it would take a while since they would need to regroup.”

“Captain Hei just asked me to pass a message: if something happens, we won’t be alone. That is the message.”

Heirina nodded while holding her chin… it looked like Hei was also aware of the spies so that he couldn’t be too obvious. The message was pretty clear, though. They will receive help when the time comes, but from whom?

“Capt...

Chapter 35 - Recovery

“We took down the other half of the riders, Captain. We should clear up the remains and regroup with everyone.”

“Yes, we should. We also should extinguish the fires of shit as well.”

Everyone’s eyes were getting red, so that they couldn’t use that anymore. In any case, they soon found everyone where they had left them, but some people suffered some grave injuries… two of them had lost an arm thanks to the charge of the enemies, while ten of them had their legs severe...

Chapter 34 - Fighting Smart

The place that all the kids of the town were hiding was a wine cellar… it had a large space underground and that would be completely free from the smoke as well. But the defenses there weren’t that sturdy… so it was very worrisome that the enemies managed to learn that the kids were there.

“The spies are still here and informing them… how fucking annoying!”

In the distance, Zelos began to hear the sounds of coughing, and a lot sooner than he had expected, he saw a silh...

Chapter 33 - Invasion

Irlan passed some bread and milk for Zelos, and despite his words, Zelos began to chug it down like he had a hole inside him. One could almost wonder how he could eat so much… Regardless, the enemies didn’t look worried at all, and they had total faith in their plan. They lost the scouting party completely, but it seemed that they were two different groups that only temporarily had the same purpose. Hence, they didn’t feel their losses.

“They already finished lighting up all the...

Chapter 32 - Preparations

Following Heirina’s orders, everyone dashed to the horses… When they began to mount them, they saw the first few enemies’ horses at the top of the first hill. They saw them too and began to climb down the hill to chase them… However, as soon as they were about to teach the first base of the hill, the horses stepped on something and then tripped… two of them and their riders fell on the bodies of the bandits that Zelos and the others had moved and were hidden thanks to the tall grass...

Chapter 31 - Time to Move

“Truth be told, I am a nervous talker. I like to start conversations when some thoughts are bothering me. Besides, we aren’t talking loudly. Just keep looking around, and we will be fine. Even though it is dark, they won’t cross those hundreds of meters in a group of ten or so and escape our eyes at the same time.”

“Sucks to be you, but I am not a chatterbox like you. Wait until tomorrow when you start talking with Kaitrine. I bet she will love it.”

“I heard that twe...

Chapter 30 - Past

In the end, Kei decided to surrender… fighting those four guys was useless. He was bad at long and drawn out fights, and those guys were real experts. He could easily escape if he wanted, but after his face was seen, he would be hunted down. Besides, even though those guys caused the whole situation, they were still the only friends that he had… helping them escape from an outside prison would be easier than doing the infiltration and then trying to escape afterwards.

Much to Hei’...

Chapter 29 - Investigation

Zelos saw Irlan looking at Kaitrine with curious eyes… he could tell that he was itching to ask some questions about that, but Kaitrine was far too reserved to reveal much about her. In any case, the grass reached the neck of the horses, but at least there were no signs of obstacles there or anything that could hurt them. It didn’t mean that they liked that place. Eventually, morning came, and they reached their destination…

— —

Twenty years ago, just when Hei had become...

Chapter 28 - Staying Behind

“We will move out tomorrow morning and engage as soon as the enemies make their moves. However, you guys will have to stay behind. Before you complain, I am thinking about what we heard before after the mission with Elmer. So, I want you to keep an eye on the surroundings of the town and send a raven to the front lines if you hear or see anything out of the norm.”

Heirina raised her right eyebrow while studying her father. While she didn’t have to check the surroundings, she had t...

Chapter 27 - Cursed Weapon

“I don’t like the fact that you are avoiding my question, but that idea seems interesting…”

It was a lot of work, but the farming business was profitable when it was big enough. The old man probably had a lot of expenses monthly, which is why he didn’t live a better life. Perhaps he was fine with just making the money pile up or something.

“I can probably buy five of them right now.”

“That is perfect, then. You can receive the money produced by the cows daily...

Chapter 26 - What About It?

“Someone teaches this kid how to relax.”

“Are you sure you want that, Captain? Don’t you feel motivated watching him?”

“... Fifty percent motivated and fifty percent annoyed.”

“Hahaha, I can understand the feeling. In my case, it is because he makes me feel like I am not trying hard enough.”

They got silent after that… it was better not to think too much about that. Regardless, soon enough, night came, and the group was forced to camp. They found a ...

Chapter 25 - Negotiations

Heirina tried to follow what Zelos had said. It made sense, after all. She couldn’t let herself look desperate while she was doing business since that would make her lose leverage. Still, that was hard when they reached the house of Rattay, and the guards readily let them enter… he knew that they were coming.

As befitting the house of a rich merchant, Rattay’s house was pretty big. It had a large and beautiful garden, and the interior of the building was adorned with curtains, sun...

Chapter 24 - Isolated Society

“It will be a waste of time. It is better not to do that and then check with Dad if he received any information. That will reveal if we still can keep trusting them. At the same time, talking with them will put their positions in jeopardy.”

Irlan nodded. Kaitrine also agreed since that would make them waste time… if the war was truly approaching sooner than expected, then she wanted to be back home when that happens. Her thoughts were easy to read since she was showing a serious f...

Chapter 23 - Suspicious Atmosphere

Heirina wanted to drive the vehicle as much as possible to keep her mind busy, and after those three hopped on, she began to drive it. Zelos was on the back of the wagon, keeping a close watch on their backs and for possible pursuers, but it was too soon for that.

As the group began to move south, the sun began to rise as soon as they left the town. It looked like Irlan and Kaitrine didn’t sleep that much last night since they were already dozing off. The cold wind of the morning sure...

Chapter 22 - Contract

“Hey, it has been a while. You are starting to look a bit bigger and healthier than before.”

“Sorry to say, but I don’t feel good about being praised by a guy. I don’t mind having my hard work being recognized, but you don’t have to go that far.”

“Hahaha, haaaahhh… I am starting to understand Heirina more. Anyway, the captain is calling for us.”

“Is it already that time?” 

“Possibly. After the new recruits start working next week, we will...

Chapter 21 - Improvements

After Zelos got his money, he began counting the minutes to go on his food shopping spree, but soon, he realized that he needed to consider the future of his money… he had to make good use of it. Aside from a few weapons, food, and training gear, he needed to consider how to make his money work for him, since jobs like that would be hard to come by.

One hour later, the group split and then they said their byes, since it would take a few days before they would see themselves like that ...

Chapter 20 - Return

Zelos was too tired to care about the future… even if it was a very intermediate future that was related to him. He knew that it wasn’t the best of the attitudes, but he couldn’t help it given his exhaustion. Fortunately, Hei showed up soon enough.

“It seems that you are all fine. I am glad. Heirina gave me a summary of the situation. I want to talk with you all about this eventually, but only once you are all well rested. You all are welcome to stay here. I will talk with your ...

Chapter 19 - Warning

Kaitrine didn’t seem convinced, but while she knew Zelos was stubborn, she knew he wasn’t insane enough to hide deadly wounds. In any case, he still asked for some water to clean his wounds since it wouldn’t be surprising for bandits to use poison or other nasty things.

Although he wasn’t aware of that, it seemed that they had some bandages with them… they probably got them when they delivered the prisoner. Regardless, Kaitrine passed them to Zelos, but he only used them to co...

Chapter 18 - Chase

Heirina got up while grabbing her spear wondering if she messed up by letting Zelos stay on guard duty alone… she told him not to do any training, but maybe he disobeyed her. Still, when she looked around, she found nothing aside from the darkness of the night… The others also couldn’t see anything, but there was something in the air.

“Stay close to the horses, everyone. Edea, stay inside the carriage and don’t leave no matter what.”

“Captain… Do you think that the...

Chapter 17 - Trouble Approaching

“If you can use both of your arms like that, why don’t you try dual-wielding style?”

“I like to keep one hand free for surprises.”

Zelos stepped in again while changing the weapon from arm to arm and then swung down the wooden sword. She blocked the attack again and lowered her stance to counter until Zelos grabbed the sword with the other hand and forced her posture to break and then Heirina jumped down as she felt the weight of the attack.

At that moment, Heirina...

Chapter 16 - Bargain

Zelos left the inn and then moved to the right side a few blocks where he found the blacksmith shop there with old equipment. He didn’t have much money left, so he could only buy old things… Even with that, his stomach would suffer since he would be completely broke after he spends the last few coins.

In the corner of the shop, he found some iron balls that were big enough to fit his hands. They only weighed five kilograms, so they weren’t that good for exercise, but they would ha...

Chapter 15 - Shopping

Irlan nodded and then went to do that while Zelos kept the others busy and making sure that they were unaware of the talk. Before long, they departed and Heirina stayed silent during most of the time… she had poor acting skills. Still, thanks to that, Zelos decided to think of some solutions to the issue and he actually had some ideas. 

In the first village of the next territory, he asked them to make a stop to buy some supplies… After that, he decided to take a break to have l...

Chapter 14 - Plan

As much as those girls could be cheeky, they didn’t want to go that far on the job. That was part of the reason Irlan and Zelos were there. In the end, while the whole group stayed on guard while the prisoner was finishing his business on the other side of a bush, nothing happened. He behaved well and just looked exhausted, but Zelos could tell his eyes were moving suspiciously…

The prisoner was smart, and he wouldn’t try anything so drastic so soon. He would rather wait and see a...

Chapter 13 - Troublesome Job

Zelos maintained his straight face when the woman said that while looking at him. For all intents and purposes, he was a kid, even more than the other three, so there was no point in dwelling too much on that kind of reaction.

“We are here to do our job, but I want to ask why you called for me when I am pretty sure that we don’t know each other.”

“I will explain along the way. For now, let’s take the other person who will come along with us.”

The horses would be ...

Chapter 12 - Underground Prison

After half an hour, dinner was ready. So Zelos took a break. His hands weren’t that hurt, but he still washed them and covered them with a piece of cloth for a while. It would have been better to protect his hands with some gloves and only strain his muscles, but that would be too time consuming… it might improve the speed that his parameters increase, but Regeneration would slow down. It was better to keep a balance since the future was uncertain.

“I am not too good at this, but ...

Chapter 11 - Leave it to me, Please.

“My name is Irlan.”

“I am Kaitrine, but you can call me Kait, Captain.”

“Zelos.”

The tall boy introduced himself first, and then the quick girl followed with an unusual smile… she didn’t look so grumpy, which made Zelos frown. Girls are a real enigma.

“We will only reach the location of our client in three days, so you can relax until then. Let’s use this chance to get along better and learn more about each other.”

Zelos knew that the missio...