“N-No! Stay away!”

The man protects the child behind him and wields his spear.

“Vu~e~e~e……”
“Vu~e~aae”
“Vu~e vu~e vu~e”

The three Abyss screech together and while showing off their unsightly teeth, they gang up on the man.
This is bad, that man can’t deal with three Abyss on his own.

“Gru~ooooo!”

I let out an even louder〖Roar〗than before, hoping it would scare them like last time, but instead, the three Abyss looked at me, turned around, and dashed for the man.

It did the opposite effect!
Before, this was enough to chase them away, now they’re prioritizing the hunt for prey.

There were three Lithuvar men and only two Abyss last time, but now, since their hunt has been delayed, they’re willing to risk it even for just one prey.
I jump up and spread my wings, flying low and heading towards them as fast as I can.

“Y-You hide back in your house now!”

The man said to the crying child and the child hid in his house.
Breaking through the house wall, a fourth Abyss appears.

“Vu~e~aa!”

“Kya~a~a~a~!”

The child screams and faints.
I want to scream too.
These guys are pulling out all the stops.

Since it’s reached this point, you leave me no choice.
I raise my wings, gain altitude, and extend my claw forward.
Then, I plunge down and stomp the ground with my claw.

This is the skill I obtained from my〖Hero〗title,〖Ground Upheaval〗.
The ground trembles and vibrates.
A surprised Abyss flinches and I took that chance to spread my wings again and shot four〖Wind Slash〗.
There’s quite a distance, but it’s still in a trance so this should hit.

“E~aa!” “Vu~e!”

Two Abyss were hit by the〖Wind Slash〗and got blown away.
Their bodies spun in the air and their body fluids rain everywhere.
Their long legs twitched for a while but it eventually stopped.

【Obtained 360 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg〗skill gives you additional 360 Experience Points.】
【The Lv. of〖Ouroboros Dragon〗went up from Lv. 66→67.】

The other two barely avoided the〖Wind Slash〗in the nick of time.
But, it was enough to intimidate them and they ran, leaving the Lithuvar man alone.

I kicked off from the ground, added pressure to my front claws, and crushed the Abyss down.
An ear-wrenching sound is heard and I still feel the Abyss wriggling in my claw.
I immediately pull away and wipe the Abyss’s body fluid from my claw on the soil.
…… I’m still grossed out by this, but I’m forced to get accustomed to the Abyss in this situation.

They said they counted around twenty that entered the village.
With my arrival, I certainly reduced their numbers slightly.

“T-Thank you very much, Ryujin-sama…… u-umm, if you don’t mind, c-can you come with us on our way to the town center?”

The man was trying to get up while panting, and despite how heavy his breathing was, he spoke to me as if he felt safe.
I don’t know where the Abyss are hiding, so I can’t really refuse his request.
With the current situation at hand, it’s doubtful that one adult and a child will be able to safely get to the town center on their own.
I nod my head in response and agreed to go with them until they’re safe.

So, with two humans walking alongside me, we head to the town center.
Remnants of the mess the Abyss left behind when they ran amok are still around.
Their storehouse lost a pillar and is now fallen over, and in their stables, only a wing and a pair of legs from some kind of chicken remained.
I don’t see any human corpses anywhere.
I guess everyone here is already to used to Abyss raids.

Then, shortly afterwards, I heard a munching sound.
As if someone was chewing loudly nearby.
And, it started sounding more and more bloody.

I glance at the man before heading over to the source of the sound.
Just in the middle of the path, three Abyss are seen chowing down on something.
Yeah, I don’t think whatever’s in the center of that is still alive.

“Gru~o~oooo!”

I roar while taking flight in the air.
Two of the Abyss who continue to eat defenseless were cut down by my claws.
It happened in an instant. My claws pierced the Abyss and tore them apart.
The other Abyss was slow in its response and it tried to run away but I already sliced it in two.
Their corpse and body fluids dance in the air.

【Obtained 558 Experience Points.】
【〖The Walking Egg〗skill gives you additional 558 Experience Points.】
【The Lv. of〖Ouroboros〗went up from Lv 67→68.】
【Title Skill〖Vermin Slayer〗has risen from Lv 4→5.】

I acquired exp points from three targets in a flash.
But no, I can’t let that get to me yet.
I pull myself together and force myself to look at the leftovers of what the Abyss ate.

It was an Abyss.
An Abyss eating another Abyss.
I was doubtful at first, but it’s definitely an Abyss.
Its body was shredded apart and only one out of its eight legs remained.

The three of them ate their own kind……
This only soured my mood.
Well, with how the Abyss was explained to me by God’s Voice, this shouldn’t be surprising.

The devoured Abyss was impaled by five arrows.
The tip of the arrow was dipped in a blue-violet liquid.

Is this the same Mors poison that Nagrom used?
So they fought it with spears and killed it with a poison arrow, huh.
It seems that if the Lithuvar Tribe actually gets serious, they can handle this whole Abyss situation to an extent.
That’s a relief.

Sorry, but I’ll be leaving the cleanup to you guys.
I know I could help you out a lot, but this just isn’t good for my frail mental state.

I wipe the Abyss’s fluids from my claws on the ground.
…… If only the Abyss were edible in my standards, I wouldn’t be feeling this uneasy.
I’m glad〖Wind Slash〗can easily kill them though.

“Just ahead is the evacuation site! Thank you for everything! Since we’ve made it this far, we’ll take it from here, you can……”

Before the man finished, two more Abyss were attacking the town hall (evacuation site).

““Vu~e~e~e~eee~e!””

They break through the door and crawled inside.

“Don’t be afraid…… it’s gonna be alright……”

The man tries his best to ease the boy.
Meanwhile, the boy hunches over to the man’s legs anxiously.

…… The town hall’s underground evacuation center is gonna be fine, right?
If it serves as an emergency place to evacuate to, then I want to assume that it has a sturdier door.
A-Anyway, I have to go help them now.
If I don’t stop the Abyss soon, the evacuees will be-……!