Seeker 126

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Chapter 126. Orc Attack

We set off from the town in the morning and had been on the road for about three hours. It was now around noon. 

The weather was somewhat cloudy, and dark gray clouds gathered in the direction we were heading.

"We should be arriving at the village where we requested the orc subjugation soon." 

As I spoke, raindrops began to fall, lightly at first but gradually turning into a drizzle. Kazane-san and Yuzuki raised their hands to the sky, looking up.

"Oh dear, it's raining."

"What should we do, Daichi-kun? Shall I take out the waterproof cloaks?"

"Yes, that sounds like a good idea. It doesn't seem like it will stop anytime soon. Can I ask you to do it?"

"Understood~" 

Kazane-san summoned her [Item Box], took out two waterproof cloaks, handing one to me.

I put it on over my armor and pulled the hood up. 

Kazane-san did the same.

Yuzuki also took a similar cloak from her [Item Box], and put it on herself.

"Senpai, maybe you should start taking items from your [Item Box] yourself? With Kazane-san and me, the capacity is getting tight."

"Yeah, you're right. I keep putting off organizing it because there are so many things I want to take."

"Ever since we came here, more and more things have been added to my [Item Box]. It would be helpful if you could carry some for me, Daichi-kun."

"I'll think about it. But I want to keep one skill point for emergencies."

"Right. Since it's not urgent, you can do it at your own pace."

Since coming to this world, and traveling around, the number of items we needed to store in our [Item Box] had significantly increased. 

It was like having to constantly carry outdoor camping gear. 

The items we bought in town were not limited to waterproof cloaks like raincoats. 

They included lamps for activities at night or in dark places, blankets for camping, and portable food, among other things.

Each [Item Box] could roughly hold the amount of a large backpack for outdoor use. 

However, carrying the belongings of three people was still a significant load, so we each needed to have our own [Item Box] to avoid difficulties.

As we continued in the drizzle, Yuzuki suddenly pointed ahead. 

"Oh, there! Isn't that the village we requested the mission from?"

"Yeah, it looks like it. We should reach it before the rain gets too heavy."

The sight in front of us was a collection of wooden houses surrounded by many fields. 

It must be the destination village. 

However...

"Wait a minute, Daichi-kun! Could that be a monster over there?"

Kazane-san, who had been peering ahead, raised her voice in alarm.

Following her gaze, I saw a humanoid creature of green skin and bulky size in front of one of the houses. 

It seemed to be wrestling with a large stick, repeatedly smashing it against the house's door. 

Listening carefully, I could hear faint sounds of "Dogan, Dogan" from beyond the sound of the rain.

Are you kidding me? Does the village get attacked right now?

"Hurry! We might make it in time!"

"Yeah!"

"Roger that!"

We sprinted towards the village. 

As we got closer, it became evident that our suspicions were correct. 

The green-skinned, sumo-like monster was relentlessly attacking the house's door. 

The door had already been severely dented, and it would break soon.

From inside the house, terrified screams echoed. 

There were probably several people hiding in there.

The monster that attacked the village was now trying to kill the villagers who had taken refuge inside the houses.

"Kazane-san, please take care of it!"

"I know! Haahhhhh!"

Among the three of us, Kazane-san was undoubtedly the fastest. 

She had already reached the scene far ahead of Yuzuki and me in the pouring rain.

Armed with 2 Krises, she lunged at the monster.

The monsters realized the threat and attempted to counterattack, but they couldn't keep up with Kazane-san's speed. 

The monster, taking a series of attacks from Kazane-san-san's dual-wielding Krises, simply vanished into a black mist.

However, Kazane-san-san didn't let her guard down.

"Daichi-kun! It's not just this one! Houses all over the place got attacked! Right, left, and front too!"

"......! Let's split up and defeat them! Kazane-san-san, charge ahead! I'll take the right side! Yuzuki, I'll leave the left to you!"

"Got it!"

"Roger!"

We dispersed, each taking on the horde of monsters attacking the village.

These monsters, Orcs, were by no means strong. 

Their combat power was on par with the Hobgoblin we fought in the dungeon's cave layer.

For us now, they were nothing more than low-level monsters we could easily deal with.

There were a total of 7 Orcs attacking the village. Kazane-san defeated 4, I took down 2, and Yuzuki took care of the last 1.

It seemed we managed to defeat them before any casualties occurred.

Whether we were lucky or not, we breathed a sigh of relief together.

After the battle, the mission completion report came in.

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Mission Defeat 5 Orcs completed!

The entire party gains 3000 experience points!

New mission: Defeat 1 Griffon (Experience points: 5000) obtained!

New mission: Defeat 1 Minotaur (Experience points: 8000) obtained!

New mission: Defeat 1 Wyvern (Experience points: 12000) obtained!

Current Experience Points:

Musou Daichi...111192/121037 (Next level: 9845)

Kodachi Kazane... 110838/121037 (Next level: 10199)

Yuzuki Hotaru... 111002/121037 (Next level: 10035)

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We already completed one mission quite quickly. 

The number of new missions to defeat monsters seems to be increasing rapidly. 

Once we finished dealing with all the Orcs, villagers who seemed to have been hiding in their houses timidly came out.

"O-Oh! Are you all new adventurers who just arrived?"

"You defeated those Orcs, right?"

"We thought we were done for! Thank you, adventurers!"

The villagers bowed one after another, slightly embarrassed. Nevertheless, it's a relief that there were no casualties.

 Eventually, an elderly man who appeared to be the village chief came forward and thanked us again.

I asked the village chief.

"Um... could you please tell us what's going on? There should have been a solo female adventurer who arrived here 3 days ago."

"Understood. Although we don't have much information ourselves..."

With that preface, the village chief began to explain the situation.