153 Holding Off a Monster Wave!

On the other hand, Lony and Roval had 'happily' looted anything that is still in good shape or was still usable along their way. Most of their loots were made up of newbie swords, inventory bags, or the 'cooked' corpse of mountain wolves. 

No matter how unsightly or brutal was the fate of these beings, Lony and Roval did not give a single d@mn care. Their loots would, at the least, be sold for several bronze coins. It was something better than not earning a single coin. Besides, the 'loots' were free--just waiting for them to be picked up.

Yojiro did not bother to stop Lony and Roval. Though he did not tolerate picking up the items of their fallen enemies, he knew that those things would be, at some point, be of use for them, their crew, or the Captain himself.

For example, Yojiro knew that the Karakoa fleet was barely able to maintain their food supply. Hence, as the Captain of the fleet, Pedro resolved this issue by temporarily using meats of the monsters they kill. 

It was not as if the meat of monsters were dangerous or were forbidden to be eaten. In fact, even Kingdoms and Villages consume monsters' meats in order to suppress the famine that their people would often encounter.

Well... Of course, there were some exceptions like the orc meat, goblin meat, and other humanoid monster's meat. It was not because it tastes bad but... The way these monsters resemble both the intelligence and the image of a human gives them, the humans, a distasteful and unappetizing image of being cannibals.

On another hand, the poisonous monsters' meat is also a no go. There were possibilities that their venom or toxins would be also present on their meats. So, for safety purposes, poisonous monsters' meat must be avoided as much as possible. 

Since the 'Pedro-Roasted' Mountain Wolves belong to neither of the two exemptions for food consumption, Yojiro did not stop Lony and Roval from looting them. He simply treated it as something that was necessary for their survival.

"Pick up the pace!" Yojiro said coldly after glancing towards Lony and Roval--who were looting 'frantically' around ten meters behind him. "It looks like the monsters from the mountain smelled the blood that spilled at the battlefield."

"Is that the reason why we encountered that many mountain wolves earlier?" Lony asked as he picked up the pace in 'looting'.

"Probably..." Yojiro nodded. Then, he rubbed his chin and said, "The Captain and the other members of the Attack Team are focused on attacking our enemies! I am worried that our force might get cornered between two enemy forces."

"Hmm... You're right." Roval nodded slightly, agreeing to Yojiro's point. 

"Nah..." Roval shook his head in response. Then, he glanced towards Lony and asked, "How about you man? Did Arvee sent a message to you, or somethin'?"

"Negative on my end!" Lony said as he shook his head.

Hopeless, Yojiro could only heave out a sigh. Then, he stared towards the eyes of Lony and Roval, who, in turn, stared back at him as if they had 'telepathically' talked to each other. 

"Then... It's all up to the three of us!" Yojiro said whilst still retaining his calm demeanor.

"Wait! Wait! Wait!" Lony said with a frown on his face. "I know that someone needs to hold the monsters off. Forgive me for saying this, but... I don't think we would last longer compared to what we did earlier!"

"My Bro is right, respected Sir!" Roval interjected, "Our wolf form only had time limits! On top of that, we could only kill one monster at a time. I am afraid that we'd be overwhelmed by the number of monsters that we might encounter."

"I know! I know!" Yojiro said with a raspy voice. Then, he took a gulp of his saliva to clear his throat and the 'nervousness' or 'uneasiness' that he felt before saying, coldly, "I am aware of that fact! I won't deny it! Even I, myself, am afraid! We've been fighting for almost a day. And I know to myself that I am almost at my limit!"

Yojiro sheathed his sword and approached Lony and Roval. Then, he patted their shoulders and said, "That said... my comrades... We have no other choice! We must hold the monsters, no matter what!"

Yojiro lifted his hand from the shoulders of Lony and Roval. In the next second, he sent strong slaps to their back--making them cry in pain. But before they could utter a word, Yojiro said, "An hour, a minute, or even just a second! It does not matter how long... We'll buy them as much time as we can!"

Yojiro turned around, facing the Woba Mountain and asked, "So... My fellow wariors... would you stay here and wait for reinforcements? or would you take your swords and fight with me?"

At this moment, the holographic interface of Lony and Roval suddenly popped out. Their eyes slowly gazed down from Yojiro to the interface as their faces forced out a smile.

[Special Hunt Quest Unlocked!]

[Quest: Holding off a Monster wave!

Rating: S-rated

Mission: Karakoa Fleet Crew Yojiro requests your aid to hold the unlimited wave of monsters coming from Woba Mountain. Kill as many monsters as you can!

Your Kill Count for the Continental Quest would be doubled during the duration of this quest. At the same time, you would be granted 1 EXP Points for each monster that you would be able to kill until the end of this quest.

Kill Count: 0/???

Duration: ???

Would you accept? Yes or No.]

Lony and Roval could only glance towards each other whilst forcing out a smile. Truth be told, they did not see any benefit in following Yojiro in his suicidal quest. They were only players who should be playing the game for fun... and for their grades. 

However, their decisions started to change as their hearts, for some reason, felt heavy in the thoughts that Yojiro might perish if they leave him on his own. Call them idiots, call them fools for feeling and thinking that way. 

But... Like everyone said... They are only players! They can just make a new character and farm they levels up if they die in a battle.

But what about NPCs? What about Yojiro?

Do they ressurect?

No! They die for good! They had no second chances! In the world of Bearth, they only had one life!

Thus, Lony and Roval was at loss for words. They knew that they were not as strong as Pedro nor Sabrina, nor Mathew, nor Arvedar, nor Talia!

And Yojiro knew the same! But the difference between them and Yojiro was that... He was ready to sacrifice his very own precious life for their fleet. For the future of Humanity!

So... Who are they to complain that 'Ah... no... I might die! I don't want to fail this... I don't want to bla, bla, bla!'. Yes, it was only a game for them. But to Yojiro, it was not!

'What if' one day, the tables turned and they were placed into Yojiro's place. When they were someone who was playing a 'game' that was supposed to be their reality. How would they feel if those who were 'supposed' to be immortals or those who can be ressurected chose to stay back and just watch them die?

They would be infuriated! They would say every 'shity' thing about the personality of that person. But look at Yojiro...

Was he angry? ...No!

Did he curse the shit out of them? ...No!

He simply asked for their help. Nothing more! Because Yojiro held in his hands one goal in his life... his one heroic quest... It was to simply fight for the future of Humanity!

'Fuck the class!' Lony thought.

'Fuck my level!' Roval thought.

And in the next second, they gritted their teeth and glanced towards Yojiro's back, and thought in unison, 'Fuck those Fucking monsters! I'll kill them all, even if I had to resurect a thousand times! I'll leave no shity monsters alive!' 

Their grasp on their newbie sword tightened, while their gray eye enlarged, making Yojiro's overcoat started to turn into stone. 

"Wind Sword Art: Vertical Wind Blade!" Yojiro shouted as he sent a wind blade between Lony and Roval to wake them up from their daze. Then, he asked, coldly, "What are you guys doing?"

"Ah!" Lony gasped as he forced out a smile and said, "Forgive us respected sir! We weren't able to contain our rage towards those fucking monsters!"

"Then, stare at the god damn monsters! Not on my back!" Yojiro scolded as he threw his 'rock solid' overcoat. Then, he dusted his clothes and glanced towards Lony and Roval, asking, "So... Are you guys in... or out?"

Lony and Roval nodded towards each other before glancing towards Yojiro with a smirk. The murderous intent in their eyes made them resemble serial killers who where about to have fun... in killing monsters. Then, they said in unison, "Of course... We're in!" 

"Great!" Yojiro smirked in response. Then, he glanced back towards the Woba Mountain with his eyes filled with murderous intent, similar to Lony and Roval. "Let's go, young men! We'll show those bastards what we are made off!"