==============Bell pov================
*bang*
"Fire bolt"(bell)
"Fierce claw"(???)
*bang*
"Who are you? why are you attacking me?"(bell)
After I got separated from Roy , I ran to this cat guy, who started attacking me for no reason at all, by the looks of it, he is a decent warrior with almost level 3 strength, if I try hard, I can kill him,
"Give it up kid, you shouldn't have come here, my boss wants you dead, give up and accept your death, you are just a puny level 2 adventurer!, I jacob am going to kill you"(bell)
"jacob?boss?"(bell)
Damn it, it looks like we stirred up a hornet's nest, there is something going on here, he is trying to kill me to eliminate witness, it is a becoming a hassle, I have to defeat this cat guy and meet up with Roy soon,
"fire bolt"(bell)
"it's no us-"(jacob)
I used spell as distraction and tried to attack on Jacob's blind spot, but jacob 'smelled' him since sense of smell is enhanced for cat people and dog people(chienthrope), but sense of chienthropes is far more greater than cat people,
"You bastard, die! silver claws"(jacob)
Jacob attacked me with his skill, I tried to dodge him, but his attack hit me and hurt my waist slightly , I still have my armour on, so it didn't cause much damage on my other body parts,I held hestia knife in my hands and climbed on trees to confuse him ,
"You look like a rabbit, why are you acting like a monkey!!"(jacob)
"I am not a monkey"(bell)
"is that your pro-"(jacob)
I lastly jumped off two trees, gathered momentum, increased my speed and attacked him with more than half of my power,
*bang*
Jacob flew back and hit a rock, he coughed up some blood and glared at me, before he spout some nonsense I attacked him again and kicked him, he got crushed into some rumble nearby,
"You bastard I will kill you"(jacob)(enraged)
he moved towards me and started to attack me desperately, I put my hand near his mouth and,
"fire bolt"
released a spell, he screamed in agony and fell down, his face was burnt, he also lost many teeth and lips too, I didn't put much mana into the attack, I don't want to kill him, I have never killed anyone before, I will tie him up for now, and wait for Roy to take decision.
"let's go, check the area more, if they are people here doing illegal things , I have to notify the guild"(bell)
I want turn around, meet Roy and escape this place, but my sense of justice got better of me as I proceeded forward albeit silently while covering my tracks, as I move forward I sense some people because there are some remnant mana in air, it looks like someone is intentionally releasing it. I slowly moved forward, I saw a clearing in the forest and rumble, I became vigilant, instead of heading straight into the clearing like a idiot, I went into woods and behind the trees to what is going on in this place.
I saw a collapsed cave but there is a peculiarity,
"Wait could it be?"(bell)
Yes, everything became clear to me in a instant,
"Looks like a mana stone, mine is located here someone found out about it,since this sector belongs to chienthropes, they must have secretly mining it, if my guess is correct they are responsible for missing adventurers since past 100 years, damn it! it's a conspiracy and a very good scheme, it explains the whole reason why ursus was established here eras ago, and why the magic is very dense in this area!"(bell)
I lifted my gaze away from the mine and looked around,the mine is only about 500m away from clearing and it is very small, and in the area there is ridiculously huge tent, along with a medium sized tent and a small and dirty tent which is definitely something for slaves. As I was scanning around, I saw a human man, a werewolf girl and a amazon girl walking out of the tent with pale and malnourished faces, the faces of girls are filled with despair, while the man looks excited for some reason, while I was mindlessly looking around, I want to save them,they are in trouble and look miserable,then
"honing slash!!"(???)
someone attacked me, I dodged it, that attack destroyed more than 15 trees, leveling everything in the place I was just standing, I turned to saw the attacker, he is a big burly chienthrope, he looks ugly, he is aleast 180cm tall, he has a huge broadsword in his hand,
"You, little rabbit, you got some skill for a mere level 2, it looks like jacob couldn't handle you, did you kill him?"(???)
"No, I just knocked him out, but didn't kill him."(bell)
"You must a pussy who is afraid to kill or you might want to extract information from him, whatever the reason is , I don't care ,he is a good pawn for me, since you didn't kill him, I will give you a swift and painless death as a reward, by the way my name is Bezos, I am a level 5 adventurer or was a adventurer, you should be honoured to be killed by me"(Bezos)
As he was spouting nonsense, the werewolf and Amazon were watching me with pity and slight hope, while the human was watching me with excited and confident expression, he is look a kid who got a new toy, I was not idle either , I was secretly charging my Argonaut, after he said whatever he was saying, he took his broadsword and sprinted towards me,I took my hestia knife and blade in both of my hands, and
"die brat!!!"(Bezos)
"Argonaut"(bell)
*bang*
we both hit each other, there was a huge sound, and a shockwave from his sword which created a crater on the ground, he was really strong, his strength was different from Aiz who looks like dancing with sword, his strength is like a untamed bull but with some extra speed, the shockwave and his momentum hit me hard, even though there weren't any injuries on surface, my muscles are screaming like crazy inside me, I noticed that there is slight change in the haughty Bezos, who was bragging about giving me a painless death, I could see sweat on his forehead and the hands which held the hilt of the sword trembling,
"What did you do ? how can you be so strong for a level 2"(Bezos)(angry)
Ignoring his anger I rushed towards him, changing my direction every 5 seconds to confuse, but as a veteran warrior he could understand my intention as he angrily gripped his broadsword and took his stance waiting for me to strike, when I finally entered his range he swung his sword in my direction aiming my neck,
"sharp grazee"(Bezos)
when it was about to hit my neck, I tried to dodge but it changed its trajectory suddenly and aimed at me, with no way to dodge I chose to block it with both of hands with knife and blade.
*bam*
it was a equilibrium, both of weapons stopping the sword from piercing my neck, while he keeps on putting more force,
"You damn worm, die"(Bezos)
He increased the force even more, I couldn't hold out any longer it would take 40 more seconds to charge Argonaut but I couldn't even resist for a 20 seconds, I started to become dizzy, my eye sight became burly, I am succumbing to the darkness maybe if I fall here, I won't get up forever,
no pain,
no dungeon,
no monsters,
maybe I can achieve peace and happiness?,
is it what I want?,
my mind is becoming even more dizzy, my hands which are holding both knife, blade and blocking the swords are becoming numb I am about to lose consciousness,suddenly I felt something hot inside my chest as some memories surfaced in my mind,
{If anyone has the right to be called a hero,its not the one who took up the blade. It's not the one who raised his shield,nor the one who healed the wounded.Only one who truly risks his life may be called a hero.Protect your friends, save the girl,face danger.It doesn't matter if you fall.No it's just fine.Cry your heart out over it.Within the defeated,a victor waits to emerge. Stay true to your wishes.Cry out your desires.And if you do that's what will make you the coolest hero}[perv grandpa]
{In the end,guilt is just the question of whether you're capable of forgiving yourself or not.If you've really changed, then prove it with your actions}[hestia](smile)
{Listen,girls like guys who are strong and can protect them.So,if you keep working hard and get stronger,she just might like you back}[Eina]
{Get...strong...bell,you can....do it}[Aiz]
{A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength , but the strength of his heart,
a hero is a man who is afraid to run away,
heroes are not born, but heroes are made, believe me bell you have qualities of hero, since I want to take away the person who gave you your ambition , I will help you achieve the ambition she has given you.}[Roy]
When I recalled these memories something burned inside me , this time my entire body heated up,
If I don't stand up here..
If I don't reach higher here....
When am I ever going to do it?
many emotions started surging inside me crazily, my strength is increasing like never before,
my arms,
my legs,
my muscles,
are becoming more and more strong, they are slightly glowing in golden light, my Argonaut is fully charged,
I don't need flashy magic,
overbearing skills,
difficult techniques,
only one strike,
it will decide my fate,
I put all my strength into hands and legs, charged hestia knife with Argonaut and pushed back the blockade of sword,
"Aaaaaaahhh"(bell)(battle cry)
"Argonaut!!!!!!"(bell)
A huge light flashed in the area,
*bam*
a sound could be heard , as the light dissipated I saw a huge crater with more than 100m radius and 10 m depth on the ground,many trees got destroyed, all the tents, and things related to mining are destroyed.
I saw Bezos, he is barely alive , he lost his arm, ears and a eye , he lost so much blood.
I am exhausted, I couldn't hold on any longer, but I must sve those slaves, there may be more enemies, I completely lost the strength in legs and about to fall down, suddenly someone grabbed me, I glanced at the person, he looks like a normal guy with black hair and unusually confident eyes and has a warm smile on his face, he is Roy,
"You, have done a very good job bell, now rest leave everything to me."(Roy)
"mmhhm....."(Bell)
I dozed off as everything around me became dark.
