Reincarnated as a chicken

Ogre vs Hob-goblina

There was a weird presence that was felt around the world. Only a handful of people would actually notice considering this presence was and at the same time, wasn't that important. This presence was the Tyrant of Larm, Goliath the Dragon.

Of the handful of a people, a man in pitch black armor grinned. His armor had a few nicks and scratches in it. One wouldn't believe that the black allure the armor possessed was actually the result of it going unpolished for so many years. His helmet had the face piece cracked, so one could see his golden inhuman right eye.

"The little brat's awake... Maybe I'll get to see him one last time."

He gripped his sword, strapped to his back, tightly as he drew it and readied it for his opponent, a ginormous minotaur with shaggy brown fur and red eyes. One of its horn had been cleaved off and the other was bent in an unruly manner. Several visible scars lacerated its body and blood spewed out like a pipe. It was in perilous situation at the moment.

A white flash caused the minotaur to lose its arm and battle axe at a go. Its nostrils flared as it mooed in a rage and another flash sent its head flying off its body.

"In the end, even the monsters of the Winter Zone were not enough to thrill me. Oi, you."

The black knight looked at the young man who was dying in the cold. His body was pale, almost deathly and he was shivering to the point one would assume he was not human. He kept huffing heavily, the cold causing his body to hurt like hell.

"You are too weak to have been protecting that woman's daughter."

The snow around them melted instantly. A red barrier formed around both parties, blocking out all the cold and rapidly healing the young man.

"I believe you said your name was Kai, right?"

Kai looked up at the man from the ground. He couldn't see the knight's face, but through the broken eye piece, he could see dull golden eyes. They reminded him of something, but he couldn't remember at that moment.

"Y-Yes."

His voice trembled and it was low, almost inaudible.

"When is it happening?"

Kai's eyes widened.

'D-Does he know?'

"The Elder Clan summit. Tell me when it is happening."

Kai's eyes relaxed after hearing that.

'Good. He doesn't know.'

"T-Two... weeks."

"Two weeks, huh? Where?"

Kai's body felt tremendously better. He even managed to sit up and stop stammering. Still, the energy being released from the man was unbelievable. He couldn't even look up at the man.

"I-Imperial... Castle."

He decided that it would be better for him to spill everything so as to avoid problems and spend less time around him.

"They don't want anyone hearing what they are going to discuss, hmm? Deliver this message to that brat. Suzuki Tatsumaki, was it?"

Who was this man who could call the vicious Dragon Priestess a brat? Not even the emperor would dare do such a thing. Just what was with this man?

"Tell her that I am going to participate in the meeting and she will be going with me as my escort."

Kai's eyes were wide open in shock and the man in black armor noticed this.

"Of course. I gave her my daughter for safe-keeping and next thing I hear, she got killed. She owes me a lot for not wiping out her clan. If she tries to refuse, tell her that the other six are now under my control so she better not do anything stupid."