Incompatible Interspecies Wives

Chapter 45: The World Tree (5)

Krian and Theodore successfully dispersed the horde of monsters, and as Adam Hyung drew away a boss monster, it was time for my head hancho unit, to shine.

The boss monster we had to subdue was Saengdium.

I had long memories associated with subduing Saengdium.

In fact, Saengdium was the very first boss monster I encountered during my first expedition. And it was also the creature that Adam Hyung had defeated on that first expedition

I remember feeling a strange admiration for Hyung back then.

Saengdium was a bipedal creature with two thick legs and long arms.

Its skin resembled that of raw, slimy chicken.

Its head was peculiarly large, with rolling eyes and teeth eerily similar to a human's.

Because of its uncanny humanoid features, it was even more grotesque.

Beginner mercenaries were most afraid of this very creature, Saengdium.

Its bizarre and eerie appearance, combined with its bipedal stature making it look even bigger, was daunting.

For those seeing it for the first time, it was hard to grasp how to subdue it.

'...That made Adam Hyung look even more impressive.'

Due to its great height, Saengdium's head, which was its only vulnerable part, was hard to target.

So, the main strategy in subduing was to bring Saengdium down.

No, in fact, that was pretty much the entire game plan.

Once Saengdium was down, it couldn't get up easily.

Of course, it wasn't as easy as it sounds.

Just getting close to Saengdium's legs was challenging, let alone inflicting damage.

Therefore, we had to help each other distract Saengdium to attack.

As Krian and Theodore took down the monsters near Saengdium they hadn't finished off, we looked for an opportunity.

In boss monster subduing, it was crucial not to prolong the battle, so we had to start quickly.

As we circled around Saengdium, Shawn said to a mercenary following him,

"Burns, how do you feel facing Saengdium?"

Burns was a newbie in our hancho unit.

Given that the hancho unit was somewhat avoided even within the mercenary group, each new recruit was precious.

"It looks less grotesque than I thought!"

At the spirited remark of the newbie, a few members of our unit burst into laughter.

I liked this atmosphere.

Without breaking my concentration, I smiled as I gazed at Saengdium.

Seeing Burns' response, Shawn also laughed and exclaimed, "The newbie's doing great!"

"If you're in the hancho unit, you have to be this good!"

Burns said, revealing his pride in being a part of the hancho unit.

Jackson shouted, looking out for the newbie,

"Burns! Don't forget! When subduing Saengdium-"

"-Watch out for its arms!"

"Exactly! And always trust your instincts! Once in battle, there's no formation! Don't die stupidly!"

"Yes, sir!"