Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 241: Terrifying Or Beautiful?

After our encounter with those two Elves, which had ruined our love-making session, we continued walking along the edge of the forest beside the dirt road; though now that I think about it, we had no idea where we were going, I just really wanted to leave the port-city, though I should've gotten a map or something.

'Welp, I'm damn sure not turning around now, so we press onward!' Thought Alexander as he folded his arms before nodding to himself, nearly walking into a tree in the process.

"It's getting a little late. Do you want to continue or rest for the night, Lazuli? We can continue where we left off from before if you want." Asked Alexander as he raised his head, looking at the night sky, only to glance at Lazuli, who took a moment to respond.

"We should continue through the night; it would be best if we further distanced ourselves from the crime scene; since we're humans, I'm sure we'd be given no mercy if what happened were to somehow come to light." Replied Lazuli lightly as she opened her eyes and looked at Alexander, who softly sighed before nodding.

"Haa, yeah, you're right. Welp, at least give me a few kisses." Said Alexander with a nod as he groaned in annoyance, only to lean down, stealing Lazuli's lips with a passionate kiss.

Enjoying Lazuli's delicious and plump lips, we reluctantly continued onward through the night, and although we happened to spot some Elves walking along the dirt road, we would always conceal ourselves deeper within the forest as neither of us felt like dealing with them. Throughout the rest of the night, it was pretty calm, with a few groups of Elves every here and there, and while we did come across a beast, he happened to be pretty docile despite how intimidating he looked.

By the time the first rays of morning peeked from beyond the horizon after several hours, everything was pretty much the same; the only difference was that we were now further away from where I had killed those Elves.

"This is... Not what I had in mind when I thought of visiting Asckbon. First, we're forced to deal with racist Elves; now we're spending our time walking through the forest... I guess Yuki was smart not to come." Muttered Alexander lightly as he walked in a funny manner, doing whatever he could think of to relieve his boredom.

Again, the next few hours of the morning were nothing special, and just when noon began to roll around, although faint, I heard yelling in the distance.

"Eh, Lazuli, do you hear that?" Asked Alexander lightly with furrowed brows as he stopped walking, his words causing Lazuli to do the same.

"No." Replied Lazuli with a shake of her head as she strained her ears, yet her natural senses were inferior to Alexander's.

Closing my eyes, I focused on my ears, trying to listen, but I was too far away; all I could make out were the sounds of faint yelling; however, thankfully, if I could hear something, that meant it was close enough to where I should be able to see it.

Exiting the forest, I stepped out onto the dirt path and squinted as I looked far into the distance, only to see what looked like a carriage and several people protecting it from what seemed to be a single attacker.

"Did you figure it out, Alex?" Asked Lazuli as she turned and glanced at Alex, who nodded with a slight frown.

"Yeah, looks like a bandit or just someone, but they're attacking a carriage." Said Alexander as he quickly reentered the forest before picking up speed, dashing through the forest's vegetation while summoning Trina from his body.

I didn't really like these Elves, but at the same time, I couldn't just ignore people in such a plight; I had to at least get a closer look before deciding anything.

"Are you intending to help them? They will most likely be racist like the previous Elves." Stated Lazuli as she followed right behind Alexander, who nodded with a sigh.