A Candidate For The Team

A man defeated wandering ash leopards on the border of the village. Now his stomach demanded to replenish the calories he had spent. Ash leopards spewed red-hot ashes. Ashy one-headed leopards with one black spot were equal in strength to the first chapter, with two, three and four respectively. The man barely escaped burns from a large flock of one-spotted.

"Thank the Faha that two-headed leopards, equal to the animal suit, are constantly guarding the nests. Otherwise, it would be much more difficult to live in this world."

The man sighed. After a long period of waiting and downtime on farms, the combat experience faded. Ku Ca, although he did not exceed the first worldly chapter, intimidated an entire village. This made Tynlady feel respect for the brilliant criminal.

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She coughed. The man's slurping continued. "Uncle! Excuse me, Uncle," the novice sat down at a table with a man. The second chapter expert's meal was interrupted. "Um? Did something happen, girl?" the man, noticing the injury of the little novice, felt sorry. "A child, but the sex of the body is not. The universe is really ruthless!"

However, he definitely heard about the "half-hearted" girl, unable to fully remember. The expert man had a soft soul with a rough and hard look. "Is there anything I can do, baby?"

"Uncle, are you the second worldly chapter?"

"Right, baby, do you need the help of such a master? I will solve your problems of my own free will, without demanding payment. Speak!" the peasant stood with folded arms; proud as an eagle, and tall as a mountain.

"Uncle, I am also an expert of the second worldly chapter. And I challenge you with an award of one silver!" The man's mouth opened wide. The tavern's patrons heard the conversation out of the corner of their ears and turned to Tynlady. The novice toyed with a silver coin in her fingers. One silver coin was given for the whole task for the second chapter. A guy just got one of these. Difficult dangerous work can be ordered for her. The White Light experts were whispering animatedly. "What's going on?" the guy was in shock. "I won't fight. She's a little girl without half a body! I have kept my dignity for now." the expert was going to refuse, but hesitated.

Tynlady looked at him and played with the coin. Clean. Brilliant. Silver. "Don't worry, Uncle. I'll stand up for myself. Come on, agree. One silver can't be superfluous," the little lady smiled broadly. The smile on the right side of his face repeated the grotesque curve on the half mask.

Tynlady resembled an ecstatic harlequin.

"Strange girl. Her lopsided look and smile cause awe. I have no desire to beat the shit out of a disabled child, but... one silver! A whole thousand copper coins. The ash leopards have become much fiercer" the man thought intensely. "it's hard to kill them. One of my silver coins was earned with sweat and blood. And now all you have to do is beat the girl?" The man was overcome by memories of evil ash leopards. The heat, the devilish heat of the ashes, seemed to have not yet faded from the hair. "I accept the bet,— the huge shadow of a man loomed over the tiny lady. The tavern's customers gasped. Most of them were represented by experts of the initial chapters. Yellow-faced youths! No one could prevent the fight.

"The devil! The devil! That fool Tai agreed. That's a bad brother!" the owner of the tavern was worried about an old friend. "You could ask me, after all! Fool!" However, it was too late to get angry. "Good. My reputation is over. But the strongest survives. This can provide prosperity for a long period." the man went to a special area near the tavern. Calls between experts of common chapters were practiced everywhere. They gave a visual representation of the experts' forces.

"I'll try to be gentle. I'll just pick it up and hold it until it gives up. Great plan. I hope her parents won't come." The experts stood vis-a-vis, relaxed. From the outside, nothing foreshadowed anything bad.

"Ha ha ha!" the man burst out laughing menacingly, "Feel the power and strength of the expert of the second chapter!" he said, like a native uncle playing with a Tynlady. A sharp jump. Swing. The man only managed to turn pale. A jet of air ruffled his beard. The novice's fist froze a few millimeters from the man's chin. He belatedly jumped back a dozen steps, drenched in sweat. "Which one? If she had continued to strike, she would have caused serious injury. In the worst case, she would have killed him by breaking his skull!" "And Tai managed to run into this half-hearted monster," Kang sighed heavily. All his clients watched the impending confrontation with shock. "Are you ready, uncle?" Tynlady showed the man a friendly expression.

"Now I'm ready," Tai wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a defensive stance. His tiny opponent stood as impressively as before. "Is this Tynlady?"

"Yes, didn't she put Nart Junior. behind bars?" experts crowded next to the arena, "I heard she also saved the village of the Green Monk from the tyranny of Ku Ca. How did we not recognize her?"

"Apparently, no one suspected that Hera Pont would look so harmless. I'm betting twenty copper coins for this tiny monste."

"Twenty-five for Tynlady!"

"Forty!" the bets fell one after another. As the owner of the arena, Kang received them with disgust. For the loss of Tai, his old friend, they were betting more and more large sums. Finally, unable to stand it, the tavern owner took out a thick purse: "Five hundred copper! The audience blinked in disbelief.

The giant man nodded. "Thank you, brother! I will do my best so that you don't lose this money!!!" Tai's fighting spirit was overflowing.

"A good friend," Tynlady rejoiced in her soul. After a long pause, she clashed with the man. The healthy hands were covered with hooks and moved towards the novice. Bam-bam! Tynlady tilted the hull. The familiar's burdock armor missed. The novice was in the back. A chill ran down the back of Tai's neck. A dense row of thorns blocked the blow. Tynlady's trajectory changed smoothly, as if she knew about the obstacle in advance. Tai's hard abs buckled. The slight pressure on the organs made the man grin.

"Is she losing her breath? That trick had used up most of her strength. And I'm still full of energy. My Burdock armor will last at least half a day. Ha-ha-ta-ta!"

Quite unpredictably, Gerka plopped down on the fifth point. "Wow. I give up."

"What?" the audience, Kang and Tai turned to stone. "Victory is yours! Here you go. I am glad to support the good experts of the White Light," the novice held out a silver one. "Okay, I'll take half. I'll give you back fifty copper coins right now." Kang is the only one who has bet on a friend, besides a large sum. According to the rules, he will get more than half. The remainder belongs to the winner — Tai. Tai was not greedy and handed over five hundred copper coins to the tiny lady. That was the end of it. "Didn't Hera Pont turn out to be a dummy?"

"Maybe Tai is too strong?"

"Stronger than Ku Ca and Nart Juniorr.? Don't be ridiculous. This Hera Pont is an impostor! Defeated those two by pure chance." Tynlady didn't care about reputation. She dined carelessly, skipping the barbs past her heart. "Tai Ba. Not a bad expert, if you think about it. True, my sudden attack knocked out could have ended the battle at the same moment. Underestimating an enemy, even a child, is a minus. Although his techniques are good, they are far from me. Ah!" Hera was ready to give money to a beggar, to lose the fight, but not to kneel before the weak. Kill him! "If we're going to assemble a team, it's from worthy ones!" The rewards for the capture of Nart Junior. and Ku Ca have long been spent. Before the search for recruits, the novice earned extra money on hunting, simultaneously exploring the placement of leopard lairs. "The last days, the ash leopards are going wild. It is difficult for border guards to repel raids. To what end? Okay, I'll hold the question until the master arrives."

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Experts crowded at the threshold of the White Residence. Humans, fish-like humans and rare goats were curious. A thin figure walked to the pick-up point. The mercenary was dragging a dead ash leopard with three spots. Such a beast was equivalent to an expert of the third chapter. "Thank you for your assistance to the White Light. Keep four silver coins!" The old woman maintained an outward calm.

Pressing the wanted leaflet with three silver ones, the mercenary slipped out.

"The second chapter, and won the third?!" the coordinator looked at the void in confusion. Older people experienced shocks worse. Especially if they led a settled life.

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Tynlady was looking for the experts of the second chapter. Unfortunately, it is naive to expect the existence of the same master of the first chapter as Ku Ca. "Okay, there's enough time."

Kang and Tai were talking. The owner spoke about the growth of the business. The part associated with Tynlady warmed her, although emotions did not manifest themselves clearly. "Come on, talk on! Praise me, Tynlady!" But they slipped into the tavern. Spider limbs flexed. The walls embarrassed the tall and thin mercenary. The novice shuddered: "The second chapter." Attention was also attracted by an object - stick-shaped, dotted with faintly smoking holes - which bulged out from behind the cloak. The mercenary sat down. "Is there something to eat?!"

"Salmon ear is the pride of the village!"

"Talk less, bring it to devour!" Tai felt displeased. Kahn, on the contrary, did not show it. Over the years of service, louts came to be rougher. Submitted an order. "I'm dying, how hungry I am!" the mercenary lowered his scarlet handkerchief. Kang groaned in fright. Tai backed away. The customers lost their appetite. The mercenary's horse face was frightening. Disproportionately gigantic teeth were bursting his mouth.

She started eating! A noisy chowder, as if a red terracotta worm was sucking the soup. The visitors stood up in silence. "Is she drinking soup or tearing up a boar?" — Kang watched the departing visitors with chagrin. An angry Tai rolled up his sleeves, heading towards the vile mercenary, but noticed the familiar behind her back. Slowly came back. "Just the ear? Bring the supplements! Hurry up!" The tavern owner sighed. The hungry mercenary was laughing. Tureen after tureen emptied. Tynlady suddenly realized that she was the only one sitting in the tavern. "Are Bengalis voracious? For the first time I hear." the novice thought, "Well, their tribes roam outside favorable zones. Hunger and lack of food should be commonplace, shouldn't it? Also, the reason, for sure, lies in the familiars of increasing strength." The familiar Orange Gorilla, a disembodied entity, for example, demanded meat and fiber like real gorillas.