At first Renya believed it to be some kind of undead.

However, the red fluid, which is continuing to stream atop its skin, reveals an intense bleeding. The violently rising and sinking shoulders are indicating that its a breathing person.

Not to mention that its unthinkable for it to breathe.

Probably its a female adventurer, even Renya understood that somehow.

Her dark blonde hair, which has grown down until the area of her shoulder blades, is dishevelled, disarrayed and dirty. Something sticky like oil is slimly glittering in the illumination of the light.

The thing, which could probably be considered to have been a leather armour, has turned into a state that cant be called anything but scraps anymore. Its as if the armour is barely dangling from her body.

The woman is approaching little by little.

From the wrist of her right hand up until her shoulder there are blue bruises. They are closely crowded hand prints, which probably came from her arm being grasped tightly with quite the force.

If you lower your sight a bit, you would see her abdomen swelling up with a bulge.

Moreover, below that she is completely naked.

Its not possible to comprehend.

Just what the hell ended up destroying her to that degree?

She was probably attack by goblins or something else? (Renya)

I think its different. (Rona)

While preparing the mace, she carried with her, and grasping it tightly, Rona denied Renyas murmur.

Even if its goblins or orcs, it apparently never happens that the women, who were kidnapped as seedbed, have even their genitals* abused. (Rona) (T/N: its kept a bit more vaguely, but I dislike the Japanese-typical beating around the bush like saying that place)

Ronas look is falling onto the base of the womans missing left arm.

Its not a wound as if it was cut off with a sharp edged tool, but an awfully unsightly cut end as if the wound was splintered.

That left arm has been likely bitten off, hasnt it (Rona)

If its a man-eater, ogre or something like that? However, I wonder if there was such monster in this forest (Shion)

Shion inclines her head to the side due to Ronas words.

If possible, I want to escape, but Im feeling reluctant to abandon the woman suffering in front of us, is what she feels.

The characteristics of ogres are? (Renya)

Without lifting his sight from the approaching woman, Renya asks while placing his left hand on the scabbard of the katana.

A height above 3 m, gluttonous with absurd strength and low intelligence. (Rona)

Once Rona has summed up only the necessary information, Renya shook his head and denied Shions hope.

Thats wrong. Umm, the finger marks, imprinted on her body, have the size of humans. In the first place, if it was a glutton, would it be satisfied with just one arm? (Renya)

The bites are somehow beast-like though either way, that doesnt explain that big stomach. (Shion)

In any event (Renya)

Theres no method to save her.

Renya attempted to say that, but he halts his words due to the sudden scream raised by the woman.

Gii iga gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!

Looking up to the sky, with her knees on the ground, the woman screams while hugging her largely swelled belly with the sole remaining right arm.

Watching that belly starting to heave with a vicious beating from within, even Renya felt the blood draining from his face as one would expect.

Be careful! She is keeping something in the belly! (Renya)

No, its not like she is keeping it, is what I believe though, Renya? (Shion)

Shion, why are you so strangely composed in such situation?

The swelled-up belly begins to tear apart slowly unable to withstand the pressure from within.

While spilling blood and some fluid that isnt blood from the newly caused wound, the woman is continuing to raise a scream that might as well tear her throat.

Hey, wont there something absolutely bad come out from there? (Renya)

Shion and Rona nodded, once Renya asked that question while smiling faintly for some reason.

Lets take a bet? I wager 10 gold coins for something coming out though. (Shion)

I will also bet 10 gold coins that something will appear. (Rona)

Renya replies with a somewhat worn-out voice to Shions talk while shes suddenly clenching her fist.

It wont be much of a bet since I believe something will come out as well. Rather, arent you guys splendidly calm? (Renya)

Im eagerly and impatiently waiting for you tell us to run away, though, Renya (Rona)

I want to rescue her, but its probably impossible. (Shion)

Shions expression is gloomy, but neither Rona nor Renya have the leeway worry about that.

Cutting the skin with the nails, its a chain of spreading the wound from the place, where it tore open.

At the moment when Renya tried to give the order to escape thinking this is getting more and more dangerous, Renya noticed several shadows running this way from the other side of the woman.

Those are completely moving with a momentum as if running away from something. A sound of something massive followingfrom even further back, while trampling the undergrowth and smashing branches, is audible.

Renya, something is approaching again!

Theres no need to confirm it anymore either, escape, run! (Renya)

While looking over his shoulders towards the rear, he gives the areas around Shions and Ronas hips a clap.

In the back of Renya, who began to run trying to follow while being one beat late as the two started to run taking that clap as signal, the womans screaming abruptly stopped. He heard a wet sound of beating the muddy ground and a sound similar to a drenched cloth being torn off.

Uwa, whats this?

Idiot, dont stop hiii, i-its coming this way Say, guaaaaaaah!!

What was audible in the rear are the mans voices.

He completely focuses all of himself onto whether there is something dangerous or not in front as he simply runs.

What the heck? (Rona)

Dont talk, Rona, you will run out of breath. Shion, run straight ahead! Rona, dont get separated from Shion! (Renya)

What arises from behind are the sounds of something wet being squashed by something and the sounds of flesh and bones being severed altogether.

Given that the light had already vanished and as you cant call it something like a covert operation either, Renya raised the intensity of the spell on the left palm of Shion, who is running at front, as it was close to vanishing.

Shion! Use the light in your left hand! (Renya)

Got it! (Shion)

Shion holds up her left hand over he head and releases the light. She keeps running while relying on that light.

While following those two, Renya clicked his tongue within his mind.

With this they have ended up heading towards the forests centre.

Shion, change the course! Be it left or right, turn in a right angle! (Renya)

Okay! (Shion)

Grabbing onto a thin tree, Shion displays a remarkable cornering.

Rona, who chased behind her, stumbled a step or two forward as she was unable to follow that radical change of direction, however her waist was grabbed by Renya, who came after her, and they pursued Shion without losing any time.

Sorry, Renya. Its alright, I can run. (Rona)

Please do so. Even I want to avoid sprinting with all my power while carrying a person. (Renya)

Once he released his hand, his speed dropped a bit, but with Rona landing admirably without falling over, they began to run once again.

The deep slit, which is on both sides of the skirt, doesnt seem to be only for the sake of appearance, I guess, Renya admires something strange.

Renya, what the hell are we going to do after this? (Rona)

Rona asks while running desperately.

What we will do, you ask? (Renya)

What action will we take in this abnormal situation, is what I want to know. (Rona)

Such thing has been decided from the start, right? (Renya)

Renya states as if saying what are you saying this late in the game?

Rona, unable to predict it, wrecks her brain whether its something this obvious.

In addition to leaving the forest as is, we will escape to the city. (Renya)

Ah, thats it after all, Shion thinks.

For Shion as individual, she didnt want to take the choice of abandoning them and running away, if possible.

He has no intention to expose himself and his comrades to the slightest danger for the sake of humans he has no relation and ties with, thats all there is to it.

Renya in case there are injured people or such (Shion)

Do you think we can take them along? Its different if we have a wagon, but tell me, how do you want to take them along? (Renya)

In the first place, its impossible to drive a wagon within a forest though, Renya continues.

She is well aware that her way of thinking can be called insufficient.

Even regarding the assessment of the situation, it was a fact that Renyas opinion was correct.

Renya, I have a request. (Shion)

Shion, who ran in the lead, stops.

Once she turned towards Renya, Shion said following,

We wont be able to escape like this. I wont ask for something like saving everyone, but I want to investigate even if its only about what has happened. This place isnt that far away from the city. If we abandon this place and run away, it might be possible for the damage to spread even to the city. (Shion)

Renya demands Shion, who is claiming that while drawing close to Renya, to proceed with only his gaze.

Being overpowered by that gaze, Shion firmly resisted with the words In other words, it will become like that and continued her speech,

Please, Renya. I want you to cooperate with me. (Shion)

Somehow she is able to imagine Renyas answer.

Observing such Shion, Renya, without changing his expression, light scratched the area of his cheek with his right index finger.