Crossover Anime: Starting from Soul Society and Slicing Through All Worlds

Chapter 27 The Village That Issued the Commission

Because the Demon Poison Dragon previously inhabited this area, the poisonous mist emanating from its body caused severe pollution to the surrounding air and water.

It was for this reason that the people of the surrounding villages had no choice but to pool their money and entrust the Adventurers' Guild to send powerful adventurers to repel the Poison Dragon that inhabited the area.

"Village chief, are the adventurers commissioned by the Adventurers' Guild really capable of dealing with the Demon Poison Dragon?"

The village's water supply has completely dried up. The toxic river and well water are unsuitable for irrigating the farmland. If this continues, we will eventually be unable to survive.

"Yes, village chief, didn't we go a bit too far this time? The lord clearly provided enough gold coins, so why did we lie about the difficulty of the mission?"

This would not only offend the Adventurers' Guild, but also further delay the successful defeat of the Demon Poison Dragon.

In the village, two young men looked at the old village chief with a wronged expression.

Because their village was the largest among the surrounding villages, it was their village that issued the commission to hunt down the Demon Poison Dragon to the Adventurers' Guild. As for exaggerating the difficulty of the mission, that was the old village chief's idea.

"Are you idiots? That poisonous dragon is a dragon! Even if it's a subspecies, it's still a genuine dragon."

Whether the Adventurers' Guild has any adventurers capable of defeating him, I do not know, but in my opinion, such adventurers must be extremely rare.

Furthermore, the amount of money we have is simply insufficient to pay the other party's compensation.

So I did all this for the sake of our village. If the Demon Poison Dragon issue isn't resolved, won't our village need to be relocated? And all of these actions cost money. If we don't set aside some funds, how will the villagers after we relocate get through those difficult days?

An old man in the village is a treasure. Hearing the old man's words, the two young men showed expressions of understanding, but at this moment a voice interrupted their conversation.

"I see. So you're keeping enough funds in reserve to plan before acting? As the village head, it's truly remarkable that you're so considerate of your villagers."

But your villagers are safe now. Have you considered what will happen to the adventurers who came after you falsely claimed the difficulty of the mission?

Originally, he was supposed to be fighting a five-meter-long poisonous giant lizard monster, but it turned out to be a subspecies of poisonous dragon that was over fifteen meters long.

Adventurers who come here with false information have almost no chance of survival except death, and all of this is simply because of your selfishness.

Are you implying that the lives of the villagers in your village are human, but the lives of the adventurers who came here for this purpose are not?

Previously, Ye Cheng thought that the surrounding villages were lying about the difficulty of the mission simply because they were short of money. Although he loved money, he also had his bottom line and sense of propriety. He had only come here to convey the news that the Demon Poison Dragon had been defeated.

After hearing that conversation, Night City was quite unhappy. It turned out that these villages weren't short of money; they simply didn't believe the adventurers could defeat the Demon Poison Dragon. So, they symbolically issued a quest to deceive the local lord, while secretly preparing to relocate the entire village.

If he hadn't been the one who received this mission, and if he hadn't been strong enough, Ye Cheng might have become a victim of the Demon Poison Dragon!

"And who are you? What gives you the right to interfere in our village's affairs? Isn't that how adventurers are supposed to be? Besides, we're not forcing any adventurers to accept the commissions we issue."

Upon seeing Ye Cheng and Shima Yosuke appear at the village entrance, the two young men who had been talking to the old villager immediately showed their displeasure and stepped forward to drive them away, telling them to mind their own business.

However, the two young men who rushed up were just as fast as they flew away.

Facing two small fry, Ye Cheng didn't need to take it seriously at all. With just a sweep of his hand, the two tall and burly young men were instantly swept away by the gust of wind. Their bodies crashed to the ground like large pieces of garbage and fell down without getting up.

"Who exactly are you? I don't remember our village having any grudge against you."

Watching Ye Cheng effortlessly throw two burly men from the village away with a single hand, the old village chief seemed to realize that Ye Cheng was not someone to be trifled with. However, he was genuinely puzzled as to why Ye Cheng was meddling in other people's business.

Logically speaking, if the other party had a grudge against the village, the villager should have known them. After all, Ye Cheng was too handsome; with such good looks, there was no reason for him to have no impression of the other party.

Especially with a handsome guy like Ye Cheng accompanied by another guy who looks like a half-orc, such a stark contrast should instantly draw a lot of attention wherever they go.

"I don't like meddling in other people's business, but the point is that I am the kind of unlucky adventurer you're talking about."

I foolishly thought the target was a giant lizard, but when I got here I found out the target had changed from a monitor lizard to a dragon. Now tell me, does this have anything to do with me?

Upon hearing what Ye Cheng said, the old village chief also showed an ugly expression. He never expected that they would be so unlucky as to reveal their original purpose in front of the victim.

"Village chief, this...this is that poisonous dragon! It's actually...killed!"

One of the two burly young men who had been beaten down by Ye Cheng was about to get up when he finally noticed the huge corpse dragging behind Ye Cheng. When he looked closely, he was shocked to find that it was actually the Demon Poison Dragon that had plagued their village for so long!

Just as the village chief said before, the Demon Poison Dragon is a subspecies of poison dragon, with a body length of over fifteen meters, which means it is already in adulthood and is an existence that ordinary humans simply cannot defeat.

To defeat such a being, you would need either a perfectly equipped high-level adventurer team or an active army, but the opponent only had two people who managed to kill such a dangerous and powerful Poison Demon Dragon!

"So you are adventurers. Thank you both for defeating the Demon Poison Dragon and helping us and the surrounding villages to eliminate this scourge."

Regarding the compensation, we can discuss it further. And please give us a chance to explain and apologize for this incident.

Hearing the young man's exclamation, the old village chief quickly walked behind Ye Cheng and the others. Looking at the Demon Poison Dragon, which had been split in two and was clearly dead beyond any doubt, he first showed surprise, and then bowed to Ye Cheng and the other man to apologize for his previous actions.

The opponent was able to kill the Demon Poison Dragon and drag the several-ton corpse so far without any effort. No matter how you look at it, he was no ordinary person. Therefore, the old village chief, who was both flexible and resilient, immediately changed his previous attitude and was now extremely respectful to the two people from Yecheng.

(End of this chapter)