The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

After being cut...

Swoosh—

The orc swung his left hand at Raye as a counterattack!

Though, using the orc’s chest as a foothold...

Bam—

Raye dashed back.

Fwish—

And avoided the orc’s attack swiftly!

Tap—

And after safely landing on the ground...

BAM!

He rushed at the orc again!

But this time, the orc was prepared...

SWOOSH—

The orc swung down his right hand, formed into a fist!

He was intending to crush Raye!

And seeing that...

"Too slow for me,"

Raye said.

Fwip—

BAAM!

And then he just slightly turned his body to the side and avoided the attack!

Following that...

PHUCK—

Raye thrust his sword forward and stabbed the orc’s left thigh!

-GRAAAAA??!

The orc screamed in pain.

And in response...

SLASH—

Raye swung his sword down while it was still lunged in the orc’s thigh, opening a big cut wound there!

’Ivan’s sword is still sharp even after a hundred years, huh,’

Raye thought.

-GRAAAAAH—!

The orc shrieked.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

And then it started raging, slamming its fists all over the place!

"Shit!"

Bam—

Luckily, Raye retreated quickly and wasn’t hit by any of them.

BAM! BAM! BAM—!

The orc didn’t stop attacking everything in its vicinity.

It was like a spoiled child having a tantrum.

And seeing that...

"Ugh."

Raye groaned and frowned.

Clap—

He clapped his hands in front of him...

"[Lit up]"

SWAAA—

Fwip—

And then he activated one of his skills—the fire bow and arrow!

And after carefully aiming at the raging orc...

"Fuuu..."

Raye let out a deep breath.

"[Shoot]"

Fwoosh—

And then he released the fire arrow!

BOOM!

It hit the orc on its right shoulder and exploded on impact!

Swoosh—

A small shockwave was created!

The place where the orc stood before was covered in dust clouds!

"..."

Raye just looked at it, waiting for the dust to settle so he could see the orc’s condition.

But as he was doing so...

-GRAAAAAH!!!

Raye heard an enraged scream inside the dust cloud!

And after that...

SWOOSH—

A tree trunk came flying in his direction!

"?!"

This surprised Raye!

With his eyes widened...

"Urgh!"

Swish—

He rolled to the side on the ground to avoid the tree!

But as soon as he did...

BAM!

The orc came out of the dust cloud and rushed at him while he was still on the ground!

"Fucking hell!"

Raye exclaimed, trying to get up as quickly as possible.

But before he could fully stand...

-GRAAAAAHH!!!

The orc reached him.

SWOOSH—

And it launched a heavy right hook!

Out of desperation...

’A shield!’

Raye thought, pouring mana into the silver ring on his left hand!

And immediately after doing so...

Swish—

It transformed into a beautiful small white shield!

BANG!

And it blocked the orc’s attack!

Though...

"Gurgh...!"

Raye still felt the force behind the attack!

Swoosh—

And it sent him flying away into the air!

"Shit...!"

Raye mumbled after being flung up.

-GRAAAW!!!

The orc roared with a crazed smile on its face.

It was waiting below for Raye to come down!

"..."

Ignoring him...

Swish—

Raye transformed the Wallace Family Treasure into a gauntlet covering his entire left arm while still in the air!

And following that...

Fwip—

He pointed his index finger at the orc...

"[Bang] [Bang] [Bang]—!"

And then Raye started shooting randomly!

And eventually...

Psh—

-GRAAAAAHH!!!

One of his bullets hit the orc’s left eye and destroyed it!

And seeing that...

"Hah!"

Raye smirked!

SWOOSH—

Then he swung his flaming sword vertically down with his right hand!

In response...

-GRAAAAAHH!!

The orc punched upward with its right hand!

TONK—!

Their attacks collided, making a weird sound!

"Gargh...!?"

Raye’s attack was deflected!

He was pushed back...

Tap—

So he landed on the ground awkwardly.

"Its strength is such a cheat!"

Raye exclaimed, glaring at the orc.

"..."

By now, his mana was nearing its limit.

His left arm ached from blocking the orc’s earlier attack.

He was starting to feel tired too.

After all, Raye had just fought Chris and Ivan earlier...

And so...

Fwip—

Raye took a back stance.

"I’ll finish this now..."

He declared.

Swoosh—

Gusts of wind surrounded his legs...

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The orc stood still, sensing something from Raye. It was watching him curiously.

And while it remained like that...

"[Flash]"

Raye mumbled.

BAM!

And then he kicked off the ground!

Swish—

His figure disappeared...

Fwish—

And then reappeared right in front of the orc!

But since the orc was ready...

SWOOSH—

It predicted where Raye would reappear, punching its right fist downward in advance!

"..."

Watching the incoming fist aimed at his face...

Fwip—

Raye raised his left hand, covered by a white full-metal gauntlet!

He braced for impact with a grumpy look on his face...

BAAAM!!!

The orc’s fist collided with Raye’s left arm, producing a loud sound!

Crack—

Raye’s left arm broke!

"Urgh...!!!"

He held back a scream.

And while he did, from his back stance...

SWOOSH—

He swung his sword upward with all his might!

SLASH—!

He cut open the orc’s stomach and chest!

-GRAAAAAAHHH!!!

The orc screamed.

And while his sword was still raised in the air...

"Shut up!"

Raye shouted.

SLASH—!

Then he slashed diagonally downward!

Opening a large wound on the orc’s neck!

-GARGH?!

The orc was shocked to feel blood gushing from his neck!

And with its attention diverted...

PHUCK—!

Raye immediately stabbed his sword into the orc’s heart!

-GRRURGH?!

Following that...

"[Lit on]"

SWAASHHH—

Raye set the orc’s insides on fire!

And with a pained expression, Raye smiled...

"I won, you fucking monster."

And then he declared that!

*****

(Raye’s POV)

"Ugh, I got dirty again."

Fwish—

I grumbled as I pulled my sword out of the body of the dead orc.

The orc was like charcoal now.

I burned its body pretty hard because of how annoyed I felt remembering what it did back then.

Anyway...

No blood spilled on my white shirt, fortunately.

It was just soil and dust, so I patted it clean.

The blood, well, it was caught by the cape Old Man Rey gave me.

"Ugh..."

I groaned in pain...

"..."

I looked at my left arm, where the pain was coming from.

"Fuck."

And then I saw it—bent!

Swish—

I transformed the gauntlet back into a ring.

And obviously...

My left arm was broken as fuck after blocking two direct attacks from the orc!

And not just that...

"Urgh...!"

My left shoulder was dislocated as well!

—That looks like it hurts.

Zephyrus appeared out of thin air and commented.

—Meep...

Then Pyro followed, agreeing with him.

After that, Pyro looked at the orc I had just killed.

And with a small, cute frown on his face...

—Meep meep meep!

Pyro started shouting at its dead body.

’Cute.’

I thought, watching him do that.

Though, I understand why he was so angry at the orc.

...

*****

After resting for a bit and popping my left shoulder back into place...

"All done."

I made small and simple graves for Timmy, Reggie, and the other escorts.

And there...

"..."

-...

Pyro and I prayed for their peaceful rest.

-...

Zephyrus joined us as well.

And after finishing that...

Bam—

I kicked off the ground and started dashing away from the area.

Swoosh—

My legs were covered in gusts of wind that blasted the ground with each kick, significantly increasing my speed and letting me cover far distances in one step.

Where was I heading?

Back to the nameless village where we and the others rested before entering the forest.

’I need to find civilization.’

So, with that in mind...

BAM!

SWISH—

I increased my speed even more.

*****

With how fast I was running...

"..."

I reached the village in under an hour.

And now that I was back...

"Haha..."

’There are humans other than me.’

I finally registered that I was really out of the shithole!

—Meep meep!

Pyro chirped excitedly, seeing other humans!

And Zephyrus...

-...

He was speechless.

He didn’t know what to say!

He was really out in the world again after more than a hundred years!

And so...

-Haha...

He just reacted the same way I did!

...

...

Anyway, after entering the village...

I immediately went back to the inn where we had rested before.

"Ohh, it’s you again! I’m glad to see you alive!"

The innkeeper greeted me as soon as I entered.

And without further ado...

"Your best room. I’ll take it for the night."

I declared.

"Also, bring me one of each of your meals to my room."

I added afterward.

And without waiting for the innkeeper’s response...

Thud—

I threw a cloth bag onto the reception table. It had 15 gold coins inside.

And once the innkeeper realized that...

"Ah, gladly, sir!"

Their treatment of me instantly became much better.

I was even guided by the innkeeper himself into the biggest room on the highest floor of the inn.

And there...

"Please rest for a while sir, we’ll be preparing your orders now!"

The innkeeper said that and left me in my room.

I didn’t stop him because he left the reception table with no people, after all.

Anyway...

"..."

The room was really big.

It’s enough for three people to live in it comfortably.

But I don’t really care about that at the moment...

Swish—

I went and straight up lied down on the bed.

And there...

"..."

I took a nap.

I fell asleep fast because of exhaustion.