The Undead system
Chapter 45: A coupe

Chapter 45: A coupe

’Why isn’t he back yet?’ Karrie, the black and white furred fox frowned. She was currently in the village chief’s room, which was jack’s. Lazily sitting on the bed, her arms crossed to her chest.

"It’s almost two days now since he left." She wasn’t that worried about him, knowing how powerful he was. But, it was just him against an entire village. Even someone as powerful as him couldn’t go against an entire village, filled with goblins.

And not to mention the strongest of them their king, and ruler of the village. When he’d left, she’d thought he planned to witness the goblin village hideout. Before finishing them off.

But now he wasn’t back set an unsettling feeling in her guts. Thinking something might’ve gone wrong.

"I have to help him." She got up about to leave but remembered something.

"I still don’t know the location of the goblin village." She scoffed kicking a small pebble sending, it crashing into the wall. Making a small hole.

"Yes! That’s it, I’ll ask the elders. They’ve been around far longer than any of us, so they must have an idea." Her eyes lit up, her feet hurriedly rushing over to the elders retirement home. A bit away from the center of town.

Arriving in no time, she could feel the awkward glances and stares subconsciously directed at her.

’Idiots.’ She ignored them walking in to the elder’s retirement home. Pushing the door back, she made her way into the small room. Walking past the few older aged foxes, cyclops and orcs here.

’What’s going on?’ Her face contorted sensing multiple aura’s in a particular room. Specifically the spot reserved for the high elders. Having lived for hundred of years, during the times of their ancestors.

"We can’t just let a stranger take the place of village chief. It’s unheard of!" Fartrox the old cyclops from earlier angrily spoke.

"B-but he defeated Jin, and as per our law-"

"Screw the law!" Fartrox retorded cutting nym the old fox short. "He’s an outsider, a curse and plague upon us."

’Old bastards.’ Karrie chuckled, amused hearing these from the so called wise elders.

"He killed barthow before our very eyes, and even threatened to kill us if we protested. Now tell me, is that our village chief or a murderer!" Fartrox yelled with the room going silent. Small murmurs and talks lingered in the air for a while, pondering on what fartrox just said.

Yes it was true jack killed barthow, one of the high elders, but Karrie didn’t blame him. Instead, she found his personality so compelling, as she couldn’t quite understand him. And not to mention he was the newly inaugurated village chief, ordained by them.

Also the strongest creature. Having killed jin and taking his post fair and square.

"You’re right." Nym suddenly spoke, making Karrie’s eye widened a bit in surprise. Not expecting that from him.

"But he’s stronger than any of us, what should we do?"

"What we always do as savage predators. Unite and kill. He may be stronger than any of us individually, but he doesn’t stand a chance against us all." Fartrox said in a sinister tone.

’Bam!’ The door of the room was flung open, startling everyone. A figure softly making it’s way into the room.

"K-karrie.. what are you doing here, aren’t you meant to be on guard?" Fartrox stuttered his voice shaky seeing karrie.

’Shit! What’s she doing here?’ Fartrox inwardly cursed, beads of sweat dropping down his forehead. According to the law, she being the second strongest being in town was meant to stand watch. And guard the town from whatever threat, until the village chief returned.

Not speaking immediately, Karrie darted a piercing glare at them one by one.

"You all disgust me." Her tone was cold and emotionless.

’She knows.’ a sharp gasp escaped fartrox mouth, with his heart skipping some beats. He’d tried to pretend karrie was oblivious to their discussions, but it was already too late.

"E-ehm.. i-i, we~ so what!? You can’t also deny the fact he’s a cold blooded murderer!" He yelled not trying to conceal his intentions anymore.

"He’s a cold blooded murderer!"

"He killed one of the high elders few minutes after he’s inauguration."

"He’s a curse I tell ya!"

The locals supported fartrox, embracing the coupe of permanently eliminating jack as village chief.

"F-fartrox is right Karrie. We have to act fast before it’s too late." Nym softly said approaching Karrie, placing his hand to her shoulders.

"I know it’s against the law Karrie, but he’s not one of us. It’s better for all of us if he’s gone." He uttered making the seductive female eyes twitch slightly.

"How dare you." She calmly spoke, the atmosphere in the room becoming more shallow.

"H-how dare we? how dare you! An outcast, cursed by the dark one himself. You’re nothing but bad luck!" Fartrox madly screamed loosing it. His breathing was ragged from Karrie’s aura like everyone else in the room, but he didn’t care.

"Shut up!" She screamed, disappearing from her spot moving in a straight line like a blur. Grabbing fartrox by the neck, with her left hand pinning him to the wall.

"K-karrie, stop!" Nym struggled to speak panting for air. He tried reaching for Karrie but couldn’t, with such a weak and old body. Succumbing to her powerful outburst of aura, sending them all to their knees.

"C-come on bitch, do it." Fartrox snickered urging her to kill him. Her fist raised in the air, just a couple of inches from his head.

"Kill me and it’ll only fuel their resolve." Closing his eyes a light smile was plastered on his face, embracing his death with open arms.

"Argh!" Karrie screamed punching forward, her fist making a small explosion sound. The small dust soon settled, revealing fartrox completely safe. Besides him was a huge hole potruding outside.

"The village chief may be cold and ruthless, but he’s out there risking his life to keep our town safe. While you bottom feeders sit here and plot to kill him." She growled with a crazed look. Her voice containing authority demanding to be heard.

"Bull-shit! He doesn’t care about us, he’s just doing it for his selfish reasons. Don’t be fooled by her people, we don’t need him!" Fartrox yelled debunking Karrie’s words as false. He was relieved to see he wasn’t dead like he’d anticipated, but that didn’t make him falter in his plans.

"What selfish reasons? He has nothing to gain going against an entire village filled with goblins. They probably have no worthy treasures or equipments, he could salvage."

"And besides.. his body isn’t fully restored from his fight with Jin, yet he’s already acting his role as not just village chief. But a better leader than any of you will ever be." The room was silent once again, not from Karrie’s aura but her words. It was no doubt there was some truth in her words regarding jack.

He just became village chief yesterday, and was already on a mission. Few minutes after his inauguration.

Yes he had a cold and violent personality, but he’d never outright killed one of them without a reason. And he did save some lives, that would’ve been lost from the goblin attack.

"A-am sorry, please.. forgive us." Nym apologized bowing his head. With the rest of the few locals here following suit.

"W-what are you fools doing!?" Fartrox yelled enraged, seeing nym and the rest apologize.

"She’s basically manipulating you to her will-"

"Enough!" Karrie spoke her tone a bit high pitched. A cold sensation overwhelming him, like ice cubicles poured down to his spine.

"As the second in command am obliged to protect this town by any means possible, from whatsoever threat that may arise." She boldly declared staring at fartrox with a killing intent.

"But.. I’ll reserve my judgement until the village chief returns. He’ll be the one to decide your fates." She smiled dispersing her aura letting go of fartrox. Turning, she then calmly made her way to the exit.

"Haha!" Fartrox burst out in laughter, a deranged expression plastered on his face.

"You’re all bunch of fools! He’ll use you, and discard you like dogs to the streets when he’s done."

’Bam!’ A gunshot sound went off again, accompanied this time with a loud crack.

"I said shut up!" Karrie frowned, standing in front of the now unconscious fartrox.

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Meanwhile back at the goblin village, several explosion sounds went off. With several items blasted into bits. Three figures blurred from sight, constantly moving rapidly.

"They’re too strong." Jack muttered gritting his teeth. His breath was ragged from the constant non-stop movement, avoiding these two goblin knights hits.

They were just like kabob with the same strength, stamina, and speed. Even the same body build as veins bugled on their muscles.

With over 30 points in agility and strength, he’d expected to be stronger than them. But unfortunately he wasn’t a match for them both.

[Hp: 62/110]

[Body state: 20/60]

His hp was almost halved of what it was, the same going for his body state. He tried using his speed to dodge most of their hits, but was still hit by some.

’I can’t take my eyes of them or I’ll be dead.’ Jack knew running wasn’t an option as he couldn’t take his eyes off them. He’d tried it once but regretted it, feeling the hammer slam into his chest.

"If this keeps up am going to die for sure." He gritted his teeth, staring at the two rampaging behemoths in front.