Upon returning to the camp, Esdeath was carrying two rabbits, a snake, and a bali mouse; compared to usual, it could be said she had a bountiful harvest.
Seeing that Esdeath was safe and sound, Alei was very happy.
Seeing that she had caught so much prey, he praised her a few times.
Among the tribespeople, seeing Esdeath return unscathed, Zafik’s gaze was somewhat strange, filled with panic and unease.
As dinnertime approached and Bak had still not returned, Zafik’s expression grew even uglier.
“Where did Bak go?”
“He said he wanted to rest today and go out for a walk.”
“It’s so late and he hasn’t come back; I hope he didn’t run into a Danger Beast.”
“Zafik, do you know where Bak went?”
How could Zafik dare to tell the truth?
He didn’t know what had happened to Bak or if he had found Esdeath.
Before knowing what had occurred, he absolutely dared not mention that they had secretly planned to teach Esdeath a lesson.
Zafik didn’t know either; the tribespeople waited all night, and when he still hadn’t returned, four or five people set out the next day to search for Bak.
Naturally, they couldn’t find him; Esdeath’s skill in concealing tracks was quite good.
Everyone began to speculate that Bak had unfortunately run into a Danger Beast and been eaten, leaving no bones behind.
Only Zafik was on edge.
Upon realizing that something had happened to Bak, he immediately associated it with Esdeath.
Although Esdeath was so weak, the fact remained that Bak had met with misfortune after going to find her.
Even if it seemed incredible, this matter definitely had something to do with her.
Although he would be reprimanded for revealing the truth, it was nothing compared to the possibility that Bak might have been killed by Esdeath.
Esdeath naturally noticed that Zafik’s expression was off.
Seeing him hesitate to speak several times, she instantly understood that he also knew Bak had come to find her and was now suspicious of her.
The system appeared in time: “As a qualified villain, you must decisively silence witnesses and cut off factors unfavorable to yourself.
Kill Zafik to receive the martial art Wave Fist, which can unleash waves of punches like shockwaves in an instant.
Each additional layer of the wave increases the power by double.”
Even if the system hadn’t issued the mission, Esdeath would have found a way to kill Zafik.
With Zafik around, she could not live in the tribe with peace of mind.
However, how to kill Zafik without being suspected by the tribespeople was a difficulty.
If she lured him out, it would be too obvious.
If she could make him be killed by a Danger Beast, no one would suspect anything.
But there was simply no way to start.
On the third day, before Esdeath could think of a way to act, Zafik reported to the tribespeople that she was involved in Bak’s death.
Bak had gone to find Esdeath on the day he went missing.
This statement caused the tribal elders to surround Esdeath once again for questioning.
“Esdeath, did you see Bak that day?”
Esdeath shook her head: “No, I was hunting and gathering the whole time.
To pick herbs, I went deeper into the area and did not see him.”
“Esdeath, the tribe absolutely does not allow infighting to occur.
Did you really not see Bak?”
The elder’s words were very stern.
Esdeath frowned: “No.”
Without evidence, relying solely on Zafik’s one-sided story, the elders could not convict Esdeath.
Plus, her father was the chieftain, so no matter how much this matter was stirred up, there would be no result.
However, Esdeath was unwilling to let it go.
She looked at Zafik and said: “Zafik has repeatedly targeted me; I want to challenge him to a duel.”
This shocked the tribespeople one by one.
Regardless of anything else, the courage to challenge the strong as a weakling caused some people to change their opinion of Esdeath.
Zafik was also suspicious and uncertain, not understanding Esdeath’s intentions, but after the incident with Bak’s disappearance, he was now extremely cautious.
A duel could be refused, but if refused, one would be branded a coward; therefore, for a warrior tribe, generally, no one would refuse.
Facing Esdeath, who was smaller than him, if he still refused, it would be too disgraceful.
Although he felt a bit apprehensive inside, Zafik still accepted: “Fine, you said it yourself.
I won’t be able to hold back during the duel.”
Next was choosing between hand-to-hand combat or armed combat.
Generally, duels only used fists and feet; if weapons were used, life and death would be truly unpredictable.
Esdeath requested armed combat.
“Esdeath.” It was her father.
Esdeath turned back and said: “It’s fine, I will win.”
“Are you serious?” Zafik did not want to have a life-or-death duel with Esdeath.
If he accidentally killed her, it would be very difficult for him to get by in the tribe.
Bullying Esdeath was one thing, but killing her was another.
“That’s right.”
Since things had reached this point, Zafik didn’t say anything more.
The two took their weapons, both short knives commonly used by youths for hunting.
Zafik let out a roar and attacked Esdeath.
His idea was simple: just knock Esdeath down.
Zafik’s movements were fast.
Esdeath had to activate Eye of True Sight to see his attack clearly, used Double Burst speed to dodge the blow, and attacked back with a counter.
The short knives collided solidly.
To everyone’s surprise, Esdeath was actually fighting on par with Zafik.
What was going on?
How had this guy Esdeath become so strong?
He had thought he could easily subdue her, but now she was troublesome.
Zafik stopped holding back, otherwise he would be hurt.
After all, Zafik was part of the Hunting Team and had rich experience in close-quarters combat.
Several times, he seized opportunities to strike Esdeath.
However, what frustrated Zafik was that every time he was about to hit his opponent, she would suddenly accelerate and dodge away, like a fish slipping through.
After several consecutive times, Zafik could not help but become impatient.
“Esdeath, can you only dodge?”
With this impatience, under the Eye of True Sight activated by Esdeath, Zafik immediately revealed a flaw.
Double Burst!
Esdeath instantly rushed to Zafik’s side, and before he could react, she slashed his shoulder.
Close one.
Zafik had nearly been killed by that slash.
Clutching his shoulder, he instead became even angrier and hacked and slashed wildly at Esdeath.
This seemingly powerful pursuit was actually full of openings; moves made while having lost one’s reason had no accuracy to speak of.
Esdeath dodged one blow after another, seized the opportunity to tackle Zafik from behind, and without a moment’s hesitation, slit his throat with one strike.
The whole place fell into dead silence.