After struggling for a few moments, Esdeath gave in.
Wasn’t the goal to make everyone notice her?
Being arrogant should do the trick.
Esdeath walked up to the counter, frowned at the circle of burly men surrounding it, and snapped, “Move aside, you bears, you’re blocking me from my drink!”
The tavern was already quite noisy, but a slender, beautiful young girl like Esdeath walking in certainly drew attention.
Therefore, the men at the counter didn’t overlook Esdeath, who was nearly half a head shorter than them.
As soon as Esdeath spoke, she drew their attention, though their faces showed more surprise than anger.
It was roughly equivalent to an ordinary person being scolded by a cute loli or a ragdoll cat while walking down the street; because of the other party’s identity and appearance, it wasn’t easy to feel resentment or anger.
“Hey, little girl, you can’t drink here.
Go home quickly.
It’s very dangerous for you here, hahahaha!”
Esdeath:…
A few men, tipsy from the alcohol, rarely saw a girl as cute as Esdeath and began to tease her on their own accord.
“Come here, let uncle take you home, hahahaha!”
“No, come to my place instead, let me treat you to a drink.”
Words that would normally be innocent instantly took on a different meaning when paired with their lecherous expressions.
Without letting them say another word, Esdeath leaped up and used the Double Wave Fist, knocking the man in front of her over with a single punch; his body toppled onto the counter and flipped over inside.
Crash!
The counter shook, and many bottles and jars fell off.
Someone’s causing trouble!
Instantly, everyone’s eyes were fixed on Esdeath, and they were even more shocked when they saw it was such a little girl.
Seeing this, the companion of the man who had been knocked over cursed and reached out to grab Esdeath.
Esdeath activated Eye of True Sight, saw the opponent’s movement clearly, easily dodged the grab, and backhanded a kick to his arm, sending him stumbling.
Immediately after, another companion followed, trying to grab Esdeath.
Seeing that the three were about to surround her, which would be disadvantageous, Esdeath immediately ran toward other tables in the tavern.
The three chased after Esdeath, causing a huge commotion and making a mess of the tavern.
Double Burst!
Esdeath seized the opportunity and used Double Burst combined with Wave Fist, delivering a punch strong enough to kill a wolf into a man’s stomach, instantly knocking him to the ground, unable to get up.
Immediately after, Esdeath ran onto a table and delivered another flying kick, knocking the other man unconscious.
Compared to her, although these men were bulky, their movements were not agile enough.
Plus, with Esdeath activating Eye of True Sight to see through their movements during their attacks, it was too easy to dodge.
In no time, all three men were taken down by Esdeath.
However, these men were clearly hunters too; even a wolf would have been killed by Esdeath’s punch, but these men only fell unconscious.
“Everyone has noticed the host’s heroic bearing; mission accomplished, reward: ten villain points.”
Esdeath caught her breath, picked up the backpack she had dropped while running, and intended to leave.
“Who is causing trouble!”
A thick, angry voice like a bell rang out, and with the sound, a man over two meters tall with muscles like an iron tower walked quickly down from upstairs.
“It’s Johnson!”
The guests who had been huddled in the corner watching the fun saw this man come out and immediately ran out of the tavern, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
Johnson was the bouncer of the Caladin Tavern.
How could a tavern not have a bouncer?
Otherwise, how could they keep tipsy customers in check?
Upon seeing the blue-haired girl left alone amidst the mess, Johnson couldn’t help but be stunned.
The bartender, hiding behind the door, shouted, “Johnson, it’s this girl causing trouble, catch her!”
Johnson clenched his fists and strode toward Esdeath with heavy thuds, looking ready to fight.
“Little lady, I don’t care why you’re causing trouble, but you have to follow the rules once you enter Caladin Tavern.”
Esdeath silently converted the ten villain points she had just obtained into strength and added them to her body.
Johnson rushed over, his iron-like hand reaching out to grab Esdeath’s neck.
Under the Eye of True Sight, Esdeath easily saw through his attack direction, dodged to the right, and then used Double Burst combined with Wave Fist to land a punch on Johnson’s bulging back muscles.
With a bang, Johnson let out a muffled grunt, but his body didn’t budge.
He grabbed Esdeath backhanded and threw her out hard.
In her haste, Esdeath could only protect her head as her body smashed through the door panel and rolled a few times.
“Cough, cough!”
Esdeath ignored her aching body and immediately climbed up, because Johnson was already rushing over.
“Little one, your punch hurt me quite a bit.
I’ll return it tenfold!”
Esdeath used the Eye of True Sight to constantly dodge Johnson’s attacks, occasionally landing punches and kicks on him.
However, even with the added Double Burst strength and the recent attribute point boost, it only made him step back twice.
This person was very strong.
The Eye of True Sight was already constantly warning Esdeath that he could pose a great threat to her life.
The customers who had run out of the tavern didn’t leave; instead, they watched this dramatic battle from outside the tavern windows and called over people they knew.
Watching fights had always been a pastime for the people of the Northern Territory.
“Oh, Johnson, you’ve got to be kidding, you can’t even catch a little girl!”
“Oh, oh, oh!”
The onlookers were also constantly egging them on.
“Go on, go on!”
Damn it, this guy’s skin is too thick; I can’t break through his defense at all.
Esdeath cursed inwardly.
Due to the consecutive use of Double Burst and Wave Fist, she was already low on energy.
Now that her punches couldn’t even break his defense, she would be caught if this continued.
She had to find his weakness and attack his head; there was no muscle protection there.
However, the height difference was too great.
If she went straight for it, Esdeath wouldn’t be able to reach his head at all.
Therefore, Esdeath jumped onto the bar counter and leaped back and forth between the dining tables.
Johnson rushed back and forth like a bear but couldn’t catch Esdeath at all.
In his rage, he smashed all the tables in the tavern.
“You little brat, get down here!”
Just as all the tables were smashed, Esdeath suddenly jumped down from the bar counter and, using gravity, tackled the unsuspecting Johnson to the ground.
Just as Johnson was struggling to get up, Esdeath was already pinning his neck and landed a Double Burst Double Wave Fist on his left temple, knocking him unconscious on the spot.
“Huff, huff~”
After throwing that last punch, Esdeath had no strength left in her body.
She panted as she climbed up, grabbed her pack, staggered out of the tavern, rushed through the crowd, and headed toward the outskirts of town.
People were still in a state of shock watching her knock down the iron-tower-like Johnson, and no one stopped her.
Although they mocked Johnson verbally, no one had thought that Johnson would lose to a little girl, let alone be knocked down by her.
Yet, such an incredible thing had happened.
“She must be one of those people from the tribes living on the plains.
I heard that those bloodthirsty tribesmen can tear Danger Beasts apart with their bare hands.”