Chapter 427: The March to the Forbidden Grounds
The Reincarnated Extra
The March to the Forbidden Grounds
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The next day.
The weather is, as usual, foggy.
This place is always foggy.
It rarely even rains, let alone clears up.
And through the bottom of this Eserem Sea of Fog, a countless horde of Kobudai, with red and blue body colors, was swimming straight westward.
The Red and Blue Kobudai Allied Forces!
Their destination, kicking aside and scattering any sharks that jumped out at them along the way, as they advanced at breakneck speed, is the forbidden grounds⦠where the Calamity is sealed⦠in the valley at the back of the Black Kobu Tribe village.
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The morale of the Red Kobu Tribe is high.
Theyâre all excited, their hunting instincts heightened, their fighting spirit burning, their eyes gleaming.
Theyâre warriors to the core.
Theyâve been taught to be so, since the time they were fry.
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On the other hand, the Blue Kobu Tribe is quiet.
Calmly, without any idle chatterâ¦
â¦They continued their march, like machines.
But thereâs definitely a fire burning in their eyes.
Though their ways are different, they are also warriors.
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Now then, at the rear of that hordeâ¦
The young Red Kobu Clan Chief, Kobdalian, clicked his tongue, impressed.
Yes⦠this Red and Blue Kobudai Allied Force, despite being a rather large group, hasnât been spotted by the Black Kobu Tribe, and hasnât encountered any battles.
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This is all thanks to the strategy of Kobdacleva, the Clan Chief of the Blue Kobu Tribe, swimming beside Kobdalian.
Kobdaclevaâs strategy, in a word, is a diversionary tactic.
A separate unit of Red Kobu warriors engages the Black Kobu Tribe in battle at a location far from the main forceâs current route.
While the Black Kobu Tribeâs attention is focused there, the main force tries to get as close as possible to the forbidden grounds.
Itâs a simple strategy in words, but it seems that Kobdacleva is a master of Kobudai psychology.
By repeatedly creating diversions at the right place and time, it seems that the main forceâs presence has been completely concealed from the Black Kobu Tribe.
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The two of them grinned and laughed.
They had that much composure.
Everything is going smoothlyâ¦
â¦Too smoothlyâ¦
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Kobdaroze, swimming beside Kobdalian like a bodyguard, felt an unspeakable anxiety at this smooth progress.
He wondered if there would be a backlash somewhereâ¦
Itâs just a warriorâs intuition, with no basis, but it canât be ignored.
Kobdaroze, alone, heightened his vigilance.
Just in case something happensâ¦
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A few hours later.
The Allied Forces were taking a break at the bottom of a valley, near the Black Kobu Tribeâs territory.
This place is surrounded by high cliffs on both sides, making it hard to see.
In other words, itâs difficult for the Black Kobu Tribe to find them, andâ¦
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â¦This valley also happens to be a turban shell habitat.
The Kobudai were all eagerly crushing and eating turban shells in this hidden spot that the Blue Kobu Tribe had discovered beforehand, healing their bodies, exhausted from the march.
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Even here, Kobdaroze alone remained tense, ready for battle.
He continued to use ãBody Strengtheningã, and a slight ãIntimidationã was leaking out.
Kobdalian, finally unable to ignore it, spoke to him.
The time for the decisive battle is approaching.
Kobdaroze is an excellent warrior.
It wouldnât be good if he wasnât able to give it his all when it matters.
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But Kobdaroze only gave a halfhearted reply.
Inside him, gradually, gradually⦠a sense of crisis was building.
His warriorâs intuition was sounding the alarmâ¦
Blaring⦠blaring.
So loud that it made his head ache.
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However, Kobdalian couldnât share that sense of crisis.
Heâs strong.
Overwhelmingly strong for a Kobudai.
Therefore, in terms of vigilance and danger perception, he was inferior to the average Kobudai.
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Therefore.
Kobdalian only realized the unspeakable crisis that Kobdaroze was feeling after it actually happened.
ZUDONN!
First⦠a crashing sound echoed through the Allied Forcesâ resting place.
And the source of that sound was behind the horde⦠near where Kobdalian and the others were resting.
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Kobdalian hurriedly turned towards the sound.
The wind blew, thinning the fog that was enveloping the area, improving visibility.
And then, standing there wasâ¦
Perhaps it had fallen from a considerable height.
Slowly rising from the small crater at its feet.
It had two legs, two arms, black hair growing from its head, and black eyes.
Its rather slender, small body was covered in spiky, jet-black scales (thatâs how the Kobudai perceived it), and from the gaps in those scales, a jet-black haze was occasionally emitted, like steam, contaminating the surrounding blue fog.
It was such a creatureâ¦
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Kobdaroze shouted, after shuddering!
The protagonist⦠has appeared!!