Chapter 432: Trap<ol><li><strong> Trap</strong></li></ol>


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    <strong><<<A trap…!? >>></strong>


    <strong><<<That’s right, that’s right! You young fool were nothing more than a dancing puppet on the palm of my fin! Guhoho!!>>></strong>


    Kobdalian red at Kobdarok, emitting intense 【Intimidation】.


    But Kobdarok brushed aside his 【Intimidation】 as if it were a gentle breeze, and narrowed his eyes with a smirk.


    <strong><<<The only reason you were able to safely reach this Humidafai excavation site is because I wanted you to! Didn’t you find it strange? That the valley guards were so weak! They were all expendable, good-for-nothing weaklings! Guhoho!!>>></strong>


    <strong><<<Guhohohoho</strong><strong>ーーー</strong><strong>!!>>></strong>


    At that moment, mimicking Kobdarok’sughter, all the surrounding ck Kobu warriors burst intoughter!


    <strong><<<You bastaaards…!!>>></strong>


    The ck Kobu Tribe, mocking and using their ownrades as pawns!


    Seeing that, Kobdalian and the other Red Kobu were outraged, consumed by anger!


    <strong><<<Ooh, scary, scary! Don’t get so red in the face! Hmm? Were you already red? Guhoho!>>></strong>


    But even facing the full brunt of the Red Kobu warriors’ anger, Kobdarok remainedpletely unfazed!


    He’s sometimes called a ‘ruthless schemer’, but he’s definitely not all talk.


    The true nature of this Kobudai, Kobdarok… is that of a first-ss warrior, who fights using his giant body and power to the fullest.


    His courage, honed through countless battles, is extraordinary…!


    <strong><<<That’s right, young one, I’ll show you something interesting… Hey!!>>></strong>


    <strong><<<H-Hah!!>>></strong>


    Kobdarok then gave some instructions to the ck Kobu warriors, using his chin.


    They brought something from behind, carrying it in baskets made by weaving berry vines… and dumped it in front of Kobdalian and the others.


    …It was the Red Kobu warriors from the diversionary unit… still alive, but their fins had been torn off… making them unable to move…!


    <strong><<<Y-Y-You… BASTAAAAAAAAAARD!!>>></strong>


    Now those Red Kobu warriors can’t even swim freely!


    What a cruel thing to do!?


    Kobdalian couldn’t hold back any longer!


    Fierce anger fueled his fighting spirit, and mana overflowed from his body, transforming into mes!


    <strong><<<I won’t forgive you, Kobdaroooock!!>>></strong>


    Kobdalian, transformed into a demon Kobudai, d in zing mes, charged towards Kobdarok in anger!


    But!!


    sh.


    A sound like that…


    And along with that sound, his armor of mes was torn apart by something cold and sharp…


    Before he could even start swimming towards Kobdarok… Kobdalian…


    Was cut…


    By someone…


    His scales… no, his body was deeply shed, leaving arge wound…N?v(el)B\\jnn


    <em>Whoosh… whoosh…</em>


    The mes emanating from Kobdalian vanished in an instant.


    And then… thump…


    He fell to the ground.


    <strong><<<G-Nuuuh…>>></strong>


    But he’s not dead.


    Enduring the pain, he desperately tried to create mes again, burning the wound as he thrashed around, trying to identify his attacker.


    <strong><<<Hmm… it was a sneak attack… but it seems my supernatural ability, </strong><strong>【</strong><strong>Water ws</strong><strong>】</strong><strong>, can pierce through your </strong><strong>【</strong><strong>Raging mes</strong><strong>】</strong><strong>.>>></strong>


    <strong><<<Wha!? >>></strong>


    And the moment he saw the figure of the attacker…


    The moment he heard the attacker’s voice…


    Kobdalian was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide and was speechless!


    Because standing there…!


    The attacker’s true identity…!


    …Is a Blue-scaled Kobudai… with three sharp ws made of water extending from the tips of each of his pectoral fins!


    In other words!


    …It was ‘Kobdacleva, the Wise’… the n Chief of the Blue Kobu Tribe!!


    <strong><<<Kobda… cleva!?>>></strong>


    Kobdalian, swaying unsteadily in the air, faced the Kobudai who was supposed to be his ally, now emitting intense killing intent.


    At the same time, he nced around.


    At the bottom of the giant hole, the battle had begun.


    The ck Kobu warriors were attacking the outnumbered Red Kobu warriors.


    Not only that… even the Blue Kobu warriors, who had marched alongside them…


    …Were attacking them.


    <strong><<<You betrayed us… No, you set us up!? Why!? >>></strong>


    <strong><<<Ha! ‘Why’, you ask? >>></strong>


    Kobdacleva scoffed at the flustered Kobdalian…


    <strong><<<If I may speak… as the ‘n Chief’…>>></strong>


    …He began to speak, calmly.


    <strong><<<If we calmly analyzed our strength, we would quickly realize that we couldn’t defeat the ck Kobu Tribe, even if we joined forces with the Red Kobu Tribe. So the wise choice is to submit to the ck Kobu Tribe. That’s the reason.>>></strong>


    And after saying that, Kobdacleva extended his 【Water ws】.


    And pointed his hump straight at Kobdalian.


    He had assumed a battle stance.


    <strong><<<And furthermore… if I may speak… as an individual, ‘Kobdalian, the Wise’…>>> (TL Note: </strong>I think the author meant to type Kobdacleva here?)


    Kobdacleva then continued, this time spitting out the words…


    <strong><<<This is revenge, Kobdalian-dono… >>></strong>


    And then, this Kobudai, ring at Kobdalian with eyes filled with hatred…!


    <strong><<<My… revenge… on youuuuuuu</strong><strong>ーーー</strong><strong>!!>>></strong>


    …Charged at Kobdalian!!