The Quest Is Simply To NTR All The Heroes

Chapter 71: Trouble!

What they saw was... dark clouds through the small spaces in the branches.

"Something wrong?"

Maximus asked, his eyes scanning the treetops for any sign of trouble.

He couldn't see anything amiss, but if Sable had stopped, there had to be a reason.

After all, a dark elf's intuition was said to be sharper than that of a mere human.

Sable looked around again, her ears twitching.

This action sent a wave of unease through the group, prompting everyone to scan their surroundings anxiously.

Alwyn's long ears twitched, straining to catch any sound from the eerily silent forest.

Elfie's hunter eyes pierced through the dimness, searching for any sign of movement.

Alice and Lloyd, on edge, did their best to pick up anything—be it a sound or a sight—that could explain the sudden tension.

Knowing these people were better at tracking, our protagonist, Kaisen, decided to simply enjoy the view.

What view in the lonely forest, you ask?

There were cakes in front of him that he was dying to dig into.

Sable's ass jiggled with every step her stallion took, and Alice's tits bounced like crazy with each stride of her horse.

He was loving every second of it.

The smell of the damp earth around him just added to the raw, dirty vibe of the whole scene.

While everyone else was on high alert, he let himself enjoy the view, lost in the lustful beauty of it all.

'Noice.'

"What is it, honey? Did you hear something?"

Maximus asked again, growing increasingly concerned as he noticed Sable's tense demeanor.

She was just sitting there on her stallion, her head swiveling around as if searching for something.

Sable raised a hand, her expression urgent as she shushed him, her eyes wide with alarm.

The urgency in her gesture only served to unsettle them further.

Something was definitely not right.

'But like why? Why are they getting spooked like this?'

Kaisen shook his head at the fools.

'This is just the beginning area. Sure, the enemies might be tough for us mere mortals, but what can these pesky foes do against two powerful knights at the top of their game?'

And he had a point.

Llyod himself had attested to the prowess of these two, claiming they were among the top NPCs capable of soloing some of the toughest bosses in the game.

So really, what was there to fear?

Then, out of nowhere, Sable executed a sharp 180-degree turn on her stallion and charged back towards them like a bullet train.

Her expression was a mix of shock and surprise, her eyes wide as she kept glancing back over her shoulder at something behind her.

Maximus's heart skipped a beat as he watched his fiancée charge back towards them, her panicked expression sending alarm bells ringing in his mind.

Without a moment's hesitation, he drew his sword, and the others followed suit, each of them arming themselves with their respective weapons.

It was clear that whatever Sable had seen, it wasn't something they wanted to meet unprepared.

Kaisen felt a knot of unease tighten in his stomach as he watched Sable's usual playful demeanor give way to fear and tension.

She was always so carefree, with that mischievous smile of hers, but now she looked completely different, her eyes wide with alarm.

As Sable came to a stop in front of them, she raised her arm, gesturing for them to look.

Dread coiled in Kaisen's gut as he followed her gaze, bracing himself for whatever horror awaited them.

They all turned their attention to Sable's slender, smooth arm, expecting to find some kind of threat lurking there.

But to their bewilderment, there was nothing at all—no sign of injury or danger.

"Is it poison? Honey, is it a poison attack?!"

Maximus's voice rang out.

But Sable shook her head.

Whatever had spooked her, it wasn't a physical attack—at least not one they could see.

"It's not poison."

Sable managed to gasp out, her words punctuated by labored breaths, as if she had been running for her life.

Her chest rose and fell with each heavy breath, her breasts heaving up and down as she struggled to regain her composure.

"Then what the hell happened?"

Lloyd's voice trembled with fear as he scanned the empty expanse of the forest, his own unease growing by the second.

If whatever had scared Sable was enough to rattle her, it must be downright terrifying.

And if it had struck without leaving a trace, it had to be powerful too.

"An invisible enemy? A curse?"

Maximus's voice cracked with worry and desperation as he addressed Sable.

"What the hell is going on, honey? I've told you a million times we shouldn't have taken this damn assignment. Now look at you, scared half to death and God knows what else."

His words came out in hurried gasps, his own breathing growing more labored with each passing moment.

"H-honey, it's... it's..."

Sable's voice faltered, barely above a whisper as she struggled to catch her breath.

Fear clutched at her throat, making it difficult to form the words she needed to say.

Kaisen's panic skyrocketed faster than a balloon on a rocket.

Here he was, staring down the barrel of some invisible threat, and the woman he'd been eyeing like a starving man at a buffet was gasping for air like a fish out of water.

And damn it, he hadn't even gotten to first base with her yet!

After all the "ara ara mommy" nonsense, was she really going to kick the bucket before he could even cop a feel?

The situation was looking as bleak as a black hole for our poor MC.

He was completely clueless about what was going on, and to top it off, he didn't have the brains or the brawn to figure out what to do next.

'So much for bragging about smartness? I don't even know the basics of this world. That was the truth.'

And to think he was stuck traveling with this sorry excuse for a team.

They hadn't even been inside the forest for an hour, and already one of them was wheezing like a busted accordion.

Nobody had a clue what was going on, and nobody had the foggiest idea of what to do about it.

It was like watching a bunch of chickens with their heads cut off, and he was right in the middle of the chaos.