I raise elves in Florian

Chapter 123 Shutark 4

What is that sound?

Philon looked at the canyon not far away and asked in confusion.

"It's Shutark, isn't it! If you're curious, go check it out. I'm going back to sleep."

Frillie could tell from the sound that it was Hugh Tarker practicing martial arts.

"Be careful on the road, and remember to come back early!"

Shi Yichen handed the street lamp to Philon and said this to her, while he and Frilian walked towards the hotel.

It was still a bit dark without the streetlights, so Shi Yichen stretched out his hand, and a ball of holy light appeared in his palm, illuminating a large area.

"Yes, Lord Shi Yichen, Lady Frilian."

Philon nodded, then picked up the street lamp and walked toward the direction from which the sound came.

Shutark was still swinging his axe with all his might, each strike pushing the crack in the canyon several meters deeper. Completely focused, Shutark did not notice Philon's arrival.

"So these are the marks left from martial arts practice!"

Looking at this scene, Philon said that she initially thought the crack was there all along, but she didn't expect it to be left by Hugh Tarek during his martial arts practice.

Seeing this, Philon began to believe what Frilian had said: that Shutark could defeat the dragon.

Philen walked up behind Shutark, who turned around when he heard footsteps and realized someone was coming.

"You don't intend to fight dragons, do you? Why do you keep practicing martial arts?"

Looking at Shutark, whose hands were wrapped in bandages, Philon realized that Shutark had no intention of going with them to fight the Red Mirror Dragon.

But what Philon didn't understand was, if she didn't want to fight monsters, why continue practicing martial arts? Why not just give up?

"When I first came to this village, everyone was frowning and living in fear of dragons, but now they are all smiling happily."

They all say it's all thanks to Mr. Shutark that the village is safe, but I didn't actually do anything. The village wasn't destroyed; it was all because the dragon suddenly changed his mind.

Shutark actually felt guilty. He hadn't done anything, yet everyone regarded him as the hero who saved the village. He felt he had let everyone down.

"If a dragon attacks the village, will you fight?"

Philon looked at Hugh Tarek and asked.

"I would rather die than fight, but to the people of this village, I am a hero."

"I'm Shutark, the hero of this village, I have to protect them. That being said, when the time really comes, I might still run away."

Shutark took the axe and walked out, telling Philen his truest thoughts as he went. He was terrified of death, just like when he faced that powerful demon and fled alone.

The events of that year left an indelible scar on Shutark's heart, and even now he cannot face monsters or demons and wants to escape from them.

"This scar on my forehead is from an argument I had with my master because I refused to fight monsters. That was the first time I got beaten up, and my master must have been disappointed in me at that time."

In the end, I never received a single praise from my master.

Shutark sat on the rock with his head down. The fear he had felt when he faced the blood-stained war god once again enveloped him. He watched everyone fighting to the death, his father and his brother were fighting, while he had become a deserter.

Shutark was unaware that Shi Yichen had rescued all the remaining people in the Warrior Village. If Shutark had run any later, the two might have run into each other.

Moreover, Shutalc's brother, Shutortz, had also been searching for Shutalc, but he didn't know where Shutalc was and could only search blindly.

As Shutark recounted his story, Philon knelt down and took Shutark's bandaged hand.

"what are you doing?"

Shutark looked at Philon with a puzzled expression.

“Mr. Shutark, I don’t think you will run away.”

Philon looked at Hugh Tarek's scarred hands, wounds left from years of martial arts training.

What do you know about me?

"Shutark looked at Philen and asked."

“I don’t understand at all, but it reminded me of my past fears.”

Philen learned about Hugh Tarek's experiences from Shi Yichen and Aize. She knew that one should not judge others' lives without experiencing their pain.

"Past fears?"

Shutark looked at Philon with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, that was the first time I fought a monster. Before that, I had practiced countless times, but I was still so scared that my legs went weak and I ran away in panic."

The relentless pursuit of the monster, and the inexplicable inaction of Lord Shi Yichen and Lady Freylian—all of this filled me with dread.

Philen recounted to Shutark her first encounter with a monster, a time when she truly felt she was going to die.

Shi Yichen and Frilian watched Philen fight the monster from the sidelines. They would not intervene unless absolutely necessary, as this was the only way for Philen to grow quickly.

"Similar to my master,"

As Philen recounted the story, Shutark nodded sympathetically.

"Finally, when I had nowhere to retreat, my body moved on its own when I made up my mind. It turns out that all I needed was determination."

The skills you painstakingly hone will never let you down. Although you are an incurable coward, your determination to protect the village is absolutely genuine.

Philon looked at Shutark, who was sitting there dumbfounded, and used his own experience to encourage this hopeless coward. The fact that he was able to stand up and face the powerful monster proved that he had the determination to protect the villagers.

After hearing what Philon said, Hugh Tarek looked at his battered hands and seemed lost in thought.

“I believe you, Mr. Shutark.”

Philen reached out and grasped Shutark's scarred hands. A green light shone, and the scars on Shutark's hands disappeared, leaving only calluses.

"Determination!"

After doing all this, Philen left, leaving only Shutark sitting there, looking at his hands that Philen had healed.

in the hotel.

"Click."

Philon opened the door and went into the room.

Shi Yichen and Frilian were still awake, waiting for Philon to return.

"How about it?"

Frilian looked at Philon who had walked in and asked.

"I don't know, but I'm sure there won't be any problems."

Philen believed that her words would surely inspire Shutark's determination to protect the villagers, and then they would go together to fight the Red Mirror Dragon.

"Really."

Since Philon had said so, Frilian didn't ask any further questions.

"Go to sleep, it's very late. We'll have to see how things go tomorrow."

Shi Yichen said to Philon.

"Yes, Lord Shi Yichen."