Chapter 31: Imperial Intelligence Agency Arrives

A single bird isn't enough to fill the bellies of a Saiyan and 73 children.

After lowering the people down with vines, Broly took off the Bay Beast fur clothes he was wearing.

Stark naked, he dove into the big river nearby; compared to the prey in the Great Forest, the prey in the river seemed comparatively stupid.

Upon seeing him fall into the water, several large fish actively swam over, each opening a giant mouth full of sharp fangs, as if wanting to eat the fallen him.

Eating him was impossible; one by one the large fish were directly blown away by Broly. It was only because Broly had said before going down the river that he was going to hunt, making the children pay attention to the river surface, otherwise they would definitely have been hit by the large fish blown out of the water and falling onto the riverbank.

After blowing away a dozen or so fish, Broly felt it was about enough, so he chased down a passing Danger Beast resembling a large crocodile, and dragged this Riverbank Overlord-level creature — which clearly had higher intelligence, had realized he was a dangerous predator, and was therefore keeping its distance — up onto the bank.

The large crocodile was over ten meters in size, yet it was for Broly's own consumption; as he grew older, his appetite had also become larger than before.

The large crocodile struggled for a while, discovered its strength wasn't a match for the boy's even in the water, and after being punched and dragged onto the riverbank, it quickly feigned unconsciousness.

But it could also be said it was biding its time, conserving strength, watching for a chance to escape from the hands of this terrifying upright ape creature beside it.

Originally it wouldn't have had this chance, but someone created this chance for it.

Last night when Broly cleared the open space and blew up the big tree, he made quite a commotion, which was heard by Gozuki staying in the center of the forest.

If it were an ordinary person hearing this kind of huge commotion, in this Great Forest teeming with Danger Beasts, they definitely wouldn't specially come over to check the situation.

But Gozuki isn't an ordinary person; he's a powerhouse from the Yellow Springs Temple's Rakshasa Four Ghosts. Waiting for the children had already made him somewhat displeased, and last night while sleeping, he was actually woken up by the commotion in the forest.

This made him, after mounting a Flying Dangerous Species this morning, temporarily change his return route, preparing to go look at the place where the huge commotion originated last night.

"Is that necessary? It's probably just commotion caused by a battle between Danger Beasts."

Bill couldn't quite understand Gozuki's thinking.

"A man past middle age, sleep doesn't come easy; this morning I even lost hair. This must be because I was woken up last night. I'm going to chop up the bastard who caused my hair loss!"

Gozuki cherishes his hair greatly; he takes good care of it every day, but he doesn't know if it's due to heavy stress — in recent years it's been falling out constantly.

"There are still quite a few Flying Dangerous Species lurking in the Gifnora Sea Tree Forest. Although they're not very strong species, if you get entangled by them in mid-air it's still a trouble."

"I'm just going to take a look. If I can't find the culprit, I won't waste time either."

"That's good then."

Saying this, Bill subconsciously touched his own bald head.

He suddenly felt he had foresight; knowing the Intelligence Agency's pressure was high, he went bald ahead of time.

This is a sad story.

"Eh, what's that?"

As the cooking smoke from roasting fish and birds rose, Gozuki and the others standing on the Empire's tamed flying species also spotted the smoke and fire atmosphere in the direction they were heading.

Nothing more to say; Gozuki ordered the soldier piloting the flying species, and the flying species headed toward the direction where the cooking smoke was rising.

Upon arriving here, the first thing Gozuki saw was a giant tree, its terrifying cross-section blown off from the upper layer.

And soon, near the broken giant tree, on the abrupt open space by the river, he spotted a group of raggedly clothed children roasting fish and birds by a fire.

"Gozuki!"

Bill's mouth twitched, looking at the man on the other Flying Dangerous Species.

"Hmm, those should be the children we released into the forest."

Gozuki confirmed this point. As for how these children ended up in the Great Forest's northwest region, which has nothing to do with the central forest region, he didn't know.

However, looking at the fish they were roasting, and the piled-up Danger Beast corpses beside the open space, these children's aptitude might far exceed his and the others' imagination.

The children they ordered Purchased were basically all under ten years old, easier to brainwash; yet being able to hunt Danger Beasts under ten, even hunting in groups, is a remarkable feat.

"Looks like we wrongly blamed those logistics people. I'll go commend them later."

Bill said with a smile.

"Let's go down first. Children who can survive in the Gifnora Sea Tree Forest won't necessarily be easily recruited by us."

Great strength always brings more variables. Originally, parentless children wanting to survive in the Gifnora Sea Tree Forest had to desperately run through the forest and throw themselves into the Empire's embrace. But when they can survive in this Danger Beast-infested forest just by banding together, the Empire is no longer necessarily the only choice.

"However, they're ultimately just a group of kids. Using slightly softer methods should be enough to easily subdue them."

Under the vigilant, nervous gazes of the children, Gozuki and Bill, along with the Intelligence Agency members, jumped down from the backs of the landed Flying Dangerous Species.

"My dear children, I didn't expect you to actually lose the correct path in the forest. As your potential future adoptive father, I've come to pick you up." "They're Empire people!"

"They're in cahoots with the people who drove us into this dangerous forest!"

Not a single one of the many children was willing to approach this suddenly appeared person.

"Alright, come with us. Go to where you should go. There will be delicious food, warm beds, good medical care provided for you. There you will find the meaning of your existence (become killing machines), and obtain your happiness."

"Cut the lies. I heard those slave traders say it. If you weren't buying children, we wouldn't have been kidnapped by them."

When some children felt at a loss because of Gozuki's words, a big boy wearing glasses angrily accused them.

With a ringleader, the other children also looked at the newcomers with hostility. Although not all of them were kidnapped by slave traders, it didn't stop them from attributing their own misfortune of being sent here to this group of Empire personnel who suddenly appeared here.

"What a hassle. Can't those slave traders unify their story and say they were sold by their own parents?"

Gozuki rubbed his brow, suddenly flashing in front of the boy leading the resistance, and with one kick sent this child flying like a ball.

"As a bunch of unwanted wild kids, you lack education."

"Hey hey hey, Gozuki, beating them like this isn't too good for your later selection of elites from among them for specialized training, right?"

Bill gave a reminder; educating this group of unruly wild kids could completely be left to subordinates.

"No matter. The stern father image needs to be established anyway. Just happens I can conveniently screen the elites among these kids at the same time..."

Gozuki's words weren't finished when Broly, in the same way he had kicked the boy flying, kicked Gozuki flying with one kick.

The boy was only kicked flying by him, lay there vomiting bile but didn't die. So Gozuki only took a lighter kick.

But even a kick from Broly with intentionally restrained force sent Gozuki directly flying, smashing into a distant tree trunk.

"Crack~"

His whole body smashed a tree hollow into the trunk, but his hair stood on end, rooted into the trunk, acting as a cushion at the suspended spot.

"Yue~"

But after his hair softened and fell to the ground, Gozuki still lay prone on the ground retching, the severe cramping pain in his abdomen making him seem to synchronize with the boy over there who was also retching.

"I see, then it's no wonder why you were able to arrive here and hunt so many Danger Beasts."

As a former member of the Rakshasa Four Ghosts, Gozuki, who had trained his body to the extreme, still had a comparatively fast recovery ability.

"It's because of you, it's truly hard to believe that a child of your age could kick me away, even if it was a sneak attack, this is still a remarkable thing."

Gozuki did not feel angry because he was kicked away; on the contrary, his gaze toward Broly was filled with burning heat, just like he had seen some peerless treasure.

"Come be my child."

Gozuki extended his hand toward Broly, directly issuing an invitation.

"I can make you become even stronger, and the Empire will also be able to give you what you want."

【Old geezers, the new era no longer has a ship that can carry you!】

Broly shook off the strange information that surfaced in his mind, and said seriously to Gozuki: "I have a father, he is called Paragus, he is stronger than you, and I am even more powerful than him."

Having been refused, Gozuki was not overly surprised.

"Give me your saber."

He came to the side of an Intelligence Agency personnel, had the other party hand over the long saber to himself, then continued: "Brat, you wouldn't think that just because you kicked me away with a sneak attack, you really have the qualifications to bargain with me, would you?"

Gozuki didn't use his own saber because his saber is a Teigu, possessing the ability to curse-kill the injured person even if they are merely grazed a little.

"Since you are not willing to obediently come with me, then I can only use slightly more violent means to take you away. Bill, with the Empire's medical methods, an injury of just severing the tendons of the hands and feet should be able to be reattached, right?"

"Rest assured, with Dr. Stylish's 【God's Hand】, even if you chop off all his hands and feet, as long as they are preserved properly, Dr. Stylish can perfectly help reattach them."

"Is that so, then I'm relieved."

The corner of Gozuki's mouth curved into an arc; a wild child who doesn't know the rules should receive the proper lesson.

Gozuki spread his stance, leaned over and gripped the saber, his figure moved, and he charged in.

Violence Education begins; he will make that child understand what is called an adult's might.

(Chapter End)