Hellbents
Chapter 44: Award Medals

Ava's black eyes opened, recognizing the faces that filled her gaze. But just as he wanted to sit down, the pain suddenly came, sending a shock signal to his back area. "Aragh!"

"Don't move yet!" River hurriedly warned of the panic, but clearly he was late. Ava should have realized that her body was crumpled and stiff, with a thick bandage wrapped around her torso. The aroma of leaves, herbs, and herbal medicines almost made him unable to breathe so strongly.

"You're even more troublesome than a little kid," Ava wasn't surprised by the first sentence that Dom blurted out right after he woke up from a stupor ... Hm, I don't know how long. Lorah on the other hand sided with Ava, the little girl hit her brother with a tiny hand which she lightly swung. "Sister!" funny reprimand.

"But facing such a huge monster alone, your efforts should be thumbs up," this time Ib who spoke, there was a bright twinkle on the old man's face.

"Then I expect a big share of the sale," Ava replied deftly. Ib laughed, his laughter was loose and light. Seeing that, Ava was sure something had happened, because the ranker seemed unencumbered any more.

"What about the others?" ava asked finally, getting into the main topic of her curiosity.

"The "other" here of course refers to the passengers who were lost at the time of the black storm.

The 8×8-meter indoor atmosphere was suddenly serious. "23 minor injuries, 17 moderate injuries, 34 severe injuries, 8 undiscovered," the new figure plunged directly into their conversation. The narcissistic captain. The man was still neat in a white uniform with no blemishes perfectly trimmed.

Although no one said it in the room, all of them were doubtful about the safety of the 8 missing victims. The life chances of people being kidnapped by monsters did not reach 10%. One thing that was relieved, the bodies lying limp on the deck of the ship that night were not corpses, only fainting, although some people lost body parts, at least their lives did not drift.

"We're still searching for individuals who haven't been found yet." Of course they have to do it, at least they will be seen as responsible for the incident that occurred on board, even if the effort is futile.

"May the salvation of all those who are the end of the search," as the captain prayed with his right hand on his chest, all those who were there followed his climb.

"By the way," the captain of the ship raised his hand, one of the ship's staff rushed to give him a sparkling black box, "This is a sign of appreciation we officially give to those fighters who bravely defend the ship."

1 gold medal, 3 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal were handed over to Ava, Ib, River, Dom, and Lorah respectively in order.

Ib seemed accustomed to this process, so he stood straight in front of the waiting captain, the other 3 mimicking timidly, ava is welcome to remain lying in bed remembering the wounds she suffered. After that, the captain and his staff left with a bow of respect.

Ava looked at her gold medal uninterestedly, she was just wondering if it could be sold or not. Compared to the upside with Lorah who just kept shaking his body only to see the bronze roundabout glittering as it moved. Dom though trying to appear unconcerned, once he stroked the medal on his chest. River and Ib immediately kept their medals for different reasons, the tamer did not see the value of the awards he received, while the ranker had obtained a lot of such merit marks.

"One day, but your guards are a nightfall every second, people even think you're going to die soon" Dom sneered at River with an accusatory look.

But as if not hearing that ridicule, River instead lectured Ava at length. "It's only been a month that I've found you lying with green lizard venom, every day after hunting you've also always got a wound, now you're almost dead and passed out for a day because you've been squeezed by a giant frog." Ava just flickered, mute.

But River's not done yet, "Why aren't you careful, huh? Keep your body from getting any more wounds. Your life's just one, you know." It was River's calm attitude that even made Ava instinctively divert attention, asking for help from 3 other people she could look at. But everything shook.

"Despite the rampong, he has a point." Dom who just offended River is now switching sides.

"Yes, big brother, it should be more careful," Lorah chimed in.

"You're young, don't rush to death" Ib added.

Bombarded like that, Ava lost the intention to argue. Well, they're not wrong, but being preyed on like a kid like this pisses Ava off, she blows rough bangs of her hair.

River approached, sitting at the end of the bed. Hands outstretched, putting away the wild hair that was clinging to Ava's face, then his big palm gently patted the girl's forehead, "I know you have a high ability to fight anyone, your mind is also smart, too, but sometimes you go forward without a second thought" the subtle tone of the man with the green bead of the leaf.

"Basic sloppy!" Had Ava been free to move, she would have taken Dom's gelut, but unfortunately not, so Ava had to settle for sending a threatening look at the tattooed man. "The more appropriate word is "impulsive"," Ava denied half growling.

Not only did one or two strangers visit Ava and friends, the cramped rooms began to fill with simple parcels of passengers who survived the banderhobbs attack, the report said, thanking them for their fight to finish off the monsters. Their impression of River as a tamer, and Dom and Lorah from the beastman race also improved, now many people greeted them kindly every time they met.

Fortunately, the passengers of this ship know the return of the favor, if not ... Ava herself will invite the frogs to come back to attack. Because he's a vengeful man.

It is not only those who receive the award. On the other side of the ship, the staff led by its captain also fought dozens of invading banderhobbs. The narcissistic captain looked happy whenever he was praised, the golden medal for himself was the biggest among the others. Doesn't that include corruption?

But the most tumultuous moment told is of course Ava's fight with banderhobbs of over 100 - rumors exaggerating what really happened. Giant evidence of the girl's victory has the passengers seeing after waking up from their fainting spell.

When they get to the mainland, there will definitely be a commotion around Ava.