Run A Medical Clinic In The Abyssal World

Chapter 46: Is This What It Feels Like to Live Off Someone Else?

At the entrance of the clinic, the tall two-headed dog orc raised its stone axe and fiercely swung it towards the clinic's door.

The dogs head grinned, revealing two rows of sharp teeth.

This flimsy wooden door could be easily split open with a single axe strike, allowing them to rush into the clinic and grab that weak human, just like catching a little chicken. Chopping off his head would complete today's mission.

This mission was unbelievably simple; he could easily accomplish it alone. The orc wondered why Lady Carol had sent so many people along.

Over a dozen orcs emerged from the mist and arrived at the clinic's doorstep. Their eyes glowed with a blood-red hue, their breath is heavy and excited. They were eagerly waiting for the door to be cleaved open so they could rush in and wreak havoc.

In the next moment, a piercing sound suddenly resounded.

A sharp arrow tore through the mist, accompanied by a shrill noise, directly aiming for the two-headed dog orc's face.

The two-headed dog orc's face drastically changed, and it quickly retracted the stone axe that was about to strike the clinic's door, using it as a shield.

Clang!

The arrow stuck into the axe, producing a muffled sound.

The tremendous force of the impact caused the arrow shaft to instantly shatter, leaving a conspicuous groove on the stone axe.

"Who dares shoot from hiding!" The two-headed dog orc took two steps back, angrily shouting.

The other orcs looked around warily, startled by the sudden barrage of arrows.

Before they could react, more arrows pierced through the mist, one after another.

Over a dozen arrows came flying through the air, aiming at the orcs standing in front of the clinic.

"Be careful!" The two-headed dog orc shouted, pulling a pig-headed orc in front of itself as a shield.

Two arrows followed closely, directly piercing through the pig-headed orc's hand and foot.

"Boss, why did you use me as a shield for the arrows..." The pig-headed orc let out a miserable cry, wearing a face filled with grievance.

"Because you have thick skin and sturdy flesh. Others might not have been able to withstand it." The two-headed dog orc patted his shoulder, wearing an expression of admiration.

"Oh no..." Before the pig-headed orc finished speaking, another arrow struck his backside, sending him flying three meters away. He writhed in pain on the ground, unable to get up.

"Hmm? What's going on? Reinforcements?" Charlotte, who had initially prepared to make a desperate fight, couldn't help but show a puzzled expression upon hearing the commotion downstairs.

He leaned his head out of the window to take a look. Well, well, those orcs downstairs had turned into living targets, crying and screaming as they were shot by arrows from an unknown source, causing chaos.

The commotion at the clinic drew the attention of the neighbors on Baka Street.

It was still early in the day, and although the shops had closed early, it didn't mean that everyone had already gone to sleep.

Upon hearing the sounds of the battle outside, many people leaned against their doors to watch the spectacle.

However, the outside was pitch-black, shrouded in mist, and they couldn't see anything. They could only hear the sound of arrows cutting through the air and cries of pain, roughly coming from the direction of the clinic.

"Is Dr. Charlotte in trouble?"

"I wouldn't mind having a tender-faced pretty boy like him."

"Get lost! I mean, is someone causing trouble for him? Isn't he Miss Diana's man?"

"I've always said that he's just bluffing. Could Miss Diana be interested in a weakling with thin arms and legs like him?"

Pairs of eyes stole glances through the door crack, tilting their ears, afraid of missing any important developments.

Listening to this battle, it's quite intense.

The two-headed dog orc picked up an arrow and, illuminated by the dim light in front of the clinic, saw the emblem on the arrowhead. His expression darkened. "The fox tail emblem, it's the Harriman family's arrow!"

Turning back to his subordinates, although they were wearing leather armor and trying to dodge, they had all been hit by several arrows. Each towering man, standing three meters tall, cried out in pain, looking miserable.

"We're from the Jadeson family! Stop shooting! Stop shooting!" The two-headed dog orc shouted.

With the enemy in the dark and them in the light, and considering this was Harrimans family territory, they didn't know how many people the opposition had or what kind of experts were leading them. He had no choice but to reveal their identity and back down for now.

Someone must have leaked the information. They had just arrived at the clinic's doorstep, and it seemed like the Harriman people had been waiting for them.

Following that shout, the arrows suddenly ceased.

Before long, a dense sound of footsteps approached the clinic. A group of guards wearing black iron armor, carrying long swords and bows on their backs, surrounded a dozen orcs.

These black-armored guards wore uniform black fox masks and moved in perfect synchronization.

"Foxtail Guards!" The two-headed dog orc exclaimed in surprise.

The Foxtail Guards were the Harriman family's carefully selected and trained elite protectors, all at least Tier 3 foxes, and loyal to the Harriman family.

They were well-equipped and highly skilled in siege tactics, not an ordinary rabble that could match them.

He knew these people were from the Harriman family, but he didn't expect them to send the Foxtail Guards.

It wasn't that their Black Devil Guards weren't elite enough, but today they had suffered losses due to a lack of preparation and falling into an ambush. Even before encountering the enemy, more than half of them had lost their combat effectiveness.

With a glance, there were at least over thirty Foxtail Guards, twice the number of their Black Devil Guards.

The other orcs, seeing the well-equipped Foxtail Guards, also lost their arrogance.

Today, they admitted defeat. If a real fight broke out, they would all likely perish here.

The Foxtail Guards opened a path, and a young man dressed in black with a black longbow walked in. He wore no armor and no fox mask.

"Buddy!" The two-headed dog orc looked at the young man with an angry gaze. "Why did you ambush us?! And you injured so many of my brothers!"

Charlotte looked at the young man in black and his eyes lit up. Wasn't he Diana's coachman? So he was the one leading the team. It seemed Diana was already aware of his danger and timely extended a helping hand.

This feeling of living off someone else... was so delightful!

"Lord Buddy? Did Miss Diana send you?"

"That kid is truly favored! Miss Diana sent the Foxtail Guards to protect him. It's obvious that she's shielding him."

"Envious, jealous, and hateful... Why can't I have such good fortune?"

The neighbors on the street listened to this conversation and each harbored their thoughts, reassessing Charlotte.

Some of the old-timers had been doing business on Baka Street for decades, but they had never seen Miss Diana protect any merchant so strongly.

"I was ordered to patrol the streets and saw someone acting suspiciously late at night, thinking it was a monster invasion." Buddy coldly looked at the two-headed dog orc. "You brought so many Black Devil Guards to Baka Street in the middle of the night. Were you planning to cause trouble or assassinate my lady?"

With these two heavy accusations, the two-headed dog orc's expression changed. Lord Carol hadn't ordered him to do such things.

If these two great families were to clash because of him, he wouldn't have enough heads even if he had ten.

"We came today to behead that doctor, not to fight the Foxtail Guards. It's not worth killing and being killed for him." The two-headed dog orc consoled himself inwardly, put down the stone axe in his hand, and his gaze wandered, falling on the signboard at the door. His eyes lit up. "We... We came to seek treatment for our brothers. Isn't this a clinic? We came here for medical treatment. He has a serious illness."