Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 389 Who is fighting and naming dishes?

The Tiger Man, like the Rat Man that Ron and his friends had encountered earlier, is also a type of lycanthropy. One of the oldest and most terrible curses, lycanthropy can transform even the most civilized humanoids into raging beasts. Cursed creatures behave normally in their natural humanoid form, but over time, many lycanthropes acquire suggestive traits of their animal form.

Generally speaking, evil lycanthropes hide among the masses, taking on animal form in the dark of night (especially on full moon nights) and spreading blood and terror. Good lycanthropes live near other civilized creatures, staying away from others because of their unease, and sometimes living alone in wild areas far from villages and towns. However, good and evil are not usually so extreme in ordinary creatures. Take the tiger people as an example. These creatures usually do not like to spread the curse on them, so they usually live in the jungle on the edge of human civilization. It's just that the influence of the beast constantly troubles them, making these creatures ferocious and arrogant.

Some of the Khajiit became skilled hunters like their beast forms, while others... they also hunted, but their prey was not beasts, but passing travelers.

"Hey! Hand over all your money and I'll let you go!" As Anastria walked towards the bandits blocking the road cautiously, the largest tiger man stepped forward, holding a scimitar in each hand, with the curved blade pointed at the elven mercenary, "You, don't go any further!"

The tiger leader is not a hermit who lives in isolation from the world. He naturally knows a thing or two about the current trend of mercenaries on the market: the less you wear, the stronger you are.

But at the same time, these mercenaries generally have rich experience, and when faced with characters like them, they usually tend to let their employers pay to avoid trouble rather than confront them head-on.

"Three gold coins per person, the price is fair, no cheating!" the tiger man shouted, and the yellow hair on his face began to tremble. Combined with his tall stature and muscular body, he looked majestic.

"It's really strange. We didn't seem to see these guys when we came here?" Although Ron, who was sitting in the car, did not show his head, as the arcane energy flowed in the car, he could also see the scene outside clearly.

"You forgot that the shapeshifters came with the caravan, while we came as an adventure team," Ivy knew the intricacies of this. "The robbers also look at the people and treat them differently. There are about ten of these tiger men. They definitely won't dare to harass the caravan that has been combined into one. Even if we rob them, there won't be much profit."

"Didn't you hear them asking for gold coins? Ordinary adventurers give all their earnings to taverns and brothels, so there may not even be a few copper coins left."

"It seems that the size of our team is just what they want?" Sylvia adjusted her robes carelessly. "They are quite good at finding people."

"Hello, gentlemen. Aren't three gold coins a bit too much?" Anastasia stopped and stood a few meters away from the tiger leader. She leaned forward slightly out of habit so that she could attack the other party at any time or deal with the danger from the opposite side.

"Look, we are just mercenaries. How can we get so much money?"

"You are mercenaries, but the people in the carriage may not be," the tiger man curled his lips. He already showed many characteristics of wild beasts, but generally speaking, he was still "humanoid". He pointed at Axuri and Seymour in the carriage, and then pointed at the carriage on the other side of Ron, "Stop talking nonsense, pay up and leave if you know what's good for you, otherwise when we come to take it ourselves, it will be more than three gold coins per person!" "Besides..." The tiger leader's slanted eyes looked up and down at the elven swordsman, as well as Constance and Carlos in the carriage behind him, "You don't look like ordinary mercenaries. You must be young masters and young ladies from some family who came out to gain experience!"

"Since I've chosen this path, I might as well pay some tuition first!"

"What if we don't want to hand it over?" Axuri sat in the carriage. Although his body was motionless, the look in his eyes revealed his eagerness to try.

Robbing a dragon? Not to mention gold coins, he wouldn't even give you a fingernail!

"There's nothing we can do. We'll just have to follow the rules!" The tiger leader's face suddenly turned cold, and he waved the scimitar in his hand, "Guys, get started!"

"Roar!" Following the leader's call, the tiger people behind him immediately revealed the unique ferocity of beastmen. Several of them immediately transformed into a savage half-human, half-tiger posture. Their entire bodies became two sizes larger, and their eyes were filled with desire for blood and killing; while others simply gave up walking upright. The huge tigers roared incessantly, and in a blink of an eye they surrounded the entire team!
"That's exactly what I want!" Anastasia showed her two rows of sparkling teeth and reached out to take down the big sword behind her. "Don't move, I'll get rid of them all!"

The leader of the tiger people was also irritated by the arrogant elves. He angrily tore his clothes to pieces, holding two scimitars in a half-human form, and rushed towards the elves: "Arrogant! I want to see what you are capable of!"

When the leader and the elf were fighting, the other tigers also surrounded Anastasia in a well-trained manner. The mob might hinder each other, but these natural hunters could ensure a saturation attack on the elf swordsman. Soon, beads of sweat fell on the elf's temples.

"Take this!"

At the moment when the living space was squeezed to the extreme, the elf finally fought back. With her loud shout, she swept the sword along the ground. The tiger leader jumped up and prepared to dodge this move, but Anastasia suddenly raised her sword, changed the sweep into a trip, and actually knocked the big guy to the ground.

"You're cheating!" The tiger leader was caught off guard. He was knocked to the ground by the elf and not only did he have no time to launch an effective counterattack, but he also became Anastasia's shield to deal with other tigers. He couldn't help but get angry and cursed loudly, "You are not worthy of being an elf!"

“Idiot, only a fool would shout out his true intentions!” Anastasia swung her sword back, forcing the tiger leader to roll on the ground to dodge, but it happened to block the attack route of other tribesmen. “You are still using your numbers to bully the minority - take this sweep from me again!”

A transformed tiger roared in pain. The big sword cut through the soft belly of the beast. Blood splattered everywhere, and he became the second one to fall after his leader - this time, the elf really used a sweep!
(End of this chapter)