"If you look at Park from a modern perspective, he might just be an ugly engineering guy. But for us, he is a strong and sensitive man, and I admire him for that." - Evaluation of Park.

Wolfrang fell to the ground and seemed to be completely defenseless.

I also fell to the ground, trapped by the mud and unable to move.

The mud girl went towards my wife, and even with all the strength I had, I couldn't get up. I could only watch helplessly.

There was one last move, Medusa's petrification magic. But it was definitely useless against this monster because it didn't even have eyes, just a humanoid form.

At that moment, Park started provoking, seemingly trying to attract the mud girl's attention and keep her away from my wife. No one knew what Park's plan was, maybe this craftsman had some special skills to deal with monsters? But looking at Park, he didn't seem like he had a plan, he was just provocating carelessly...

Simmon and I shook our heads and rushed towards Park, not wanting him to anger the monster.

"You little piece of dirt, all you can do is trap us with mud!"

"Come on and fight me barehanded!"

Park completely ignored Simmon and me, he even took off his shirt and shouted with his bare arms.

"You little bastard, come on, I'm not afraid of you!"

Park even started swearing, I didn't know if it was to boost his own courage or to really provoke the mud girl.

It must be said that this move actually worked. The mud girl made a squealing sound and rushed towards Park, incredibly fast. I noticed that the mud was already up to Park's knees, and if it continued, would Park also turn into a mud person like her? It was too dangerous, I couldn't let Park be reckless again!

"Hey! Don't mess with Park, I was the one who killed the Hydra, I'm here! Spit!"

Lying on the ground, I cursed at the mud girl a couple of times, even spitting at her. This move indeed worked, the mud girl came towards me again. Okay, just keep her occupied, and when she's not paying attention, the fifteen of us can definitely escape.

"Hey, you come at me! Bullying someone lying on the ground, what kind of ability is that?! Ah!"

Park made a nice pass and diverted the mud girl's attention again. Good, let's keep going like this...

Smack! My mouth was covered in mud.

Damn it, I relied on this mouth to conquer the world, now I couldn't speak, what should I do?

Park's momentum didn't diminish at all, he continued shouting at the mud girl. Finally, the mud girl arrived in front of Park, her face without features looking up at the burly craftsman.

"Been waiting for you! Haaah!"

I always thought I was quite bold, but I never expected the big brother craftsman to be even bolder than me. He grabbed the mud girl! Yes, Park put his hands into her arms, both hands sinking completely into the mud. He must have grabbed onto something because the mud girl's body started struggling, dots of mud flying everywhere.

From this perspective, there was something inside that mud person. This something was just a humanoid monster covered in mud, and Park happened to grab its internal body! The actions of the fearless craftsman gave me hope. But now our biggest concern was what negative effects the mud would have. If it could digest the human body like the Saprovore, that would be disastrous.

"Let's see how you like playing with mud! Take that!"

Damn it! Big brother, you're really fearless, there's no one else in the world as fearless as you!

Even if I tried to recall that scene later, I absolutely couldn't have guessed that Park would make such a move - he lifted the mud girl, and with a headbutt, struck her head twice! Knocking out that mud monster!

Park was around 1.95 to 2 meters tall, and when comparing heights with everyone else, his head was at Wolfrang's nose. His arms were as thick as my thighs, and his muscles were like iron, only he could match the strength of a werewolf in Night Fall Town. Park's headbutt was definitely a weapon.

But I never expected him to dare to headbutt a monster whose abilities weren't clear yet, and knocking her out!

After two smacks, Park's face was covered in mud. He was already ugly to begin with, now he looked even more intimidating. The mud girl was unconscious, but Park didn't believe it. He shook her a couple of times while holding her up. Seeing no response from the monster, he slung her over his shoulder."Hey, I thought I was tough, but I got dizzy after a couple of rounds!"

I really wanted to bury my face in the mud and calm down. Brother, please don't be so aggressive next time.

After the mud girl fainted, the muddy water no longer entangled us and everyone was able to stand up. My wife and I quickly helped Wolfrang up and went to find everyone else. After looking for a while, we couldn't figure out anything about this mud girl. Even Simmon had never seen this creature before. Just looking at her wasn't going to help, we had to get this creature out. Since she could manipulate the mud water, we should first get her out of it. This would definitely weaken her fighting ability.

Once this guy wakes up, we'll have another problem. We decided to let Park carry the mud girl and were ready to leave. But to our surprise, the multi-headed dragon was still alive. Maybe it was because we were trying to take the mud girl away, the dragon groaned on the ground, but we didn't have time to think about it. We hurried back to the merchant caravan.

After all the struggle, the mud on the girl's body had fallen off, revealing a long-haired woman. Park put her on the ground and we all looked at each other, not knowing what to do. What should we do? Someone needs to watch over her, we can't just leave such a big girl here. We didn't have any clothes for her, so we found a white cloth to cover her. Well, it looks so depressing, like she's dead...

"Simmon, have you seen this before?"

"No, I haven't! It was just the dragon, nothing else."

"What should we do? We came here to do business, but now we've ended up with a girl instead of two carriages of beef."

"You think I wanted this? Who knew that dragon would go crazy."

"How did you used to trade before? You gave it beef, and it gave us herbs in return?"

"That's right. We gave it beef to eat, and then it would bring us some medicinal herbs."

"So we're just exchanging two carriages of beef for some herbs?"

"Just some herbs? Those herbs are valuable! Haven't you heard of the Panacea?"

When Simmon mentioned the Panacea, I remembered what it was. When I was boasting in the kingdom, an old man from the Magic Council showed me some top-tier magical products, and the Panacea was one of them. The full name of this medicine was long, but it roughly meant "a magical potion that can treat ten thousand diseases." Although I didn't know if it was true or not, it must have had some effect. Simmon said that only a kind of herb that grows in this large marshland in the southern plains can be used to extract the Panacea. So whether in the kingdom or Night Fall Town, the Panacea is one of the most luxurious medicines. Combining this with the secret trading between Night Fall Town and the kingdom, it was not hard to conclude that the production of the Panacea in the kingdom relied heavily on the supply of illicit herbs.

It seems that the benefits of the kingdom expanding its territory are greater than I thought.

After the mud on our faces dried, it started to itch. Simmon ordered someone to find a nearby source of water. Park stood by the mud girl while he wiped his neck. Wolfrang sat in the carriage, anxiously tending to his wounds. The battle with the werewolf was devastating, and half of his body was hairless. Wolfrang kept muttering about his clothes. My wife stood by my side, not saying a word. I wanted to get some alcohol, but the mud girl woke up.

"Raul, look at this..."

"Oh, it's true!"

The beautiful girl in the mud, indeed, lived up to her name. Without the thick mud, she appeared in a human form. She was not tall, had a melon seed face, and shoulder-length hair. She was just a little over five feet, with a slim figure. Her coffee-colored skin made her look even thinner. She held on to the white cloth sheet pitifully. The girl couldn't speak, she could only make murmuring sounds. Park leaned forward and reached out his hand to the mud girl. To show goodwill, he even grinned, revealing two front teeth like a large pair of pliers from a factory lathe.

"Hey, ah! Aah!"

The mud girl seemed to be stimulated, crying out and kicking her legs randomly, scratching and clawing at the people around her. Park was scared and sat down on the ground. If the mud girl's current state was approached with a gun, it would probably cause harm, but we couldn't kill her. The deal wasn't finished yet. So we had to form a circle, trying to prevent her from escaping.

In any case, we needed to calm her down first. We couldn't communicate at all while she was in this frenzy.

It seemed that the less mud there was on her body, the weaker she became. So, following this train of thought, we tried pouring some liquid on her body to wash away the mud. Since we didn't have water at the moment, we had to use the fruit wine from the barrels.I didn't expect it to work, but using alcohol to wash off the mud on her body revealed her fair skin, and also proved that this woman was not a magician, but a monster. Although she had skin, there were many palm-sized round mud stains on her body, which couldn't be washed away. They might be a part of her skin. It is also possible that this monster itself is made of mud, but has grown into a humanoid form. As soon as the alcohol was splashed on her, she convulsed in pain, unable to make a sound. Although it was a bit pitiful, we continued to pour alcohol without mercy.

"Stop it all!"

Park suddenly shouted and rushed over to embrace the barely alive mud girl. We were all stunned, to be honest, I was a little scared of Park's loud voice. The craftsman stared at us wide-eyed, looked around, and no one dared to pour alcohol anymore. The mud girl's wet hair trembled in Park's arms.

"It's okay, it's okay."

"Ah, ah."

"Alright, leave her to me, you guys can go back to your own tasks!"

The petite body of the mud girl was held by Park, like a little yellow bird locked in a cage. Although restrained, she felt safe. The craftsman carefully smeared the mud and water on the ground onto her body, trying to make the poor girl feel a bit more comfortable, but his big hands, which were usually busy with hammers and tongs, had not taken care of a girl before, so he didn't dare to use too much force, afraid of hurting her.

I had never seen Park treat a woman like this before. Even with the most beautiful girl in town, he would just casually greet her while holding a pipe.

Later, when I asked Park about it, he said that when he was a child, he lived in the third level territory of the kingdom. Because he was ugly, he was always bullied by other children. They taunted him, urinated on him, threw stones at him... When he was six or seven years old, the other children couldn't beat him anymore, but they still excluded him. Even his own parents didn't like him and didn't even give him any food.

He was really ugly, but does being ugly mean that you should be bullied? Should you be looked down upon as a matter of course?

Finally, when Park was eight years old, the strong ugly child decided to leave that indifferent place. He picked some wild fruits, didn't bring any money, and walked alone to Night Fall Town. Later, he met Clifrey and became a craftsman here with his talent.

"When I saw you tormenting her, I suddenly remembered my childhood... Just like her, I was bullied by everyone."

"So even if she is a monster, I don't want to see her pitifully being bullied."

Park sprayed smoke from his nose, blinked his eyes and looked northward.