At first glance, I saw Prince Keylan's palm that extended to me. Its big size represented the danger he would give me. So far, I thought being a mystical beast hunter was already a dangerous job.
It felt they were right. Above the sky, there was another sky. On the way to seek for spirit crystals, there were bound to be various dangers to come. It could be that I got lost during the quest, faced a gigantic powerful monster, or had to wrest the spirit crystal from the hands of the land's ruler. Even worse, I died early on in this journey.
Just imagining all these possibilities gave me chills. As if I was still as cowardly as I used to be, I might faint when I heard that.
Until this moment ... fear still often surrounded me. It was as if my courage laid at the bottom of my heart and would never appear. Obviously, I was hesitant to make a decision. If I could, I would prefer to play tag with Elvian soldiers in the forest than have to deal with this nonsense. Such a
As I turned towards the source of the voice, my eyes caught the appearance of a familiar person. A figure of a man waving from across the river next to the fence that bordered the big bridge. He immediately ran over the stone bridge.I recognized him when the distance between us shortened. The man ran past several merchants with their cargoes who were probably about to sell merchandise to Elvian territory. For a moment, the man seemed to have grazed a cargo. Of course the owner was angry, the man immediately apologized.What an impatient man! Running haphazardly like a child, even though he could do it more carefully. That's how Dimas, my only best friend.Seeing him heading here with a happy face made me couldn't help to run towards him. Dimas immediately hugged me tightly. The anxiety and worry he felt rushed through his arms. As if he didn't want me out of his eyes again. After all that had happened, I clearly understood his feelings. Me, too. So happy to see
"That's how the story goes! I'm not lying or making up!" I shouted loudly in front of everyone.Right now, I was in a 3x5 meter room where all four walls were made of rotting wood. After arriving at Glafelden, I headed straight for the Dark Night headquarters. Surprising everyone by banging the door hard was the first thing I did.Igresti woke up from sleep and jumped off the sofa in shock. Jaester, who was making breakfast, stopped his activity. While the two female members, Nina and Diana, greeted me warmly. I didn't know what Grussel was doing, so I just banged on his room door repeatedly. The old bastard was so surprised to see me. A few seconds later, his hand immediately slapped me, who had woken him up.After a few minutes, Grussel immediately pulled all the hunters and me into the meeting room. Their expressions varied. I caught the expression of happiness implied when they met me again.I told him everything that happened, from accidentally being
Facing a big adventure ahead, I decided to practice Esze with Almira. I didn't know what I would go through later. But one thing, I couldn't expect a smooth road without any obstacles. Because that would never happen in real life.It could be that I lose my way while looking for hints or having trouble getting spirit crystals even though it was right in front of my eyes. Or maybe I would have to compete with other people who also after spirit crystals. The latter's possibility was thin because the information was limited, but who knew there were people out there with the same ambition as me. Moreover, the Spirit Crystal of Hope was able to grant anything even if it was impossible.I still couldn't think of any other worst-case scenario. I didn't even dare to imagine it at all. Let time make my mind ready to accept future reality.Earlier, I told my friends who were still in this town about spirit crystals, such as Kak Shella, Vian, and Vani. They seemed a little
"What do you mean?!" exclaimed Dimas in a high tone."Read this by yourself!" I replied as I handed him the letter I had just read.My mind was so messed up. My hands were shaking, but actually not at all. I leaned my head back on the sofa and closed my eyes as if to forget what had just entered my head. Trying to cool my mind.The letter came from Kak Indra, who was now in the royal capital, Lurivia. After going there to become a soldier, he often sent Kak Shella letters to exchange news. Usually, the content was about life in the capital and how Kak Indra and other friends trained hard. But the letter this time was not something I could read enthusiastically about.It said that an elite cavalry troop was headed to Glafelden Town, and Kak Indra was one of them. Their mission was to bring a 'certain person' from this town. Kak Indra said most likely the target of this mission was me. Because his commander once accidentally said something about a mid-race
This night was somehow so quiet. Maybe because of the heavy rain that has fallen since the afternoon, people were lazy to go out of their house. There were no paved roads in this city, so all the roads turned to muddy. Only in certain places such as the town center had rocky roads. So didn't expect the remote outskirts of the Dark Night's headquarters to have such privileges.There were indeed some people walking around out there, but they could be counted on by finger. There was nothing else to do here except sleep and spend the day with sweet dreams, except for criminals such as robbers and hunters who did work at night.Dimas and I were one of the few criminals. We did go out of the town gate into the woods not to hunt. But to escape as soon as possible from Glafelden.There was a squad of elite cavalries chasing me here. I didn't know what they wanted. It's definitely not a good intention. If someone from the capital wanted to meet me on good terms, they sho
Dimas deftly pulled Shella and me behind the root of the most enormous tree nearby. Then bent down and tried to stay still.Moments later, the beast horde literally flew past us. As the name implies, this Black Vampire Bat was completely black in color, from its feather, wings, eyes, to the nail. In this darkness, we could only see the vague figure and sounds of the fluttering wings.For me, who was a Haier-Elvian, the shape and appearance of the bat could be clearly seen. The beast was similar to a familiar bat. What made it different was its size, as big as a dog with a wingspan of about three meters. Also, a pair of large fangs sticking out of its mouth to suck the blood of its prey. Maybe that's why people called it the Black Vampire Bat.This animal moved with the herd while hunting. The way they saw it was exactly the same as bats on earth. Because of their poor eyesight, they relied on echoes of sound emanating from their bodies. When it hit something, th
The attack paralyzed the swarm of bats in front of the entrance. Their bodies were cut into several pieces like torn paper. Dark red blood splattered on the ground.No more bats dare to enter here. The sound of their flapping wings could be heard fading away. Perhaps realizing the enemy's greater strength, the bats decided to leave.The three of us remained silent in this place for a few minutes. Worried that it was just a ploy and attacked us when we were off guard."Are you all right?" I asked Dimas and Kak Shella."I'm okay.""I'm fine!" replied Kak Shella. "It's absolutely amazing! I don't know you are that magnificent!""It's not my power. This thing is too overpower." I raised the viglet in my hand so both of them could see it.Either Dimas or Kak Shella looked very impressed with me. Then stared at the black viglet with the ivory-colored pattern given by Prince Keylan with admiration. So did I. If I used a normal viglet, I woul
My eyes opened as the sun shone through the mountains. Its warm light caressed my face gently and dispelled the chill around me. I tried to get up from sleep, stretched my arms and stiff body, then stood up and approached the direction of the river. I cupped my hands to collect the water and drank it. It tasted fresh. Luckily last night, we were able to find a resting place close to a water source.After being attacked by a herd of Black Vampire Bats, Dimas, Kak Shella, and I looked for a safe place to spend the night. It was luck that brought us here. In addition to being close to water, this area was still overgrown by giant trees, so the root could still be used to shelter from animal attacks.We didn't sleep together, of course. There had to be someone on guard to wake the sleeping one if something went wrong. Because we used to go hunting at midnight, only Dimas and I were on guard.I've been on guard for the first three hours, while Dimas after it. That ma
A loud thumping sound was created as the wisp of wind smashed against the wall and caused part of the ceiling to collapse. Luminous rocks, dirt, and pebbles rained down from above. Half of the vast square was covered in thick dust, making it impossible to guess where Dimas was.My energy was gone. Chill ran down the spine and gave this body a feeling of intense horror. While hanging on to the root fibers of the Hanarusa tree, my eyes widened. Looking down, hoping that Dimas would immediately come out of the dust and attack the monster's feet like before.However, he still didn't appear even though time had passed. Beads of sweat dripped from my forehead. Not a word was spoken from this mouth while hoping for the best possibility.But when? Until when should I keep hoping? What if that hope never appeared?Negative questions kept coming to my head, making me unable to think clearly. Coupled with excessive indecision and anxiety, my fear is getting worse. I looked up. The exit was just
My eyes locked on two lights shining in the darkness. Part of my brain had sent orders to this body to leave immediately. But some were curious about what was behind the gap in the wall. The feeling of horror was increasingly enveloping my whole body and making me completely numb. Cold sweat started pouring down profusely when my ears caught a growling sound inside the gap. I froze, too shocked and couldn't remember to move. Needless to say, Dimas was frightened too. This was the first time I'd seen his hands shaking like this. Though usually, he was not afraid to face anyone, even though his opponent was the Elvian army.I forced myself free from the stiffness of my body, trying to move my legs little by little."Dimas! Dimas!" I screamed loudly, but the man ignored me. My hand grabbed Dimas' shoulder, then shook his body hard to wake him up."Uh, what?" he answered, looking confused. He was too fixated on a figure and ignored the other stuff."Let's get out of here quick
"No, Fool!" he replied curtly. "Haven't you gotten more of an idiot lately?""I already get it. But you don't really mean to go down there, do you? What if the Spirit Crystals aren't there?""We won't know unless we go, right?"I scratched the back of my head even though it didn't itch. Maybe it was an expression of my frustration when I found out what Dimas meant. At first glance, the idea may seem frivolous. Even though I saw a massive room underground, I wasn't sure what it was.It was like winning the bet if the Spirit Crystal was in that room. Conversely, we might find an underground monster lair. When using Super Sense, I only saw the dirt wall and the roots of the Giant Hanarusa tree. However, down there was still dangerous. It could be that there was a nest of centipedes, worms, or other monsters that were giant in size.However, I'm curious.After thinking for a while, I decided to go down the hole. I stepped to the edge of the hole, squatted down, then tried to put one foot
"S-Sister? S-So you are … Almira's brother? I mean Elywien's?" I asked in a high-pitched voice. "Elywien is my sister. She used to be an intelligence member of this kingdom. Before finally leaving her job and family after marrying a human. Are we talking about the same person?" I immediately covered my wide-open mouth. Unable to contain the shock of such an unexpected coincidence, I shuffled back a little. "Yes, you're right. My friend Almira is indeed Elvian, who eloped with her husband," "How is she now? I haven't seen her in years," Elzhar asked enthusiastically as if he didn't care about the condition of his body that had not fully recovered. "She's fine, really. Indeed she lived a simple life, but she is now happy. I've never met her husband. I think he's a loving husband. Oh, yeah! She also has an adorable five-year-old son, his name is Cedric," Elzhar suddenly smiled, an expression of relief now attached to his face. "Thank God she's happy. I'm glad to hear that," "Don
As the night got late, I found Elvian's words were the truth. The entire forest area was flooded due to springs suddenly appearing everywhere. The water discharge was swift enough to submerge this forest as deep as two meters in a short time.Fortunately, I was already on top of the Hanarusa tree, which was quite high and far from stagnant water. The Elvians called this giant bonsai tree that way. I didn't know where the name came from. At least now I knew the right name for this tree. Then for this forest, they named it the Hanarusa Sacred Forest. It seemed the Elvians respected highly to this forest for some reason I didn't understand."After this, we head to that tree!" exclaimed the limp young Elvian while pointing to a Hanarusa tree near me." We have to make a detour to a deserted place.""Okay," I answered briefly. Then I translated it into the Lurivian language so that it was easy for my friends who didn't speak Elvian to understand.Dimas carried the Elvian carefully on his ba
I sat limply in front of the teenager Elvian, lying helplessly. The sign of life in his eyes faded away, his breath getting weaker. It was only a matter of time until he lost his life.But is this correct?Is killing someone the right thing to do at this time?At first, I just wanted to paralyze him. I never thought the arrow I let out would thrust into his chest. Oh, my god! I didn't want to see someone die in front of my eyes because of me. Imagining the grief that the Elvian family had to go through instantly made my chest hurt.I knew I couldn't be naive. In this journey, there must be a time for me to take the lives of others. But not so fast as this. I wasn't ready to bear the responsibility and guilt of killing people.Deep down, I wanted this teenage Elvian to stay alive. If only I could—."...-ggi. Anggi!!!" Suddenly Dimas' screams echoed in my ears. It was as if the voice had just emerged from the silence."Eh, wh-what
"Are you sure?" asked Shella enthusiastically."Very sure," I answered confidently. "You probably can't. But my eyes could see that many people are walking on the branches and doing activities there.""They made the city on a tree?" now it was Dimas' turn to look very excited."You could see for yourself later."Hearing of a city being built on a tree made them both furious. It was a normal reaction for people from another world like us. Even when I first arrived in Ruvia City, I was just as enthusiastic as them. Looked around with sparkling eyes like a peasant. Looking back, my reaction was even worse."Let's go down immediately!" exclaimed Dimas, who immediately left me, followed by Shella behind him.Geez! They were like little kids impatiently waiting for a birthday present. I also followed the two behind, adjusting the two people's fast-moving footsteps.This small team descended the mountainside quite quickly. We arrived at the
I looked down to confirm what I found, and sure enough, it was the Black Selenium Mushroom. The characteristics were precisely the same as those described by Shella before. This mushroom has dark black color and was shaped like a pouch. From what I remember, the sap of this mushroom was very dangerous when it came into contact with the skin. I better be careful not to hurt myself.I was silent for a moment, thinking about how to pick this thing without touching it. Too bad I didn't have leather gloves to protect my palms.In the darkness, my eyes were caught by the faint glint of the dagger hanging from my waist. That's right! I completely forgot I had this thing.I immediately pulled the dagger from the belt and tried to cut the mushroom's stem. Doing this in the dark without light aid would be difficult for humans. Luckily I had Haier-Elvian's ability.I have been grateful hundreds of times for being blessed with this ability! Although I also swor
My sense of hearing, which was more sensitive than humans, immediately felt excruciating pain. It was as if my eardrum had been pierced by a nail until it penetrated my head. My palms couldn't even hold back the loud sound that came in. Although the howl didn't last long, my energy was drained just to endure the deafening sound.My body almost fell to the ground if my brain didn't give me the command to stay alert. I cast my gaze forward. The bear monster had thick white fur similar to a polar bear, it was about three stories tall. The beast had two pairs of arms and two legs, with a fat, flabby body.I briefly remember the Biology lessons taught in my old world. This monster was similar to Tardigrada, a microscopic animal shaped like a bear. The shape of the head that only had a mouth without eyes was also very similar. I even felt that the monster standing in front of me was initially a Tardigrada who was enlarged with a Doraemon magnifying flashlight, then given a h