21 Mount Watchtower 2 (1/2)
”An undead mountain tiger.”, Kate assessed the monster from far away. ”It's blocking our way up.”
”How are you sure that it's an undead?”, Allen asked.
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”Half of his body parts are missing.”, Kate answered. ”Any ideas on how to take care of it, Allen?”
”Well, they're just like normal tigers, eating meat, lunging on the prey, toying with their prey, etc. But if it's undead, it might be more ferocious in it's attacks.”, Allen analyzed. ”But it's senses are already dull, because it's already dead.”
”It's senses are already dull. Hmm...”, Kate muttered and prepared to close in to use flicker.
”Don't use your flicker just yet, there might be more dangerous monsters along the way.”, Allen stopped her.
”Okay, do you have a plan then?”, Kate asked.
”Yes.”, Allen then looked over at Drake.
...
Time passed...
The undead mountain tiger was circling around the area, sniffing the air for prey, even though his senses are almost just the same as a human's.
-whoosh-
”Hey! Hey!”, a voice suddenly came from the right of the tiger.
The beast looked at the direction of the voice and saw Drake.
”Yes, you! Try to catch this piece of meat!”, Drake waved over a piece of raw meat.
The undead mountain tiger's interest was piqued, it then roared and sprinted towards Drake. Even though it's already dead, probably due to the curse, it became faster.
”Whew!”, Drake activated his Speed Amulet and ran away. The tiger's speed might have became faster, but it can't reach the speed that a major inferior grade Speed Amulet can give!
When Drake and the undead mountain tiger was gone from the vicinity, Allen and Kate immediately rushed up and passed the location where the beast once was.
”We're really not going to kill that monster?”, Kate asked. ”We might go again by this path when we come back and we'll meet that beast again.”
”There's no need to.”, Allen shook his head.
Several minutes later, Drake regrouped back with Allen and Kate and continued their journey.
...
The trio reached a cliff where there weren't many monsters in the vicinity by night and started to set up their camp.
As there was a forest at the northeast direction from Mount Watchtower, cool breeze could always be felt around the mountain.
”There's really everything we need in these satchels.”, Allen took out what seems to be like the skeletons of a tent.
”There's even flint and steel and firewood.”, Drake took out the said items and placed them on the ground.
”I have those too.”, Kate said while inspecting her satchel.
In a few minutes, they had already set up their camp.
”The sky is so beautiful.”, Kate looked up the starry sky by the bonfire while eating roasted meat.
Allen and Drake also looked up, the latter yawned in exhaustion as he finished his meal.
”How far have we climbed up the mountain?”, Allen asked.
Kate took out her map and looked at it. ”Probably seven to thirteen percent of the mountain.”
”So it's going to take a few more days of climbing. I hope we don't always meet more monsters, specially undead ones.”, Drake said.
”What kind of treasure do you think there is inside that mountain?”, Allen curiously asked.
”Other than expensive metals and gems, I hope we get something else that suits us.”, Kate said.
”Let's say, if we're already splitting up the treasure, what will you go for? I'll probably take boots.”, Drake said.
”I'd probably take a new weapon or something.”, Kate said.
”I'll probably just take the expensive metals.”, Allen blew his roasted meat to cool it down.
Kate and Drake looked curiously at Allen, the latter asked, ”Why those things? They're just useless pieces of metal with prices.”