7 A Night For Two (1/2)
The pair of hunter's dashes through the night likes a phantom, never stopping while they are searching for their prey under the faint moonlight shining on the city.
”Senior Yang Guang which zone are we going to hunt in now?” Yu Chen asked while running beside Yang Guang.
Yang Guang stops and gives a weird look; he opens his mouth and said. ”I'm the only hunter left in Song City so there are no different zones for hunters to hunt in. In other words, the whole Song City is my hunting ground.”
Yang Guang then starts running faster towards a tall radio tower at the edge of the city, when Yu Chen sees this he pulls Yang Guang back and said. ”Senior Yang Guang are you trying to climb that radio tower?”
Yang Guang said with a carefree attitude. ”Is there a problem?” He then continues his run towards the radio tower.
Yu Chen tries his best to chase after Yang Guang but he is always one step slower, the chase continues until they reached the foot of the radio tower before Yang Guang can start climbing Yu Chen grabs his legs and tries to pin him down.
Yang Guang turns his head to sees what Yu Chen is doing; he then struggles to get free from Yu Chen while saying loudly. ”What are you doing!?”
”Senior Yang Guang climbing a radio tower is dangerous due to the electric current; please don't throw your life away!” Yu Chen pleaded.
Yang Guang just sighs and said. ”Do you think that I don't know about this? This radio tower is out of commission for a long time so it is safe to climb.”
After finishing his sentence Yang Guang frees himself from Yu Chen and starts to climb the radio tower, Yu Chen looks at Yang Guang who is quickly climbing the radio tower also try to catch up but when he is going to touch the radio tower he quickly pulls back his hand.
He slowly extends his hand in fear and grabs the steel body of the radio tower, and he slowly climbs the tower bit by bit, until he sees Yang Guang sitting around the top of the radio tower looking at the city.
”Senior why do you come here?”Yu Chen asked while trying to find a place to sit on the radio tower.
Yang Guang looks at him and answered. ”I was the only hunter so there is nobody helping me locates the exact location of damn creatures so either I wander around the city or come here to look for them.”
The Yang Guang returns the favor by asking Yu Chen a question. ”How does it feel never having to fight before the age of 10?”
”Senior I...” Yu Chen then stops what he was about to say and remembers that the old man said that Yang Guang has been hunting since 6-years-old, then he imagines if he was in Yang Guang position the loneliness at night when every other would be hunters is sleeping soundly, Yang Guang is already risking his life alone.
The pressure that he has to carry on his back for 9 years straight to protect a city that doesn't even know he exists, maybe just maybe him helping people who are not in danger due to Damn Creatures like the young woman last night is the way he is telling the city he is here but he have to deny everything, never fulfilling the desire in his heart.
Before waiting for Yu Chen to reply Yang Guang just said. ”Sometimes I envy the people who don't need to be a hunter or people like you even after the age of 10 you all still have somebody else in the coldness of the night.”
”I use to have a choice, I could become like them.” Yang Guang said while pointing at the city.