Chapter 19 The First Kill (1/2)
Chapter 19 The First Kill
”Sir, thank you for being here” Said the leanto the Hunts party, the presence of an escort was required
That role was usually taken by a member of the Mercenary Union, or at tiuard
The escort were required to have reached the cultivation rank set by the Hunts rank of the strongest known th of the beast inhabiting the area in which the hunting party was heading to, was of the second rank, the escort needed to have at least reached the peak of the second rank
Their group's escort was set to be at the peak of rank 3, as powerful rank 3 beasts lived within those canyons
Daniel's hunting party was heading out to hunt for Steel-Back Scorpions, a rank two beast which nested the canyons that separated the ie south of Phyrri
The canyons and e nuoing Therefore, after numerous reports of attacks from Steel-Back Scorpions had been sent to the city, the Hunts their nuuild's badge” Said the robusta small list out of his pocket
”Sella, silver hunter” Said the lean e to the robust roup, used to this kind of procedure, took their badges out of their backpacks, and handed the their names
”Garth” Said the old e
The teenage boy took a step forward and said ”I aoh, and she is my sister Fiora We both are silver hunters”
Daniel iroup did, and handed his newly acquired badge while stating his naroup except for the old man's furrowed after Daniel's words They collectively looked at him
The escort was the first to talk ”A bronze hunter? What the fuck do we need a bronze hunter for?! How did you get assigned to this hunting party??” Said the escort as rudely as he could
”There must have been a mistake bronze rank is for rank 1 hunters or first ti for rank 2 beasts” Said Sella, trying to calm the escort
”This isSella's theory
After looking at Daniel one uard harruroup down” He then turned towards the rest of the group and said ”I am Stueh, an elite of Karalis's aruess the strength of their Escort
Sirades existed to separate their th Those who had reached the rank 1, if part of the military, were common soldiers, while if part of the Huntsmen Guild or Mercenary union, they were considered as bronze members
The difference between roups, was that one's cultivation wasn't enough to advance in the ain experience and, after reaching a new cultivation level, they could apply for a proroup Differently, soldiers had to pass various tests that would determine their ability to command
An Elite was a ed to pass the tests to advance to the next grade, so, instead of being a Lieutenant, Stueh had the rank of Elite Sergeant
This ensured the party that their escort was of, at least, the peak of rank 3
”Let's ates
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50 kilometers south of Phyrri, 21:38
After twelve hours of uninterrupted walking, the hunting party had decided to set ca their journey, none of them, except for Sella, had talked roup's chatterbox Theparty had been approached more than once by him, in hope to start a conversation, but whenever Sellah approached Daniel, he would start playing with his throwing knives
He would always pretend be a beginner, al hiave him no more chances than he did The escort acted annoyed whenever he was talked to, the two siblings would keep to themselves, and the old man refused to interact even if talked to
Five tents had been set around a suard duty, so he sat on a tree stump next to the campfire In his hand, a piece of dried roup was resting inside their tents
Four hours passed uneventfully Only the noises of insects lurking within the grass reached Daniel's ears They had yet to reach the mountains, so their camp had been set on a patch of forest that had been cleared of trees Only a few tree stuot up on his feet, and as he was about to go to Garth's tent, who's guard duty was about to start, he heard a distant screa from behind the tree line
The scream was a terrified one, and it sounded like the scream of a woman
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Pri Hero
-Description: Save those in need
First objective set: Save the woman in distress fro with his summoned beast
Optional: Kill the hidden bandits
Reward: Karma +300(+200)(+500)
Time limit: 4 minutes
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”darab his sword and dash towards the tree line while shouting ”BANDITS!”
Half a minute later, he had reached the tree line
While closing in, he had noticed flashes of various colored lights co place
”Sewah, my alternatives?!”
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Open approach