16 Sudden Turn of Events (2/2)

”Son of a..! Cher, get out of here! Hurry, run!” Jelen sunk into despair when he saw Cher. He couldn't help but curse his luck for being so bad. Things only got worse by the second. ”AHHH!” That moment of distraction that Jelen had was fully occupied by the tiger beast. The beast aggressively bit his right leg, giving him a wound that was similar to Von's.

”Oh no! Jelen!” Cher ran towards Jelen, but suddenly she felt her arm being grabbed. She turned around and was surprised to see a child. Jelen, who noticed Arnin appear and catch Cher, couldn't help but become mad with hopelessness and fear.

”You brat! Let her go! Cher! Cher, get away from him! Run, Cher” Jelen continued to yell, however, Arnin annoyingly glanced at him.

”Can you stop being such a pest? Let me speak with the missy, will you?” Arnin then looked at Cher with a bright smile. ”Miss, would you like me to save your friend from that tiger beast?” Arnin looked at Cher with his warmest smile.

”Cher, don't listen to hi- get lost you stupid beast!” Jelen couldn't shake off the tiger that kept attacking him from every side, and it became even more burdensome with his injured leg.

”Well, would you like me to save him from the tiger beast?” Cher looked at Arnin and then at the terrible state of Jelen. She nodded her head quickly.

”Please save him. I will do anything if you can just save him.” Cher didn't think straight when she saw the situation getting worse for Jelen. Arnin smile before drawing up a contract.

”Here is a contract that you will need to sign for my services. You can read through and confirm whether you agree with it or not.” Cher quickly read the contract:

Party 1 (Arnin) will save (Jelen) from Tiger Beast.

Party 2 (Cher) will become Party 1 (Arnin)'s guide out the forest until Party 1 (Arnin) reaches his destination.

Cher agreed right away with the demand. She quickly signed the contract with her blood before giving back the contract to Arnin, who also signed.

”Well, now that we are in business, let me get my part done,” Arnin smirked coldly before slowly walking towards Jelen. The tiger was still attacking the weakened Jelen relentlessly. Arnin completely released his sinister aura. Cher and Jelen gaped when they felt the strength of the aura; Orb Birth - Sky. Jelen became frustrated that such a weak child played him like a fool, but what he felt more than frustration was fear. Arnin, who was at such a low level, was extremely strong. So strong that Cher wouldn't even be a match for him.

The tiger beast stopped attacking and looked at Arnin in confusion. The aura that Arnin released was actually very comforting. It sniffed the air before slowly walking towards Arnin.

Arnin and everyone present were very surprised. The tiger beast was actually walking towards Arnin? He never expected that the tiger beast would like his aura. Arnin couldn't completely trust the beast so he took a single step back. His aura was then released to a higher degree. The evil presence and the killing intent that his aura released caused the tiger beast to howl in the air. Joy could be seen in the greedy eyes of the beast. Arnin was taken aback once more. It really seemed like the beast liked

Arnin's aura. He began to think about why this would happen.

After thinking deeply, Arnin came to the conclusion that it had to do with his demonic powers. After his orb transformed, it began to emit the same presence as his demonic powers. It was known far and wide that demons were the only species that could tame essence or demonic beasts. This was both true in his past world and also in Afloria. Although essence beasts could one day become humanoid, they would still be beasts by nature. Arnin became extremely happy about the sudden turn of events. In the past, Zhaik was his beast, but now that he was gone Arnin could only make do with the tiger beast.

Arnin reached out his hand and called out for the beast. The tiger quickly ran over and bathed in Arnin's aura. Purring noises escaped the beast's mouth when it showered in his aura. Arnin gently patted the beast's head as his eyes didn't show any evil intent. Although Arnin was considered human now, he had been a Demon for over a hundred million years, so he enjoyed the presence of beasts more than humans.

”Well, now that my part is done, let's move onto yours. Oh wait, let me heal your friend first.” Arnin crouched down behind Jelen and reached out his hand. However, Jelen turned around and swung his fist towards Arnin.

”Just because you saved me doesn't mean I am going to let you live!” Arnin dodged his attack and took a step back. He then walked towards the tiger beast and smiled evilly.

”Are you sure you don't want my help? If I don't heal you, you could die because of blood loss.” Arnin emphasized each line. Cher quietly listened before speaking up.

”I will go heal him. You can just watch from the side. Is that alright?” Cher walked as she spoke. She finally got beside Jelen and took out the same cream she used on Von. ”Jelen I will apply some to your leg, I just need you to slowly cultivate and absorb essence. It will increase the healing.” Jelen nodded towards Cher and before he began to cultivate, he whispered some warnings to Cher about Arnin. Jelen then closed his eyes and began to cultivate. However, just as he began to absorb the essence, he began to feel numb all over. Also, the worldly essence rushed into his body with speeds that he couldn't handle. Jelen became completely paralyzed. He opened his eyes and looked at Arnin in fear and anger.

”What did you do to me? You bast**d!” Jelen, who couldn't move his body, fell to the ground. He couldn't move anything because of the numbness that spreading through his body.

”Do you not recall our little spar on the trees? Remember how I kept tapping your body? Well, planted some, let's say curse marks, into your body that would not only increase your absorption but would also numb you.” Arnin dashed towards Cher and quickly held onto her arm. He then began to quickly numb her legs and threw her in front of the tiger, ”Don't eat her yet” The beast, who seemed to understand Arnin, closed its mouth.

Arnin then grabbed Jelen by the throat and inserted some threads into his body. The black threads traveled to the orb and began to place down many symbols. With an increase in symbols, the essence of the world increased their input inside Jelen's body. Arnin then dropped him to the ground and walked towards Von's short sword. Arnin lifted the blade in the air and examined it.

”Not a bad blade, it will do for now.” Arnin walked towards Jelen and crouched down.

”Please don't hurt him! How could you go against the contract? Didn't you agree to save him? So why are you hurting him?” Cher screamed questionably at Arnin. She was confused as to how Arnin was able to go against the contract.

”What do you mean 'go against the contract'? I did no such thing. The contract stated that I would save him from the tiger beast. There was no mention of what I could do with him after I saved him.” Arnin casually replied to Cher and then lifted the sword into the air.

”When you reach the other world, send my regards to that swordsman I killed. Hahaha!” Arnin then quickly stabbed the sword through Jelen's skull.