Chapter 211 - Scorpian Killer (1/2)

For miles and miles, all that could be seen was the golden yellow sand. The sun was shining brightly and the air felt dry. Riding on top of Noir was Ray and Randin. In the end, the two of them were the only ones who had journeyed out into the desert to search for the Scorpion killer.

Randin asked several times if Ray was sure he didn't need to bring anyone else. He would describe how ferocious the beast was but Ray insisted that he and Randin would be enough, as long they didn't encounter any higher tier beasts. After much debate, Randin decided to trust Ray and the two of them headed into the desert.

Right now though, Randin was seriously reconsidering if he should have come along at all. Sitting on top of Noir with all his heavy armour and his trusted battle axe on his back, the little dwarf was seriously struggling with the heat. The man was sweating buckets.

Ray had no problem as he was using his ice attribute not only to keep himself cool but also Noir. Of course, Ray was able to use this skill on the dwarf but lately, Randin had been asking too many questions and Ray was getting tired of it.

Before they had set off on their journey, Ray had used his endless Void skill in front of Randin and that was a big mistake. Randin kept asking Ray about how it worked and how it was possible he could do such a thing. Randin also wouldn't stop asking about what happens to Noir when she was put away.

Ray just knew that if he kept showing Randin more skills, then Ray would never hear the end of it and for once the heat was keeping Randin silent.

The desert was tricky to navigate but with a map purchased by one of the merchants and a direction crystal, they were able to navigate through the desert without getting lost. Even if most of it looked the same. The location crystal paired with the map would indicate where they were on the map.

As long as they didn't lose the crystal then they would know where they were.

Suddenly, Randin started to get up as he spotted something.

”Let me see the map boy!” Randin said. ”As I thought this is the spot.”

Ray looked at where they were but to him it looked like every other part of the desert. Just a load of sand with a few rocks here and there.

Then when Noir took another step, the ground started to shake.

”Put the beast away now!” Randin shouted, ”Unless you want her to die, their stingers are poisonous.”

Randin and Ray quickly jumped off Noir before de summoning her. The shaking continued and slowly a small sand hill was starting to emerge in front of them. Randin readied his axe and started charging towards the hill, which was unexpected.

When Randin asked to be taken along with Ray, he never thought Randin would be the fighting type, after all his main job was a blacksmith.

The sand had fallen onto the ground to reveal a large red Scorpion with a stinger as large as the body itself.

”This is payback for disturbing my meal the last time!” Randin shouted as he swung his axe down at the beast.

The beasts managed to lift one of its pincers to block the attack but the strike from Randin was strong. It had pierced through the Scorpion's hard skin and was stuck in a few inches deep. While watching Randin, Ray had noticed that Randin hadn't used any Ki in his attack. Meaning his attack was pure strength.