31 Hunt 5 (1/2)
With the rise of the Sun in the clear sky, the day was bright. The sleeping ones woke-up and were ready to start the hunt.
”young master, here's your tea.” Lan-Ju brought tea in a cup, which was crafted with leaves, and just like a good maid, she passed it to Sam.
Sam took a sip from this good crafted-cup, then smiled: ”already started to do side-mission?”
Lan-Ju innocently asked: ”what do you mean young master? What isside-mission?.”
Sam grinned: ”lying to your master... it's not a good thing you know.”
Info flashed within Lan-Ju's eyes revelling minus ten points for lying to her master. Seeing it, Lan-Ju's eye widened: ”what! -10 points for lying!...this isn't fair...*sniff*...*sniff*... my hard-work just got wasted...*sniff*...*sniff*...”
Lan-Ju really worked hard. Crafting a leaf-cup and brewing the tea in this doom's forest wasn't simple. To do it, Lan-Ju woke-up very early and assiduously found the right leaves to craft the cup, and diligently found the precise leaves to brew the tea.
And all this hard-work earned her the very first +10 points! which made her feel, it was worth-it. For all the hard work she did.
But just like that...all her hard work was wasted by a single playful lie!
Lan-Ju tearfully looked Sam: ”young master, please forgive me...and give me back my points.”
Sam shook his head: ”Actually, you should be happy. Because it was your first lie to me the system only took ten points away. Or else... the system would have at least taken 100 points away.”
”%$$#^*(@!” Lan-Ju cursed unfairness.
Lan-Ju's action made Sam smile. And seeing her lively expressions he inwardly thought of another matter {to recover this rapidly from last night's despairing-incident, should I think-off her as a strong woman...or...*sigh* is it thatshe already accustomed to such incidents...}
Maya came over and seeing tea in Sam's hand, she complained: ”you maids really showing preferential treatment...ah?”
Drinking the remaining tea, Sam said: ”Lan-Ju gave it to me.”
To Maya, it was like suddenly someone stepped on her frictional tail. Immediately, just like a cat, Maya pounced on already-depressed Lan-Ju: ”didn't I say, my brother was off-limits!”
Lan-Ju escaped and hid behind Sam: ”Maya I only gave him the tea! That's all! If you don't believe me, you could ask Molly.”
Molly and Rose were already there from the beginning.
Maya asked Molly: ”Molly, is she telling the truth?”
Molly nodded: ”Yes, young lady.”
Maya looked toward Lan-Ju and snorted. And then towards Sam, she said: ”youngest brother keeps your guard-up against her. Who knows what trick is she trying to play.”
Lan-Ju wryly smiled. She didn't pull any tricks, She was earnestly trying to earn some points... that's all.
”everyone get ready. The fire-beast is leaving the cave!” Flynn informed.
The fire-beast was exiting the cave. It was a tiger-sized red-colored hyena embedded with fire all around its body.
The hyena cautiously left the cave.
Maya opened her mouth: ”youngest brother, watch it from here. It will be safe for you.”
Lan-Ju inwardly thought, {even if he was in front of the fire-beast, I am sure nothing will happen to him.}
Flynn, Owen, Lan-Ju, Agni, and Maya directly jumped down and surrounded the fire-beast. Doing so the fire beast's escape was cut-off.
Seeing the armed humans surrounding it, the fire beast growled: ”grrr....!” it was giving out warning.
Surprisingly Owen didn't attack first like he always does.
Since the beast was already in a weakened state, it was already planned that the group would surround the beast, and kill it without letting it escape.
”Grrr...GRRR...!” the fire-beast ones again growled, then immediately it dashed toward Lan-Ju.
Lan-Ju faked a surprise: ”ara...you already found I am the weakest one here?”
With her spear, Lan-Ju horizontally-slashed, forcing the beast to dodge back to its original position.
FIZZZZZZ.....!
FIZZZZZZ.....!
FIZZZZZZ.....!
FIZZZZZZ.....!
FIZZZZZZ.....!
After landing back to its position, without any further wait, the beast hurled fireballs from its mouth towards everybody.
The heat emitting from these fireballs was no joke. Even though the beast was in the weakened state, its four-star title was not just for show.
Flynn shouted: ”everybody dodge!”
Everybody dodged it Since Flynn said. No one dared to take the football-sized fire-ball head-on.
The fire-balls passed them and landed little further away from their positions.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Hitting the ground, the fire-ball blasted out making explosions. The propelling force of these explosions hit the team, making them lurch and out focused.
Taking this chance the fire beast tried to escape. It dashed towards in the cave direction.
Flynn was the first one to recover. He rapidly ordered Lan-Ju: ”Lan-Ju stop the beast!”
Lan-Ju spiritual attacked the fire-beast, Bang!
The beast was in running motion. And Due to unescapable spiritual attack, it fell into a dizzy state, and while rotating it stumbled down.
Seeing the golden opportunity Lan-Ju made, everyone attacked the fallen beast.
Everyone used their finishing moves. Flynn used his thunder slash. Maya and Agni used their fire slashes. Owen used brute force. Lan-Ju slashed her spear and also used spiritual attack once again.
ROAR!
Beast got sane. It roared loudly towards incoming humans. Then suddenly a sizeable spherical fire-blast busted out from its body.
BOOM!
”f***!” Flynn.
”Ahhh!” Maya.
”Ahhh!” Agni.
”s***!” Owen.