19 City of Ravens 5 (2/2)
I started to list everything that I will need while I stay in the and slowly gathered them. The plan is to stay in the hunting grounds for five days and four nights. Two days traveling, and three for hunting.
The night before I was to leave, I spent researching any monster that I could meet, how to avoid them, and week points of the Orthrus. I talked with Emily, but there was no progress made in the translation.
She mentioned some ancient tablet and ruins in Asia, but the meaning of the symbols was still unknown. Hopefully, soon there will be some progress, and by the time master comes back she will be able to translate more. When that happens, I could take her to the ruins and let her translate the symbols on the altar.
When I woke up, the sun was still down. I dressed, packed, and left the room. The town was still fast asleep, with only a few marauders walking around. The MCA works 24/7 so when I entered an attended greeted me as per usual.
I checked if there were any missions for Orthrus and to no surprise, there weren't any. For rarer monsters' private deals were made. But since I was already here I picked up a mission for Crocottas, I will slaughter through them on my way deeper into the hunting ground.
”I'm sorry, are you Dominque Blake?” one of the attendants said. He looked at me with a tired expression and weak voice.
”Yes. What is it?”
”Good, I was just about to call you. I remembered your face from your file, I was asked to relay a message, you need to speak to your handler. There was an official challenge issued to you. When you contact your handler, she will explain everything more in detail to you. I still must make some calls, if you would excuse me.”
He left, and I couldn't be more speechless. Someone issued me a challenge?! They only happen when two artists have a feud that can't be solved by words. So, they leave it to the most primitive way, fight and dominate. Whoever wins is in the right!
I can't think about it now, I will talk with Evelin when I get back.
Entering the hunting ground again I was filled with newfound confidence, without me realizing I grew much stronger and was now going deep into the forest.
But before I go anywhere, there were two things I had to do, find the entrance to the ruins. I have the recording how I go there so I should be fine finding it. Then I need to secure it and hide it.
I went through the hunting grounds leaving a trail of bodies, not wanting to waste any time I just kept walking with no regards if I would get anything from it I just killed.
Noticing a similar scenery, I turned off the camera, while following the video I found the shaft leading to the ruins. Gathering some sticks and leaves, moving some bushes and rocks, I concealed the entrance.
When I finished the entrance was no longer visible, if you didn't know it was there, chances are no one would be able to find it.
There was only one thing that was bothering me, the golden raven was watching me. I can't be sure it was trying to stay hidden, but I was only able to catch a few glimpses of it with the corner of my eye.
I tried to turn quickly to catch a good look of it, but I never succeeded. In the end, I had to give up and leave.