120 Chapter 13: Hunters, Someone You Remember (1/2)

Peony arrived at the meet up run by the association she saw the familiar faces of the people from the dungeon with the giant statue.

It was only five of them right now though.

The gate had appeared in a residential area, the police were already around, trying to keep the nosy civilians back. The gates the association take's care are one's close to a dungeon break so they must be taken care of quickly.

She was the only healer in the group Afterall enough thought she was an E-rank healer she was still in fact a healer.

Peony noted the men in prisoner's uniform whistled at her. They where taking prisoner hunters this time.

Seeing her gaze, the association member who was in charge of them said ”These men are prisoners on a work-release program that will be going with the hunters into the raid.” He was taken to everyone in the group, but his eyes were on Peony. She frowned at the member as his eyes were that of a snake to her.

”You will be going with us, right?” said one of the hunters to the association member.

”Yes, the prisoners are C-rank, but I am a B-ranker” he said.

Peony frowned again.

”Everything should be fine since I am here. Ah! Yes, I am Shiki of the surveillance department”

Shiki uncuffed the prisoners making the other hunter's feel nervous. Its not because they hunters were weaker than the prisoner its because they were killers or rapist or something unpleasant like that.

”Aww man, that was really uncomfortable.” Said one of the prisoners

”you can't drag us around like slaves, ya know?” said another

”….” The third was silent as his lusty gaze was on Peony eating her whole in his mind.

”Who will be leading the raid?” Shiki asked

The dungeon this time was filled with foul-smelling goblins. But it was a lot easier than expected Peony didn't need to healer a single person.

The only thing she used was buffs like any normal healer in the support class although she used her weaker spells.

They came across three paths that seemed to go off in different directions.

”The dungeon's difficulty is rather low. Shall we split up here?” said a hunter.

”sounds good” said another.

”Then we shall go this way” Shiki said as he pushed the prisoners to one path.

”We will to the middle path” said a hunter who walked towards the middle path.

Peony and the only other female hunter on the team went into the last path together. In the back of her mind Peony wondered how Tae was going as she believed he should have gained something rich. As both women walked further in Peony could feel the presence of the boss. It seems they took the right path when she stopped suddenly.

”Why did you stop?” she said nervously.

”Something is wrong” she wrote.

”What” the women said softly

”I think the others are in danger” she wrote ”can you go back outside and get the association to bring in some more people.” She wrote the young women nodded not sure why she agreed to do so for someone who is weaker than her.

”I want to check on the others they might need my help.

They both ended up at the three paths and separated while Peony ran into the middle path with a glare, she smelled blood. The middle path seemed to curve into the first path. Like she thought the first and second path were dead-ends

She was too late as she saw Shiki stand over the corpses of his victims, it was the rest of their party and it seems they didn't have a chance to defend themselves. Before he made a surprise attack at her, she caught it.