Black Sword and Fragments [Vol. 1: Unforeseen Conspiracy]

Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Beast tamer

“Sword-bash!” Simultaneously with the young man's shout, his sword glows. It was as if his sword became a hammer—violently slashing down towards the three devil rats.

With a reverberating flesh-cutting sound, blood gushes out from one of the magicule beasts' feet. Its front feet flew in the air, causing it to fall and lose balance on the ground.

“Eek!!”

From afar, the green cougar raised its eyebrows when it saw what happened to the Giant rat. howbeit, it stays still where it stood as if waiting for someone to arrive.

Seeing what happened to the devil rat who lost its pair of feet, Allastor didn't let the chance slip away. He again launched towards the wounded devil rat. But, just like what he was expecting, the two uninjured devil rats didn't let him continue his plan. Those devil rats surge towards Allastor, making him fail to kill the injured one.

When there are only a few remaining inches before the giant rats' attacks reach Allastor, using his forearm as a shield, he catches the attack of the other devil rat, while he punches full force on the other one's abdomen. That devil rat flew away in the distance, and when it stood up, it began running towards Allastor again.

On the other side, while the former devil rat is still running toward Allastor, Allastor violently gripped the foot of the other devil rat and immediately removed its nailed claw from his forearm. His forearm bled out. 

He didn't lose his grip on the foot of the devil rat. Even though the devil rat is enraged and lashing its claws at his arms, he endured it. He focused his attention on the other devil rat violently running towards him. 

“Eek!”

Alastor let his magicule energy flow in his arms. And using a portion of his strength, he throws the devil rat in his arms towards the surging devil rat. Those devil rats bumped into each other and simultaneously got the same damage from their ribs and ankles. They also fell towards a thorny bush.

And because of that, the moment of them falling on the thorny bushes made a chance for Allastor to try closing his distance to the crippled devil rat.

Allastor controls the formation of magicule energy to his feet. He kicked the ground, causing him to leap. And the moment his feet met the ground again, he is immediately transported in front of the crippled devil rat. He smirked when he saw the trace of fear from the devil rat. With a loud thud, he kicked its skull—down to the ground. A moment later, using the cursed sword, he slashed toward its neck.

!!! 

“Greewrk!!!”

 A blood-curdling scream can be heard from the magicule beast while the pool of blood gushed out in its throat. 

Time seemed to slow at the moment where the head of the injured devil rat is spinning in the air. And when its head finally fell to the ground, not only did the green cougar from afar feel shocked at what it saw, even the other devil rats felt shocked as they frantically step back. Allastor couldn't help but smirk at the reaction of the other devil rats.

Allastor shrug-off the remaining residues of blood from his sword blade. The stain of fresh blood moves to the green grass near him.

Allastor Frauzz slowly walked closer to the devil rat's corpse, while the other devil rats are observingly cautious of the movement of the young man. Allastor sits in front of the corpse.

Before continuing his plan to take out the Life core of the devil rat, he turns his attention first to the other devil rats and then turns attention to the calm green cougar.

“About that green cougar, its magicules are too strong.” Frantically said Allastor. “It might be underestimating me that's why it still not joining the fight.”

Allastor shook his head. He is anxious about what might happen after defeating the remaining devil rats. He isn't sure how can defeat an actual green cougar. In addition, Allastor felt that this green cougar isn't only at level four or five.

He gripped his sword tightly and started slicing the body of the devil rat. He again took its life core and crushed it. Just like what's happening every time he crushed the life core and absorbed its magicules, a large percentage of the energy was absorbed by his sword.

He shrugged the blood from his cloth and immediately stood. After that, he looks at the remaining giant devil rats. His gaze became sharp as he felt himself gaining confidence from another victory. He walked slowly towards the remaining giant rats.

Yet, Allastor stopped on his track when he heard a voice. Allastor also felt the sudden heaviness of the magicules from the surrounding. because of this, Allastor felt nervous and his confidence dropped. He knows that this strong magicule isn't coming from any of the magicule beasts in the area.

“Thank you for fucking waiting, my loyal Quinn.” Quietly and earnestly said by the voice of a man, “I'm permitting you now. You can now join them. But, don't you ever kill the dude.”

“Now.”

After that voice reverberated, it is as if Allastor felt danger from his back. 

When he turned around, he saw the face of a humongous beast only a meter away from him. 

His eyebrows jumped and his face become pale.

!!! 

With a loud bang, Allastor flew away and half of his body was dragged to the ground.

Allastor wasn't expecting this to happen, that is why he was shocked by the changes on the battlefield. 

Even though he knew that his distance was now moved away from the man when his body flew across, even from this distance is that he is still struggling to become comfortable with the strong magicules coming out from that person.

Allastor tried to take a look at the man who ordered the green cougar to attack him, however, the giant green cougar is blocking his vision.

Allastor felt his body weakening when he moved his body. He gave up on seeing the mysterious man and continue to lay on the ground. Still, he also wants to see the green cougar up close, that's why he instead turns his attention on this magicule beast.

While trying to observe the looks of the sitting green cougar on his front, Allastor's eyebrows jumped. His expression became violent when he felt his abdomen burning in pain. He recalls that he was pounded by the giant beast on his stomach. Nevertheless, it was just now that he can feel the damage he took. Allastor coughed a mouthful of blood. 

Minutes have passed, and finally, the lying Allastor started to recover a little. He slowly moved his body as he slowly stood up. Allastor isn't wondering anymore why he was not attacked by the green cougar while he is lying, it even waited for Allastor to stand. He heard the order of the mysterious man to the green cougar. A moment ago, it was ordered to not kill Allastor Frauzz.

 

Because of this, Allastor's desire to observe the green cougar up close has been granted. His expression became pale when he saw its scary look. Aside from its unusual green-colored spiky furr, the sharply pointed bones nailed from its back are giving Allastor a chill. Its claw from all its feet is also razor-sharp with a length of approximately three inches, and just like the devil rats, its red-colored pair of eyes also gives an unusual vibe. All its physical features look so scary, Along with the heavy energy it emits and its salivating huge fangs!

Allastor felt so nervous about what might happen next and to the scary strength of the actual greem cougar. He also feels the unmeasurable magicules it emits, but even this green cougar's energy is heavy, it couldn't be compared to that of the mysterious man from afar.

Allastor can still feel the magicules he emits even from this distance. He turns his eyes to this figure, only to see a young man wearing a damaged black cape. Inside his cape is a good-looking shining armor. The young man smirked at Allastor and it can be seen from his looks that he is underestimating Allastor Frauzz. At his back are four young men and another numbers of green cougar. Be that as it may, compared to him, the other young men's magicules are weaker. Allastor also looked at the floating letters on top of all the young men. Nonetheless, aside from the floating names of green cougar, the only floating letters at the top of their head are only a group of three question marks.

[???]

Allastor removes his attention from the three question marks. He again set his eyes on the man standing in the middle of rankers and green cougars.

“This boy,” earnestly but shockingly said Allastor in his mind. Allastor paused for a moment. He recalls that the green cougar near him has been ordered to attack Allastor. His eyebrows jumped to what he have known. “How could I not realize this sooner? He is the reason for the green cougars' invasion in this forest!”

Now, Allastor has an idea on the unusual invasion of a strong magciule beast inside the Kurnell Forest. This forest is known as the best place for novice rankers to train.

However, now that the news about the green cougar invasion inside the Kurnell forest has spread across the capital, this place is now considered dangerous for a novice ranker. And the root cause of all this commotion is none other than the group of these young men with their green cougars.

“How can they control that magicule beast?” Allastor quietly said with a wondering expression. 

“Eek!”

While staring at the group of young men, Allastor's eyebrows jumped to the sudden arrival of the remaining devil rats on his front. Allastor parried their simultaneous attack, and after that, with full force, he slashed his sword. 

The recoil of Allastor's attack made a few gaps in distance to the devil rats. That distance became his chance to execute another powerful blow. 

 Allastor didn't wait for another second to come, he immediately kicked the ground—causing him to surge towards the devil rats. When he felt that he was close enough, he readied his sword. Its blade glows. But, before he can even slash his sword, he felt as if a giant fist has punched him at his liver. 

With loud crashing sounds, Allastor's body violently flew away and was dragged to the ground. His body rolls over and over again before stopping at a certain distance. His eyes popped out. Also, unlike before, the dripping blood from his mouth was much more. There is also a bruised and sliced wound on his forehead.

Allastor spits out a mouthful of blood.

“Puah! I have forgotten about that pesky green cougar!” Allastor, with a violent expression, said in his mind. 

To be continued...

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