“I TOLD YOU IT’S REAL!!!” Rollo shouted at the villagers.
“Calm down Rollo.” Said Astrid trying to reprimand him.
“Well, we knew from the get go.” Added Gunnar. “The shield you brought was enough proof.”
“Then why didn’t you believe me!?”
“Cause a kid going to the mountain, fighting fanatics and escaping a legendary beast isn’t exactly a believable story.” Said Ragnar.
“Then why did you believe Drake!?” Rollo turned to the guy in question and pointed his finger.
“C’mon, it’s not like we didn’t believe you. We just wanted to hear what he would sa
Drake Brand.The day after the feast.Rollo came to wake me up and though I thought it was too early to get up I forced myself out of bed. His brother in law, Gunnar, would be teaching us today a few things about being a Hunter.It’s just the first step I’m taking so I need to learn what I can quickly so I can get to hunting Magical Beasts as soon as possible.Rollo was in a really bad mood this morning. The beer he drank yesterday left him with a nasty hangover that wouldn’t be going anywhere anytime soon. He swore to never drink alcohol again, grumbling as we ate breakfast.Once we were done we went to Bjorn the blacksmith to get some equipment. He loaned us some chainmail and two swords expecting us to pay fo
Drake Brand.Since Rollo already had his turn I got to hunt the next beast we encounter.[《Greywolf (D) lvl 05》]It was a level weaker than the one my red haired friend got, but I’m not about to complain. I needed to use this opportunity to learn what I can. For example, I learned that swinging swords isn’t as simple as it looks.“C’mon Drake! Just end it already!” Rollo shouted from the sides looking quite bored.I took a moment to glare in his direction but almost regretted it as the wolf leaped at my neck. Thankfully I was able to dodge, still it was a close call.Damn it!I cursed internally, hold
Though I wanted to go deeper into the Zone we were in, I decided to go along with Gunnar’s decision. As we walked I opened his stats window once more.[NAME: Gunnar son of Bodil.SPECIE: Human.SEX: Male.AGE: 27 solar cycles.BASIC STATS:VITALITY: 100/100STRENGTH: 173DEFENSE: 231MAGIC: 00RESISTANCE: 140MAIN BEAST SOUL:Shadow Owl LVL 168TITLES:《HUNTER》]I still cant get over the fact that he’s only 27. Twenty seven years old and he already has four kids, how old was he when he had his first?That said, what’s more surprising is that his stats are double that of Rollo which were higher than mine to begin with. Though he wasn’t as large as the village chief Gunnar was still one hulk of a man.Though we were walking through a fr
Drake Brand.“Damn…” Rollo cursed as Gunnar helped him stand.I was the first to finish off my prey while our teacher was next. Rollo struggled with the ice beams quite a bit getting hit in his left thigh promoting Gunnar to go in and help him. Soon enough we were done with the three beast and all that was left was getting the Souls and butchering them.“Those were much stronger than the usual.” Said Rollo sounding really bitter.“Obviously.” Said Gunnar. “Though they’re much weaker compared to the average C tier beast.”“What about their Souls?” I asked.“If you’re wondering about their usefulness in combat then just
Drake Brand.“This is really good…” I said as I looked down at my bowl of steaming hot stew.“My wife is the greatest cook in the village! No, in the entire world!!!” Gunnar exclaimed as he dug into his food.“Flattery won’t earn you a second serving.” Said Astrid, the proud smile she had betraying her words.Today I joined Gunnar’s family for dinner. As usual the way Astrid handles the wild game is perfect resulting in a meal that tickled my sense of taste and made me drool.The main ingredient was the Icehorn meat we hunted. Gunnar suggested that we each take one of the legs back with us instead of selling it whole. Astrid was thrilled with the catch and immediately went in on the prep
The next day arrived quickly.Same as the one before it the two youngsters headed out to the Frozen Woods to hunt whatever Magical Beasts they come across, only this time Gunnar wasn’t around to guide them.He stressed out how important it is to stay out of the inner of the Magic Zones, telling the two to keep an eye for the triangle marking it and to run the moment they see something other than Greywolfs.Since Drake’s party consisted of only him and Rollo he felt a bit restless but it also helped pump the blood through his veins.They are Hunters now. They have to risk their own lives and it’d be pointless to have an escort with them all the time.A quick game of rock, paper and scissors helped
Hearing the guttural scream deep in the woods the two rushed toward the source.As they ran, Drake’s eyes picked the triangle carved into one of the trees. They were entering the inner circle of that magic zone, something Gunnar had repeatedly told them not to avoid.But this isn’t the time to falter. Someone is in trouble and a scream like that wouldn’t be heard unless the matter is serious.Drake moved despite himself. He realized that the danger ahead might be too much for him yet he wasn’t about to stop. He rationalized it by thinking that, whatever caused that scream, it’d definitely have a Soul worth hunting.As they approached the source the sound of shouting and yelling became louder accompanied by the occasional barks and howls.
The giant Bloodfang swallowed the Soul that spawned from the corpse of one of its followers.Drake watched carefully, cursing his inability to do something about it. A window appeared alarming him of the change the Bloodfang was going through.The beast’s level increased to 45 in a single instant. A moment after that its whole body began to convulse as it slowly grew larger.“What the hell is going on…” he murmured to himself.Drake did not understand. That Soul belonged to a level 25 C tier beast. Even if he assumed that it was of the same grade, he couldn’t comprehend how it managed to increase the beast’s level by 5.The Icehorn Soul he ate yesterday was a C tier as well but