In a part of the flourishing forests, two handsome boys could be seen practicing in a clearing. One was swinging his spear, while the other practiced his magic."Mercury Magic; Mercury Spread!"A young boy with silver hair shouted, and almost immediately a magic circle formed around the area he stood, and silver liquid gushed out from the circle, covering the area they stood.The boy panted, a satisfied smile on his face, before plopping down to the ground."Man, I've seen this a lot of times, but it's really crazy to the extent I still can't believe it." A voice spoke.The owner of the voice was a brown haired boy, who was holding a fine looking spear. His pale skin dripped with sweat, and he had taken off his shirt, exposing his lean but muscular back."It's nothing much, it's just my innate talent at play." Lukas said, downplaying his achievement."Yeah but still, this has to be 28th time you've casted the spell now, it's just insane! I can barely apply mana to my movements before
"Where are you going Noelle? Training isn't over yet!" A green haired girl shouted at her silver haired teammate who was walking quickly, evidently in a hurry.Noelle paused, like a deer caught in headlights, before turning her stunning face to her teammates."Yeah! Where are you going Noelle? There are still some minutes left before training is over." Another teammate spoke up."That's not right Noelle." A deep voice spoke up, his tone laced with disappointment.Noelle groaned, cursing Zel, her green haired teammate for calling her out. Now that the captain had seen her sneaking off she was in for a long talk."You see Noelle; attitude is the most important thing in a team. When you show the right attitude, you earn respect …"Noelle tuned out his voice as her captain gave a long unwanted speech. Her mind was as usual occupied with the silver haired boy.Since the dispute 2 months ago, she hadn't been in close contact with him again, both of them fully focusing on their training.Des
Yul, the female swordsman on Lukas' team, raised her sword high, aiming to decapitate the monster, when something unexpected happened.The monster, which was on its death throes, suddenly let out a wild roar. Its body that was filled with wounds started growing, and as if it were never there before, the wounds all healed.Yul, the female swordsman, was dumbstruck. What is going on? They had fought for over 30 minutes and she was just about to land the final blow! Weren't the teachers making the session a bit too hard?Her back was turned to the teachers, so she couldn't see the expression of horror on the teachers faces.Ayleen and Noelle, both seated in the stands felt their hearts beating fast at the scene before them.Lukas, being quick witted, noticed that something wasn't right with the monster. He started moving back unconsciously, inching closer to Harry.The monster kept on growing at rate visible to the eyes; and after a few seconds it finally stopped growing.The new monster
Lukas walked quickly, with Harry right on his tail, following the small crowd of people running towards the camps."What is that thing?!" Harry yelled as he ran, unable to dissolve his shock. The sight of the monster eating Yul was still fresh in his mind."I don't know! Something's not right!" Lukas yelled back, moving as fast as he could."WAIT!" Someone suddenly yelled.He was at the back of the small crowd, so he was able to step on the brakes after the crowd made a small corner.It was too late, as three students who were in front suddenly found themselves face to face with a bear like monster.The monster was just as hideous as its name suggested, with extremely large arms and legs. Its large head had its red eyes gleaming, and its wickedly sharp teeth were exposed.It was a bipedal monster, so its movements bore a close resemblance to the way humans moved.Without warning, the monster grabbed the first student, and crushed her in its grip. Blood spattered everywhere as the inna
In the lush forests, several roars of monsters could be heard. Chaos was everywhere as people, but students and teachers were ripped apart by the monsters, their painful cries echoing in the forests. The air stank of blood, and dismembered corpses could be seen on the floor of the forests.It had been 4 hours since the attack, and as it was now getting dark, the dimming sunlight was making the forests more dangerous than it was some hours ago.In one part of the forests, seven students could be seen making their way slowly and carefully in the forests.The atmosphere surrounding them was very tense, their eyes constantly scanning the forests, ready to spring at a moment's notice in case of a monster's attack.Among the seven students, a silver haired girl could be seen walking with them. Her beauty stood out among the other students as she walked. Her hands gripped her giant sword tightly, her heart beating quickly.When the female swordsman died, she was just as confused as everyone
The rain fell heavily in the forest, and the occasional flashes of lightning illuminated the forest, granting the people in the forest sight.Screams and shouts still happened in the forest, but the sound of the heavy rain drowned them, along with the separated body parts and the blood flowing from them.Harry, Noelle and Lukas all stood in the heavy rain, their outfits totally soaked from the rain. Despite the sounds of thunder and the flashes of lightning, the trio eyes were fixed on a spot, their hearts beating extremely fast.Another flash of lightning occurred, illuminating the dark forest. Lukas suddenly rolled to the side, and another tree was split into half vertically.Lukas let out a sigh of relief, as it was his head that would have been taken off his body."Are you alright?!" The girl, who Lukas hadn't bothered to ask her name shouted."I'm fine!" He replied.Lukas frowned. He had hoped that it wasn't that monster that they had to face, but reality was very harsh. The last
Mr. Luis walked through the dark forest, unbothered by the heavy downpour. He was dressed in his signature attire, which was a suit, and the blue color of the suit was obscured by the dark night.Despite the heavy rain and the muddy grounds, his blue suit was spotless as ever. It was to be expected, as for someone who was obsessed with cleanliness, he had made several adjustments to his outfit to maintain cleanliness at all times.That only meant one thing; his suit was waterproof.Mr. Luis walked for a few minutes without pause. Lightning clapped again, lighting the dark forest up. The sight when the forest lit up was overwhelming.Corpses upon corpses of monsters littered the forests, their blood being washed away by the rain. On closer look, different classes of monsters were killed, ranging from the servant class to the colonel class.Despite the variety of their classes, the expressions on their faces all told the same story; they didn't know how they died.Mr. Luis stopped walki
In the heavy rain, three people faced off against a servant class monster. One of the three people was down, injuries covering almost every inch of her skin.That left two people capable of combating the monster. The two students faced the monster, the atmosphere extremely tense.Lukas focused all his attention on the monster, beads of sweat rolling down his head despite the heavy rain.This was no longer a drill. The monster was extremely serious now. Any moment of distraction could lead to his death. It was not his ideal outcome. He didn't want to die here.The monster growled again, crouching as it did so, before leaping into the air, aiming its gaping jaws at the neck of his partner."HARRY!" Lukas yelled, scared for the life of his friend.Harry didn't respond to Lukas, as he was too focused to do so. His whole attention was on the monster's gleaming white teeth that were getting agonizingly close to his neck.Harry ducked suddenly, rolling across the wet ground, splashing the mu
Ciel was still shocked at the identity of the masked hunter. Although she had some suspicions, there were merely suspicions. What were the odds of the masked hunter that was her teammate being Lukas himself?From what she could tell, she could see that Lukas was very experienced as a hunter, even more experienced than her. She easily deduced that Lukas had thoughts along the same line as her after the traumatic experience at the Zivel forests, and decided to increase his strength by becoming a hunter.However, she did not account for the speed at which he grew. By some coincidence, they even managed to join the same guild, and were assigned to the same team, which was the only reason she was able to deduce his identity. With tumultous emotions raging wildly in her heart, she joined the village guards and started to help evacuate the helpless villagers while fighting against the saber toothed tigers, taking a passive stance in the heated battle.Lukas who had no idea that his identity
A surprised expression immediately appeared on Chief Keef's face, and the powerful aura that he had kept hidden suddenly skyrocketed. Without even sparing the three guests in his small hut a glance, he exited the hut in a haste. Amanda glanced at Lukas and Ciel briefly before exiting the small hut, leaving both Lukas and Ciel no other choice than to do so. When Lukas and Ciel appeared outside the small hut, the scene before them was one that they did not expect at all. Several huge monsters could be seen charging at the weak villagers. These monsters were incredibly huge, easily towering the villagers at more than 3 meters tall. They bore an uncanny resemblance to the tigers on earth, with few differences. The teeth of these monsters were incredibly sharp, cutting through the weak defenses of the villagers like tofu, and the four front canines were shaped like sabers, hence their name saber toothed tigers. At a single glance they could see more than fifty saber toothed tigers; an
“What do you think you’re doing in my village?”Amanda swung her wand when she heard the voice, pausing the terrified villager’s fall. The villager had his heart in his mouth at that moment, as his face inches away from the ground. If the voice hadn’t interrupted Amanda from her actions, he had no doubt that he would have been face planted on the hard ground and turned into mashed paste.Lukas and Ciel were both shocked and curious that someone was capable of making Amanda cease her actions. They had no doubt in their minds that the villager was a goner when he mocked Amanda’s outfit. They were instead worried about how they would explain the injury of the villager to the Hunter Association when they submitted their quest report for clearing.Amanda slowly turned around to face the owner of the voice. There was shock in her eyes as she gazed at the chief. She was a silver ranked hunter and a Great Mage, which spoke volumes for her physical strength, but she was unable to sense the chi
The journey to Gien village was a smooth one, albeit a long one. It took seven hours for them to get to their destination, one hour longer than the usual time needed. Throughout the duration of the journey, both Lukas and Ciel maintained complete silence. Lukas instead spent the whole time looking outside the window of the van. He found himself missing Eipi all of a sudden. At least, the journey would not have been this boring.When they arrived at Gien village, the van dropped the three of them off before driving off speedily.Lukas and Ciel looked around the village as soon as they alighted from the van. As the name suggested, Gien village was truly a village. At a single glance both Lukas and Ciel could tell that it was very underdeveloped.The van had dropped them at Gien village, but they still had to walk a short distance before they got to the gate to the village.As the trio walked towards the gate, they ran their eyes around their surroundings. Lukas in particular was very al
The night passed quickly with Lukas following his daily routines which were his usual meditation and exercises.The next morning Lukas woke up early as usual. Amanda had informed them to arrive on time to the Guild building so that they could leave early and get to Gien village on time.Lukas dressed up in his usual hunting outfit, which were his stylish combat clothes, his jacket and most importantly his mask, before exiting the dorm.The dorm was still empty as usual, as the backlash from the attack had yet to die down. Lukas however wasn’t bothered about that. He would use this period to increase his personal strength. That had always been his goal.He took the cab as usual and got to the Guild building early. The meeting room was empty meaning that he was the first to arrive.Only a few minutes passed before the door to the room opened and a beautiful lady with blue hair stepped inside the room.It was of course Ciel. She was also dressed in her combat suit, which was blue in colo
“Denied.” Amanda said authoritatively, twirling her wand as she spoke.Ciel let out a light groan when she heard Amanda’s response. This was the fourth quest she had suggested to Amanda but she had denied it just like the other three she submitted to Amanda.Lukas stood up and handed over a document to Amanda. He didn’t read it this time because Amanda told them not to read out loud anymore. Their voices were sickening and would give her endless nightmares according to her.“Denied.” Amanda said again, still twirling her wand as she spoke.Lukas didn’t groan like Ciel. Instead he just turned and went back to searching for a new quest. After having his quests rejected eight times, twice that of Ciel, he gave up on complaining about the rejection. The time he used to complain was better spent on searching for new quests. He had learned from numerous rejections that his complaints meant nothing to Amanda.And just like that, two hours of their time were spent searching for new quests. Af
The reason for their shock was obvious and understandable. At their level as Basic Mages the feat that their team leader performed was completely shocking to them. Casting a magic spell without the use of a magic circle was something they couldn’t comprehend.They had been taught that it was impossible to cast a magic spell without a medium which was why magic circles were required for casting spells so seeing Amanda cast a magic spell without a magic circle was utterly shocking to them.Amanda paid them no heed. She could clearly see their confused gazes and shock at her method of casting magic but made no plans to explain it to them. Not only was it stressful to do so there was absolutely no need for her to do so. She saw no reason to explain the mystery to them.“These documents contain several quests issued by the Hunter Association. Completing the quests will give us contribution points which in turn can be used to level you both to the silver rank.”Lukas and Ciel leaned forward
A beautiful lady with light blue hair and very curvy body walked in. She was dressed in a fitting hunter’s outfit and at a single glance Lukas could tell that her outfit was enchanted.Her blue eyes that were just as beautiful as her hair scanned the room and came to rest on Lukas. However, her incredibly beautiful face scrunched up into a light frown of confusion when she saw Lukas.For one, Lukas face was as usual covered up with a mask, so she was unable to see his face. His silver hair was now long enough to be packed in a small ponytail, which was what he did.She looked at him for a few seconds before removing her gaze. Hunters were eccentric people anyways. It wasn’t abnormal to see someone wearing a mask.Meanwhile, Lukas was extremely glad that he had decided to wear a mask. The lady wasn’t able to recognize him because of the mask, but he was able to recognize her the instant she walked in.She was none other his senior at Aegis Imperial High School who followed them to the
The new rule passed by the Chairman of the Hunter Alliance created a buzz among the Hunters. As expected, the hunters and Guilds were not welcoming of such rule. They had reported to the Hunter Alliance in hopes of them providing a reasonable solution, but instead all they got was a ban telling bronze ranked hunters not to participate in dungeon runs. Of course they were several bronze ranked hunters or Guilds who disregarded this rule and went ahead on dungeon runs. However their ending was far from ideal. The bronze ranked hunters all had their hunter’s license revoked permanently while the Guilds involved were given a 12 month ban on participating in dungeon runs. A 12 month ban was similar to crippling the Guild’s flow of profit because they couldn’t rely on expeditions alone, needless to say that dungeon runs were twice as profitable as expedition. When several hunters heard the harsh punishment passed on the hunters and Guilds that violated the rule, several bronze ranked hunt