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Novus 31, 3023, Day of Thura, 2:11 a.m.
Clang, clang, clang…!
One of the traps surrounding the camp got triggered.
Marcel and Cuan immediately got up and turned to where the noise was coming from.
Even Gaze, who was carrying a pile of firewood and heading to the campfire where Marcel and Cuan were, stopped and turned his head over to where the noise was coming from.
Marcel pulled out the dagger from his right hip and Cuan grabbed his battle axe.
"Stay here and watch out for other noises. I'll check it out," Marcel said and then headed over to where the trap got triggered.
Thud, thud, thud…!
When Gaze finally arrived, he immediately dropped the firewood to the ground, pulled out a dagger, and then swept his gaze around his surroundings.
"Where's Mr. Marcel?"
"Shut up," Cuan said without looking at Gaze as he also swept his gaze around their surroundings.
Wooo-chak!
Arrrwww!
They heard what sounded like an arrow being released and the sound of an animal yelping in pain.
"WE'RE BEING ATTACKED BY A GROUP OF KRAINES! WAKE EVERYONE UP!" Marcel's voice echoed from afar.
When Gaze turned to the wagon and was about to run over to it, the people inside had already jumped out and were all ready for battle.
"Go to the first carriage, you useless idiot!" Cuan cursed at him.
Vooom!
And then rushed over to where Marcel was.
Gaze returned his dagger to the scabbard and then took out his bow from his back before rushing over to the carriage.
***
Woooh!
Marcel released an arrow.
Chaaak!
Arrrwww!
It landed between a Brown Kraine's eyes, causing it to yelp out in pain before crashing to the ground and then finally dying.
In front of him were 21 Brown Kraines, with 2 of them already dead.
Rawr!
A Brown Kraine leaped over to him with its fangs wide open.
Woooh!
Chak!
Marcel evaded it by taking a few steps backwards as he released another arrow.
Based on his assessment, the Brown Kraines in front of him had a Physical and Magic Force between Iron and Silver or 30 to 60 points.
Marcel's Stats:
• Str - 75
• Vit - 75
• Agi - 75
• Int - 75
Mana: 150/150
Class: Hunter
Skills:
• [Power Fist] - 10 mana points
• [Power Leg] - 10 mana points
• [Power Arrow] - 10 mana points
• [Explosive Arrow] - 30 mana points
• [Power Dagger] - 10 mana points
• [Explosive Dagger] - 30 mana points
Spells:
• [Lightning Arrow] - 20 mana points
• [Lightning Spear] - 30 mana points
Class Magic:
• [Danger Sense]
• [Enhance Sense] - 40 mana points
• [Track] - 100 points
Rawr!
Another Brown Kraine leaped over to Marcel.
[Power Arrow].
Woo-riiip!
He released a Skill while the monster was still in mid-air and it tore through the mouth and out of the back.
Voooom!
Whooosh!
Cuan finally arrived and immediately cut down one Brown Krain with his battle axe.
[Intimidate].
An invisible wave washed over to the Brown Kraines and they froze in fear.
Vooo-whooosh!
Vooo-whooosh!
Vooo-whooosh!
While the Brown Kraines were momentarily frozen in fear, Cuan immediately took advantage by rushing forward and swinging his weapon like a whirlwind.
Cuan's Stats:
• Str - 60 (+30)
• Vit - 60 (+30)
• Agi - 60 (+30)
• Int - 60 (+30)
Mana: 140/180
Class: Warrior
Skills:
• [Power Fist] - 10 mana points
• [Power Leg] - 10 mana points
• [Power Throw] - 10 mana points
• [Power Axe] - 10 mana points
• [Explosive Axe] - 30 mana points
Spells:
• [Fire Arrow] - 20 mana points
• [Dark Arrow] - 20 mana points
• [Dark Spear] - 30 mana points
Class Magic:
• [Intimidate] - 40 mana points
• [Battle Cry] - 40 mana points
• [Warrior's Body]
• [Warrior's Mind]
Marcel placed his bow away and then pulled out his dagger.
Voooom!
Whooosh!
And then rushed forward to kill the remaining Brown Kraines.
As Marcel and Cuan were busy killing the monsters, Lorcan, Sansa, Tomas, Paddy, Felize and Torr were watching behind.
"Should we help them?" Felize asked.
"They can handle it. Just keep your eyes and ears open for other monster groups," Sansa said without looking at her.
"Where's the other one? Did he get eaten by the monsters?" Paddy asked.
Some people glanced at Gaze, who was standing by the carriage with a bow and arrow on his hands and sweeping his gaze around his surroundings.
"Mr. Lorcan, can I stay with Gaze just in case?" Torr asked.
Lorcan turned to him and nodded.
Torr rushed over to Gaze.
"We're babysitting someone else for free…" Paddy mumbled under his breath.
No one said anything, but Felize threw him a sharp glare.
"Don't be easily distracted, Felize," Sansa said, still without looking at her.
Felize quickly dropped her sharp glare at Paddy and resumed keeping an eye on the rest of their surroundings.
"Still no sign of the leader," Sansa said casually.
Lorcan, Tomas and Paddy didn't say anything, but they all agreed.
Although there were Brown Kraines that liked to travel solo, most of them travel in pairs or packs. However, if they do decide to travel in a pack, the usual number is around 6 and there will always be an "Alpha" or pack leader. And the bigger the group, the stronger the Alpha.
"Could that be the leader?" Tomas said.
Everyone turned to where he was looking.
The Brown Kraines that Marcel and Cuan were killing were about 3ft in height and 4-5ft long.
The "Kraine" that they were currently looking at stood about 4ft tall and was 6ft long. Moreover, the color of its fur was different, featuring a soft blue color.
[Ice Arrow].
Woooh!
Rawr!
It threw a spell at Cuan before charging.
"It's an Ice Kraine," Sansa said.
"It doesn't matter whatever it is, it's going down," Tomas said and then aimed his bow at the Ice Kraine.
"Mr. Charles said to kill the Ice Kraine cleanly, he wants its fur!" Cole shouted from inside the carriage.
Before Lorcan and the rest could even react, something else happened.
[Power Arrow].
Woooh!
"ANOTHER ELEMENTAL MONSTER HERE!!!" Gaze shouted as he released a skill.
***
A Fire Kraine that was 4ft tall and 7ft long was licking its fangs while walking over to Gaze and Torr.
Vooom!
It evaded the [Power Arrow] at an impossible speed as it rushed over.
To be specific, its Physical and Magic Force was Mithril or around 90 points, the same as Cuan.
Torr moved to the front to shield Gaze and the carriage.
[Power Spear].
Whoooh!
And then thrust his poleaxe forward with a skill.
Chooomp!
The monster easily evaded the skill once again, bit off Torr's head, and then threw the rest of the body to the side before continuing on to charge.
"What…?"
Gaze was completely dumbfounded when he saw Torr's decapitated body.
It's been 4 months since they became Adventurers. In those 4 months, they've experienced a lot of things -- fighting "powerful" enemies, getting injured from fighting "powerful" enemies, killing monsters, etc. However, this was the first time he saw one of his companions being killed.
Vooom!
The Fire Kraine was already in front of Gaze with its mouth wide open.
Woooh!
Tak!
Arrrw!
A stone made out of blue mana struck the Fire Kraine's right eye, causing it to turn away as it yelped in pain.
***
A silver-haired man wearing an all-black outfit was playfully tossing a stone of blue mana on his hand.
It was Gearoid, one of the Mercenaries.
"Mr. Charles wants it fur, huh."
His gaze landed on Torr's decapitated body.
"Poor kid," he said and then looked over to the others.
Marcel and Cuan were busy fighting the Ice Kraine.
Lorcan was busy fighting an Earth Kraine.
On first glance, the Earth Kraine looked no different from a Brown Kraine. But if one were to look closely, the color of their fur was light brown.
Sansa was busy fighting a Wind Kraine.
The Wind Kraine had light green fur.
And Tomas, Paddy and Felize were rushing over to Gaze.
"Four Elemental Monsters? And they're all at Mithril grade. This is interesting."
Gearoid's Stats:
• Str - 120
• Vit - 120
• Agi - 120
• Int - 120
Mana: 240/240
Class: Thief
Skills:
• [Power Fist] - 10 mana points
• [Power Leg] - 10 mana points
• [Power Throw] - 10 mana points
• [Explosive Throw] - 30 mana points
• [Mana Throw]
• [Power Dagger] - 10 mana points
• [Explosive Dagger] - 30 mana points
• [Mana Dagger]
Spells:
• [Wind Arrow] - 20 mana points
• [Wind Spear] - 20 mana points
• [Enchant Wind] - 30 mana points, 1 mana point
• [Wind Storm] - 100 mana points, 10 mana points
• [Dark Arrow] - 20 mana points
• [Dark Spear] - 30 mana points
Class Magic:
• [Light Step] - 40 mana points
• [Lesser Presence] - 40 mana points
• [Steal] - 40 mana points
• [Treasure Sense] - 40 mana points
Gearoid deactivated [Mana Throw].
[Mana Dagger].
A long dagger made out of mana appeared on his right hand.
Awooooooo…!
Vooom!
The Fire Kraine let out a howl and then charged at Gearoid.
"Okay, let's dance," Geroid said.
Vooom!
And then rushed over to the Fire Kraine.
[Fire Spear].
Woooh!
Brrrgh!
The monster threw a spell at Geroid and he easily evaded it without stopping.
Voooom!
Voooom!
Sliiii….!
When Gearoid and the monster finally reached each other, Geroid suddenly power-slided down between the monster's legs and drove his Mana Long Dagger through its chest and all the way to the end of its body, carving it open.
Splat, splat, splat…
Thud!
The Fire Kraine struggled to stand as its innards and entrails dropped on the ground before it finally fell to the ground and died.
Tap, tap, tap…
Geroid, who slid away a few feet from the monster, casually got up and tapped the mud off his clothes.
"It's been a while since I've done that trick."
"TORR…! NO…! TORR…!" a female voice cried.
Geroid turned to where the voice was coming from and saw Felize kneeling on the ground, crying and hugging Torr's decapitated body.
He then shifted his gaze toward Gaze, who was still completely dumbfounded. Tomas and Paddy were barking orders at Gaze, but it looked like his mind was in another place.
"First time seeing their own comrade die in battle?"
He swept his gaze around the rest of his surroundings.
***
Whooosh!
Lorcan decapitated the Earth Kraine that he was fighting.
He didn't care anymore if Mr. Charles wanted the fur.
To have 4 Elemental Kraines in one pack and all of them had the Physical and Magic Force of Mithril or around 90 points was already far from normal.
Lorcan's Stats:
• Str - 75 (+30)
• Vit - 75 (+30)
• Agi - 75 (+30)
• Int - 75 (+30)
Mana: 170/210
Class: Warrior
Skills:
• [Power Fist] - 10 mana points
• [Power Leg] - 10 mana points
• [Explosive Leg] - 30 mana points
• [Power Throw] - 10 mana points
• [Power Sword] - 10 mana points
• [Explosive Sword] - 30 mana points
Spells:
• [Fire Arrow] - 20 mana points
• [Fire Spear] - 30 mana points
• [Dark Arrow] - 20 mana points
• [Dark Spear] - 30 mana points
Class Magic:
• [Intimidate] - 40 mana points
• [Battle Cry] - 40 mana points
• [Warrior's Body]
• [Warrior's Mind]
Lorcan turned to the rest of his surroundings.
Cuan was catching his breath after killing the Ice Kraine with Marcel.
Marcel and Sansa just killed the Wind Kraine.
Gearoid, Tomas, Paddy, Felize and Gaze were guarding the carriage and wagon.
As for Torr's decapitated body, Gearoid told Felize and Gaze that only after the fight is done when they will attend to his body.
"There! Over there!" Tomas shouted and pointed.
Everyone turned to where he was pointing and saw the "Alpha" or pack leader of the pack of Kraines.
The Alpha was a Kraine with yellow fur, it stood about 5ft and was 8ft long.
It was a Light Kraine.
Everyone, including Geroid, dropped their jaws.
In the world of Elemental Monsters, a monster with the Light Affinity was extremely rare. Finding or encountering one was like 1 in a million.
Ka-cha!
A door from the carriage opened and a bald and dark-skinned man in his late 20s with an orange-colored beard, and dressed in all-black, climbed down.
It was Darragh, the other Mercenary in the group.
"I'll be handling this," he said as he headed over to the Light Kraine, and then stopped about 4 meters away from the monster.
Darragh's Stats:
• Str - 120 (+30)
• Vit - 120 (+30)
• Agi - 120 (+30)
• Int - 120 (+30)
Mana: 300/300
Class: Monk
Skills:
• [Power Fist] - 10 mana points
• [Explosive Fist] - 30 points
• [Mana Fist] -
• [Power Leg] - 10 mana points
• [Explosive Leg] - 30 mana points
• [Mana Leg] -
• [Power Throw] - 10 mana points
Spells:
• [Earth Arrow] - 20 mana points
• [Earth Spear Spear] - 30 mana points
• [Enchant Earth] - 30 mana points, 1 mana point
• [Soul Strike] - 20 mana points
• [Soul Bomb] - 30 mana points
Class Magic:
• Meditation - 1 mana point per second
• Enhanced Body
• Enhanced Spirit
• Vibrating Fists - 40 mana points, 1 mana point
• Endure - 40 mana points, 1 mana point
[Vibrating Fists].
An invisible but distorting aura appeared around Darragh's fists, and then he raised his hand forward.
"Come," he beckoned the Light Kraine with his fingers.
Vooom…!
RAWR!
The monster rushed forward and opened its jaws.
Looking at the charging monster, Darragh immediately estimated that the monster's Physical and Magic Force was around Orichalcum or 120 points.
In his head, monsters may have some intelligence, but they're not as intelligent as humans and demon-kins. When monsters fight, it's purely driven by instinct. Meanwhile, when humans and demon-kins fight, they can use tactics, items, etc.
With that, he was confident in his estimation about the Light Kraine's Physical and Magic Force.
Bam!
He sidestepped and then shot a palm attack at the monster's first left leg, causing it to lose its balance a bit because the joint started to feel numb.
Chooomp!
The monster turned its head to the left and bit down, but it missed.
Bam!
Darragh delivered another palm attack on the same area and then moved a few steps away.
This time, the monster's first left leg became shaky, making it unable to properly carry its weight.
[Heal].
A faint yellow light enveloped the monster's body, healing its numbness.
Vooom!
Rawr!
The monster resumed rushing over to Darragh, who continued evading the monster's attacks.
[Soul Bomb].
Woooh!
Darragh activated a spell and threw it at the Light Kraine.
Boo-oooo!
The spell landed on the monster, but the monster continued attacking without a care.
[Soul Bomb].
Woooh!
Boo-oooo!
[Soul Bomb].
Woooh!
Boo-oooo!
[Soul Bomb].
Woooh!
Boo-oooo!
At the fourth [Soul Bomb], Darragh finally felt that the mana he absorbed was lacking.
Vooom!
[Enchant Earth].
A light brown aura appeared on his right fist as he rushed forward.
Bam!
Arw…!
He threw a hook punch on the Light Kraine's left jaw, causing it to yelp in pain and be caught in a daze.
Voo-Bam!
Arrrwww…!
Without giving the monster a chance to recover, Darragh took 2 steps forward and then threw another punch, this time it was the monster's left leg, causing it to lose balance.
Wooom!
[Power Fist].
Baa-riiip!
He leaped in the air and then delivered a skill on the monster's head, crushing and carving a hole in its skull.
When the monster didn't get up or move, he deactivated his [Vibrating Fists] and [Enchant Earth], and then checked on his surroundings.
All of the monsters were dead and the rest of his companions were checking the corpses, including the corpse of Torr.
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