My Last Hunt

Quest For Three Stones:

Opus;

Qiao saw the dust scattering but it was right at the point where the huntress was standing, he rushed and pushed her away and an eleven feet monster appeared the same time. First she got angry but looking at the monster left her agape. The footing was much bigger than normal and it must have trampled her five feet and half stature, though she bears strong appearance but still it cannot match with the monster any way. 

The monster looked around; it was casually wandering and appeared here while trying to remain hidden from a team who was looking for it. The forest turned in the wilderness and it baffled the monster out of senses; it started stomping big feet on the ground and the ground started to rumble. Since it was under the barrier and the noise only rammed the invisible walls: the mix and loud rumbling was pounding the hearing now. 

The huntress and Qiao created a distance from the big monster in order to save the day which was already bad enough. Qiao wanted to show some dare and hunt this monster in hope to get the desired stone but the monster was big and it was not visibly injured that means it has lot of strength to begin a fight. 

It would be unwise to test the dare when he has not asked the girl whether she would take part in the hunt or not: for alone hunting he has to do some preparation beforehand. After rumbling the ground for some time the monster moved to return back, "What are you waiting? You can follow the monster to leave." Qiao voiced to get the attention of the huntress.

"You are pushing me to die? Have I ever wronged you?" she refuted immediately. 

"You need the stones so why don't you try hunting it?" She shrugged her shoulder and spoke with sparkle in her eyes. She was only getting back at him by saying this: cold joke in return of a cold joke means equal the matter. 

"I am not screw loose to attack without considering precautions either." Qiao also declaimed. When the monster was ready to leave both leapt suddenly out of the blue. The huntress wanted to leave the wilderness while Qiao wanted the stone. "You said you won't?" Qiao was speechless. "You also said you won't." The huntress spoke resolute. 

"Then don't let it go." Qiao shouted: at least there was one more person ready to bet against the monster. The monster turned back and looked at the both as if blaming them the cowards for attacking from behind. "You go first." The huntress gulped the breath and stepped back with horror. "What? You are quitter?" He wanted to say her a fraidy-cat but he has to explain what it was. 

"I have no experience in the blunt hunting." She feebly voiced. "I have been a team leader; you can follow my instructions if you wanted to leave the barrier." Qiao immediately spoke to get the answer. One was only one while two were taken as one and one equal eleven in his world. Though the one was not a hunter but huntress which means he has to be cautious. 

"I am not a quitter." The huntress took it as challenge and answered. The big monster shook its head, to think two human wanted to hunt and they were such audacious to bet it. If two teams happen to decide this way then it would look normal but this was truly embarrassing for a level five monster to witness. It dismissed the idea to leave wanting to test the guts of these two. Qiao was having his sword in his hand to face the eleven feet big monster. It depends on this hunt whether he could further face the monsters in the wilderness if not then making team or compelling someone for partnership would become necessary. He has hunted one or two monster alone but those were two levels lower than his own level. And from the present situation probably he was in the middle of unknown forest where any type of monster was expected but not the lower level. 

"Do you have agility level or not?" He asked the huntress: if she has not learned it well then he cannot instruct just like he used to instruct others by giving tough choices. The huntress taped her feet on the ground and jumped directly at the face of the monster and in no time she was back at the previous place looking toward Qiao. "This… you are quite good." Qiao leapt to attack without much ado further. From her actions he was able to understand that she was not weakling. 

The monster was still considering what method these two would choose or what formation they were planning for attack but what was with this. It was unexpected for a hunter to make such move deliberately. Has he neglected the possibility of monster storming the head straight to hurt in return? 

Monster shook the entire body to scare the hunter and then looked at the shining sword. It was made of stone but coated to deceive the onlookers. Probably it was to avoid the crowd of envious hunters. Only learned can tell what the sword actually bears. It was not frightened instead got ready to throw away the hunter. Qiao who was coming with the straight sword suddenly changed the direction of the sword a bit and took some support by kicking feet at the mouth of the monster and reached at the upper part. 

If monster was allowed to rant this trick then it would have surely. The hunter did not attack directly but he came like from the front what was it? 

Well, Qiao cannot rely on the huntress to distract so he himself was doing it for the sake of hunt. After reaching at the top, he stabbed the sword while maintaining his balance half in the air and half at the back of the monster.