My Last Hunt

Quest for Three Stones (12)

Opus;

First Stone is in hands

Most of them were running or rushing where they could avoid the upcoming threat of light. Now it was different from the previous one in color. This means the monster used up the natural source of the energy of the specific stone and chose the second one. The team leader was also among those who were dodging it by leaping like monkey. Qiao was worried that if this went on the monster might waste the real stone too. 

He has to get it by any means. He knew that Wuza can easily escape from the direct attack so he did not need to take instructions from him. It means he could focus only at the monster. His eyes were fixed at the belly part; the monster was able to stand up again during this struggle and cut the trap with the teeth. Those only dodging were in greater danger. They started to rush here and there desperately looking for tactic to escape. No one was trying to attack in return presently. 

The team leader saw the young hunter waiting for a chance to attack; it brought some sense of hazard comparing his present moves and the moves of this young hunter. He was not actually behaving like team leader much less to attack and avail the chance first while the young man was about to take the fortuitous attack opportunity in the middle of the chaos. 'How can I let you take it with ease?' he thought in his head and then kept setting his eyes at all the moves of the young hunter. 

Qiao did not know that the team leader was keeping eyes at him; he was ready to jump and then attack. It was one of the rare opportunities at this moment when the monster has completely gone on rampage. In this certain situation; the monster would only care for those who were acting frightened or scared to kill them. Mostly it was best time to get rid the hunters when they lost their formation and collaboration completely. It was best time for Qiao to leap and attack; the team leader leapt also taking his second weapon in his hand. The word which was supposed to hit the lower part of the stomach clashed with another weapon. Qiao instantaneously glared to see the one who stopped him in the middle of the attack, "How was it?" the team leader sneered. "You think you can get benefit from the situation?"

Qiao forced the sword toward the ground when he felt that the team leader was forcing it toward him. "If you had not taken any action; I might have been surprised rest assured I knew you would not lose it simply." Qiao side smiled. "You are not the only one to think this way; and I am sure you are not the last one to resort to such means." He pushed the team leader aside. 

Qiao moved forward without wasting a moment and punched at the stomach of the leader then again punched without letting him chance to counterattack. The punches were falling like rain and the team leader unable to stand up and think a way. This was the most important aspect of fighting with equally stronger person; never give a chance to enemy to collect senses, Qiao learned this crude method when he used to see some wrestling matches. 

And he could see that this method was workable for most of situations. He kept punching until the team leader could no more stands up or try to bring up his sword. When he was done his job; he looked around to see whether there was anyone else keeping eyes at him, good thing there was no one. For who had been seeing those brutal punches falling on the team leader moved his eyes away to avoid the sweeping glance of the young hunter. 

Since no one was ambitious against this hunt; Qiao was free to get the stone. The sharp sword pierced the skin and a stone fell right there. The appearance matched with the one Lowa mentioned. He picked t and jumped in hurry to leave the range; he was sure that now that the stone was no more inside the monster, it would fell on ground. But it did not happen. The others who were running saw this gulped their breaths. The stomach was cut open and the monster was yet to fell; it no more count much because the young hunter has already taken the stone. 

The leftover hunters from the started to retreat and the monster who was suddenly attacked turned to see who was the audacious to take the source stone. This stone was called Source stone and this specific race of the monsters bears it; they don't develop armor stones instead Source Stones which could absorb the energy of other stones and then use them as living source for attack and defense.

What Qiao was expecting did not happen. He waited for the monster to fell on the ground instead the monster was looking for who did rob off the stone. Only those monsters that have merged their stones with their body would die immediately after the stone was taken and this monster has yet to reach that particular stage. He sighed to see the monster still alive but before he could do anything the monster found the target. It was none other than Qiao. 

All others were at ease when the monster ran toward the young hunter. They could not get the spoil but they were interested to see some entertainment where a monster and the target would go against each other slightly in a different way. The monster wanted back the stone while the sharp hunter wanted to keep it. Qiao was actually not expecting this to happen; the monster was supposed to fall dead but it turned out that the monster would not let him go easily. 

The huge body was rushing toward Qiao and he was running. If he had had enough time; he might have prepared for it but to be bad he was unable to backlash or attack in this situation. The open injury of the monster was seeping fountain of blood and his pace was slowing down. The injury was deeply done and this won't let the monster run for long and Qiao was intact from any injury; the only advantage he has this moment. 

Wuza saw this and ran to help brother Qiao. "Don't you want to taste some blood?" Qiao voiced and the blood hunter nodded, 'why not since the treat was running around; it was not bad to take some sips'. Wuza can easily match with the pace of the monster and he jumped to latch on it. The already dwindling strength of the monster came to halt when the blood hunter took initiative. Within few minutes its pace became dull and finally gave in. The hunters were still some rational after the mess of hunt hurriedly gathered all the injured team members to leave the barrier. 

They were agape that there was no way to leave this barrier but heard the supple voice, "Take the body of the monster and you can leave the wilderness." Lowa sounded very calm. The way the young man got the stone was enough to blow her senses; no more polite talk to the enemies and no more serene actions but sharp and brutal. The monster bearing this stone though almost dead but still it could leave the barrier if some hunters drag its body. This way ruined team would be able to leave and take away the huge body of the monster; there were already many dead bodies for concern and increasing the beauty of the wilderness. 

Qiao heard and asked, "Why don't you leave with them too?" Since all could use the body of the monster to leave the barrier this huntress could also avail this chance. "I know you are not dumb but acting." The huntress gritted her teeth and Qiao side smiled. Lowa has seriously injured one of the huntresses to take revenge for the insult; she would definitely stop and get the members of the team to capture the girl. "I was only testing whether you have guts to really face all of them." Qiao sounded calm but he was actually pointing the fact that she should not act irrational in times. She was stumped by his words and turned her face away. 

Qiao opened his fist and the several colors of the stone shone brilliantly. He finally got one of the stone, now only two were remaining to get rid the restriction of the cursed hunter. Wuza wiped his lips after he saw the defeated team leaving with the dead monster. It was better that they immediately decided to leave because after some time the energy would fade and disperse from the body of the monster which was residing  inside it from so long.