My Last Hunt

Silver Class 16

Can we kill the monster or not

When they were set free they stepped back. Qiao was observing whether the attack left any injury. It went wasted because there was not a single scratch much less an injury. The monster moved when the attack state resolved. It was normal for monster and challenging for the team. They were in dilemma what to do in this situation. Qiao cannot step back and let it go. Someone have to hunt at last then why not his team. He was determined to find the solution of the problem. The monster saw them not acting stern anymore. 

The team was not attacking and the monster was ready to leave them. The little effort was enough to let them not bother this race again in the eyes of the monster. Moreover it was going through the level up cycle where it needed stability of sources and battling with the hunters would cost sources. Accepting defeat was not a choice for the team. This was the first hunt for level six and it would simply shatter their courage if failed. Not minding the fourth; three of them were aiming for the level up Qiao leading in overall. Every monster meant a threshold for the experience points and losing it means losing a fair chance. 

They were standing at the dead point. "What are we silent for? If the body can resist the attack it does not means that the face can also bear same defense. We have to fight the snow breathing and reach the neck of the monster. All over energy should be invested in stabbing the neck. Do you get it?" Qiao voiced grimly. Before his team members could think about giving up; he was there to remind them the dead option. "I am also not thinking of accepting failure. I know special and stronger monster meant more experience points." Lama Lu uttered unmoving. 

"Indeed let's hurry then." Kala voiced last. "I am sure once we get to the nerves of this wise monster then we will be able to hunt it in no time." Qiao spoke. Lama Lu could not understand what it meant simply. Kala also stopped in his tracks. Qiao did not notice until he saw them questioning him. "Getting over to the nerves means that we should baffle the monster extremely so that it should lose the tranquil and unruffled attention; this way it would be easier to make it fall." 

Qiao explained with most unassuming words that were straight and plain. They understood and nodded. Kaili was gulping breaths because the monster was staring her. It shook the entire body and got ready to leave. How could she know that the monster was going to leave? She pointed the weapon at the monster and the monster breathed out the cold making her frozen all over. The sword was pointing toward the monster and her fragile body stiffened. In this same posture her body froze with the cold breath of the monster. 

It was a last warning for this team too from the monster. Qiao and others were running toward the front. They saw the frozen huntress and hurried. The neck of the monster was slightly off the overall color of rest of the body. It was clear sign that the body bears the armor strength while the neck was susceptible other than the breathing cold. Lama Lu helped the huntress break free from the frozen shield on her body. The monster thought that perhaps the team has given up. It shook its body again and threw some of the snow at them ready to leave. 

"Now move." Qiao roared ordering. He could see that the monster decided going back. He cannot fake out anything. The monster must not leave and this was the only concern for now. He himself accumulated snow from his surrounding and scattered implying that the battle had not ended yet. The monster stopped seeing this madness. Qiao leapt toward the neck with his weapon. Once it was time subsequently it should not be wasted. The weapon brushed past the neck leaving a small scar. The monster hurried to move. It was unexpected. This team has admitted defeat in its eyes but why they seemed more resolved? 

Now they were facing each other and glaring in the eyes. The monster scrunched its round eyes. Instead of accepting defeat the team members wanted to stop with the force. It seemed another round of attacks needed to remind them they were vulnerable and weak; the monster thought. The hunters might have been able to observe these thoughts if they happened to be level eight peak. Reading the thoughts of monsters was as simple for example the way an experienced person observes the thoughts of the teenager. But for someone with same level it was as difficult as the next move of an assassin. 

It was the dim day and the slight cold wind marched past silently as if worried to bother the opponents. The monster wanted to laugh at the foolishness of the hunters since they all came in front without considering that he could simply burry them under the cold snow. They were here to hunt and soon it will be clear for the haughty monster. The fourth team member who survived the ordeal thought in her head. She could see that the team leader was a crook head hunter. He would not accept defeat. 

As for what make her think tough about him was unclear. Qiao jumped for attack and gestured Kala follow him. The monster saw this and breathes out the cold; Qiao put his left hand in front and the snow scattered instead of burying him. Once again the weapon brushed past the right side of the neck. Kala was the second to put the attack; meanwhile Lama Lu joined from the other side fending off the snow shower imitating team leader. Her attack put the same amount of damage. It was enough for baffling the wise monster. Almost all teams follow same method and after losing go back yet this team was reluctant in all terms. The teams consider this race invulnerable and freshly recruited teams do not mess with this race. Qiao thought since the body has strong attack and defense then there was something which only bears one capability and it was the neck and the face. It can attack snow shower in amounts scaring the monsters. With the same level they fight on same grounds and once lost should be lost. Every attack was giving sufficient amount of experience points. The monster was helpless because its body can only share the frost once got the source for omitting out. 

The hunters were attacking from front and it could only attack with the snow shower which was useless because they learned how to fend it off. Though the ground was accumulating snow however it was also affecting the monster in return. The injuries on the body can be healed but the neck was under threat. It made the monster worry for its life. The team was not giving up and there was a path for escape too. The monster decided to run for life under the limited time. 

Qiao has seen through the actions and gestured to put complete effort in the last attack. The snow scattered to stop the coming attack as well retreating but all in vain. The head shook in both directions breathing out snow still the shapeless weapon reached the neck. Qiao had less difficulty in reverting back after the attack. As for two others their weapons reached the neck at the last breath meanwhile the monster fell on its feet. It no more can endure the attacks especially Qiao stabbed the breathing part of the monster. "Every invulnerable monster has vulnerable weakness." Qiao landed in the pool of hard snow and voiced. They successfully hunted the first level six monster as a team. The snow under their feet melted immediately and the monster shattered with an enormous amount of echo. Almost entire body blow up in the surrounding leaving a stone behind; it was the result of the level state. They bent to avoid the explosive shower of the falling snow which was not raining from the sky actually. Slowly the snow started clearing itself. It let them see the stone which was left behind. It was giving out immense untainted sparkle. 

No one walked forward to pick it up in hurry. A hunter who was witnessing this hunt from afar happened to notice the rarity of the stone. He leapt crazily to pick it up and escape. The team was waiting for the accumulated snow to clear meanwhile the hunter reached the stone. Kaili got a shock that someone was going to have it without effort. Kala was looking the team leader for order while Lama Lu was little tired to bother the stone. The Hunter picked it and rushed toward the opposite side. Qiao still did not move trying to figure out the emotions of his team.