My Last Hunt

Level Battles 8

It is time to use the reserves

The appearance of another creature was untimely. It could ruin his hunt at the last minute. It was immediate decision and he did not let it go. Qiao shook aside the idea to use the weapon instead he commanded the stone to finish off the hunt. The active stone spawned the extreme amount of energy and leapt toward the weak creature. The octopus water creature looked at the thunder like methods of the hunter and hurled the long tentacle toward him. Qiao was about to evade the hove when his eyes fell at the hunter coming toward him at the fastest pace possible. 

He did not need to remind who he was and why he was running toward him. "This battle is debt on me and I would not leave this island before hunting you." Qiao pointed his hand toward the octopus and challenged. It was urgency of the time that he was supposed to leave. Son of Xura was not coming alone. There were two other hunters. Qiao observed their pace and came to know that they were at the same level. This means the man was brewing with hatred and leveling madly. Hunters level up when it was some force behind. 

Enmity can be considered one of the strongest forces. The octopus blinked at how the hunter gave challenge. Before it could consider a chase; it spotted the coming hunters and hastily returned back the stream. There was no chance in tasking such risk between two opponents. Son of Xura halted his rush and worriedly looked beyond. Qiao suddenly disappeared from their eyes. Son of Xura was fuming with the hatred and coming just to kill Qiao at any cost. Qiao understood and rushed. He was hidden now and observing the enemy. It was clear that they had had deepened the enmity and it would not end until one out of two get killed. 

"Brother Xura it is the same hunter we faced back then in the Middletown. How come he reached level seven?" his fellow hunter asked gasping. As soon as Xura started running madly they followed behind not knowing what made him suddenly chase after. After taking a look; they came to know the reason behind. Son of Xura was also gasping. He was so shocked to see his enemy at the same place. "The way he coward tells that he is alone here. I will chase and kill him till then everything else can wait." Xura voiced sinisterly. 

"It is good in a way that I no need to go look for him in the entire seven continents. Because of him my family was killed; I vow to kill him mercilessly." Xura gritted his teeth. His expressions were changing constantly with the ease and anger. Ease seeing the enemy so close and anger for the revenge. Qiao sighed; he had to kill them for level battles in this island. Now after knowing that Qiao was here; Xura would not leave and Qiao cannot leave too. There was no need for dragging the enmity any longer. 

However going straight in front would bring endless trouble. Qiao was not some Hunter Monarch and his enemies were not some weaklings. Every one of them was at the same level; this means tough one on one battle. Third Sepedra was overcrowded with the streams and the water sources; he was expecting water type monsters everywhere. His priority was to kill Xura then return back to the octopus. It would not be easy to deal with octopus seeing how big and ferocious it looked. 

Qiao took the support of the trunk of the tree looking at the small cuts on his shoulder and the thighs. These were healing fast and he did not need to use healing stone. His ruined fleece now fairly resemble with the scalawags and their appearance. The hair was still in good condition. His face was showing some signs of battle. It was not easy feat killing the same level monsters and the creature however he cannot let it hinder his further advancement. "I will learn how to perfectly collaborate with the weapon as well as the stones." He uttered. 

Qiao sensed the coming enemies and stood up. It was so rude that they were chasing him; Qiao wanted to do it otherwise. The question was how he could change the tide. Currently he was short of any level higher stone. The other stones were in abundance. Battling with the other hunter needed one level higher stone if he wanted to turn the tide without wasting much time. For this the only place Hunter Association can render such stone. There was not much distance and he could come back before the evening. He has one rare stone for bargaining with the elders. 

Qiao did not use rush skill because it would grab the attention of the enemy. He jumped smoothly creating distance without bringing ripples in the air. These ripples could easily be noticed for level seven hunter. Qiao was cautious. He left the third Sepedra silently. Three verses one means lot of time would be invested in the Tom and Jerry chase. Since he has already grasp on the advantageous matters then why not use them and save time. Moreover when his enemies have decided to come this far; he could also prepare for it. Qiao was facing war of his life and in this war everything was fair. 

The elder saw the affiliated hunter and welcomed. "I was here for some bargain." Qiao did not beat about the bush and came at the point. "What kind of bargain you are asking?" the elder politely asked. "I want level eight attack type stone. In return I have a rare stone for exchange." Qiao picked out the stone and placed on the table. The elder looked at the stone and then the other elder. They were discussing on a serious issue before Qiao reached in the association. Seeing Qiao they were thinking to make a different bargain. 

"We have two level eight attack type stones with us however have different proposal for the bargain." The elder itched on his chin and voiced. Qiao observed their sheepish expressions and did not understand their intentions. "What is the bargain by the way?" Qiao asked curious. He relaxed on the chair knowing that they were willing handover two level eight stones. Attempting the bargain would not bring trouble hopefully. "We recently received some reports about the scalawags wandering in the South Sepedra. There is no one senior hunter in association right now however it is urgent to chase the scalawags out of the South Sepedra. If you can do this job then we are willing to pay you with the two stones." The elder explained. 

Qiao was glad to hear but he did not bring it on his face. "Where I can find them or what is their general appearance?" Qiao shook his shoulders and asked. The elder briefly explained their appearance. Qiao remembered that it was much familiar then his thoughts wander and he finally nodded. The elders were talking about son of Xura and his fellow hunters. "They are in the third Sepedra where I will be heading now so you can rest at ease as I will do this job on behalf of Hightown." Qiao voiced confidently. 

The affiliated hunters can be hired for some urgent matters and the elders were responsible to pay the fair amount. The elder opened the small drawer at his right hand and forked out two level eight stones. "Be careful if you wanted to use them in the battles. From level eight; the stones no more blindly follow the commands of the masters if the master is not stronger than the stone." the elder handed and advised. 

Qiao was slightly astounded to hear it. This means he will still be cautious in the battle. The elder heaved a deep breath that the hunter was aware about their present place. "Do you know that you will report after completing this job?" the elder hesitated and voiced. "Indeed I know very well." Qiao picked the stones and stood up. If he could not report and flee instead of doing his job then the elders could report his behavior in the Hightown. Qiao was familiar with the rules. He was willing to do this job because this way his rare stone would remain with him and also he will earn some reputation being an affiliated hunter. 

He was going to earn two benefits with one job; getting the stones and killing the enemies. The Hightown few times tested the intentions of the scalawags; they found them evil head and rough, unwilling to follow the rules of the Hightown. After knowing this; the Hightown no more take them as part of true hunting; if they were found guilty Hightown would not hesitate for taking their lives. The elders also hired Qiao for this job. There was more than one report about them that they were hurting the normal hunters in the entire South Sepedra.