My Last Hunt

Venture 7

"Lam we are going to crash against the ground. Can you handle?" Qiao asked the monster. He wanted to take the monster under his confidence so that when he was ready to fulfill the attack the monster should be aware. 

Lam literally blinked its five eyes. It could not think any further since the master has decided for suicide so be it. They were going to do it for the good cause. "I will wait for your gesture and guidance." Lam answered. 

Qiao kept his thoughts to himself. He could not speak them out because the intellectual enemy stone could also hear them. His plan was crude however it was enough to get rid the enemy stone if possible then slam it harder than it could have imagined. 

His words made the enemy stone halt its actions and think how come the hunter got ready to suicide? If it was true then the stone would also get destroyed naturally. 

The stone was chasing the hunter. When the hunter would crash against the ground then the stone would also do the same to kill the hunter. Lam was beaming with the loyalty to die for the sake of master but something did not sit well. 

Lam did not want the master die in this attempt. Lam would die with full of regrets if this happened. Qiao understood the silence of the loyal monster. "There is some hard work waiting for you, get ready." Qiao whispered. 

Lam heard the lowest tone of the master and its big ears got attentive. 'So the master is planning something else?' Lam thought in its head. They were zigzagging in the sky because the enemy stone was chasing. 

Qiao intentionally halted his stones from any attack. He was creating false assumption for the enemy stone and the enemy. It was more than easy to make them believe of their success. The hunters of this world were simplest of enemies Qiao ever witnessed. 

They could not hide their enmity. While in the advanced world a person could never tell the most trusted person of his life could turn out deadly enemy in the blink of an eye. 

The people of advanced world were well learned in hiding the true motives behind their fake smiles and brotherhood. Qiao patted his loyal monster and it started the journey toward the ground with the sonic speed. 

It was to make sure that the enemy stone also follow with same intensity. Qiao wanted to take advantage of this. He wished that the enemy stone should shatter in the pieces or he made sure to blast it. 

Shattering was slightly fallacious. He needed utmost range of aura to do so. He could blast it with the help of two stones at the time when the enemy stone would be ignorant of any attack. 

This plan was dangerous because his choice of method was unrealistic. He was creating perception of false crash and in the meantime he would attack. The enemy stone would pity while Qiao would pity too in a different way. 

There was no other way to tackle this stone. This was more powerful than the level eight stone. The pace was unmatchable. Qiao was barely making it with the stone. 

The attack sense was incomparable. Qiao was feeling helpless despite having two attack type stones to carry the battle. At this level Qiao was powerful enough to shatter mountain with the mere physical strength. 

The possible battle was earth shattering for any normal human. The pressure and the force could stifle the breath of level seven hunters. They would feel helpless in front of such blast of force. 

Qiao was looking the range of the stone. If they had been battling somewhere near population then they might have faced the wrath of some elder from the hunter association. 

The sky was thundering with their attacks though the real battle had yet to begin. Qiao was moving toward the ground. Lam took the confidential gestures of the master. It would take some toil however it was not impossible. 

They might face the hardest flight of their life when changing direction at the critical moment. Qiao was preparing ruthless attack when the enemy stone would be near him to kill. 

He was thinking to make this attack when the enemy stone would never have imagined the change of circumstances. It was risky for his safety and the safety of the loyal monster however there was no other way to defeat the enemy stone. 

This stone would become bone of life if he could not blast it. Rumble might use two powerful stones or he could actually make move faster than the stone. 

Qiao was sure if Rumble has guts to possess such stone then he sure could command the higher level battle actions. After all he was few hundred years oldie. 

The enemy stone followed him. It was ready to kill the hunter to please the master. The hidden motif was different though. Rumble was also aware about it. 

This stone was greedy and wanted to rob the strength of the opponent stones during battle. It could also absorb the life force of the Level eight hunter after injuring badly. 

This was part of the contract between the stone and the master. Qiao never heard about such contracts. The intellectual and powerful stones never submit without beneficial contract. 

They could decide what type of advantages they want to take in return of best and win-win battle. Half of the hunters refused such type of contracts while the shameless hunters like Rumble and Rucha would accept such terms. 

This made the stones more powerful after every battle. Most of the powerful stones were equally arrogant and overconfident because of similar reasons. 

They did not care whether the world around would crumble or the Hightown would collapse, they only care for their benefits. Qiao could never imagine such dark sides of the hunters and the stones. 

Almost all stones could advance the Requiem stage and gain the human form. For this they struggle many decades.