My Last Hunt

Chapter 195: Back to Middletown (3)

Back To Middletown (3)

In the Hightown the fourth hall

The hunter king who witnessed the influence of the delirium and took part in the destruction of the stone reached the Hightown. There was another hunter with him who abandoned his team for the better cause. Their concerns proved true when they were hindered by the diggers and they tried to kill the hunter king to vent out the anger. The third digger siding with the hunter king was also powerful so they left after trying once or twice. They were spared in the end and finally the journey ended when the periphery of the Hightown appeared. 

Making friends or foes was not intentional; when the circumstances forces toward the corners then it was definite for anyone to choose according to the priority. "I was curious to know why you chose to follow up a low level hunter?" the digger asked the hunter king. His long winding chain was still around his waist and he was looking as usually mysterious. He was level eight peak hunter when he decided to become digger and search the valuable stones in hope to get some precious stone which could bring some changes to his life as well as hunting approaches. 

He wanted to expand and broaden his senses so that he could tame a beast. He was given role of hunter king despite that fact that he was unable to harness and train a beast. It was an urgent mater back then and a fearsome mission needed to be taken so the Hightown granted him the role of hunter king temporarily. After the mission got completed; he returned back the role and the special token saying that he has yet to prove and meet the requirements of a hunter king. It was true. YaLu wanted to get the role solely for his achievement not the otherwise. 

Once someone mocked him when he was a small kid; later a senior sneered saying that he would never be able to become a hunter king with his strict nature and rules of honestly advancing the levels, he must have to become a villainous hunter to be called stronger but time proved that he was powerful enough without killing innocents or snatching from others. He was strictly following his nature; it was luck that he still could not get the role of a hunter king according to his achievement. 

Only because he could not tame a beast; he tried much and various means but failed every time. This was the reason that he joined previous team of diggers and decided to do every villainous deed but before he could commit it; he was forced to choose otherwise and he was not regretting it saying, 'If it is my luck that I cannot become an official hunter king; so be it.' He was looking at the calm face of the hunter king who was wearing the token representing his level. "I was moved by his strong grit. I do not judge a hunter based on his level but based on his grit. This world needed someone stronger and if with my small help he is able to survive unexpected danger then it is not big deal. Once in the future; he appears a Hunter Monarch, I will take it as the good karma returned back to this world." 

"I cannot kill someone who might show the real potential in the tough hunting and the least that he was actually a stronger hunter and his intellectual and emotional control was at the level of a hunter king at such small age. Just imagine when he would reach level seven or eight; how strong he would be?" the hunter king explained. 

"Does it mean that he is destined to reach Hunter Monarch Rank?" the digger asked with wide opened eyes. Those who could show the perseverance and intellectual control of this level at the lowest grade then it was evident that they could communicate with the beasts at the level of seven or eight depending on their further growth. The beasts were insanely powerful compared to the normal monsters and certainly they have intellect of a human level with the appearance similar to the humans which they could shift if needed. 

With beastly strength and human intellect; they were the strongest opponents of humans to snatch the stronghold from the weaklings. This was the reason that a Hunter King should necessarily tame a beast no matter if it was the lowest rank. Monsters were forced to shred their stones at some levels while beasts were those who remained stick to it despite the brutal torture of the stone. The beasts bear this torture for the time being until the stone reach infinity level. Having a beast as a pet and tamed; meant that the hunter has the strength to sense the weakness of a beast which was almost impossible for normal hunter. 

"Then I wanted to meet that hunter." YaLu spoke determined. At the mention of such hunter; the hope again flickered in his eyes, he has a strong notion that he would be able to learn something valuable to help him understand how to sense the ricochet of a beast. The hunter's tempered and learned with the time how to sense the echo of a monster but beasts were different. "You sure can when he would reach the Hightown; till then you can wait here or get missions to pass the span frame." The hunter king gladly spoke to see the positive glint in the eyes of the fellow hunter. 

He himself was going to report the Hightown and then call his beast to get ready for the class tests. His mandatory mission got successful and now he has fulfilled all the requirements for the class tests to go through. He was exceptionally happy to be able to reach this level. They were sitting in the fourth hall when the elder showed up and they stood up to greet the big man. 

The next day; the hunters got busy in getting the missions and leaving the encampment in hurry. The organizers recently announced that they need to level up in a month else there would be a surprise punishment. It was enough to scare them. Someone never told them before that there would be a tough and limited time for the level up. Some were talking about what type of punishment would be awaiting if they failed. Few were unbothered and just left in hurry to hunt. Those who were sent in the Snow Island were oblivious about a hidden fact. 

Only the three months of the winter were benign for lower level hunters in the Snow Island. At the other side of the silently flowing lake; many higher level monsters came to drink water or spend the harsh summer. Also the encampment would shift from the present place toward the dense forest in order to distance from the lake. So the organizers decided to choose three months for the continuous flow of the hunters and accept as many as it could to lower the burden from the shoulders of the Middletown. This way a whole bunch of hunters would be given chance to level up. 

At the night; a tired team member from the Silver class came to rest and saw these three people resting in the tent. He did not bother them and chose a bedding to just sleep. The schedule was tough and the team leader was strict. Also he was hell tired after the continuous watch over of six days. Qiao and others were unaware that it was already morning of next day. Qiao wanted to rest properly while this sleep was a blessing for Wuza though Lowa woke up once to confirm that the surrounding was still the same and then fell asleep. 

The team member woke up in the middle of the day and got ready to leave; he was quite surprised to see these trio still in deep sleep however shook his shoulder and left. Lowa woke up near the evening with strange voice. She rubbed her eyes and looked around. Still it was unclear what was the voice and used her ears to sense closely. When she was near the wooden bedding of Qiao; she heard the growling of his stomach. She stood there whether to wake him up or just wait. He would again get suspicious about her intentions if she got closer. Lowa walked in the tent; picked a random wooden chair and threw it on the ground to create the noise. Qiao stood up abruptly with this noise and looked at the huntress with questioning eyes. Before he could ask anything; his stomach grumbled. Lowa shook her shoulders waving her hand that it was intentional act to make noise. Wuza also woke up with the noise and glared the huntress. They were already enemies of each other so the verbal war was about to erupt when Qiao spoke, "I am going to get some portion of food."