Recap
The ground shakes as I fell to the ground. A huge shadow about 3 metres high walking towards us from deep inside the forest as if a strong beast has woken up from its slumber.
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Another loud outcry screeched. Berry who was nearby was trembling. " Scary. S-scary!" he neighs noisily.
Fan who was practising his swordplay stop and look at the direction of the earthquake. Although he remains stoic, his palm was sweating.
Fan quickly got to where I am and help me up. "Let's not alert the monster and leave quietly young master," he whispered to me.
When I look towards Berry's direction, he was gone.
I slowly got up trying to flee the scene however It was too late, the creature turn toward and headed to our location.
Fan could feel the tremor getting closer and closer so he took out his sword and hold it towards the direction of the humongous creature while in a protective stance.
"Is it a magical beast?" asking myself a rhetorical question.
So will Gyrent's gift help me with the interaction between the creature and me? We still have a chance to win.
When the creature came out of the forested area, we could see the creature's appearance. The moonlight shining upon us makes it hard to not notice.
It was a massive hairy cyclops. It's 1 eye on his head look as if it was angry and sad at the same time. It was holding a tree bat half it's size as it looks around.
Wait a minute, isn't this the mid-boss that the heroes defeated? I still remember how much they sacrificed to clear this mid-boss. They were at a hairbreadth away from death many times trying to fight against her.
Exactly, her, a cyclops.
At that time Fan was a mercenary recruited by the heroes which confirm their victory. That was when he was 18 years old. Now he is only 10 so we came to visit this cyclops 8 years early.
If I recall correctly, the cyclops appeared because of one of the heroes who coincidentally found a nest of treasures in a huge cave. So the fighting scene should have taken place at the wide cave instead.
Why the duck is she here!? At the same time, I heard, " My children...my poor children..." her hoarse voice sounded out.
It sounded as if she has been crying for a long time. " It is caused by those damned humans!!"
" My innocent children did nothing wrong, why...why must they be hunted down as they go out to explore..." she kept repeating 'why' as if she couldn't find out the simple truth behind it.
I finally got my courage up to speak up, " Good evening, Evalyn "—I said as I walk in front of Fan and greeted her " you have my condolences... can I be of any help?"
Once I spoke up, she glances down at me in disbelief. She could understand him and did not feel any hatred towards him even though he was a human child.
"Y-you... your kind has killed mine, now it is time to take my revenge!" she screeches loudly.
She hesitates to swing her tree bat at me as I stood still without moving. Barely a few inches away Fan quickly grabs me and swiftly avoid the attack.
When she swings her tree bat she felt something similar to a wave of familiar warmth.
By the time she realises that we have gone into hiding, she shrieked loudly. "COME BACK HERE, HUMAN CHILDREN!"
Fan still holding me tightly while covering my mouth. He chose to hide in one of the many identical trees. I struggle to get free as I wanted to converse with the mourning cyclops.
Fan noticed that I was struggling so much and chose to make me sleep by chopping behind my neck. Yeah, it works in this world apparently.
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°Avin°
I can't feel anything.
My back is stinging so much and my ears are ringing none stop. My arms feel like they are being amputated. I could feel the sweat forming on my body as they start to take off, racing down to my clothes making it soaking wet.
After coming back from the banquet, Andrea seems to be bored so she decided to have fun while punishing me.
At this point, I believe her hobby is torturing others mentally and physically. Father's plan was part of this torture as well, he believes that if I get poisoned, drowned, shocked, and whipped I will get immunity towards everything.
That was what I have to do for being the next heir of the Clades.
I know Father want the best for me especially after mother's passing so I didn't bear any grudges. Though Andrea is not my actual Mother so I despised everything she did.
Daisy... I also don't like her one bit. She is like a walking bomb before Avin came to this house. I understand his worries about living in this house but I couldn't just leave our Father behind... with all these garbage.
I am currently being held in an underground dungeon. It is dark and humid. I can hear rats wandering around. My hands were chained while I am being hung in the air.
I am inches away from the ground as I stay still patiently waiting for Andrea to end this. "Aren't you a good boy? Entertaining me should be your greatest f—!" I decided to shut her out as her nonsense is unbearable.
Clank. Clank. Clank.
I could hear metal knocking against each other. I'm guessing that I'm going to be tazed today. " Today I will use Jenet so be honoured!" she starts to laugh maniacally.
All these advanced weapons are mostly sold in the auctions so it is difficult to own one unless that person is wealthy.
She slowly powers up 'Jenet' by using her mana and set to the highest voltage.
I could feel the cold shivers down my spine, not because of the sound of electricity but her laughter which turn into a cackle.
•Fan•
Why does young master wish to seek death? It is as if he knows how to deal with that creature. I calmly knock young master out as I didn't want him to struggle so much while I prepare to fight the hairy creature.
I slowly and carefully place my outer clothing on the ground before placing young master on it. I unsheath Qi* from my sheath and proceed to mark the tree's root with my sword.
I suddenly thought about how cold young master is and decided to make a small fire pit to keep him warm.
I mark the tree on the way in case young master get lost he would know how to get back to the big tree. As I walk further I feel even more anxious about what could happen to the young master.
I quickly head back to the marked trees and enter the tree where I made the fire pit. Young master is still at the same location where I placed him.
I sigh and decided to rest next to the young master while keeping my senses high.
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Qi* - Name of Fan's sword, in Xian Xia novels many of the character's sword have names. Literal translation air.
° Avin, • Fan, - Guillaume, nothing MC.
Example,
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