fuhhh, finally we already come out from the forest"
I sighed in relief, we finally come out from the forest. In the forest, there are so many monsters lurking around everywhere. we can't let our guard down, but because we already passed through the forest I can be more relaxed. the scenery we see after we came out of the forest was a vast grassland, it was so beautiful and for some reason, this scenery is... remembering me of windows XP background when you install it, that legendary background...
"well even if we already got out from the Forest, it needs us half a day to arrive at the city"
Jade inform me
"well I don't mind though, I already sick seeing the tree and monster after all haha"
"in the future when we adventuring, you must get used to it you know. sometimes there's a quest that takes a month in the forest to clear it!"
"'gehhhh, I know that but still I don't like it, hope I don't get that quest"
"hyahaha"
we walked through the grassland, the wind feels really nice, there is no pollution, no building, only green scenery as far as I can see. from what I can feel there's no monster in here, hmmm maybe there's two or one but they are harmless, I can feel it with my power. I think this place will become a famous tourist spot if it's not because this place is near this forest. while we walked through the grassland we encounter one monster, the monster's name was golden bull, the golden bull is like an ordinary bull that I know, but this monster have a golden body, to the point, the skin is glowing like real gold and also have a bighorn like a deer.
"Len Len look that's a golden bull!"
Jade pointed to our ahead.
"golden bull? why is that monster sound so expensive?"
because I heard a "golden" on the monster name, I thought maybe that monster have a body of gold, that's why I said the monster sound so expensive.
"well Len len you're not wrong, golden bull is a walking gold because that monster is really expensive and very rare!"
Jade tell me about the golden bull
"is it because of the monster made of gold?"
"no, there's no way that monster is made of gold, only the skin have the unique color of gold and the reason why is that monster was so expensive is that everything in that monster can be sell for a high price"
said jade excitingly.
"is that so?"
"yes, golden bull meat is extremely delicious, are high-end ingredients! the guild sometimes holds an auction for the meat, the bone, and the horn can be made into a medicine. and because of the unique color of the monster the skin and head can be sold for ornaments or the skin can be made to leather armor, that's monster was really a walking gold"
well, I can understand why there are so many people who want this monster after hearing Jade's explanation. all the things in this monster can be sold if that so maybe this monster have a high demand in the market. for me, this bull maybe like a wagyu cow who have a High price in their meat but this bull is different it's like the upgraded version of the wagyu because all of the things in this bull can be sold.
"then wait are we waiting for? let's go hunt it!"
hearing jade said that this bull is really delicious and expensive I suggest jade to hunt it. maybe the bull have the taste like a wagyu though I never eat wagyu meat 5000 years ago.
"let's do it!!"
Jade shouted happily.
"wait..., Jade wait I forgot about something!"
I remembered something from Jade's explanation.
"what? what did you forget?"
Jade asked me while making a puzzled face
"isn't if we want to hunt that monster, we can't use our main weapon?"
what I remembered is all thing in the golden bull monster was valuable if we use our main weapon I'm afraid we will damage the goods, Jade have a big axe as her main weapon I'm afraid she gonna cut half the bull, damaging the good and my main weapon is my fist, the last time I used my fist to kill the monster, the monster inner organ explode... well, I can't say anything, If I punch that monster it will gonna be overkill.
"ah, now that you said it"
Jade realized too what I mean.
"what are we gonna then Len Len? I never encountered one of them before, I don't know how to handle it"
she asks me.
"you didn't know? then how did you know that monster was a golden bull? what if that monster was another monster?"
if she never hunts this monster, that means there are possibilities that this monster is not a golden bull.
"I have seen the monster pictures in guild bulletins. besides, as long as I know there's no other monster who have gold skin like a golden bull. this monster is unique on its own."
"well if you said it... so how can we kill that monster? did the guild have that information too?"
this is the first time jade and I see a monster this valuable, we don't know how to handle it.
"hmmmmm, maybe we can strangle him to death?"
"you... that was a good idea but it's a big no"
we can use that method but... how can I say it... it's too inhuman for me who still have the common sense of 5000 years ago.
"but that was the only way to kill it without destroying the value"
"no, no there's another way"
I have an idea of how to kill it without damaging the good.
while we discuss how to kill the golden bull,
for a moment I feel the golden bull was already realized our presence, he was a monster so it's natural if he can feel the blood lust from others, the bull looked in our direction to confirm after he confirms that there's someone in the bush, the bull then running away from us. I and jade realized that the bull runs away we immediately prepared our weapon and try to chase it.
"damn, Jade the bull realized our presence, chase it!"
"Roger!"
the two of us chase the bull, that bull is so fast.
"wait a minute how can a bull run so fast like that?"
If I compare it this bull is running as fast as a cheetah or maybe faster. how can that bull run this fast when he have that big body?
"naturally that bull was a monster and not a normal animal, that's why it is so different.
answer jade.
"tchh, it's so hard to kill it without destroying the value, that monster is to fast"
I can see now why this monster is very rare, beside the bull is rarely found, the bull is fast too, that's why there's no ordinary adventure that can kill it without destroying the bull value. you can't pinpoint your target precisely if your target is this fast. the combination of strength, power, and focus is needed to hunt this bull.
"do you have a plan, Len?"
"I have! though that bull is so fast I can still decapitate his head cleanly. but I need your help"
cutting the bull head is maybe the only way to not destroy the bull value, but this way is too hard you must precisely chopping his head while that bull running like a Cheetah. if you mess up and predict it wrong your attack gonna hit his body. It needs big control and focuses on your power so it will not mess up.
"then, tell me what I need to do?"
"I just need you to change the bull direction toward left"
"change? I just need to change his direction?"
"yes, after that leave it to me, or Jade the one who wants to chop his head?"
I asked jade if she wants to try chopping the bull head.
"no, I will leave it to you I don't want to mess up this plan"
"Okay then, let's go!"
I wonder how will Jade gonna change the bull's direction because even for me it is hard to change it without using my raw strength. suddenly Jade stopping her step she pours all the strength and magic into her hand I can see the flow of her magic focus on her axe and in the blink of an eye jade throw her axe.
"swung!"
the sound of the axe flying can be heard. that big axe that jade always kept in his back is been thrown, the axe is as big as jade height.
her axe then lands in front of where the bull-headed.
'is it my imagination or is it the axe become bigger'
I feel the axe become bigger for some reason.
the bull who was surprised by something fall in front of him then changed his direction to avoid the axe, luckily he changes direction to the left, there will be no difference where he changes direction if it to the right or left I can still cut it just as I predicted.
'now is it my chance'
I took a stance, I focus my target on the bull neck as my target. I using one of the iaido technics that I know.
for the information, iaido is a sword Martial art technic from Japan that focuses on emphasizes being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to a sudden attack, or using it for an attack.
I draw my blade as fast as I can, the blade was made by Red power the manifestation of his power that I imagined. I can change the shape of the blade to the one I like, this is the good thing about having the contractor monster. I use accelerate magic and focus on the target
'iai - one leaf'
one leaf is a technic that focuses on one draw and one hit that will definitely hit the target with high precision. Because it acquires more focus than a normal human to mastery this technique. I gather my magic to my blade so my cut becomes sharper and to ensure that the head decapitates with one swing.
my plan was to use the momentum of when the bull panicked and change the direction,
using this chance to aim at the bull neck.
then in the blink of an eye, the bull head separated from his body.