Chapter 49 Mission Completed
Xavier and Sheila started going towards the direction of the main building of the academy. He still has to search for at least one more person before his time ran out. He and Sheila ran through the hallways of the academy, checking every room which was accessible but they couldn't find anything.
Sheila, who was following Xavier, was confused. She asked," What are you doing, running around like this?"
Xavier didn't stop or turn around. He answered," I'm looking for someone."
"Someone?" Sheila was surprised."Your girlfriend?"
Xavier shook his head," She is already safe. I'm looking for someone else."
Sheila, seeing that he didn't want to go further into the topic, kept quiet and Xavier was screening through all the rooms in the academy. He then exited the academy and went to the alchemy branch. He looked for someone there as well. There was none who could meet the criteria. There was still about 10 minutes time till the 1 hour was up and he was not getting anywhere.
He said there, frowning hard, as if there was something very hard for him to do. Sheila looked at this, hesitated for a moment and asked.
"Who exactly were you searching for? Can you tell me? Maybe I could be of some assistance?"
Xavier thought for a moment and said," It's not that I'm looking for something particular. I have a mission. That is to save as many worthy lives as possible."
"Who gave you the mission?" Sheila asked with a frown.
Xavier hesitated. Seeing his look, her eyes suddenly flashed with wonder and said," Is it your master?"
"Who?! My master?!" Xavier exclaimed.
"Yes, the one who taught you cultivation and also the one who taught me my cultivation technique, The Yin Yang Dual Spirit Art." Sheila said excitedly.
Xavier wanted to retort that the system was not his master, but seeing that Sheila came up with an exposition of her own, he didn't try to deny it.
He nodded," Yes, it is a mission from my master."
"Why did your master give you such a mission?"
"He said I had to collect Karma."
Sheila heard this and immediately got excited. "Indeed! Only a master like yours would care about such ethereal things like Karma."
Xavier nodded. He didn't understand why the system had given him such a mission but he would follow it as he would get something good for sure.
He thought for a moment and said," But this mission is difficult to complete. I still need to search for one more person and I can't seem to find that person."
Sheila looked at him, thought for a moment and asked," Didn't you say that you need to save 3 living things? Doesn't it mean that other than humans, you could save other beings as well?"
Xavier heard this and his eyes immediately shined. He had never seen this mission from another angle. He immediately got excited and turned to Sheila who was looking at his excited face. He went forward and kissed her.
Sheila's eyes widened and her face turned red. While she had fucked people in the past, it was all due to force and fear the other party had for her and not voluntarily.
But Xavier had kissed her, himself without any obligation to, made her heart flutter like she was a maiden who just had her first kiss stolen by a man.
While she was flushed, Xavier didn't understand what he had done and went off in another direction. He had strolled around the academy and had visited a beast rearing pen of the academy. He had just seen it and didn't know much about it.
He rushed forward and saw that Sheila was standing at the same place. He stopped and shouted," What are you doing? Follow me!"
Sheila snapped out of her daze and quickly caught up to him. After just another 5 minutes, they reached the beast rearing pen and went into it. Xavier looked around and soon his gaze speed on one animal.
It was a wolf, a snow white baby wolf. It was just a few days old and had not even opened its eyes. It was a cub of the beast, A Frost Moon Wolf. But this cub looked different from the other cubs he had seen. It had traces of grey in its hair and was smaller than the others, like it was somewhat malnourished but the feeling it gave Xavier was second only to Sheila. It was like the cub was covered with the blessing of Karma.
This could be seen from how it had survived. There was a monster beast in the open and it was tearing through anything which stood in its way. It was a Flame Lion, which was considered to be the arch nemesis of the Frost Moon Wolf.
It had killed many wolves but the cub was alive and the lion was standing in front of it with a thoughtful look, like it could feel that killing this cub would bring it trouble.
While the beast was in its contemplation, it heard footsteps from behind it and tuned stone to look at Xavier and Sheila who were looking at the cub. It understood that Xavier and Sheila had come for the cub from the looks in their eyes.
The beast was a grandmaster level beast and it could easily detect that the cultivation of Xavier and Sheila were less than its own and these humans wanted to take its prey while balantly ignoring it.
This rubbed the best in a wrong way and it roared. It jumped at Xavier and Sheila. The two were caught off guard as they were connected on the cub and were passed back. The lion pounced on them and pushed them down under its claws, but Xavier and Sheila, proven in combat add they were, pushed the beast with their legs and launched it in the air.
Xavier then used his moment technique, the shadow steps and disappeared from the lion's eyes. It was surprised and started looking around but at the beach moment, it felt a huge impact on its back, it's spine cracked as a very strong leg landed on its back with all the force it could muster.
The beast was enraged. It, with the support of its strong legs, pushed Xavier off its back and laughed him into the air.
Xavier, who didn't know how to fly, was now in mid-air, vulnerable to any attack
The beast realised it and opened its mouth. A flame lot in its thrust and it was about to launch a fire attach at Xavier but it had forgotten about Sheila as it was but very intelligent and it felt a bit right below it's jaw. This closes its mouth and the flame ball it conjured combusted in its mouth.
The flame which the lion had conjured spewed out from the halls between is teeth burning it's mouth but it was not to harmful to the lion as it was a fire attribute beast but what hurt was it's ego.
These 2 humans, who were weaker than itself, were toying around with it like it was a kitten. It was enraged and lifted it's part and hit Sheila sending her flying.
"Urgh!" Sheila spit a mouthful of bile as she felt her guys churn due to pain but she had not suffered any serious injuries. Ajeet all, she was still a powerful cultivatoe and her new Cultivation technique also strengthened her to unimaginable degrees.
The beast was about to fire another fire ball but it was but by Xavier again who came down with all his might. At the same time, he also had his Barrett pointed at the forehead of the beast. The beast immediately felt chills running across its body as the cold touch of the barrel was like the touch of death itself. But before it could do anything, Xavier pulled the trigger.
BANG!
The lion's head burst open and it died on the spot.
Xavier stood on the ground and wiped off all the blood and gray matter which had spewedonto him but to his surprise, he found it that the vitality in the beast was getting absorbed into his body. He looked and saw that the pagoda was absorbing it and finally it condensed a drop of golden liquid which was the size of a pin tip and stored it in his dantian. He wanted to see what this was exactly but he didn't have time.
He went to Sheila and asked," Are you fine?"
"Yes, it was just a minor injury. I'll be fine after resting a bit."
Xavier nodded and turned around to look at the wolf cub. It still had not opened its eyes and was sleeping peacefully. It was like the fight before it had never happened.
Xavier went and took the vub into his hands. It was small enough to be held in its palms. Feeling the warmth, the cub snuggled deep into his hands, like it was finaly on a comfortable bed.
Xavier felt his heart melt as he saw this. He was about to return but a notification sounded.
[Mission: Collecting Karma complete.
Grading: S rank
Reward: 1000 Karma points.
Bonus: Good Luck Fishing Rod]
Xavier was surprised. The mission was finished in the nick of time. He then took Sheila and went in search for the grip earlier. He found them hiding in a storeroom. He also picked them up and went to the coordinates which Emilia had given them.