Chapter 22 - 26 - 27 [Raging Desert pt.1-2] [Disaster - Tome 2]

As we walked to the Raging Desert, I noticed that as we approached them, the air became drier and drier. It even got to the point that we had to go out of the way in order to find some kind of reservoir and drink water.
- Look, there's water there! Don shouted
- Uhh.. Finally we found a pond...
We went down the hill together and saw that this was not a very big river, which in my opinion seemed very clean.
I went to the pond, stretched my hands into the water in the form of a boat and took some water and washed my face, which allowed me to refresh myself. After that, I took some more water and drank it.
***
We went on. We were so close to the desert that it could be seen in the distance at a distance of 500 meters. I happily picked up speed and ran ahead.
- We've finally arrived.
After my words, we decided to look for monsters in the vicinity, because that's what we came for.
Allie immediately noticed several Desert Scorpions. They were 5 times larger than ordinary scorpions.
- Look, there are monsters here!
We approached Allie and walked towards them together.
[ Desert Scorpion (A+) [ x4 ] ]
According to the system, I realized that there were 2 more scorpions somewhere nearby, which we did not notice. I looked around, but I couldn't find them.
- Well, let's start killing monsters. I said confidently
Everyone nodded their heads. I took out the God Card and it immediately turned into a sword, however, as always. This time I will try to use the Sapphire Ring skill to get a bonus to the card skill points and experience gained.
[ The Greedy Player skill is used ]
[ Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes ]
Cyrus, not waiting for us, immediately rushed to attack a pair of Scorpions.
(What are you doing?)
I was a little angry at his fearless behavior. Still, I also ran into the attack to help Cyrus in killing monsters.
- Black Spear [P.S shortened the name from the Awakened Black Spear to this to make it easier to read :3].
I threw my Spear towards the Desert Scorpion.
Surprisingly, he immediately reacted to my attack and easily threw the Spear away, which greatly surprised me, since no one had ever dodged a spear so easily before.
- Black Gain
I used body strengthening magic and charged. Flying up to the monster, I swung the first sword, and then jumped behind the monster and stuck the Demonic Sword.
My allies also did not lag behind: Allie used weakening magic, which slowed down the Scorpion and reduced its attack power; Cyrus rushed into the attack, prematurely using the Magic of the Dissecting Blade, which allowed to deliver a series of blows, setting fire to the target over and over again.
Taking advantage of the moment, I jumped up into the air and rushed to the scorpion's head to deliver the decisive blow and finally kill the first Scorpion.
* whoosh *
My sword plunged into the monster's head with all its might and killed him.
* claps *
- We're doing great, guys!
Allie was delighted with our teamwork and the fact that we were able to easily defeat the A+ class monster.
Turning to the corpse of the Scorpion, which had already begun to disintegrate into particles, I noticed a stone lying on the ground with a glowing symbol. After picking it up, the system immediately issued a notification about the Rune class. Noticing this stone, I already guessed that it was a Rune of far from inferior quality.
[ Mystical Rune ]
[ A new type of rune has been opened for you ]
[ Do you want to read information about her? ]
- Later
I noticed my friends discussing something.
- Hey, guys, what do you have there?
Don turned to me, holding a strange bracelet in his hands.
- It's some kind of bracelet. Do you know anything about him?
[ ??? The bracelet ]
[ +50 to ...?, +10 % to ...?]
- Wait, give it to me...
Don handed me a bracelet that even the system couldn't recognize.
"Does that happen?"
Anyway, I decided to put it on so that the system could identify it. Unfortunately, the system also showed question marks.
(What the f*ck?)
[ - ]
Suddenly a window with a dash appeared in front of me.
(I think it's better to take it off for now... Although it gives an increase to something)
I clicked on the window, when suddenly an image of this bracelet with accurate information about it appeared in front of me.
[ Desert Beast Bracelet ]
[ +50 heat resistance, +10% damage to Desert monsters]
(Pretty good... I think it's worth keeping it for yourself, not to waste the same good)
I said that this bracelet has great power and that I want to keep it for myself.
Don thought about it, and then said his opinion.
- Okay, take it. Just keep in mind that the next treasure will be ours!
- Okay, I agree.
We killed a few more monsters, when suddenly the same wolf that we had seen earlier slowly came out of the bushes.
(What the? Was he following us?)
I suspected something was wrong. We concentrated and watched him closely. At first, he just moved...
Until one moment.
*shuu*
The wolf began to increase in size, his skin acquired a dark red color and his fangs became incredibly large. Now, in front of us was not that little wolf, now it's a huge predatory wolf.
*sfyu*
I noticed a window of information about the monster. It gradually manifested itself, and I finally saw:
[ Red Wolf ]
[ Race - Demonic Beast [ Weak ] ]
My expression abruptly changed into shock:
My body couldn't even move, I stood rooted to the spot. I swallowed my saliva.
(Damn... What should I do?!)
- Guys, let's beat him! Cyrus said confidently.
I was torn and struggled to say a word so that Cyrus would not go into battle with this monster.
- C... c.. yrus!
I was able to shout out my words, but Cyrus didn't pay attention to them...
I noticed Don running away with Allie out of fear. Only Cyrus and I remained on the battlefield with the monster.
* whoosh *
As soon as Cyrus got close to the monster, he was immediately thrown to the side for a long distance.
Now the beast was coming my way.
*hrrr*
The wolf was continuously growling, heading in my direction. Saliva was oozing out of his mouth.
I was shackled by his gaze and just looked at him.
* Sue*
[ Quest - Defeat the first Demonic Beast ]
[ Reward - 10 Demon Slayer Points ]
Finally I was able to move, and I rushed away without hesitation. It was the first time in this world that I escaped from an opponent.
(I don't have to give up!)
The thought flashed through my mind to climb a tree and when the wolf is at close range, I will strike at the head.
I climbed the nearest tall tree. I reached the top of the tree and sat down on a thick branch.
I started waiting for the wolf. After all, he will probably be looking for my tracks. Thanks to his instinct, he will calmly get to me, and then I will strike.
(I hope it works...)
I heard a growl a few meters away from me. Finally, I saw the outline of a wolf that wasn't that far away from me.
The wolf continued to follow the tracks and finally stopped.
(The right moment!)
I rushed down from the tree, having previously taken the God Card in my hands and turned it into a sword. The distance between me and the wolves was decreasing, and I finally had the opportunity to stick the sword into the wolf's body.
Unfortunately, the Wolf somehow noticed me and was able to repel my attack.
(*rapid breathing* Damn it!)
Now we were opposite each other at a distance of about 5 meters.
- Black Sword
Using the skill, I rushed towards the wolf with incredible speed. Flying next to the wolf, I cut the side of the Wolf.
The wolf roared even harder and also rushed in my direction. Even with my strength, I couldn't feel his presence at the moment.
When suddenly I felt a breath behind me.
When I turned around, I didn't see anyone.
I had completely lost sight of the wolf and now I was in a bad position, because of which the chances of the Wolf killing me were too high.
* whoosh *
In front of me I noticed a strange red trail, similar to the tracks of wolf claws. As soon as he got to me, a claw mark appeared on my armor, which was already almost broken.
Then I noticed a couple more of these red tracks, which were identical to the previous one.
This time I calmly dodged them and didn't get any damage.
* tuh *
I heard the sound of contact with the ground.
Turning to the left, I saw this wolf.
He looked different: his eyes were red, he had 2 more tails.
I attacked again, tried to hit the wolf 3 times, and one of the blows was able to touch the Wolf's body.
The wolf jumped back and roared as if he was calling someone.
I stared ahead.
(Oh... my... god)
Sounds of running could be heard from behind this wolf. The wolves that appeared from the depths of the forest were the same as this one.
I didn't hesitate to run away from this horde of wolves. I didn't want to fight 3 Demonic Beasts.
But still, I need to kill at least one.
I ran away quite far from this horde and began to think how I could separate one wolf from all the others.
(I need to come up with something, otherwise I won't be able to get the reward)
I didn't know what would happen if I failed the quest. I clearly didn't want this, so in any case, you need to do it!
Having come up with a plan, I went in search of this horde. My plan was simple: To distract one of the wolves by throwing a stone in his direction. The rest had to be neutralized somehow.
Gathering my strength, I picked up one stone.
(Found...)
I saw a pack of wolves that were wandering through the forest in search of me. Using Black Magic, I created 2 Black Spears to throw at the wolves.
* whoosh *
Throwing spears at 2 wolves, they slowed down for a few seconds, and the wolf I needed ran after me.
(The plan succeeded!)
As a result, I ran out onto the plain with the wolf.
*hrr*
*ruaa*
I picked up the second sword and headed for the wolf.
The wolf did not lag behind: he also ran in my direction.
Crossed with each other, we began the final battle. Using the second sword, I stuck it into the wolf's body.
He howled in pain. Then I struck the last blow and killed the wolf.

[ Lower Class Demonic Beast Defeated ]
[ Mission accomplished [ + 10 DKP ] ]
P.S DKP - Demon Killer Points. That's it ^^
(Where should I put them...)
I decided to invest 4 points in strength, 3 points in speed and the remaining 3 in magic.
[ Strength - 286 [ + 50 ] ]
[ Speed - 277 [ + 30 ] ]
[ Magic - 264 [ +30 ] ]
I exhaled heavily.
[ You received card skill points for killing a Desert Scorpion ]
[ + 1250 ]
[ + 150 [ Skill - Greedy Player ] ]
"Why is it so late?"
To be continued...