Many beginners thought that throwing was something you do with your arm. It was just plain wrong. It didn't mattered how muscular your arms were. Arm, shoulder, back, chest, core and even legs. You had to put everything you had for a solid strike. Thinking that I nearly laughed. Half of those parts in my body was damaged or already exhausted. Even just managing standing up straight felt like it was a huge accomplishment. Yet…
"Go beyond that!"
I pulled my arm back even more. I wanted to use all of my remaining strength. I wasn't used to this kind of throw. Throwing knives were different. I usually threw them with a wrist or elbow flick. Throwing a long sword like a javelin was a new experience for me. But I had Sharpshooting C. A skill was created by fusing throwing and shooting. While I wasn't able to test its limits, I had to put my trust in it.
"Ahhhhh!"
I threw it. With such a force that I thought my shoulder was dislocated. I nearly fell facedown due rapid movement. Yet I managed to hold on.
"This is!"
Arda yelled. I wanted to look what was going on. Yet only thing I could see was darkness. I fell down, barely managing to stop my fall with my hands so I don't faceplant.
"Is it dead?"
I sounded like a stupid horror movie character.
"Yes! Yes! You did it!"
Ayla screamed. I felt like blacking out.
"We are still in middle of monst- Wait, what is happening?"
Arda questioned. I felt a hand pulling me.
"Ayla?"
"Yes."
"I overused it. I can't see."
"It is okay. They are returning to gate."
Arda's voice carried confusion and relief.
"Looks like we actually killed the boss."
I felt one more person supporting me.
"Who are you? I never heard a Swordsman using a red mana! Are you in a guild?"
Swordsman. Suck it Edward, looks like I am passable as a Swordsman.
"Burak Sarı. D rank Sharpshooter."
"Sharpshooter?"
I smiled as I got the same reaction twice in the same night.
"Wait, Burak Sarı? You are-"
I heard Ayla clearing her throat.
"Oh. I understand."
I didn't. Why did Ayla cleared her throat? I couldn't see the expression they were making. I heard some other people talking and walking around us.
"Boss monster is killed! Other mobs ran back to dungeon! Create a barrier! Carry the wounded! I am leaving him with you."
I heard him walking away but:
"Come to our guild after this! I am saying that two both of you!"
A guild invitation? I never got one before. It felt bittersweet. We both were treated by normal non-Gifted humans. After some resting, I could open my eye.
"Ugh!"
Hospital I was sent had some bright lights. According to doctor some of my ribs were broken. I was sure that I had internal bleeding due the impact but I doctors found no such thing. Perhaps my mouth was cut? Still it was good news.
"Can you give me a phone? I want to inform my parents."
I called out one of the nurses. Mine was destroyed. I sighed. I didn't even thought the price of a new one. I just…
"I should have saved those photos in a safe place."
My photos with Leyla and Doğukan were gone. I felt like shit because of that.
"Here,do you want me to leave the room?"
"There is no need."
I was just going to lie to them. Story was that I was far away during dungeon break. I came after other hunters defeated the monsters. I just lost my phone while rescuing civilans from a damaged building. No mention of broken bones. No blind eye. No "I was fighting against a nigh-immortal monster."
"Hello, it is me."
"Burak? You...."
I heard loud swearing.
"Why were you in middle of a dungeon break? "
"What? I wasn't. I just doing a rescue-"
"Then why are you on the news? Fightning against monsters?"
What the fuck? I never was on news except the incident at Dire Wolf's Nest. Why would they…
"Can you open the TV?"
I asked to nurse.
"Here, a video taken by one of the civilians. We can see the hunter identified as Burak Sarı fighting against one of the monsters escaped from dungeon break. According to sources that coming to us, he is also the one that struck the final blow to boss monster of-"
"Close it please."
I sighed.
"I am okay now. I will be calling you back. I just need to do paperwork. Yes, I don't have injuries. No, they weren't able to bit me, it is just low video quality."
I closed the phone and handed over. I facepalmed myself.
"I told them to get inside and lock all the openings."
I can't believe that one of them was on their balcony! What if one leaped to attack them?
"Wait. How they escaped my vision?"
While I was focusing it to werewolves, there was no change I wouldn't notice them.
"Do you want to me open the TV again?"
"Hm? No, why?"
I was pulled back from my thoughts with nurses question.
"They are calling you a hero. Don't you want to be praised?"
As she said "hero", I felt like vomiting. My face must be changed since nurse asked me:
"Are you okay? Are you in discomfort?"
A hero. My friends last moments came to my mind. They were followed with Wolgang wounding my eye. Then times I drank human blood.
"I am not a hero. I am…"
My voice cracked.
"Umm… Do you want me to leave you alone? Or call a doctor?"
"I need to be alone. For now."
Nurse walked to door. Before she closed the door, she opened her mouth.
"I do not know how hunters are. But I am sure that you saved those people's lives. For that, you deserve to be called a hero."
While I heard her, I couldn't grasp what she was saying. My brain was too busy playing back that incident.