Gael and Fortis have been wandering the Inner area of the forest for about two weeks now and in those two weeks, Fortis have fought at least fifteen E and D rank monsters fighting against E and D rank monster is relatively easy for Fortis, with his enhanced sense and other skills combined with the Swordsmanship that Gael taught him he is invincible against same Rank monsters but that only applies to the monsters that are the same age as Fortis every time he encounters a mature E or D rank monster Gael will assist him, but despite that, it is an undeniable fact that Fortis grew stronger, as he gains more experience and gains more proficiency in his skills and swordsmanship he will be truly invincible against monsters of the same rank.
It is now nighttime, the dark sky is adorned by countless shining stars, and the full bright moon basks the wide, silent, Willow Forest with natural light, but in the inner part of the forest, a sound of metals clashing can be heard.
*clang! *clang *clang
Sparks fly as the short sword and the silver-colored tusk of a Boar monster collide.
The wielder of the short sword is none other than Fortis, he is fighting against a Steel Tusk Wild Boar a C rank monster, it is the first C rank monster that Fortis encountered making him eager to fight it, but if someone looks closer to Fortis' face they will see that he is drooling, he is excitedly fighting against the Steel Tusk wild Boar not because it is the first C rank monster that he fought with but because he's been craving for its juicy and delicious meat.
Gael is actually against fighting in the night because it might attract the attention of some nocturnal monster but the meat-loving Goblin is determined to eat roasted pork tonight making Gael hopeless, though he is against the idea of fighting at night he is curious how well Fortis will fare against a monster one rank higher than him.
Fortis and the Steel Tusk wild Boar have been fighting for ten minutes now but they are still in a stalemate, the Steel Tusk wild Boar is on the defensive and making a counterattack from time to time while Fortis is on the full-on offensive, the fight of the two monster shows their battle style, the Steel Tusk wild Boar is a monster that boasts a great defense that is why most of its skills are for defense while Fortis is an offensive type of monster like any other Goblin.
Fortis is using everything he's learned during the past month even the experiences he's gained fighting other monsters.
Fortis retreated a few steps back after slashing towards the Steel Tusk wild Boar but the boar easily defended against it using its long silver tusks, the two monsters stared at each other Fortis brandished his sword, placed his left leg in front, and lowered his center of gravity, he suddenly disappeared from his position and appeared behind the Steel Tusk wild Boar and slashed the boars wide and meaty back, blood spurted out as a terrifying slash wound appeared on the Steel Tusk wild Boar back.
*queeeek! *queeeeek!
The Steel Tusk wild Boar screamed in pain, but it still managed to create some distance between him and Fortis when Fortis was about to attack again, this clearly shows how tough this C rank Steel Tusk wild Boar is, the Steel Tusk wild Boar faced Fortis and its long silver tusk started to glow exerting a dangerous aura it is like a great sword has been unsheathed even Gael who's been watching on the side felt the dangerous aura from the glowing tusk.
" Fortis be careful, that one is dangerous " Gael warned Fortis since this attack pose great danger it might cause some serious injuries to Fortis, but still this level of danger is not enough for Gael to step in.
Hearing Gael's voice Fortis nodded at held his sword up to assume a fighting position.
Fortis doesn't have any defensive skills since Goblins are monsters that heavily rely on their speed. The Steel Tusk wild Boar dashed towards Fortis with its glowing tusks despite being a monster that specializes in defense this particular skill has decent speed, when the Steel Tusk wild Boar was just a few inches away from Fortis he used to dash to move to the side to avoid the Steel Tusk wild Boar attack but despite successfully moving to the side when the Steel Tusk wild Boar got near Fortis still got grazed by the long silver tusk, even though it is just a graze it caused a long wound on Fortis' side and if you look closely to it you can see a white bone is visible, the cut exposed a part of Fortis' rib.
Fortis failed to completely dodge the Steel Tusk wild Boar's attack despite having superior speed and Enhanced Sense skill, meaning the Boar's attack is extremely terrifying.
" you okay? " Gael asked Fortis when he saw the wound.
It is just a graze from the Steel Tusk wild Boar tusks what if it hit Fortis directly.
' a C rank monster is not to be underestimated especially one that lives in the wild ' Gael thought to himself as he stared at the Steel Tusk wild Boar.
Now both Fortis and the Steel Tusk wild Boar have a bloody wounds on their bodies bringing them back to a stalemate.
Fortis gritted his teeth angrily while staring at the Steel Tusk wild Boar, he is angered by being wounded, and he is now planning to end the fight.
Gael was about his step in when he saw Fortis' expression, he then dismissed the idea and stayed in his place he realized that this fight is extremely beneficial to Fortis.
Fortis used to dash and appeared closely in front of the Steel Tusk wild Boar opposite of what he usually does when he uses a dash to appear behind the enemy and attack from behind, this time Fortis decided to fight head-on.
The Steel Tusk wild Boar got startled when Fortis appeared in front of it, it quickly attacked but Fortis blocked it with a sword the Goblin and the Boar are now in a contest of strength, while Fortis is pushing back the Steel Tusk wild Boar with his sword he suddenly smiled, he then opened his mouth widely and bit the Boar's thick and fat neck.
*queeeeek!
The Steel Tusk wild Boar screamed in pain from Fortis' bite.
When Gael saw what Fortis did, a smile bloomed on his face.
" hahahahahahaha as expected of a Goblin, even though I have practically raised you for a month, being deceitful and mischievous is still in your blood " Gael laughed out loud from Fortis' actions, he is not a little bit disappointed with Fortis' dishonourable act. What do you expect, Fortis is a monster no matter how long he trains in swordsmanship he will not have the code of conduct of a swordsman, he is not a Knight nor a Soldier, he is a Goblin.
When Fortis successfully bit the Steel Tusk wild Boar's neck the paralyzing toxin from his saliva slowly take effect, Fortis used one of the Goblin's skills which is bite, when he bit his opponent he will release more saliva than usual and that saliva carries a toxin the can cause paralysis but it may be ineffective against monsters with high poison resistance.
The Steel Tusk wild Boar took a step back but its movements are starting to get sluggish, but it is fighting the paralyzing effect and refusing to fall Fortis who is not far away used dash and appeared above the Steel Tusk wild Boar he stepped on its wide back and stabbed the back of its neck.
*queeeek!
The Steel Tusk wild Boar screamed again in pain but it is still refusing to fall, Fortis was about to pull out his short sword but he can't the Boar contracted its neck muscles to prevent Fortis from retrieving his sword, Fortis tried a few more times but the sword won't budge, realizing that he will not be able to pull out his sword he gave up on that and instead he opened and closed his palms preparing his long and sharp fingernails, he then used the skill scratch on the Boar's back, a bloody cross wound appeared on the Boar's back.
The Steel Tusk wild Boar screamed again but this time the scream is not as loud as the earlier screams, the Boar slowly wobbled and then fell, it made a thud sound and dust flew around.
When the Steel Tusk wild Boar fell down Fortis jumped down from its back, it immediately sat down and clutched his side where he got grazed by the Boar's attack, even though he won, he still lost a lot of blood, Gael quickly ran towards Fortis but when he reached him the Goblin already passed out, Gael quickly took out some medicine from his bag to treat Fortis's wounds
Gael looked towards the dead Boar.
' a C rank monster is a C rank, after all, I wonder if those guys' familiar is as strong as this Boar, if a C rank monster is already this strong what about B rank monsters or even A rank, we need to work harder, harder than anyone else ' Gael thought to himself.
He patches up the wound on Fortis' side to stop its bleeding and he feeds the unconscious Goblin some medicine. Gael spent the night nursing Fortis back to health.
Morning came and Fortis slowly opened his eyes, he grimaced when he felt great pain from his side he looked at his rib area and saw that it is wrapped in a bandage, he remembered everything that transpired last night, he quickly looked around, not looking for Gael but his spoils of war, his hard-earned Boar meat. After a few minutes, he saw Gael walking out from the tall bushes carrying a bowl of water.
" kiiiiik kiiiiik kiiiik? " Fortis asked Gael.
Hearing his familiar's question made Gael smile.
" you bastard, the moment you woke up you immediately asked me where is your meat " Gael said.
" kiiik! Kiiiiik! " Fortis said.
" I know I know, I know you worked hard for it, don't worry I have already dissected it, I will just need to roast it, " Gael said.
The morning of the Tamer and Familiar pair started peacefully, despite being inside one of the most dangerous places surrounding the kingdom.