Atmosphere was tense as red mist overtook the vicinity.Air became heavy, resulting in difficulty in breathing.
In front of a cave, was a corpse of a monster, which looked like a snake,Accurately speaking it was a giant snake.
From the corpse, trails of blood were flowing out and Ren was laying besides it.
Due to the tight grasp from snake on his body, his two lower ribs were crushed. Luckily, he had enough soul energy to heal them.
'System use soul energy to heal me.'
Soul energy was used to create new summons and also could be used to heal himself, by converting soul energy into healing aura.
It was a plus point of being an exclusive class summoner.
" Are you fine? " Ren asked and gave a hand to Kaguya.
Kaguya who was closing her eyes thinking she was a goner now, snapped open her eyes.
Looking at her Ren smiled,' Thank god she's fine. '
Kaguya looked in her surroundings, finding nothing unusual except the red mist in air.
" W-where did that monster go? "
" Which? "
" That big 'Venom like creature'! "
" Shhh- I'll tell you later first let's check on both of them." Ren said while placing his index finger on her lips quickly.
Kaguya just looked at him in shock.
" How did you kill it? " She asked him with a doubtful gaze.
" Hmm~ sword?! "
Kaguya nodded, " You're strong. "
On her compliment, Ren just gave her a soft smile.
Ren and Kaguya both slowly walked towards the tree where both girls were injured.
Alice was still passed out while Litia had gained her consciousness.
" Are you two fine? "Kaguya asked while Ren helped Litia to sit up.
" Yes-s... I'm fin-ne. " Litia replied, but from her words it was clearly visible that she was in pain.
Kaguya quickly checked her condition,but didn't find any injury, meanwhile Ren gently picked up unconscious Alice and checked on her.
" She still hasn't regained consciousness. " Ren said wryly.
" Kaguya can you heal them? "
But kaguya looked down..
" It will take time. My mana is empty. "
" It's oka-y..., I will be fine until it recovers. " Litia replied trying to hold her cry.
Seeing at her condition, Kaguya spread a blanket on ground and layed her.
"Litia don't speak, you should rest till then. "
Litia nodded.
In the meantime Ren placed Alice besides Litia after clening the wound on her left shoulder .
Kaguya cleaned both girl's wounds which required to remove their dusty clothes.
Ren guarded them from a distance, because he was a man and couldn't help kaguya to clean and treat them.
He wanted to use his soul energy to treat them, but to do it, he has to make them his summons. Basically he has to connect their souls with him and making bond between them.
In short, making them soulmate. But he couldn't do it directly without their consent.
For making them his summons, they and he has the same resonating feeling in them.Then only they can be signed together.
In case of original created summons, they will have deep connection with summoner from the start. They can feel emotions of their summoner and vise versa.But it was only case in the class which Ren chose.
Normal summoners do not have any connection to their summons, except their contracts.
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*step*step*step*
Darren and his team heard many steps running towards them.
Hearing the sound they all frowned.
" I think goblins caught upto us, let's run. " Darren said calmly.
Everyone nodded and took their run.
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Alex and the third team came running in the direction where Darren and his team went some hours before separating from group.
But when they ran little deep they saw Darren and his team standing down the hill.
" I think there are they. " Someone said while huffing.
Looking in that direction everyone nodded and ran faster towards them. But just when they reached the destination there were no one standing.
" Look here" A man in his 30s' spoke as he sat down and saw footprints of some one.
" These are fresh footprints, I think they ran towards east. " He concluded.
" Yes, you are right. " Said someone.
" But... These foot prints are little scattered. Were they running? "
Thinking about it he felt chills down his spine.
" Something's not right here. "
Everyone frowned.
" W-what's wrong? " Alex asked.
" Something, they were running away from something. "
Alex visibly shuttered.
" We have to leave this place right now. " He hurried.
" Let's wait for 5 minutes*huff**huff*" Running from one place to another many were exhausted and needed some time to catch breathe.
" No, there's no time. "
" What!you are not leader be quite. "
Looking at that person someone snorted.
Leader of team caught the man and then pushed him. "You should listen to your elders, " She said and then looked at everyone, " We should leave as early as po-"
But before she could finish her sentence they heard heavy foot steps coming towards them.
Everyone became alerted.
" Run! We have to leave this place as soon as possible."
* SCRRECH*
" Eeeehkk, ruuuuunn, rrrrrunnnnh" Many screamed and ran away in different directions.
Looking at them others too took their run along with others.
Everyone ran and because Alex was out of breathe he lagged behind.