This monster didn't have anyone to command, it meant that it didn't need any it was strong enough on its own.
I started to sprint towards it. It lowered its head ready to dodge me again. I didn't let it do how it wanted. I started to cast magic with my other hand. I shot three lightning spears at the monster. It jumped up and I followed. I was too close to be hit with a tail, so it tried to bite me. I dodged by kicking air and slashed it with my sword. I hit its side. Even if it were a shallow hit, it would still hurt because of the lightning.
We both landed down on our feet, lizard didn't have a proud face on anymore. It looked angry and started to run towards me. I got to my stance but didn't want to just wait for its attack. I again launched lightning spears, but it just jumped to the side and continued.
This time I waited for it to arrive. It wasn't extremely fast but could still outrun A ranked adventurers. For me it was slow. It tried to bite me, I simply jumped up and landed on its head. I started to slash its head as fast as I could.
It tried to get me off by shaking its head but with mana boosted feet I didn't budge. The it tried to hit me with its tail but it wasn't long enough to reach me sideways. So it tried to hit me from up, that's when I dodged and it hit itself
What a stupid lizard.
It looked even more angry I smirked, that's when it snapped. Red ranked monsters are a little bit intelligent and can think but this one lost all rationality. It started to run towards me but I simply casted more lightning spears. I knew it would dodge so I launched six. It did not expect that and got hit on both of its feet.
It lost balance and fell. It slides in front of me. I got to its neck and killed it. If it stayed calm the fight would have lasted longer but now it died earlier of course I would have killed it anyway but now just faster. This time the monster had something that I could use.
I took its longest teeth and a couple smaller ones. I put its eyes and some skin in my backpack. Rest of the corpse I hid in an empty cave, closed the entrance and marked it on the map. I also wanted rest of its materials but couldn't carry them now. So I hid them and would come back later.
Now I didn't need any reasons to be in this forest anymore so I ran max speed towards the town.
GUARD POV:
It was late noon; my shift was ending in an hour, it was very busy, there was a lot of movement in the city now. After all a 1vs1 tournament was happening soon and many guild leaders came to watch it. I didn't care about that; I was waiting to get home to my wife.
-Hey
I looked down ready to scold the rude kid but when I looked at his eyes I almost jumped on air. There was a kid like 12 years old, they had a thin jacket and a big hood so I could only see his eyes but the most disturbing thing was, that he was covered in blood.
-How much for entrance.
I didn't expect that queston but the kid seemed dangerous so I answered.
-Uhm is it your first time?
I wanted to go away, something about this kid told me that I shouldn't do anything with him. He nodded for my question, and I sighed in relief.
-It's free then.
He looked surprised, nodded and walked past me. I then noticed the huge tooth in his backpack and was relieved that they were not angry. I could faintly see how strong one was and this kid was extremely dangerous. Luckily no newbie were on my shift today Otherwise there would have been bodies.
AYDEN POV:
For some reason, the guard was nervous. I have no idea why tho? I'm just a small innocent child. I started to walk towards the guild but then remembered that I had no idea where the guild was.
-Hey
The guard almost jumped in the air and turned his head slowly.
-Wha...What
-Where is the adventurers' guild.
-Oh just walk straight and you will see it.
I nodded and continued to walk. I swear the guard sighed in relief when I left, does he have a problem with kids?
I came to the guild fast. It was already late so the streets were silent, meaning that I could just walk straight and no one was blocking me. I walked inside and in there was a young woman with rapid ears. I walked towards her and she also looked scared and nervous, even more than the guard.
-Ho... How could I help you sir?
Sir? I didn't look that old, did I?
-I want to register.
The girl gulped and gave me a sheet.
-Please fill this first.
It was a paper that asked for basic information like age, name, where I came from and what class I would like to be.
I took the paper and a pen from the table, when I reached for it she screamed a little bit. I raised my eyebrow asking what was going on. She looked embarrassed and just told me it's nothing.
I continued to fill the paper. I actually didn't have a last name. Mom told me that if someone asks I just tell them I didn't have one. It meant that I was a commoner. And for class or what I wanted to be I put mage swordsman.
I gave her the paper back, she looked at it and asked.
-Don't lie about your age sir.
-I didn't?
She looked at me suspiciously. I put my hood down so she could see my face. She looked surprised and then embarrassed, probably because she had been calling a 13-year old: sir.
She then slapped her face which took me by surprise.
-Your license will be coming in 3 days; would you want anything else?
-When can I go to a rank up exam.
She was even more surprised than before.
-They should be next week but probably cancelled because of the tournament.
-What tournament.
If surprise had a face, the face she was making was it.
-The once in a year 1 vs 1 tournament between people from rank F-D, they fight together and top 3 get prices. They have not been announced yet but I heard that they will be as amazing as before.
-When is it?
-In 2 days.
My plans changed, I needed some money and with a tournament it would be easy.
-Okay then I just want to sell these.
-O... Okay, WHAAT. This is from a Pakshin lizard??
-So?
I tilted my head in confusion, it was just red rank.
-HOW COULD YOU BEAT IT WITHOUT MAGIC???
-I do have magic?
I was even confused, after all I wrote it on the paper, did she not see it?
I showed her lightning coming from my fingers. Then I realized that normal age for getting a core was 15-16 and I was just thirteen. After realizing that, I looked over at her and she was making a face that shouldn't be physically possible. She should consider being an actor.
-Ughhh, no matter it, they are in good condition, here take this and leave before I faint.
She gave me a bag with ten gold coins, but I didn't care about that, I just thought how rude she was. When leaving I said goodbye to her.
-Let's meet again soon!
I couldn't hear anything but I felt like she wanted to cry, what a weird town.