As they were leaving the town with 2 bodyguards, Horace approached Luck and said "To be safe, don't call anyone by name, if you have anything to say, just call me, OK? We'll be travelling for about 5-6 hours anyway, I don't think anything will happen."
Luck nodded his head indicating he understood "Warn the others."
Horace signalled that he understood and headed towards the others "I will."
They left the town with one of the guards in front and the other at the back.
In the immediate vicinity of the town, the trees had long since been cut down and they entered a densely forested area.
The black bodyguard leading the way said, "Be careful of your surroundings, even though we are protecting you, you never know what will come out of the forest at any moment."
"Like this!" said the guard at the back of the group.
There was the sound of an arrow slicing through the air.
Boom!
When everyone turned their heads to where the arrow had hit, a forest fox could be seen lying dead on the ground.
The guard with the bow approached the dead fox with quick steps and lifted it up with his gloved hand.
The arrow shot by the man had pierced the fox's eye and entered its brain.
"Although it may look small and harmless, this fox is very poisonous! If you don't get the antidote in time, it can kill you within hours, and it's only a one-star star beast!"
Luck's colour turned white at the man's explanation.
I couldn't even recognise a 1-star power star monster! What if it was a monster with a higher star power?
Waiting for the spring guard to throw the fox into a cloth bag, the black guard said, "Okay, enough of this show, let's move on" and continued walking.
As they walked through the forest towards their destination, the two guards killed many star beasts along the way
Forest foxes, earth snakes, flame sparrows, frost bugs and many more...
But Luck only spotted a few of these creatures before they were killed.
The crossbow guard said, "Man, we're lucky! We've already killed a lot of star monsters! And we'll get paid for guard duty! Hahah!"
The man in black: "Don't relax, we're only halfway there!"
The man with the bow said wearily, "Oh, you're boring as always."
After a while, the fresh air of the forest was replaced by a sour smell.
"What is that smell?
Velma, who was disturbed by the sour smell in the air, made a sour face while plugging her nose.
"It's like something rotten!"
In an instant, the two guards became alert and began to scrutinise the surroundings.
The spring-loaded bodyguard, sweat pouring down his forehead, said fearfully, "Dude, that smell...can't be...can it?
The black bodyguard didn't dare to turn round, "I hope not..."
Horace said anxiously, "What are you talking about?"
The anxious and frightened demeanour of the two guards suddenly made the whole group tense.
The black bodyguard said in a very low voice, "This is an odour emitted by Flame Claw to mark its territory... a female Flame Claw must have given birth in this neighbourhood. We must be careful."
Horace imitated the black bodyguard and whispered, "Flame Claw? Can't you kill it? You've killed many star beasts along the way."
The black bodyguard looked at Horace like he was looking at an idiot "You're dreaming if you expect two 3-star star starfighters to defeat a flame claw with 4-star power."
Horace took a cold breath, "Then what do we do."
"Everyone stays where you are...no sudden movements...very slow steps back without turning around, okay?"
Seeing the seriousness of the guard, no one dared to say a word.
It would have been much better if they had never encountered a star beast that could worry even a star warrior with 3-star power this much.
Unlocking the safety lock on his assault rifle, Luck began to walk back without turning around with careful steps as instructed.
He didn't dare to move as he didn't yet know how effective his weapons would be against the star beasts.
Besides, even if he dared, what would be the point if he couldn't recognise the star beast until the last moment, just like the previous star beasts...
Crack!
Although the black guard had warned everyone many times, he had made a mistake that should never have been made and had fallen to the ground after stepping on one of the dry roots on the ground.
The guard said in a voice full of regret, "Oh...damn."
ROARRRR!
A roar was heard from the depths of the forest not far away.
The black bodyguard, knowing there was no point in trying to keep quiet any longer, turned and ran
"RUN, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"
The two guards were the first to run as Horace, Luck and the rest of the group froze in shock.
Horace (°ρ°*)
Luck : ( °-°)/
Others :(￣ー￣￣ )
Hey, you're the guards! Where are you running before us?
After a second of staring, they all started running after the guards.
While Luck was running, Horace looked at him and said "Did you hire these guards..."
Gasping for breath, Horace said, "Yes, but Halt recommended these guards to me!"
"Halt? Where is he?"
Horace said timidly, "He said he wouldn't do any more business with you now that the deal is off..."
Luck: ٩(╬ʘ益ʘ╬)۶
"And you went and hired the bodyguards he recommended?"
Horace, sweat pouring down his forehead, said, "I thought he must know something..."
Luck, who was trying hard not to swear, looked behind him for a moment and saw a leopard running towards them from far away, creating a flame explosion on the ground with every step.
Realising that there was no way they could escape from the leopard, which was running tens of metres with each step, Luck turned to the guards and shouted, "We can't run away from it, let's fight together!"
But the two guards continued to run without even looking back "We just need to run faster than one of you!"
Luck :(´･益･｀*)
"Horace! Didn't you make a contract with them?"
Horace, who didn't dare to look at Luck while running, said, "Halt said you made a contract with them.
Luck: (ʘ言ʘ╬)
"Motfer f..."
Out of breath, Liam shouted "HEY! There's a cave over there!"
The cave Liam pointed to was about 100 metres away and had a hole that only 2 people could enter at the same time.
Luck, who realised that the physique of the leopard running after them would not be enough to pass through the entrance of the cave, joined Liam's idea and said "Everyone run there at full speed!"
When the running group finally saw hope, they ran to the entrance of the cave at full speed, so much so that those who entered the cave first were the guards running in front of them.
Luck, who noticed the duo having difficulty entering the cave because of their size, said "Motfer f..."
When they had run the 100 metres to the entrance of the cave, the black man had also passed through the entrance and left himself in the safe darkness of the cave.
They wanted to enter the cave quickly, but an arrow flew out of the cave.
The archer's breathless voice said, "Stay away, this place is only enough for two people! Find another cave!"
"We found the damn cave!" Liam said angrily.
"But we went in first! Find another cave!"
The Leopard was now catching up with them and Luck realised that they had no chance of finding another place to escape, so he raised his gun and aimed it at the Leopard's head.
"Run while I hold him off!"
BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM!
Bullets rained down from the barrel of the assault rifle.