The sword descended from the air and struck the Hellhound's forehead stopping the sword for a mere moment before the chaos ensued, the Shortsword zipped through the Hellhound's head and struck the ground behind the monster.
Rem landed on the ground and looked at the shirt he wore with a sigh.
'I just recently bought this,' Rem thought as he looked at the gashes on his clothes and then advanced toward the Monster, 'Your core better be worth it,'
He took out his magic iron sword and gripped it with both hands, bringing down the sword with precision and slashing the corpse in half, retrieving the core instantly – The Hellhound's magic stone glimmered and Mika looked at Rem's back with jealousy and shame.
'He slayed the Hellhound…' Mika thought while clenching her teeth, she clenched them so hard that blood flowed down from them freely, 'My revenge… I wasn't strong enough to even wound the Hellhound instead they protected me,'