While Lilia and the team was running, Riko was trying to stop the monster from going after them.
He also saw no.2 holding back the monster that appeared to block the team. Though it appears that they were equally match, Riko saw differently.
Base from what he was seeing no.2 was using all his strength while the monster was still keeping some of its cards.
Concentrating on the floating monster, he continue stall it for few moments before catching up to the team.
When its time, he decided to leave, he dash away from the monster and run slightly different direction where Lilia and the team runs off to.
He didn't want to bring the monster to the team, when he reach no.2 he quickly said. "Follow me, lets leave now."
No.2 attack the monster then followed Riko, While they were running the two monster was also chasing after them.
But before they run further a beam suddenly head towards them, seeing that the beam was too fast. No.2 whose using Calm Mind decided to push Riko away.
Straining his legs muscles he kicked Riko away while saying. "Survive you fucker, don't waste my effort saving you"
Riko flew 10m away, while he was flying away, he heard what no.2 said and saw no.2 being engulf by the beam.
Landing to the ground he quickly glance where no.2 was and saw him gravely injured.
When he was getting up he heard no.2 shouted towards him. "YOU FUCKER, QUICKLY LEAVE NOW. I'LL HOLD THIS TWO MONSTER FOR A MINUTE, THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH RIGHT?"
Gritting his teeth, Riko decided to leave no.2 while muttering inwardly. 'Tsk, why did I not leave quickly? thats just a clone anyway. Even if it dies nothing will change.'
After a minute of running he saw a massive explosion to where no.2 hold those monsters back.
Not stopping for a moment he continue towards where Lilia runs, now that he was away from those monster. It was now safe to follow the team.
...
After getting further away from the monsters the team heard an explosion to the place they just run off to.
Few minutes later they saw Riko who has few burned skin and clothes appear behind them while holding a head of the monster who stabbed Drik.
When Riko reach them and saw Drik, he ask. "What happened?"
Luis pointed at the monster head Riko was holding and replied. "That monster stabbed him, Lora can't heal him because the dagger that monster used was coated with poison."
"Is he gonna be fine?" (Riko)
Lilia replied to him. "Right now, Lora is keeping him alive, Drik also using his Gift to keep the poison from affecting his body. But once his gift disappears I'm afraid he will die."
"I see" (Riko)
"By the way, what happened to Ronn's clone? and where did you get that monster head?." (Lilia)
"The clone hold those two monster for me to escape, right now maybe its dead. As for this monster, I saw it following you so I killed it." (Riko)
"I see, If that monster follow us in the camp, It would be a disaster." (Lilia)
Ending the conversation, they hurriedly goes back towards the camp. After reaching the camp they saw Ronn outside the camp.
Once Ronn saw them, he quickly rush at them and look at bloody and pale Drik then asked loudly. "WHAT HAPPEN TO HIM?"
Ronn then quickly remove his Necklace of healing them put them at Drik's neck while saying. "Oy, You fucker, use this Item, It can heal wounds."
Drik weakly look at him then used the necklace. His wound begin to emit smokes and slowly started healing. The poison also begun to disappear.
Seeing that it was effective Ronn then looked at Lilia and asked. "What happened? What happened to Drik? Where's my clone?"
"To make the story short. We decided to raid a monster camp but before we can attack, a monster appear and attack us. I assume that is the Lord monster. We decided to run, while running I ask your clone to stall the General. After that, we continue running but a monster sneak behind Drik without us noticing. That monster is already dead. then we go here and thats it." (Lilia)
"Is the Lord monster so strong that even Riko can't kill it?" (Ronn)
"What? The reason I didn't manage to kill it because we decided to retreat." (Riko)
"Yeah, Whatever " (Ronn)
"Want to have a round? I'll show you what I would do to that monster." (Riko)
"Then go to that monster and do that" (Ronn)
Riko then unsheath his sword and it emit an Aura, but before he could moved Lilia interrupted him and said. "Riko sheath your sword, I won't say it twice."
Riko glance at Lilia then looked where Ronn was standing and clicked his tongue while sheathing his sword.
Lilia spoke to Ronn. "To answer your earlier question, it is really strong. I can't see its core, normally I can see monsters core above my rank but I can't see that monster core. That means Its two ranks above me"
"Then its really a bad news." (Ronn)
"Yeah, I'll invite the other team leader to discuss how to deal with it." (Lilia)
Then they heard Lora slumped to the ground while saying. "Haaaaa, He should be okay now, the wounds are healed and the poison are gone."
Ronn walks towards her and said. "Thank you, and do you have anything you want in the store? I'll buy them for you as thanks."
"Me? theres a skill I like in the shop, its C ranked skill. Do you have enough points?" (Lora)
After hearing what she said Ronn checked his Status Window to see if he have enough points.
[ STATUS WINDOW
NAME: Ronn Shelk
RACE: Human
AGE: 18
RANK: E+
GIFT: Clone
CORE: Mana Core
CORE SATURATION: 1,610/2000
SKILLS: Muscle Manipulation (E), Quick Steps (D), Steel Skin (D), Enhance Reaction Speed (E), Dominating Aura (C), Mana Manipulation (E), Enhance Endurance (E), Poision Resistance (B).
ATTRIBUTE: Parasite Armor
TITLES: E rank Pioneer
INVENTORY SLOT:57/100
Current Tutorial Points: 11,950 ]
After looking at it and saw that he has more than enough points he replied. "If its just C rank Skill then I have enough points for it."
"Are you gonna buy it or would you give me the points and buy it myself?" (Lora)
"Hm, I don't know what skill it is so, Here the points." Ronn raised his hand offering a handshake.
Lora grabbed his hand and received 7,000 tutorial points.
"Is that enough?" (Ronn)
"Yeah, the skill only cost 7,000 points."(Lora)
After giving Lora points Ronn walks to Drik and brought him inside the camp. The others also walks inside, while Lilia asked Riko to call other leaders.