My Last Hunt

Venture 3

Hightown was fed up with the nature of this stronger hunter called Rucha. They wanted him to professionally fight for the cause of the hunters instead Rucha was hunting the hunters. 

He was unruly and because of his stubborn evil nature, three level eight hunters were killed. He possessed some strong stones. His pursuit was never ending. He created lot of troubles for the elders. 

They always thought that he might change his nature at some point of hunting however they were wrong. The elders got shocked when they came to know that Rucha was secretly searching Qiao. 

They investigated and found the reason. Fortunately Qiao was no lower level hunter however they were worried because Rucha was ruthless. 

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Rucha was able to find Qiao and he was currently chasing behind silently. He wanted to see what special stone he possessed. Rumble was following his buddy. 

Qiao did not sense their presence because of blunt distance. "This hunter is loyal toward Hightown, if we could capture and handover to the beasts we can bargain with your desired stone. For beasts it is not difficult to find the stone that could heal you." Rumble gave suggestion. 

His brain worked differently. In his eyes killing enemy was not appreciated instead sell out enemy and get the benefits. "I admire your idea. This way I will be able to revenge and get the stone too. That hunter would die at the hands of the beasts at their will. I heard they torture at another level." Rucha laughed madly. 

He imagined the hunter being tortured. It gave him much satisfaction. Now they changed plan from killing to kidnap and handover the beasts. 

The loyal hunters were treasure for beasts because they could torture and force out the secrets of the Hightown. Qiao was ready to descend down and meet the elders of the association. 

Rucha and his friend waited at much distance. Qiao got off and walked toward the entrance. Lam sensed the presence of beast however there was no one in the vicinity. 

The elders stood up to see the stronger hunter. This hunter association was part of Fourth Continent. The hunters were busy with the missions while the elders were getting reports and sending toward Hightown. The recent reports were blunt. 

Clearly beasts have decided to step forward and bring forth the first war. The signs were visible. They did not get any orders from the Hightown. This increased their worry. 

Without orders they were restricted. "I am recruited under the orders of Hightown. I want to buy a map toward the Mekin Island." Qiao introduced and asked. 

The hunters were not forced to speak out their names when introducing. The reference of the Hightown itself was mark. The elders looked at each other. The Mekin island was part of restricted placed. They possessed the general map too. 

"Are you on mission and lost the map?" there was no other reason for some stronger hunter to ask for the map in their eyes. "I recently completed a mission however the Mekin island is my next destiny." Qiao intentionally twisted the words because he did not want to lie. 

"Since you are affiliated hunter then you can get the map without paying price." The elder wrote down the badge symbol on the papers. He went inside the bigger office and brought the map. 

"You can follow this map. If you need any special stone you can request." The elder offered. Qiao twitched at the offer. It was tempting however he was not on the mission toward the Mekin island but for personal reason. 

"Thank you I have the required resources with me." Qiao turned down the offer. He picked the map. The map was brief and he could travel though the distance was much. 

Qiao made the specific sign and took leave. His journey was unexpectedly longer. He wished that the Mekin island should walk toward him instead. 

It was wishful thinking though. He sat near the entrance and read the map, the main mark and points that could be seen from above. The landmarks were prominent to let him not go astray. He was ready to start the journey. 

"Master there is someone chasing us." Lam spoke its concern. After mulling some time, Lam concluded that it could not be misapprehension. "How long?" Qiao spread his aura to check around. 

"Not long ago. However they are still somewhere near. I can sense their curious eyes." Lam spoke. Qiao got alert. There were indeed to hunters at much distance probably waiting his flight. 

"They must bear some grudge or something else. Let's see what they are looking for. Keep the flight at the best pace. If they intentionally chased then we will battle in the sky. Get ready it will be your first battle in the sky." Qiao patted the unique monster. 

"Lam is always willing to bet life." The monster lowered its head. Qiao secured the map. He kept the special weapon near the upper fleece. The stones were put in the shoulder emblem. 

From here the stones could easily leave of for the attack. Qiao got ready and hopped on the monster. He did not follow the map instead kept eyes at the enemies. 

They were indeed chasing meticulously. This made their attempt mysterious. Rumble was preparing trap and Rucha was going to give big helping hand. They were awe struck to see the monster giving ride to the hunter. 

They never witnessed in the life of few hundred years. Since when did the monsters started to submit in front of the hunter. They were baffled to the point of insanity. 

This increased their greed to get the monster as well. Qiao already knew that whoever witness this sight eventually get heart attack at first. Now he was curious why they were delaying the attack. 

He spread the aura to sense their activities and got shocked. Thankfully it was not too late. He patted the monster and Lam dived toward the ground.