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Capítulo 27: Party

Leo left the inn to go to the forest. It was convenient that he was planning on going anyway. His plan was to get ahold of a few 1st Circle Beast Cores for practice every week and quickly make his 2nd Star.

On his way to the forest, he saw a gathering near the gate. There were many adventurers there scouting people for their parties.

"We just need a ranged 1st Circle Aura Knight! We will offer 5000 Star coins for the day."

"Looking for a tank!"

He knew that he was an anomaly. He was the only person who ventured into the forest alone. Everyone else entered the forest in parties of 5 or 6 people. That was to ensure that they wouldn't die if one person messed up.

He couldn't join any of these parties yet because it would be limiting him. Even though he could fake being an Aura Knight with a body-strengthening spell, he would have to split the loot with the entire party.

As a mage, he knew he could kill the magical beasts by himself. So he didn't bother entering a party for the time. He knew, however, that he might need to enter a party to hunt a 2nd Circle Magical Beast.

He went into the forest like usual and looked for Magical Beasts. He was so used to this at this point that it was like a habit to him.

However, for the first time, his routine was disturbed. He heard a scream from a distance. It was the scream of a woman. He immediately ran toward the scream.

As he got closer, he heard noises of battle. He peered through the trees and saw a party of three battling a bear. It was a Black-Eyed Bear that was a Peak-Stage 1st Circle Magical Beast.

When he observed closer, he saw that there was a fourth member of the party. She was lying on the side, wounded. Her leg was twisted and she could barely stand. She had a sword by her side.

He saw that the rest of the people were carrying shields and bows, but none of them were carrying a sword. None of them were able to deal any damage to the bear, and their only damage dealer was wounded.

"Are you okay now, Clarice?" One of the archers asked the woman. He was missing a few of his shots, but he seemed more concerned about the lady. With him being distracted and the firepower on the bear decreasing, the bear was able to knock out the person in the shield away from it.

The bear roared and activated its magic. Its eyes darkened and became completely black. He saw a huge drill made of sand form behind the bear. The drill flew toward the person with the shield.

Leo saw this as an opportunity since the bear was focused on attacking the party. He took out his dagger. He quickly cast a body-strengthening spell and ran toward the bear. He jumped up and landed on the bear's back.

He first cast a magic bullet into the skull of the bear. The bullet penetrated into the bear's skull and killed it immediately. Before it fell down, he plunged his dagger into the skull of the dead animal.

The bear fell to the ground. He looked up to see the state of the people there. The person who the drill was about to hit was on the ground. Leo had killed the bear just in time so the drill dissolved back into sand.

The female injured from the start was trying to get up. The male who had ignored the battle was trying to help her, but she was ignoring his help. The other archer, a female, was the only one who was walking toward him.

"Thank you so much for helping us. I don't know what we would do if you weren't here." She thanked him. "I am Evelyn. You are...?"

"Leo," he said. "It's okay. Anyone would have done the same thing."

After his attempts to help Clarice were ignored, the man also walked toward Leo. His attitude wasn't as friendly as Clarice's.

"Don't think too much about it. If we didn't do that much damage, he wouldn't be able to kill it. He only dealt the final blow. Look at him. He's a kid." He said.

Evelyn defended Leo. "Shut up Lucas! If you had done your job properly, then Tobias wouldn't have gotten pushed back by the bear. You put us in this state."

She turned to Leo. "I apologize for him. He can be an asshole. But he is right. You look incredibly young."

Leo smiled sheepishly. "I'm 13," he said.

By this time, the person who had been wounded at the start had limped toward the rest of the group. Even Tobias, the tank, had recovered. All of them had surrounded Leo.

He noticed that both Evelyn and Clarice looked the same. Clarice introduced herself.

"Hello, I am Clarice. I am the leader of this party. I thank you for saving us." She said.

"I am Tobias. I owe you for that, boy!" The big man who was the tank said.

"It's not that big of a deal. If all of you are okay with it though, can I buy the Beast Core from you? I can give you a decent price for it." He said. He was hoping for a discount since he helped in defeating the bear.

Before Lucas could say anything, Clarice interrupted him.

"Yes. The Beast Core is yours. You don't have to pay anything. Take it as a token of appreciation." She said.

Lucas immediately rebutted. "No! How can we give this person the core? That is worth 25000 Star coins! It's our entire day's work!"

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Capítulo 28: Team Kill

Leo suddenly had an idea.

"How about this? I can help you guys hunt another Magical Beast and then I will take this Beast Core. Does that sound good?" He suggested.

Clarice thought for a moment.

"That will be risky. We weren't supposed to meet a Peak-Stage 1st Circle Magical Beast in the first place. This is only the Outer Forest. If we keep hunting it will be dangerous. Some of us are injured, after all." She said.

Lucas butted in. "We can do that. We are definitely strong enough, and there is still time before the day ends. We can get back before it gets dark."

Leo nodded. This was the first time he heard something useful come out of Lucas' mouth. They would have to leave before the night arrived because he knew it was harder dealing with Magical Beasts in the dark. It would be the same as begging them to kill him.

He looked at the rest of the party to judge their reaction. They were all a little better than when they had started off. They seemed to be in fighting condition.

"Okay, we can do that. I will be depending on you, Leo." Clarice said.

"I will go ahead and start scouting then," Evelyn said. She immediately jumped onto the tree and vanished into the forest.

The rest of the party started dissecting the loot. They were skinning the bear down and dismantling its corpse. They quickly took out the Beast Core and neatly skinned the fur. They looked very experienced with it.

"What are you guys going to do with the fur?" Leo asked them. He thought that the Beast Core was the only valuable item.

Lucas gave him a gaze of contempt. Tobias explained what they were doing.

"The fur can be used to make luxury coats for nobles. Since it's the fur of a 1st Circle Magical Beast, it has some defensive properties as well. It can sell for 5000 to 6000 Star coins."

Leo nodded. He saw that Lucas had pocketed the Beast Core.

"If we manage to hunt another Magical Beast, then I'll hand this over to you. But I doubt you will be useful then," he said to Leo.

Leo just ignored him and talked to Clarice instead.

"How long ago did you guys start being adventurers?" He asked.

"We started around 5 years ago. We were 18-19 years old then. Now all of us are in our early 20s." Clarice said. "Also, we are mercenaries. Not adventurers. We are the Red Claw Mercenary Team. We were just finishing a subjugation mission that the city posted. If we kill a 1st Circle Magical Beast, we can get 2000 Star coins on top of what we normally get by selling the Beast Core."

"Is the Magical Beast problem that huge that there is a mission by the city?" Leo asked.

"The situation is becoming worse. 1st Circle Magical Beasts are now coming into the Outer Forest. We just saw a Peak-Stage Black-Eyed Bear. It's only a matter of time before 2nd Circle Magical Beasts leave the Inner Forest too." She said.

"Do they normally stay in the Inner Forest only?" Leo asked.

"Yes. The Inner Forest is a better place for Magical Herbs to grow. The only time Magical Beasts leave the Inner Forest is when an anomaly occurs. We don't know for sure what it is this time, but the last time it happened, it was a disaster."

Before Leo could ask anything further, he was interrupted by Evelyn. She had come back from scouting.

"I found a Green Mantis. It's a Mid-Stage 1st Circle Magical Beast. It should be an easy kill." She said.

"Everybody, get ready! Tobias, can you still tank?" Clarice immediately started giving orders.

"Yes. I can handle a Mantis." Tobias said.

"Good. Ranged dealers, keep some distance. Leo, you are with me for close range, right?" She said.

Leo nodded.

"Okay. Let's go then!" She shouted. They all moved toward the direction of the Mantis.

Leo and Clarice followed behind Tobias while Evelyn and Lucas stayed back. They reached the Mantis in about 5 minutes.

The Mantis was resting on the ground of the forest. It seemed like it was tired. It was nested in the back of a tree. It noticed the intruders immediately and got up.

Tobias lifted his shield and charged toward the Mantis. Leo and Clarice circled around the Mantis while Lucas and Evelyn bombarded the animal with arrows.

Leo reached the Mantis before Evelyn did and almost struck it while it was distracted by Tobias. However, before he could land the hit, an arrow grazed his cheek. He was able to dodge just in time, but he lost the opportunity to attack it.

He jumped back before the Mantis could attack him. He was too close to the Mantis, so he immediately ducked in time. The Mantis swiped at him with its arms, almost slicing him into two.

Clarice was able to cut off the other arm of the Mantis during this time, taking advantage of the Mantis being distracted by Leo. Leo also sliced off the other arm of the Mantis before it could recover.

An arrow dug into the eyes of the Mantis. It shrieked in pain. Its legs glowed a bright green. It jumped and tried to kick Leo with them. Tobias got in the way and took the hit with his shield.

Leo and Clarice both capitalized on the moment and dug their weapons into the Mantis. The Mantis wailed for a few seconds before falling to the ground.

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A/N: I would greatly appreciate comments about the story at any point. I would also appreciate reviews.

If you like the story, then please consider voting with power stones.

:) Thanks. Have a great day.


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