18- First Mission 2!

They were happy just thinking about that but on the other side, Wuji didn't pass them a single glance. He was busy making a plan to catch that monster. He asked the village chief about every single detail of the monster.

The village chief started from the first incident; it was about one month ago. Our village was completely in peace. We farm in the garden of our Red signature flowers. Some do the farming of crops to carry on. There was never any bad happening in our village before. We never had any monster or other demon-like creature here before. One day when some of our village folks were returning after selling the Red blooming flowers to town, some strange creature attacked them, and from those three that monster got successful in capturing the two people. The third one ran away at that instant. We thought it is our bad to meet monsters on the way but that was just our thinking. We tried hard to find those two lost villagers but failed. We thought it won't happen again but that was just our wishful thinking. After that day, that monster continued to attack. We are mere humans; we can't fight a monster. We tried many ways, as animals fear fire, we attacked them with fire but it was all in vain. And it also feels like they are now stronger than before. Until now, we already lost out fifty-nine people. And we didn't even find someone's corpse.

We asked for help from many high-ranking and martial arts-possessing families but they didn't agree to come to our mere village. There was one kind of family, they sent their two chevaliers to help us but they also got missing and didn't come back yet.

After hearing them, he started thinking and couldn't figure out which type of monster is this. Who isn't even leaving human flesh? He tried hard but failed. So, he decided to go after the monster and saw him himself to figure out the situation before planning anything as they didn't know about the monster's origin. So, they can't blindly push all those students to death. So, firstly he decided to go alone but the head disciple asked him to bring someone with him because they don't know the exact situation yet. Su Jingmei volunteered to go with him but he refused. Hearing this Su Jingmei got very upset. But he decided to bring Yu Zhiyuan with him because among all only he had the same history as him in fighting monsters.

On the other side, as Masha left the room without listening to a clear situation and Zhiyuan also followed her, they didn't know about the monster's true form or its motives. She was in anger, she kept moving straight and straight not listening to Zhiyuan. By seeing her angry, Zhiyuan didn't say too much and just followed her quietly while everyone else was resting because they planned before leaving the mountain that they will attack the next day after figuring out the situation, and Wuji with Su Jingmei and Song Yirong was planning.

It was already dark; they didn't know that villagers are forbidden to wander at night because monsters constantly attacked them at night. She kept going further in anger and at least stopped at one place, it was all dark now and she was far away from the village. She thought she is alone but when she turned around, she saw someone behind her and with this sudden turning she got terrified. Ahhh…...

Hey, why are you not making any sounds? You made me terrified…

I was following you. And I was making sounds, it's you who didn't hear any.

…..

Where are we?

How do I know, I was just following you and we are here? This is a new place for me too.

Can't you see the routes from which we came here?

I thought you were moving fast as you know someplace here, so I just followed you, I didn't notice any. But it was quite a beautiful way here.

….

During their bickering, he saw red glowing eyes in dark. They were looking very scary. They can't see the image clearly due to the dark but that lava-filled eyes didn't let them see anything. His eyes got wide opened and his voice started shivering.

what, what, what, how... (he wasn't shivering because of fear but Masha was standing in his attack range, so he got terrified by seeing her so close to that monster)

He tightly held Masha's hand and that hold was getting tighter.

Did you get possessed by something why are you shivering, why are you holding my hand? Leave me, it's hurting. (Monster was standing behind her. So, she didn't know)

The monster didn't make any sound and raised his hand to attack Masha.

A sudden wave of thrust passed from his spine to his heart and he got terrified to get her injured when her old injuries are not healed yet. He held her hand more tightly and pulled her towards him and drew his sword immediately to attack the monster. When he attacked the monster, then Masha realized and saw backward and noticed that something is behind her at least twice her height, can't be seen clearly due to the dark but his eyes can be seen clearly in dark. It was like lava is bursting out of his eyes and quite angry as they had entered his territory without permission.

After seeing the monster, she wasn't moving yet still looking at him, and here monster raised his hand again for a second attack. Zhiyuan again pulled her face towards him with both hands and said; I will protect you, just stay behind me.

(all the students specially Wuji was finding them in the village and they were here solely fighting the monster without knowing anything about him)

She was observing the monster as she had already fought many monsters before and by looking at his height, she can defeat him easily but Zhiyuan wasn't giving her any chance to come close in fear of getting her injured.

(she is actually a wild princess. She already had many achievements in fighting monsters. She already had killed at least seventy to eighty fierce and poisonous monsters by now. And this monster is nothing by comparing them. But nobody knows yet because no one ever found her beside the monster after killing it, nor did she claim to anyone about this. So, she was the secret gem they were having right now)

He drew his sword towards the monster and attacked him first. But the monster was fast enough to dodge his attacks. He was continuously attacking him but he was also avoiding continuously. Zhiyuan was also avoiding his attacks and wasn't injured yet. Between attacking him with the sword, he attacked him with one of his legs, and by this sudden kick, the monster wasn't able to dodge his sword and got his arm cut a little. After fighting for fifteen minutes, he finally cut his hand but it wasn't affecting him much.

Masha was observing the monster's moves; he isn't attacking with speed; he is actually just repeating Zhiyuan moves. So, he is not a fighting skilled monster but just a normal grass-eating monster because if he is naturally a flesh-eating monster, he would have attacked him fiercely rather than just avoiding his attack. But by looking in his eyes, he is not completely normal either, he is definitely an elemental monster just like us having elemental powers. His eyes are bursting in anger like lava, he must be a fire elemental. Which means, I am his hunter.

After making a complete judgment, she came forward to attack the monster but not knowing her actions, Zhiyuan pulled her with his hand, messing up her attack, and started running backward with her.

She was shocked. What are you doing? Can't you see I was going to attack him?

He is dangerous for you. Didn't you see him; how much fierce he was? We are going back to get everyone ready to fight the monster. You just have to keep yourself safe. Believe me, I won't let anything happen to you!!!

She was in silent anger and said nothing just staring and running with him!!!

(just where did he get his confidence from? He is thinking that I need his protection? Does he know, if I attack, then he will need protection? He is just so...)

She didn't say anything just running blindly with him but the monster was also following them.

Hey, you said you don't know the way!!!!!

He stopped for a moment in thinking, while the monster was still far behind.

Yeah, I don't know the way!!!!

Then why are we running and where are we running? They started to run again as the monster was approaching them.

We are running to avoid him and I don't know where are we going? (Awkward smile)

Didn't the chief say he was attacking for a month? Masha said

Yeah!!

Then he must know the way to the village.

!!!!!!

Do you know what are you saying, do you think a monster would guide us?

!!!!

No, I was just thinking, after all, we don't know the way!!!

Yeah, … I think we should try this…. Zhiyuan said

He pulled her into bushes and hid them.

Monster lost their trace and roared in anger. After looking for a minute, the monster kept running the same way…...

Now we should follow him… Masha said

Are you sure he is going to the village? Zhiyuan asked.

Yeah, he had lost two humans fleshes. Now, we must have had provoked him. He will definitely go to the village for hunting.

Hey, you are not wrong. Let's follow him. They started following him from far because the monster had twice the height, they can see him clearly and according to Masha, that monster is a grass-eating monster so, he can't smell them.

You are really living up to your title? Zhiyuan said.

Huh? Masha is in confusion.

Troublemaker…... If they knew you were asking monsters for the village route at night when they are not even prepared for a fight. What will they do?

Are you going to tell them? Masha asked while making a confused and cute face.

According to your records; do I need to tell them?

….....