Chapter 6 Track

At this moment, the tiger no longer as fierce as it first appear. Even with it thick skin and powerfull body, the injury on it's body is as clear as a day where it's fur is burned and it's body's bleeding from its mouth and eyes.

Lucis and the tiger paused and regain their breath while staring at each other. apparently the tiger is so understanding. its eyes is like 'calm down dude, we can talk this out.'

Suddenly the tiger turn around and flee towards the forest between the two mountain. Despite its injuries, its still fast at running away.

"run?" Lucis shout. His leg suddenly tightens and expand a little gaining momentum. His feet make a few centimeter deep mark on the ground as he run chasing the beast.

"Lucis don't chase!" Dini shout trying to stop him but he's just too fast, it's almost like he disappeared from where he stand earlier.

All the villagers look at the direction Lucis disappeared and back at the battle ground where he fought the beast earlier. Their their expression filled with shock and awe at the scene they just saw.

"how is he so powerful?"

"chief, who's that kid?"

"that kid is so strong."

"will he be alright chasing the beast alone?"

"should we chase after them chief?"

Everyone look at Elder Dun waiting for his lead. Sadly, even Elder Dun don't know what to do at this point. Should they take this chance and flee back to the village? What if Lucis returned and realized they abandoned him? What if the beast attack the village instead of running away? He have to many speculation but not wise enough to handle situations like this.

This is the first time they get attack by a beast this powerful. Usually, the hunter would discover the track of this beast earlier and they would call for help from other village. After all, the other village have martial artist and skilled hunter. all they have is... Boris.

"you Lumin and Kunan stay here, everyone else run back to the village. We never know if the beast would attack the village. Tell everyone to get inside their house and lock their door. Muti, send someone here to inform us if the beast attack the village." Elder Dun look at the villagers behind him and start preparing what he can.

"chief what about you? It's dangerous staying here?" the rest if the villagers nod in agreement.

"chief, let Kunan and me stay here, you and the rest go back first. We can't have anything happened to you chief." Lumin shout bravely. His eyes filled with determination.

Sadly, while everyone just about to be envelope by hero aura, Lucis already returned. He drag the beast by it leg back to the.. almost hero group. He look tired but his expression look like he's satisfied with the battle with the tiger.

Everyone suddenly went quiet staring at Lucis. It's like they want to say something but the words stuck in their tongue.

While everyone is in dazed, Dini ran towards Lucis. "Lucis, what happened to you? Are you okay? You're bleeding!" her cheek is still wet with tears and it looks like her eyes is about to rain another round of tears. She keep circling him examining all the visible wounds on his body.

The heroes group finally wake up from their dazed. The first thing they examine is Dini that look like she's about to faint looking at Lucis.

"it's just a scratch." Lucis brush his hand in top of Dini head calming her down. He remembered how back on earth when his nephew visiting him with their parents in hospital, they didn't even bother greeting him and just focus on their own phone.

'how nice would it be if my niece is as nice as her back then' he thought about it reminiscing his lonely life at the end of his lifespan on earth. With his age, Dini look nothing more than granddaughter at least. He's mind is too mature to even have the slightest though about romantic feelings against someone her age.

"well.. " Dini suddenly wake up from her antic and realized how weird she's behaved. More over with all the villager looking at them. She's blushing so red she want to dig a hole and jump in it.

"elder Dun, we have a meat here. Should this be enough to distribute among the villagers?" Lucis look at Elder Dun still staring at his Dini.

"mister Lucis, this is kill by you. This is your, how can we take this and give to everyone." Elder Dun quickly turn into his polite behavior back. He's once again reminded that Lucis is cultivator. The rest of the villager suddenly politely nod in agreement. There's only one sentence in their mind at this moment "don't mess with this person."

Lucis turn his head and look at the blood on the ground and all the broken spear. He gently throw his devine sense to the Hut and sense 3 elder heavily wounded inside but no one dead. They're laying unconscious inside the hut wrapped with dirty clothes.

"let's bring this meat to the village and distribute to every villagers, at least enough for a meal or two. Give priority to the injured villager, they won't be able to move around by the look of it. They deserve this." Lucis turn his expression serious. Since they're so polite against him, it's better to make it sounds like order than request.

Just when the elders about to say something, Lucis raised his hand stopping them from saying anything.

"hurry get the injury back to the village. Don't waste any more time." he quickly jump to the roof and scan the area for anything more to hunt.

All the villagers looking at each other hesitated until their gaze landed of elder Dun.

"alright everyone, get the injured in the Hut back to the village, the rest carry this beast back to the village.

Soon everyone start working. Making a stretcher for the 3 unconscious elder and dissecting the beast into four part.

"Mister Lucis, we're ready to go!" Elder Dun shout at Lucia that still standing on the roof. Beside him is Dini looking at Lucis worried about his injury.

"everyone go back first. I'm gonna scout around the mountain first." he just glanced at the villagers before returning his gaze back to the mountain.

"Lucis, you're injured. Let's go back together." Dini sounds like a worried wife fixing her gaze at Lucis back. His shirt is torn apart and barely covering his body anymore.

Lucis jump down and pat Dini head with a gentle smile. "go back first with everyone." he didn't even waste any more words and quickly jump to the nearby tree before disappearing to the forest.

Deep in the forest on the foot of dragon mountain. There's small cliff covered with sprawling vines and tree root.

The cliff is hard to reach. one have to cross the river down the small hill and climb the steep rock to reach this place.

"tiger footprint.." Lucis squat and touch the footprints that bigger than his palm. It look exactly the same size with the black tiger he killed.

"the energy here is so thin, why is this tiger come here.. " Lucis murmur and follow the track.

After about 30 minutes walk, he arrived at the entrance of a small cave covered by vines. If one doesn't come close and examined it carefully, it easily missed.