Chapter 43 First kill

The three hunter hold the fox down as they remove the iron net and put shackles on the fox both arms and legs.

"gentleman." Lucis said as he appeared behind them without sounds.

The trio is so shocked that they attack Lucis unconsciously. The young man shriek like a women as he swing his blade.

The attack missed but they all calm down when they see that Lucis is just another young man. In fact, he look even younger than their own teammates.

"who the fck are you?" shout the young man brandishing his sword and pull out another one with his other hand.

"where are you coming from?" the bald man furrowed his brow and glare at Lucis and look at his dog that laying down covering it's head scared.

"doesn't matter. Tell me where is Tara trenches." Lucis maintain his calm attitude.

Among the three, only the middle age man look a bit calm than the other. He's studying his surrounding and reading Lucis expression.

"who do you think you are? Get the fck out of here." the youth step between Lucis and the fox, worried that Lucis want to steal their prey.

Lucis look at the young man in front of him expressionless. completely unfazed at his treath.

the middl-age man approach the bald man and whisper: "we can't let him go. What if he set up an ambush on our way back." the middle age man whisper at the bald man.

The bald man nod with agreement then he whisper something back. They didn't even bother to look at Lucis careful and began planning something.

"There's no need to be so tense, just tell me where's Tara trench and I'll be on my way."

The youth look at the bald man and the middle age man whispering among themselves and understand what's they're thinking. He glare at Lucis with killed intent.

"Tara trench. You go west from Murky town." said the bald man like he's too lazy to explain the rest of the way.

Lucis stare at them for a long time in silence then shift his gaze at the fox behind them then shake his head. He's been listening to their whispers from the beginning. They're in a hurry to kill him as they want to use this dark night as a cover bringing the fox to their hideout.

The middle age man specially mentioned to the bald guy about how Lucis appear out if nowhere completely undetectable even by their hunting dog. This is what they're wary about.

"look, I don't want to release a rat only having the rat making a problem to me in the future. I'll have to kill you guys." Lucis eyes show pity as he said it. The trio is too wicked. Leave them alive is the same as inviting a trouble in the future. He knew this from real life experience and novel.

"the fck! I'm gonna kill you!" the youth point his sword at Lucis. He completely disregard any possibility of them getting kill by him instead.

Unlike the youth, the middle age man is shocked with Lucis sudden change of attitude. He reach for his sword quickly and lock his eyes on Lucis ready for any of sudden move.

Sadly for the youth. Before he even know what's going on, he already got his neck cut clean with Lucis gigantic Solidus sword that appear out of nowhere. Even the bald man didn't even realize that Lucis already move.

The sight of the youth head flew make Lucis want to vomit on the spot. Instead of stopping, he quickly slash his sword horizontal cutting both the bald man and the middle age man.

Their body fall to the ground like a candle after getting cut while standing. They don't even managed to utter any word before their body cut into two part.

"you.. you.. you're cultivator!" said the middle age man wasting the last strength he have. His expression is in disbelief and unwilling.

Luckily, the bald man body fall down the cliff after Lucis cut him or he'll hear another last words.

"oh man.! Lucis store his sword and fall on his knee vomiting. The smell of blood is acceptable to him but the body part on the ground turned his face pale. The fact that he's the one that cut them down give the heaviest damage to his consciousness.

After a few minutes. Lucis turn his head and look at the youth and the middle age man body part again forcing himself to get used to it. Not long after, he fall on his knee again and vomit.

After repeating this a couple more time and his vomit is nothing more left except saliva, Lucis sit down and regulation his breathing.

He carve this scene in his head instead of trying to forget it. He knew this is something he must get used to in this world. Wether he like it or not, he must live with it.

...

The dark night start brighten a bit and the sky at the far east tainted with the color of yellow as the dawn coming.

Lucis look at the body part one last time, form a ball of fire on his hand when he suddenly look at the chained fox. The fox move a bit and shivering grasping for air.

Lucis walk towards the fox and squat near it looking at the chains on it's four limbs. The fox eyes open a tiny slit and look at Lucis expressionless. It's like the fox is ready for death.

'it really does have the human body form.' Lucis amazed by the fox. It reminded him about kobold in the fantasy manga back on earth.

"do you know where's Tara trench?"

The fox slowly open it's mouth a bit but there's only a long "aaaa" from it. Even making a sound take a lot of strength for the fox at this moment.

Lucis furrowed his brow and let a long sigh.

"you're lucky." Lucis shake his head and put his palm under the fox collarbone and pour his energy. One thing he discovered recently is that his energy is a bit different from what the jade explain. His energy is more universal and can be use on any living things directly without converting it when he heal them.

Difference cultivation technique produced different energy and transferring energy to other people that have energy not compatible with the other will result either injury or having no effect.

While this is good thing for Lucis, it is also a bad thing too. He's basically a living magic stone. Other cultivator or magician can just absorb his energy to recharge themselves or use him as cultivating magic stone.

It's like the fox getting electrocuted, it's shaking from time to time as it's organ getting heal at a fast rate. All the swollen part on the fox body is healed almost instantly.

"can you speak now?" Lucis remove his hand when he sense the fox is fixed enough to move.

The fox lift it's head and stare at Lucis for a long time without blinking.

"sir, thank.. thank you." the fox push it's body up to sit.

"im... I.. please let me go.. I swear I never go near human again." the fox cry. The fox terrified by Lucis and doesn't know how to properly react at him.

Lucis let a small smile and sigh. 'if that was me, I'd be traumatized that I can't even imagine what would happen to me after.' Lucis shake his head gently.

The fox shriek when Lucis suddenly reach for the shackles on it's limbs and roll back frightened.

"calm down." Lucis said as gentle as he can. "il take those off of you." Lucis point at the chain. The fox is more coward than he thought, it's been crying since it wake up.

After a long time staring at Lucis and sobbing, the fox finally nod without saying anything.

Lucis quickly reach the chain and break it apart with his bare hand. the fox quickly cover it's mouth using it's hand in surprised and amazement.

"do you know where's Tara trench?" Lucis toss the chain away and look at the fox casually.

The fox finally stop crying and blink it's eyes looking at Lucis. There's a lot of stuff going on in it's head and doesn't know where to start.

"have you heard about Tara trench?" Lucis look at the morning sun. The sky is getting brighter and he start to get worried what Muzin.

"Tara... " the fox snap back and start thinking about what Lucis said.

"you mean Putara trench?" the fox blink and look at Lucis.

"Putara?" Lucis suddenly recall that the message not that clear when he received it. Maybe he did misheard or he didn't get the whole name of the place in the first place.

"hmmm, where is this Putara trench?"

The fox blink and turn it's head towards the cliff just right beside them and look at Lucis again.

"you don't know? " Lucis frown. He have wasted too much time just looking for the place.

"er.. we're here.." the fox point at the deep down the cliff from where they're standing.

"here? You mean here is the Putara trench?"

The fox nod and rub at it's broken bone at it's leg that now have been connected when Lucis healing it's entire body. it even made a cute sounds as it rub it's leg like a small kid that just fall on the ground.

Lucis smile when the fox drop it's guard against him. He starting to like the fox.

"Lucis wave his hand and two glass bottle appear on the ground. " it's a medicine for your injury. Stay away from human next time, it's dangerous for you." Lucis said as he feel like some passing grandmaster from novel.

Lucis look at the confused fox and shake his head twice like a wise sage trying to look like a senior that just has giving his profound advise. He even put his hand behind his back and straightened his back to add the effect.

To make it more cool, he wave his hand gently and a gigantic sword appear floating in front of him. He then float to the sword slowly and majestically.

Just when the fox about to say something, Lucis flew down the ridge in a profound and lonely expression giving off the mysterious old man look.