Witch hunt

The morning sun shone the trees of the swamp.

Wo Mu woke up to find his cat licking his hand. He petted it.

He then sat upright and lifted the cat and kept on his lap. Then looking around, he noticed the Mikata was not in the tent.

"Hey kitty-kat, have you seen Mikata? She slept beside me if I remember correctly."

The cat meowed.

"Hehe, I don't understand your meows."

He stood up with the cat still in his hands. He walked out of the tent just to find Mikata, performing barbell squat with a big tree log.

"Um, ehem..."

"Oh! Wo Mu!"

She casually puts down the wooden log and dusts her hands.

"Good morning."

"Good morning. When did you woke up?"

"I usually do at 6 in the morning. It's a force of habit."

"Well I... Don't have anything to say. That log must be heavy, right?"

"Oh no, according to the energy I have to use to life it, it might be around... 110 kilograms."

Wo Mu coughed.

"So! You now ready?"

"Ready for what?"

"We are going to visit the witch right?"

"Oh yeah, lap sit."

"What?"

"I said witch hunt, right."

"Oh alright. So if you may, I would like to continue my workout. There is only a little bit left."

"Yeah it's fine. Tell me if you need any assistance."

Mikata continued her workout while Wo Mu went back into the tent.

"Alright kitty-kat, we should pack ourself for the witch hunt."

He took his backpack and checked inside.

"I have food to eat, I still have my axe, and my Iron Katana also has kill counts left. I have iron pieces left. And a forging hammer. You understand what I mean, kitty-kat?"

The cat meowed.

"Okay then, kitty-kat, I'll just keep you here."

Wo Mu kept the cat down. The cat licked it's feet.

Wo Mu took out the forging hammer.

{Item - Forging Hammer

*Strength - 90

*Durability - 880

*Forging Hits - 0/10000}

"Ten thousand hits? That's too cool. I could probably make a ton of weapons with that."

Wo Mu then took out some woods and irons.

"Probably the first thing that I should make and that makes sense is a shield to defend myself from the oppositions attack. But I don't think I would do that. Let me make.... WHAT?! A CHAINSWORD?!"

Mikata heard him screaming from inside the tent. She exclaimed -

"Wo Mu?! What happened?!"

"Oh- oh it's nothing! I am sorry!", Wo Mu said from inside.

"I've heard about a chainsaw, but a chain sword?! It looks amazing!"

He clicked on the recipe for the Chainsword. It required one machine motor along with the iron.

"I.. Don't know where I can find the machine motor. But I need this sword no matter what as soon as possible!"

And excited Wo Mu then crafted an Kusarigama, a scythe attached to a rope. He also made a shield, some kunai and packed some food for the hunt.

Mikata came into the tent. Her workout was complete and she was now ready to go.

"Should I pack something for you too, Mikata?"

"Oh no need to. I already have packed my things. Want me to show you?"

"Yeah sure."

She put her hands inside her bag. She had things similar to Wo Mu with the exceptions of a shield and a... A box.

"What's that box?"

"It's the Shape Box."

"A shape box? What is it's recipe?"

"It needs iron, clay and machine motor."

"You got a machine motor?"

"It's available in the village. You will also be gifted one if you kill the witch."

"That just makes me wanna behead that witch even more."

"Okay then, we shall pack one or two bottles of water and the start the hunt."

"Alright."

Wo Mu and Mikata put on their bags and went out for the hunt.

"Walking through this mud again. It feels so wet now."

"Well I am walking on this after four full days. Think how it would feel to me."

"You do this often?"

"What?"

"I mean, you said that you'd sit on my lap if I kill the witch. Do you do this with every man you meet to convince him?"

Mikata took a deep breath, then hit Wo Mu on his head.

"Don't be dumb. I did this only with you because I want to complete my objective of saving the villagers."

"Oh alright."

While walking together, Mikata hit Wo Mu many times. Although nothing was seriously, it was her boyish habit.

"I don't do it!"

*Hits Wo Mu*

"Believe me!"

*Hits Wo Mu*

By this time, Wo Mu would have already being hit probably 20 times.

"You were different when you were talking back there. And now you are different."

"Oh, I am sorry again. I met you for the first time yesterday. Now I know you better. I act like this with the people I know."

"Oh... *Thinking* She's a bit too energetic. But she's pretty. I can work with that."

While walking, they heard a noise from somewhere in a distance.

They slowly walked towards the noise. It was coming from place which was covered mostly by trees.

Wo Mu and Mikata both climbed the trees and jumped from branch to branch. Mikata was leading and Wo Mu was following.

After a few jumps, Mikata stopped and silently hinted Wo Mu to stop.

"What's it?"

"See there. It's an orc."

"Orc? They exist in this game too?"

"It looks like a low level orc. I will do something about it."

From her bag, she took out her Shape Box and turned it into a big wooden log.

"What are you gonna do with that?"

"Observe."

She jumped down the tree and landed beside the orc. The orc turned around and threw a punch.

Mitaka countered the punch with her log and crushed the arm of the orc. The orc screamed in pain. Mitaka then jumped and squashed the orc with the log.

The physical body of the orc was turned into a bloody flat mess.

"Phew. Messy but fun."

"Don't you think that was a bit too much?"

"This was my normal."

"*Thinking* Yeah... She acts all good but she really likes wild stuff."

After washing the blood on her face with water and wiping her clothes clean, they continued their hunt.

"You do know where the tent of the witch is, right?"

"Yes. Just keep following me."

[°Alert! Danger incoming!°]

"What? What is it now?"

"Slow down here a bit. We have reached the witch's tent."

They hid behind trees and peeked through them. There was it, on the top of the shallow muddy waters, a wooden hut. It was connected with land by four paths to walk from the hut to the forest.

"You have got to be careful. The witch knows how to use magic. She can poison you, make you drowsy or impale you with her magic items."

Wo Mu was taking out his Iron Katana. He grabbed it in his left hand. He placed six kunai between his belt and tied the Kusarigama on his right arm.

"Alright. I am all ready to rip and tear."