I was elated and hum while walking to my house. I have earned big-time today and I don't need to hunt for a few days because of it. I hurried home and lay to my bed after washing up.
"Haaa.....what a wonderful day"
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The sun is already starting to rest behind the horizon a the darkness is beginning to creep and cover the surface of the land with shadow.
Three person can be seen walking in a hurried pace, there face is showing a distress feature as if they fear something will happen to them if they don't hurry.
"The wall is near, we just need too quiken our pace" said by the younman that is leading the group. The clothes they wear have visible cuts and hole insinuating a hard battle have occured. Their body is covered in wounds, the guy with a bow on his back even have a wound on his arm that is bleading badly, the wound have a slight darkening suggesting that it was a result of a beast attack.
The sun has already hidden behind the far west when they reach the gate. A middle age man with a clear sign of experinec is looking at them, ready to close to gate the moment they enter. They pass the gate and the group of three simultaneously fell on ground.
"Are you kids okay" asked the middle aged gate keeper, there is a hint of worry in his tone after seeing the state of what the three hunters is in." Stand up , I will help you guys back to the station" he said and then pick up the most wounded of the three, the swordman in robe, and support him with his shoulder.
The station of the hunters can be found a few street from the gates. It was built close to the wall so that if an emergency broke up, they can arrive on the scene fastly.
As they walk, some hunters can also be seen walking back to station. Some of the people have clear wounds on their body and some of their body part is covverd with bandages, this appear to be an attenmt to ready some injuries.
A looming heavy ambiance can be felt on the suroundings. The people around, whether it's a civilians or hunters have a heavy expression on their face as they go about on their way.
They have walk a few minutes and they have each they destination, the Hunters Station. There a many people going to or from inside, some of the the people wearng a uniform with the sigil of the station are helping the wounded,they are casting healing magic on the people withserios injuries and bandaging the people with a relatively small injuries.
Some people are queuing on the counters to hand over their mission and to get their reward.
When the four have entered the building, a burly man with a ferocious face wlak to them. Each step he take give a sense of heaviness. His face show a mixture of anger and worry showing that he knew who the three are, his anger increase when he saw on what state are they in.
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"Are three of you out of your mind!!!!" Shout the burly man at them " How dare you ignore my orders to not that go on the fronlines!" He scowl with a clear fury on his voice.
"We just want to help" said the leading young man,"Help !?? What can you possibly help on the fronlines with your sthreght !!. Your just going to add to the casualties!" The nerve on his fore head is starting to bulge on his forehead showing that he is fuming with anger.
" Jack , calm down , atleast they came back alive . I'm sure they will not do it again with what they experience today" said the middle age gate keeper to the burly to try and clam him down.
With a huge breath the burlyan show some calmness "Your right , atleast they are alive" says him trying to calm himself and to retain prestiges , he is a S rank hunter after all, it's not ideal to be scene with that state , it may affect the morale of the hunters. He called a healer to heal the wound of tye three while he observe on the side.
"By the look of your injuries you guys have met a group of wooden wolves-" he says and thenstop when he saw a injury that is clearly not from a wolf attack, it's a punture wound a can only be taken from on kind of monster
" Why do guys have wounds from the armored bugs"ask the burly man with a heavy tone " explain now"he scowled with ferociousness that he started the three and the people near them." W-we tried to hunt on the beach thinking that we should atleast fight the monster near the water to controtibute, but we got overwhelmed by the number of the bugs " explained the leading younman " our attack have to effect on them and instead more more of them gets attracted by the sound of the fighting so we almost got overtun by them".
"Are they being pursuited when they reach the wall "the burly man asked the gate keeper with a sign of vigilance on his expression ," No, I saw them hurrying from afar Andi saw nothing pursuing them" said the gate keeper.
"How do you kids run away form the u bugs, have killed them all?" asked the burly man still with vigilance but it was mix with some confusion"we didn't killed them"stated the robe youngster " a hunter came to our help and he killed some of the bugs and a knight bug" ."he made us run to retreat saying that the bugs are just calling for reinforcement and not running away" said the archer with a huff.
"He killed the bugs easily with a swing from his weopon , even the knight bug take only two swing to die" stated the mage girl " That why , I'm confuse why he let the rest of the bugs to run away when he can kill them on the spot".
A strange expression appear on the burly man and the gate keepers face when she tell that as if they somewhat understood something." Can you descridlbe the man that helped you guys?" asked the burly man ,"He have black hair and muscular body , he use a weopon with an appearance if a metal rod with some weird engarvings on it and his art is somekind of spirit enhancement magic" explained the leading youth trying to remember the features of the man that save them.
" If that the case then it's alright" said the gate keeper with a relive face" the armored bugs are a kind of monsters that will not giveup o their prey , when they retreat back they will call for more bugs and usually for more stronger back up such as a knight or even a commander" explained the burly man" after returning they can track the way of where you run and that hunt you down until they kill you , if you guys have retreat back with a trail bugs , the people of this walled city mabenin danger" he stated " but thankfully you met the Mad Cow, he usually hunt in there alone so he might made you guys run back so he can hunt peacefully" .
"Mad Cow ?? Is that his codename?" Ask the mage girl " people started to call him that after seeing the way he fight" explained the burly man " He is a hunter who hunt for the sake of it alone , and not because it's the duty of a hunter" said him with a stoic expression.