Chương 413: Chapter 386. Hunting

" NO! NO! I DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO WORK TONIGHT!" Swing! / SHING! SPLAT! THUMP! /" Haah.... Haah.... Well... You should've mentioned that to your King. Or not shot fucking arrows at me..." 11... 11 total Archers came after me... Archers? Hunters? Who gives a fuck anymore? I need to get out of this forest." That's what I've been telling you! Quickly! Take this chance and run!" Fall! Land! / THUMP! /" I'm on it!"

Before Lily could finish her sentence, I had already jumped down from the tree I had to chase the Archer onto. I started taking off again. A squad of 11 Archers all for 1 guy. I'd almost feel "special" if not for the fact they were all shooting their arrows at my head and vitals. Because of that, I really don't feel bad about attacking their vitals. The last one begged, but he aimed an arrow at my head as I approached him. We're at war and I was locked in a cell and was being brainwashed for 6 weeks.

Because of that, I'm all out of sympathy, at least until I get back to Sarah and Anna. That's right, John. Every step is one back to them. / SWOOSH! /" Oh come on!" / THOOM! /" Oh shit!" Step! / THUMP! / I quickly ran behind a tree... That arrow... It's different. It's faster than the others! When it went into the dirt, the sound was like a cannonball landing. The crater... It's like a meteor hit the ground. / SWOOSH! / Another one!? I got to dodge! / thump! / Fuck! The tree! pain! Push! Fly! Crash! /CLANG! WOOSH!

CLANK!! / The arrow hit... I needed to back away from it, but the tree was at my back... The arrow hit me in the side. It sent me flying! It blasted me into another tree! It hurt, but I felt around, the armor held. Thank the Gods. But that arrow... It's no joke..." You should thank my Makers, Little One."" Them too!" Julia corrected who I should thank. But this isn't good. I need to get out of this fucking forest! / SWOOSH! /" Not again!" I tried running this time... Good, it went past me again. / THOOM!

/ It landed. I took that as a sign to keep running. I think my best bet at this point is to just B line it out of the forest and Summon Hank. I'm sitting at around 70% of my Mana Capacity. I can't sit here all night fighting Archers. Honestly, I'm tired of the arrows. I've been here for 2 hours fighting, I've had enough. / SWOOSH! / Another one!? Great! It's coming from my left! Step! I start running to avoid it, it's working, I'm already past i- / THUNK! WOOSH! Thump! / pain! Push! Fly!

Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author." FUCK!" It struck me!? How the hell!? I got sent flying, but the Armor still held up, I got my footing back quickly and continued to run forward, I got to be faster! Whoever is attacking me, it's clear he's different from the others. From the arrow's speed, to its power, if it wasn't for the quality of Julia's Armor, the Dark Sentinel Armor, I'd have 2 arrows in me already.

But the arrows are strong, I doubt the damage to the Armor is light. I need to get out of here. I pick myself up and started to run again. I must've not got out of the way like I thought I did. / SWOOSH! /" This is getting ridiculous!" This time it came from behind me, from the right, I keep an eye on it as I run, I watched the arrow as it diverted from its path and came closing in on me. / SWOOSH! /" THUMP!" I jumped out the way of it. I should be fi- STAB! PAIN!" Fuc-" / WOOSH! /" AHHH!" / Thump! THOOM! BANG!

CRACK! /" Ah.... Ah... Ah..." I was... It broke through the Armor? How? It took me with it, I couldn't resist... My body hurts. The arrow isn't the worst part... The ringing in my ears from being in the center of that loud explosion is... That or my body being thrown through the air from the shockwave and hitting my upper back on the tree that stopped me from spinning helplessly... The arrow... It's still in me, I think? Why does it?" swish..." It's... It's disappearing? It's... Made... From mana?

I grimace as somethings started making sense." Holy Heal." soothe... That's better." I'm so sorry, Little One! My Armor! I don't know why it didn't hold! Why did this happen!?"" It's okay, Julia. The problem was that the arrow was made of mana... I'm guessing really High-Quality Mana. The Armor isn't completely destroyed, it's just a small hole, the size of the arrow. That means the arrow was special.

The guy probably realized he couldn't pierce it with the regular arrows he's been hunting me with along with his friends. I'll live and the Armor can be put back together. Everything will be okay."" But... But..."" It's okay, I'm not in pain or anything. I'll make sure that he pays for all of this." I tried my best to calm Julia down as I try to calm my breathing, even if I do heal myself, the adrenaline still takes time to dissipate from the pain and damage I just went through... It took a minute... Wait?

A minute? I've been getting assaulted with arrows all night. The only time it stopped for a moment, was when I cut down that last Archer... Well, until this guy started up his idea of a shooting game.

"..." Nothing? No more arrows? He really thought he bagged the game he was hunting, doesn't he? What is he about to tr- / Thunk... Thump... Thunk... / Footsteps? He didn't see me heal? He thinks I'm injured? Good... I got a surprise for him. I'm still covered in blood, it looks like I'm still injured. I can play that part until he comes closer. Lean... turn... I turned my hands to face the sky and pretend to be passed out. Now I just need to wait... It shouldn't take too long, the steps are getting louder." Hit...

Disgrace... Honor..." Great... He's talkative. And his voice travels. He's physically near me now." That foolish Human. To think he'd try and escape. This is why it's better to put down these mutts than attempt to learn from them. If you lie with dogs all you get in return is fleas. Hopefully His Majesty learns from this. Now, to collect his body and earn a decent reward. Maybe a marriage proposal with another Duke's House? House Shade would be quite nice. And here you are!

You'll make a great trophy to put on my wall, won't you? I'm sure I'll be the only Elf to possess a Paladin!" How the hell didn't I hear this guy when he was attacking me? It doesn't matter. He's cocky, greedy, overconfident. He's going to approach without checking me, isn't he? / CRACK! /"!" THAT'S A BOWSTRING BEING NOTCHED!" HOLY BOLT!" / SWOOSH! Boom! /"..." A brief second passed, I saw him with the light from my Spell. He looked like a typical male Elf. Handsome, green eyes, blonde hair...

He looks young, that explains his arrogance. Looks like the corpse jumping up and attacking him caused him a giant surprise. More so than that. The explosion was worse. / Woosh! / By the time I could see again, I couldn't see the guy anymore. He was gone, I wasn't... Some of the trees were gone as well. Now there was a small clearing in the forest. 3... no, 4 of these gigantic trees you could fit a family of 5 in with no issue were now gone.

As someone who likes nature, I felt really bad about it, but seeing my Family and Friends again trumps some Elf trees on my priority list. I can barely move... If that's the case, I know that guy's probably in the same boat as me... Well, almost." Holy Heal." And like that, I can move again. I need to find the guy and kill him before he can fire another arrow at me.

If he's stronger than the other Elves, he might be able to find me, and I still have around another hour of running to get out of this forest if everything goes well. I just need to find him... / SNAP! /"!" I heard a stick snap... Was it an animal? I mean... It's a forest... No! I haven't seen any animals since I entered this place. There's no way it's an animal this time. I start running to where I heard the sound, it's behind a tree... I just need to stab the guy like I did my torturer. This should be quick."

Just don't get sloppy! This guy is dangerous! He can pierce your armor!"" I know, I won't. I'm done making mistakes tonight! Also, I'm tired of getting shot at!" Grip! Gil offered some words before I turned the tree. But I can't get crazy! I need to approach carefully. I tighten my grip on Scarlet's handle as I turned the corner..." Huh?" A... A squirrel? / Crunch... Crunch... Crunch... /" Really? You're just going to eat an acorn as I'm fighting for my life?"" No, you fool!

I'm going to punish you for harming My Ancestors! Now die!"

"!" The squirrel shocked me as it spoke. No... It's the guy's voice! The squirrel started to glow after speaking, I started to jump back away from him to give us space. What the hell kind of Job does this guy have?" Hahahaha! Jumping back will do you no good! Die for your sins, you APE!" / THOOOOMMMM! /