First Hunt

"Bu-But you can't go alone and if something happens." After Shen Hua told that he was going out to hunt spiritual beasts Shen Ruo tried to stop it.

"I know it's going to be dangerous, but without risk without reward. I need to get stronger and that's the fastest way."

Closing packing, Shen Hua turned to her brother.

"Don't worry I won't get hurt and I promise to come back for your birthday." After speaking Shen Hua hugged his brother.

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In a desert near the Imperial city of Raven live several spiritual beasts. Among them the Sand-tailed Scorpion. Is an earth-type beast with a poison that cause loss of senses.

This species of scorpion doesn't have a tail so to survive they control sand to form a tail and apply poison it. They are considered one of the worst choices for earth type crystals why to control sand is extremely difficult and requires a high level of mental energy and is not as strong when compared to other ores such as iron and its poison is not considered too strong either.

Shen Hua left Raven three days ago and arrived in this desert to hunt one of these scorpions.

For others the Sand-Tailed Scorpion's abilities may be poor as it is weak if used alone but for Shen Hua who could have five skills and with his chemistry knowledge he could use the skills very well. In addition to having seen a very strong user who uses sand skills in one of his favorite anime in his past life.

"After two days in this hot, dry hell I finally found it. I'm going to kill you tonight to get away from this horrible place." Shen Hua spent two days wandering the desert looking for a Sand-tailed Scorpion. And finally he can see one in your den fifty yards away from where he were.

Sand-tailed Scorpions are one meter long with two serrated claws and a tail with stinger that varies for each Sand-tailed Scorpion. What Shen Hua was observing had a long tail with a sharp pointed stinger, to defend itself the sand-tailed scorpion has a carapace on its back and upper head.

Leaning over a rock Shen Hua dressed a black cloak over armor Shen Hua watched the Sand-tailed Scorpion. 'Scorpions don't have good eyesight so they detect their prey by from the vibrations of the ground. So a back attack is not an option and with those claws and tail I doubt I can beat him in a head-on fight. If I could set fire to he it I could have a chance but how am I going to do it?'

While Shen Hua thought, the Sand-tailed Scorpion came out of the den.

'Where is he going?' Looking in the direction the Sand-tailed Scorpion was headed Shen Hua could see a Rock-Scale Lizard.

'So he is going hunting. I think I was lucky after all the scorpions are known to spend long periods without eating.'

The Sand-tailed Scorpion reached the Rock-Scale Lizard and tried to grab it with its claws but the Rock Squama Lizard dodged and went to the side of the Sand-Scorpion. The Rock-Scale Lizard climbed on top of the Sand-Tailed Scorpion grasped it's tail and began to use its claws to tear the carapace off the scorpion's back.

The Sand-tailed Scorpion managed to grab the Rock-Scale Lizard's tail and rip it off. While the Sand-tailed Scorpion tugged at the tail of the Rock-Scale Lizard, he managed to rip out a piece of the Sand-tailed Scorpion's carapace just above the heart.

Sensing the danger the Sand-tailed Scorpion undid the tail that the Stone-Scale Lizard was holding, and soon afterward remade it stabbing the Stone-Scale Lizard in the stomach, throwing him down him.

Feeling the danger the Rock Scale Lizard turned to flee but after a few paces began to lose consciousness. The Sand-tailed Scorpion approached and using his claws he crushed the Rock Scale Lizard's head and began dragging him into the den.

'No risk, no reward.' When the Sand-tailed Scorpion went after the Rock-Scale Lizard Shen Hua headed toward his burrow.

When the sand-tailed scorpion it began to fight against the stone scale lizard Shen Hua reached the burrow.

Shen Hua took a bottle of liquor from her space ring and began to spill it into the burrow. It was a small hole in a huddled together of rocks a little bigger than he was so it was quick to throw alcohol the whole entrance.

'Glad they sold me drink.' After pouring alcohol all around the entrance of the burrow Shen Hua took some of the explosives he made for the robbery and put them on the ceiling and drench them with alcohol leaving only a little drink in the bottle.

When he was done, he turned in time to see the Sand-tailed Scorpion crushing the Stone-Scale Lizard's head and beginning to bring it back to burrow. Shen Hua take the remaining alcohol in the bottle 'To calm little.'

Then he coughed, "Cough, cough. Ahhh, I don't think it worked." Taking another bottle out of his bag Shen Hua started back to the rock he was on as he left a trail of alcohol behind.

When the Sand-tailed Scorpion arrived at the den it began to dismember the Rock-Scale Lizard to eat it. Shen Hua watched the Sand-tailed Scorpion devour the Rock-Scale Lizard all night long.

By the time the sun began to rise, the Sand-tailed Scorpion had already devoured the entire Rock-Scale Lizard and lay motionless sleep. 'Ready he goes to sleep now, all I have to do is set fire to the entrance of the burrow that he will die burned and if not die the explosives explode and he dies crushed. Hunting is much simpler than I thought.'

Fun at the idea of ​​completing your first hunt Shen Hua lit and approached a torch to the alcohol trail he had taken earlier.

Shen Hua put the torch down, 'Why not ignited? I'm sure the end of the trail was here."

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Shen Hua looked down at the ground and then at the den following the trail he had made with an apathetic look. "Evaporated."

"Of course it was going to evaporate I'm in a hot desert like hell! What was I thinking?" Shen Hua started screaming at himself as he while knocking stamped his foot on the rock.

Shen Hua sat and watched the Sand-tailed Scorpion's burrow. After a while he got up.

"I'll have to go up there personally. It seems that hunting isn't that easy, ahhh. No risk no reward."

Waving a hand a pair of boots appeared in front of Shen Hua were the same ones he saw when he first went to the store at first time 'Lightweight boots if they can less the impact damage should allow me to walk without causing much vibration.'

Then Shen Hua took a bottle from the space ring. 'It's the last one. I better not make a mistake. ' Shen Hua tore off a piece of the cloak he was wearing, took off the lid of the bottle and tucked half of the cloth in. With his other hand he took the torch and went toward the Sand-Tailed Scorpion's burrow.

When he got close to the burrow he could see the Sand-tailed Scorpion.

'NOT! Please don't fall! " To beg was no use, one of the bombs he placed on the roof of the den fell.

Shen Hua saw the bomb falling in slow motion. As it hit the floor her heart began to thud, 'Please no!' he looked at the Sand-tailed Scorpion.

"Sh*t!" the Sand-tailed Scorpion was on its feet and heading toward it.

Nervous Shen Hua threw the bottle at the Sand-tailed Scorpion turned and started running. The bottle broke in the scorpion's head and soaked him with alcohol.

Shen Hua turned to see the Sand-tailed Scorpion just behind him forming its tail. Without stopping running, he threw the torch in his hand at him hoping to set him on fire.

Turning around Shen Hua can see the moment when the torch was going to hit the Sand-tailed Scorpion but just before hitting him he used the tail to hit the torch and throw it away then threw the tail towards Shen Hua heart.

'Not! I can not die! I had a second chance and I won't waste it! I promised I would live to the fullest in this life and that's what I will do!'

In a moment the Sand-tailed Scorpion's sting was close to hitting Shen Hua in the back in the center of the heart.

Shen Hua turned to the sideway and faced the Sand-tailed Scorpion for a second before jumping over his head, drew a dagger from her space ring, held it in her hand with an upturned fist, and stabbed the Sand-tailed Scorpion at the place where the stone scale lizard removed its carapace.

As the Sand-Tailed Scorpion began to squirm with pain Shen Hua jumped into the air and pulled another unlit torch from his ring. As it fell to the ground, it rolled away from the scorpion that advanced toward it in its last breath.

When it stabilized it lifted the torch igniting it on a nearby rock turned and saw the Sand-tailed Scorpion advancing against him.

With empty eyes and a smile he threw the torch at the Sand-tailed Scorpion because of the pain he not deflect the torch and his body was wrapped in flames.

Shen Hua stood still until the Sand-tailed Scorpion stopped struggling in front of him, he turned and went to the burrow, sat next to the corpse of the Rock-Scale Lizard watching the Sand-Tailed Scorpion burn.

After a while she went to him and took a dagger and began to dissect the Sand-tailed Scorpion's whole body with cold eyes and the same smile on his face.

'This is my first time hunting a spiritual beast, my first time risking my life and my first time killing. From now on I will have to risk more and kill more, I better get used to it. Or next time I may not be victorious but dead.'