Journey Alone (3)

Josh who was frozen on the spot accidentally caught a glimpse of a small red glistening treasure chest on a big tree near his right. Fear has been defeated by his curiosity, he quickly ran towards it and grab a few rocks on the way and threw it to get the chest. Too bad he's a terrible shooter.

Bunny, Zen, and even his little companion was stunned.

" Pfft, interesting" Bunny and Zen exclaimed at the exact same time with an amused grin and eyes with interest. The little companion just float there with a slight smile on its small mouth, proudly watching.

The ignored Phyton followed Josh with its eyes and approached him, intending to eat him whole.

" Bunny, please help Master, and Zen, please eliminate the Phyton" The little creature ordered. The little creature isn't created to be a weapon nor a protector, it's just simply for information, advices, for summoning, and for a being to stay by its master's side.

" Alright" Bunny flew towards the tree to grab the chest, He saw that a lot of small spikes is attached to the tree but he was going to ignore it and take the chest when. . .

" Bunny, no!" Josh stopped him. " The spikes of that tree is poisonous" he added. He knew because of his special eyes.

With that order, Bunny left the tree alone and grabbed Josh by the back then grew himself bigger, that way, he can lift him up to fly.

" Whoa"

Bunny flew higher and higher till Josh can finally reach the chest.

" Yes!"

Before they went down, a white flash of light was followed with a loud "bang". It's an explosion!. Bunny turn himself even bigger to cover Josh from the flying meat of the Phyton.

" Zen, you went overboard!" The little creature quickly checked on Bunny and Josh.

The little creature's eyes widened, as well as Bunny's. Josh's right arm has blue colored veins on it, he accidentally hit it with the spikes when the small piece of meat hit bunny's body, making a slight push towards the tree.

" Oh no!, Deadmeat!" The little creature called panicly.

" Yes?"

Deadmeat appeared.

" Master got poisoned!" The little creature pointed its wings to Josh's hand.

" . . . Call Shin, I can't cure a poison that master made, I don't even know what kind of substance is used" Sadly, it's the truth, the way Daniel create poisons are either unreadable or just played until it's fatal enough to kill an even more power being other than a human.

Josh groaned and panted from the pain coming from his palm, the feeling of needles climbing up in his veins from where he got pierced on his arms to his shoulder was excruciating.

" Oh, stop exaggerating" said Zen then chopped Josh's infected hand.

" AHHHHHHHH!"

The hand flew off. The little creature fainted and was sent back to the bracelet.

" . . .Oops, I forgot that humans are fragile" Zen said, covering his mouth, acting all innocent.

" E-. . . Every one. . . G-go back" Josh ordered, Bunny and Zen was stunned, they were sent back inside the space they're living in. Bunny can't believe that he was sent off even though he's holding Josh from that hight, he knew without him, Josh will fall and die.

Josh who was falling down, opened the chest and grab what's inside. A card with words [THROUGH] is embedded in it.

"Ack!"

Josh fell down on his back, he looked at his cutted arm and bit his lips until it bleed.

'painful'

A second later and a small capsule was forced inside his mouth, he gulped it. Soon, his heartbeart returned to normal, the pain he's feeling subsided and he calmed down like nothing ever happened.

He sat up and look at the card on his hand.

[ "THROUGH" card - once activated, the owner will have the ability to have his attacks pass through its enemies's shields, the owner will also have the ability to make their enemies's attacks pass through his body without losing a single percent of HP.

Additional reward for obtaining an Epic class (shortcut)card: You are able to skip three days of getting forced inside the next following games]

" . . .Awesome!"

Josh stood up and tie his cut arm to stop the bleeding, he can't feel the pain anyway, and he specialized on using his feet so it's not much of a problem.

He looked up and saw three Roseate Spoonbill looking at him while nodding, as if laughing.

' . . . They're laughing. . .?' Josh asked himself as he stare at the three. ' The sooner they die, the sooner they respawn, right?'

He grabbed a rock and threw it up then took a few steps back before charging in and kicking the rock towards the bird in the middle. It hit the head of the middle one, it crushed its head and it eventually died.

" Whoa. . . . how bloody" he muttered.

" Sorry!!" He shouted.

He looked at the other two, the two jolted from fear before flying away.

" Game, what's my mission for this game?" Josh asked, he almost forgot to ask.

[Answering White orchid's question: Hunt the King, every living being has their own King, be it, ants, plants, monsters, and so on. Once the King. died, every creature of the king's kind will also die]

'I just need to find the king, huh?' He looked around attentively before asking again:

" How to tell that the creature is the King of the creatures?"

[ There are small crowns on their head or their names]

He started jumping from roots to root to wherever destination is available and possible.

. . .

He's been jumping and jumping like a rabbit for while now, but not a single creature with a name or a crown on their heads can be seen. He chose to take a break.

He opened his 'bag' and took out a water bottle.

"phe- Whoa!"

He was startled, The little creature suddenly appeared infront of him with worries in its eyes.

" little buddy, you're back!"

" But master, your hand. Unless you die, your hand will not grow back" it explained.

Josh looked at his cut limb and chuckled.

" Haha you're right. Anyway, can I name you? I kinda saw an expression of yours that I have never seen before when they call you " nameless" " Josh said, he really wanted to name it.

The little creature was stunned, not even the first master who's also the last master he served named him. " Of course" it said with its tail wiggling.

' A tail?!'

" Oh wait, before that, what are you, a male or a female?"

" I don't have a gender" it answered.

" oh, then Lance!, I'll call you Lance from now on" Josh said cheerfully.

" Yes Master, also, I have good news for you" Lance said.

" What?"

" I know where the other four Kings are" Lance said, making Josh smile from that news.