Chapter 8: Let's head out!

One he confirmed that the two is completely distracted he crept to the branches that is directly above them. As he unsheath two of his dagger he kept looking at them, trying his best to calm himself down and to convince him self that he could do it. Muttering it over and over again as he grip his the two blade with a trembling hands. 'Do it, do it, do it' he kept telling him self but his body stay still. 'Think of them as monster! They're monsters! Come on!'

He kept urging him self but whenever hes about to move he could feel his heart and stomach starts to sink... He even wondered why is trying to kill a human and a monster vastly different.. He remained in that position, doing his best to move, the heat from his armor making him even more agitated. But he still couldn't move.

Then one of the guys beneath Lukeas suddenly moved and opened the carriage. And the man took out a young boy, the bastard was holding the boy by the hair and roughly pulled him out he does not even care even if the boy was struggling with all his might and crying with a muffled voice.

Then a faint voice reach Lukeas. Making his eyes widen in results.

"So, you sir, need a kids heart, a female virgin's eye, and a liver of an oldman?.. What a peculiar choice are you perhaps doing a ritual or is it a material to create something?" The man with a blank white mask asked in a curious tone as he took out a dagger from his belt.

"None of your business." the man with the hood said.

And as if getting the idea the man with the white masked nodded and brought the knife up preparing to gut the boy and take his heart. But at this moment the man with the hood looked up and quickly jumped many steps away. Causing the man with the knife to look up. And the last thing he saw was a tip of a blade before that said blade pierce his eyes and went through his skull and brains instantly killing him.

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Everything was a blur for Lukeas as he looked at his dagger that have peirce the man's skull, he was in shock himself... He did it... He took multiple deep breatha before he saw the corpse of the man losing its life and dropping the boy in his hand. And before the boy could hit the ground Lukeas have carried him and prevented him from falling.

Then he calmed himself down and looked around for the other man but he was nowhere to be seen.

After more danger was around he promptly looked at the boy in his arm. And his heart was filled with pity. The boy was extremely malnourished and its obvious that he hasn't been washed or fed for many days. But their captors seems to be just feeding them enough so they could keep living.

"Dont worry... You're safe now.. I'm here..." he whispered softly and the boy in his arm started trembling and Lukeas saw the cloth blindfolding was getting wet. And he could hear a muffled crying, but not of pain but relief...

"Hey! Its been way too long! Hows the transaction goi-" a man suddenly came out the distance bush. He seems to be the guy that guards the place and warns the white masked man if someone's near. So this time without any hesitations Lukeas threw a dagger on his direction and it precisely punctured the guard's heart. And the last thing he saw was a hooded figure wearing a fur coat made from the famous Azure Cleaver a powerful bear and the man was covered from head to toe with boney shells and carapace. His last thought was 'I-its the Monster Hunter..... A rookie.. A rookie killed mee!!'

"Fuuck you!!!-" He still manage to let out a scream before falling over and dying.

Lukeas barely look at him before he took out a cylinder shaped object then aimed it at the sky before twisting it. And suddenly a bright green flare shoots out in the sky, alerting the nearby adventurers and the nearby guild promting them to send their members and staff to answer the S.O.S call.

"Dont worry... I wont leave you guys here.." Lukeas said reassuringly to the boy in his arm and the people in the carriage..

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6 hours later Lukeas was seated on a chair inside a small room with a woman in front of him.

She have her hair in a high pony tail with the end of it reaching down her waist. Her long hair have the same color as the sunset, and her violet eyes shows stubbornness and determination. Her curvy body exude a very alluring charm with her wonderfully size assets. Yet it does not phase the man in front of her at all...

"So, you're saying the kidnapper is using his captives as a product and sells them illegally?" the woman inquire.

Which he replied with a simple nod.

"Then do you know if this person have a boss or a superior of some kind?", she looked up from her notes and looked at Lukeas.. Or more specifically his masked... He wore a monster skull as a masked and using a black garment to sealed the gaps so it completely covers his face.

" No.. I was on a hurry to kill them.. So i couldn't ask questions"

He replied with purposely deepened voice. And added. "Can I go now?" he thought almost sounding impatient.

But deep down he just want to get away from here because as a teenager with a raging hormones he's currently having a struggle right now.. His brother from the south was screaming at him to 'Just do it!! Make your dreams come true!'

"Last question..." she said as she flip her notes to another page. "Base on our data.. This is your registration quest right?"

Lukeas replied with a nod.

"Then can you tell us your adventurer name? So that we can register you in our data base. And as for the completion reward it be given to you shortly" she said looking at him expectantly.

"Ass.. boob..... I mean Azbab....." he froze as he was so lost he forgot to hide his voice. And just walked out because of embarrassment

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Lukeas went into the market and walks around trying to forget about that embarrassing situation and bought some breads and some fruits and the for rest of the walks he just looks around. A lot of people are eyeing him for his unique armor set because an adventurer usually sells the corpses he gets from killing his enemies.. And this kind of stuff was usually done by the hunter of the northern lands so it was quite a spectacle for the people here in the east.

On the other hand there's 2 people in the guild room. One was the woman Lukeas talked with earlier. And another was a old man with a bald head and a long beard. He wore a silver armor and exude a powerful aura. They just finished finalizing the documents.

"pfffff.. Hehe"

Suddenly the woman stifled a giggle making the old man look at her.. "Is there something on my face?" the oldman asked puzzledly.

"No~ I something funny just happened earlier.." she giggled once again as if remembering what happened.. Earlier when Lukeas muttered those word back in the briefing room he hurriedly stands up and immediately left the building in shame.

And so since Lukeas didn't said anything about taking his word back his official adventurer name was Azbab.

"I really thought my beauty does not affects him but who would have thought that underneath that masked is just a naughty boy~ hahaha" she laughs once again.

But deep inside she was surprised and in awe of Azbab. Because base on the voice of that man, that person should still be young, perhaps around 12-15. And that same boy have killed two B class adventurer. And was stealthy enough to avoid their senses?.. What a unbelievable talent.

"... Uh... Ok... Anyway.. Since we finally found it we can now make those potions and finally conquer that dungeon.. And tomorrow, we shall set out. Well call all our best members and assemble at the entrance of the Shadow's Crypt.. Lets head out. And start the preparation" he said

"Sure, Dad.. Whatever" she sigh and followed her father