Chapter 77: 77.On the hunt, with warrior comrade!-2

Mylo registered his second Nothrought kill as his eyes caught the massive alpha hauling its crippled frame straight toward him.

Dangling his battered machete, he let out a short laugh.

"You crazy bastard, do you really think I’d face you head-on?"

Smiling, he stepped backward into the void, disappearing completely into the dark forest haze.

Hoooonnnnnn!

The alpha roared, intending to give chase, but a sudden explosion of pain flared in its hind leg.

A massive chunk of flesh and deep tissue was gouged clean out. Turning furiously, its hollow eyes caught a slender figure wrapped in scraps of red cloth.

Tritia stood there with a chunk of it’s fat, black blood dripping. A part of the clothe wrapped around her fluttered a little in a faint gust of wind. Her flat chest rose a little taking in good amount of air.

"Hmm! You’re not allowed to go after him!"

Tritia declared, snapping her wrist to flick a spray of dark blood off her red-stained claws.

She flashed a mocking smile at the giant beast before vanishing into a blur.

Her speed was lightning-fast, so swift that the surrounding Nothroughts barely registered her passage.

Moving through the chaotic herd like a phantom, she raked her sharp fangs and lengthened claws across their hides, leaving deep, gushing wounds. Even though their hide was supposed to be thick and armored, her Ascended claws proved far sharper and more lethal.

As she slashed open the neck of another dazed Nothrought, Mylo emerged from the shadows right beside it.

He brought his heavy machete down with all his strength, severing the massive head cleanly from its body.

"Just as I thought... this method is way too efficient," Mylo exhaled, wiping sweat from his brow. "What do you think, Tritia?"

"Hmm! They’re attacking each other like absolute idiots! Ha ha ha!" she giggled, zooming past a writhing beast.

"We might just finish your goal in an instant! Tell me!"

"Well, I don’t think their numbers in this spot are that large," Mylo called out, dodging a stray headbutt. "But if we’re lucky, we can get more than a dozen in one swoop."

Smiling, he threw himself fully into the frenzy. The Nothroughts were completely consumed by madness, locked in a brutal free-for-all. One beast’s massive horns would gore a neighbor, triggering an enraged counterattack that dragged three more into the clash. Mylo simply danced between the thrashing bodies, executing the most critically wounded ones the second they hit the dirt.

Suddenly, a massive horn came sweeping through the air from his blind spot.

"Mylo, look out!" Tritia’s frantic warning echoed across the clearing.

But Mylo was already one step ahead, dropping flat onto his knees as the bone spike whistled inches above his head.

"Woah, woah! You’re that big one from before!"

The massive alpha Nothrought skidded across the dark soil on its thick, heavy legs, refusing to let Mylo out of its sight. It let out a guttural howl, charging with its head lowered.

Coming closer he swept his horn, the trailing wind mixed with black dust follwed behind, filling the area.

Mylo planted his feet and used his broken Tkern antler to deflect the incoming horn, the sheer impact forcing him backward several feet through the dirt.

He used sensory numb simultaneously to cancel the nimb of his hand.

"Got some personal business with me, huh?" Mylo grunted, catching his footing. "You seem oddly fixated on me!"

"Hooonn!"

The alpha roared back, lunging forward once more, only for a crimson streak to flash directly across its path.

Tritia swept past its flank, driving her extended claws deep into its left side and leaving five brutal, bleeding gouges along its ribs.

"Hmm! Didn’t I tell you not to go after Mylo?! Tell me!" she hissed, glaring down the towering beast.

Look at her getting all emotional... Still her ascendence has surely changed her a lot. Her speed, precision and control are on completely different level.

She wasn’t wrong when she said that she could take a Nothrought on her own.

Mylo couldn’t help but smile at her immediate reaction before fading backward into the shadowy dark of the forest once again.

He stuck strictly to their established strategy: zero direct combat unless necessary. The exact moment any Nothrought teetered on the verge of death from the chaotic internal brawl, Mylo would dart out of the gloom and deal the swift, decisive killing blow.

Tritia, meanwhile, acted as the ultimate crowd control.

She darted along the perimeter to ensure no beast escaped the clearing, and whenever a particularly strong Nothrought began to dominate the fight, she would step in to cripple its legs just enough for the rest of the herd to swarm and tear it down.

Before long, the deafening chaos died down. The clearing fell eerily quiet, leaving only the giant alpha standing amidst the mound of carcasses.

Bleeding heavily from dozens of jagged wounds across its frame, it glared weakly at Tritia, who was perched casually on a nearby rock.

"Tell me... what should I do about this one?" she called out.

Mylo stepped out from the shadows right behind her, his chest heaving as he caught his breath after sprinting non-stop across the battlefield.

[Nothroughts 14/20]

Locking eyes with the battered alpha, Mylo opened his mouth, when suddenly, the beast threw its massive head back and screamed its heart out into the faintly tinted red sky.

"HOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNN!"

The ear-splitting shriek reverberated through the dense forest for over thirty seconds, instantly putting both of them on high alert. Expecting an explosive final charge, Mylo raised his arms, gripping his chipped machete and antler tightly in a defensive stance.

Tritia almost got on all fours, hissing she was ready to pounce at any moment.

Finishing its desperate, echoey roar, the alpha Nothrought...

It turned on its massive legs and ran into the dark, dimly lit forest, disappearing from the sight of Milo and Tritia in an instant.

"What?" Milo could only mutter, his mouth left open in awe.

Tritia on the other hand almost jumped after it.

’’There is no need to go after it.’’

’’Hmm? But it was half-dead already. Are you sure? Tell me.’’

’’Yeah, no need to exhaust ourselves. We will have to find another group anyway.’’

Tritia walked back to him. Looking at her bloodied face he called out.

’’Here let me wipe it away.’’

’’Okay, wipe it you want. Hmm? Your face also has blood! I will wipe it away too!’’

Mylo held her head as he used his shirt to clear out the black blood. Looking at her he smiled to himself.

’’Hmm. You are sweating a lot aren’t you?’’

’’H-huh?! D-Do I smell-’’

He opened his mouth but shut it immediately,

The hell I’m even asking? I was literally bathing in blood, what did I expect? Ancient scent of roses on my body?

’’Now it’s my turn. Mylo, bend a little!’’

Mylo was about to bend but his eyes shot open. That particular section of her clothe was dripping in blood, it’s other side mixed in black soil.

’’Uh, I, I don’t thi-’’

’’Hmm! I heard their honks, there’s another group of Nothrought nearby.’’

’’Yeas! No-I mean, yeah, let’s go after them immediately!’’

’’Hm-but your face...’’

Mylo had already turned away.

’’Hmmph!’’

Pouting to herself, Tritia followed.

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