Uhu, microphone check – one-two-one-two… um, there is a lil announcement I would like to make: As another meeting with promoter of my bachelor thesis will have place in next Wednesday, I would also have to give back the whole CORRECTED part of theoretical chapters of my thesis. Yet those chapter are not yet finished. So, I would keep writing chapter till this Thursday or Friday, and then would take 4-5 days off to finish those already mentioned chapter. Just wanted to inform you, that after Friday (or Thursday) there will be no point for you to check this site till also already mentioned day.

Thanks for understanding

I was awoken by Kaito licking my face. It was still dark but I was sure that the sun would rise in about hour or so. I stood up and hit my face with palms to get rid of sleepy feeling. I stretched my body till I heard joints cracking, then I took a deep breath. The next few days may keep me a bit… “occupied”.

I checked my equipment once again and slowly head into direction of huge witch hunter camp. In same time I ordered my familiars to take positions in different location around it.

This will be a pain in the ass. I can plan some basic actions for the future, but when I have to plan more events that are supposed to be triggered one after another… I would probably screw something somewhere in about halfway of those messing the whole plan. So I decided to act more… “elastically”. I would see what has happened after each action and then would made a new “step” of it as I would have all data in front of my eyes.

I was never a strategist… more tactician. Even in chess I was able to plan for max 3… sometime 4 moves ahead… And well, I could plan for 5 and more, but then usually my opponent would make a move that I was not taking into consideration. Then I would loss a figure, then a whole structure of other 2-3 figures, and then I would eventually loss. Lack of plan “B” is also my weak spot…

So. Plan – action – reaction – then another plan and so on. As I was a bit clumsy in my actions I do prefer for plans to be as general and universal as possible. I don’t want for one missing piece to ruin the whole structure… So what do I want to do? A chaos. To spread a fear. To weaken them day by day. Bite and run.

Unfair acts? Acting like one without a honor? Well, I would prefer to challenge them one by one too, but somehow I doubt that they would patiently wait in line as they would see their comrades being ripped apart.

I sat behind the tree in close distant from the camp. I saw burning fireplace in a distance. And I waited a bit more for sun to start rising. I still remember the mistake I made last time and this is why I would wait till I will be able to confirm my targets. I was all excited. Racing heart, rapid breathing… just few more minutes. Blood start rushing inside of me. Pride and Greed was as always calm in situation like these. But Wrath… Oh boy…

~ What are we waiting for?! Those assholes are simply lying there asking for death! WHY THE HELL ARE YOU SITTING LIKE AN IDIOT! BURN! RIP! TEAR! CLASH! KILL!

Shut up…

~ONE-TWO, ONE-TWO! MARCH ON PRIVATE! THE TARGET WAS CONFIRMED AND MARKED! SEEK AND DESTROY! ELIMINATE! NULLIFY! YOU HAVE GREEN LIGHT! JUST LET ME DRINK THEIR BLOOD ALREADY.

If you would not shut up right now, I swear for everything I hold dear that I will turn back and leave. I am losing my focus because of you…

Finally… a blissful silence… well, I still can hear him barking at the corner of my mind. The sun started appearing on the horizon and change the surroundings from pitch black to dark grey. Barely anyone could tell a difference, but for me it was almost as bright as in the middle of the day.

Now… 12 targets confirmed. 4 watchmens, 8 resting. 2 mannequins were placed in most extended parts of camp.

I took 2 arrows from a quiver and put both of them at the string. I do not intend for those arrows to hurt anyone… well, if they would manage to do so, then I would be just extra happy… but instead they are suppose to…

I imbue those arrows with explosive magic, raised my bow, corrected placement of those arrows putting some space between them in order to make them fall in different locations… and released my grip over a string.

The arrows flew through the air making the distance between them bigger and bigger over the time.

And as they hit the ground in two different spots simultaneously the explosions could be heard.

Just imagine it. You area peacefully sleeping surrounded by friends, guarded, and suddenly there would be explosions few meters away. The guards? The night was peaceful and as I was “told” by Sebastian and Walter they have changed on the duty of sentinels about 3-4 hours ago. 3-4 hours of looking into nothing. It is sure that their instincts and focus would grow dull… so here is me saying hello to my new neighbors… let’s continue with introduction.

“Kaito…” The most basic though was sent to pit-fighter hellish dog. While barking and howling he jumped out of the forest and charged at nearest enemy. The watchmens already stood up and started countering, as those who were sleeping were picking their weapons from the ground and looking left and right looking for enemy.

Tsh, sleeping with weapon, that will reduce time that was supposed to be used by me… let’s continue…

“Sebastian…Walter…” As they were not meant to do damage itself what can be bad with a little more havoc?

Two more explosions, weaker one, were triggered near the Kaito. Those were wisps I previously sent with beast in order to convince hunter that they are facing a magical beast. Turn around… turn your backs to me… focus on big bad dog… I would rather to avoid it, but you may even kill him. I would just re-summon him after cooldown time is over.

As they surrounded Kaito making some space between each other they started to reduce the distance. Why they didn’t rush to help his friend? He was already dead. The Kaito is big, fast and strong. And toothy. And clawed. What happens when something big, fast, strong, toothy and clawed jumps on you taking you by surprise? Exactly.

And now, I have all time in the world needed. I am not that greedy, I will not push my luck.

An arrow on the sting, aim… correct, aim again. Release. While following with my eyes the trajectory of arrow I stated to prepare myself for another shot. The arrow hit its target, not mortally but reduced his movements. He screamed. Yet no one paid him any attention. I sent another arrow at the same target. Shit. I could prepare some poison. Then I could shout an arrow for every enemy and wait them to die of fever, toxic or whatever. Will change it in the future.

2 down 10 more to go… I was not yet spotted, Kaito was jumping forward and backward again, as I told him to not risk without a reason. For now, we will kill them by arrows as they are still unaware of true enemy. Sebastian and Walter where flying all around screeching loudly, scratching with talons the faces of hunters and trying to pecking eyes out.

Place the arrow on the string, take a breath, hold it, aim, release. Another arrow hit someone back penetrating lungs.

Arrow, aim, release. But this time one of the hunter tried moving in zigzag pattern to get close to Kaito, and because of it arrowed missed, and flew into opposing site of the forest. This is how I was discovered.

Someone start screaming orders and few of hunters left their positions to head into my direction… 1..2..3…4…5 of them. So half of them went after me why other tried to keep Kaito at bay.

It was sooo tempting to kill one or two more… But I already promised myself to not be greedy for nothing. My job for this night is done. I put fingers into my mouth and whistled loudly. I remembered the face of the commander. He will be my next target. Nothing reduce your morale more than seeing officer down.

I turned my back to enemies and vanished in the still dark forest. So did Kaito and ravens.

Your familiar [Kaito] has slain the [Witch Hunter of Holy Kingdom level 14] You have obtained 74 exp + 9 exp Your have slain the [Witch Hunter of Holy Kingdom level 18] You have obtained 97 exp + 9 exp + combo x2 - 97 exp Your have slain the [Witch Hunter of Holy Kingdom level 16] You have obtained 87 exp + 9 exp + combo x3 - 176 exp

25% of the squad is down, but they will be more careful in the future… Damn, I hoped to get rid of at least 4 of them. I will have to be satisfied with killing one or two of them at once… So, what should I focus now? What should be my priority? Commander? Food supplies?

For now, let’s think what my next move should be… Tsh, that should be obvious. They will strengthen their guard now… it means more of them will be tired. And I will do all my best to make them truly exhausted… and paranoiac. I will move every blade of the grass, I will sent Kaito to growl in vicinity.

And every time they will be exhausted both mentally and physically, I would strike.

And for now… poison making… wait, did all of my alchemist tools were left in house? Same house that Aira kick me out? It can be done… But the quality and time needed for preparing one… All you get for being nice. Tsh, I wonder what would happened if I would told her that her cooking taste like shi… better not to even think about it. Those are gods and deities… there probably is some spell that would allow one to read minds. What do I have? Some empty viols of potions… Well, if I would sacrifice one I would have a vessel to hold poison… duh.

With heart full of sorrow and regret I poured out the Hp regeneration boosting potion and start collecting herbs needed for some nice deadly liquid… if I would have some venom of araneae magnum… As my grandpa used to tell me when I was a kid… “if someone has a bad luck, he will break his finger even is the ass”. My grandpa has some chill.

So, in the end here I am walking from bush to the bush looking for some deadly plants.

And I was looking all around for over a hour without any success. Oh, come on! Where is the place that poison herbs are supposed to grow if not inside of most feared forest on the continent!?

And then:

The Dragonaut Flower Rarity grade: A- Extremely poisonous plant that grown on the ground with high mana concentration.

If the venomous monster with strong magical power would consume it, the power of its venom would drastically increase

Can be used in creation of both healing potions, poisons and special effects potions

Ho-ho-ho. It is good for good thing to pop out of nowhere… but how do I cook it? I don’t really have any receipts for those… And… if the monster with high mana power and venomous would eat it… If I would eat venomous monster, then I would be monster (check) with high magical power (check) and possessing a venom (maybe check… still have no idea if I can get access to such traits like venom sacks…) For now, I will take a good care of this lil nice flower-chan… and now, what should I do… maybe… I would make another core… and then….

- “Uhm, hello? Snake-kun, can you hear me? I just wanna talk, fear not…” I think that before next attack on hunter I would give myself some “side quest”.