Ding!

Ineda Badth and Hary Mandtis have been killed.

Level up! Your current level is 95!

Nox has leveled up! Fluffball has leveled up.

Fluffball's skill frost breath has been upgraded to Ice breath.

“It's a bit weird talking with you, I fought bears that held hammers in a dungeon several days away from here but they couldn't talk,” said Akira.

“Don't mention those brainless idiots. I don't know what happened to make them that way but it is a disgrace! They give all of us armored bears a bad name,” said Beary, the leader of the group of armored bears that had been scouting and hunting for food.

Beary was now wearing a cloth bandage over his eye that had been stabbed by one of the demigods. The bandage made the large fluffy bear look more menacing.

“I'm sorry that we were a bit late coming to your assistance and now a few of your warriors died.”

“There is no need for such words. I am just glad that you came when you did. I will not forget the help you gave us. I will be sure to mention you to my clan chief when I return,” said Beary before waving to Akira with a large paw and leaving with the rest of his warriors who were now carrying their dead.

Ding!

The relationship with the armored bears has turned friendly.

“Alright everyone let's head back!” shouted Akira after checking the ground for anything that the demigods may have dropped.

Unfortunately, he didn't find any weapons or armor. He was only able to find a few expensive-looking healing potions and a pouch of gold that had a good weight to it.

“Yap!” shouted a miniature Fluffball as he happily followed and ran alongside Grarr through the large snowdrifts.

***

“Augh... all I've been doing is constantly gathering nuts, berries, and hunting for food nonstop,” complained Klyn as he sat next to Akira.

“We have too many mouths to feed right now we're lucky we can find enough food to replenish what we have been eating,” said Akira.

“Didn't they pack enough food when we left? We even bought more when we stopped at IsKald. Why are we gathering so much?”

“What happens if we run into a problem or bad weather and we run out of food because we didn't keep replenishing the food stock?” asked Akira.

“It's quite exhausting taking care of all the wounded and helping look after the children,” said Mileena who was leaning against Akira's back while she ate piping hot stew that had some spices from the southern clans. Akira didn't care much for the spices as they were very hot going in and out.

“Think of it as training for the future,” said Zundar as he pat Mileena on the shoulder with his large hand nearly knocking her to the side.

“You're right,” said Mileena as she sat back up straight and slapped her cheeks a few times to refresh herself and clear her mind so that there were only happy thoughts.

“The hunting we are doing is important to keep the area safe for travel so that we won't have huge problems with monsters attacking the caravan or any others that pass by,” said Akira.

“I thought we cleared it out good when we first came down but I guess we missed quite a few,” said Varbu as he ate a large chunk of sizzling meat.

“That or they just get born and grow too quick, the south seems like a perfect breeding ground for so many monsters. I am sure that we have only seen a small fraction of those that live down here,” said Akira.

Ding!

Local event quest has started!

Capture the young wyvern companion!

This event quest is for everyone in the local area. Anyone who wants a wyvern companion can join the event and receive directions to the destination.

Accept Yes or No?

Akira declined the event quest without need to think about it since he already had Fluffball as a companion. He also couldn't go off on a hunt and leave the caravan that needed the constant protection that Akira and the rest of his Garg mounted soldiers provided.

***

“Did you hear about the scary Giant wolves who had people riding on top of them?” asked a Demigod.

“Don't listen to that crap. It was probably just a regular [Ice wolf] that ate too much. The weaklings that got killed by them are just trying to make them sound scarier to cover up their shame from dying. We have killed hundreds of [Ice wolves] already. We don't have to be scared of anything!” replied a second Demigod.

“Quit horsing around you two! We have to capture that wyvern and make it my companion!”

“Wait! I want it as my companion!”

“I already called it so you have to find something else,” said another demigod.

***

“Lord! We have found another group of demigods ahead of us, but... I'm not sure what they are doing. It looked like they were just running in circles as well as running all over the place for some reason,” said a scout that ran up to Akira to report the important discovery of enemies.

“How many this time?” asked Akira.

“I only saw four of them.”

Akira blew on the dog whistle and alerted the rest of the Garg mounted soldiers as well as the soldiers guarding the caravan.

The caravan stopped and started to gather into a defensive formation while officers commanding the soldiers rushed to Akira to hear his orders.

“Mounted officers, let's go take care of some demigods before they become aware of our caravan. The rest of you will need to make sure to keep everyone safe from an enemy ambush or wild monsters,” commanded Akira.

“I'm coming with you!” said Mileena as she hopped onto the back of the indignant Grarr who did not like anyone other than Akira on his back.

The officers sent out their own howls giving their commands to those under them. The mounted soldier all followed after Akira and the scout who led the way towards the area that he had last seen the demigods.

Akira motioned for everyone to halt behind a large snowbank so they could see what the demigods were up to before killing them.

They peeked out from behind the snowbank and watched as the demigods ran from one place to another seemingly for no reason.

“Is that some sort of new exercise?” asked an officer in a whisper at the back of the group.

As he watched the headless chicken demigods, movement further out caught his attention.

Something with a large wingspan was constantly flying into the air and then landing back on the ground.

As Akira focused on it he noticed that when it landed it would always turn its head and watch the demigods chase after it. [Baby Icefire wyvern (orphan)].

“What are they doing?” asked Mileena who had crawled up next to Akira.

“Shh...” said Akira as he watched the spectacle.

After a few more minutes of doing the same thing, the [Baby Icefire wyvern] grew bored of watching the slow demigods and decided to take a nap while it waited for them to get near.

The [Baby Icefire wyvern] continued to play a game of chase where it would fly a short distance and then go back to sleep while the demigods chased after it. They were always just out of reach of the [Baby Icefire wyvern] and were never able to get close enough to use a melee attack or any of their skills.

Akira quietly laughed as he watched not wanting to stop the enjoyable show of demigods being toyed with by the [Baby Icefire wyvern].

After a while, it seemed the wyvern grew tired of the game and flew off into the distance. This left the Demigods who were now winded from all the running with nothing to show for their fruitless hunt over the last half hour or more.

Akira could see several of the demigods jumping around angrily as they said things Akira could not clearly hear from the distance they were at.

Seeing the fun was over Akira blew on the whistle and the entire cavalry returned to their mounts and charged towards the demigods.

With raised his sword into the air above his head and rotated it in a circle ordered the mounted soldiers to surround the demigods but not giving the kill order yet.

The four tired demigods were completely caught off guard as they were surrounded by Akira and the rest of the soldiers riding the large Gargs.

“Holy crap! The rumors were true!” said one of the demigods.

“Yap!” shouted Fluffball taunting the demigod.

Akira focused on each of them to find out the names of the four demigods. Broccoli, Carrot, Pea, and Tomato.

They were all part of a guild called Team Veggie.

“I see you were having some trouble catching that baby wyvern. Which one of you is the one that wanted it to be your companion?” asked Akira with a laugh.

“Oh! Was that what they were trying to do?” asked Mileena.

“Hey! We aren't the proper class for chasing after things that can fly,” said Pea in defense of their failure.

“Who the f* are you?” asked Broccoli.

“If you came for the event, the wyvern just left. But we already called dibs on it,” said Carrot.

“Why can't I see your name and level,” asked Tomato.

“Ah... I got a special item that blocks it...” said Akira, making up a quick lie on the spot.

“How did you get something as rare as that. It must be a superior grade or even higher,” said Pea who looked at Akira green with envy. Akira did not miss this and was fully on guard.

“I forgot, maybe it was something I got for killing something or someone,” said Akira trying to brush it off as nothing.

“Then we just have to kill him right?” asked Carrot quietly to the others.

“Look around you! Do you really think you can do something like that?” asked Mileena who could hear the four just as well as the other werewolves.

“We just have to kill him!” said Broccoli in a loud shout.

“Before we start killing you, I have a question that has been bothering me for some time!” said Akira quickly.

“What is it?” asked Pea, wary of Akira trying to pull off some type of trick.

“You're the veggie team, but isn't a tomato a fruit?” asked Mileena before Akira could.

“Screw you and your little dog too!” said Tomato.

“I'm not a little dog!” shouted Akira.

“No, I was talking about that little thing over th... where did it go?”

With a quick chop of his hand, Akira ordered the death of the demigods.

Fluffball jumped out from behind Grarr and tore out the nearby Tomato's neck, letting him bleed red tomato juice all over the snow.

Grarr jumped forward and used his front paw to swat Pea to the ground leaving huge gashes in his chest from his claws. Akira finished him off by piercing him with his sword which extended out far enough for him to complete the attack.

The sword's special trait was quite useful for situations like this.

While Akira was taking care of Pea, Mileena used her skill Blink and appeared behind Carrot, using her fiery daggers to pierce his back several times before jumping back towards Akira.

The fight was over in seconds as the other warriors trampled and cut them into pieces.

Ding!

Lvl up to lvl 98

“These guys were quite weak,” said Mileena as she wiped off her daggers.

Akira picked up the junk loot that the demigods had dropped and scanned the area for any other threats.

“Let's head back, we have been away from the caravan long enough,” said Akira, feeling guilty.

As Mileena was walking back towards Grarr and Akira a large winged blur dived out of the sky and landed on her shoulders surprising everyone including Mileena.

Akira readied an attack to stop the attacker from flying off with her.

“Wait!” shouted Mileena, who was now wrapped up by the wings of the [Baby Icefire wyvern].

She was able to pull the wings apart to reveal the [Baby Icefire wyvern] rubbing its small head against Mileena's face.

“Hey go away, she's already taken!” Akira shouted at the [Baby Icefire wyvern] that was getting a little too cozy with Mileena.

“Pi! Pi! Pi!” retorted the [Baby Icefire wyvern] defiantly as it seemed to be very much attached to Mileena.

“I don't think it intends to do me any harm,” said Mileena as she rubbed the [Baby Icefire wyvern's] head. The [Baby Icefire wyvern] let out a few soft Pi's.

“We don't need another guy fawning after you,” said Akira.

“Pi!” shouted the [Baby Icefire wyvern] as it jumped into the air and flew over to Akira and began to swat him with its wings. After giving off a few angry “Pi!” the [Baby Icefire wyvern] returned to Mileena's shoulders.

“What was that all about!?” asked Akira.

“You don't have to worry about another guy taking Mileena,” said Klyn with a laugh. “That [Baby Icefire wyvern] is a girl.”

“That explains her ill temperament and why she was playing around with the demigods,” said Akira.

“I don't think she's a bad girl. She's quite cute. Should I give you a name?”

“Pi!” said a happy [Baby Icefire wyvern].

“How about... Pii... or Pii'per?”

“Pi...” said the [Baby icefire wyvern] as it tilted its head as if it was in deep thought.

“We can figure out a name later if you want more time to think about it,” said Mileena as she walked over to Grarr and hopped on behind Akira.

Akira received a few thunks to the back of his helmet from the [Baby Icefire wyvern] wings.

“Watch your wings piiperella!” said Akira.

“Pi,” said [Baby Icefire wyvern] disinterestedly.

“Yap!” said Fluffball, warning the wyvern as he ran next to them.