Chapter 10: “The Hunt”
There was a clearing in the forest that was slightly illuminated, where the sounds of combat were clear. Hidden in the shadows of the trees, Rare observed the battle. There, a three-way confrontation between the wild boar, the wolf, and the mountain cats unfolded.
“Holy shit, they’re huge! The hell kind of boar and wolf are they?! They’ve gotta be goddamn monsters, not just wild animals.”
The wolf was a little bit taller than Kerry. Eyeballing, it was probably over two meters long. The boar was even bigger than that. It had to have been at least three meters tall. The clearing had been smaller, but the two rampaging monsters kept knocking down trees, so it ended up turning into a large, open area.
Apparently the wolf had been attacking the boar’s legs, since the boar seemed to be shaking on its feet. Kerry was keeping the wolf at bay while also aiming for the boar’s legs with her sword. A boar the size of a large car was charging around and she hung around slashing at it like it was nothing; Rare couldn’t possibly imagine herself succeeding in the same position. Kerry’s [Quick-Wittedness] and [Acrobatics] skills were putting in some work.
Finally, the boar heaved forward and collapsed on the ground. An arrow suddenly came flying in out of nowhere, piercing right through one of its eyes. The boar let out a screech, arching its back up and swinging its head around. At the end of one swing, its head stopped for a split second before it was going to be swung back the other way—zeroing in on that instant, another arrow sunk into its other eye. Must be Remy and Riley; they both had the [Archery] skill. Because it was so huge, though, the arrows that had speared both of its eyes didn’t appear to reach its brain, so the boar still struggled. However, neither the wolf nor the girls paid it any more attention.
“My hands are all sweaty just from watching this play out, but it’s not like they told me not to get in the way or anything.”
This was the perfect chance to test her skills and stats.
“All right, first is [Stupefy].”
She felt something pushing back for a moment, but that feeling crumbled away and the wolf stopped moving. Its eyes wavered, unfocused. It was now afflicted by the Stupefy status debuff.