Chapter 16: New bounty
"What kind of bounty are we looking for?" Taria asked, scanning the bounty hunter’s board with focused eyes. She was searching for something reasonable, something low-level that wouldn’t get them killed.
That won’t get her killed.
Most of the bounties required venturing deep into the mountains or exploring the islands beyond the city, places where monsters roamed freely, hunting both each other and any foolish humans who dared cross into their territory.
"Something easy for you to handle," Kaedros replied, arms crossed.
They could hunt in the wilderness, sure, but it would be a challenge for Taria. And if Kaedros showed too much power, someone might start questioning how a rank one mage could do what he did.
"Here! There’s still an open investigation about those Scabbera we killed," Taria said, eyes lighting up as she pointed at a notice. "They want bounty hunters to trace the nest and destroy it."
Kaedros raised a brow. She sounded a little too excited, was she still riding the high from her recent break through?
Her enthusiasm dimmed as she read further. "Oh... they’re asking for at least stage five rank one and above."
Kaedros’s eyes gleamed. "We should take it."
Taria spun toward him, eyes wide. "What?! Did you not hear the part about needing at least stage five of rank one?!"
He snorted. "So? We already killed some of them. There can’t be only few of them left."
Taria stared at him. She should’ve known.