Another: Memory of Another World

Ch. Noir 43

7 Days have passed since Antares and Steve left their village. No day went by without meeting ferocious beasts and monsters. They were completely filled with life energy since that day's event. Luckily, the monsters they found were no more than level 3-10, which signified the proximity of their current destination. If Antares wanted to, he could hear the voice of a group of people fighting using his perception skill. Steve could also hear it, but chose to remain silent.

after all, helping them might not be the right choice. Besides, helping them is like leaving Antares here alone. Steve doesn't really care about monsters, but it would be dangerous if Antares met people who have bad "motifs. Of course, the grandfather did not know that Antares could distinguish good and bad people using certain items.

At the current speed, they would arrive at the city before sunset.

The day was still bright marked by a light that burst into the forest. The glowing leaves reflect the light, along with the blooming flowers, giving the impression of a thick dongen state. The scent of pollen, nectar, and fresh leaves seemed to fill the chest. As well as oxygen in such large quantities provides additional energy to them.

Antares continued humming to observe the surrounding scenery, which never seemed to change. If it wasn't for the answers given by the Book of Truth, Antares would have believed he was walking around in the woods.

"You know, in the city there is a guild, some kind of guild more precisely, that handles certain things. Like an Adventurer Guild where someone who already had a permit could take on missions or sell monsters to earn money. No matter in any city, there were at least Adventure, Trade, Thief, and Forging Guilds. Most likely we will hear of the existence of the mercenary association in Rimun. Their main goal is to simplify one's work using existing social circles. In this case, make it easier for consumers to order goods."

"Adventurous? who're they?" ask Antares.

Adventurer, adventure, it's similar to the word traveler. A person who has never settled in a place for more than a month is like a caveman. Those words were like ringing in Antares' head.

"They are a group of people who survive by hunting monsters. I heard they used to hunt the undead in the border area between the eastern empire and the kingdom. Because of the amount of blood that was spilled there, it made the place filled with a negative aura that gave birth to the Undead."

"What is the name of the border?" Antares' eyes were a little glowing.

"Ethreya."

"Etreya. good name."

"What do you mean, huh? I've been to that place a few times in the past, and there's only a meadow filled with blood. That said, the Undead created in that place had already entered the surrounding forest and swamp!" shouts Steve.

"Souka's? maybe I should go there someday."

"Just wait 4 years, and you'll visit him. Forget it, you better focus on your current goal, like hunting down the monsters that will appear in front of us in a moment."

As Steve said, a giant stray cat was stalking us from behind a giant bush. As soon as Antares reached the point closest to him, the stray cat jumped from behind the bush and pounced on the boy. Steve moved quickly and hit the tiger's nape right at the nape.

The cat hit the ground hard, creating a huge crack. Miraculously, the beast was not dead. The size of the cat itself is enormous, slightly more than any adult tiger Antares has ever seen on earth. However, that was not what made him survive, but the special skill he possessed.

"Fucking cat."

"That's it. Let me take care of it." Antares activated the [Virtual Bug] and an alien worm crawled out from the water ripples at his fingertips. Then it enters the cat's head.

"What are you doing?" Steve is quite interested in the behavior of the boy at this time.

"I'll tame it."

"What do you mean by that dragon?"

"true."

"Since when have you had tamer skills?"

"Since a few days ago. I asked her from Ren."

"Oh, the Eternal Sleeper, ha…"

It doesn't take long for the cat to regain consciousness, and recover completely. Fortunately, the cat has regeneration skills, although the level is still low. That was not a strange thing, considering that monsters tended to be easier to obtain skills than humans.

*Prrr*

Antares stroked the cat's head gently, while taking out the magic book that Arthia had given him. He cast some spells like [Clean] [Purification] and [Recovery] just in case.

"All right, let's go. Noir."

"Hhh!" Steve gave a small snort as he looked at the boy who had climbed onto Noir's back.

Then they were surrounded by a group of goblins after 15 minutes of walking. Antares did not mince words and instantly unleashed the [Antares Magic Arrow] spell, killing everything on the spot. After that, he put it in the warehouse.

"Alright, let's rest first."

Steve sat down leaning against the tree trunk, as he spoke in the tone of his parents. Antares once again just nodded. His child-like manner was kind enough to make the old man suspicious, yet he would remain silent for now. Antares took out some heavy foods such as meat soup and fruits, as well as a little hard bread. After that, the two ate at ease.

The middle sun reaches its highest point, but the area within the forest remains moist. It feels strange because it is autumn but, the leaves still look fresh green. Of course, the child would not mind it at all.

Some time passed after that...

"Ha(pants).. ha(pants).. ha(pants)... ha… !"

Antares heard the sound of someone running towards them. His direction ran against Antares and Steve's goal, so it's possible that the guy got lost. Right, the current terrain was completely different from the past terrain. It would be very easy for one to get lost in the jungle of these giants.

The figure eventually appeared. She was a girl, who was suddenly fixated when her eyes met Antares. Bob-type wood brown hair and hazelnut eyes, make a perfect blend on him. Eager, filled with the energy of youth, but also graceful and calm. The girl's eyes sparkled for a moment when, then her gaze was fixed on the old man who had just finished his meal.

"Please... (pant)! Help us! I beg!" His voice has its own uniqueness that makes it difficult to forget.

"Calm down, young lady. Tell me slowly."

"We were attacked by bandits fleeing from certain monsters. Now we are surrounded by a bunch of monsters! I fled among the chaos to seek help in the city!"

Antares and Steve looked at the girl with pitying smiles…

"Err, you're going the wrong way…"

"What-what?!!"

(connecting.).

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Name: Noir

Race: Blue Tongue Black Cat

Age: Teen

status: Antares's pet

Special Ability :

the 9 Life

Active skill :

the Presence Concealment

- Deadly Strike

the Shadow Walk

Passive skill :

the Night Vision

the Supernatural speed

acrobatic - Acrobatic

the Silent Killer

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