
“Requires fire element owners Bonze VII level and above. Preferably those who focus on assault.”
“From someone who is an expert in healing. We have a complete team.”
“From team members to hunt monsters Moterio.”
Such shouts Matthew could hear. Shouts looking for team members with certain criteria are mutually unpretentious here and there. For Matthew, this was not strange. In his village there used to be people who gathered and did this.
They were mercenaries and adventurers who would carry out several missions in the Morento Forest. Now this was at the entrance of the Nordrhein Forest, the same incident happened.
“Many also turned out,” said Clarissa who looked at the people around her with a curious look.
“Of course it's crowded. The Nordrhein forest is where some people hang their lives. Of course at the entrance there are a lot of people gathered,” explained Leonard,
Now Matthew's company is getting smaller. This is because Felix and Bianca live in the town of Archdale to find information about the whereabouts of Matthew's parents. So, besides Matthew, Jasper, and Ellie, there's only Clarissa and Leonard in this group.
"Are we going straight into the Nordrhein Forest now?" ask Ellie.
"of course. We've bought another thing in Archdale City. So we just go straight into the forest while the sky is still bright. We'll spend the night in the Nordrhein Forest later."
"All right, let's go inside."
The five of them directly entered the Nordrhein Forest. Several people also entered the forest along with them. Even so, when they went deeper, they took a different direction from Matthew's entourage.
"We're already in an area where monsters usually appear. So, I hope you raise your vigilance. Let no one be careless. I can help you guys. But we came here to practice, right? So, if it's not urgent, I won't intervene" Leonard said.
Hearing that, Matthew nodded slowly. He then held tightly to his wand, as well as Ellie and Clarissa. Meanwhile, Jasper was tightly holding onto his sword. Rather than a stick, Jasper preferred to use a sword. Jasper wants to look like a man like his father.
The five of them walked with great vigilance. After thirty minutes of walking, Matthew felt a movement in the direction of the second hour from where they were standing. That made Matthew raise one hand to ask the others to stop.
"What's up, Matt? Why are you asking us to stop?" ask Jasper.
"There's a movement from there" Matthew said, pointing to a movement. "I think there's a monster going to ambush us. So, I'm asking you all to be prepared."
Hearing Matthew's words, Clarissa immediately prepared her runes to carry out an attack. Then Matthew and Ellie also prepare for their attack. The stick they were wearing was a fire element stick. Later their attack power will increase if using this stick.
Meanwhile, Jasper was already tightly holding his sword with both hands. Jasper had been studying sword techniques in the academy. Jasper had also asked Sebastian to teach him sword techniques. So, even though Jasper is not an expert now, he already has the basic sword technique.
As Matthew had expected, there was a monster that appeared from the direction that Matthew had pointed at. The monster looks like a wolf. Its fur is bright gray. When he saw Matthew and his entourage, the wolf growled.
"This is the Moon Wolf, one of the serigaka species in the Nordrhein Forest. This wolf had the ability of the wind element. His movements will be very fast. Although the Moon Wolf only had potential up to Bronze VI level, but due to their movements the adult Moon Wolf had strength equivalent to Bronze VIII."
"Then, this Moon Wolf in front of us has yet to reach the adult level. So, I estimate his strength is still at the beginning of the Bronze level. Maybe Bronze I or Bronze II" Clarissa said.
"Wow ... Clarissa, you have extensive knowledge as well. You can find out what we're dealing with right now" Jasper said.
During this time Matthew, Jasper, and Ellie did not attend the general classes held by the academy. So, they had absolutely no knowledge regarding the basic information regarding monsters. They even just found out the name of the monster they were about to face from Clarissa.
'It seems that after returning home from this training, we need to read a book about the monsters that exist in this continent. At least we need to know the characteristics of the monsters that we will face, ' Matthew said by telepathy.
'You're right, Matt. We have only been focused on increasing our strength and also learning additional abilities. We forget to learn basic information because we are too focused on other things, Ellie replied.
"Hey. You are facing a monster now. No matter how weak the monsters you are facing, never underestimate them. So focus on the fight in front of you" Leonard warned.
"sorry. We'll refocus" Jasper replied.
The Moon Wolf in front of them was still incubating. The monster showed off its sharp fangs. He warns Matthew's party to retreat. However, Matthew and the others would not do so.
The Nordrhein forest is quite large. Even so, not every time they could find a monster. Moreover, monsters that are suitable to be used as a fighting training opponent. Obviously Matthew wouldn't waste this.
"Clarissa, use your earth element to reduce the Moon Wolf's movement. If you can, make him unable to move. Ellie focused on attacking her stomach. Jasper focus on distracting the Moon Wolf" Matthew said.
"Okay" the others answered simultaneously.
Clarissa followed Matthew's instructions. He then used the earth element to stop the movement of Moon Wolf in front of them. However, this Moon Wolf in front of them had a strong instinct. The monster instantly dodged Clarissa's attack. The movement is pretty fast.
The others did not remain silent. Ellie with her fire element carried out an attack with a fireball. He pointed towards the stomach of Moon Wolf. Again the quick movements made by Moon Wolf managed to dodge the attack. Ellie's fireball hit a tree there before it exploded.
Jasper then swung his sword. Several fire sword attacks emerged from Jasper's sword and led to Moon Wolf. This time, not all of Jasper's attacks were avoided. There was one strike from Jasper that managed to hit the back leg of the Moon Wolf.
Matthew from earlier did not directly attack me. He still wanted to learn the movements of the Moon Wolf. Matthew wanted to do one strike that could injure this Moon Wolf. So, he saved his strength for the final attack. All three of his comrades were still able to deal with this Moon Wolf.
After getting an attack from Jasper, the movement from the Moon Wolf slowed down a bit. This made Matthew smile. "Try hurting his leg. We're making the Moon Wolf move weaker."
"Good."
Clarissa attacked again with her earth element. This time Clarissa did not attempt to hold back the legs of the Moon Wolf. He chose to make a mine in the form of pointed land that spread around Moon Wolf. Clarissa wants to hurt the monster.
However, the Moon Wolf dodged back. Learning from his previous experience, Clarissa did not just attack once. Some Clarissa mines were created following the movements of Moon Wolf. Although this would drain her energy, this was all Clarissa could do.
Seeing the busy Moon Wolf dodging Clarissa's attack, Jasper and Ellie did not remain silent. They were back on the attack just like before. This time, Matthew attacked as well. He helped Clarissa set up several mines to regulate the movement of Moon Wolf.
It seems their cooperation is going well. The Moon Wolf movement was in accordance with Matthew's wishes. "Because of you" said Matthew.
Now, there was a large, pointed ground appearing suddenly from the ground that Moon Wolf had stepped on. The monster has not been able to evade the attack. As a result, the pointed ground managed to penetrate his stomach.
The Moon Wolf could only groan slowly before then there was no movement at all. The monster had breathed its last after receiving an attack from Matthew.