The Princess And The Lord

There was something different in the air but Lory couldn't tell what it was [I'm not sure, maybe it was nothing] at least that's what she hopes.

[What kind of beast wild Hound is?]

[Wild hound is almost the same as wild dogs only much bigger, more agile, and more violent than an actual dog, in short, their more deadly however they are not difficult to kill and vulnerable to fire or bomb, but that would damage the body which is not good because the beast fangs are quite valuable] Lory explained while wrapped the knife holster around Zhao Li Xin's leg.

Lory then summoned the trinity staff and the staff appear in her grip then a second later the trinity staff transform into a gun.

[So, don't ruin the beast's body?] he confirmed.

[Yup!] Lory thought it wouldn't be too difficult for Zhao Li Xin besides she will help him, [Okay, Let's go!]

Lory and Zhao Li Xin then followed the path through the pine forest until they finally arrived at an abandoned village that had been uninhabited for a long time. Zhao Li Xin suddenly pulled Lory's hand and then pointed with his gaze at the traces of fresh blood on the ground, Lory became alert not long after they heard a heavy growl followed by a ruckus sounds not far from them.

They immediately hid behind one of the walls of a ruined house while peering at a herd of wild dogs that were three times larger than Wolf, the Beast had coarse black fur and strong legs filled with long claws that were right now busy tearing their prey into rags.

Zhao Li Xin threw a questioning 'What do you want to do' look at Lory.

Lory then changed her weapon to a longbow so she wouldn't alert the other pack of Wild Hounds nearby. Lory then created an arrow from the wind then Slowly pulled the string, she squint her eyes...the next second she released her hand the arrow whoosh - two wild dogs pierce at once like meat on a skewer.

As the other Wild Hounds were startled by the sudden attack Zhao Li Xin lunged at the herd of beasts and then swiftly threw a knife at the beasts right at their weak point causing the beasts to scream in agony, at that moment Zhao Li Xin sneaked up behind the beasts and with his bare hands he twisted the beast's neck, another beast tried to pounce on him from behind while bearing its fangs and sharp teeth but Zhao Li Xin managed to restrain the beast attack, he held the beast's jaw then forcefully ripped open the beast's jaw.

Lory released more arrows to help Zhao Li Xin and successfully kill the rest of the wild hounds, it didn't take long before all the wild hounds wipe out without them breaking a sweat.

Zhao Li Xin stood still with a placid expression while calmly patting the remaining wild dog fur on his jacket without leaving a trace of the brutal man that tore the beast like a piece of bread with his own bare hands.

Lory, who was already used to Zhao Li Xin's savagery approach him then thoughtfully handed wet wipes to clean his hands, while Zhao Li Xin's wiped his hands Lory checked on the remaining carcass of the beast prey that turn out to be a human corpse and from the clothes from the corpses wearing it seems the corpse is a male hunter.

Unfortunately, she didn't find the hunter's identification card so she doesn't know the hunter's level or the identity of the hunter but at least she knew the hunter only died a few hours ago probably not more than two hours before and he died not because the wild hound bite well at least not at first.

[Is he a hunter too?] Zhao Li Xin could guess from the corpse's callous finger that the man was proficient in handling weapons.

[He is, but I cannot find his hunter's ID card so I don't know who he is or what hunter level he got,] Lory rose on her feet feeling slightly disappointed if she knew the hunter's identity she might able to make deduction what could happen with him Lory continue to examine the corpses then notice the color of the corpses skin it's slightly blue, [This hunter was poison and it seems a strong poison too]

[Oh, that's why I got a revolting smell from the corpse?] Zhao Li Xin glanced at the corpse for a moment then looked away indifferently.

[I know you are sensitive to smells, the thing is Wild Hounds are not poisonous] Lory's eyes swept the area around her wondering what else other than Wild Hounds could cause this.

[Can you guess what kind of beast that had this type of poison?] ask Zhao Li Xin,

[No, too many beasts used poison beside the corpse is incomplete because of the Wild Hounds so it's hard to make sure what type of poison it is without further examination] Lory sighed.

[Even though it poisoned the Wild hounds still eating the corpse huh?] Zhao Li Xin ponders.

[Because Wild Hounds are like vermin, they eat anything and everything that's why they grow strong resistance to most poisons strangely The Beast Fang has a natural agent for removing poisons because of that it becomes the main ingredient for making antidotes, which means the beast fangs will be priced quite well if we sell it on the Guild]

Lory took out the small knife that had been stuck in her boot then crouched down beside the carcass of the wild hound then carefully dig the fangs out of the carcass.

Zhao Li Xin didn't want Lory's hands to get dirty, he then took the knife from Lory's hand [Let me do it!]

[It's okay, I'll do it!] Lory didn't want her husband who always looked immaculate without a speck of dust on his clothes get his hands dirty.

But as a husband and a man, how could Zhao Li Xin just stand there and watch while her wife does all the hard work [I'll do it, you stay there!] his tone didn't give Lory a chance to rebut.

A few minutes later Zhao Li Xin finish harvesting all the fangs from the Beasts carcass, luckily Lory bought enough wet wipes which Zhao Li Xin found very useful.

Lory collected all of the beast's fangs in the zipped plastic bag and then stored it in her backpack which was then taken away by Zhao Li Xin because the bag looked heavy thus he didn't let Lory carry it.

Perhaps because she felt responsible for dragging Zhao Li Xin into her world, Lory felt she should be someone Zhao Li Xin could rely on, but how could Zhao Li Xin let her do everything alone? besides it's not like he feel disappointed coming to this world instead he felt blessed he could still be by Lory's side.

[What else should we do now?] asked Zhao Li Xin.

[We need to find the Wild Hound lair and kill all the remaining Wild Hounds in this area] Lory could only pray they find nothing but Wild Hounds, perhaps, the hunter ventures far away and he caught in the beast fight over territory that caused him to be poison and after that, the Wild Hounds stole his dead body and drag him to this place...Yes, hopefully, that's the case.

Zhao Li Xin found drag marks on the ground [I don't think this hunter was killed here but dragged from somewhere] Zhao Li Xin saw the drag marks didn't look deep and she didn't see any struggle marks which means the hunters were dead when she was dragged.

[The marks come from over there] Zhao Li Xin looked straight into the depths of the village.

[Perhaps we will find the Wild Hounds' lair, but be careful] Lory didn't forget to remind him.

Zhao Li Xin was amused that Lory really think he was weak, even though he was significantly weaker than he used to be but Zhao Li Xin still had innate power, he was also proficient with martial arts not to mention years of experience fighting against human, and beast so how could he be weak.

They walked along a broken and potholed small road where weeds grew between the cracks in the asphalt while on either side of them stood old buildings that had been abandoned for a long time so that many of the roofs of these buildings had collapsed and everywhere there was grass and grass.

The weeds that cover the walls and fences seem to remind the absence of humans in that place which only adds to the horror for everyone who dares to cross this place.

Fortunately, as someone with nerves of steel like Lory and Zhao Li Xin, they weren't affected even the slightest bit by the eerie atmosphere around them as they were more concerned with an actual danger that might come.

From afar they heard a sounds of rumble but Lory and Zhao Li Xin didn't rush to run toward the sound they couldn't determine whether the sound was a trap or not.

Lory and Zhao Li Xin crept up as they approached the source of the sound, they crouched behind the fence and peeked at what was going on.

A group of four hunters were surrounded by a pack of Wild Hounds, their bodies covered with bruises and bleeding wounds that looked like they had endured an uphill battle.

Lory notices a woman with brown hair trying to heal her friend who has been heavily injured while the others are fighting a pack of Wild Hounds.

'A Healer?' Lory's eyes lit up.