We continued hunting another 3 moks and this time, the monkey's body disintegrated into particles and some particles entered Anon's eyes.

"Yes, that's it. The soul. I've got my first soul. Hahahaha".

Anon was too excited to keep his voice down. Brick and I are also excited as we would also get a soul each if we continue hunting the monkey-moks down. Anon's body becomes shining with a yellow light and he was surrounded by a yellow light sphere. When the light of the sphere dies down, his hands and feet becomes that of a monkey-mok.

"I'm sorry guys. Don't believe any stranger on sight in this world. When it concerns their life, nobody would care about your life. Hahahaha. Farewell guys. And good luck with that group of

monkey-moks" Swinging his hands and feet like a monkey, he left us.

We were so surprised. What did Anon do? He worked with us to get the soul and betray us? And why did he talk about the group of monkeys.

"Wu-Ahh, wu ahh, Worrw", turning my head back, what I saw damn-struck me. A group of monkey-moks are coming to us. Both Brick and I jumped down from the tree. I ran so fast that I don't even know if my feet are touching the ground. But the voices of the monkeys are becoming louder and louder. At this rate, I'm going to become the prey being butchered in their vengeful hands if they find the corpse of their dead comrades. I was too frightened I don't know what to do.

The monkey-moks drew nearer and nearer. When I thought this time I would be dead for sure,

the monkey-moks just passed us without doing a thing. They all follows Anon. "God, That was too close." But before I can relax, the monkey-moks at the back of the group turns around and looked in

our direction. They then, rushed to us. "F*ck, what the he*l is happening."

"Come here" at the time, a voice is heard from the stone at the left side of me. It was about 5 meters away from me. I was confused how the stone knows the language of the earthlings. "What are you looking at? Do you want to die there in the hands of those monkeys? Come here and hide behind the stone" Only then, I saw a silhouette between the stone a big bush. I immediately ran there and jump behind the stone. When I was about to hide behind the stone, I saw Brick jump as well. "He doesn't seem to know what to do as well".

A monkey saw us jump and it tried to call for reinforcement. But the silhouette shot an arrow at the monkey and it died immediately before being able to inform the others. We hid in the small cave behind the stone for almost an hour before the monkeys left.

When no monkey can be seen nor heard any longer, I thank the person who called over me "Thank you, if not for you, I wouldn't be alive now. My name is Cank and?" "Healer" she replied. Yes,

it is a girl. When the monkeys were chasing, I was so frightened that I don't even know whether my savior was a male or a female. "Oh, healer, I'm very happy to meet you here and I am very grateful to you." I thanks her. "Me, too, we were betrayed by a party member and were almost killed. We owe you our life for this time" added Brick.

"Never mind, doing a good deed makes me feel good as well. Now that, you are safe what are you going to do?" she asked.

I looked at Brick. He also looked at me. I think we both are thinking if we can trust each other.

"Can I believe you?" Brick ask me. "That's the question I want to ask you too". We became silent for a while and when I look at Healer to ask for suggestion, she is nowhere to be seen. Brick also look confused not to find Healer a moment after speaking with me.

Well, before deciding what to do next, I do my usual thing. To think over what has happened.

The case in the morning was :

1. I didn't ask the boy why.

2. I did what I like without caring the unknown.

3. I was ignorant

But now, it was not that I was ignorant. It was not that I didn't care the unknown. The reason may be

1. I believed that a stranger would not harm me for no apparent reason

2. I did not have a clear plan on what to do

3. I face the danger without knowing how to solve I hunt the monkey without knowing their weakness clearly.

If not for Healer, I would be dead by now. That woman in the morning and Healer: I owe them my life. Now, what should I do next? Should I cooperate with him? Should I embark on my journey alone?

I don't think I need to do it alone. Not every stranger has bad intention. Just think about Healer and the woman. They save me without knowing me. So, what I should heed are "I need to have a clear plan on what I'm doing next, I need to have a solution for the danger I'm going to face. And finally, I should be strong so that the unexpected can't take advantage of me."

Then, what am I going to do next? Go back to earth? No, impossible. I can't go back until I am strong enough to pass the earth's government's test. Go back to safe zone? No, if Anon goes back to safe zone and find me, he can easily assassinate me if I ever get out again. Better take the risk of going on with Brick than going back to where Anon might be before I am strong enough to protect myself.

I went to Brick and asked "I've thought over. I won't go back to safe zone where Anon can assassinate us anytime we leave. Let's continue our co-operation a little bit longer. Let's each get a

soul of a monkey-mok".

"I've thought too. Better be safe than sorry. So, what is the plan?" he asked. He is quite straight forward.

"My plan isto continue our hunt. But instead of pinning the hands and feet down while I choke its neck, we will use a vine as a rope to tie the hands and feet as well as its neck while it is asleep. I will be at its back in position to choke it if by any chance it wakes up while being tied. After tying it, we will pull and fasten the vine. This way, we can choke as well as pin its hands and feet down with the help of the vine. Then, we will use a pointed stick to kill it when it faints. We will use the stick alternatively.

In the scenario the monkey-mok wakes up while we are tying its hands, feet and neck, I will choke it and you quickly tie its hands and feet. We will take the choking position in turn as well. If my plan

doesn't work due to unexpected causes, we will run separately and meet here again. In case my plan succeed and one of us gets the soul, he will be the one to take the choking position until the other one gets a soul." I explained my plan.

Without thinking twice, he answered "I'm Okay. But where are we supposed to find the vine while we can't destroy the branches or the vine itself."

"Let's search one on the ground. In this big park, there might be at least one vine cut from the tree."

And we started to search the vine. But we only found vines on the trees filled with life. Not a single vine is found separate from the tree. It's only at dawn that we find one such vine. It seems that

the vine was in the way of a strong mok with sharp claws. So, it was cut clean. We pick up that vine and it was long enough to tie the monkey twice.

We can't do the hunting since some monkeys are awake now and we are too tired to continue too. So, we went back to the cave where we met Healer. No sooner we reached the cave, the tired

feeling kick in and I fall asleep.