Note : New Chapter guys ! Enjoy !

After finally getting all the hides of the beast Rave smiled

“ Finally ! This is a not bad haul “

Skinning have leveled up to Beginner level 3.0% !

You are now able to skin more efficiently and less failure will occur when skinning.

Your attacks with Blade-smith weapons will now increase by 12% !

Your attacks with Blade-smith weapons will now become more graceful.

Your attack’s speed with Blade-smith weapons will now increase by 3%

*sorry for the sudden details guys, but I will explain the other skills usefulness/ effect one day

Apparently Skinning increased his fighting capabilities too

“ Well, all good ? “

Rave turned around to see the 3 girls still there

Apparently Saichi and Lily did not care if he is the “ Cold Bladed “ Ronin, they earnestly thanked him and were even excited to found out that he is THAT Rave.

After all, he was the 4th best player to ever graced Lost Continent. And it was still like that even till now.

“ Okay maple haired girl if you want revenge I would gladly take you on “

Fun Fact : Seika Kaede’s meaning is Pure Summer Maple, if you searched on the internet and it describes Kaede’s personality let me tell you : it-was-just-a-coincidence.

Lily and Saichi turned their heads towards Kaede. They knew what the man named “ Ronin Rave “ meant to her, and she could finally take her long awaited revenge now.

She looked at Rave even more serious than before. At times, it looked like she was ready to pull out her dagger

“ ….nah, I'll pass. There's no way I can beat you as of now, and I can't just kill you after you saved us. “

Kaede calmly answered

“ Heeh..okay, good choice missy. Sooo, what are you guys still doing here ? “

Rave is unwilling to stay with them, as his quest are finished for now, he wanted to go back.

“ Well, you see if we went by ourselves there's a chance we might die on our way back if those beasts surrounded us again, especially when the night is nearing. So we concluded that staying with you is currently the safest choice. “

Kaede retorted

The sun is currently going down, ready for the night. Sometimes, stronger monsters in EverWorld only appeared at the night.

“ Wh-wha?! Hey, I was only sent to HELP you guys HERE. I'm not your personal body guard ! “

Rave was shocked at them

“ That's fine, we'll defend ourselves if a group of monsters attack. But, I didn't know that THAT Cold Bladed Ronin feared the chance that 3 frail ladies stole his kill “

“ What ?! Great, I'm just playing into your hands now you fox. Do whatever you want. “

“ Aha ! Got him “

Kaede grins in her success, she and her friends have gotten a ride, A Ronin ride.

“ Oh yeah, it have been 24 hours isn't it….let's see where is that ring “

Kaede and her 2 friends look at him in confusion, what was about to happened…probably remembered them to be careful around him.

***

Po Xiao Long had just finished his battle.

The wolves and foxes kept coming, but he dealt with them one by one. It had been a long time since he felt the joy of being surrounded by enemies from all sides so he was relishing it.

“ Well, all finished here. I wonder how he is doing ? “

Po was wondering about Rave when he suddenly took his battle position once more.

“ Something’s there. Something more powerful than the wolves and foxes from earlier “

He kept his eyes sharp, readying himself after sensing the bloodlust.

***

After horrendously beating the dark spirit, he gained a level and is now level 19. Putting 3 in strength and 2 in stamina.

“ Whew, looks like that thing got stronger during night time “

Low Dark Spirits are 20% stronger in the night or dark places like a cave. They aren't so affected by the light and are only 10% weaker on the day.

“ Alright, let's go back “

Rave was putting the ring back in his inventory. When his sense jerked up and immediately stopped what he is doing, readying his sword in his waist.

“ Hey you girls “

The 3 of them didn't sense anything, and still remained calm.

“ You better back off from the trees, I can guarantee your safety anymore. “

They were currently in a clearing. Devoid of greenery

Rave tensed up, he knew his opponent were not the fox and wolves anymore.

*gulp*

He swallowed his saliva. The 3 girls are now behind him, they finally felt the tension now.

*GRAAAAAUUUUUUUUU* *GRAUUUUUUUU* *GRAUUU*

The sounds of a howling best could be heard. 3 shadows came out of the trees

They were not that fast, so Rave wasn't too worried.

He gritted his teeth after identifying the creature

“ Dire Wolves “

Dire Wolves, a stronger breed of wolf that usually reside in a very dense forest or mountains. They are larger than normal wolves with a much more fierce bite in them.

Rave kicked the ground and spring into fight. Readying his sword, he remembered the book of anatomy about them that he read.

“ heads are larger with a leaner, more pronounced muzzle; legs are longer in proportion to their body, proportionately larger teeth that are often used to crush bones. Hides 2 times thicker than normal wolves, Hunt in packs. “

He pulled his sword behind his back

[ Green Jade Dragon Style : Utter Disaster ]

Infusing 100 points of his Chi, he unleashed his technique. Utter Disaster is a high leveled skill of the Green Jade Dragon Style, and he could only unleash 25% of it's true power. But, that is enough for now.

Aiming for the 3 wolves’ neck, his sword cleaved them off in a split second

Critical Hit ! One Hit KO !

“ Let’s Go “

“ Eh? All right.. “

The 3 girls looked at the wolf, they knew it was not an opponent they could beat right now.

They were about to head outside when another pack of dire wolves are there waiting for them. And when Rave sharpen his sense he could sense more of them coming from the sides

“ Bloody Hell, trying to surround us huh ? “

Rave immediately choose to run deeper into the forest.

“ Hey maple girl, I take it. You're an assassin built aren't you ? “

“ Wha? “

“ I will carry the red haired girl, you carry the brown haired one. Do you have enough strength and stamina with you ? If this keeps going on the wolves would catch up to them and they would die “

“ The red haired girl seems heavier “

Taking account into their body weight and structure! If Lily knew the reason why she had been chosen, she wouldn't be happy at all.

Rave was worried about her stamina more. Assassins usually focused on 4:1 speed to strength.

“ I have some stamina with me. I'll carry Chikusa, I'll leave Lily to you. And my name is K-A-E-D-E “

“ Okay, Maple girl “

He slowed down a bit for a while, reaching where Lily is.

*Hah* *Hah*

“ Wh-what are you guys talking about ? “

Lily focused her built on a magic based one, she didn't have lots of agility and had trouble catching up to them. It took her all just to stay running.

“ Don't move around too much red girl “

“ Eh ? “

Rave hit the back of her knee and turned her 90 degrees. Carrying her in a princess manner.

“ W-wh-whaaa ?! “

Lily was shocked at his sudden action and immediately turned red in embarrassment.

“ let's go “

If he exerted his all, he could probably defeat all of the Dire Wolves but, there's no telling what will happen afterwards.

Without Chi, he wouldn't be able to finish them in one hit.

•••••

Rave and Kaede ran deeper and deeper into the forest.

“ She won't hold out any longer. “

Kaede had been carrying Sachi, although Sachi is quite light in built, Kaede doesn't have a high amount of strength and stamina.

Rave began to search for a shelter.

“ Should I just try to kill all of them ? “

He could just run away by himself if he wanted to but his sense as a man didn't let him.

“ Curse my responsibility “

It was dark, but one could clearly see the structure vividly different than the surrounding forest.

“ It's a Cave ! “

The view of the cave came as a sense of relief to Kaede, she was reaching her limit.

“ Should we go in ? “

Kaede asked him

“ That cave..is probably their leader’s den.”

Rave had thought about it. The reason why they haven't meet any wolves coming from their direction is probably because there is no reason to. They probably purposely lure them into their leader’s den.

“ Let's go “

But, this is the reason why he had chosen not to massacre the dire wolves. His ultimate weapon currently, his Chi only has 170p left. If he used it against the subordinate dire wolves he would surely be unable to stand against the leader, that is why he chose to fight the trap they laid out instead.

***

Po Xiao Long is currently running deeper into the forest

“ Rave said to go deeper, I wonder why “

He was chased by beasts, so he raised his speed up.

“ Damn, they are pretty fast “

But he chose to ignore them and continued on running

***

Rave and the 3 girls arrived at the cave entrance

*Hah*Hah*

Kaede has reached her limit and could barely stand up.

Her status indicated her exhausted stamina as a bad condition

“ What should we do ? “

She looked at Rave. Although she did not want to rely on him, right now they had no choice to.

“ Well..for no-“

*GROORRR*

Before Rave could finish his sentence a growl disturbed him

He took up his sword and looked inside the cave. The cave was dark and long so he couldn't see what's waiting for them.

4 eyes looked into him from the dark, eyes that are used to the dark.

Rave readied his weapon, he was sure this is gonna be his toughest fight ever.

The 2 figure came out of the dark, the moonlight shined upon them.

“ Identify ! “

Dire Wolf Pack Leader Lv. 47 [ Elite Monster ]

A pack leader of the mountain dire wolves. Although it is not stronger than the Alpha, it is still many times stronger than a usual Dire Wolf.

Skinning ability additional information : It's fur are though materials sought by adventurers because of their light, hard and durable properties

White Fox Pack Leader Lv.46 [ Elite Monster ]

The pack leader of the mountain White Foxes. Although it could not be compared to the Alpha of the white foxes, it's speed is many times faster than a normal white fox.

Skinning ability additional information: It's fur is thought to be a high class material that many royalties sought after, it has smooth properties beyond normal white fox

“ Curse my luck “