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nHis body that was now missing a head fell to the floor.

nBret's feet froze from the horrid sight he just saw.

nWhat was Blair to him? Just a friend? How could he be just a friend? He was more than that.

nHe had fought tooth and nail battles with him relying their lives on each other. How can they be just friends! They are so much more.

nThe pain that he felt in his heart after losing another teammate wasn't comparable to anything else.

nHe fumbled as he took a step back.

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"Tell me this is a lie,

" he whispered to himself. He pinched himself to check if this was a nightmare but alas all of it was real! At that moment it was as if all of his memories with Blair flashed across his face.

nFlashback

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"What are you doing kid? Eat properly! You are in the growing stage!

" Bret scoffed at Blair.

nThey were both sitting on tree stumps in front of firewood. And not only them all of their group was having their dinner together. It just so happened that Bret sat closer to Blair today.

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"But I am eating properly?

"

nBlair raised his shoulders to shrug. He rolled his eyes to further state his point. The fireplace rose its cinders as Blair tossed more dry lumber in it.

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"You call that eating! When I was your age I used to 10 times as much!

"

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"Pfft! 10 times?

"

nBlair couldn't help but laugh. He covered his mouth with his hands so as to not spew the food that he ate.

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"Okay no, it was somewhat close to 5 times, no need to laugh. You need to eat that much too! Why do you think I put so much effort into hunting them? It's so that all of us can eat our fill!

"

nBlair brows twitched as his teeth were biting into a meat stick. But he stopped and put the meat stick down.

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"Yeah

"

nBlair's shoulders drooped. His eyes had a bit of melancholy as he refused to eat more.

nBret raised his brows. He was worried and curious at the same time.

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"What happened Blair?

"

nBlair shook his head.

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"Nothing, I feel bad that you all do most of the hunting when I can only provide little to no help. I feel so useless! It is like I am leaching off you people.

"

nBret was annoyed. He twisted his lips.

n*smack*

nBret smacked the kid at his back. Blair straightened his drooping back with it.

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"Ow

"

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"What are you spouting kid. Too big talk for a small mouth! You should just focus on doing the small stuff! Leave the big stuff to your big brothers!

"

nflashback ends

nThe beast who had swallowed his skull whole without caring for the bones licked its lips. There was still a lot left of his prey. It turned its head towards Bret who now stood closer to his horns. But it didn't care. At least after so much fighting, the beast knew that neither Bret nor Kristie were of any threat to it.

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"Roar!

" it roared to warn Bret not to come near. Its eyes shifted back to its prey. It ducked its head low as it began sniffing it. It opens its mount to a huge bite as his teeth pierced its torso again.

n*crack*

nBlair's ribs cracked as blood started gushing out like a fountain. It formed a pool of blood where he had fallen dead.

nAt one hand Bret wanted to move. He wanted to save his dead body at least from being beast food but how could he?

nThere was no way he could do any harm with his weak weapons let alone save the kid.

nKlautz who was waiting for this very moment came out of his hiding. He wanted the beast to be so lost in food and savour it with all of its delights that it forgets everything about its surroundings.

nAnd that is exactly what happened.

nThe beast was all over the guy not even caring for the surroundings and the dangers. Beasts normally aren't like this. Even the wild brainless ones looked around twice before eating their prey for fear that their prey would be snatched from them. But this one here had deemed Kristie and Bret as completely useless. Alas, it hadn't yet detected the presence of Klautz.

nEven when Klautz came out of his hiding it was completely unaware. It was lost…. lost so much in the smell of human flesh.

nThe beasts in the newbie area rarely used their brains. They were dominated by their hunger alone.

nKLautz black cloth fluttered as it transformed back into his trusted ninja sword. He stared at the beast intently as he marked his point of assault.

nThen with a leap, he jumped high into the air. Held his sword with both of his hands coming crashing down on the beast as he used his whole body weight to pierce it. The sword pierced just at the midpoint of its two horns on its head.

nThe beast who was caught off guard jolted as its eyes shot out wide. It let go of the dead body from its mouth as it straightened its neck. Saliva was still pouring from its mouth.

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"Roar!

"

nKlautz's weapon was B rank. So it pierced the beast unlike the others. But it was still not enough to kill it. The beast raised its upper body high in the air as it wriggled and shook trying to get Klautz off his body. Klautz held onto his sword firmly which was now planted in the beast's skull. The beast's head acted as the sword's scabbard and the sword acted as Klautz's support.

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"Fucking beast just die!

" He bellowed. He frowned as he tightened his grip on his sword all the more.

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