Hunters: The Prequel - Chapter 305

“How could it be him?!” Samoa exclaimed seeing the figure that crawled out of the mouth of the beast.

“How can a mere cat swallow the sun?” Suddenly, someone said this confusing sentence, and Samoa naturally turned to see who it was.

“Sir Blistering Cheetah?”

Correct, the man who was meant to be asleep was awake. There was a huge smile on his lips as he watched the n.a.k.e.d figure of his friend standing tall on the battlefield.

“For he remains. He is never gone”

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“How is that possible?” Beastly Tiger asked, stunned with what he was witnessing. A man who was supposed to be dead had come back from the grave!

Everyone, from Unbound Mongoose to Frowning Tiger whose breath was getting shallower and shallower by the second, was stunned with what they were witnessing. Not only had they seen the beast trample on their friend, they also witnessed it consuming him. But he was standing right in front of them, the injuries he had sustained before he was swallowed nonexistent, and his mere presence an insult to the reputation of the Pseudo Legendary Class Magical Beast.

“Clothes Unbound. Do you happen to have any clothes?” Wandering Cheetah asked again.

“No,” Unbound Mongoose mumbled in a daze. Everyone was so surprised that they didn’t see the Pseudo Legendary Class Magical Beast backing away in fear.

“How’s his condition,” Wandering Cheetah looked at Frowning Tiger’s struggling expression and asked. No matter who looked at the Tiger right now, they would be able to see that he didn’t look good.

“Not good,” Domineering Tiger seemed to have recovered from the shock of seeing his former rival come back to life and responded.

“Pardon me,” Wandering Cheetah stated, and he suddenly appeared beside Frowning Tiger.

“This,” even Village Head Fan had a stunned expression seeing that he was no longer close to Frowning Tiger. There was only one person close to the Tiger now – Wandering Cheetah. The others, including Arthur, had all been moved out of the way. They hadn’t been sent far. They were still close to Frowning Tiger. But there was only one person right next to the Tiger now.

“Has he gotten stronger somehow,” Arthur stuttered, momentarily forgetting that his mentor was currently dying.

Before, Wandering Cheetah had to sacrifice himself because he couldn’t carry the Durandal wielding Arthur out of the way. So the man had chosen to use all his strength to smack Arthur out of the way to save the young man. But just now Arthur only experienced a blurry vision, and then he wasn’t kneeling down by his master and holding his mentor’s hand anymore. Linking that to the fact that Wandering Cheetah was the only person kneeling next to his mentor right now, it wasn’t difficult to understand what had happened.

“And faster,” Village Head Fan furrowed his brows and added. In less than a second, Wandering Cheetah had carried each person away. Although they were only moved by a few meters, it had still been achieved in less than a second. In fact, the Cheetah was so fast that none of them noticed anything. They only experienced some blurriness, and all of a sudden they were on their feet, watching Frowning Tiger from a short distance away. And the amazing thing was, they were all squatting before!

“This level of control is beyond even Frowning Tiger’s.”

Village Head Fan wasn’t the only person who realised the difficulty of what Wandering Cheetah had done. Domineering Tiger noticed it as well. To be able to manipulate one’s body expertly was under the realm of a Control Type. But manipulating others just as brilliantly was beyond even Frowning Tiger’s level of skill. It was literally unheard of!

Hearing his father and Domineering Tiger’s words, Arthur’s gaze towards Wandering Cheetah was now full of expectation. Maybe there was nothing any of them could do to save his mentor. But Wandering Cheetah had proven that he was stronger and better than before. He was now full of a mysterious aura, and even his n.a.k.e.d figure seemed to radiate great grandiosity. So much so that they had even forgotten that he was currently n.a.k.e.d. Maybe Wandering Cheetah would be able to help his master. No, that wasn’t quite accurate. Rather, only Wandering Cheetah could help his master.

Wandering Cheetah gazed upon Frowning Tiger’s broken figure with a complex expression. Frowning Tiger stared right back, his expression bitter and astringent. He knew his condition better than anyone else. There was no way he was going to make it out alive.

“How did you become like this,” Wandering Cheetah sighed. Of all the people here, Frowning Tiger was the last person he would have expected to see in this condition. It wasn’t because he was stronger than the men here. To be honest, his strength was on the lower side compared to the others. Rather, it was because the man was brilliant and cautious that he stood a better chance of surviving compared to the others. His injuries looked like they were sustained from a severe case of carelessness, which was something Wandering Cheetah couldn’t associate with him.

“Rash Tiger died,” Unbound Mongoose came to stand next to his closest friend and spoke a simple sentence and Wandering Cheetah understood immediately.

“I see. I was wondering why he wasn’t here. I hoped the worst hadn’t happened. It’s unfortunate. Had I returned sooner this wouldn’t have happened.”

Wandering Cheetah sighed mournfully. Rash Tiger was liked by many, and although Wandering Cheetah wasn’t close to the man, he didn’t have a bad impression of the always jovial Tiger. Plus it made sense that Frowning Tiger had lost control after witnessing the death of his best friend. He would have lost it too if he saw someone he loved die in front of him. And he had experienced the pain of losing someone dear before. He could relate to Frowning Tiger’s pain.

“This should be enough,” Wandering Cheetah put his hand on Frowning Tiger’s c.h.e.s.t for a while and then took his hand off. However, in the short moment that his hand was in contact with Frowning Tiger’s body, the latter regained his complexion, and his breathing stabilized.

“This…”

All of them were surprised. They didn’t have hope that Wandering Cheetah would be able to do anything – with the exception of Arthur of course. But the man simply put his hand on Frowning Tiger’s c.h.e.s.t and his condition stabilized? That was amazing!

“This…” Frowning Tiger stuttered. He couldn’t believe it.

“You shouldn’t speak. You are still in bad shape.” Wandering Cheetah stopped Frowning Tiger from getting up. His words made sense, since Frowning Tiger could still feel the pain from his injuries. But he was a Control Type, so he understood his body best. He was out of the most dangerous situation. Now all he needed was to nurse his injuries.

“Master!” Arthur screamed and run to the side of his mentor.

“How?” Village Head Fan asked, startled by what he was seeing. This was beyond anything that he had witnessed. How did Wandering Cheetah do it?

“Three broken ribs, and a punctured left lung. A dented sternum and a cracked manubrium. I simply controlled his body and removing the rib in his lungs, then sealed the wound on his lungs with his own blood, and closed the holes in the injured arteries and veins. So he isn’t in any danger now. But he still needs treatment.”

Although Wandering Cheetah made it sound easy, they knew that none of what he mentioned was easy. In all honesty, they didn’t even know some of the things he mentioned, but they understood that what he did wasn’t healing. It was controlling a person’s body to look like healing. It was a level of control that was beyond this world.

“Does falling into the stomach of a Pseudo Legendary Class Magical Beast give you superpowers?” Beastly Tiger moved closer to Domineering Tiger and whispered. His friend’s ears twitched and a wry smile found its way onto his face. But he knew that Beastly Tiger wasn’t kidding. If he didn’t give him an answer, the man would go diving into the belly of the beast to find out – literally.

“Not that I know of,” Domineering Tiger replied whilst thinking that Beastly Tiger could be a right royal idiot sometimes. Forget the foolishness of the question. Which of the people here weren’t technically super powered. They were stronger than the average man by a mile, yet Beastly Tiger now considered himself average because Wandering Cheetah was displaying skills that were beyond their comprehension. But to be fair, Beastly Tiger’s question was justified, since they really looked mediocre next to Wandering Cheetah.

The reason why Domineering Tiger questioned his friend’s intellect was because of their current location. They were surrounded by powerful men, and nothing could be said under wraps in their presence. Although his question was meant for Domineering Tiger’s ears only, everyone else heard it. And Wandering Cheetah’s twitching ears meant he heard it as well.

Now that Frowning Tiger was stable, Wandering Cheetah returned his gaze to the beast that had backed all the way to the edge of the village.

“Where do you think you are going?” Wandering Cheetah asked. His question prompted the others to turn their attention to the beast that had caused them so much trouble.

The Resurrection Cat stopped moving completely under Wandering Cheetah’s scrutiny. It shivered in fright, and produced a subdued roar.

“It’s afraid?” Unbound Mongoose stated, the surprise in his voice unhidden. This was the beast that had run rampant, and even killed one of their friends. Yet it was now showing signs of weakness. Before the much smaller Wandering Cheetah, it looked like a housecat before its owner, but without the characteristic nonchalance; completely subdued and humbled.

The others suddenly remembered what Wandering Cheetah said before he treated Frowning Tiger

“Had I been here, this wouldn’t have happened.”

Before they didn’t take note of his words, but now that they did it sounded pompous and arrogant. After all, the beast was very terrifying. So how was one man going to change everything? They hadn’t even seen its full abilities yet. It had only displayed two. But seeing the expression on the beast’s face, they realised that Wandering Cheetah wasn’t boasting. He was fully capable of instilling fear into the heart of the Resurrection Cat! This wasn’t at the level of simply causing it to become cautious and wary. This was fear; true, pure fear!

“How can I let you go?” Wandering Cheetah shook his head after hearing the roar of the beast.

“He can understand it?” Domineering Tiger mumbled in shock. What couldn’t this man do? Could he fly now? Could he overturn the heavens? Or could he descend into the depths of the earth? Right now nothing would come as a shock to them.

“At first I wanted to let you go. I would have stripped you of your strength and then set you free. After all, I was able to awaken because of you.”

The others didn’t even react to Wandering Cheetah’s words. They had become numb to anything else he said or did.

“But you killed Rash Tiger. You must die!”

Suddenly, a huge coercive force filled the battlefield. It didn’t matter if it was those on the sidelines, or those right next to Wandering Cheetah on the battlefield. All of them felt their knees buckle under the powerful aura of the lone standing n.a.k.e.d man.

“What is this power?” Samoa stuttered as he struggled to lift his head. He started to fear that there was another even more fearful beast on its way. There was no one around him who fared any better. Yet under this massive presence, Blistering Cheetah could still muster a smile. It looked cramped, forced even, but it was still a smile.

“Don’t worry. This power belongs to him. The Strongest One. The one you called Wandering Cheetah. This power belongs to Dan”

*Bang*

The Resurrection Cat was blasted into several large chunks; pieces of it falling from the sky and onto the ground. And with its death, the huge aura that pressed everyone to the ground was lifted, and the smiling Wandering Cheetah returned to himself.

“He killed it?”

“Just like that?”

Arthur and the others had a hard time believing that the beast that had been so much of a threat to them had been killed so easily. It couldn’t even put up a fight. There were no cheers. There was no applause, for the way the beast died was too unbelievable for anyone to understand. Yet the one who killed it turned around like nothing happened and said to his nonplussed colleagues.

“Man I need some clothes.”