"H-he stopped bleeding. How is that possible?" The prisoner who wielded the spear said, obviously surprised. What the prisoner said was partially true, as after Mickey increased his Vitality attribute to 11, he started bleeding a lot less, but he was still bleeding and the blood loss has left him weak.
"I guess the wound wasn't as bad as we thought it was." Xavier said, as he pressed the cloth on Mickey's wound. The prisoner knew what Xavier said was bullshit, as he was there when Mickey was injured and could see the large amount of blood on the ground.
"Watch him, I'm going to help the others." Xavier said as he took up his sword and rushed back into the fray of battle before the prisoner could say anything. There were still a few imps left, and Xavier was determined to kill them all to test his battle prowess. He needed to get better at fighting monsters or he won't be able to survive in the future. And what better time to get used to fighting monsters than now.
Within the next hour, the fighting came to an end and the area was littered with the corpses of both monsters and humans. In total, eleven guards died along with thirty of the prisoners. This left a twenty prisoners, five of which were severely injured, and four guards including Leo.
"Gather the monster stones, and then we head back to the sanctuary." Leo ordered and those who were in any condition to help, quickly started carving up the monster corpses and taking out the monster stones inside them. It was bloody work.
*Bang*
*Drop*
Everyone turned around as they heard the sound of a gunshot and the sound of a body falling to the ground. One of the guards pointed his gun to another injured prisoner and shot him in the head and Xavier quickly realized what was happening, when the guards started walking over to Mickey. He hasn't fully healed yet, as although yhe wound has stopped bleeding, the wound seemed to have become infected, which wasn't odd considering their current condition. Seeing that the guard was going to kill Mickey, Xavier rushed forward.
"Wait!!" He said, catching the guards attention and they quickly pointed their guns at him.
"Get back to work scum." Leo said, pointing his gun at him, and despite Xavier being insulted, he smiled at the guards.
"Come on now, you don't need to kill him." Xavier said, while holding out his hand and Leo snorted
"That man is seriously injured and to treat him, we would need medical supply, supplies we will not spare on a criminal like you. So if you want to die with your friend, then so be it." Leo said and prepared to shoot
"How about a bet? You guys need these monster stones right?" Xavier said and Leo looked at him with an amused smile.
"Are you proposing that you will hunt those imps and bring back their monster stones if we let him live?" Leo asked and Xavier nodded his head. Leo thought for a moment, before a cruel smile formed on his lips.
"If you can bring back ten of these imps monster stones before sundown, we will let your friend live." Leo said and all the prisoner's eyes widened in shock. One of those imps were tough enough to deal with, but fighting ten, and on your own, that was a death wish. Not to mention, all of them were exhausted.
"TE-, ehem, I accept your terms. I'll see you before sun down." Xavier said and Mickey looked at him with wide eyes, wondering why this bastard was going to such lengths to save his sorry ass. With a deal struck, Xavier spent a few minutes to prepare as much as he could. He grabbed an extra sword and strapped two daggers around his legs using strips of cloth from the dead prisoners. He fastened the bag on his back, and headed deeper into the forest under the condescending glare of the guards and the astonished looks of the prisoners. Although their emotions at seeing this sight were different, they all agreed on what thing. Xavier wasn't coming back.
"What are all of you staring at? Get back to work." Leo barked when the prisoners kept staring at Xavier's disappearing figure.