The soldiers behind him stopped running, drew the bows from their waists, nocked their arrows, pulled the bowstrings taut, and waited for the order. At the commander's order to "fire at will," arrows came whizzing through the air toward the man.The old man could now taste death in his throat as six arrows pierced his back simultaneously. He groaned in pain and collapsed to the ground. His journey had finally reached its end. Dying this way caused him deep agony; he had never experienced happiness throughout his life: his father was killed, his mother was forcefully taken and sold as a slave, and he had no brothers or sisters. Later, he got a new family, but his bad luck still refused to leave him. His first three children died of disease, while the last one was sold as a slave, leaving goodness knows what fate in store for him. On top of all that, his beloved wife, Alya, had suddenly fallen ill and passed away before he even understood what was happening. He began to cry, asking hims

Chapter 4Eric POVFergus was quite surprised by what he heard. Fulfilling this request wasn't a problem for him, but to become a hunter, one needed to be able to use life energy, and such individuals came from specific bloodlines. The probability of a commoner possessing such a talent was one in 100,000.Despite knowing this probability, Eric trusted his luck. Or rather, a gut feeling deep inside told him so. His instincts had never failed him up to this day.With a surprised expression, Fergus asked, "Are you sure about this? Is there anyone in either of your bloodlines capable of becoming a hunter?"Stepping in, Eric replied, "At least I want to try. If it doesn't work out, you can send my friend and me to another country, right?"Fergus found this idea smart; either way, the children would benefit, and he would come out ahead.Looking at Eric, Fergus said, "Alright, that works for me. Now go get some rest; I'll send you and your friend to the academy trials in 2 weeks."Hearing th

Chapter 6Hearing his number, Kayn headed towards the door with trembling steps; his heart felt like it was about to jump out of his chest from excitement. The official quickly shoved the pill into the hand of the boy in front of him. Kayn swallowed the pill in a single gulp and began to wait; with each passing second, the fear of failure multiplied.Just when he thought he had failed, he began to feel a warmth in his chest; the warmth slowly enveloped his entire body. He could feel his power down to his marrow. At that moment, the life energy radiating from his body was enough to leave everyone's jaws dropped.The life energy was black in color, not transparent like the others, but completely dark. Those in the crowd whispered among themselves, "This is a boss-class!"Hearing them, Eric didn't understand what was going on, nudged the boy standing next to him, and asked what this meant.The boy was surprised by the question. Turning to Eric, he laughed and said, "Don't you really know