Ball of Nothing - Chapter 72
Chapter 72
The sisters left quietly and Zero decided to follow them . It was still a long time before morning and he was curious about the sisters .
On the way, Mii decided to give Zero a short lecture about Moontaurs and Horned-Rabbits .
Species: Moontaur (Half-Beast)
Appearance: Human-like . Children have horns, tail and fur on chest . Adults have hooves, horns, cow ears, fur on chest and sometimes cow noses .
History: Moontaurs are Star Guardian Taurus' descendants . They are gifted with excellent strength and agility, quick to anger and quicker to forgive . However, they are extremely conservative .
Moontaurs are a transforming kind of half-beasts . During the day, they appear like normal humans but retain their inhuman strength and speed . During the night, they change into their half-beasts form and are more prone to be overpowered by their animal instincts .
Unique Abilities:
Blood Moon – Happens when a moontaur goes on a killing rampage . The blood of at least a hundred enemies will grant them extra tough skin that cannot be pierced by normal weapons .
Rage – Is activated when a moontaur gives in to its animal instincts of anger . Will not feel tired or stop fighting until either moontaur is dead or enemy is dead .
Species: Horned-Rabbits (Half-Beast)
Appearance: Animal-like . Depending on the level of magical abilities, horned-rabbits will have different coloured fur . No magic talent – pink fur . Basic magic talent – blue fur . Elemental magic talent – green fur . Their special features include red eyes, horns on head, three rows of sharp teeth (2 on top, 1 below) and fluffy tails .
History: It was rumoured that the first horned-rabbits were created from chimaera cells . Not much is known about them but their appearance was first spotted about 300 years back . A famous horned-rabbit adventurer once claimed that they were a mix of shark, hare and goat . Horned-rabbits are omnivorous in nature .
Unique Abilities:
Perception – With their superior genetics, horned-rabbits are naturally gifted with better five senses than others . They can see clearly up to a hundred metres away, have low light vision, sharp hearing and echolation .
Bloodlust – A horned-rabbit is gentle by nature . However, after smelling and tasting blood for the first time, their innate hunter instincts [bloodlust] awakens . When bloodlust activates, the urge to eat fresh living things and drink blood will persist until it is satisfied . Bloodlust will activate regularly and if the horned-rabbit does not satisfy it, it will lose its mind to become a mindless slaughterer until the bloodlust is satisfied .
Overloaded with information, Zero didn't have time to fully digest it before they arrived at the village .
The village was very small, consisting of only eight small stone houses . Nobody was sleeping and it made Zero wonder if they weren't tired .
"Chief, we have returned," the older sister bowed .
The chief was an old moontaur who walked with the aid of a wooden staff . He looked at the sisters with a frown .
"Did you find the Eternal Guide?"
Layla quickly brought the strange object from before . The chief examined it and nodded .
"Does that mean we can stay?"
The chief was silent and the tension in the air increased .
"There is one last trial for you before we can accept you back . Your mother is a traitor to the tribe who stole the Eternal Guide and ran away . Without the protection of the Eternal Guide, a plague has spread throughout the village . Some elders have died from it and many children are suffering . To prove yourselves, you must go and convince the medicine man to come to our village . "
Layla looked at her sister . Her expression was bleak . Everyone on Endow Hill knew that the medicine man was someone who didn't like visitors . Anyone requesting his help must go through his trials . Nobody who accepted his challenge has survived . While he was a medicine man, he had a hobby of making poisons .
"Understood, we will set off tomorrow," Layla's older sister bowed, ignoring Layla's worried glances .