THE STORY OF HEROES AND DEMONS
first assignment

The night breeze entered through the window, Zen now settles down on the bed of the inn called Mouvel on Hiyo's recommendation. As a Hunter in Ser Din city, Hiyo really understands a good place for her to sleep tonight.

For a moment, closing his eyes and starting to remember all the events he had experienced, he had left Villian kingdom one week because his family identity as the demon race of the Ra'e was revealed.

It was a bit of a relief because Tifa and Remus did not get executed by the king, even so they both had to leave Villian kingdom. Zen heard that the people who had been helped by Remus and Tifa also gave a defense.

There was also about Prince Alvardo wanting to kill himself because he was a demon, it was just as an excuse to get rid of Zen from Sena. With everything that happened made Zen realize that not all humans hate the demon figure. But it's about the mindset.

"It's possible that humans and demons can understand each other." Zen smiled to himself.

He felt that already naive-minded, thousands of years since the creation of the world of Dios, the enmity between the demon race and the human race was not lost in the least, especially after the appearance of the Ten heroes and the Ten demon lords, the enmity between the demon race and the human race was not lost in the least, the debate is getting heated.

True gods want both sides to successfully complete the order and end the grudge, no matter who wins.

Zen closed his eyes and fell asleep....

Without Zen knowing when he had a beautiful dream, in his subconscious a speck of foreign light appeared.

'Soul restoration, active.'

Formed a perfectly purplish round stone. The voices came from him, as if having his own consciousness present in the Zen subconscious.

'Memory scan: over the subject Zenhan Arta Mivea, finished.'

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Next morning....

Together with Hiyo, Zen returns to the Hunter guild to take on one task or request from the consumer. This is where the Hunters get the money, each request has a commercial value depending on the difficulty.

There was such a demand, hunting down a Black Cobra A-category demonic beast with high-level killing poison and excusively hard scales, worth 150 gold coins. This demand usually comes from merchants or craftsmen to get Black Cobra leather which will be used as bags, shoes, clothes and more.

Black cobra snake skin products are very famous and high quality, so the nobles would pay a lot if they could have it.

However if it is a task, it sometimes includes something related to the attack of a demonic beast or annihilating a dangerous presence. Suppose, there was a goblin settlement and started attacking the Hunters in groups within the forest.

So given the task by the guild to get rid of the source of the problem, the group of goblins with the presence of goblin generals and goblin kings, the difficulty is almost the same as hunting for A or S category demon beasts.

"Are you not with the other Orsinan group ?." Ask Zen.

"They seem to be having fun, you know. With the gold coins you gave me yesterday, it sure makes them all want a vacation." Hiyo replied laughing softly.

"Indeed, what kind of task have you taken."

"It's not something that is difficult, sometimes we just look for medicinal plants, hunt C or B category demon beasts, once also as an introduction to the journey of a merchant, yes... You know, just little chores we can take."

Hunter Orsinan group is still fairly amateur, among them only captain Durl only has a silver badge, of course the request or task for Orsinan is not something difficult, but it also gives a makeshift income.

"Don't you want a vacation, too. Didn't you also get a pretty big part." Zen said because now Hiyo was more troublesome to accompany himself.

"I never thought about it, even if it's a holiday, I'm confused what to do."

"Why?, aren't you spending time with your girlfriend ?." Zen asked a little teasingly.

"Women like me, being able to know someone is a matter of pride." Hiyo resigned to her personality.

Hiyo includes women who are shy, less good at communicating even loners, Zen can understand because every time talking like hesitating and also confused.

It is a miracle because Hiyo can get into the group of Hunter Orsinan. Because fighting with a group requires teamwork that is compact and helps each other.

"Well to debut first into a Hunter we try a simple task." Zen did not want to trouble Hiyo because he had accompanied her.

Zen took one paper, where it was written the mission he had to do, looking for Rios and calivira flowers.

Just for Rios and calivira he would get 50 gold coins, naturally it was quite tempting for Zen.

'But why is it that no Hunter wants to take this request.' Zen thought strangely.

"W-are you sure about that Zen, looking for Rios and calivira flowers might just be a waste of time." Hiyo replied about her opinion.

"You may be right, but I want to do something easy for now."

"But that request can't be said to be easy."

"Why?, this is just a flower, how hard is it." A little Zen underestimates.

"Yes . I think you can do it." Reply Hiyo.

In fact it is true, the Rios flower is one of the ingredients of the mid-level wound healing potion, but alas, the place where they have to find the Rios flower is a high and steep cliff.

Almost all Hunters do not want to take the risk of taking Rios flowers, not only about accidents that result in falling from a height.

In addition, the journey to the location of the growth of Rios flowers is at the foot of the Ribbon row hill. About half a day's drive from the city of Ser Din, where the two flowers are still in one area.

Of course between these two tasks, the more difficult is the calivira flower, because the flower only grows inside Goa, while the cave where they grew up is now a nest of one of the demonic beasts.

The demand to find calivira flowers is the same as killing the demonic beast that made the cave as its nest. The black ants.

It is said to be difficult, because the ants in the new world Dios themselves have a body as big as an elephant and a skin that is much harder than the Giant red Scorpion or the iron scales of the Doua snake. Moreover, black ants can spurt out a poison gas when in danger.

Ants can also evolve when they eat minerals such as iron, gold or silver, and that will also make them stronger.

Through the path, Zen and Hiyo headed towards the north, quite far away and quite a number of demonic beasts that they had to face around the small forest on the Ribbon row hill.