Starbound: A Space Odyssey 93 The Great Hunt 15

Nuru just threw a quick glance at the Floran that was impaled in the tree before she retrieved her spear and left the place in search for the other attackers.

Her hand softly gripped in the spear as her cold, black eyes scanned the surroundings.

It was in this moment that her ear twitched as she heard a sound of rustling gra.s.s coming from her left, 30 meters away.

With a swift jump she landed on top of a tree branch and started to jump for branch to branch toward the source of the sound.

Once her eyes caught a sight of the Floran that was crouching in the tall gra.s.s beside a huge tree, she stopped jumping and cautiously glanced around.

She was just about to jump and take down the Floran when she felt killing intent locking in her.

*Bang*

A sniper bullet just scratched her clothes as she twisted her body to the side.

After dodging the bullet she swiftly jumped down from the tree and landed on the ground with a loud thud.

Before she could recover from landing she felt something coming from behind her.

*Swish*

The air on top of her head was cut as she ducked her head, making the Floran that slashed with his dagger miss her neck.

*Bam*

Without turning around Nuru sent a kick at his chest and used the momentum to sprang forward.

The Floran was sent flying while spatting a mouthful of blood.

Using the momentum, she was able to get closer to another Floran before he was ready for her sudden appearance.

*Swish*

*Puchi*

Her spearhead easily pierced the Floran's chestguard and carried him together with her for a few meters before they fell on the ground.

Blood gushed from the Floran's injury as it fastly dyed the spear in red.

Nuru watched at this with emotionless eyes.

"Urgh..."

She forcibly retrieved the spear from the Floran and he grunted in pain.

*Bam*

The Floran was sent flying once again, but this time, alone as he was kicked right in his injury by Nuru.

More blood spurt from the wound as it created a faint scarlet trail on the ground.

She made a circular move with her spear and was able to clean up the blood that had drenched the spear.

Closing her eyes and focusing in her senses she was soon able to hear the sound of more approaching Florans, 7 of them.

The approaching ones were the same that John had been following before he was interrupted by the Snaunts.

In no time, just in front of Nuru, 7 Florans were standing watching her with caution and some anger as they glanced at the fallen Florans that were around the area.

She alone had dealt with more than 8 of the same group from the people in front of her, but from different squadron.

This time, however, she was finally facing against the leader of the group and his 6 comrades.

"Nuru..." The leader took a step forward and said through his gritted teeth. "Today isss the day you die. I'm going to be the champion thisss time."

"Heh..." Nuru snorted and showed a mocking smile. "It's ea.s.ssy to do it with multiple friendsss and comradesss, I won't lossse to a perssson like you who doesssn't have the gutsss to partake in the Great Hunt alone, with your own strength."

"Ssstrength isssn't jussst raw physssical ssstrength, but alssso the people around you, luck, and almossst everything." The leader's face turned from anger to a emotionless in a slipt of second. "Your Warrior's Path probably is raw physssical strength, different from me. Each Floran have their Warrior's Path, mine is usssing everything in my disposssal to achieve victory. I don't sssee any valor in courage and honor, I believe in careful planning and that way reaching the final goal."

Nuru casually smiled as she heard what he said and spoke with a even heavier mocking tone, "That's why you won't achieve greatnesss among Floransss. In some other organization you might be able to be big, but not among usss. After all, you aren't a Greenfinger, you are ssstill a warrior."

"Thisss isss what remain to be ssseen. I don't believe my talentsss won't be appreciated by the Greenfinger'sss Council." He said with a confident smile as he proudly readied his weapon.

"That dependsss..." Nuru entered in fighting stance and pointed her spearhead at the Floran leader. "...on whatever or not you can win againssst me..."

The Floran leader made a signal with his hand and soon enough the other Florans readied their weapons. His face was plastered with anger as he realized the mocking tone behind Nuru's smile.

It was more than clear to him that Nuru was underestimating them.

He knew more than anyone's else that in a far battle, 1v1, Nuru would never lost to anyone.

There was once only one person that was able almost draw the compet.i.tion between them. The person was called...Peri

Even knowing that he was unable to face Nuru he started create his own team and fight alongside against Nuru.

The glory of winning against the youngest winner of the Great Hunt was too enticing for most people. The Floran leader knew about this, that's why he used this strategy.

He slowly opened his mouth and shouted, "Go!"

With his shout the Florans carrying close-range weapons steeped forward and ran toward Nuru.

As a Floran slashed with his sword at Nuru, she bent her upper body back, dodging the attack, while raising her leg right at the Floran's jaw.

*Bam*

*Crack*

With the loud sound of collision and breaking bones, the Floran was sent flying backward.

The others in the back carrying guns took the opportunity to open fire at Nuru.

*Bang, bang, bang...*

Nuru started to dance around, evading from the barrage of fire, and using her spear to defend against some bullets and the two other close combat Florans that were relentlessly attacking her.

*Bang*

With a gunshot coming from a sniper rifle the bullet travelled all the way from the back toward Nuru's face.

Just as the bullet was a few centimeters away from her face, the spearhead suddenly appeared right in front of the projectile.

She slightly changed the angle of the spearhead.

*Clang*

The bullet changed direction as it hit the corner of the spear and was sent toward Nuru's right side.

*Puchi*

The reflected bullet found his way in one of the close-range Floran's chest.

It missed the heart just about a few millimeters.

He dropped on the ground while struggling to breath and stop the bleeding.

*Clang, clang, clang...*

Nuru kept rotating her spear while the bullets bounced off once they hit the spear while creating some sparks from the collision.

The projectiles were being repelled randomly, Nuru was only able to this much, as for predicting where the bullets would end on e they hit her spear, she had no way to know.

Of course she would keep her body moving as well so that the few bullets that go pa.s.s her spear won't reach her body.