Chapter 124: Fire moths

The group reached Uran which was located near Blazering, the village owned by Draconians. It barely took them forty to fifty minutes as they used carriages to travel. Some of the members wore some weird suits and carried a glassy box behind their backs.

Fifty members were quite a huge number to order around. So, they were split into five teams of ten members. The Uran forest didn't seem much of a dangerous place though. The place was extremely quiet and there weren't monsters roaming around like how Nix anticipated. 

Fire moths are monsters that live in nests hidden inside tree holes or on top of tree branches.

"Mr.Nix, how long are we going to walk?"

One of his team members asked.

If it was the labyrinth of Lerinare, where the fire moths were abundant to find out it would have been different. Presumably, they'd have already captured the Fire moths.

But unfortunately, it was not Lerinare. So, they had to work their asses off to find out the nests.

Nix was very alert at that point. He had his truth eye and Doom prediction vision active at all costs.

"Humans stand where you are!"

'?'

Nix clearly heard the voice from the upward direction. Before he could lift his head a fireball fell to the ground.

Boom!

"Don't you dare lift your heads!"

The other members of the group just had their heads down.

Doom prediction vision showed almost five probabilities of getting attacked by the fireballs from all sides, if he were to raise his head, he'd definitely get hit by the fireballs. And the ones that surrounded them were Draconians.

He cared less about the fireballs. If one has to understand prophecies, Destiny, Fate, and divination. They'd have to first stop putting blind faith in it and let it happen. Destiny, Fate is just a predetermined future or an event set for one's life. But, the key here is the future. Future can be changed... They can be manipulated at will.

After knowing that an event would happen and still letting it happen is what will lead to misery. Nix was yet to understand these concepts yet, his instincts led him to move on his own.

As soon as he raised his head a fireball came towards him and swiftly responded to it with his Chains of resentment. Abruptly five more fireballs chased him. He cooly responded to all the attacks while brandishing his dagger and chain yet, he received one attack to his armor.

"We are not here to trespass and disturb you all!"

Nix said, patting the dust away from his armor.

The members of the group looked at him dazedly. The group contained entirely an unknown set of people, they were practically strangers to Nix until yesterday. Well, they didn't care about that. They were quite appalled by Nix's skills. 

It was really Ironic. Because He would have probably been the same if it weren't for the Doom prediction vision.

He lit his chains up making the Draconians furrow their brows.

"We apologize warrior..."

A Draconian said bowing down.

Getting a single soul into a contract is an extreme achievement and the contracted ones are revered by Draconians with great respect.

"It's fine...We are here to hunt fire moths to defend our Town."

Nix said nonchalantly.

Since they got on good terms, the others in the group felt at ease and raised their heads.

"Our envoy Rachael did not convey this..."

"Rachael is the envoy of Draconians? Anyway, I am Nix, an Outsider. We'll leave without causing any trouble."

"Thank you for understanding warrior Nix."

The draconian, team leader said with a smile.

"There are four teams of Outsiders in the forest and I want you to know they are here for the same cause. If anything disturbing were to happen I'll take responsibility. You feel assured."

"I can believe in you but not your kin. We will send our kin to surveil them."

"Fine by me."

Nix shrugged and continued.

"We have a little to no time left to have this conversation. With all due respect, I want you to pave your way."

"We understand."

The draconians said and flew from there. They were not obliged to do anything for Nix nor any human. In fact, they hated humans.  But, getting to know that Rachael is acting as an envoy showed that they were in peace solely because of the reassurance of Rachael.

Hostility between humans and other kin has been prolonging for years now. Well, thanks to Outsiders who messed things up.

"Lord of Transgressors...May we know how many years you've been staying in chaos mainland?"

"One year"

Nix uttered staring at the guy indifferently and continued pacing through the path.

In a few minutes, they located a neon red nest inside a hole. Buzzing resounded from the hole.

"It seems this is the nest..."

Nix mumbled, staring at it with the truth eye.

"Don't make any sound."

A guy said wearing a suit that seemed pyrokinetic resistant as the texture seemed smooth and kind of weird. He was wearing a transparent cage-like box on his back. The equipment was lent by Remo. He had been staying in Theemai for some years. 

As the guy in the suit said that everybody stayed quiet waiting for him to make his move while standing at an extremely long distance.

Buzz!

As soon as he pierced his hand inside the hole a fist-sized moth emerged out of the tree.

It swiftly began emanating fire, laying as soon as it laid its eyes on him. Although the fire burned immensely which could have literally burned the tree, there was no change or deterioration in the environment because the habitat was naturally resistant to fire which was why the fire moth had their nests there. That was also the reason why Draconians who use the fire attribute stays there. 

Soon a few more moths emerged from the hole and expelled immense fire.

There were only two people that were wearing suits so, the two of them were quite troubled in capturing them.

"Awoo!"

Followed by the howl a three-meter Belphor rushed out of the bush and stood barring its fangs.

If you wonder what's a Belphor, A Belphor is a snake-type monster that possesses the limbs and the mouth of a dog. They are probably equal to a level three outsider.

The men of the group didn't solely rely on Nix. They all drew their weapons and took an offensive posture and some even rushed towards it and attacked it.

In the meantime, the men in suits were still in trouble facing the flames of the Moths. Thanks to belphor ten more Moths emerged out of the hole.

"Hah, Fuck!"

Nix muttered and began swinging his chain and immediately killed off the Belphor.  Yet, there was no time left for him to rest as the Fire moths approached their direction. He slid towards the steep and ripped the strap of the glass box attached to one of the suited guys and opened it up and immediately swung the box until he caught two of them inside it and closed the box.

The other guy was quite skilled as he himself caught five moths enduring the burns. They actually went beyond the expectations they had by capturing seven moths. For the record, the moths were still emitting flame inside the box that they couldn't even see what was happening inside it.

Nix picked his communication crystal and connected it to the others.

"We've caught seven of them, what about you all?"

"10"

"3"

"12"

"17"

"Alright, we'll meet right back at the town. There are no casualties right?"

"No"

"One injured"

"One injured"

"Three injured"

"I see, get back safe"

He said and switched the calls off. He was rather fortunate that no one died.

Within a few hours before dawn, they all met up and a few of them were sent to treatment. Nix kept his promise by not letting anyone die. He was partly grateful to the three commanders and Cinzia who were good at leading people.

***

He reached his clan house and stood outside the Alchemy lab.

"Please come in Mr.Nix"

Vikil welcomed him with a smile.

Nix just nodded his head and placed the glass box filled with Fire moths on the table and scanned the lab.

In the center of the lab, obscure sublimity levitated while shimmering in green.

"I still have much to process. May I know what brings you here?"

Vikil said with a smile and received a smile back from Nix as he dug his hand into his pocket, took one of the neon crystals he got from Remo, and placed it on the table.

"This is an essence extracted from Fire moths. Can I request you to make a few of them by tomorrow night?"

Daisy just stared at Vikil with envy as he took all her spotlight. She did gain the title of a prodigy but that goes to shit compared to a real one.

Nix's expectation was shattered as Vikil snatched the crystal from the table like a child. He didn't think he'd be so interested in doing it.

"I'll do it!"

"Thank you."

Nix said with a smile.

"No, I thank you for bringing me raw materials."

Vikil thanked back.

'Bruh, This guy seems exactly like one of those creepy scientists.'

Daisy muttered with a cold stare that could literally pierce through Vikil. Aizen was doing something in the corner.

Since they lacked raw material to experiment with anything. Vikil was making some cola experiments taught by Aizen. For someone who gained consciousness after an ancient period, it seemed kind of like magic. Well, thanks to Nix they had something real to work on.