Master Of None

"Hey Herder, My party member just grabbed us some dinner if you are interested later?" Walker saw Herder patrolling in their direction with an eye on Su after she had defeated the hiding horned rabbit. 

"Who am I to say no to a fresh meal? Of course, I will need to get the cattle settled then I will join you for a break." He smiled and welcomed the offer. However, he was smiling only for a second when he heard Midnight growling. "It looks like there are two more of those pests." 

Herder took one of his whips from his belt while Midnight charged after one horned rabbit. She had seen Su take one down and it had made her much more alert. This led to her finding that there were others hiding nearby and she took her chance. 

Herder whipped out with a single whip causing it to unfurl and land in a pile of grass which revealed another of the horned rabbits. He had seen the other one Mindoght had sniffed out try and hide again but was able to easily track it after so many years of watching for enemies. 

Midnight had already closed the distance and was trying to pounce on the rabbit she was targeting. It was fast enough to avoid her claws but as soon as Midnight opened her mouth and shot out decaying flames it was caught unaware. The flames burned its legs causing it to fall and become victim to Midnights' shred skill. The cries of the defeated horned rabbit only lasted a second.

Herder was demonstrating a skill that made his whip arc back and forth striking the horned rabbit constantly. This was mostly made possible by the small triangle tipped blade on the end of his whip. The white bull had also changed color slightly, with small red spots appearing on it that appeared to be growing as it jumped back and forth.

The tactic was continuing on until the horned rabbit was caught on a leg by the whip. Herder finally removed his second whip and lased out catching the horned rabbit tightly. With switch movements, it was defeated. The sharp and binding skills herder had displayed were much faster and more efficient than any of the party were capable of. Their faces showed their amazement.

"I have been around the fields a little while," Herder said this and nothing else. Until he was about to return to patrol, "We can roast min up too" The whips had already been returned to his belt so he gave a wave. The entire situation had only taken a few moments, but it had shown them all a degree of their skills. 

"That was something interesting." Gil was trying to come up for words with how the whips moved in Herder's hands. It was as if they had somewhat come to life when he started attacking. 

"I didn't expect his whips to have a form of blad at the end. It added to the damage significantly." It was Sus' first time seeing the skilled use of a whip and at that, a whip with a unique build on it to cause more damage. The tactic also made her wonder if she would have been able to block every small movement of the whip. 

"It was like the head of one of my arrows but a little longer. I wonder if an archer helped make it?" Gil and Su fell in to a debate while they continue to walk along. Walker and Remey just let them go on and on while they kept an eye out for any other dangers. Onyx had decided that it was the best time for him to curl up on Midnights' back and nap. 

"I am pretty sure I have not been able to use my frost whip well at all in comparison." Walker finally spoke put to Remey who was walking next to him. 

"I started t record some of his fighting style and I have almost nothing. The system recognized it as being called pointed whip herding style. It doesn't look like it is supposed to be used to defeat anything but to deter and guide things." Remey had gained this much insight but was more or less lost on anything more. The details would take much longer to learn. 

"I can see that. Whips aren't supposed to be for killing usually. Tamers use them to train monsters sometimes but that was a little different. The bull he was riding is also strange. Did you see the spots that showed up as it moved around?" Walker had been caught on this too. The bull had acted in a strange manner but even stranger were the red growing spots all over it. 

"Use your all around appraisal. I bet it is a monster of some sort. A herder needs to keep up with the things they heard, right?" Remey was just assuming that Herder had tamed a monster as a mount. It was normal for system user that needed certain partners of mounts to have a few taming skills. Mail carriers would often get a small bird that could assist them in delivering certain letters. 

Walker nodded and followed Remeys' advice. They were both very curious what Herder was riding now that they had seen the odd occurrence. 

' Fury tainted bull

The fury tainted bull is normally a common and peaceful species in the large savannahs across the ocean. When goaded in to anger it will build until the bulls' coat completely turns red. At this point it becomes enraged and attacks without any effort spared. The fury state will double the attack it can use making it a very dangerous opponent. 

Fury tainted bull - "Bully" is bound to one rider.'

Walker showed great surprise making Remey wonder just what had caused it. 

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