It was not until the third day that both wanderers saw a broken tar road which, surprisingly was not affected by the snow."The broken tar road!" Jim exclaimed in excitement when he saw the road from afar and ran towards it. His fatigue gone from excitement."What is that?" Wilson asked as he ran after Jim to take a closer look at the road."The broken tar road. History has it that a man from Tiger City had built it decades back, because he would usually get lost when travelling through the plains. So, he built it with lines and directions pointing at both ends. They say if we look closely at it, somewhere on the road is a pointer that will show us which direction Tiger City is, as well as the approximate distance." Jim explained as he ran down the road."Ah, found it! Oh, just follow the road? Wilson, we just have to follow the road." Jim yelled excitedly, waving at Wilson to follow him.And together, both of them ran along the famous broken tar road.***********Three hours later, t

"You are not from these parts, are you?" The man with the multicolored hair asked."No." Wilson answered."Are you a registered hunter?""No.""Do you intend to become one?""I don't know.""Do you intend to join us for this fight?" The angry twin asked. His face was still contorted in a deep scowl but his voice sounded less angry, making others realise that that was probably just how he looked."Yes." Wilson answered."What is your name?" He asked again."Wilson." Wilson answered.All the hunters scrutinized him with their eyes."Okay then! One-eyed beasts are a large family of different types and species of animals with one eye each. They emit foul smell from their bodies and are able to see various kind of energies with their singular eyes. Some can see infrared lights, which is basically heat signatures, some could see the energy level of others and some of them, according to the great Jerry Chan, can even determine and share one's weak points with others by the various colors the

"Song, estimated time?" King asked, whipping his head in Song's direction."t minus three minutes." Song answered."Alright. Everyone, listen up! Wolf leaders are prolly the most dangerous leaders because of their innately strong sense of....well, brethrenhood.." Kong started, his awkwardness when he said 'brethrenhood' made Lee chuckle. He continued."The late Great Jerry Chan's research states that they usually have telepathic or psychic powers. Or both. I can see thirty or so auras but they could very well be actually more or less, if there happens to be a clone ability there. There are snakes and birds but there are mostly quadrupedal beasts in their midst. Them having a wolf as their leader ensures that their ability to cooperate will be way higher than ours. So, the main goal right now is less about resistance and more about survival. We stick together and protect one another. No one goes farther than one and a half meters from the nearest person. One more thing, no matter what,

Wilson's fist hit the gorilla's huge palm. A shockwave swept out from the impact, waking Jim from his daze.'What the hell was I thinking?' Jim immediately thought. How could he have so willing to die? He was still too young and even a virgin to boot. He had such a beautiful life ahead of him, why would he want to die in some nameless wilderness?He quickly retreated, increasing the distance between himself and Wilson. He looked around and perhaps because he was still a little too calm for someone who could die anytime, he noticed that most other one eyed beasts including the other monkeys, chimpanzees and a snow white baboon, avoided a certain range around the gorilla. He pulled the family away from the fight and stopped a little distance from the edge of that range. He looked at the monkey on the gorilla's shoulder that gripped tightly to the gorilla's fur and a thought came to mind.'What are the chances that the monkey had something to do with my willingness to accept death so eas

Jim, the old man and his family finally stopped running. They were panting and were too exhausted to go on. The old man wheezed and gasped as he fell face first on the snow with his butt slightly raised. He looked like he was a mouse that was being sent to the knackers. Jim stifled his urge to laugh and instead looked away."You know, you should not have abandoned your friend, right?" The middle aged man asked as he sat on the cold, hard snow. He, like the rest of his family was wasted both physically and mentally."Who? Wilson? Nah, he is not my friend." Jim was quick to deny it. He continued."He is an...um... acquaintance. An acquaintance born out of convenience and necessity. That's all.""Really? You guys seemed close. Like long time friends kind of close, you know." The little girl said."No, we are not. I already told you guys how we met, didn't I?" Jim said."Oh yeah, yeah, you did." The little girl's elder brother, Matt, was the one to answer. He paused, then continued; "You