The Way of the Future: Age of Machines(Completed)

Monster Hunting

(Forgot to published this part, the part where Valentine and Liz's little adventure. Check out the Liz chapter, I change a few parts)

=Isle Zorna, 120 kilometers south of the Eastern Region=

Somewhere in the vast forest, hundreds of Land Dragons corpses are everywhere in the area, dead, most of them died by a clean slit by a sword, some died from arrow wounds, and a pile of their bodies were decapitated. Right on the center was none other than Valentine cleaning her weapon after battling against a horde of Land Dragons, beside her was Liz, taking her arrows back out of the Land Dragon corpses.

It's been few weeks of finding the Ravager's nest, while the Land Dragon island was huge, they knew it only lives in caves, that's why they seek the map somewhere in one of the Kingdomof Atira's cities, they held the entire map of the island including the location of every caves. While they could just use Recon drones to do the job, Artemis orders them to do the work to see what humans like them could do.

"This is our first mission but we are having a hard time, why are they ordering us to hunt a Ravager? Only a demigod could easily cut through their very tough armor,s" Liz asked.

She was actually right about it, S-rank monsters are very powerful monsters that only Demigods could easily beat. Only mere two A-ranks facing against one S-rank is a suicide for the both of them, but Valentine didn't see it something big.

"Don't need to worry, Liz. While we are just the two of us, Ravagers aren't a threat from their speed but their durability, don't forget I have the Sword of Musashi, an ancient S-rank magical sword that the Theocracy held," As she says it, she put out her katana-like sword.

"This thing could pierce through Transcension Demigods' defenses with just a few hits, I don't know of the magical properties to make such a thing, but I don't really know what's behind it, blacksmithing nor enchantments isn't my thing,"

"I see," Liz said before asking another question, "Valentine, for long I've been wondering" 

"Hm?"

"Why are we getting an S-rank monster core exactly? I've been curious"

"Well, what I heard, they said it could power up both weapons and a ship, something called Project: Marauder," Valentine replied.

Hearing this, Liz realizes something.

"I think I understand now, I read about the dwarves used monster cores as a core for their machines, I think it makes sense because Monster cores, like dungeon cores, they are able to power up cities for years, the more stronger the monster were, the more powerful their core was, I just learn this since in my young days"

"Hm, you're a smart one, kid. Come on, we should be near its territory, I think we could find—...."

All of the sudden, Valentine became silent, it wasn't unnoticed to Liz as she asked.

"What is it?"

"... scatter!"

"What?"

Thanks to her A-rank senses kicks in, she felt something is coming out beneath her, and without wasting time, they immediately scattered, the spot they were in was destroyed, corpses of Land Dragons was threw away by the sudden appearance of a beast, as the dust clears, a large creature came out of the ground.

Valentine, sees the creature, and feels the heavy weight feeling.

"A Ravager,"

Over 30 feet in height and 50 feet in length, the monster has dozens of spikes in its back and in its hammer tail, the creature was four legged, its red eyes and black hue are very intimidating towards a person's core, and has a head of a triceratops