The Hunters began to praise me a lot without me realizing it, but I didn't really need any praises, I had already been given what I wanted, EXP, and although I also saved their lives, I didn't do it to expect anything in return.
"I did what I could, but it was mostly thanks to everyone that I was even able to help to begin with. Without you putting your life on the frontlines, I would had never been able to fight and hit down the enemies... Also, Sir Gradus was the biggest helper, his strength was admirable, I am left in awe… He reminded me of my own father," I said.
"Ahahaha! Come on, that's not true, at the end I almost died, if it wasn't thanks to your spirit and you… I would had most likely kicked the bucket…" sighed Gradus.
"It was pure luck that we were able to help," I said.
Gradus smiled back at me with a tired expression.
"Kid, you're way too humble." He said.
"Haha, I am just trying to compensate for my father's absence…" I said.
I quickly moved towards Gradus and used my hands, infusing them with Qi. He was too tired to resist, so infused Qi into his body and awakened his Qi Core. Not because I was interested in helping him develop Qi, but having it flowing through his body would quickly ease his exhaustion.
"W-What is this energy I feel?!" he asked.
"Just some healing magic." I said.
"Ah… Y-You're an amazing healer…" he said.
"I'll do the same with everyone, this magic will help you… regain some stamina." I said.
I ended "massaging" every person in the hunting group, some cried a bit when their Qi Core awakened, but everyone had it awakened at the end, everyone felt stronger and some even younger than before, as if they had gained more youth out of nowhere.
They all called me a saint, as if my hands were able to bring miracles, but I ignored their praise and said they were simply magic spells I had at my disposal from an old book that my grandmother had, and that convinced them enough.
The group quickly gathered the corpses of the Imps, as I asked them if I could store them inside my bag, many were surprised of its spatial capabilities, but I just said it was a treasure that my grandma gifted to me as well. Some began to say that my grandma was way too rich, but Gradus shut them up and reminded them to be humble and grateful with me, he ended being more helpful than I thought.
"Now that we are done here… What do we do? Should we continue the hunt? We had already killed six Imps… but without the Boar, the Duke might…" said Gradus.
"We can't really go back?" asked another hunter.
"We should try to hunt tomorrow; these damn demons came out of nowhere to attack us…" sighed another.
"No, we cannot really do that! We have to bring some results, even if a small young wild boar at least! We can use it as an excuse to explain the demon problem, maybe the Duke will pity us and send a stronger Adventurer Party to deal with them, or even Knights!" said a third.
"Hmmm… I feel refreshed and only a few minutes passed since killing he Imps… the day is still young, and I got a new spear that Blake gave to me, which he said was from the Imps, it is good enough… My mana is also regenerating faster thanks to his help, so let's do this, let's search for three hours at most.
If we don't find anything else, we go back and rest until tomorrow to resume the hunt." Said Gradus.
The hunters seemed to have mixed opinions, but doing this was the best for me, as I still had the effect of my x10 EXP Card which I wanted to use right away and not waste it, if we could find more Imps, even if its hard to deal with them, I want to risk it for the benefits.
I had leveled up as well, and my strength had increased greatly alongside that of Eleanora, I am confident we can handle things better. Especially because the Hunters now had Qi flowing through their bodies and might have several times their original stamina now.
Qi also helped recover Mana faster, so most of them had their Mana almost full once more, it was a good opportunity to continue attempting to hunt for a wild boar.
"But it might be dangerous… What if we find more Imps?!"
"Can we handle them? Maybe there is a tribe of them…"
"Hmph! Stop being so cowardly! We are here to hunt a damn boar! Also, with Blake and Gradus here, we can deal with Imps and even be healed by Blake, that boy is an amazing healer!
Also consider that we can earn money off their corpses too, Imps sell way more expensive than Gray Wolf, who had just disappeared by now, as hunters we are not earning money if there isn't anything we can hunt, killing these Imps with this team will benefit us all and bring more food to the table of our families." Said one of the hunters, the one I had healed from the demonic flames.
The other one that had a slash on his face nodded in agreement, and the one I saved from a knife on his leg also agreed, they seemed to have taken a liking on me, and saw me as someone great that might guarantee their survival, perhaps I had influenced them through Charm plus Savior… but this is great, if it means I can get more EXP, I will gladly take their fondness to heart.
"Hm, well said, we are going." Said Gradus.
Those that complained sighed as they waved their heads and stood up, they couldn't help but agree with the Hunter's words at the end.
And , the hunt resumed.