Chapter 2: "The Second Great Demon Hunt"

Goku was calmly walking through the dark forests of Wuwang Hill, this time he was trying to look for a tasty Boar, although he resisted the urge to "play" with the Hilichurls since Grandma Ruoxin told him that if he stopped with those monsters would never see Yun Jin again, it has been several weeks since he has seen her, but he still doesn't want to never see her again.

The boy continued looking for food, but unlike other times, the place was totally gloomy for Goku, it was as if there really hadn't been a single soul inside that place. He gulped at the ugly feeling he was experiencing.

Suddenly he heard the sound of a bush moving, he instinctively pointed his cane in the direction of the noise, all his senses were fixed on that part, but he could see and smell that there was absolutely nothing, he was trembling, it was the first time he felt fear in your life.

Since nothing was happening, he continued on his way, a slow one in case he had to face a threat, although the idea came to him that they must be Hilichurls playing with him, but as he promised, he would not play with them again. But immediately he felt the bush move again and this time along with some steps, the boy again turned around, well prepared and completely alert, it wasn't a lie at all, somehow they were following him, he felt watched. With beads of sweat running down his forehead, he remained motionless like a tiger stalking a threat. He stayed like that for several minutes until that sensation went away. Everything felt calmer once again, so he decided to continue on his way again, however. , a mischievous smile in front of him

- Boo!

- AAAAAAAAAAH!

Goku jumped back while shaking his staff, when he fell to the ground and looked at what he saw, he could see how there was a girl with a malicious face in the place from which he jumped, she had reddish black hair, with two pigtails tied by bows with flowers, her eyes had a red tint and her skin was very white, she was wearing a shirt with sleeves that covered her hands, giving a ghostly appearance to her arms, she, like Yun Jin, was taller than the boy with a tail, but they were still the same age. The little implement began to laugh while the poor boy tried to hold back his tears from shock.

- Who are you?! Why did you try to scare me?! -Goku said trying not to cry with his staff shaking.

- Ha ha! You're crying! - said the girl between laughs - You can tell that you are a crybaby child.

-I'm not a crybaby! The only time I cried was when I fell headfirst into the precipice of a waterfall! But never from there! - said the boy trying to absorb the tears that were about to come out.

- Did you fall... headfirst into a cliff? - she simply shook her head - It doesn't matter, I'm not a ghost. I'm Hu Tao! Granddaughter of the 75th director of Wangsheng Funeral Home! - said the girl proudly.

-Mortuary? What's that? - asked the boy who was not familiar with the word.

-Don't you know what a funeral home is? Well, it is a company that is in charge of burying the dead, the Wangsheng funeral home is very prestigious and we always take care of giving the proper rest to our clients, so that their souls rest comfortably in the afterlife - said the girl with pride and calm while flashing a smile.

-Hey?! So you're coming for my soul?! Am I going to go to the afterlife?!

The boy looked terrified, although he thought the assumption the boy made was funny, but then an idea occurred to him that made him smile, his fun was not going to stop.

- That's right, I am a seeker of the dead! The book of death says that your time in the human world has come to an end! I'm going to take your soul! - said the girl with a tone of voice that made the boy tremble.

- NOOO! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!

At that the boy, who was too scared to realize that it was a simple joke, burst into tears and in his desperation rushed towards Hu Tao, whose face changed when he saw that a certain wooden cane was heading straight towards him. expensive.

-I don't want to die! I don't want to die! Woooo!

The boy ran jumping through the mountains without realizing that he took the little girl flying and spinning like a top several meters away from the place.

Hu Tao was completely knocked out and remained unconscious for a long time, and when around 8 hours had passed, the little girl woke up with a big bump on her head, but she was terrified, not because of the blow or because of the danger she could have experienced. happen while she was asleep, but because of what her grandfather and tutors would do to her for being away from her classes for so long.

When he arrived home only at night he received the biggest reprimand of his entire life, the teachers' sermon was atrocious and hard for about an hour, his grandfather gave him a batch and for two months he did not have a single break, his studies were interrupted. They became stricter from now on. On one of those days he looked in the mirror, he could see the huge bruise he had on his face, he knew that the mark he left under his left eye would never disappear, and even though he told the truth to his guardians, they simply They didn't believe that there was a little boy alone on Wuwang Hill and even less that he sent her flying with a single blow, they thought that he tripped on a rock and was left to laze around.

That day when she was staring at her reflection and hurt, something woke up inside her and she made an oath that would be marked on her skin, that when she sees that boy with the monkey's tail she is going to pay him back, and she will do it with the joke. most malicious that has ever existed in all of Teyvat.

Meanwhile, poor Goku was crying with his grandmother for his supposed encounter with death. This worried Ruoxin but at the same time he was relieved, since the little boy cried many times that he would never return to that hill, and he also never told her that happened exactly, so he thought it was a terrifying Hilichurl. This also caught the attention of the other children who lived in the village, since they had never seen Goku cry, much less be afraid of something, which gave them some confidence.

The weeks passed and the little boy overcame his trauma, however, something strange was happening in the village, in it it seemed that there were things disappearing, as well as strange footprints and large footprints, however people began to get sick, and the The ones who got sick the most were the children, they did not know why it was since they had never had contact with anyone, fortunately there was a person who helped with the illnesses with the help of medicinal plants, the children recovered quickly but they got sick again a few minutes later. day, minus Sun Goku, the boy was healthy and strong, but worried about the other boys.

There was no explanation for this, but the footprints made them think that there must be some monster or being from the abyss, for these reasons they asked the famous exorcists of Liyue for help, only about two of them came along with a small 6-year-old child, but no. It was no problem since these three were very hardworking, they were kind as well as hardworking, however sometimes the boy would entertain himself with other things and browse around, it was something that his mother and the other guy left him since he was only a child, but during work hours the boy had to accompany them.

At one point the boy on his break was eating some fresh berries, he was leaning on one of the hanging bridges while he cooled off with the fruit and the air, the boy really liked cold environments, this was demonstrated by his paleness as well as He had whitish blue hair.

He was relaxing in the tranquility of the place without thinking about any problem, until suddenly his instinct told him that something was approaching. He turned to the other side of the bridge only to be hit by a powerful blizzard that sent him directly into the lake below him. . He didn't know how to react, he was struggling to stay afloat due to that strange event. What the hell had just happened? Was it the demon that needed to be exorcised? but all those doubts were blocked by the effort he put in to avoid sinking, for although he liked to be cool he was not a good swimmer at all, but suddenly something grabbed his arm and immediately got him out of that predicament.

- Hey Kid! Are you OK? - said the voice of another child.

- Ah... yes, I'm fine - said the little exorcist agitated, then he looked at his savior and could recognize him by the tail he had - Hey! You are the child they talk so much about! Wukon? Kogu?

-Sun Goku! but you can just tell me Goku - said the smiling boy - Ah! Sorry for throwing you off the bridge! I passed by so fast that I didn't realize there was anyone. I'm so sorry!

-Eh... don't worry, I might cool off a little - said the youngest boy - I'm Chongyun, the son of one of the exorcists who came to the village.

- It's true! You must be one of those demon hunters. How incredible! - said the boy - But you should get some sun, you look very white.

-No, too much sun could drive me crazy... - Chongyun said, mistaking the boy for a tail - And why were you running so fast?

- It's true! They asked me to take out the turnips they had planted! Do you want to come with me?

-Cla...

But the boy could not finish the word as he was immediately pulled by the hand at a monstrous speed.

When little Chongyun arrived, he saw how the boy with the peculiar hairstyle pulled out huge turnips with great ease and without using much effort. Furthermore, he had already pulled out several and did so at a pace that would exhaust even an adult.

-Hey Chongyun, and do you know why the children were getting sick?

- Well, my mother must have already told everyone in the village, she says that they were poisoning the water you drank, whether from the well or the lake.

-That's horrible! Who would do that? - said the boy horrified.

- Well, judging by the footprints, it must have been because of the order of the abyss.

- The order of the abyss? I have read books about them, which are bad, very bad.

- Of course they are bad, they are our greatest enemy of the exorcists and Liyue, they always seek to do the greatest evil when they want, especially when they ally themselves with the Hilichurl

- The Hilichurl? Are they friends of the Hilichurl? - Goku asked surprised.

- Of course yes, as far as I know the order of the abyss together with the Hilichurl tribes always make alliances.

- But they are good! I always played with them and they never hurt me!

- That? - Chongyun asked, raising his eyebrow at that statement.

- That's how it is! I always played with them, running and hitting them with sticks! They are very funny! But Grandma says they are bad, and I haven't seen a single Hilichurl since a long time.

- But your grandmother is right. They are bad! Terrible and evil! - Chongyun said firmly.

- It isn't true! So how do you explain how much they played with me? - Goku said annoyed.

- Maybe they weren't playing, they were just trying to defend themselves from you - Chongyun said simply, but before the other child could say anything to continue with his conclusion - That must be why they left, because they were afraid that you would hit them and you chase

Goku's thoughts clicked, but he didn't want to admit it, what she said made him feel really bad.

- Is a lie! Liar! - Said Goku who immediately took out the last turnips - Liar, liar!

And suddenly he ran away from the place at full speed, leaving Chongyun alone on the platforms. Goku ran and jumped to be completely alone at the top of one of the steep mountains, the boy hugged his legs, annoyed by what the other boy said, but despite having called him a liar, he was right, the Hilichurls never seemed to have fun, They must have been rather scared, that made him feel bad, not because he felt sorry for the monsters, but because he realized that there were no other friends to turn to, just like with the children of the village, they had rejected him and left aside. The boy stayed there trying to sleep, alone, just as he has always felt in this world that does not understand him, this world that was not prepared for him.

It was already night and Chongyun went to the bed that had been lent to him, he thought about Goku, he didn't dislike him for calling him a liar, but rather he felt some pity and annoyance because the boy didn't accept the truth, but he wanted to see him once. again to be able to apologize; Speaking of Goku, she heard that he had not arrived home, which greatly worried the village chief Ruoxin, but at the same time she was confident that he was safe and sound.

Something that the little exorcist didn't like was how the other children in the village talked about him, saying that he was strange because he had a tail and was stronger, that he couldn't be played with, that annoyed Chongyun and from there he didn't. He wanted to know nothing more about those brats, he stayed with those thoughts while he searched for sleep in the dark room.

He woke up, but it was in the middle of the night, he could hear the sound of metal clashing and ice being petrified from outside, the wise boy that this was all about, so he grabbed the wooden sword he had near the bed and went. with outward value.

Quickly descending the stone stairs he saw something that left him marked for life.

Both his mother and his companion were completely defeated and being dragged by a group of older men who were cornered in one place, while another had more children, who were terrified and together due to the horror in front of them. It was several tribes of Hilichurls together, there were both small ones with different weapons as well as well-armed Mitachurls, along with a smaller group of Samanchurls, but the most frightening thing was the enormous stone Labarchurl.

Chongyun had his body shaking completely, but upon seeing his mother bloodied in the distance and the other children terrified to the bone, he gathered courage and anger, he surprised the monsters when his figure ran until he was in front of the other children and village elders, facing them with a furious look, however, they did not feel intimidated at all, in fact the little boy had his legs trembling.

Suddenly Pyro energy began to form in front of the Hilichurls and then a small figure appeared floating, the child recognized that it was a wizard of the abyss, this must be their leader.

- Oh really? This was too easy, that brat can't even hold his sword properly. Were those kids that troublesome? - said the evil being looking at the monsters, but a Hilichurl with a peculiar hat said something in a language that was not at all understandable - What? What was he just a kid? And which one of them is he?

Grandma Ruoxin had a feeling about what he was talking about, but all she did was slowly stand next to the little exorcist.

- Get out of this village! We don't want any problems! Here is not what you are looking for! - said the woman.

-Oh no no, yes this is what we are looking for, we know very well that a certain boy with a monkey's tail is here. So I better bring him or there will be nothing left of this silly village but ashes! - the abyss wizard said threateningly.

The children screamed and their grandparents begged, Chongyun stood in front of the village chief and tightened his grip on his wooden sword. This only caused laughter among the monsters, but he was not going to be intimidated, he was going to defend the villagers. of those demons even if it cost him his life, although the idea was still terrifying, he was going to strike the first blow, until something was heard that stopped everything.

-HIGH!

The villagers recognized that voice and the Hilichurls who were residents of the area as well, however, they trembled when they heard the child's voice that resonated in their nightmares, the wizard of the abyss only stared at the child who seemed like any other child, he had the queue that they specified, yes, but there was nothing else out of the ordinary.

- So they are bad, right? Chongyun was right - said the annoyed boy holding his cane with his right hand.

- Are you really the brat? You look weaker than...

- Silence floating rabbit! I'm looking for the wizard of the abyss, I have to talk to him - said the boy, leaving the reddish being confused.

-Em... I'm the magician - he said simply.

- Really? - The child's attitude changed to a more curious one - How strange, I thought they were going to be bigger and scarier, you look like just a stuffed animal.

- Well now I'm getting upset. Do you even know the situation you're in? Your entire village is cornered and you are an easy meal for the Hilichurls, and the only warriors in the village are now destroyed. Do you think that even you can beat us?

- Mmmm, well there are many Hilichurls... I have never seen so many together - said the boy who then smilingly looked at the magician, specifically at the shield - Ah! But you are made of fire! If I make you water then I can attack you!

- Wait a minute, didn't you hear anything I said? You and your village are lost - said the magician simply and obviously - And do you really think I'll just let you kick me out? AAAAAAAAAAAAH?!

Suddenly everyone saw how the magician shot directly towards the waterfall, immediately his shield broke and they could only remain perplexed seeing how the little being was trying to get out of the water.

- Help! I do not know how to swim! I'm drowning!

But his pleas were of no use since no one moved a single finger, suddenly he only sank for a few seconds, only to see his body emerge floating, but with his head submerged and his back was the only thing on the surface.

Nobody said anything, everyone was completely paralyzed upon witnessing this, even the two injured exorcists were left speechless, until someone broke the silence.

- The magician drowned.

Just as one of the village children said that, chaos broke out, half of the Hilichurls army began their escape, which included all sizes, while the other half, who did not know the child and only went to help the local tribe. In any case, the same fate awaits both of them.

The villagers of the Chingtsé village looked amazed at how a simple child could against 5 hilichurls at the same time, with two blows he had the job done, the Mitachurls were taken into the air very far away or thrown towards numerous groups of their younger brothers. As if they were cannon balls, the Samachurls were shot several meters into the air and when they turned into dust when they perished with their elemental power, they gave the impression that they were fireworks.

That was not a battle, it was a simple extermination, the enormous axes of the largest monsters only missed the blows, or if they were lucky they only bounced when they collided with the child's body without causing him a single wound. The Samachurls' healing magic was completely useless as all of their allies were killed in one hit. The Hilichurls who already knew Goku were completely scared, if they thought he was terrifying when he was just playing, they could never imagine if he was upset, many begged for his life, they even invented gods to pray to, but none of this mattered. , all were finished with speed and simple grace.

The Hilichurl with the hat who had planned everything simply realized that this was useless, but he was just going to turn around, he received a strong blow from a wooden sword in his face, leaving him unconscious, Chongyun gathered his courage and the little boy went for more. of the monsters, although of course only those who were unprepared or fleeing.

The head of the village could not believe what she was seeing, as could the other inhabitants, but something inside told her that this would happen, Goku was not a normal child at all and he was proving it with each defeated Hilichurl, the boy was strong, stronger than any human being or even any vision user, his power should be similar to the legendary Adeptus of Liyue, but how strong would he become in the future? How capable will this boy be of breaking his own limits?

Chongyun had already finished off several of the invading monsters, he felt exhausted, but fortunately there seemed to be few left, but suddenly a huge shadow fell over him and when he looked up he saw with horror the gigantic beast he had in his sight. forehead. The stone Lawachurl was looking at him with fury and had his foot raised to crush the little boy, he was going to turn into mush if it weren't for the small figure that took him out of there with great speed.

When the enormous Lawachurl did not feel any bones breaking under his feet, he looked around to see where the brat had gone, but he only found the boy with the monkey's tail, leaving the little exorcist with the other elders.

- Thanks Chongyun, but I'll take care of this - Goku said, putting himself on guard against the beast.

The boy jumped straight towards the monster, he hit it with the cane, but it did nothing, then the boy fell behind him with great speed, trying to hit him on the back of the knee, but the beast only turned to try to step on him. Goku just did a backflip and began a flurry of blows with the staff, but these barely did any damage due to the thick geo shield, but if this attack had been against a person they would have been destroyed.

At one point, with great speed, the Lawachurl grabbed him by the cane and slammed him to the ground, thus continuously scoring goals against the boy as if he were an enraged gorilla. When he finished his flurry of blows, the enormous hilichurl took a deep breath. From where the little one was, now only destroyed rocks could be seen, but before he could claim victory, he saw how all those stones flew upwards while a boy with a monkey's tail He jumped from the place where he was buried with a furious face.

- Miserable! - the furious boy shouted.

And with the momentum he gave he rushed straight towards the monster, but this time what he did was give him a powerful headbutt that made him stumble, the little boy stepped back while rubbing his head, that hurt him much more than the monster's fists. stone, but it was not time to complain about the pain since the beast was going to attack the boy as if it were a bull, fortunately the little boy quickly dodged it to see how the Lawachurl crashed against a stone wall, but He reacted quickly and threw a huge rock that hit the boy, it broke into pieces and the boy was thrown several meters back, giving him a bleeding wound on the head, but that was not going to stop him.

Suddenly the monster rushed towards the boy with his fist raised high, he was fully charged with Geo energy, but Goku with an almost immediate reflex grabbed him with his left hand, causing him to stop, the beast surprised that he had been able to stop. That powerful attack did something similar with his other arm, but it was still stopped.

Both struggled trying to take steps, but despite the great difference in sizes, the strength of both seemed to be completely equal, the Lawachurl in desperation threw the boy away with all his strength, his fall rubbed the stone floor for several meters until he managed to stop, just to see how the great creature took a jump that did not seem in line with its weight, the Lawachurl was going to crush it with all its mass and Geo energy concentrated throughout its body. Goku didn't have time to form a plan, but suddenly he saw something, there was an open point, so he took advantage of it.

While the beast was falling with the help of gravity, he saw how the boy made a jump that made the ground beneath him break. He did not understand what happened until suddenly the little boy with the monkey's tail was no longer in his vision. .

Chongyun couldn't believe what he was seeing, but everyone in the village was the same, that little boy, almost his age, had pierced the chest of a huge stone Lawachurl, Goku had his fist facing forward as if it were a superhero, while it seemed that the enormous giant did not notice the wound yet, until his eyes opened wide.

Then the giant fell on his feet to the ground, only to turn to look at the boy, he still seemed to be prepared for combat despite looking very injured, but he saw how he smiled when he fixed his gaze. The Lawachurl immediately felt the emptiness in his chest, looked down to see him, only to fall to his knees and, like his brothers, turned into ashes.

Chonyun was perplexed by that, it is true that at his age he has seen things that others have not, from very strong positions to his mother exorcising five people at the same time, but nothing surpasses or will surpass what the boy with the monkey's tail did. .

Suddenly a girl from the village hugged the little boy, she was crying, immediately all the children ran towards Goku, he was disoriented by seeing so many people surrounding him.

- Are you OK? Didn't you break a bone?

- How did you do that?

- That was incredible!

- Can I touch your tail?

They were the different things that the little ones said, Chongyun was amazed by what Goku did, but he preferred to see his mother, although she also looked perplexed at the child with the tail.

Goku was a little confused, but then he was happy to see how popular he became. He tried to answer everything they asked him, but it was almost impossible, but suddenly he saw how a worried grandmother Ruoxin was carefully approaching him. .

- Goku... are you feeling okay? You need something? -said the lady when she saw the various wounds she had, although the boy did not seem to care.

- Ah, Grandma! Sorry for bothering the Hilichurls again! I will not do! -said the boy, referring to what he did a few minutes ago.

- No no, that's fine, I see that you can deal with them, I mean if something hurts or if you need something.

-Well, it's very late, but... I think I got hungry - said the little one - Oh wait a minute!

At that the boy jumped towards the crater where he was buried, from there he took out what would be his wooden staff, but it was broken with half of it hanging, then he looked at one of the older men who were with the exorcists.

- Sorry Master Lu! I broke the staff he gave me - the boy said worriedly.

- D-Don't worry boy, you've taken good care of it, I can make you another one - the man was wondering how it hadn't broken before.

- Ow my little...

Days passed for Chongyun's mother and companion to recover, however during that time the little boy played with several of the children of the village along with Goku, apparently these children were just getting along with the boy, they taught him to adapt to a few games so that he does not exceed his strength, although they also sought to make games that do not have to do with physical condition, such as board games, just as they also asked him to do challenges that did make him sweat, such as try to lift the mountain or catch several huge fish; Although something that the boy didn't like was when they touched his tail, he felt too uncomfortable, but he was going to have to get used to it.

As time passed, Chongyun had to return home, but he still became a great friend of the monkey boy, but his mother talked about it with the clan of exorcists, specifically with the great leaders, they concluded that they should leave him alone, to So when talking about the Chingtse village event, they will not refer to the boy by his name, but by the title of "The Second Great Demon Hunter" or just as "The Second".

- I don't believe you Chongyun, you must be lying - said a blue-haired boy.

- But it's the truth Xingqiu! He actually defeated a hundred hilichurls alone! - said Chongyun.

The young Chongyun was in the port of Liyue with his friends, among them were Xingqiu, who was the son of the Manager of the Feiyun Merchants Guild, a dark-skinned girl named Mao, Xiangling. These were very close friends to each other, however, they were missing Hu Tao, but she was grounded so she couldn't be with them for several days.

- And if it's so real why don't you tell us its name? - Xinyan asked this time.

- It's just... I can't, the clan forbids it. But he's called The Second Great Demon Hunter! If you talk to an exorcist, they will also tell you the same story.

- Well... that will confirm whether what you say is real or not - said Xinqiu.

- Did he eat the hilichurls? - asked a little Xiangling.

- No... But I catch a huge fish just by using its tail! - said Chongyun.

- Woaaa! - Xiangling said with sparkling eyes.

- And could you introduce someone to us? - Xinyan asked.

- Well, if you go to the village maybe you'll find him - said the white-haired boy.

- Well, it's okay, sometimes I go there very often.

- I also want to go! - Xiangling said.

- For sure, but maybe when you're older.

The children left aside the topic of the monkey boy, but even so Chongyun knew that he had a great time, he really wanted to see that friend again, he wondered if one day he could go to the port to visit him.

Meanwhile, in the Chingtse village, on the outskirts of it, a group of ten hilichurls who managed to escape were looking for a way to continue poisoning the water, but this time they made the dose stronger to take care of the tail-tailed boy. monkey, but suddenly they heard strange footsteps approaching behind them, they turned around in horror when they ran into a little boy with spiky hair.

- So there they are! Now I know I can't play with you! I will finish them all!

Goku promised to never take the hilichurls from the moment they attacked the village, from now on he would look for them to hunt them down if, even if one of these creatures approached his beloved home and its inhabitants, he was now their guardian.

Hello! Thank you very much for reading this far, the truth is that it's nostalgic for me to publish these chapters again, it was a good time when I was still starting with this story. And really thanks for the support from the English-speaking community, I feel that the amount of followers and comments was quite fast after only a week. Let's see how it goes starting from scratch.

Without anything else to say, a big hug to everyone, and until the next chapter.