The wind blowing from the forest has an ominous smell.
The two hunting horses stopped eating. They snored uneasily. Their hooves trampled on the grass, as if they were trying to break free from the restraints of the reins.
Of course, the knot tied by the former head of the knighthood who had been in the army for many years was not easy to break free. Even if the two horses broke their necks, they would not be able to escape.
"oh?"
Here they come.
Several sneaky black figures were slowly approaching Chalmers, but the old man, who seemed to be concentrating with his eyes closed, made no movement and remained defenseless.
From the moment the two entered this mountain forest, these hungry monsters were targeting them.
These ugly-looking monsters are social monsters called Doron Demons. As monsters, their intelligence is at the level of nine to ten-year-old human children. It is said that there are social classes in the Doron Demon tribe that can divide labor and cooperate.
However, there is not much actual evidence, because few people survive to come into contact with the Doron Demon.
The Doron Demon itself is a very fierce carnivorous monster. A single adult can suppress tigers and leopards, and they also move in groups like hyenas. These Doron Demons are the top of the food chain in the forest, even if there are other animals in the forest.
There is no guarantee that powerful monsters will not become food for the Doron Demon.
The Doron Demon, who became the overlord of this forest, did not have a comfortable life. Basically, all the birds and animals in this forest were eaten by the Doron Demon tribe, which had no natural enemies. Even if there were still animals alive, they would flee to Doron.
outside the scope of the demon's activities.
Therefore, as the number of the group increased, food in the forest gradually became scarce, and their hunting became more and more difficult. The Doron demons, who were not good at water, even began to learn to fish. However, it was not long before the fish and shrimp in the stream were also eaten.
They eat them all.
If the Doron Demons here want to fill their stomachs, they have to hunt further into the mountains and forests, but there are also other Doron Demon groups there. If their hunting grounds conflict with each other, fighting will occur. Cannibalism and the like have become commonplace recently. These
While hunting, hungry monsters will also attack the nests of nearby similar groups and feed on the corpses of their cubs and adult warriors.
For the Doron Demon here, these two humans can just be used as a tooth-slapping sacrifice.
Humans are not ordinary prey, and the Doron Demon knows that humans are often more troublesome than other prey. However, these two humans have invaded their territory unscrupulously, so humans should be made aware of who is the "master of the mountain."
The intelligence of Doron Demons is not low. They can judge the strength of their prey, and they can also formulate tactics based on the situation of their prey.
The silver-haired old man with the long sword on his back exuded invisible pressure, which frightened these Doron demons who relied on instinct. If it weren't for the intimidation of this old man, the two of them would have been attacked as soon as they entered the mountain.
But these Doron demons understood that this silver-haired old man should be a human swordsman who should not be underestimated, so they allowed these two humans to penetrate deep into their territory and did not take the initiative to show up to let the two prey relax their vigilance.
Finally, after following them all morning, the two prey began to rest and even separated after a while. Then it was time to close the net.
What faced the old swordsman was a combination of five elite Doron Demons. They hunted countless creatures in the forest and never failed. They were truly deadly hunters. Originally, there were eight Doron Demons in this combination, and three of them were
He was killed while competing for the hunting ground with the Doron Demon tribe in the West Forest. The loss of three companions had a great impact on this combination, but they were still not something that an old human swordsman could deal with.
The two hunting horses could feel danger approaching, and their survival instinct made them more and more anxious. They tried to neigh to warn their master, but the old man was still indifferently meditating with his eyes closed.
The leader of the five Doron Demons let out a low roar, and the five hunters who had cooperated for many years bent their strong hind legs, like contracting springs. Then the leader let out a second low roar, and the five Doron Demons rushed towards the formation together.
The old man in the middle pounced.
The hunting horses screamed shrilly, and the deadly hunters were about to arrive in an instant.
At this time, the old man who had been meditating on the cotton mat finally... opened his eyes!
"Master?"
The braying of the horse made Nia turn her head to look at the forest behind her. However, in this gap, the monster on the other side immediately rushed towards her.
"Ugh!"
Boom!!
Nia looked at where she was standing, and there was a hole left there. The monster slowly crawled out of the hole, and a layer of black soil slipped from its shoulders, as if it had just escaped from hell.
of evil spirits.
The Doron Demon's eyes are somewhat like some river fish or ducks, growing on both sides of its head. And because the Doron Demon's forehead is wide, its front sight is poor, so this Doron Demon is staring at Nia with its head tilted.
That gray-black eye was filled with greed and bloodlust.
Nia swallowed, and an indescribable feeling of fear filled her heart. The right hand holding the hunting knife was shaking, so she used her left hand to hold it down, but her shoulders couldn't help but tremble again.
"What...what on earth are you? Uh?!"
Nia tried to communicate with it, but the only response she got was the whirring claw wind.
Nia has had the ability to simply communicate with animals since she was a child, but she was unable to communicate with this creature. When she focused her attention on this monster, she could only feel the disgusting stench and unquenchable murderous intent.
After sideways avoiding the monster's attack, Nia wanted to move back to distance herself, but the monster suddenly curled up its hind legs like a frog, which gave Nia a chill in her heart. So she did not move backwards, but
He fell directly to the ground and rolled in the opposite direction.
Immediately afterwards, a huge black shadow passed over Nia, and the monster's rough skin even touched the girl's leather armor. However, due to the inertia of power, the monster could not launch an attack and could only fall behind the position where Nia originally wanted to retreat.
Using her claws and long tail, she raised a blast of sand, and Nia rolled to the monster's original position, escaping from the monster's attack range.
Before the monster made its next move, Nia quickly stood up. She lowered her body and stabilized her center, holding a hunting knife in her right hand and clenching her fist in front of her chest with her left hand.
Her breath was very unstable at this time, which would affect her reflexes, but Nia was not panicked, she was recalling Chalmers' training.
Her body was no longer trembling. This monster had failed to take advantage of the opportunity to kill her just now, so it would not have a chance now.
After all, I have become stronger!
The last timidity in Nia's gaze towards the monster no longer existed. She knew that she no longer needed to hide behind anyone, and now she had the ability to stand alone.
Although she didn't have much actual combat experience, this time her opponent was aiming to take her life, and they were merciless and resorted to deadly attacks.
However, at the beginning, she had almost no fighting power and was able to stab the giant wolf with absolute power with a fatal sword. Now she has the courage to fight these vicious monsters head-on.
Hiss.
This Doron Demon spits out a long tongue with a forked tip. This tongue has the same function as Snake Xin. It can use its tongue to sense the smell in the air.
No matter how many times I taste it, the smell of human beings is still the sweetest, especially for this human girl. She just sniffed it from a distance and found that her tongue was secreting saliva, as if she had encountered some ultimate delicacy.
It's great to be able to hunt this kind of prey!
The Doron Demon placed its limbs on the ground, its dilated pupils expressing its excitement.
The human girl who was confronting it had no other reaction. Any movement at this time was unnecessary. She focused all her attention on the opponent in front of her and the hunting knife in her hand.
boom!
The mud beneath the Doron Demon's feet cracked, and it left the ground and pounced on the prey in front of it, swinging out its deadly claws.
Do you want to hide again?
Nia gave the answer with her actions. She did not dodge but faced him directly.
The Doron Demon opened its mouth to the girl who was about to come into contact. The huge mouth was filled with fangs full of fishy smell. Nia turned her head to dodge, and at this time, the Doron Demon's claws were like a dagger stabbing at the girl.
between her brows.
Everything was as expected by the Doron Demon. It did not give this human girl who dared to fight back any room to dodge. No matter what, she would die under the teeth and claws.