A colorful light lit up in the distance, like the morning sun born after a long night, driving away the cold and fear.

It is said that people always see something magical before they die, perhaps it is a replay of a fragment of life, or it may be a dream event. Duzi felt that this beautiful illusion was probably a prelude to death, and the next ...... He guessed that darkness would gradually engulf all of this.

However, the miracle did not end there, and the expected darkness did not come. In that light, Douzi seemed to see a golden creature standing proudly. He narrowed his eyes, trying to see better.

It was a velociraptor body, as if it had come from thousands of years ago. Once the hegemon of the world, it has almost evolved into a perfect body, with a streamlined body, strong thighs, sharp claws, and spikes neatly arranged on both sides of the long tail, all revealing the aura of savage and killing.

But this natural killer seems to have an indescribable noble aura, with a beautiful white jade horn on its forehead, and smooth pale golden hair on its back, like an emperor dressed in fine clothes. Its head was covered by a helmet-like white skull, revealing only a pair of golden eyes that looked at the world as if it were the master of the entire universe.

It is like a perfect combination of violence and nobility, the perfect coexistence of two temperaments that are still different, and this kind of incongruous contradiction and conflict will even make people feel dizzy. The god, such a word popped into Duzi's groggy mind.

Indeed, it is like a perfect deity that can only appear in mythology, and one can't help but want to bow down.

The noble being stood in the distance, red eyes staring at the governor. After a long time, there was a hint of flickering in that indifferent gaze, and the legs full of power moved, lazy and elegant, but it gave people a sense of incongruity that instantly traveled through endless time and space.

It was standing not far away now, and Duzi could even make out the pale golden scales on the surface of its body, as well as countless tiny arcane patterns made up of dark red streaks. The pattern has an infinite magic, attracting the gaze of mortals, making it impossible to deflect the gaze.

Time still stood still, and I don't know how long it had been, but the roar from afar woke Du Qi. He was a little disappointed, because he couldn't even leave the impact of a rune in his mind. But he soon found that the layers of vines wrapped around his body instantly shattered, writhed and fell to the ground, and then evaporated into black smoke in the golden light.

Duqi's head was dizzy again, and the scene in his vision changed dramatically in an instant. The disgusting accumulation of flesh and blood, the overwhelming green tentacles, and even the inexplicable fear in their hearts disappeared together.

All he saw was pitch black, soft, slime-stained fleshy tentacles enveloping him. The disgusting mucus seemed to have a corrosive effect, causing a slight tingling sensation on the skin everywhere in the body.

The feeling of sullenness made Du Qi subconsciously want to struggle for survival, and the tentacles were weaker than expected, and he didn't even need much effort to regain control of his body. At this time, the anger that had been suffocating in his heart surged again, and he grabbed a few tentacles with both hands and pulled them hard, and then the strong fishy breath that came made him almost vomit.

It was a disgusting smell, like a garbage dump full of rotten items, fermenting for months under the scorching sun.

"Squeak...... accompanied by a high-pitched, piercing scream, and the rest of the tentacles began to retract rapidly.

Caught off guard, Du Qi, who had lost his support, fell heavily to the ground, and his right hand happened to touch the iron sword that fell into the grass. He propped his left hand on the ground, bothering to wipe the stinking green blood from his face, got up to catch up with the retracting tentacles, roared angrily, and once again swung his sword to cut off the tentacles that almost took his life.

It was only then that Douzi discovered the culprit of the attack.

The monster resembled a two-legged dinosaur, two entangled black tentacles stretched outward, revealing the pale red skin of its abdomen, and it was from that spot that an ugly, large, toothless mouth could be clearly seen. Duzi knew this kind of monster, although there was a certain change in appearance, but it was obviously the monster he had seen not long ago, Nightmare Weave.

Matching his terrifying appearance, Nightmare Weave's weakness in battle boosted Duzi's confidence, and he stepped forward quickly, using the shield he picked up to block the three barbed tentacles, while slashing down with his right hand mercilessly.

Nightmare Weave let out another piercing scream, and another mass of tentacles began to quickly recover, and Hanekawa, who had been wrapped, was thrown down.

Seeing that the situation was not right, this sluggish demon finally remembered to run away.

But where is Duqi willing to let the prey in his hands escape like this? What's more, this is still a monster that almost killed him. He hurried forward, stabbing the demon in the thick neck with a single sword, and at the same time used all his strength to push the weapon diagonally upward, pulling a huge wound on the monster.

Strangely, Nightmare Weave didn't scream this time, no blood was coming out of the shocking wound, and even the monster's movements weren't affected by it.

The monster shook its body violently, shaking off the sword and knocking Duqi in front of it to the ground. It had completely lost its will to fight, ignoring the humans beside it, and only thought about leaving immediately. But at this moment, a feathered arrow swept through the air and hit its calf accurately.

Hanekawa, who was not far away, picked up the longbow on the ground and shot an arrow, and reminded loudly: "Attacking its abdomen, its neck and head are just camouflage." ”

Hearing this, Dozi once again caught up with Nightmare Weave and attacked again while it was injured. He kicked out his right foot hard and hit his opponent's injured calf with a sweep. The Nightmare Weave Weave T

Du Qi stabilized his body, took a few steps forward and chased after the monster again, holding the sword in both hands downward, neatly piercing the monster's chest.

Nightmare Weave screamed and struggled frantically in pain, but Hanekawa, who arrived next, pounced on it and pinned it to the ground. Du Qi took the opportunity to pull out another dagger from Hanekawa's waist with his left hand, and stabbed several times in succession, causing the monster's struggle to weaken again.

Eventually, the Nightmare Weave stopped moving, and the black tentacles wrapped around it were scattered weakly.

"Oh my god, we actually hunted a Nightmare Weave." Hanekawa rolled over and lay on the grass, looking frightened. He gasped a few times and began to laugh uncontrollably before he stopped. "Hell, why are there nightmares weaving in this area, aren't they supposed to live deep in the black pine forest?" After resting for a while, he got up again.

"Just now...... It's all an illusion, right? It's the first time I've fought with such a monster. Recalling the terrifying but true memories of the past, Du Qi couldn't help but shudder.

For some reason, he remembered the encounter of being immersed in the environment, and he always felt a sense of déjà vu, but he couldn't remember where it came from. Eventually, he gave up his speculation and attributed it to the so-called sense of déjà vu.

"Yes, could it be that Brother Duqi, you have also been recruited? That...... So how did you break free from the illusion? ”

"I don't know...... Some ...... just happened It's an amazing thing. Duzi thought of the god-like beast he had seen in the environment, which was obviously not a Nightmare Weave for hunting. So, isn't it just a manifestation of the will of the Doche? Or is it something else involved?

"Forget it, I'm still confused, and I don't know how to explain everything that just happened." He touched his face, the mixture of blood and soil sticking to it, and it felt uncomfortably.

So Du Qi simply took off his dirty leather armor and used the short sleeves that were still clean inside as a towel to wipe his body. He thought for a moment, then took out a wooden basin from his personal space, poured some drinking water into it, and washed his face with his hands. "Whew...... It's much more comfortable now. By the way, Hanekawa, tell me about this nightmare weaving. He gasped for air.

"The portable space is really convenient, but it's a pity that I'm still a year away from turning sixteen, and I don't know how many abilities I can awaken!" Hanekawa wiped his arm with the remaining water, and continued with a bitter face: "Brother Duqi, you have also seen it just now, the physical fitness of Nightmare Weave is very poor, so the frontal combat ability is actually very weak. According to my master, the reason why it is one of the most dangerous creatures in the black pine forest is because of the thorny tentacles on its back. Nightmare Weave is a master of ambushes, preying by extending those tentacles nearly ten meters away, then camouflaging its body and waiting for its prey to pass by. The barbs of the nightmare's weave are sharp and tiny, and prey that steps into the trap will not feel anything even if it is pricked through the skin. In addition, the tips of those barbs have a small hole that secretes toxins, a special toxin that takes effect instantly after entering the creature's body, causing the poisoned creature to fall into a hallucination. And then, like we just experienced......

"Once the ambush is successful, Nightmare Weave wraps its prey around its tentacles, then uses another corrosive tentacle to soften the prey's body tissue, and finally eats it with its large, toothless mouth on its abdomen." Hanekawa's body trembled, and he no longer wanted to recall the scene he had just experienced.

"You just said that its neck and head are disguised?" Duqi crouched next to the monster's corpse and activated his dissection skill at the same time. A few flashes of white light flashed as he got a sharp barb and three crystal clear tentacles.

"Haha...... Brother Duqi, your dissection skills are not good! Hanekawa laughed heartlessly, ignoring Du Qi's annoyed gaze, and continued to explain, "Yes! Because Nightmare Weave has no eyes or ears at all, the only means of perceiving the world is also tentacles. You've also noticed that the mouth of this bad demon grows on the abdomen, and in fact its brain grows slightly upward, and what about the part above the neck...... It's like our hair or fingernails, even if it is completely cut off, it won't affect it much. So, many people who are fighting the Nightmare Formation for the first time will suffer in this regard. ”

"You also mentioned that this monster only haunts the depths of the jungle......" Duqi perked up and seemed to find the point, "To tell you the truth, I've seen Nightmare Weave in the green forest in the southwest before. However, it was not in a predatory state at the time, and I sensed that it was approaching and left first. ”

"Big brother, what do you mean...... Yes, something unusual must have happened in the depths of the forest that would cause these bad demons to leave their habitat. ”

"Moreover, it is likely that this anomaly is related to previous attacks." Duzi's face turned gloomy, "This means that we may be dealing with creatures more powerful than the Nightmare Formation...... Hanekawa, have you thought about it, do you still want to move on with me? ”

"Of course, I owe you a big favor now, Brother Duqi. Master has said that practitioners must never be ungrateful. The little one smiled heartlessly.

"You're not afraid of heaven and earth...... Okay, then I'm not hypocritical, I accept your friendship. But I'll have to make it clear to you, I have some means of saving my life, but only on my own, so if anything uncontrollable happens, I can't help you. ”

"Brother Duqi, you can rest assured, although the master threw me into the forest, he is not completely ignorant, and I have my own way to solve the problem. Take the nightmare preparation just now, even if you don't make a move just now, big brother, I have a way to get out of the illusion. ”

"Well, that's it, even if you see that I'm going to be killed, don't be nervous, just save your life first."

One big and one small put on their equipment neatly and continued to march towards the dense forest. Their distant backs have become different, and probably only life and death have such power, so that people can truly grow into warriors!