Low, thorny bushes grew haphazardly on the charred black earth, and the scattered rocks not far away glowed with moss and a faint blue glow.

In the silence, the faint blue glow is dotted, full of quiet beauty.

Rhodes lay dead in the bushes, not letting his guard down at the slightest because of the marvelous scenery, and he fully interpreted the word "Voldemort" as he crawled in the bushes.

This is the Shadowlands.

Anyone who dares to take the environment here lightly has long since turned into a white skeleton.

Hundreds of meters of rocks atop a variety of glowing plants, they provide the only light for this dark underground world, and under these brilliant lights like starlight, there is a terrifying world full of danger and carnage.

In this underworld, any careful and vigilant action is necessary.

The prostrate Rhodes had been in this position for a long time, but he still didn't dare to act rashly, even though the thorn bushes continued to stimulate Rod's body. He is like the most devout ascetic, quietly hiding in the shadows.

His wait made sense.

For through the sparse gap in the bushes, he saw a large creature approaching his neighborhood.

It was a rock lizard.

Not only that, the skin of the rock lizard is good quality leather, and the skin of the natural earth is wrapped in a layer of rock, which strengthens its defenses, and this slow big guy is also extremely good at fighting with fire, so it is also an object that hunters in the wilderness do not want to provoke.

The big one, about the size of an adult, was slowly nibbling on some glowing moss. This moss contains plenty of water that rock lizards can rely on for a long time.

After all, in the Shadowlands, water means not only an abundance of drinking water, but also a wandering predator.

Rod licked his lips and looked at the slowly approaching big guy with some excitement, although the prey was in front of him, Rod still had extremely good patience, he was waiting, waiting for the best attack position.

In such a complex environment, Rhodes' luck is still good to wait for such a guy who is not strong, but can provide enough loot.

"Rock lizards."

"Challenge level 7, creature level 12, medium-sized otherworldly creature."

"Highest attribute: 18 stamina, lowest attribute: 5 agility."

"Special Abilities: Powerful Charge, Hardened Skin, Savage Whip."

……

(This is an otherworldly creature with no high intelligence, slow to move, but not easy to deal with)

……

The information of the rock lizard flashed in his eyes, and Rod's eyes became sharper and sharper, and he saw that the big guy was walking towards this direction.

This kind of big guy with the talent of "hardened skin", there will be some bugs in their skin more or less, after eating the glowing moss, it is rare to have thornball bushes nearby, rubbing these bushes can make these big guys feel comfortable.

"It's coming!"

Secretly saying a word in his heart, Rod's thinking became extremely clear, he slowly felt out a short sword, his right hand clenched the short sword, under the cover of the bushes, he was like holding a dagger a little longer.

There was a slight thump of noise.

It was the sound of the rock lizard rubbing against the stinging ball bush, and the sound of hardened skin and bushes rubbing quickly reached Rod's ears, and Rod began to move, he crept forward silently, slowly approaching the big guy who didn't notice the danger at all.

Seven-meter, five-meter, three-meter......

Laugh at!

"Slash in the air!"

Rhodes leapt from the ground, his dagger arcing, and his carefully prepared blow sliced through the skin of the lizard's tail, splattering blood.

This blow did not cause fatal damage to the Rock Lizard, and the Leap Slash could not deal substantial damage to the Rock Lizard's strongest vital area with the damage it dealt when it landed, so Rod wisely chose to cut off its tail with one blow, because one of the Rock Lizard's skills is the "Savage Tail Whip", a slow creature whose tail flicks up with enough force to whip off an adult strong man.

After Rhodes dealt damage to its tail with a single blow, he did not make up for it.

Almost as soon as he jumped into the air and slashed to the ground, he did a somersault, and after rolling forward for a few meters, the short sword in his hand was firmly inserted into the ground and stopped. And where he was, the attacked rock lizard instinctively had a tail whip, although blood flowed, but this tail swept down, and the surrounding bushes were razed.

The dagger turned into a chill in Rod's hand.

Sonor!

With a flash of coldness, the short sword stabbed into the body of the rock lizard several times in a row, and the short sword and the hardened skin collided with each other to make a metal collision sound, making Rod's face slightly gloomy.

Or underestimating the defense capabilities of the rock lizard.

Bang!

The lizard was hit by Rod without leaving a breath, and the blood flowing from its tail made its tail start to be a little weak, but its body did not hesitate to crash into Rhodes, and its limbs ran quickly, and the rock lizard turned around and headed straight for Rhodes.

Rod looked at the attack momentum of this big guy, it was impossible to resist hard, and his small body was estimated to fall apart after a collision. Gritting his teeth, he rolled sideways, where could he care about his image when he was fighting for his life.

- Even Thrust!

Dodging the powerful collision, Rhodes clenched the short sword in his hand, this big guy is amazingly powerful, but the agility is not flattering, seizing the gap after the collision, Rod instantly went up to make up the knife.

With the help of a sideways lunge, Rhodes held the short sword in his hand and used the "even thrust", which is the most common among swordsmen, and his shot was very decisive, and three spurts in a row went towards the lizard's vital point.

Poof! Bang!

Three successive spikes plunged directly into the lizard's head, and as the blood flowed, the big guy fell to the ground with a "bang".

"Target is dead."

"You killed the Rock Lizard and gained 36 XP."

A familiar prompt sounded in his ears, and Rhodes completely relaxed, he gasped for air, and the nervous ambush and hunting had consumed his few physical strengths.

After a while, he propped himself up and used the short sword in his hand to skillfully split the rock lizard.

Soon.

A whole piece of lizard-hardened leather, along with several large chunks of flesh, appeared in his hand.

That's all you can get by hunting this big one, and for wilderness hunters, the flesh of the rock lizard is very poor, and it is very unwise to hunt the rock lizard compared to other creatures.

After all, except for intelligent creatures, other hunters will not be interested in lizard leather, plus this big guy's combat effectiveness is also okay, many predators are reluctant to provoke such a stinky and hard guy.

Rhodes didn't care so much, and happily quickly packed these things and left here.

Don't look at the silence of this place, the rock lizard is dead for a while, and the smell of blood can already attract some carrionous animals. In the Shadowlands, you can't take it lightly at any time, and no one can expect a monster to jump out from under a rock to attack you.

……

The wilderness of the Shadowlands is full of danger.

Rhodes was very cautious with the booty, and with the faint light of his surroundings he walked like a ghost, and soon he stopped.

"Gnolls?"

Rhodes carefully pushed aside a bush of grass, and he saw a fire that was clearly left by a sapient being, and a few broken bones scattered next to the cooled ashes. Picking up a tuft of gray hair, and based on the footprints on the hard ground, Rhodes could tell that there had been a gang of gnolls here.

"I'm afraid it's on the scale of thirty or forty heads."

Through the jumble of broken bones and a few marks, Rhodes estimated the number of the gnolls, which is a necessary judgment for qualified adventurers living in the Shadow Realm, and looked in the direction of the gnoll's footprints disappeared, and a haze flashed in his eyes.

"The activities of the gnolls around here are getting more and more frequent!"

Rod sighed softly, not long ago, he had also found some traces of the activities of the gnolls. These terrible creatures, bloodthirsty and evil instincts have made these gnolls the most notorious bandits and wanderers in the Shadowlands. When they begin to move around the neighborhood, it is often accompanied by terrible killings and chaos.

This is unusual.

There's a gathering of adventurers nearby, and the majority of the population is human. Humans have a strong huddle in the Shadow Realm, and they will habitually drive away the tribes near the gathering place, generally speaking, there may be a small monster tribe near a gathering place, but it is impossible to appear so frequent gnolls.

Rubbing his forehead, Rod pulled out the short sword in his hand, and the figure gradually disappeared into the hazy darkness.

There were gnolls in the vicinity, and Rhodes couldn't stay any longer, he had to get back to the gathering place as soon as possible, these beast-like creatures had extraordinary intelligence. They make traps to kill their prey, and they have a strong physique, and some gnolls are even keen to use "flails", which is the best option to stay away from here since there are traces of their activity in the vicinity.