Chapter 1: The Deadly Hunt
It was already evening, and Vince was crouching on the leafy tree, staring at the Darkhorn cat in the distance who was eating through the cover of the leaves.
This was the seventh day he had entered the leyline corridor, and luckily he found the visibly aged Vitentich on the first day he arrived, and for the next six days he had been following the Vignette, looking for a chance to make a move.
Vins understood the huge difference in strength between this five-star monster and his one-star self, so in the past six days, even if this prey was weak, he did not act rashly. He was waiting, waiting for a chance to kill him with one blow.
It's a pity that most of the monsters in this jungle don't have such patience, and in the past six days, Vins has seen many monster "peers" deceived by this Darkhorn Cat's deliberate weakness, and sacrificed their lives for a full meal.
Right now, the Darkhorn is savoring the meal that has just been delivered to the door.
Although there are not many monsters that attack the Darkhorn Cat, none of them can survive two moves under this Darkhorn Cat's hands.
As soon as the monsters jump out, they will be immediately discovered by the Darkhorn Cat, and then there is the killing move that Vince has been tired of seeing in the past six days: the Darkhorn Cat jumps back, and the monster pounces into the air, and then it will directly activate its own innate magic: Soul Shock, temporarily incapacitating its opponent. In six days, Vince had not seen a monster escape this trick, which made him secretly anxious to take advantage of the fisherman.
While quietly observing the prey through the leaf cracks in the tree, Vince impatiently tapped the trunk gently, the dark horned cat's movements today have been a little stiff and sluggish, but it still does not prevent it from neatly culling a red-tailed snake that has the courage to challenge itself, which is a huge blow to Vins's confidence.
Soon after, the Darkhorn finally lifted its head from the poor red-tailed snake's carcass, and Vince saw the pair of Darkhorns that made him salivate.
The Darkhorn Cat wiped its paws to its mouth, then turned and walked slowly deeper into the forest. Seeing this, Vince jumped down from the tree and chased after the Vignette.
After groping his way along the trail of the Vignette, Vince found the Vitreckey again, walking slowly through the forest, pausing from time to time to rest, as if it had exhausted all its physical strength. But Vins didn't dare to be careless, and held his breath and hung far behind the Darkhorn Cat. This is a monster that has just eaten a red-tailed snake whose strength is also the top in three stars!
The dark-horned cat had walked a short distance, and when he came to the two trees, he looked around vigilantly. Seeing that it began to check the surrounding situation, Vins quickly lay on the ground and lowered his head.
There was still a distance of about fifty or sixty meters from where the Darkhorn Cat was, and Vins could only determine the status of the Darkhorn Cat through his vague figure, but even if it was so far away, he didn't dare to make eye contact with the Darkhorn Cat. There has always been an unproven saying in the Dark Moon: monsters' intuition is far stronger than that of humans!
After hiding for a while, Vince looked up again and observed the situation of the Vignette. The Darkhorn Cat did not notice Vince and seemed to have determined that there were no creatures around. It took two steps between the two trees, and then leaped between them with uncharacteristically rapid speed. The moment it leaped, its figure suddenly disappeared from Vins's field of vision, and Vins, who was lying in the distance, was stunned suddenly, almost unable to believe his eyes.
Could it be that the Darkhorn Cat's innate magic is stealth?! No, no, Vins quickly dismissed this idea, if it can be invisible, then it doesn't have to seduce its prey by showing weakness at all, stealth combined with its unparalleled agility and strength, what monster can't do?
With a heavy expression, Vince pinched his chin with his right hand, considering the situation in front of him. Could it be a trap? Could it be that the Vittangle's powerful instincts have sensed that something has been following it for so many days, so it uses this method to lure itself out?
Well...... This also doesn't make sense, the five-star Darkhorn Cat is not too much to say that it is the king of the second floor of the leyline corridor, and there is no opponent in this forest that is worth such a lot of trouble. Rather than crafting a trap, Vince believes that the other party would prefer to have a vigorous duel with him, although he will definitely die a terrible death.
Clueless, could it be that this Darkhorn Cat is not willing to die an ordinary death, and directly chooses to teleport to Heaven by itself? The monster that has been tracking for seven days in front of him has actually evaporated under his nose, Wins hammered the ground fiercely, took out the short sword on his waist, gritted his teeth and quickly got up, even if it was a trap, he couldn't just give up, after all, Elmer was still waiting on the hospital bed for the Darkhorn Powder to save his life!
Sneaking under the tree, Vince vigilantly guards against the attack that the Darkhorn could attack from all corners at any moment. But the deadly claws never hit him in the face. After confirming that it was safe, he breathed a sigh of relief and first looked down to find the footprints of the Darkhorn Cat.
Unsurprisingly, the footprints of the Vignette's footprints disappeared in front of the two trees. He looked up at the two trees, two ordinary chestnut trees, one that could only be seen in the leyline corridor, and was also the most common tree in the leyline corridor.
Disappear between two chestnut trees...... Is there anything you need to pay attention to...... Vince looked up at the two chestnut trees, racking his brains and began to recall the homework he had done before setting off on the ecology of the second floor of the leyline corridor.
Evergreen ...... The most common trees on the second floor of the Leyline Cloister...... The trunk is solid...... A regular visitor to the timber market, popular with the middle class...... The fruit has a bitter taste, resembles a chestnut, and is verdant in color...... The fruit can make people have diarrhea for a week, and it is a necessary artifact for absenteeism and vacation, paddling and fishing......
Thinking about it, Vins, whose neck hurts when he looks at the trees, can only recall this inconsequential knowledge. Moreover, Vince sat down heavily on the ground, and the situation in front of him seemed to be scientifically inexplicable!
If this is really a portal to heaven, wouldn't you go to heaven one step ahead of Elmer? Or if the teleportation falls directly on the face of the Darkhorn Cat, then it won't be too late for you to run away?
Thinking of the horrors that might befall him, Vince was reluctant to risk repeating what Darkhorn had done, but now it seemed that there was no way out......
Helpless, Vince picked up the short sword and made an asterisk mark on the two trees respectively, and then he took the short sword in his hand, took a deep breath, and used the soul seal with all his strength, and used the warrior's one-star ability-limb enhancement to the extreme.
"Come on. With the arrow on the bow, Vince slowly took the first step towards the place where the Darkhorn Cat had disappeared just now. Vince pursed his lips and fixed his eyes on his right foot, if there was the slightest mistake in the process, he would immediately abandon it, he was mentally prepared.
A one-legged adventure can be much cheaper than tracking a vitent. Vins, whose heart was pounding, didn't forget to laugh at himself.
The legs slowly stretched forward, and suddenly the air in front of them was like a vertical lake, slowly rippling in circles centered on the tips of Vins's toes. Vins looked down and took a closer look, and some of his toes had disappeared!
What is this? The entrance to the secret realm between the two trees? Vince suddenly felt as if he had read a fairy tale about the subject somewhere. Although this eerie forest does not seem to be suitable for a beautiful fairy tale.
Vince boldly put his entire calf behind the "lake" and held this position for about two or three minutes. Then Vince quickly pulled his leg back, half-crouched on the ground and examined the leg that had just gone through the "otherworldly adventure".
Slightly rough skin...... Very muscular...... Although the hair is vigorous, you can still see the signs of regular trimming...... Well, this is indeed Wins's uninjured right leg!
Roughly sure it was safe inside, Vince got into the barrier. After a burst of white light that pierced his eyes, the world before Vince changed from a gloomy forest to a gray wasteland with gray, unnamed weeds growing everywhere. And directly in front of Vins stands a tall and hideous church.
"What is this?!"
Wens looked at the church in the distance in surprise, the whole body of the church was a deep black, the height of Wens was twenty or thirty meters, and even the main entrance was three people high. The exterior of the church is carved with patterns and decorations that Vince has never seen before, and unlike the normal church where the angels and gods are depicted, the motifs on this church are all hideous and terrifying demon-like creatures.
The whole church is imposing, with many minarets built, and the tallest one has a strange table on it. The week of the watch was a strange circle of symbols, and Vince counted almost thirty-six, and there was only one hand in the center of the watch, which pointed to the position of a normal clock at about ten o'clock.
Knowing that he was not knowledgeable, Wins carefully wrote down the basic features of this church, and perhaps looked up the origin of this place when he returned.
The cold wind kept blowing, and Vince shivered. Although the sky is no different from the cloister of the leylines, the strangeness and oppression brought by this church seem to have caused the temperature to drop by several degrees. Shaking his head, trying to pretend the church didn't exist, Vince bent down again to look closely on the ground. It didn't take much effort, and sure enough, he found the footprints of the Darkhorn Cat. After following the footprints for a while, Vince sadly found that the footprints led to the inside of the church.
"Now the monster is dying, should he have a religion to comfort his wounded heart? Do it, can you go to a normal place, now that the plague is so fierce, if the bishop of Cariton hears that you are religious, he must not beat the gong and drum to beg you to pray. Vince thought helplessly.
It was possible to wait outside for the Vignettes to come out, but Vince wasn't going to do that. Vince didn't understand the significance of this church, but since the time of the Darkcorn was approaching, it was likely that he had come here to accomplish something significant to him before he died.
After the monster dies, the soul mark in the body can only be maintained for two or three hours, and if it is not recovered and protected in time, then Vince can only get a meaningless corpse in the end. Wins thought twice about it, and finally hid outside the church door for an hour to be safe. Seeing that the Dark-Horned Cat had not yet come out, he gritted his teeth and walked into the church.