readx;? Seth's brow tightened as the stinging pain from the laceration on his right arm brought Seth's brow together, and the hunter gasped loudly, his eyes staring unblinkingly at the black shadow that had fled in disarray and then disappeared into the woods. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The dawn light dispelled the shadows in the woods little by little through the gaps between the branches, and Seth examined his body in the dim light, except for the scratch on his right arm. In the life-and-death confrontation with the monster just now, the blood upsurge brought by hatred gave him the courage to fight for his life against powerful opponents, and at the same time, it also made him ignore some of the pain that he could easily perceive.

Dawn allowed Seth to quickly discern the direction in which the beast was fleeing, which was the opposite of where the village was located. Realizing this made the hunter relax, and the beast did not seem to have any intention of taking revenge on the village again, and was caught in its right paw by an iron clamp large enough to break the bluestone, which made the strong, once invincible beast even timid.

And what Seth has to do is to rely on the hunter's various means to force the demon wolf who was once blinded by himself into a desperate situation. For this reason, he was even ready to risk his life, even if this revenge failed, he believed that as long as the half-elf was there, he would not let the demon wolf attack the village again.

Picking up the weapons and quivers that he had just thrown to the vicinity in the process of luring the demon wolf into the trap, Seth carefully examined them one by one and hung them on his body in the most comfortable position for himself. The hunter who had done all this stared at the bits of blood on the rotting leaves of the woods, and the vendetta between him and the beast had to be settled today.

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Seth followed the wolf's trail cautiously, a few days ago a rain had made the dead leaves on the ground even more damp and sticky, and it was hard to walk on such ground without leaving any traces, and the black beast had no way to follow. Coupled with the blood stains left by the injured front paws, it was difficult for even a novice hunter with little experience to keep up with his target at the moment.

But as Seth went deeper into the forest, the doubts in his mind became more and more alert. The injury to the front paws of the demon wolf is not light, judging from the speed of its escape, it is certain that it will hurt the bones, but although this injury greatly affects its running speed, it is not to the point of limping. In other words, even if the demon wolf was injured, the impact of the injury on its activities was relatively limited.

In the forest, even the most sophisticated hunter has no place to pass through the predators. The ears of wild beasts can detect the hunter without being aware of it, and their noses can detect the traces of prey and outsiders little by little, without the need for visible traces. The Hunter's strengths lie in tools, traps, intelligence, and dexterity.

The powerful perception brought the beast the possibility of ambushing the hunter, but the demon wolf in front of him, who was very cunning in Seth's knowledge, did not take him around the woods to disturb his sense of direction, expecting him to reveal his flaws, and his escape path was almost a straight line for the hunter's incomprehension.

Wolves are creatures that rely mostly on smell to find their way, and the demon wolf's intelligence is better than that of ordinary wild wolves, and it is not surprising that they can rely on sight to find their way in a forest with similar scenery. But it spotted a direction while wounded and followed, as if it had identified a destination with something critical enough to turn the tide of its life.

As an experienced hunter, Seth had a faint sense of foreboding. But hatred has been breeding obsession in his heart for most of the year, and he is unwilling to return in vain when he has the advantage of being the first, which is like an arrow on the bow for a hunter who is determined to take revenge.

To do this, Seth had to slow down his tracking speed once more, and clenched the short bow that was behind his back in his hand, and took the paralyzing poison arrow from the quiver and placed it on the bowstring.

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Slowly and cautiously moving forward, it seemed as if every shadow in the woods could suddenly pounce on a giant black wolf in Seth's sight. Every few steps, Seth would stop and look around, thinking about where he should retreat in the event of a surprise attack to gain an advantage in the terrain...... Until he was mentally tense to the limit, almost becoming paranoid. He saw his target crouched low in a small clearing in the woods, and just snarled at him.

The hunter's first instinct was to look behind him again. Sneak attacks are an instinct imprinted in almost all predators, and roaring is a warning and demonstration for predators after being spotted by their target. The opponent gave up the advantage of the surprise attack and appeared directly in front of him, Seth instinctively thought that it was attracting his attention, but looking around failed to make him find the other ambusher he imagined. In the next second, the hunter carefully placed two smaller iron clips on his side, and then quickly took out two handfuls of thistles from his waist pocket and threw them beside him. While concentrating on the target in front of him, the hunter had no strength to defend his back at all times, and even if the demon wolf on the opposite side was already injured, it only took one leap to kill him on the spot.

Traps were set around him, and Seth pulled out the bowstring in his hand to focus on the enemy in front of him - the pitch-black demon wolf was the size of a ploughing ox, its thick limbs contained explosive power that mortals could not resist, its cracked mouth revealed interlaced white fangs, and the only remaining left eye was undisguised hostility.

The next moment, the demon wolf turned around and dodged Seth's arrow. However, its sheer size did not allow it to escape the hunter's second arrow. If the front paws were not injured, the wolf's sprinting speed would allow it to catch up with the fleeing hunter in a short period of time, but if Seth recklessly circled around a few trees, the wolf would not be able to reach his ass in a short time. Its sheer size gives the wolf unmatched strength and speed, while also preventing it from making nimble turns like a normal wolf.

The wolf let out a breathtaking roar, and the hunter's paralyzing poisoned arrow struck it on the shoulder near its neck. This paralyzing venom extracted from poisonous weeds can make small prey such as foxes and pheasants lose the ability to escape in just a few minutes, but it is difficult to play a good role against huge targets such as black ** wolves, although Seth has sacrificed the weight of the arrows to deepen the depth of the venom tank. Except for the heavy bow that can only be pulled out by a wrestler and the heavy crossbow with a twisted string mechanism installed, ordinary arrow wounds are just insignificant skin wounds for the huge demon wolf.

To Seth's surprise, the demon wolf who was hit by the arrow did not rush forward immediately, nor did he choose to retreat to a position where the short bow was within range and accuracy. Just bared her teeth and continued to growl at him.

Seth looked around again, still not finding the expected lurker. Although he was puzzled by the target's behavior, he did not intend to let the other party go.

Two arrows fired in quick succession, but this time it only hit the left leg of the demon wolf. Just as Seth was about to speed up the target's poison and fall into a state of powerlessness to admit him to slaughter, the demon wolf was finally enraged by his bow drawing action, and suddenly rushed towards Seth with the sharp arrows he shot.

The distance of twenty or so steps was approaching in less than two breaths, and it was only then that the hunter instantly realized that the previous "advantage" situation was only due to the "abnormal" behavior of the other party. Throwing away the second arrow he was about to shoot, Seth pulled out the long cone around his waist - the last resort he used to fight for his life, there was no blade other than the tip of the cone, and the long handle that could be held in both hands made this purpose-built weapon more like a short spear, specially designed to deal with large prey like the Demon Wolf.

By the time Seth could clearly identify the wounds on the wolf's right paw and right eye, he had bent down to prepare for the onslaught, and the enraged wolf leaped up at the same time, lunging down on its target.

The powerful force of the impact was transmitted to the hunter's hands through the taper handle, and the tremendous force of the wolf's claws pushed him to the ground. Seth immediately raised his left hand to block between his head and neck, if he let the demon wolf bite his neck, even if it was just a little flesh, he would probably kill him instantly. Humans are not protected by fur, and once the carotid artery ruptures, it becomes immobile within a few seconds and dies.

The demon wolf, whose front paws stepped on the hunter's shoulder, was eager to deliver a fatal blow to its opponent, and it used its head to distract the hunter's left hand that was protecting his neck, hoping to end the fight quickly. However, the opponent's will to survive and agility far exceeded its previous prey, and at the moment when the wolf kiss was about to bite off the neck, Seth's left hand had already touched the devil's cheek, and his fingers slashed at the devil's intact left eye.

The pain and fear caused the demon wolf to flinch instantly, and it successfully shook off the hunter's left hand, and at the same time, the hunter's right hand also took the opportunity to pull out the long cone inserted into the wolf's belly, bringing out a canopy of blood.

The long cone deviated from the hunter's intended position, the heart of the demon wolf. He thrust the long cone into the wolf's chest again, and was pressed to the ground with one hand, so that Seth could not use enough power to penetrate the wolf's heart, and only inserted it only a palm deep. For the huge demon wolf, such injuries had just touched its chest.

Once again, with the absolute superiority in strength, the hunter's left hand was removed, and this time Seth picked at the wolf's nose in the confusion. The fear of pain caused the demon wolf to push off the hunter's left hand for the first time, and another defeat caused the angry demon wolf to abandon his first goal and bite the hunter's left hand instead.

With the sound of bones shattering and the pain of fangs tearing flesh, Seth let out a suppressed growl, then pulled out the long cone again and plunged into the wound in the wolf's chest.

Sensing the threat of death, the wolf began to frantically flick his head, tearing at the hunter's left arm, and Seth, who was tossing and turning like a rag doll, waved the long cone in his hand indiscriminately, piercing the black fur wherever he could see. Tribulus terrestris and the beast caught in the tear into the hunter's back and the wolf's claws, and after a flick of his right hand, Seth finally slipped free of his only weapon in his hand in severe pain and upheaval......

As the vertigo receded from the hunter's brain, the pain and detachment made Seth realize that he was still alive. Beside him, the unlucky demon wolf's long blind right eye was deeply inserted into the long cone that he had high hopes for.

"That's it...... It's over?" The cold sweat and the damp dead leaves stuck to his body made Seth feel very uncomfortable. The hunter, who looked at his fleshy left hand and found that the palm was unconscious, realized that unless a priest performed a high-level magic for him afterwards, his hand should have been useless. As an ordinary hunter living in a remote village, the high-level divine art of the Radiance Sacrifice was naturally a luxury that had nothing to do with him. In comparison, the thistle that pierced the back and waist seemed irrelevant.

Seth looked around blankly, trying to find a reason for the demon wolf to force a confrontation with him, but found a figure he least wanted to see at the moment.

"Are you here to see if I'm dead?" the hunter at the end of the crossbow mocked maliciously.

The visitor just looked at the mess around him with an innocent face, and then replied lightly: "It seems that I am not too late?"

"Isn't it too late to see me off on one last ride?" Seth tried to pull the long cone from the wolf's still twitching corpse, only to find that the pain and fatigue made it impossible for him to do so.

"Friend, I find that your current mentality is very problematic. Andrei frowned and counted the hunter who was lying on the ground, "I have come to save you at the will of the goddess." ”

"Save a fallen man like me, and return my lost soul to the arms of the Goddess!?" Seth still stared warily at the half-elf, as if he were facing a great enemy.

If necessary, the son of the abyss can subdue the crippled hunter in front of him with his hands, and in order to prevent the other party from doing any drastic acts, he is impatient to be treated as a donkey's liver and lungs with good intentions, "What did you do to make the goddess send me to destroy you!?corrupted an entire forest?Or did you blaspheme the elven princess!?"

"I'm a hunter...... Contrary to the teachings of the goddess, I took the initiative to hunt predators who should not have been hunted for the first time, and then again stubbornly began to hunt them. It was as if some of the brilliance had been lost in the hunter's eyes.

"Well, it seems that hatred hasn't completely made you lose your mind. ”

In the teachings of the earth goddess, predators such as bears, wolves, lions, and tigers are forbidden to hunt, and this is especially true of powerful creatures such as demon wolves, which have little natural predators. Mortals rely on their wisdom and tools to stand at the top of the food chain beyond these beasts, but such behavior is strictly forbidden by nature doctrine as a disturbance and destruction of the laws of nature. For the traditional hunters who lived on the forest, the teachings of the Earth Goddess were far more important than the Radiant Church of the city-states, and should be the guiding principle for them.

Seeing that the hostility in the hunter's eyes had begun to subside, the Children of the Abyss kindly reminded him again: "Your son's prayer has moved the goddess, and she has sent me to save his father. ”

For the sake of the chickens, it was just a small joke, and the goal recorded in the goddess's memo was the main reason why André went into the forest early in the morning to cover his head.

"The Goddess does not punish blasphemers like me who break the precepts, but she still sends you to save me?" the son seemed to touch the weakest string in the hunter's heart, and made him waver.

You can think of the precepts of the Goddess as a warning that it is true in most cases, and that breaking it may have consequences beyond your reach, rather than some rule like a law. Everyone's understanding of the teachings will be somewhat different, but it is important that you realize that the Goddess's teachings are correct and consciously obey them, rather than the punishment that will be faced after breaking them. ”

"Besides, you have already paid the price for your actions......" Andrei considered his words, not wanting to provoke the hunter again, "After that, it has nothing to do with the laws of nature, just pure revenge." ”

Seth had long understood that his wife's death was his retribution for breaking the commandments, but he had been unwilling to face it. Although his son never blamed him for his wife's death, every time he saw Joshua staring at his wife's relics, Seth felt guilty that he had killed her.

And he made that decision at the beginning, but his self-confidence was a little inflated, and he wanted to prove himself through prey, and then exchange the wolf's fur for a few gold coins to buy a few new clothes for his wife and son.

"Joshua is just an ordinary Orion child, how could the great goddess Garlandia notice such an ordinary child, and how can he ask the goddess for forgiveness from me?" Seth bowed his head in despair, muttering to himself in a voice that could barely be heard by himself.

"You're not right at all. André waved his hand, "The goddess of the earth is watching me, and Joshua's prayer just happens to be heard by the goddess." Allowing a father who has broken his precepts to die in solitude is likely to cause his son to rebel against the goddess and the laws of nature, and saving the father with two devout believers is something you should be able to do too. ”

The magic of life flowed from the hands of the children of the abyss and sprinkled on the hunter who was on the ground, "Besides, no good father would really think that his children are ordinary and ordinary. ”

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