It has big feet and sharp claws, all of which sparkle like sharp daggers.

It swayed its feet, a deadly weapon, lightning fast.

Target: Conou!

If he is hit, his body will be torn to shreds.

However, Conou is not just ordinary people.

"No chance!"

He also felt the chill in his chest!

Hyperinstinct had warned him, so he was able to react accordingly.

Con Ou swung his sword upward

Its front legs slash from right to left, and Con'ou's sword has a line carved from the bottom up!

These two attacks were destined to meet.

Sonor!

Knives and claws meet and burst into sparks. The power was too strong, and Conou was pushed down.

Despite this, Con was undeterred and ready for his next attack.

Kururong

Then the beast let out a deep roar and returned to its original forest.

"Whew. ”

Conor held his breath as he watched it return to the forest.

It was only then that Eder, who had been unconscious, regained his sense of direction.

"Are you alright?"

"Yes. ”

"If my eyes don't deceive me, it's ... A tiger, right?"

He will drive nails to his head. A tiger ambushes Conou. Of course, it's no ordinary tiger.

"This is the master of the jungle, Balamut. Very smart. ”

Given that this tiger is three times the size of the average tiger, its physical strength has also become unbearable.

Not only does it have tremendous power, but it's also extremely fast and agile.

Still, it confused them with its roar and then launched an ambush.

Even though they had just stepped into the jungle, it chose to do it to them!

He didn't know how it knew they were coming, but it chose to attack people when they couldn't help but be careless.

Conou was sure that the tiger was intelligent and an amazing hunter.

In addition, once it realizes that its ambush has failed, it retreats, which means that its decision-making is also top-notch.

By combining all of these factors, he was convinced that this was by far the strongest monster he had ever fought in Ars.

"It is very strong prey. ”

Conou grinned

It will be a formidable enemy.

But if he were to defeat such a formidable enemy, he deserved an incomparable reward.

High risk, high reward!

"It looks incredibly powerful... How did you feel after you faced it yourself?"

Edel recalls Baramut's roar and feels a chill even though he is a ghost.

"It's strong. ”

"And how do you deal with it?" asked Eder.

"If you want to fight a tiger, you have to go into its den. "Let's find the tiger's den first," Conou said, gazing into the jungle.

"Exploring the jungle... Ah, I think we're going to have to stick our heads in the tiger's mouth. ”

The jungle is the territory of Balamut.

They say that even lamb will eat half of the food in the front yard, but tigers in the hunting ground will be more dangerous.

"So be vigilant. If there is a repetition of the last time, then you will be the prey.

"If I get bitten, I'll run away in my ghost form. ”

This is something that Ed can trust. He is a ghost and his enemy is a tiger. In terms of affinity, he has the advantage.

"It's not just a tiger, it's a big monster. It will definitely have some special skills. If you let your guard down, you'll die.

Indeed, ghosts are not subject to personal attacks.

However, magic does work on them, and they can also be damaged by abilities.

Therefore, Ed cannot act recklessly.

"I understand. ”

"When we go into the jungle, it can attack us anytime and anywhere, so keep that in mind. ”

Considering that Baramut had already ambushed them at the entrance to the jungle, no matter how happy it was, it had a reason to wander around its territory.

Therefore, if they are roaming the jungle, it is reasonable to think that the tiger can attack them at any time and place it chooses.

Well, it's not all bad either

"Danger can also be an opportunity!"

When Balamout attacked, it was also an opportunity for them to attack themselves.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes. ”

Conou and Eder enter the jungle. It's time to start hunting tigers in earnest.

"Can you make a bone knife?" asked Conou.

Cono nodded at Eder.

Bone knives are an incredibly basic level of bone magic, so it's clear that Edel can create them.

"Give me one. ”

"Why?"

"I want to cut off the brush. ”

The Demon Sword is a great sword. It's not the best tool to cut off the brush.

Edel clasped his hands together and cast a spell in a dull voice.

Swann!

He formed the bone in his hand and then immediately created a gentle curved bone blade.

"Here you go. ”

You handed him the knife

Conou shook the bone knife a few times. It's light, but it's also hard enough.

"That's it. ”

As the two of them moved on, Conou scratched the brush.

Of course, Conou had already tied the magic sword to his back so that he could get his hands on it at any time.

Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Oh, yes.

Cono swung the bone knife down as if he were swinging a stick. By doing so, he was able to get through it.

But suddenly, a huge wasp jumped out of the ground.

Buzz

Five wasps immediately surrounded Conou and Eder.

One of the wasps, the size of his forearm, prepared its sharp stingers and flew towards Conou.

Con O's bone knife waved at the wasp.

Rustle

Super-intuition led him to its weakness: those noisy, fluttering wings!

The bone blade struck the wasp's wing. It was a thump, so red shards poured out of the wound.

However, he hit it with that bone knife, so it didn't do much damage.

Buzz!

The wasp staggered for a moment, then "buzzed" even more and flew towards him again.

Conou put down the bone knife and drew the magic sword.

"I hope I won't get caught. ”

If he swings his sword too wide, there is a high chance that he will be caught in a tree or a dense bush.

So Conou straightened up

The wasps flew straight at him!

When he rushed forward with the demon's sword!

It was clear that his magic sword would win

Burst!

The tip of his sword pierced the wasp

Cono pushed the wriggling bee to the ground.

Light!

Praise and praise!

The wasp was thrown to the ground. At the same time, a large number of dirt fragments hit the wasp.

Thus, the short-lived wasp came to the end of Conou.

Immediately afterward, two more wasps flew towards Conou together.

Eder has already faced two Wasps.

He wields a bone shield to protect himself from their stingers.

Begin to make bone fragments

2， 4， 6， 8...

Bone fragments gradually increase

Once he's over 20, he'll shoot them all at once.

Father!

The two hovering wasps were completely frightened by the attack.

Bone fragments not only shredded their bodies, but also sliced their wings.

They landed on the ground and found red shards.

Edel cast another spell, and he reached out his hands to the fallen wasp, grappling the wasp tightly.

Tie the bones!

Bones sprout around crawling wasps, pushing them down.

This is how they ended

Meanwhile, Conou is picking up two more wasps.

Conou brandished his sword, and the wasp began to dive.

Quark!

He ended up completely stepping on the fallen wasp.

"You're done too," Eder said.

Edel dispersed his bone shield and approached Conou.

But then ... ！

"Above us!" Conou hurriedly shouted, charging towards Eder.

"Ahh ”

Hearing Conou's call, Edel looked up in surprise.

Balamut came down from the tree above him.

Right over his head!

Balamut's mouth opened wide

Its teeth are attached to bright pink gums and are undoubtedly an effective boning tool.

"Damn! Edel is going to die at this rate!"

He was late, and Balamut ran too fast and too far from Eder to arrive in time.

But he had to try something, and as a last ditch, Conou threw the demonic sword at Baramut.

Hush!

The huge sword pierced the sky and flew dangerously towards the tiger.

Balamut's eyes widened, as if he hadn't expected Con'ou to throw his sword.

Its gaze alternated between the Demon Sword and Edel, eventually turning its body into midair.

The Demon's Sword almost hit Balamut.

Instead of attacking Edel, it decided to react to the Demon Sword, which allowed it to deflect the sword with its front legs.

Sonorous!

The sword flicked down, and Balamut's trajectory changed.

Eder took advantage of the opportunity to dodge.

Balamut's front legs passed past the place where Eder's skull had been, and Edel managed to keep a piece as wide as a hair safe.

"Protect yourself!" Conau yelled.

Edel crosses his arms in an X-shape.

Bone Wall!

A wall of bones was erected around him.

Kuihon!

Balamut landed on the ground, roaring, slamming into the walls of the bones.

The wall collapsed, but it wasn't impactful enough for Ed to take any damage from it.

Shorter

Baramut roared deeply and retreated into the bushes.

"Hey. Hey. ”

Eder breathed a sigh of relief

"Hey, are you okay?"

Cono glanced at him

"Yes, I'm fine," Eder said weakly.

"I told you not to let your guard down. You're dying!" Conou said, frowning.

Now that he remembered it, it was a dizzying moment. If he had been slow to react for another second, Eder would have been doomed by now.

"I told you I could go back to my ghost form and escape..."

You made an excuse

"What if it doesn't work?" Conou questioned.

“...“

He has no excuses

"I'll tell you again. Don't let your guard down!" Conou said strongly.

"I understand. ”

Edel nodded stiffly

"And... Thank you for saving me. ”

"Whew, let's do a good job. ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Let's go. ”

"Yes, sir!"

Conou and Eder begin their long trek through the jungle again.

After a while, a purple rattlesnake rushed to Conou.

It is more than two meters long and rattles.

"It's the same with Balamout and the Hornets, but everything here is huge. ”

Cono wielded his magic sword and pushed the rattlesnake away.

"That's true!" Edel replied immediately, and prepared his bone magic.

Kaeya!

The rattlesnake couldn't bite Conou and spat out venom, and the viscous liquid poured towards Conou.

"I'll stop it," Edel said, and cast a spell.

A bone shield appears in front of Conou, protecting him from Venom.

Chick!

It is highly poisonous, as evidenced by its burning through bone shields.

Conor kicked away the molten bone shield.

The flying shield hits the rattlesnake, which shakes up on impact.

Conou lunged at the snake and cut off its head.

Rustle

Red shards poured out of its head, but it wasn't dead yet.

The rattlesnake opens its mouth to fight back

However, Edel had already cast his Bone Binding spell.

Bones sprout at the edge of its mouth and tighten around it. Somehow, it tried to open its mouth, but to no avail.

Conou stabbed the beakled rattlesnake with its mouth a few times.

Peng, Peng, Peng

"It's over. ”

Finally, Cono raised his sword and pressed it down.

Darkness is coming!

A black wave poured out of the magic sword.

Quark!

The magic sword pierced its body. At the same time, the jet black wave inflicted a serious blow.

[You defeat a purple rattlesnake.] ]

[Attribute stolen in Dark Strike.] ]

[Physics 1]

He didn't even ask him to do it, but Ed collected the junk items and gave them to him.

"Well done. ”

"Nothing. ”

"Let's go!"

Oh, yes. Oh, yes

Con continued to cut through the brush with the bone knife and pressed forward.

How much time has passed?

"There!"

Edel pointed somewhere.

Balamout was also there. However... Not alone.