77. The hunter and the prey

Esther moved slowly along the stalagmites. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe so-called standing high and seeing far, this conclusion is not necessarily the truth in the dark underground world. Because the vast majority of creatures with dark vision can only see a distance of one or two hundred meters in the dark. But East is not in this range. He's a foul presence. Relying on his extraordinary perception, he can still maintain a vision of more than a thousand meters even in the dark. Standing higher, it is beneficial for him to detect the enemy in advance.

The stalagmite chosen by Esther was the tallest one around, fourteen or five meters tall. The surface of the stalagmite is smooth and flat. If you don't turn into a gecko, it will be difficult for even the best person to climb up. Even at the top of the stalagmite, the straight-line distance to Sonia was no more than fifty meters, and this was the maximum distance that Sonia had used to maintain a call using her psychic powers. Within this distance, the two could talk in detail without making any sound. And the distance is close, so it is convenient to support each other.

Soon, East climbed to the top of the stalagmites. Then he stared intently at the darkness in the distance. This time it is likely that it is not human, and he has to rely on his special ability to make an assessment of Sonya's combat effectiveness in advance.

"Be careful, these guys seem to be invisible in the dark. "When Esther observed the silhouette marks of the Shadow Beast as it ran, he immediately raised the creature's danger by a level. As soon as possible, Esther conveyed the news to Sonya. "They only seem to show signs when they're moving fast. ”

"Rest assured, in my mind, they are all very conspicuous. We won't be attacked. I don't believe they can be invisible when attacking. ”

Easter, who claims to be well-informed, can't confirm what it is. After all, his common sense basically comes from movies and games in his previous life. There are many fantastical creatures inside. According to Amanda Tsukimi, most of these fantasy creatures are a reflection of the scattered spiritual remnants of some powerful creatures in the original world, which means that those fantasies have a certain factual basis, and they are likely to be real creatures in this world. But what has come over now really doesn't make any impression on Easter. Such an enemy is dangerous. The unknown is dangerous.

For Shadow Beasts, creatures that are ubiquitous in all Shadow Planes and have a dominant position in the Shadow Plane's biosphere, the fundamental reason for actively responding to the summons of spellcasters from various other planes is the bloodthirsty desire of these ferocious beasts.

Creatures in the shadow plane generally have a tendency to shadow their bodies, so that there is very little blood in the organism's body, and more shadow energy. And for the shadows, blood is like the condiment of human meals, and if you don't eat it, you won't die, but you always have to eat it when you have the chance.

The largest of the five shadow beasts summoned by the Green Cross Shadow Mage has five heads, one of which is in the form of a humanoid. Shadow beasts that grow this kind of head will greatly improve their intelligence, and their basic intelligence is no less than that of ordinary people.

Unlike ordinary shadow beasts, which will follow the binding in summoning spells and carry out the summoner's commands, this highly intelligent shadow beast will often attack the summoner as soon as it is summoned. Many inexperienced summoners, after summoning one of these shadow beasts, let their guard down on the seemingly obedient shadow beasts, and then killed the beast in their mouths in negligence.

This time is certainly not an exception. The reason why the five-headed Shadow Beast did not attack the summoner was simply because it could sense the aura of another powerful shadow creature from the summoner. For Shadow Beasts with the innate ability to perceive shadows, they are sensitive to the presence of any shadow creature. The aura of shadows emanating from this summoner was a terrifying aura that made it tremble. Faced with such a terrifying aura on its body, it decisively chose to obey with high intelligence.

The Shadow Beasts are very satisfied with the fact that they can taste the flesh and blood of intelligent beings (underground gnomes) just after coming to this plane. They obey the orders of the Green Cross cultists, and also have the intention of preying on more creatures.

Five Shadow Beasts marched forward in a line, with a three-headed Shadow Beast at the front. Behind it is the largest guy with five heads. Behind them, there was a three-headed shadow beast and two two-headed shadow beasts.

In this dark subterranean area, the Shadow Beast's ability to blend into the shadows has shown great adaptability. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is impossible to distinguish the appearance of these evil beasts. They resemble puffs of smoke, and only the air shocks created by constant high-speed running reveal the contours of their bodies.

The Shadow Beast's keen sense of smell had spotted Sonia in front of her. These beasts can smell a thousand meters ahead, and if they are downwind, this distance will be doubled. The smell of dried blood on Sonya's clothes made her feel like a light in the darkness in the smell of these beasts. Each of the five shadow beasts sniffed vigorously. The smell of blood excites them, but their high intelligence keeps them alive with the cunning of predators.

Every time you answer the call, it's a chance for the Shadowmon to get a delicious treat. But at the same time, it's likely to be an uphill battle. Although it relies on high-level Shadow Beast machine gun-like ability attacks, most of the time it can be won. But Guan Gong still has time to go to Maicheng. Every year, many fools who have been summoned to other planes never return. Even so, the thirst for delicious flesh always makes them forget all threats when they answer the call. Because of their notoriety for attacking summoners, few spellcasters from other planes summon them. These evil people who are extremely confident in their own strength, and who are not concerned about the huge innocent casualties that may be caused by the Shadow Beast's wreaking havoc, will unscrupulously summon these evil beasts.

During each summon, Shadowmon attacks all creatures except the summoner and their designated non-attackable allies. Therefore, every time a shadow beast is summoned to the rest of the planes, it will cause great casualties to the local people in the first place.

An enemy. The Shadow Beast found only one enemy in its sense of smell. At least this is the only one that smells like an enemy.

The enemy stood in front of him with such a generous face, as if he had not noticed that the five ferocious beasts were approaching.

However, the more this happens, the more the Shadow Beasts will hesitate and observe for a longer period of time before attacking. Because no one knows better than themselves the enemies they need to summon Shadow Beasts to deal with, and they will definitely not be simple enemies.

"It's close. They stopped. Seems to be watching you. Esther noticed that the light no longer distorted in the space, and the blurred silhouette of the figure was no longer visible. This shows that their enemies have stopped advancing where they are already very close.

"Got it. They were arranged in a column, the first of which was less than fifty meters away from me. Sonia "saw" better than Easter.

"They don't seem to know you can see them. This is a good opportunity. Strike first. ”

"I see. You're prepared, too. ”

Shadow Beasts are highly intelligent demonic beasts. They usually make detailed observations before attacking an unknown enemy.

About fifty meters away from Sonya, the five Shadow Beasts stopped their progress and carefully surveyed the enemy in front of them.

This is a female human. It's very young, even if it's just entering the maturity stage. She's not big and doesn't look muscular, so she doesn't seem to be a tough opponent to deal with. In particular, she didn't have any weapons of the type known to the Shadow Beasts in her hands. In this way, it is human without weapons, and to Shadow Beasts it is generally a prey that has no ability to resist. But this female human was covered in blood, and there were bursts of blood that could be smelled from a thousand meters away. With a keen sense of smell, the Shadow Beast could easily tell that the bloodstains belonged to different individual creatures. If the owner of these bloodstains was killed by the female human in front of him, it would indicate that this enemy has hidden strength.

Beasts judge the strength of their enemies by their size. Sonya's petite size baffled the shadow beasts. It is common in their population that the stronger the individual, the larger the individual. Could such a small female human really be an enemy worthy of attention? Are those blood stains really from the enemy that this female human killed?

After a few minutes of hesitation, in the end, the desire for delicious flesh prevailed over caution. The five shadow beasts lined up in a line, forming a semi-encirclement posture towards Sonya. Even then, the Shadow Beast was not free from the influence of its cunning nature. They moved slowly and softly, intending to launch a surprise attack on Sonya.

All this seemed so ridiculous to Sonya. It's like a couple of crappy thieves who take a man with sunglasses for a blind man and plan to steal his wallet in front of him. While the shadow beasts were moving slowly, Sonia had already decided on how to attack.

In the eyes of the Shadow Beast, the female suddenly turned her back to them and made a gesture that she was about to leave.

It would be absolutely unwise to expose one's back to a carnivorous beast in this way. Few carnivores can resist attacking an unsuspecting target with their backs to them. In the center of the semi-circular encirclement, the three-headed shadow beast closest to Sonia could not resist the desire to pounce on its prey from behind and feast on their flesh. The first time to speed up and pounce.

The rapid running made the shadow beast show its traces for the first time. Hearing the sound of a rapid run behind her, the female human in front of her turned her head, only to see a blurry gray-black shadow swooping down on her.

Contrary to the three-headed shadow beast's expectations, there was no panic on the face of the female human when the prey saw the predator, but a hint of excitement that the prey had taken the bait.

The relationship between the hunter and the prey changed in an instant.