Chapter XXV. The Hunter and the Hunted

"I have absolutely no doubt that the high priest meant, hiss. The old lizard Grannell said firmly: "The High Priest is the only priest in five hundred years who can still use the Dance of the Hunt even after retiring from the priesthood, hiss, her devotion to the goddess and her love for the race cannot be questioned, we will never doubt her." ā€

"However, you suspect those mage guests of hers. Pannis chuckled and said, "You think those of her guests are responsible for this disaster, that's why you're concerned about not wanting to ask her for help directly, right?" ā€

Grannell closed his mouth, acquiesced to Pannis's speculation without saying a word, and was silent for a while before saying: "You don't know those fanatical mages in the country of mages, they can do anything for academic research, hiss, human body research, forbidden magic research, real yĆ n, hiss, they have no bottom line for knowledge, I won't believe those mages." ā€

"Maybe, but even in that kind of mage country, there will be some people who abide by the bottom line. Pannis shook his head and said, "Moreover, I think that this time maybe you have wronged those mage lords, this time, it is likely to be more complicated than you think, you may only be a part of the victims." Maybe I'm wrong, but ...... It depends. ā€

"Hiss, I don't know what you mean. Grannell shook his head and said, "But forget it, how do you need us to cooperate with you?"

No, I'll pull the other person into the field. Pannis said: "Leaving the swamp where it lives, the combat power of the lurker will drop a lot, so you don't have to worry that I can't deal with him, the most important thing now is to let me lock it with energy, and it won't be able to escape." ā€

"I see. Sizzle. Grannell immediately understood what Pannis didn't say, bowed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Then I won't bother you, hiss, I wish you a good luck." ā€

After Grannell retreated, Pannis clasped his hands to his chest. Standing alone at the top of the tree, he slowly closed his eyes. The inherent spiritual realm was confined in the body, raising his power back to the strength of a demigod, and the powerful energy centered on him, spreading in all directions, the perception ability was activated with all its might, and within a few kilometers around, every trace of energy fluctuation was clearly fed back into his brain.

The hunt under the tree nets continued, and the herds were in all directions. Under the continuous pursuit of the hunters, they were constantly cut, and one by one the large monsters fell down with a wail, and after being relieved of the last pain by the hunters who followed, they turned into reserve food in the tribe, and there will also be fallen monsters that will launch a counterattack against the hunters before they die, but the hunters of these swamp tribes have rich experience, even if they are a detachment that handles prey, they are in groups of several people. did not give these monsters any chance, no matter how strong a counterattack. It will also be avoided by these hunters, and they will not be able to escape the fate of death in the end.

For a while, on this swamp covered with Suogu wood, there was the roar of demonic beasts everywhere, the earth trembled slightly in the footsteps of demonic beasts, and the mud trampled by demonic beasts splashed everywhere. But the monsters couldn't care about shaking off the mud on their bodies, and they didn't hesitate to run for their lives.

Finally, not far from Pannis's feet, the herds of beasts from all sides gradually gathered together, originally at least three hundred beasts. It's been reduced to about a hundred. However, these remaining demonic beasts are all the strongest in the demonic beasts, and the lowest is also the gold level, among which there are many legendary demonic beasts hidden, and after these powerful demonic beasts were driven together, they also seemed to find themselves fooled, and the enemy was not a terrifying hydra, so the anger of being deceived and the desperation of being driven into a desperate situation made them more fierce and irritable, and they united against their nature, showing their sharp claws to the approaching hunters.

Some of the hunters also showed their figures, and these strong lizardmen emerged one by one from the shadows behind Suogumu, and two or three hundred lizardmen held wooden shields made of Suogumu more than one person high, and slowly approached the more than 100 demonic beasts in a circle. There were still thirty or forty meters away, and the hunters stopped and confronted the monsters in the air, the monsters let out a menacing roar in their throats, and their claws scratched at the quagmire under their feet anxiously, threatening to attack at any moment. The eyes of the monsters are crazy and fierce, but the eyes of the hunters have the unique calmness of hunters, they are natural hunters in the swamp, they have the most rich hunting experience, they will never be shaken and retreat because of the ferocity of the monsters, only the flying beast blood and the life of the prey disappearing, can turn the calmness in their eyes into the joy of victory.

"Hiss hiss ~~~" A penetrating hiss sound, coming from the upper world of the tree web, was the command given by Garnett, the captain of the hunting team, the order for the hunting to begin. As the order was given, the hunters surrounding the demonic beasts struck the wooden shield heavily at the same time, making a neat and loud sound, and at the same time approached three steps forward, attracting all the attention of the demonic beasts. Just when the attention of the demonic beasts was attracted to the besieger, a small sound suddenly sounded in the shadows of the surrounding Suogumu, followed by the sound of breaking the wind in a row, and hundreds of throwing spears flew out of the shadows, covering the top of the demonic beasts like a dark cloud, each throwing spear seemed to have eyes, and deftly avoided the sparse branches and leaves in the lower part of the tree trunk along the way. These heavy and sharp spears were wrapped in Dou Qi, using the force of the throwing and their own gravity, from top to bottom, obliquely stabbing at the bodies of the demonic beasts, shooting through their skins and piercing deep into their bodies.

These swamp creatures have a common feature, perhaps due to the swamp environment, many monsters are not covered with fur, but instead have hard, smooth scales, which can make it easier to move through muddy swamps and provide stronger defense. For such a magical beast, even if ordinary arrows are wrapped in Dou Qi, it is difficult to break through their defenses without some armor-piercing attributes, but the spear throwing is different, the characteristics of the spear itself determine their effect, even if it is an ordinary spear, as long as it is blessed with high-level Dou Qi, it can pierce their body and cause severe damage to them.

"Roar~~~" The injured monsters finally went crazy and launched a counterattack against the hunters, but the crazy monsters could not shake the defenders in the front row, and they were helpless against the spearmen in the back row under the block of the giant shield.

A qiē is carried out very smoothly, but at the most smooth moment, a change suddenly appears. Although the team members involved in the hunt were mentally prepared, no one thought that sometimes it only takes half a second to go from hunter to prey. (To be continued...... )

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