Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Cunning Lurker
All the hunters present today are veterans who have participated in hunting expeditions, and each of them has a wealth of experience and can calmly deal with any situation, but the current situation has finally made them unable to compose. The apex novel, just when they gradually adapted to the strength and frequency of the attack of the demigod monsters, and took advantage of the opportunity to focus part of the attention of the demigod monsters on the group of monsters that were originally the prey, and little by little to redeem the defeat and rescue their companions, in the direction behind them, the muddy water splashed again, and hundreds of tentacles rose into the sky, cooperating with the original tentacles, and attacking the lizardman hunters of the hunting team from two directions. All the lizardmen, including Garnett and Grannell at the top of the canopy, did not expect that there was not only one demigod lurker ambushed in the swamp, let alone that the cunning lurker would actually use ambush means to join the battle at the most critical moment.
The combat effectiveness of the hunting team is indeed very strong, but the gap in rank is a gap that is difficult to overcome, even if the monster and the intelligent creatures are compared, because they cannot use the fighting spirit, the strength has to be reduced by half a level to calculate, but the hunting team of hundreds of people, against a demigod monster is already very difficult, when the second demigod lurker appeared, the original stable defensive counterattack formation, immediately became precarious, there was a possibility of collapse at any time, once again a large number of hunters were swept by the newly appeared tentacles, and flew into the sky under the constraints of the tentacles.
"Two, it's time for you to play. Pannis, still standing on the canopy with his eyes closed, suddenly said to the two Legendary Lizardmen: "Seeing that your people are being attacked, don't you two plan to help, Galantis, you go too, look at your expression, you have endured to the limit, since this is the case, then go with them." ”
"Hiss. Can you really "When the battle was approaching, the hunter's instinct in Galantis's blood took over, and the yellow-green vertical pupils that belonged to the lizardman ignited a desire for hunting and killing, and he asked expectantly: "Hiss, uncle, don't you need my help here?"
"No, although your strength is fine, but we are used to cooperation, and your sudden insertion will have an impact. Pannis shook his head and said, "Go help your people, they need you more." ”
"Okay, hiss. I've been looking forward to it for a long time. Galantis popped out of his fingers, flicked his tail quickly, and said, "Grandpa Grannell, Garnett, when are we going to go?"
"But you didn't say" Garnett seemed to want to say something to Pannis, but as soon as the words came out, he was stopped by Grannell's stern gaze. The old lizardman nodded to Pannis, plucked the spear from his back that had been with him for years, and spewed out his forked tongue. There was a loud hissing sound, and the members of the hunting party below heard Grannell's voice and seemed to be encouraged, even in the heat of attack and defense. Still stomping the mud under his feet, his mouth echoing with the same hiss. With the encouragement of the old captain, the defensive formation, which was originally likely to collapse at any time, stabilized again for a while. The defensive space that was compressed to the limit by the tentacles around it even pushed outward a considerable distance.
"Hey, let's go. "Faced with a long-lost battle, the old lizardman, who had been retired for many years, seemed to be rejuvenated. Rickety's back straightened, and even the pale scales regained a dull red, and he threw his head up and let out a piercing scream, stepping on the trunk of the tree that sloped downwards on the soles of his feet, as if he were stepping on flat ground, and rushed towards the tentacles below as fast as he could. Garnett and Galantis followed the old man closely, just as they had experienced countless times in their childhood when they followed him to learn the art of hunting, and even though decades had passed, there was no strangeness.
The addition of three Legendary Hunters has brought immeasurable changes to the tide of battle. When Garnett took the giant shield from his subordinates, and Galantis removed the spear behind his back, the scales of war shifted again. With the addition of a giant shield hand and two spearmen, the defensive formation was not only re-stabilized, but even restored the original stalemate once again, under the leadership of the three legendary hunters, hundreds of high-level hunters miraculously temporarily withstood the siege of the two demigod-level demonic beasts, not only did not show any signs of defeat, but also expanded outward again, and once again there were companions who had not been seriously injured or paralyzed by the tentacles were rescued and put into battle again. The enthusiasm of the hunters was resurged, although they still could not see the dawn of victory, but under the leadership of the three legends, they saw the hope of safe evacuation, and in the face of the siege of the two demigod beasts, if they could evacuate safely, it would be enough to boast of a lifetime of honor.
However, apart from the fact that the old lizard Granel saw some clues from Pannis's cousin, no one thought that since the swamp lurkers, who had originally had only one, would suddenly become two, then the two lurkers might not become three. So, when the third pile of tentacles emerged from the mire, all the non-Legendary hunters fell into deep despair. They didn't know about Pannis's promise to Grannell, so the third swamp lurker became the last leaf to crush the Plains Hump, and even a few hunters gave up in despair, being swept up by the waving tentacles without suspense, and strangulated several ribs with a single force.
The appearance of the third lurker completely broke the stalemate, and in less than a minute, at least a third of the hunters were swept up by the tentacles. For the lurkers, this is just a hunting operation, not a battle, they only need to catch enough food, there is no need to defeat this group of enemies at all, from the beginning, these three cunning monsters are aiming to catch enough food, and the attack and defense of the previous hunting team are just means to achieve the goal. So, after catching enough food in a very short time, the three lurkers prepared to burrow into the soft mud with their prey, as their kind had done countless times, and slowly enjoy the food in the nests deep in the mire, and the remaining hunters were horrified to find their actions, and their roars were full of anger, but they were still helpless against them.
But in the next moment, there were three or four hundred tentacles in front of them, and together with the clansmen with the tentacles rolled up, they suddenly disappeared from the eyes of the hunters, not re-burrowing into the mire, but completely disappearing into the air, leaving no trace. Less than three seconds later, there was a sudden rain of lizards in the sky, and the tribesmen who had been swept away by the tentacles reappeared in the air without warning, losing the support of their tentacles, and they fell directly to the ground without accident.
Whether it was the rescued or the uncaptured lizardmen, they all looked confused and didn't react to what was happening, only three Legendary Hunters cast their perceptions to the top of the canopy at the same time, and Pannis, who was originally standing at the top of the tree, disappeared into the upper world of the swamp together with the five girls. To be continued
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