The kobolds' burrows contain a number of bones from other animals and humans, suggesting that they have been hunting before, but have only been hungry for a while now.

They would rather go hungry than hunt in the forest, indicating that there is a far more powerful being here.

At the moment, it may be this tiger.

Herag thought about it for a while, but he was still ready to take advantage of the tiger's unnoticed and avoid confronting the tiger head-on.

Although it seems to have been fought on the surface, maybe this tiger is actually very powerful, and there is no need to risk his life.

He had just come into this world, and everything had to be careful.

Just as he was about to evacuate and detour, he noticed that a person was approaching in the distance, a teenager who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old.

……

Eddard is the only exorcist in Deciduous Town, and at the age of seventeen, he is guarding this small town on his own.

He lost all his relatives in the war since he was a child, and after wandering all the way to the deciduous town, he was discovered by an old exorcist and accepted as a disciple.

Three years ago, the old exorcist lost his life while fighting monsters, and the responsibility of guarding the town fell to Ed.

Ed did not hesitate to take on this responsibility, and guarded everyone in the town with practical actions.

He almost starved to death when he was a child, but it was the people of the fallen leaf town who took him in and grew up eating a hundred family meals.

For Ed, everyone in Deciduous Town is his relatives and must be guarded.

He glanced at the pitch-black sword in his hand, which was his reliance and the source of his strength.

When Ed was apprenticed to an exorcist, he showed a talent that was unlike any other, much to the admiration of the old exorcist.

This world is home to many powerful monsters that are able to strengthen themselves with an energy called demonic aura.

What's more, the demonic aura can be plundered, as long as the target is killed, the demonic aura in the opponent's body can be obtained.

As a result, many powerful monsters appeared, and they snowballed and became extremely terrifying monsters.

But humanity is also progressing, and the appearance of exorcists has given them a sigh of relief, barely having the ability to compete with monsters.

Monsters can absorb demonic breath to strengthen themselves, and a small number of humans can also, and these people who have the ability to absorb demonic breath are called exorcists.

It's just that it's not enough to absorb demonic aura, and human bodies are inherently weaker than monsters.

Therefore, it is necessary to exercise for a long time and gradually improve the physical ability before unlocking more potential in the body.

Exorcists at this stage are apprentice exorcists, and when they awaken their own exorcism abilities one day, they can be called official exorcists.

The exorcist has a myriad of exorcist abilities, all of which are available.

The pitch-black sword in Ed's hand is his exorcism ability, and it is extremely sharp, and there is no such thing as this sword that has been slashing so far.

Ed discovers that every time he kills a monster and absorbs demonic aura, the sword grows stronger.

He and the sword grew in tandem, slowly becoming more and more powerful.

It's just that compared to other exorcists, this ability is a bit weak.

For example, some exorcists can gain the ability to control fire, and they throw it with a large fireball, which is extremely powerful.

But Ed can't do this, no matter how strong the sword is, it has to be cut to the point where people can do it.

The amount of power he can exert with this sword depends entirely on how strong Ed's own combat ability is.

Compared to other exorcists, Ed has no special abilities except for this sword, just like ordinary warriors, but his body will be a little stronger.

So far, Ed has relied entirely on the combat skills he has learned since childhood, as well as the extremely sharp black sword.

Unlike other exorcists, they have powerful abilities after awakening and can easily deal with some monsters.

To deal with every monster, Ed must personally approach and fight, and the danger is naturally much higher.

The slightest mistake will result in death under the claws of the monster.

Ed came to the Silver Frost Forest this time mainly to deal with a new monster.

The monster had already killed two hunters in the town, so that no one dared to hunt in the Silver Frost Forest.

For the people of the town, hunting is the main source of meat.

With this monster, no one would dare to hunt here, and there would be one less food outlet in the town.

What's more, Ed must get rid of the new monster as soon as possible.

This is a truth that all exorcists know, if you find a monster, be sure to deal with it in the shortest possible time.

Otherwise, you'll find out after a while that monster is likely to grow quickly to the point where you can't solve it.

So when Ed heard the news, he came with his sword as soon as he could.

After he entered the Silver Frost Forest, based on his years of experience, he quickly found the possible area of monster activity through various clues.

Ed crouched low, silently navigating the jungle like a wild animal, making no movement.

He was so familiar with the forest that he could move freely with his eyes closed.

When Ed saw the tiger in the distance, he stopped.

The tiger looked ordinary, as if it were just an ordinary beast.

But Ed knew from years of experience that it was not as simple as it seemed, which meant that this tiger was extremely terrifying, and it might have reached the level of a first-order monster.

Low-level monsters and high-level monsters correspond to the strength of trainee exorcists, while first-order monsters correspond to the strength of official exorcists.

First-order monsters, like official exorcists, will also have some special natural abilities, which are very difficult to deal with.

Ed knew this, but he didn't back down, and all he could think about was how to deal with the tiger.

At this moment, a breeze blew in the forest, and the trees swayed, making it particularly peaceful and relaxing.

But Ed's eyes widened suddenly, and he said in his heart, "It's broken." ”

The breeze just now was blowing towards the tiger, blowing the smell of his body away.

Ed didn't think the tiger's sense of smell would be ordinary.

Sure enough, the tiger, who was resting on the ground, suddenly raised his head, looked over, and immediately found Ed lurking.

Ed's eyes flickered, and he made a decisive move, and his body flew out like an arrow, rushing straight to the tiger's door.

His whole body was like a sword, and he was extremely fast.

The tiger immediately stood up and roared at Eddard, followed by black smoke all over his body, and his body changed in size.

What originally looked like an ordinary tiger turned into a giant black tiger that was a full five meters tall in the blink of an eye.

(End of chapter)