Pale Emblem

Chapter 126 Monsters and Demon Hunters

In the cave, in addition to Victor's group and Christine's master and servant, there were at least two groups of people.

The bounty hunters, represented by Rhine, and the target they are chasing - the head of Oxtail Village who is suspected of being a demon.

Victor's wind element affinity state has the strongest perception. Not long after he entered the underground cave, he heard the sound of Rhine and others fighting monsters. Victor and Harvey deliberately bypassed the warring parties, took another route, and intercepted Christine's master and servant who were preparing to evacuate the cave. Unexpectedly, they eventually encountered the demon monster.

This monster looks like a vicious dog that has been enlarged seven or eight times, and is close to the size of a bull. Its limbs are exceptionally thick, and its body is hairless but has patches of spiny skin, as well as clusters of ferocious bone spurs protruding from the skin. The monster's head still retains the characteristics of a half-elf, but its expression is painfully distorted. , the original appearance cannot be clearly seen, but the completely black eyes and the mouth full of sharp teeth are particularly eye-catching.

The head has mutated, does that mean it has little of the half-elf component left?

Victor thought to himself, and then focused on the monster's back, where there were five asymmetrical tentacles, similar to the arms and legs of a giant octopus. , it can easily crush nearby stalactites, and its power is amazing.

One of the tentacles tightly wrapped a half-elf, and Victor saw his face clearly. It turned out to be the mayor's butler Ethaniel!

At this moment, Ethaniel was dying, unconscious, and his body was thin and shriveled, like a crab that had shed its shell and shrunk, two times smaller than its normal state.

The monster rushed in front of the trailer, stopped as expected, and stretched out a tentacle to wrap around the dazed Christine, then raised it in front of him for a closer look, and growled and asked: "Where is the mayor? Mayor Where is it? He promised me the antidote! Give me the antidote... I want the antidote!"

Christine's mind was fuzzy now and she couldn't respond at all. As the monster tightened its tentacles, a look of pain appeared on her beautiful face, and she gasped and moaned. Her smooth white body and ugly The tentacles set off each other, and there is actually a kind of depraved temptation.

After all, she is a half-elf female who has inherited the bloodline of the lust demon. Even without her own consciousness, she still exudes a strange charm.

Of course, demonic half-elves and pure-blooded half-elves are completely different species. Christine's charm is actually spreading "spiritual plague", which is polluting and will only cause harm to those who are infected, but no good.

Spreading "spiritual plague" is an innate ability of abyssal demons, which is also called "abyss aura".

The abyss aura emanating from the monster village leader is stronger and more direct than Christine's "charm", containing the aura of madness, violence, and evil that radiates around.

Victor clearly felt a negative energy impacting his soul. As soon as he came into contact with it, he even wanted to stay away from the monster village chief who represented the source of infection. But he immediately dismissed the idea of ​​turning around and running away, instead of running around like a frightened rat to avoid giving away his position.

"My medicine! My medicine... I can't live without the medicine, and I will take you to death with me!"

The monster roared while using its remaining three tentacles to search for items on the trailer. It looked desperate and angry, but its movements were surprisingly dexterous and careful. Maybe it really hoped that the trailer would contain the secret medicine it desperately needed, and it didn't dare to knock over the contents. Even the large wooden barrel filled with life distortion potion was placed firmly on the ground.

Victor saw the monster village chief touching the precious Life Distortion Potion, and couldn't help but hold the hilt of the Thorium Adamantium Sword. He had the idea of ​​killing the monster and taking the Life Distortion Potion, but he immediately gave up this idea.

The monster village chief looked very dangerous. When facing it, Victor obviously felt weak.

Although the life distortion potion is precious, it is not worth dying for.

Victor did not dare to act rashly, but some people came specifically to hunt demons and monsters.

Before the monster village leader could finish searching all the items on the trailer, four figures had already caught up with him.

Bounty hunter Rhine, and three half-elf female warriors who are agile and graceful.

Rhine is still the same, with white hair and red eyes, and the giant sword behind him. He ran in long strides, his speed was fast enough, but his posture was neither fast nor slow. He did not enter a fighting state. At most, he maintained a high alertness and was always ready to support his companions.

His half-elf female companions held sharp blades and rushed directly towards the monster village chief with murderous intent.

They all have short silver hair similar to Rhine's, with finely crafted facial features, tall and hot figures, and their beauty is not inferior to that of the gorgeous and enchanting mayor's wife. But their temperament was cold and their bright red gem-like eyes showed no emotion at all. They only wore a women's leather breastplate and a short skirt, revealing their flexible waists and shapely long legs. With slender feet and flawless skin, just like ice and snow, they are three rare frost beauties.

If there are no blemishes on the skin of female warriors, then they are definitely not human.

Victor himself is flawless, and the female warriors of the Hemer tribe he knows only maintain flawless white skin during the transformation period. Normally, their skin is copper-like and riddled with scars. They are still proud of this.

The three female hunters in front of them are a bit like the Hemer tribe. At least they have the heroic and fighting qualities of the Hemer tribe.

Victor's heart moved and he glanced at Lai Yin, suddenly realizing that Lai Yin actually looked a bit like the Taku tribe.

This impression was created only after meeting female bounty hunters. For example, Rhine did not rush to the front, but allowed the three female companions to directly face the demonic monster that exuded an evil aura.

Men of the Taku tribe do not usually participate in fighting or hunting, and most of the similar daily tasks are undertaken by the females of the Hemo tribe.

"Don't push me! Get away!"

The monster village chief roared impatiently at Rhine and the others, and then threw the tentacled Christine and the housekeeper towards the female bounty hunter, trying to force them back.

The monster is very powerful, but the bounty hunter is agile and can easily avoid the two bodies that hit him while running.

Christine and Ethaniel were in bad luck. Victor saw them being smashed into the rubble with his own eyes. Christine was motionless, and Ethaniel's skinny body was broken into two pieces on the spot. , although only a small amount of blood was shed, he was definitely not alive.

The monster village leader obviously still hopes that the trailer next to him contains the "life-saving potion" he desires, for fear that the trailer will be broken by bounty hunters. So, it waved its tentacles angrily and took the initiative to meet the enemy.

Five thick arm-foot tentacles danced wildly in the air, lashing out at the three enemies. The speed was so fast that the shadows could not be seen, and only the "sizzling, sizzling" sound of tearing the air was heard. Moreover, the power of the tentacles was very terrifying. It can pull out gravel and crack the ground, making bursts of sharp and ear-piercing noises.

Victor's expression changed. Even with his extraordinary perception, he could not accurately capture the trajectory of the monster's tentacles. But the bounty hunter's performance exceeded his expectations.

Needless to say, Rhine stood guard not far away and did not join the battle. His three female companions were shrouded in heavy whip shadows, but they were able to avoid most of the whippings in time.

Victor asked himself that he couldn't dodge like them.

Could it be that my agility and reaction speed are not as good as those of the three female hunters?

He quickly denied this suspicion. The wind element affinity brought about extraordinary perception and extraordinary agility in the true sense. Through visual inspection, he could see that the reaction speed of the three female hunters was actually slightly slower than that of the wind element affinity state. They can avoid the tentacles of demon monsters because they rely on accurate prediction.

Victor observed attentively, followed the female bounty hunter's line of sight, and landed on the demon monster's back. After thinking for a moment, he figured out that when a demon monster whips with its tentacles, the end of the tentacles is the fastest and cannot be caught by the naked eye. However, as long as you focus on the roots where the tentacles connect to the body, you can predict the direction and location of the tentacles in advance. Because the base of the tentacle is like a human wrist.

Only the wrist can be used to control the whip. When dealing with a person using a whip, of course you have to pay attention to his wrist.

It only took a short moment for Victor to figure out the key. But in actual combat, the demon monster would not give him time to think about countermeasures. In such a short period of time, it would be enough for the demon monster to beat him to death with its powerful arm tentacles.

This made Victor very frustrated and even a little scared.

He has always been very confident and can face any opponent calmly. He is always used to looking at his enemies from a high position and does not know what awe is.

Now, he knew that he was actually not that strong. If he were to change places with the female bounty hunter, the demon monster's wildly dancing tentacles would smash him to pieces on the spot. The demon swings its tentacles so fast that even bounty hunters who have experience dealing with it will inevitably be hit, especially when they take the initiative to attack.

Among the three, the female bounty hunter, who was the tallest and most physically fit, held a shiny silver metal spear. She stepped aside to get rid of the lashing tentacles, stepped forward, and instantly crossed several meters away, thrusting the spear straight into the demon monster. neck.

Because she used the fastest straight-line attack, when she stabbed the demon monster, she was also hit by another tentacle from the front.

Victor heard a crisp sound, and felt itchy even to the roots of his teeth. Looking at the brave huntress, he saw a large amount of blood mist spraying from her body, covering her whole body.

According to the power of the monster's tentacles that cracked the rocky ground, the huntress was not broken into pieces and her body remained intact. Her strength and tenacity even surprised Victor.

This at least reaches the physical strength of the earth element affinity state, which means that the physical attribute of this female hunter may exceed 20 points, and she has an extraordinary physique.

Of course, she was definitely injured, and Victor saw her flying backwards uncontrollably. The demon monster turned the other two tentacles' wrists, intending to hit her in the air and kill her.

At the critical moment, her companions, a relatively petite female hunter holding two shining silver scimitars, and another female hunter using a two-handed curved sword attacked the demonic monster at the same time.

The petite female hunter moved extremely quickly, jumping and gliding like a butterfly. In an instant, she left several deep wounds on the monster's leg sockets and abdomen, and even cut the leg tendons, effectively restricting the monster's movement. ability. Another female hunter with a curved sword took the opportunity to cut off several tentacles of the demon monster, completely blocking its pursuit of the female hunter with a spear.

"Roar!"

The demon monster raised its head and let out a roar that shocked the soul. The invisible abyss spiritual energy surged in all directions like a rising wave.

Even though he was tens of meters away, Victor felt a cold, needle-like negative energy sweep through his body, causing a small pimple to appear on his skin.

The female bounty hunters were closest to the demonic monsters and were the first to bear the brunt. It was not known how much they were affected by the aura of the abyss, but the rhythm of the attack was indeed interrupted.

After a moment of buffering, several bone spurs on the demon monster's back swelled and bulged, and several new arm-foot tentacles instantly emerged.

At the same time, the injured bounty hunter stood up again. Her breastplate was completely shattered, revealing a bloody wound, but wriggling granules grew out of the wound, and the tattered chest quickly returned to normal, still as white as before. , full, lively and beautiful.

The strange thing is that except for the demon monster extending a few new tentacles from the bone spurs on its back, the wounds on its body cut by the bounty hunter have not healed, as if there is some special force preventing the demon monster from recovering itself.

Victor looked thoughtfully at the silver weapon used by the bounty hunter, and then turned his attention to both sides in the battle.

The huntresses alternately attack and cover each other, and can always injure the demonic monsters at a relatively small cost. They are ruthless and extremely focused when fighting. Their strength and martial arts have exceeded the average level of the Hemer female warriors, and they also have terrifying self-healing abilities.

Victor is basically certain that they are similar to Christine. They are both half-elf demons, and they are full-time combat types. In addition, they have rich experience and are equipped with weapons to restrain demon monsters. Their hunting targets should be just A matter of time.

Unless, the demon monster still has the means to make a comeback.

The white-haired Rhine stood nearby and was not directly involved in the battle, but his alert posture was enough to show that it was not time to relax yet.

The two sides were going back and forth, and the fierce battle was in full swing. Harvey also rushed to the scene. The leather armor on his body was in tatters, and the fine iron shield he was carrying was pitted and looked very miserable.

Although the shield guard's Rock Skin Technique is said to be as solid as a rock in defense, it is still a body of flesh and blood. Who knows what Harvey has gone through. Not only his armor was seriously damaged, but there are many wounds all over his body, dripping with blood.

Fortunately, his movements are still strong and his injuries are only superficial injuries, which should be nothing serious.

Harvey saw the fierce battle between the demon monster and the bounty hunters, but he didn't dare to get close. He only wandered and looked around a little further away, looking anxious, obviously searching for the whereabouts of his master.

Victor thought for a while, picked up a small stone from the ground, curled his fingers and flicked it in the direction of Harvey.

His movements were very covert, and both sides of the battle may not have noticed. But both Rhine and Harvey, who were watching, noticed the rocks shooting from the shadows.

When Harvey discovered Victor, his worries suddenly turned into joy. Rhine guessed that Victor was hiding in the darkness just by looking at Harvey's performance.

Rhine didn't say much and just shouted: "If you don't want to die, don't come here! You'd better leave here as soon as possible. You know, we can leave at any time... You should think clearly about whether you can deal with this monster!"

In addition to Victor and Harvey, Rhine shouted to another group of people. They hid further away without showing any trace, but did not listen to the bounty hunter's advice and remained on the outside. They should be a group of adventurers who came to search for the mayor's treasure.

Harvey relied on his memory and rummaged through the rubble to retrieve his lost thorium adamantine sword. After regaining control of this magical weapon, he is confident that he can still fight even when faced with terrifying demon monsters or powerful bounty hunters!

Immediately afterwards, Harvey slithered forward and met Victor a moment later.

"Sir, are you okay?"

"Harvey, what happened?"

The two asked questions at the same time. Of course, Harvey gave priority to answering the master's question. After a pause, he quickly said in a low voice: "The mayor's butler Ethaniel can really transform into a giant monster. I can't defeat it, so I can only lure it out first." "Open... I ran after it, but I didn't expect it to force me into the battlefield of the white-haired boy, and then I met this monster."

Harvey pointed at the demon monster not far away and said with lingering fear: "It eats people. I personally saw this monster wrap its tentacles around two adventurers and suck them into mummies. It can quickly recover from the wounds on its body... …The white-haired boy and his women had no choice but to chop it.”

"The monster suddenly saw Iseniel and was stunned on the spot. The white-haired boy and the three women also stopped to be on guard, thinking that the enlarged Iseniel came to support the monster... Unexpectedly, the monster suddenly rushed over and used The tentacle grabbed Ethaniel, yelled, and asked him why he didn't protect the mayor from escaping from the cave. Did something happen to the mayor? "

"It used its tentacles to suck the huge Iseniel into a small one, and then grabbed the shrunken Iseniel and rushed out of the encirclement. The white-haired boy and the three women couldn't stop it at all... I saw it coming this way. , and hurry up."

After hearing Harvey's story, Victor's frown gradually relaxed, and he nodded and said, "I probably know what's going on."

"This monster is actually the mayor of Niuwei Village. About ten years ago, it had a deal with the mayor. Recently, it encountered difficulties, so it came to seek help from its former collaborator, the current mayor of Water Snake Town. ”

"It needs some kind of life-saving secret medicine, which only the mayor can prepare. At the same time, it also led the demon hunter, White-haired Rhine and the others, to Water Snake Town."

"Facing the monsters and the demon hunters who were following them, the mayor and Iseniel felt uneasy. They had internal strife. As a result, Iseniel killed the mayor, planned to eliminate the evidence, and took Kelly with him. Si Ting took advantage of the chaos to escape."

"However, the monster did not know that the mayor was dead. Iseniel deceived it and used it to hold the witcher back. It would be best if the monster and the witcher died together."

"We were involved accidentally..."

Victor's eyes sparkled and he said softly: "The monster would rather drag the demon hunter by himself than cover the mayor's escape. That's because White-haired Lain and the others can't stop it at all... It has four legs and can sprint very fast. Faster, probably faster than any of us. It comes when it wants and leaves when it wants!"

"However, it won't run away now. The mayor is dead, and it must think that the life-saving secret medicine is still in the trailer."

"For the last hope, the monster may choose to fight to the death with the demon hunter!"

"They will definitely decide the winner here!"