Druid Boy

At the strong insistence of guide Majeri, the Adventure Group took advantage of the darkness and led their horses to a jungle far from the swamp.

Almost no one slept that night. A Boundary Marker bearing Lord Alvis's name stood on the grass a few hundred meters away. Even though Instructor Eleanor was unconscious due to poisoning, Instructor Nora did not step into Lord Alvis's territory.

As dawn approached, Instructor Eleanor developed a high fever and even began to talk nonsense while in a coma.

Roy regained some of his Holy Light Power and quickly used Purification Art to expel the toxins from Instructor Eleanor's body. Each time he used Purification Art, Instructor Eleanor's complexion would improve slightly, but that was all. Purification Art could not cure Instructor Eleanor's snake venom; it could only keep her alive.

Magician Scarlett was worried that the poison would cause Instructor Eleanor's internal organs to fail, so she not only gave him several bottles of Detoxification Potion, but also two bottles of Life Potion.

This Venomous Horned Black Serpent is a peak-stage third-tier magical beast, its body as hard as steel. Even with the strength of Instructor Nora and the others, it would be extremely dangerous to hunt and kill a Venomous Horned Black Serpent.

Instructor Nora decided to risk trying it after hearing from guide Majeri that the gallbladder of the Venomous Horned Black Serpent could be used as an antidote.

Hunting the Venomous Horned Black Serpent doesn't necessarily require a direct confrontation.

Instructor Nora, Instructor Virgil, and Instructor Gru discussed the matter for a long time, but they couldn't get around one problem: Instructor Gru's arrows couldn't penetrate the tough skin of the Venomous Horned Black Serpent Venomous Horned Black Serpent, and if they were to fight it in close combat, they were worried about the Poisonous Fog it spewed.

"Let's go look for it first. Once we find it, we'll figure out how to deal with it. There's always a way," Instructor Nora said to the Adventure Group members.

Instructor Gru was clearly unwilling to give up, and said:

"If we observe it a little longer, we might be able to find its weakness."

Normally, Instructor Eleanor is in charge of reconnaissance, but now that he's lying down, the reconnaissance work falls to Instructor Gru.

Instructor Gru adjusted his leather armor and bow and arrows, then hunched over and ran out of the woods.

Instructor Nora and Instructor Virgil made a stretcher for Instructor Eleanor and laid a blanket on it.

Instructor Eleanor remained unconscious. In just one night, her eye sockets had sagged, and the knuckles of her hands were black.

Instructor Nora made a simple wooden frame and attached it to a horse.

In this way, Instructor Eleanor's stretcher could be carried on the horse's back. Although it would sway while traveling, Instructor Eleanor was tied to the stretcher, so she wouldn't fall off.

The Adventure Group headed in the direction where the Venomous Horned Black Serpent had appeared, with Instructor Gru leading the way, responsible for scouting the surroundings and tracing the tracks left by the Venomous Horned Black Serpent in the jungle.

This Venomous Horned Black Serpent was so large that it trampled countless weeds and bushes in its wake in the jungle, leaving easy tracks to find.

Roy, riding on his horse, looked somewhat exhausted. He had spent the entire night staring at Instructor Eleanor, and his Holy Light Power was almost depleted.

Sabrina followed behind Roy, carrying her Heavy Sword, carefully observing both sides of the jungle.

Miss Christine took out three Magic Arrow with crystal arrowheads at the tips from her Magic Pouch, bit her lip, and put them into the quiver.

Guide Majeri followed at the back of the group, hoping to stay and take care of Instructor Eleanor, but Instructor Nora refused.

Following the trail left by the Venomous Horned Black Serpent last night, Instructor Gru chased it to the edge of a swamp.

This swamp actually extends deep into Lord Alvis's territory. However, the swamp is surrounded by a large jungle, so yesterday, when Instructor Eleanor and Instructor Gru ran into Lord Alvis's territory and chased him into a jungle, they actually encountered Venomous Horned Black Serpent living in the swamp.

Upon entering the jungle, we discovered some animal bones scattered throughout the forest, especially near puddles, where we could find some every few steps.

"Something's happened here..."

Instructor Gru turned around and shouted loudly at the Adventure Group.

The group rushed over immediately, and there lay a half- Half-Elf hunter lying dead in the tall grass, poisoned. Instructor Nora examined him and said to Instructor Gru:

"He died not long ago, from poisoning..."

There were signs of a fight all around, and large swathes of reeds had been flattened.

Without a doubt, the Venomous Horned Black Serpent was nearby.

Instructor Gru rested one hand on his hip, looked around, and frowned, saying, "How come there are Half-Elf hunters in such a remote place?"

"What's so strange about that? This is the boundary of the territory. The area outside the Boundary Marker is unclaimed land. Now, if these elven hunters want to hunt, they have no choice but to bypass Lord Alvis's territory," Instructor Nora said, wiping her hands and standing up.

Just as everyone was about to bury the elf hunter, Miss Christine suddenly sat up straight, her beautiful pointed ears twitching slightly, and then said to Sabrina, "Listen, there's the sound of fighting in the wind."

At this moment, Instructor Gru also stood up alertly and looked toward the square from which the sound came.

Instructor Nora, however, leaped onto her horse first, grabbed the reins, and galloped toward the direction from which the sound came.

"I'll go check it out. That big snake should be nearby. Be careful."

Instructor Nora said eagerly.

The Adventure Group followed Instructor Nora, following the sounds of fighting. After walking only two hundred meters, they found a group of Elf Warrior attacking a Venomous Horned Black Serpent was more than twenty meters long in a shallow puddle.

The surrounding reeds had been flattened by the giant python. In the sunlight, the Venomous Horned Black Serpent's body reflected light like obsidian, and its scales were as big as a palm.

A long black horn grew from a triangular head, and a row of thorns grew from its cheeks. Its pale green pupils turned dark green, and when its mouth opened, its four fangs were half a meter long.

The Venomous Horned Black Serpent had two extremely contorted Half-Elf wrapped around its body, and several large bulges had appeared on its abdomen.

There was no Poisonous Fog around it; it opened its mouth wide, poised to devour anyone it could.

A dozen or Half-Elf hunters hid in the distance, continuously firing arrows at the Venomous Horned Black Serpent Venomous Horned Black Serpent. However, the arrows, unsurprisingly, bounced off the Venomous Horned Black Serpent.

Last night, because it was dark and Roy couldn't see the whole Venomous Horned Black Serpent, he didn't realize how terrifying this giant snake was.

Seeing the venomous Venomous Horned Black Serpent, Roy was still utterly shocked. This wasn't a giant snake at all! It was clearly a venomous dragon...

Unable to understand why these Silver Moon Elf Warrior were mixed up with the Half-Elf hunters, they saw the Venomous Horned Black Serpent suddenly lunge forward. Its slightly arched body shot out like lightning, biting the thigh of an Elf Warrior Elf Warrior and pulling him into the air.

Despite the excruciating pain, the Silver Moon Elf Warrior launched a desperate attack, slashing his greatsword into the Venomous Horned Black Serpent's left eye. The eerie green eyeball burst open, and countless jelly-like transparent liquids flowed out, causing the Venomous Horned Black Serpent to flip and spin in mid-air.

The Elf Warrior was thrown to the brink of death, Venomous Horned Black Serpent seized the opportunity to open its huge mouth and swallow the Elf Warrior and the greatsword into its belly in one gulp.

However, at this moment, the nearly two-meter-long Double-edged Greatsword was placed inside the belly of the Venomous Horned Black Serpent Venomous Horned Black Serpent, causing two bulges to form on the sides of its belly.

The other Silver Moon Elf Warrior were so frightened that they all retreated.

At this moment, the Venomous Horned Black Serpent seemed to have given up the fight. It suddenly turned around, stared with its single eye, and charged towards the group of Half-Elf hunters who were constantly shooting arrows.

The Elf Warrior stood still, none daring to give chase.

The elf hunters scattered in terror, but they were no match for the Venomous Horned Black Serpent.

As the Venomous Horned Black Serpent twisted its body, it suddenly lunged forward, opening its massive jaws to bite a Half-Elf hunter.

The Half-Elf hunter didn't even dodge. Taking advantage of the moment when the Venomous Horned Black Serpent opened its mouth, he shot an arrow into its throat, clearly prepared to die.

Just then, a giant bear pounced out of the tall grass and bit the neck of the Venomous Horned Black Serpent.

Although it was enormous, it was no match for the Venomous Horned Black Serpent. When the giant bear crashed into the Venomous Horned Black Serpent, its fur trembled violently, but it could not budge the giant snake.

The Venomous Horned Black Serpent flipped over and wrapped itself around the giant bear's body, causing the bear to let out a terrible howl.

When Instructor Nora saw a group of elves attacking the Venomous Horned Black Serpent, she didn't wait for her horse to stop. She jumped off the horse, drew her longsword, and approached the Venomous Horned Black Serpent from the side.

Instructor Virgil and Instructor Nora had fought side by side for many years. Without Instructor Nora giving any gestures, Venomous Horned Black Serpent from the other side.

Almost the instant the two instructors landed, they activated their auras. Roy saw the phantom of the giant sword behind Instructor Virgil condense on the greatsword in his hand, and a dark red luster appeared on the greatsword.

Instructor Nora's body seemed to be enveloped in a layer of energy.

The situation changed immediately when the two instructors entered the battlefield. The Elf Warrior were roused and approached the Venomous Horned Black Serpent with orderly steps.

Roy was a little stunned at this moment, Sabrina had already rushed past him.

He stood frozen in place, not out of fear, but because he saw the spiral pattern on the giant bear's shoulder.

With incredibly mixed feelings, Roy shouted at the giant bear:

"Woods, is that you?"

The giant bear, entangled by the Venomous Horned Black Serpent, suddenly paused. It glanced at Roy in the distance, its jaws still clamped around the python's neck, refusing to let go...

As Instructor Gru drew his bow, an arrow was handed to him from the side.

Instructor Gru paused for a moment, then took the arrow in his hand.

He stared blankly at the crystal-clear arrow in his hand. The fletching he was holding was actually two teardrop-shaped, Seven-Colored Sprite Dragon Scale crossed and fixed to the shaft. Looking at the tip, it was almost transparent. He knew very well that this was a Magic Crystal Arrow that only the Phantom Archer of the elven race could possess.

"Christine, you actually brought Magic Crystal Arrow?"

"Instructor Gru, aim more accurately."

As Christine spoke, she nocked an Armor-Piercing Arrow onto the bow...