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"Drip..."
Nearly a dozen sharp blades pierced Khajit's frail body, pinning him in place as crimson blood dripped from their tips onto the ground, gradually forming a pool of blood.
Khajit slowly lowered his head first, looking at the sharp blades that had pierced through his body one by one, their edges stained with his blood. Then, with difficulty, he raised his head and looked around.
Only then did Khajit clearly see what kind of Magical Beasts had pierced his body with their blades.
They were Magical Beasts about the size of humans, resembling black spiders dressed in ninja garb.
Since they resembled black spiders, these Magical Beasts naturally had eight legs.
And all eight of those legs were sharp blades.
In other words, the sharp blades piercing every part of Khajit's body were the legs of these black spider-like Magical Beasts.
Looking at these Magical Beasts, Khajit slowly opened his mouth. Blood spilled from the corners of his lips as he struggled to force out a few words.
"Wh... y...?"
Others might not have understood anything from Khajit's question.
But everyone present clearly understood exactly what Khajit was asking.
That was, where had these Magical Beasts come from, and when had they appeared?
Until just a second ago, there had clearly been no living creatures around besides Noah, Clementine, and Khajit, hadn't there?
But that question was rather pointless.
"Spells capable of invisibility aren't exactly rare, are they?" Noah spoke calmly.
"Though these Magical Beasts don't rely on magic but on special skills to turn invisible, they were indeed here from the very beginning, guarding this