Night Raid

"Ugh, why can't I take advantage of this?"

That night, while resting.

Linsey lay half-reclined in front of the old oak tree she had chosen, her sleepless eyes filled with regret.

At dinner, he found his companions to process the prey and prepare the food.

Then I secretly tested the [Prey Material] skill.

As expected, Linsey failed.

Although they were in the same operation and were partners with the same goal, Linsey was unable to obtain material from the other people's prey.

His abilities appear to be skills similar to those in a game system.

But in essence, it still uses the technique of Essence activation.

Unless Linsey personally participates in the battle, and this process is recorded and acknowledged by the [Game Player], the Essence material can be consumed for stripping.

"Forget it, let's think about happy things instead."

Linsey muttered something, ending her resentful thoughts.

He began to recall the knowledge about Devil Beast from his memories of the Hidden Borderlands.

They were trying to find records of eagle-like Devil Beast.

This information mostly comes from snippets in various books, such as calendars, travelogues, and maps.

A small town that served as an outpost.

No one has yet compiled a guide or reference book specifically for each type of Devil Beast.

Linsey pondered for a long time.

He had read quite a few books, but when he tried to recall, he still couldn't remember where any Devil Beast like eagles had appeared.

"I can't remember!"

"I can only go back and find some time to carefully check the information again."

Linsey planned to get some rest, since they would have to continue clearing out the Devil Beast tomorrow.

Being cautious, before going to sleep, he finally unfolded the map and took a look at the surrounding environment...

"Ah?"

In an instant, Linsey was wide awake.

Because on the map, in the farthest part of the south, there were three or five scattered Red Dot, and they were heading straight for the camp of the clearing team.

"Coincidence? What a coincidence!"

Linsey's expression changed, and she dared not be careless.

He immediately stood up and asked his companion to tell Anrui the news.

He had already taken his bow and arrows out of his bag and was approaching the direction where the Red Dot had appeared.

Linsey confirmed the situation in advance.

This way, others can also get the news immediately.

The night was deep in the forest.

Following the markings on the map, Linsey quickly found the few Red Marker that had just appeared.

"..."

"Corrupted Poison Spider?"

In the telescope's view, a menacing-looking spider was stealthily approaching from the south. Its yellow-ringed legs moved cautiously with each step, making almost no sound.

Linsey has dealt with this kind of Devil Beast more than once.

Nature immediately recognized their identities.

But why did the Corrupted Poison Spider, which were still dwelling in the southern forest and guarding their territory yesterday, suddenly come out tonight? Even if it were just a small number of spiders going out to hunt because of hunger, it would be impossible for them to travel such a long distance and even run into the awakened members of the extermination team.

"..."

The unusual situation made Linsey even more cautious.

Instead of immediately attacking the Corrupted Poison Spider, he expanded the reconnaissance area of the map once again.

"One, two, three... seven!"

Within Linsey's observation range, he discovered a total of seven Corrupted Poison Spider.

Each of the Corrupted Poison Spider was a considerable distance apart, and each moved forward stealthily in one direction.

This situation...

"It's like a scout investigating the enemy's situation."

Linsey immediately had a guess in her mind.

It's important to understand that once these dangerous beasts become Devil Beast, they possess a certain degree of intelligence. This is especially true for species like the Corrupted Poison Spider, which can produce exceptionally powerful Devil Beast.

This was definitely a premeditated and planned investigative operation!

"Linsey, you noticed there are still some scattered Devil Beast approaching. Were they missed when we cleared them out during the day?"

Just then, Anrui arrived from behind.

The Lord took the information provided by Linsey very seriously. He ordered Alan to awaken the other awakened ones and rushed to Linsey's side ahead of time.

Linsey immediately shook her head and denied it, saying, "Uncle Anrui, it wasn't Devil Beast we missed during the clearing process."

"Those Corrupted Poison Spider are approaching from the south! And their behavior is very similar to that of soldiers conducting reconnaissance before a battle."

Linsey informed Anrui of the general situation.

The Fifth Stage Warrior's expression also became more solemn than before.

While this solemn atmosphere existed, a hint of savagery flashed in Anrui's eyes. He had a blood feud with these spiders, who had lost an arm to him!

"Perfect timing!"

"It's better that these spiders chose to ambush us than to ambush the town."

Anrui stared coldly at the forest ahead, then gave Linsey another instruction. "Linsey, you stay here and keep watch. I'll go tell everyone that none of these spiders will leave alive today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Anrui turned and walked behind him.

Linsey looked at the pitch-black night ahead, her mind wandering to other things.

The primary reason for these Corrupted Poison Spider' sneak attack was, of course, their own.

After their previous attack on the town, these Devil Beast should know they are the weaker party. Why did they launch an attack before they could strengthen their group? That's easy to understand.

It was probably that encounter with the hunter that made the Corrupted Poison Spider think it couldn't hook onto the enemy and that its position was completely exposed.

To achieve victory against overwhelming odds, one must naturally seek opportunities.

The Awakened Ones, Devil Beast had spent the entire day cleaning up the Eastern Forest, were in their most exhausted state than usual, making it a rare opportunity for the Corrupted Poison Spider.

As long as these Devil Beast don't change their ferocity, they'll fight to the death.

This is clearly the best opportunity.

But the second question is, how did these Corrupted Poison Spider find out about this? After all, Anrui specifically set up sentries in the forest.

Monitor the Devil Beast in three directions to prevent any accidents from happening.

In this situation, how did these spiders know about human actions and seize such a perfect time and place to attack them at night?

How do they know? Where does the information come from?

Surely no one in the town would collude with these Devil Beast and commit treachery?

Linsey frowned; he couldn't understand the problem at all.

At that moment, a large patch of dense Red Dot began to appear again in the southernmost part of the map.

They were some distance apart from the spider that was acting as a scout.

These real spider armies are advancing with full force, and a battle tonight is almost inevitable!

"..."

Linsey frowned and glanced around.

As usual, he chose a taller fir tree, climbed up in a few quick movements, took out his binoculars, and continued to gaze into the distance.

Through the gaps in the trees, countless dark figures moved swiftly.

Like ghosts flashing among the swaying shadows of trees, their identities are difficult for ordinary people to discern.

But Linsey could see very clearly that they were all spiders!

Comparing the footage with what he had seen during his reconnaissance in the forest, he quickly made a judgment:

"These guys have come all out of their way, risking everything to fight to the death!"