Hunting the Vicious Beast X Unknown Arrivals

"Boom!"

Thunder rumbled through the forest.

Streaks of lightning flashed in the bright daylight.

Smoke and flames began to rise from the forest.

The fighting is becoming increasingly intense.

Qishou couldn't find a good way to injure his opponent for the time being, and of course, his opponent couldn't do anything to Qishou either. The two sides were locked in a stalemate during their rapid exchanges.

Another flash of lightning, Qishou leaped to the top of another large tree, peering at his opponent in the distance through the dense foliage.

"He's injured—did I do that? No, it's a cut, he just hid it."

Through this series of twists and turns, Qishou finally discovered that something was amiss.

The wound wasn't new, but it was definitely not an old one. Perhaps it was because their fight had reached a stalemate and become intense, causing the wound to worsen.

Most creatures on the Dark Continent have enhanced regenerative abilities. If your regenerative abilities aren't strong enough, it's very difficult to survive on the Dark Continent, where competition is fierce.

If the condition worsens due to combat while the patient is only halfway through recovery, then the injury must have occurred recently.

If the enemy launched a decisive attack upon seeing him, why? Was it because of the recently received login information?

Qikuang kept thinking.

They encountered this problem as soon as they left the Gravity Zone. Not long ago, Melusina received a message from Kevin that some creatures might start targeting humans, and they didn't expect to run into this as soon as they came out.

How do we resolve this? That's the question.

As he pondered, another wisp of mist dissipated, and Qishou transformed into lightning and vanished once more without hesitation.

It can now be basically determined that the enemy's special ability is this teleportation function that reappears as the smoke dissipates. There may be intervals, but these intervals are definitely not long, and may not even exceed one second.

The intervals between disappearing and reappearing are extremely fast, almost like a flash. The moment the opponent turns into smoke and disappears, they will appear around you, always in a blind spot, aiming to launch a deadly sneak attack.

The only warning sign is the instant it transforms into mist, which is a fairly obvious characteristic. However, its near-flash speed makes it difficult to dodge under normal circumstances. Fortunately, the speed and reaction time of the Qishou are both extremely fast.

Even if he didn't create distance the instant the enemy disappeared, or even if he simply stood still and waited for the enemy to attack before fleeing, Qi was confident he could dodge.

The enhancements provided by the Lightning Speed state are no joke.

The enemy uses teleportation to close the distance and launch a deadly sneak attack, so there is no doubt that they are a powerful melee fighter. Only someone with such an aggressive ability would use this, not to mention that the enemy also uses a weapon.

This is perhaps a characteristic of small creatures; they must possess a unique skill to grow to this size in a place teeming with giant beasts.

Stage.

My own Lightning Speed, in terms of speed, reaction ability, and the characteristics brought by lightning, is superior to my opponent's fog flash.

This means that Qixia's attacks, which are essentially hard-hitting, are not very strong; he emphasizes reaction and speed, as well as the offensive power brought by lightning.

Now that the enemy can dodge the lightning with teleportation, the only way to fight them is through melee combat.

Could they be rivals?

It's not that Qishou is conflicted, but rather that humans are genuinely at a disadvantage in close combat.

Currently, the only one in the camp who can truly go toe-to-toe with the behemoth is Kevin.

Everyone else has to use some special methods, even Gon has to use Rock Paper Scissors. A direct, hard-hitting fight won't work.

No matter how strong the human body is, it is still somewhat weak in the face of the power of a giant beast.

It's not a human advantage.

We can only delay it.

"Call out!"

He was just thinking that the enemy had teleported directly in front of him, instead of ambushing him from a hidden corner.

The figure that emerged from the mist gripped a bone sword and suddenly thrust forward.

The thrust was incredibly fast; the sword tip almost touched Qikuang, but the Lightning Speed- fast reaction time allowed Qima to dodge it.

In the instant it dodged to the side, the Qishi transformed into a bolt of lightning, its legs soaring into the air and striking its opponent.

This kick, crackling with lightning, unleashed a deafening roar.

The figure was sent flying backward, crashing into the trunk of the giant tree and nearly breaking it in two.

A large amount of lightning gathered towards the opponent's body from all directions, instantly turning the area into Thunder Pool.

The tree, which was already on the verge of breaking, undoubtedly burst into flames.

"We can only delay it."

Seeing that the enemy was somewhat disheveled but basically uninjured, Qishou knew that the battle could only remain in this stalemate.

Fortunately, the reinforcements arrived quickly.

Upon noticing Melusina's arrival, Qishou immediately prepared to hold her off to prevent her from escaping when she realized there were many people around.

However, his plan backfired, because the other party had no intention of escaping at all. On the contrary, because Qishou kept hiding, which annoyed him, he rushed towards Melusina had come to the scene without hesitation.

At this moment, Melusina unfurled transparent wings like those of a fairy from her back and flew over at an extremely fast speed.

Already on guard, upon sensing an enemy suddenly appearing beside him, he didn't hesitate to somersault in the air, barely dodging a sword strike.

At that moment, two maids appeared on either side of the enemy, each kicking the enemy away with a powerful kick.

A flash of lightning appeared, and the Qishi appeared beside Melusina, immediately speaking, "He has the ability to teleport. Before teleporting, he transforms into mist and collapses inward, appearing in another location almost simultaneously, at incredible speed. And his melee abilities—"

Qishou quickly relayed the information.

Melusina nodded, tossed him a "Gift," and then her wings vanished, leaving her on the ground.

The wings she received as Gift only allowed her to fly; their speed was far too slow compared to Lightning Speed, so she simply landed on the ground to fight her enemies.

Upon landing, a pair of shields immediately appeared in his hands.

This is a battle plan devised after careful consideration while we were in the Small Town.

Previously, because she could enjoy the benefits of rapidly increasing her strength through the potion along with Kevin, Melusina, whose Nen ability was not particularly good at combat, was able to suppress Kevin all the way by relying on pure numerical values.

It's pointless to turn around and learn all sorts of techniques during a period of rapid stat improvement; techniques are a supplement only when stat improvement stalls.

Now, Melusina's strength improvement has slowed down considerably. In the Dark Continent, she can no longer achieve numerical superiority. So, since her Nen ability is not combat-oriented, but she has combat talent, she will rely on her weapons.

Humans have been known for their skillful use of tools since ancient times.

The opponent was suddenly repelled, and his figure disappeared into the smoke and dust that erupted.

A flash of sword light came from beside her ear, Melusina raised her shield without hesitation to block it.

Although Nen ability are not suitable for combat, over such a long period of time, Melusina's talent has allowed her to reach the top of the Knight world in terms of both physical fitness and Nen power.

The opponent swung his sword down, but the powerful force was steadily caught by Melusina.

The shields wrapped around his arms remained unaffected by the powerful force; in fact, the recoil from the slash caused the opponent to feel a shock in his arms.

The ability of these dual shields is not complicated at all; it is entirely due to the special properties of the materials, which make their Nen Aura conduction extremely good.

As long as the Nen Aura is strong enough, it can be truly strong.

The mist collapses towards the center, the figure disappears and reappears, then swings the sword. With just this one combo, the opponent uses it repeatedly, and you really have no way to deal with him.

Melusina stood in the middle, blocking with her double shields, steadily deflecting every sword strike.

"So that's how it is----"

The fight lasted less than five minutes before Melusina understood what was happening.

Keep in mind that she is currently in the state of [Blank Meteor], which is achieved by borrowing Kevin's Nen ability.

While it won't reach the level of Kevin's million-battery power, allowing him to access others' racial information and past experiences, it's still useful in combat.

These Nen ability abilities and skills, however, can be clearly and explicitly acquired.

The opponent's Nen ability was as simple as it appeared: it collapsed into mist and then flickered within the field of vision.

However, the process is clearly defined: upon seeing the target point, the body transforms into mist and collapses inward, simultaneously appearing at the target location. This process is inevitable, and the opponent can only try their best to reduce the time spent in this process.

Capabilities determined.

The doll-like maid took her place immediately.

The opponent once again dodged and parried the punch.

However, after the opponent's blade struck the shield without any feedback, the figure vanished and reappeared to the side and behind the returning fist; this sword strike was a direct thrust.

The Chain, carrying the Meteor Hammer, flew straight at the sword blade. Due to the force of the impact, it did not deflect the blade but instead entangled it.

Two other maids attacked from the side and behind, slashing at him with their weapons.

The opponent immediately tried to collapse and escape, and succeeded; however, her landing point was already clear.

Melusina threw a powerful punch at the target location, but her opponent appeared to swing his sword, unable to react in time to the enemy's anticipation.

The punch landed squarely on the opponent's body, sending him flying.

"Well done, Qima."

"Hmph."

Qishou's figure flickered, and he smugly hummed twice.

Once the opponent's abilities are fully understood, the two of them working together are enough to completely suppress them.

In that split second, Qishou used Lightning Speed to run in a very small circle, kicking up a lot of dust and wind, which immediately blocked the opponent's vision.

This forces the opponent to only be able to blink within a fixed small circle. Behind Melusina, the location of the maid doll directly occupies a fixed position, limiting the opponent's visibility; they can only appear in front of Melusina.

"Rock!"

With a loud shout from the hidden Gon, the heavy punch delivered a fatal blow.

The enemy, who had just been blasted away by Melusina's punch, landed solidly in front of Gon, and was completely pierced through by Gon's charged punch, with half of his body disappearing.

The Three-Tails was standing behind Gon, with its hand on him.

That's right, Gon had already hidden in a fixed spot, and the Three-Tails was responsible for concealing Gon.

Having studied for so long, the Three-Tails not only possesses the Nen ability to help detect precious mists, but it can also conceal its extraordinary aura and cover a small area using its Nen ability.

It's similar to Meruem's Nen ability, only not as overpowered, but it's enough to conceal one's presence in such an intense battle.

"He really didn't run away."

After smashing half of his opponent's body with a single punch, Gon kicked him to the ground. Seeing that his opponent still wanted to move, Gon had no choice but to extend his sword finger and sever his head.

It is now completely certain that the enemy is the individual who began targeting and sexually assaulting humans, as mentioned in the information Kevin previously conveyed.

Normal creatures of the Dark Continent would run away upon seeing Melusina approaching, instead of continuing their frenzied attack.

"It's really strange. We're so far from Moon Bay, how did they track us down? And how did they pinpoint our location?"

9

Jin, who arrived late, jumped down from the tree.

When he arrived, he had already seen that Melusina and the others were ready to kill, so he did not intervene and kept a sufficient distance to avoid alerting them.

He crouched down beside the enemy's corpse and examined it carefully.

"Be careful not to get parasitized."

Jin shook the potion bottle in his hand; he had already drunk one bottle of potion as a defensive measure.

However, the enemy was already dead, and no useful information could be obtained. In addition, this was an extra battle that stemmed from the struggle Lord, so further research would not be of much significance, since these enemies were essentially controlled.

According to the information Kevin sent, he killed a parasitic Lord who harbored ill will towards them. These should be the Lord's last resort before his death. The Lord's abilities are strange and powerful, so it wouldn't be surprising if anything happened to him.

"It seems that for the foreseeable future, or even for a considerable period to come, we will need to remain vigilant and stick together."

Jin stood up and said regretfully. At this moment, the Three-Tails sniffed the air again, instantly raising the alertness of the already relaxed atmosphere.

"They're here! So fast!"

The Three-Tails creature cried out in alarm; for the enemy to react with such alarm, their speed must be absolutely outrageous.

It's windy.

It's howling.

A fierce wind suddenly howled in from the depths of the forest.

Branches, leaves, pebbles, trees.

They were all swaying in the strong wind.

The crowd immediately scattered, shielding their eyes from the fierce wind with one hand, but they also had to keep their eyes open and look in the direction from which the wind was blowing.

The sound of horses' hooves.

Two figures appeared in the distant woods, making no attempt to conceal themselves, and as the gale subsided, they met each other's gazes.

Centaur?

The creatures that appeared were very similar to the centaurs in legend.

The lower body is shaped like a horse, but where there should be a horse's neck and head, it has a structure similar to a human upper body.

However, on its human head grew a pair of forward-curving bull horns.

Resembling a demon, wildly untamed.

It has neither human-like skin nor horse-like fur, but is covered in large areas of Scale Armor similar to those of a lizard.

It has arms with a human-like structure and five fingers, but its nails are sharp, making it more like a claw.

Only their facial features resemble those of humans, conforming to the overall structure of a centaur, but most of the details are completely different.

Furthermore, its size is extremely exaggerated; not to mention its length, its height alone reaches four meters, approaching five meters.

One of them wields a giant bow, forged from an unknown material, and appears extremely powerful.

The other horse had javelins strapped to its back and carried an exaggerated battle axe in its hand.

His scarlet eyes stared at them.

They didn't radiate malice, but vigilance was still necessary.