The young warrior named Novell seemed to have made up his mind. His trembling legs finally carried him out from behind the treeC
However, the Scotus Hunter seemed to have been waiting for this moment.
It feinted at Gold Beard, forcing him back, then twisted around and turned into a streak of black, lunging straight at Novell, who had just stepped into view!
Novell was completely frozen with fear. He even forgot to raise the spear in his hands.
Just then, an arrow tore through the air!
Whoosh!
It was Laila's arrow.
But the Scotus Hunter's reflexes were astonishingly fast. The instant the arrow left the bowstring, it kicked off the ground and changed direction again.
More eerily, its body, leaping through the air, began to blur, as if it were about to blend into the shadows and disappear into thin air the very next second.
"It's trying to escape!"
But just then—squelch!
An Earth Spike shot up from its landing spot. The spike pierced the Scotus Hunter's abdomen, pinning it in midair.
Blood gushed out. Its cunning beastly eyes filled with disbelief, and after a few futile struggles, it fell completely silent.
"Nice work!" Belt was just about to cheer when he saw that the three remaining members of the squad weren't grateful at all. Instead, they came over in a fury!
"You despicable bastards!" Gold Beard, their leader, pointed his axe at Laila and roared, "How dare you steal our prey!"
Belt sprang forward and shielded Laila behind him, holding his greatsword crosswise. "Put that piece of junk down, or I'll be happy to help you fix it."
Hulk stepped forward at once as well, his voice steady. "Friends, you couldn't handle this Scotus Hunter. If we hadn't stepped in, your teammate would already be a corpse."
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