Hubwick felt like he'd been fucked by a dog. First his shelter had been taken, and after moving somewhere else, he still ran into a Fallen One.
He hadn't expected the tainted creature's strength to increase after falling. This was completely unreasonable!!!
Though he could hardly believe it, the reality before him gave him no time to think further.
A high-rank opponent was no longer something Hubwick could handle. Once that tainted creature finished advancing, it would definitely discover him.
Hubwick ran for his life. The commotion behind him made him wish he could grow two more legs. Fortunately, the goddess of luck had not entirely abandoned him. Just as the Corrupt Avenger was about to catch up, he finally encountered two Nightwatchers.
The two Nightwatchers were tall and thin, dressed in gray robes and white gloves. In the darkness, Hubwick could vaguely see green ghostly light flickering from the eye sockets beneath their pale masks!
They were Jergal's priests!
But there was no time to choose now. He could only grit his teeth and run forward to beg for help.
The two Nightwatchers stood silently there, watching the direction Hubwick had come from. Yet the Ranger sensed that they were looking at the thing behind him.
Saved! Hubwick thought, then scrambled and crawled behind the two Nightwatchers.
The Corrupt Avenger seemed to sense the threat as well and no longer kept its attention on Hubwick.
The Ranger could feel the oppressive presence locked onto him disappear, and his Heart of Nature no longer frantically warned him. Whether it was the Nightwatchers ahead or the Fallen One behind, neither was someone to provoke.
Just as he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a streak of sword energy suddenly shot toward him. Hubwick had no time to dodge. He was sent