This monster was different from the two Charles had seen before.
It had the body of a hunting dog, but a human head growing from it. Feathers also sprouted from both sides of the human face's cheeks.
The monster had originally been hiding inside a room, but when the giant ran past, it directly crushed the house where it was hiding.
The creature was startled at that moment.
"Hisss! Hisss! Hisss!"
The Man-Headed Dog hissed warily. The feathers on either side of its cheeks suddenly spread wide, like a peacock fanning its tail.
Fuck you!
Charles cursed inwardly and immediately began casting.
Zero-Ring Spell: Moth Swarm Veil!
He summoned a small swarm of fluttering moths. Under Charles's control, they flew straight toward the Man-Headed Dog.
The moths beat their wings, scattering specks of wing powder.
The massive swarm enveloped the Man-Headed Dog, frightening the monster into hissing even more fiercely.
"Roar!!"
The Man-Headed Dog suddenly roared. In the next instant, a patch of shadow flashed before it.
It was like a breath attack, yet also like the feathers on its head flapping.
Half the flying moths vanished at once, but the remaining moths still persistently harassed the Man-Headed Dog.
As for Charles, he was sprinting while preparing his next spell.
Zero-Ring Spell: Berserk Red-Eyed Rats!
He turned and pointed at the Man-Headed Dog, shouting angrily, "Go!"
In the next moment, a small rune array abruptly appeared behind him. Once its faint glow faded, more than a dozen red-eyed rats the size of kittens appeared.
"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"
The rats were exceptionally ferocious and charged straight at the Man-Headed Dog.
These red-eyed rats were spell constructs formed from the templates recorded in the spell, combined with Charles's mana.
They seemed to possess flesh and blood, but they were actually made entirely