"Look at the tops of those wooden fences..."
Akame pointed at the wooden fences ahead, a trace of lingering fear in her voice.
The fences were still quite far from the bandits' lair. It was unclear whether they had been set up to keep out wild beasts or for some other purpose. They stood sparsely ahead, not arranged in a single row but scattered irregularly across an area several meters wide.
Though they were only a meter tall, their tops had been sharpened into points and coated with a green liquid.
"Is that... poison?"
Kurotama carefully examined the tops of the fences, and her expression changed slightly...
She could easily jump over fences only a meter high, but if she had been careless just now and scratched herself somewhere, then...
No wonder the fences were only a meter high and so widely spaced. At first glance, most people and wild beasts probably would not think much of them and would simply jump over them. If they were unlucky enough to get scratched, they would be poisoned.
What a filthy trick. Dealing with humans was indeed completely different from dealing with Dangerous Species.
"Be careful."
Now that they had noticed it, there should not be any problem as long as they were cautious.
The two of them carefully crossed the wooden fences without any accidents.
After that experience, the two became much more cautious. Even so, the disgusting traps that followed nearly caught them off guard several times.
This was an entirely new experience, completely different from hunting Dangerous Species.
Especially when they were about to pass through a patch of grass, they nearly fell into a trap hidden within it. One careless step, and they would have died without a burial place. They had almost stepped through the gates of