Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 248 The Hunt Begins! The Monster Appears!

The monster before them possessed an unfathomable aura.

Its ferocious and imposing figure paused for a moment, and its head peeked forward slightly.

It subconsciously concealed its restless spiritual power, much like a human feigning death.

Shadow Beasts are fearless of pain and lack emotion, yet they still possess the instincts of wild beasts.

Instinct is their way of survival.

As the predator, it took a few steps back and bumped into the door behind it.

"!!!"

Bang!
A semi-illusory tentacle suddenly shot out, like a ferocious giant python, and smashed down!
Its head was embedded in the wall, and the wall behind it was completely broken!

Immediately following! The second punch!
Steel-like!

Accompanied by an even stronger surge of black energy, the five-meter-tall house behind it instantly shattered, sending dust flying everywhere!

call--

Amidst the ruins of the collapsed house, all that could be seen was a broken and mutilated upper body and a bloodied, pitch-black bear head.

You have defeated the Great Bear Shadow Deer and gained 500 Inspiration Points.

Chen Qi wiped the black blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the corpse at his feet:
Why run away? Am I not attractive enough to you?

As he spoke, a small, dark tentacle slowly grew longer from behind Chen Qi, picking up the writhing shadow on the ground and the Shadow Core.

"It wasn't enough..."

Chen Qi glanced at the writhing shadow in his hand and silently looked towards the end of the street.

Due to the obstruction of vision by the B-level rift, his field of vision was limited, and he could not see the creatures on the street clearly, but he could hear their heartfelt cries for help.

You can tell from the sounds that the town's residents are fleeing!

"Am I that scary?"

Chen Qi put his things into his backpack card and exhaled a breath of bright red blood.

In this battle, Chen Qi unusually displayed a special ability, namely his Shadow Charm Lv3.

Shadow Charm lv3 allows you to conceal yourself in darkness with a layer of dark aura, while also emitting an aura that attracts shadow beasts.

With this ability, combined with the characteristics of monsters at night and the darkness of the B-rank rift, even in the light of the lantern, Chen Qi himself was like a black hole that absorbed light, unfathomable.

Carrying a lantern during the day, combined with the allure of shadows, greatly reduces the difficulty of navigating the rift.

However, the power of the daytime lantern and its own aura also caused considerable trouble.

Chen Qi had assumed that as long as he carried the lantern and walked the streets, he would attract the wrath of the shadow beasts, who would then attack him.

In this way, he can wait for the monsters to come to him, play a tower defense game, and kill the constantly attacking shadow beasts one by one, thereby accumulating a large number of inspiration points.

However, things didn't go as planned. After activating the Touch of Ember, and given the monster's state at night, he couldn't get close to any shadow beasts while holding the daytime lantern.

To be precise, no human dared to approach him. Even burly, battle-hardened pirates ran away the moment they saw him.

"Why? Is my posture too frightening?"

Chen Qi glanced back at the embers on its back.

It got bigger and thicker.

Previously, at the second level, he had not unleashed the full power of the Residual Flame Touch.

Only after reaching the third tier does the power of the Touch of Ember reach its full potential.

These tentacles suddenly grew larger, reaching a terrifying three meters in length, and their diameter reached an astonishing fifty centimeters, the width of a human head.

As the source of spiritual energy increases, all attributes increase during the night.

These eight thick, dark, and ferocious tentacles danced behind him, which was extremely terrifying!

Combined with the deep black dye of Shadow Charm Lv3, Chen Qi's entire appearance resembles a terrifying monster walking in the night, carrying a lantern.

He himself could also feel the effects of the decreased mental state, becoming more impulsive and his inner desires were more easily aroused.

"We have to think of a way to lure those monsters..."

Chen Qi stared coldly at the 1500 inspiration points on the panel.

The efficiency is too low; the Cinema Night is a rare opportunity to generate inspiration.

At the same time, if he wants to get a C-level rating, he must kill enough shadow beasts.

Chen Qi looked down at the daytime lantern in his hand.

At this moment, on the ground, some shadowy hands silently spread from the dark ground, trying to extinguish the lantern in his hand.

"Bang! (Go!)"

Ha! (Get away!)

Six deep-sea spirits, each carrying a miner's lamp, acted like professional bodyguards, driving away the shadowy hands.

The Hand of Shadows is harmless and extremely fragile; a few simple shouts or blows are enough to scare them away.

Deep-sea sea spirits are the best choice to drive away these shadow beasts.

With the protection of the deep-sea spirits, I don't need to worry about the Hand of Shadows for the time being... Chen Qi's spiritual vision extends into the darkness.

In the darkness, he could sense the restlessness and panic throughout the town.

In the silent darkness, more and more people are being attacked by shadow beasts.

Whether to protect the town or to wriggle the shadows, he had to hunt, hunt more shadow beasts.

"Since my charm cannot attract the shadow beasts, and since carrying lanterns in broad daylight will drive them away—"

Is there anything weak but full of spiritual energy that could attract them? Chen Qi pondered.

Chen Qi couldn't help but look down at the six adorable deep-sea creatures at his feet.

The deep-sea spirits raised their heads and stared blankly at their master.

……

……

Tick ​​tock!Tick ​​tock!
On the town's commercial street, countless torches and lanterns were torn up and carelessly thrown to the ground.

In the darkness, ten townspeople ran frantically, constantly striking their flints and pleading for help.

Behind them, a pack of ferocious shadow beasts appeared, relentlessly pursuing them as they caught the scent of humans.

Their numbers totaled a full thousand, a dense mass of bright red eyes forming a terrifying darkness.

They kept making loud panting and roaring noises, showing great excitement.

In the Sea God Pirates' plan, the townspeople didn't consider the town's problems at all, so the entire town became a paradise for the Shadow Beasts.

Without guards to protect the town, the townspeople can only rely on their own two feet and unofficial hunters like Chen Qi.

"Light, we need light..."

The townspeople ran as fast as they could, and suddenly, they saw a small light source ahead of them.

Then, they suddenly stepped into the light source and found temporary shelter.

The light shone behind them, and under the illumination of the lanterns, the shadow beasts temporarily ceased their pursuit.

The burly man at the head of the group, panting heavily, expressed his gratitude:
"Thank you!"

However, the next second, the burly man in the lead froze. There was no human in the light source in front of him.

How did a light source devoid of humans escape the attack of the Hand of Shadows?
"Wakuwaku (Hello!)"

A strange sound was emitted.

They looked down and discovered six small, bouncy creatures wearing miner's lamps on their heads.

In this environment, it's actually quite cute...

At the very center, there was a special, bright lantern.

The burly leader broke out in a cold sweat.
"Thank you... Did we trigger any special events within the rift?"

"Wakuwaku (You're welcome!)"

The Deep Sea Sprite No. 1 hopped politely.

"Everyone, we've arrived to provide support!"

At that moment, two random Tier 2 hunters rushed out of the street with torches to support the group.

Behind them, ferocious shadow beasts gathered and chased after them, forming a dense herd of beasts.

These shadow beasts were so large that even a bright light source could not stop them!
"Prepare to fire!"

They had no time to ponder the strange phenomenon before them; ignoring the water sprites beneath their feet, they drew their weapons, aimed them into the darkness, and fired.

Bang bang bang bang!

The gunshots temporarily calmed them down.

Suddenly, a child next to a townsman raised his hand tremblingly and extended his index finger:

"Someone...someone in the darkness..."

Everyone was startled. During the Night of Shadow Tide, being in darkness causes a continuous decrease in mental strength, making one crave light.

In other words, under normal circumstances, no one would stay in the dark for an extended period of time.

But now, they vaguely saw a human figure in the darkness!
A humanoid monster... Could it be the special boss of Shadow Tide Night?! Everyone speculated, unsure of what to do!

With their strength, they are no match for the BOSS.

"What exactly is this!"

"We need support, we need the bishop's support."

Their hands trembled slightly as they prepared to fire, but then they saw dark black tentacles continuously spreading out from behind the humanoid monster.

Having lost their target, the shadow beast horde instantly set their sights on the humanoid figure in the darkness.

In the next instant, the pitch-black humanoid monster and the horde of shadow beasts converged together.

However, to everyone's surprise, the man did not try to run away when faced with a horde of thousands of shadow beasts.

Almost instantly, the Shadow Beast Wolves and Shadow Beast Serpents were entangled by the extended, thick tentacles and slammed to the ground.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The Shadow Beasts roared loudly.

"After waiting for so long, we finally caught him..."

Chen Qi activates his Qi Transformation, adding steel Qi to surround himself with a powerful aura.

Now, it's time to hunt!

At this moment, due to their numerical advantage, the Shadow Beasts not only did not retreat, but instead bared their fangs and charged towards Chen Qi!

With a horde of beasts charging in, how could a thousand against one possibly lose?
Boom, boom.

From the ground came a series of loud crashing sounds!
Tentacle Meteor Fist!
Each punch from the tentacles was like a giant cannonball! All the shadow beasts rushing towards him were quickly blocked by the tentacles!

A 360-degree defense with no blind spots.

In an extremely low mental state, Chen Qi was like a cold fighting machine, constantly using tentacles and blades to slash and decapitate the Shadow Beasts! Explosion!
At that moment, the entire street erupted in terrifying screams.

[Defeat the Shadow Beast Wolf and gain 100 Inspiration Points!]

[Defeat the Shadow Beast Dog and gain 300 Inspiration Points!]

[Defeat the Shadow Bird and gain 250 Inspiration Points!]

[Defeat Shadowfire and gain 50 Inspiration Points!]

……

Chen Qi's tentacle punches, dense and numerous, formed a terrifying storm that shattered the ever-attacking horde of shadow beasts.

With the increasingly intense bombardment, a flood of inspiration points appeared before Chen Qi's eyes like a tidal wave.

At the same time, splattered black blood, like exploding fireworks, continued to burst open, splashing onto everyone's faces.

what's the situation!
At this moment, everyone in the light source was stunned and retreated.

They could not see the images in the darkness.

But just from that voice, that humanoid monster's stance, and the way it moved, you could tell that the person was terrifyingly strong!
The boss of Shadow Beast Night, beat the Shadow Beast again!

Internal strife?
Or is this a monster from the research institute?

The crowd couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild.

Before anyone knew it, nearly a hundred shadow beast corpses lay scattered on the street, reduced to fragments.

The once menacing horde of shadow beasts was finally frightened by this terrifying power and fled in all directions.

They couldn't believe that someone would dare to confront them head-on in the dark!

As I breathe in the morning, my chest rises and falls with my breath, and I feel a refreshing and invigorating sensation that spreads throughout my body.

Under normal circumstances, in the darkness, his spirit would have long since returned to zero, turning him into a monster filled with desire.

But at this moment, he maintained his composure and became increasingly exhilarated as he fought.

This is the powerful ability of the monster in the night... Chen Qi exhaled a breath of blood.

Soon, the Shadow Beasts, as if frightened, fled the area.

"Who else!"

A cold glint flashed in Chen Qi's eyes as he looked around.

Amidst the carnage, a sudden, deafening sound rang out.

The surroundings seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force, and a huge shadow slowly rose from the darkness, obscuring the already faint light.

It was a gigantic shadow python, forty meters long and five meters tall. Its scales were as black and deep as the night itself, and its mouth was filled with human blood and flesh.

Its eyes, gleaming with an eerie green light, were like will-o'-the-wisps from the underworld, sending chills down one's spine.

The shadow python slowly writhed, its massive body crushing over the house with a deafening roar, sending wood chips flying and bricks and stones shattering.

As it approached Chenqi, it slowly lowered its haughty head to meet Chenqi's cold gaze.

It's time to eat something delicious!
Big shadow python!
Chen Qi could sense that this was not a small monster he had just encountered, but a truly terrifying monster.

The aura it emitted was several times stronger than that of the Rift Lost encountered by Chen Qi in Rift No. 8.

Placed in a C-rank group rift, it's enough to serve as a high-HP BOSS!

Finally, something substantial... The thick tentacles on Chen Qi's back pulled out the long sword from his waist.

Draw the knife!

Chen Qi silently caught the flesh and bones being chopped off.

Under normal circumstances, even with his Blade Break, he wouldn't be confident of defeating an elite boss in a C-rank rift.

Especially with the B-rank rift bonus, the Great Shadow Python's health is even greater than that of the Near-Sea Overlord.

After all, he was just a newbie who had just advanced to the third tier. Even if he could win, he would definitely be covered in wounds.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that he doesn't have a special attack!

"Number one."

Chen Qi gave the order.

call out!
Water Sprite No. 1 suddenly picked up the daytime lantern in the middle and threw it next to Chen Qi.

The daytime lantern is enhanced by the Lighting Technique.

The art of fire casting can transform light into new flames based on the light itself.

Previously, Chen Qi had deliberately hidden in the darkness to avoid being discovered by the Shadow Beasts, but now, there was no need for that.

The Lighting Technique can greatly enhance his strength, while also inflicting high amounts of true damage on the Shadow Beast.

"Forging Fire—"

Chen Qi murmured softly, placing his finger on the light of the lantern.

Hissing flames constantly emerged from his fingertips, spreading rapidly like oil being poured on them.

Chen Qi held the flame in his fingers and smeared it straight across the blade of the long sword. The scalding white flame ignited fiercely on the blade.

call--

As the fingertip gently leaves the blade's tip, drawing away the last wisp of flame, a perfectly enchanted longsword is formed.

A white-flame longsword with ultimate special attack against Shadow Fiend!

Roar!
The giant shadow python raised its head, causing the surrounding space to tremble. It let out a deafening roar, bared its fangs, and crashed down like a train falling from the sky!

Chen Qi suddenly drew his sword, and under the catalysis of his qi transformation, the white flames suddenly expanded, transforming into a towering flaming sword ten meters high.

Lamp. Forged Fire. Black Wave Slash!
The scalding flames, like a giant chainsaw, crushed the thick, rough scales of the Great Shadow Python to shreds.

The surface of the Great Shadow Python's skin is covered with powerful night scales, which are extremely powerful materials. Even spiral bullets have difficulty penetrating its defenses!
Therefore, the Great Shadow Python was extremely confident.

Without hesitation, it took the blow head-on; however, the moment it made contact, its night scales melted like wax.

The giant shadow python let out an instinctive roar.

It twisted its body, trying to struggle, when the black waves burning with white flames erupted along the direction of the long sword, tearing open a ten-meter-long dark red wound.

boom!
Accompanied by dark red blood splattered all over the street.

A huge, thick, black corpse was suddenly cleaved to the ground, shaking the entire street.

Defense? How do you defend against true damage?
This is the true damage from the ultimate special attack of the "Daytime Lantern" combined with the "Fire Forging Technique"! Little Snake!
As the power diminished and a large amount of smoke and dust appeared, a bright red notification popped up.

[You defeated the Great Shadow Python and gained 5000 Inspiration Points!]

The surroundings gradually fell silent, and the smoke and dust slowly settled.

Chen Qi sheathed the knife, feeling the intense heat emanating from his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head, silently looked at the dumbfounded townspeople and hunters beside the water spirit, and smiled:
"You're safe for now."

Thank you Gu Jihan for the 248 points! (I forgot to thank you yesterday, I repent!) And thank you everyone for your monthly tickets and subscriptions! Thank you so much! (I'll correct the typos right away or 2)

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