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Chapter 874 Escape? We'll take on the strongest!

Seiya felt that "Night Raid Lycaon" was weak because the "Tenba's Ghibli" and "Gravekeeper Vezaemon" he had encountered before gave him a stronger sense of pressure.

Sun encountered "Lycaon the Night Raid" before meeting "Vezhaemon the Gravekeeper", so at first, he didn't notice anything unusual.

After all, he was still a newbie at the time, and when he first met "Lycaon of the Night Raid", the aura emanating from him was truly shocking.

However, after comparing it with "Vezhaemon the Gravekeeper", Sun also agreed with Seiya's point of view at this moment.

As for Sekka-0 and Emre, the reason they didn't find anything unusual was because Sekka-0 hadn't encountered any other unique monsters besides the night raid on Lucaon.

Emul and Bilak had never seen the seven strongest species of Kaori before.

Seiya and Sun had considered the possibility that the black wolf in front of them was a fake, but the system notification in bold red that read "Encountering a unique monster - Lucaon the Night Raid" told them that the other party was indeed Lucaon the Night Raid.

Logically speaking, even among the seven strongest species on the border of Shangri-La, there should be a difference in strength among unique monsters, but the gap shouldn't be this large.

"Could it be that because we've become stronger recently, the pressure from 'Night Raid Lycaon' isn't as intense anymore?"

Upon hearing Sun's guess, Seiya, who was technically very skilled but a complete novice when it came to game knowledge, nodded in acceptance of the possibility.

While Seiya was talking to Sun, Lucaon, who was on a night raid, was also scrutinizing them with his eyes.

Lycaon couldn't possibly be unaware of the curse that Sun possessed, and the enhanced version of the curse from Gekwerm on Seiya's face also made him narrow his eyes slightly.

So far, Seiya and his companions have come into direct or indirect contact with many unique monsters and have obtained some useful information from them.

First of all, any unique storyline involving the seven strongest races will have the prefix "Ex" in the mission name.

For example, the previous Seiya-triggered Jikvelm Ex event, "Challenge of the Sky Overlord".

For example, there's the Ex story of the Gravekeeper Vezaremon, "A Fleeting Moment of a Distant Day," and there's also "The Narrative Poem of the Fatal Rabbit," which involves some of the strongest species, though it's unclear which one.

Secondly, Seiya suspected that although the seven strongest races seemed to have no connection, they should actually know each other.

The reason is that when they encountered Setsuna's soul fragment in the "Reverse Garden," the other party recognized the curse on Seiya and Sun Raku, and even called the Night Raid Lycaon "Saya."

The gravedigger Vezaemon is Setsuna's lover, and the leader of the Rabbit Kingdom, Vaisya, also seems to know about the gravedigger Vezaemon.

So when Seiya saw Lucaon of Night Raid look at the curse belonging to Zekevelm on his body and show a human-like expression, he could roughly guess that Lucaon of Night Raid and Zekevelm of Tenba were probably acquainted.

The strongest curse signifies that the player's strength has been recognized, and they have been marked as "prey".

This is also the strongest species asserting its dominance over other monsters, indicating that this person is the "prey" it has set its sights on, and that anyone who wants to attack it should think twice about their strength.

This is why curses can intimidate ordinary monsters.

Compared to a level one curse, a deeper curse is extremely rare, because it means that in the eyes of the seven strongest species, you have changed from "prey" to "opponent".

Lycaon was quite surprised when he saw the deepened curse of "Tenba Zekevelm" on Seiya. As the strongest dragon-type, Tenba Zekevelm was even more arrogant than him among the strongest, so how could someone like him have an opponent he acknowledged?
Although Seiya had already been marked, Lycaon, who was on a night raid, didn't seem to care. He even licked his tongue, and his eyes revealed a curiosity about Seiya's human side.

As one of the seven strongest races, Lycaon felt he had no reason to give face to Gekvelm.

Now, Lucaon is quite curious about the strength of the opponent that even Giekwelm has taken a liking to.

Seeing the scrutinizing gaze of Lucaon during the night raid, even though he didn't speak, his human-like expression and the fighting spirit in his eyes said it all.

"Seiya, what do you plan to do?"

As Sun Le said this, he had already switched to the two weapons, "Rabbit Moon Twin Strings".

"Is there any need to say more? We can't just turn a blind eye to this provocation, can we?"

Anyway, both "Kukanid of the Abyss" and "Lycaon of the Night Raid" are unique monsters, so it doesn't matter who I fight!

For most players, when encountering a unique monster, their first thought would be to run away.

After all, the seven strongest species have always been a symbol of Xiang Kai's invincibility. If they had tens of thousands of people, they might be able to overwhelm the opponent with sheer numbers.

However, the team encountered a unique monster with almost no chance of victory. In addition, the death penalty mechanism on the border of Shangri-La meant that even dying once at a high level would be a huge loss. Turning around and running away was the best option.

But now Seiya and Sun Raku have no intention of running away at all. Instead, they rushed forward before the night raid by Lucaon could even begin!
Faced with Seiya and Sun, who had taken the initiative to provoke him, Lucaon's face also showed a human-like mockery, and he swung a claw at Seiya, who was the first to rush in front of him!

Seeing the claws swung down with a whooshing sound, Seiya immediately held the blood-red longsword horizontally and used the "Parry" skill to block Lycaon's claw attack.

Whether in SAO or on the border of Shangri-La, parrying can be considered a divine skill.

If the parry is timed perfectly, it can even ignore the difference in level and attributes and block an opponent's physical attack without taking any damage.

Their previous success in defeating "Gravekeeper Vezaemon" was largely due to Seiya and Sun's "parry" skills.

However, just like the substitution technique in the Naruto world, this thing can be considered a god-like skill when used well, but if used poorly, it's like handing yourself a free kill.

"block------!"

As Seiya's blood-red longsword "Slayer" clashed with Lycaon's claws, sparks flew everywhere in the darkness.

With Seiya's awareness and skill level, a perfect parry is inevitable. In fact, if it weren't for the long cooldown time of the "parry" skill, Seiya could have easily defeated the seven strongest species without taking any damage.

With his right hand gripping the knife to parry, his other hand, clad in a golden gauntlet, struck directly at the wolf's foot of Night Raid Lucaon with the force of tearing through the air.

Although the continuous leveling up on the road has raised Seiya's level to over seventy, this level is still far behind that of Lucaon.

Therefore, when Seiya threw a punch, the weapon skill of his gauntlet "Roarer" was also triggered.

(End of this chapter)