Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 160 Hunting
This is the last Beast Prince.

But it is also the oldest and the strongest.

"(Moo moo moo) Food, food!"

The enormous black eye was completely covered with blood vessels, filled with greed and desire.

That overwhelming animalistic desire and appetite are two completely different things from the fact that no beast can stop itself from being hungry.

Step aside? Let it eat? Let it recover to its optimal state and then gradually regain its sanity—how is that possible! Wouldn't we have come all this way for nothing?!
"Gah gah! A gift from nature!" Kuku happily took away Little Snow's corpse; the Beast Prince was a treasure from head to toe.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you've lost all your rationality. How ugly! You deer always laugh at other beasts for being ugly."

Purple Rose, do you mean the snakes among the other beasts you mentioned?
Purple Rose passed by happily, and Little White's corpse was also put into her bag. She would make a specimen when she got back, so her girlfriends would be envious. The Beast Prince was a rare item, and its pure white fur was really beautiful.

At this moment, the giant deer kept issuing threats, but still no attack was detected by it. A pale purple giant snake, even larger than itself, was happily confronting it and even flicking its tongue at it in a threatening manner.

The reason a hungry beast won't attack is because it can't win the fight; it's just a matter of how long this instinct can suppress its appetite.
"Hiss hiss (Time flows like water)" The psychic ability's expertise in the realm of time has never been the specialty of mind flayers or psychics.

They possess similar abilities to snakes, but are even stronger!

That was a realm of acceleration, but it was only the beginning.

The hissing (decay) of the serpent deceived the corpse, accelerating its decomposition process.

The two powerful spells were used simultaneously, a combination of spells similar to Dragon's Word. In just an instant, the enormous deer carcass behind them visibly decayed and decomposed.

In the blink of an eye, the enormous corpse, as big as a small mountain, was reduced to nothing but bones.

"Ouch!"

A tremendous roar echoed throughout the underground world, and the giant deer was utterly enraged.

Taking away the food from the hungry beast will be a bloody battle to the death.

The giant stag suddenly lowered its head, and its only remaining horn, glowing with a deadly black light, slammed into the ground.

Before its attack arrived, the surrounding ground suddenly shook and then went light. The entire area was stripped of its gravitational field!
"Uh." The soldiers slipped, and some of them even floated up.

How can a warrior defend himself from an impact when he can't even stand firm? The beast's ancient fighting instincts and skills are on full display at this moment.

"boom!"

But the magical girl, lying on her back like a swimmer, used both hands to touch and catch the giant horn, her small body floating in the direction the giant deer came from, and gently caught the giant horn.

With a gentle tug and a pull, she exerted terrifying brute force, causing the giant deer to stagger.

Almost, the little girl, using the giant beast's own force, threw it to the ground!
This was beyond what could be resisted; there was enough reaction time for the rest of the team to adjust.

This extremely low gravity state might even be an enhancement for heavily armored units.

Rean, who was the first to adjust, jumped high and then slashed down!

"Breaking Sword. Breaking Boundary!"

For such a giant monster, the explosive Radiant Slash is more effective than pure cutting!
"boom!"

This time, however, his sturdy body was easily defeated!

Originally, the beast should have been considered a "neutral creature." However, by attacking the cities of intelligent beings and actively killing too many lives (including non-evil ones), it was deemed extremely evil by the paladins.

With his full Evil-Slaying Slash skill, Rean was having an incredibly satisfying time hacking away.

With each strike, he once again entered the blissful state of being a "Demon-Slaying Slash Launcher".

"Boom!"

Then, the alchemists behind them completed the first round of spellcasting.

Various flashes of fire and lightning shot out. At such close range, it was impossible for the shots to miss, creating wounds on the giant's body.

However, their ability to cause damage remains as subtle as ever.

This wasn't their fault. Being too young, their spellcasting speed was already low, and they didn't have any specializations or talents that could enhance their damage (alchemy). They were also facing behemoths with high inherent resistances.

The most conspicuous fighter was Larry, who climbed onto the giant beast using a set of spider web hooks.

Using her extra limbs to maintain her balance, she ran swiftly across the beast's back, leaving trails of blood in her wake with her rapier.

The various curses from the demonic swords that seeped out caused obvious poison-like damage, but what was more deadly was the Law Knight's "bleeding wound".

Seeing how fierce their "classmates" were, the robot Ophelia and the mushroom man Mushroom were even more eager to join in, but as melee units, they were stopped by Kuku.

"Idiot! You can turn things into pancakes!"

That's the truth. Kuku is very experienced. If a behemoth of this level rolls around, even a skilled warrior would be instantly killed.

"Ouch!"

Annoyed by the "mosquitoes" to no end, the giant beast roared again, doubling the gravity field and forcibly levitating everything around it.

Spider-Man used his threads to pull himself up, Rean stabbed his sword into his flesh, the two knights who had trapped him reacted incredibly quickly, and Purple Rose took the opportunity to flip over and run directly up his flesh.

When using extraordinary talents, one's control over the physical body naturally decreases, and few beings can be distracted by multiple tasks.

"Die!" The girl had already approached the deer's head.

She flipped her little hand, clenched it, and then threw a punch!
"Boom!" A heavy punch slammed into his face, causing a huge wound.

"Boom!" This time, the giant beast began to overturn.

Rean and Larry, however, jumped down just in time.

The most important difference between an excellent warrior and an ordinary warrior is not their stats.

The biggest difference between those of the same rank is often only 30% to 50%, but the difference between life and death lies in various combat skills, combat reactions, and a sense of danger.

In terms of seizing opportunities, melee classes must be both professional and agile.
"boom!"

The monster fell to the ground, creating a deep crater.

But this time, the melee fighters kept their distance; they saw the rage in the single eye!

"Crack!" The sudden downward pressure of gravity around us proved the correctness of our choice.

This beastly fighting instinct appears too blatant in the face of experienced hunters and agile warriors.

Its suddenly rolling eyes, taut muscles, and flashing horns all betrayed its unpredictable attacks; no matter how powerful, they were meaningless. "Why not just shoot through its eyes?" Rean wondered, when there were clearly better opportunities.

"It's pointless; it will force itself to regenerate."

Purple Rose's smiling response was only half-hearted; in her assessment, if it were truly blinded, the thing would start to go to extremes.

They might even unleash a large-scale self-destruct attack, potentially killing one or two of our own little guys.

"Let's play with it." The forwards maintained their fighting spirit, but the team's logistics were in disarray.

The behemoth once again supported its massive body and forced itself to stand up.

That single eye was filled with anger and hatred.

Without the precise control and superhuman strength of the mastermind, this behemoth was not good at fighting these "mosquitoes." Among the ancient beasts, deer were not good at close combat either.

What they excel at is running away, and with their gravity powers, almost no one can catch them!

If they truly have nowhere left to retreat, they will brace themselves up and unleash a terrifying burst of power.

"Ouch!"

The rampaging gravity field continued to expand, drawing closer to all those who approached it.

The next moment, it compressed its authority, covering it over its own body, turning it into a short-range meat grinder.

However, how long can this outburst of a trapped beast last?

"Boom!"

The ranged spells continued to deal stable damage; even Rean pulled out his spellbook and cast Magic Missile three times, successfully launching one. In any case, at least there was some ranged damage.

"Bang!" The magic missile hit and immediately dissipated.

Given the Deer Prince's basic resistance to magic and Rean's pitiful spellcasting ability, this result is actually quite normal.

"Use this." Unable to bear watching any longer, Purple Rose handed over a small bag. When torn open, it contained a dozen enchanted throwing axes.

"Let's use this instead of your embarrassing magic missiles." Rean sighed and obediently started throwing the Switch Axe.

"Ouch!"

To be honest, looking at the battle axes that bled after being slashed, Rean thought this thing was much more useful than magic missiles.

He decided to go back and prepare a few, since the warrior's throwing weapons were more useful than low-level spells when his spellcasting level was not high enough.

"Boom!"

Once again, the giant deer charged forward. Even though it was already at its last gasp, it was not something these mortals could easily kill.

"Dangdang!"

But this time, she was blocked by the snake magical girl again!

This time, a rare sight appeared on Purple Rose's body: faint purple scales. She seemed to be taking things a little more seriously. Having remained in human form throughout, she had actually been fighting quite easily.

"Magic Cannon!" But at that moment, a childish voice rang out.

"Bai" raised her staff, and the magic cannon that exploded with magic power hit the deer hard. Being attacked by both the Deer Magical Girl and the Snake Magical Girl at the same time, the giant deer can be said to have reached the pinnacle of its beastly life.

The deer that had fallen into the water had been driven to the brink of despair. With its eyes red, it only wanted to take a few more people with it.

However, no matter how crazy it gets, the "snake" will still steadily coil around it.

The small figure repeatedly blocked the giant beast's charge, while the others took the opportunity to bleed it dry.

Once entangled by a snake and unable to escape, its fate seems sealed.

How long can it last? An hour? Half an hour? Or...?
"Boom!"

This time, what fell from the sky was a flaming spear.

The Valkyrie descended from the sky, ready to avenge the blood feud of Morsordilka. Meanwhile, on the nearby mountain range, the Dark Elf legion had also arrived. The goddess of the Black Blade floated slowly, watching her "sister" display her divine power.

"Destroy evil."

Among the attackers, Rean consistently and steadily maintained his damage output.

The Demon-Slaying Slash, imbued with holy power, is swift and deadly with every strike, but it is always Larry who inflicts the greatest wounds and effects.

The reason is nothing more than because
"Sin-Breaking Strike!"

Each strike, imbued with the power of judgment, left a long wound, from which blood flowed incessantly!

The Evil Slash inflicts pure, radiant damage, representing pure goodness's hatred and rage against evil. The strike is a holy, burning attack. In contrast, the Law Knight's Sin Breaker attack inflicts unhealable, bleeding wounds.

As time went on, the bleeding wounds that restricted the regenerative abilities of the giant deer completely stained the battlefield red.

Blood dripped continuously, and with it, life force and the beast's courage were also lost.

Finally, the power of suggestion began to fade, and the fear of death brought him back to his senses, however...
"Die!" The Holy Sword of Evil was swung fiercely once more, this time Rean aiming for his neck.

It had already begun to lose its strength and was too late to escape.

"Bang!" Even the two longswords couldn't cut through the behemoth, but they did leave a huge wound.

One strike wasn't enough; the knight standing atop its head dared to deliver the final blow.
"Die, evil!"

With each strike, Rean displayed a steady and rapid series of slashes, and his ridiculously high-quality holy sword showed no signs of wear or dulling.

The sturdy bones and skin were like thin paper before the holy sword and the knight; the holy sword, targeting vital points, delivered heavy blows every time.

"Moo moo moo"

Finally, the behemoth collapsed amidst mournful cries, and in the chaos of the battlefield, it was impossible to tell who had delivered the fatal blow.

But the paladin's cheerful laughter echoed far across the battlefield.

Its last bit of life force had been exhausted, and the last beast prince met with a death beyond its predetermined fate!

"We won."

(End of this chapter)