Chapter 189: Chapter 96: The First Demon’s Horn
Translator: 549690339
The hunters took a moment to process the sight of their fallen comrade, his head pierced clean through, before it clicked. “We’re under attack!”
“Quick! Watch out for the archer!”
Scrambling, they grabbed their equipment and scoured the area for cover, afraid the next arrow might find its way onto them.
Leonard Churchill glanced in the direction the arrow had come from, only to be met with darkness. He murmured in awe, “what a brilliant stealth technique…is it a catastrophe-level demon shooter?”
However, cold arrows were just one part of the danger.
Just after that single arrow was fired, there came the sound of a flurry of footsteps from the dense forest around them.
Leonard’s ears twitched, and he estimated the number of attackers, a crease forming in his brow. “At least several hundred.”
At first, it sounded like a swarm of ants crawling, but soon, it was as tumultuous as rushing water.
They all looked up to see small demons, large demons wielding clubs, hellhounds, lava slimes… all closing in on their squad from every direction. It wasn’t a small group of enemies they faced; it was a monstrous legion! They’d faced the small demons before, they were roughly as powerful as a card disciple.
But those over two-meter-tall large demons could resist bullets, clearly possessing the combat power of a full-fledged card master.
In the midst of the monstrous crowd, there was even a five-meter-tall, grotesque, grey-skinned giant.
Truly a sight to behold!
Description: A first-tier D-class catastrophe with a giant bloodline, it has immense power and thick skin.
Upon seeing this, the hunters cursed in unison, “Damn it! What are the odds that we’d run into a monster legion the moment we arrive!”
Leonard quickly scanned the oncoming horde of monsters. His expression remained mostly unchanged.
Encountering monsters didn’t surprise him in the least.
What was surprising was the fact that they hadn’t encountered any until now.
Why here of all places?
“Is this a demon ambush?”
Upon realizing something, Leonard let out a cold chuckle, “Huh, Young Master
Kane sure knows how to keep a secret.”
The situation here was dire.
Justifying that the other teams were in no better condition.
In this one encounter alone, there would scarcely be any survivors among the two hundred hunters.
However, this could’ve been avoided.
Because someone had already been here once before, the information related to the D-level mission had already been released.
But the information Leonard had purchased only included space reward details and completely lacked anything about the plot mission.
Not because the information merchant didn’t know.
Someone had simply paid a higher price to monopolize the information.
Obviously, it was the Lionheart Family.
Those jerks knew they’d be ambushed by monsters in the Sawtooth Forest, yet they revealed nothing beforehand.
Instead, they let everyone split up to complete the “Beacon Tower mission.”
Leonard speculated their reasoning as well.
Without altering the original plot, the information they possessed would be even more valuable.
With the hunters dead, the base death rate would be maxed out immediately.
The probability of triggering an “unexpected plot” would be minimal.
The Lionheart Family would definitely benefit from this.
He couldn’t afford to dwell on that any further as the battle had already broken out.
Although the hunters were pale with fear at being surrounded by monsters, they drew their various weapons and started attacking.
Regular firearms were still usable, for ranged attacks, there were guns and crossbows.
“Bang,” “Bang,” “Bang”…
“Whoosh,” “Whoosh,” “Whoosh”…
The battle quickly escalated into a fevered pitch.
However, they were severely outnumbered. The firepower from the handful of hunters simply couldn’t suppress the monstrous legion’s advance.
After mere moments, the demons had charged into their resting area, and close-quarter combat had begun.
Leonard wasn’t spared either.
Dozens of agile little demons, wielding sharp stone daggers, charged at him. Leonard’s chest plate was simple, but it was enough to deflect most attacks. Under his current power, he could take down one of these monsters with a single axe swing.
He swung his long-handle axe recklessly and bashed with his shield. At each strike, a little demon would drop dead instantly.
As he killed the demons, his enlightenment points accumulated rapidly.
‘Killed ‘Little demon’, awarding +1 contribution points.’
‘Killed ‘Hellhound’, awarding +1 contribution points.’
In an instant, he had amassed dozens of contribution points.
Since there were so many monsters, all they could do was fend for themselves.
Leonard could see the rest of the team using every method at their disposal in combat out of the corner of his eye. Elder Clinton was nowhere to be seen.
However, the young man by his side was proving to be quite brave.
The youth wielded a slim fishbone sword and with each stroke, he precisely struck a demon’s brow.
A pile of bodies soon accumulated by his side.
The spy from the Black Wolf Group had transformed into his werewolf form and was also quite formidable, taking down a little demon with each swipe.
Although Leonard’s axe-shield technique wasn’t polished, he managed to suppress most demons with his brute force alone.
Because he caught the giant’s attention while busy fighting off the others, the D-class catastrophe, the Giant Demon came directly at him.
Leonard showed not the slightest intention of retreating.
He wanted to test the limits of his current power.
“Thud,” “Thud,” “Thud”…
The ground shook as the monstrous enemy charged towards him.
No sooner had it charged, the Giant Demon swung its massive stone wolf tooth club down towards Leonard.
A gust of wind accompanied the attack.
Despite its clumsiness, the demon’s club moved at an alarming speed.
The air around the club distorted visibly, emphasizing the terrifying force behind the attack.
A direct hit from it would likely send even a Black Knight flying, armor and all..