Ch 302: Demonic Creatures Appear!

Rustle… rustle…

In the dark forest, a dense thicket of trees rustled.

A longsword peeked out from the bushes, slashing a few times to cut away the branches blocking the path.

Fran retracted his longsword, looked around warily, and then waved to his teammates behind him.

A group of people slowly walked out of the bushes…

What appeared before them was a scene of utter devastation.

Mos took two quick steps and stopped, turning her head to Fran beside her and saying:

“This is the place.”

“Ah, it really looks terrible.”

Fran looked at the scene before him, couldn’t help but nod, and a complex expression appeared on his face.

Splatters of blood-red paint were randomly splashed on the messy green canvas.

Forcibly torn tree trunks, bushes covered with footprints…

Fran’s brain analyzed rapidly, and the scene before him gradually began to reconstruct.

“Many in number, humanoid, looks like Demonic Creatures with powerful physical strength.”

Fran noticed a handprint that went deep into the bark on a fallen tree trunk.

As a Shield Guard, he was often at the forefront in the long years of fighting Demonic Creatures.

It can be said that he is the most professional in the team when it comes to judging the size of Demonic Creatures.

Based on the size of a single mark, a Demonic Creature phantom quickly appeared in Fran’s mind.

“The Demonic Creatures that appeared here before, the tallest should be more than three meters…”

Salina, who was beside him, gently sniffed the smell in the air, her eyes scanning the surrounding bushes.

The smell of blood still filled the air, and not completely solidified blood could still be seen between the leaves.

Listening to Fran’s analysis, Salina also stated her findings.

“The blood hasn’t dried yet, even in a humid environment, it’s only been three to four hours at most.”

“The smell is very simple, a faint grassy smell, and a bit of a musty smell.”

“Should be… Forest Warthog?”

Listening to Salina’s analysis, everyone couldn’t help but look at the marks on the ground.

The grass on the ground looked messy, with spiral marks and blood stains, which was undoubtedly formed by the “prey” struggling on the ground.

This is a good reference to judge the size of the Demonic Creature that fell on the ground.

The messy environment did not affect Fran’s judgment, and he quickly judged the approximate data.

“The body length is about two meters three, there are no traces of large tail sweeps, and there are no scratches on the ground from scales and armor, it does look like a Forest Warthog…”

Fran nodded in agreement, and then said with a bit of seriousness:

“It seems that this is a hunting behavior of a Demonic Creature Clan.”

“Molly, are there any other places?”

He looked at Mos, who was standing silently beside him, and asked again.

When Mos heard this, she immediately looked at the Slime lying on her shoulder.

She pondered, as if communicating with the Slime.

After several seconds, she nodded and pointed in one direction, saying:

“There is another one seven hundred meters away, and then there are two kilometers and three kilometers away on this side.”

“Go! Let’s go take a look.”

……

…………

After checking four traces in a row, the expressions of Fran and the others became more and more ugly.

Without exception, the traces in the four locations were almost the same, and the coagulation time of the blood stains was also very close.

And with Mos’s another reconnaissance, she brought them another bad news.

……

At this moment, their group had already arrived at the deepest hunting location within these ten kilometers.

Puyo! Puyo…

As Mos summoned the Slime again for reconnaissance, Fran and the others began to take a short rest.

“What kind of Demonic Creature is it?! It needs to hunt so much food at once…”

Fran looked at this deepest location, his face full of seriousness, and couldn’t help but murmur his question.

If the previous five kilometers could be said to be accidental, now it is already ten kilometers, but still no Demonic Creatures have appeared!

The worst-case scenario has appeared!

It is very likely that a Demonic Creature Clan that has begun to prey in large quantities has appeared in the forest.

Even if they don’t know how this Demonic Creature Clan appeared? What is the purpose? What race is it?

However, Fran was very clear about one thing in his heart.

Food equals quantity…

And when the food here is exhausted, what will happen?

First of all, it is unrealistic to expect them to kill each other, so expanding outwards is almost inevitable!

Enrique, who had been silent all the time, also put forward his guess at this moment.

“With such great power, could it be an Ogre Tribe?”

Fran frowned and said with some uncertainty:

“It’s possible, if we’re talking about powerful Demonic Creatures in the forest, Ogres are one of them, but…”

Salina nodded along with him, but her eyebrows furrowed.

The Scout’s sixth sense was telling her that this guess might be wrong.

Three-meter-tall Ogre?

It can’t be said that there aren’t any, but it’s definitely on the high side!

Ordinary Ogres are generally between two meters five and two meters eight, while those Ogre Wizards and Two-Headed Ogres who can cast spells are even shorter.

Coincidence cannot be used as the basis for determining the outcome of an event.

Fran also had this idea, so he was not sure that Enrique’s guess was correct.

Just as everyone was thinking, Lizbeya, who had been in charge of guarding, suddenly sent an urgent voice.

“Fran, come and take a look!”

“What’s the matter?”

Fran suddenly bounced up from the tree trunk and shouted at Lizbeya, who was squatting on the tree.

“This, look!”

Lizbeya’s agile figure jumped down from the tree and showed Fran what was in her hand with a serious face.

A slender but slightly curved wooden stick, about the length of a human forearm.

“This is…”

Fran took a few steps closer and frowned to take a closer look.

The next moment, his originally serious expression changed drastically.

“Arrow?!”

One end of the stick had been broken off, while the other end had an engraved dent.

This was a very crude arrow, without fletching, and the arrowhead at the front should have been broken off and recycled.

But even if it is crude, it reveals a message.

Fran looked at the teammates who were approaching around him and smiled bitterly:

“Now it’s troublesome, maybe the situation will be worse than we thought!”

Everyone’s faces changed when they looked at the arrow in Baiya’s hand.

Lizbella swallowed her saliva, and murmured as if trembling with fear:

“Speaking of Demonic Creatures that use arrows, I’m afraid there are only…”

The others looked at each other and nodded in unison.

“Goblin!”

“Captain Fran, Demonic Creatures found!”

Fran’s deep voice and Mos’s loud shout overlapped, startling everyone to tremble in unison.

Roar——!

In the depths of the originally silent forest, a beast-like roar suddenly pierced through.

Swish swish swish…

In just an instant, the sound of swords being drawn rang out in unison.

“Run?”

Salina shouted to Fran, while also reaching out to pull Mos, who had rushed back, back into the team.

“No, let’s try it first.”

Fran shook his head, listening to the approaching movement in the distance, the seriousness in his eyes instantly turned into ferocity.

“Bella!”

“…Strength Enhancement… Swift Wind Blessing… Sharpness Enchantment!”

Bella, who instantly cast three spells with three rays of light lighting up in succession, then raised her Magic Wand and began to accumulate Magic Power.

Bang! Bang! Bang…

The next moment, accompanied by the violent shaking of the trees, heavy footsteps approached rapidly.

A huge figure suddenly leaped out from the darkness!

“Yahou#%——!”

“Be careful! It’s a Giant Goblin!”

Fran shouted loudly, and rushed forward dauntlessly with his shield raised high in his hand.

『Guardian Shield』

Bang——!!!