Having discovered a new way to eat gargoyles, El accelerated his hunt for monsters around the castle.

It satisfies one's appetite, strengthens one's power, and can also weaken the power of monsters.

This wave of wins has been overwhelming; El has won three times.

"That's it, keep going, and swallow all the monsters around the vampire castle."

That way, when I go to catch the vampire, that guy will be all alone and helpless.

At home, El was grilling beef skewers over a fire, sprinkling some gargoyle powder as seasoning, preparing to eat barbecue.

He was in a good mood, while the monsters in the forest were quite the opposite; they felt that this period had been nothing short of hell.

From time to time, noticeable magical fluctuations or sounds of fighting would appear in the forest.

This situation always occurs in conjunction with the disappearance of the monsters.

Every time another monster went to scout, it either found nothing or the scout monsters disappeared along with it.

There were no traces left; they didn't know who the enemy was, what their capabilities were, or how many there were.

As the number of their fellow patrolling gargoyles dwindled, the most intelligent gargoyle in the area was gripped by fear.

To these monsters, the current situation is like a scene from a horror movie.

A mysterious monster is lurking (El is hunting).

Being alone means certain death (although he could easily crush them, El still prefers to ambush).

There wasn't even a corpse left (because it had already been taken away as food).

His companions are dwindling every day, and some are even disappearing in the morning (morning is El's hunting time, and he can now eat more than one gargoyle's heart and brain every day)!

"This is terrifying, terrifying! A monster! There's a monster lurking here..."

Following the vampire's orders, the gargoyles completed their patrol for the day and returned to their lair around the castle.

In the past, these gargoyles wouldn't have just rested; they might have gone to the surrounding villages, wreaking havoc and devouring flesh and blood.

But now, things are different; they can't wait to go home and hide as soon as it's time.

Several gargoyles huddled together for warmth, celebrating that they had successfully survived another day.

As the sun set and the temperature around him dropped, the gargoyle couldn't help but sigh.

They don't know whether the next sunset or their death will come knocking on their door sooner.

"Guys, what do you think we've run into?"

"I don't know, but I heard that other gargoyles gave this guy a name."

They call that thing a monster-killing machine, some unknown anomaly that feeds on monsters.

This guy is very fast, so it must have four, no, eight legs.

The battlefield we saw was full of signs of destruction, and this guy was also very strong.

He should be eight feet tall and eight feet wide at the shoulders.

The monster's corpse was never left behind, indicating that it had an extraordinary appetite; its mouth could swallow a monster whole with a single open gulp..."

These gargoyles, based on their guesses, attempted to describe the appearance of that monster-killing machine.

Based on this description, an indescribable image appeared in the minds of the other gargoyles.

"Ugh... what are you talking about? Can you please stop? I don't think I can sleep."

"Exactly, I'm so afraid that the monster killing machine will come to our lair and eat us all."

The monsters were gripped by fear of El.