With no other option, we could only raise our hands and use the blades in our hands to slash and parry. The impact of that blow from the bone knife made our hands numb and sore.

Haru, who ate those mushrooms beforehand and ambushed them!

This isn't the first time we've encountered this situation. These Haru have gone mad in their desire to kill us as quickly as possible, and those grayish-white mushrooms have become their only option for increasing their power.

Even when chasing us, they eat small amounts of mushrooms to increase their speed, even if it has some impact on their bodies, they don't care.

After several days of maneuvering, the methods we used made those Haru people grit their teeth in hatred, yet we managed to escape from their encirclement every time.

This makes us feel like Haru's common mortal enemies, determined to kill us without stopping.

I inwardly groaned. I should have known better than to lie to them so cruelly. These petty creatures, all I did was lie to you, and thirty or forty of your companions died. Did they have to be so aggressive?

"Master, those Haru guys are catching up soon, what should we do!"

Su Su was so anxious that cold sweat was pouring down her forehead. If it were before, they could have relied on their skills to break through the Haru group and fight their way out.

However, Haru later patched this loophole. Whenever they engage in close combat with us, there will definitely be more than ten Haru attacking at the same time, and all of them will eat a mushroom in advance to enhance their strength.

They've learned their lesson; from initially looking down on us, they now treat us with more caution than if we were facing an army of 100,000.

These dozen or so Haru who were lying in ambush on us were clearly skilled in close combat, and they had also eaten mushrooms to enhance their strength.

The three of us are still struggling to hold off more than ten Haru who have entered berserk mode.

At that moment, a blade came whistling through the air. Dante dodged Haru's slash, and then, taking advantage of the opponent's open opening, he slashed diagonally at the opponent's right arm tendon with his cleaver.

If this cut lands squarely, the Haru will immediately lose its fighting ability due to the large area of ​​cuts.

However, Haru's companion had already drawn his sword to block Dante's slash. Another Haru didn't miss the opportunity and immediately slashed at Dante's face.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye; the Haru's coordination was exquisite. They have now made up for their lack of reaction speed with their numerical advantage.

This is similar to how a single three-lined coelacanth is easy to deal with, but as the number of three-lined coelacanths increases, the gaps between them become fewer and fewer, making it increasingly difficult to avoid attacks.

Fortunately, at this time I had specifically practiced fifty points of eye movement detection ability in my beast skills, and several times the bone knife was about to hit Susu and Dante.

I adjusted my posture in time, which narrowly saved them from several fatal attacks.

These Haru snakes are not like the three-lined serpentine snakes, where a bite would only cause a brief pain.

The heavy bone knives they wield are blunt weapons; if struck anywhere on the body with a powerful blow, several bones will be broken, and serious internal injuries will result.

We can no longer continue to fight Haru in this single-file formation, as our backs are completely exposed to the enemy's view.

No matter how quick our reflexes are, our backs are still each other's blind spots. Under intense combat conditions, there will inevitably be times when we neglect to look after someone.

"Susu, Dante, let's stand back to back, just like those three three-spined coelacanths you used back then. Now treat us like those three snakes and see if these guys can break through our defenses!"

Su Su and Dante's eyes lit up immediately when they heard me shout that. Master truly lives up to his title; he said there was no way, but now he's come up with a solution!

Susu and Dante had firsthand experience dealing with those three three-banded coelacanths; they had been bitten countless times by them before finally developing their terrifying reflexes.

Snakes also know how to cooperate to maximize their attack speed advantage; the best way is simply to entrust their backs to their teammates.

Now that the three of us have formed a three-coiled cobra formation, it's like greatly enhancing the overall defense, reaction speed, and ability to cover up weaknesses.

Based on Susu and Dante's reaction speed being three times faster, I can achieve about twice as fast. Our combined reaction speed can then reach an astonishing eight times.

In addition, we have cooperated with each other many times, and like those Haru, we can act as a whole.

However, this is only our strength on paper. The beast techniques I have cultivated include movement detection and agile movement. Combined with Su Su and the others' amazing hand speed, this strength is definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two.

"hiss--"

A very loud, sharp, and drawn-out eagle cry came from above us.

This is Pat, the sky watchman, reminding us once again that the pursuing Haru are very close. These past few days we've devised the only way to hold them back.

It's very dangerous for Top to be with us right now; we have no way of knowing how to handle this monkey.

So I put Top and Pat together a long time ago to form an air support team.

The method Pat used before, which involved dropping objects from a high altitude, was quite effective. This method not only saved costs but also affected Haru, forcing them to constantly pay attention to what was happening in the sky and preventing them from fully committing to the battle.

Those stones were just as powerful as our crossbows, thanks to Pat's previous experience with them.

While the crossbow's attacks could be dodged using obstacles like large trees, the clear visibility from the sky, coupled with the falling stones, made dodging them incredibly difficult for Haru; there was simply no way to avoid them.

That's why having air superiority allows one to occupy a significant dominant position.

Now Haru faces the risk of being hit on the head by stones from time to time, and their pursuit has not been easy.

Not only do they have to dodge the arrows shot from the shadows as they march, but they also have to watch out for those rolling, smoking iron potatoes. These things are even more terrifying than the arrows; they can wipe out a whole bunch of people in an instant.

The most dangerous thing was the harpy eagle that constantly circled overhead, with a monkey carrying a leather bag on its back.

Those pebbles were taken out of his bag and thrown down by that damned monkey.

Top monkeys naturally possess the ability to use stones or similar objects to fight off invading enemies from a distance. The main advantage of stones is their long range, which allows them to deter predators from a safe distance.