Unfortunately, this snake did not seem to be an ordinary creature, but a magical beast with extraordinary attributes. It twisted on the ground for a while, but did not die. Instead, it rushed out into the middle of the forest.
"Damn it!" Kevin growled, his eyes scanning around. He needed a weapon.
As if suddenly remembering something, he reached for his waist and pulled out a thumb-length knife. As he touched the knife, a cold blue light spread across it, and then Kevin grabbed it and rushed towards the fleeing venomous snake.
In a flash, the leaf snake was caught up and Kevin reached out to grab it again.
The moment the snake's body was grasped, it struggled violently, turning around and biting down with its fangs. Unfortunately, Kevin was wearing armor, so the fangs only emitted a little black smoke, failing to penetrate. It was currently only Sequence 1, not very powerful.
Holding the snake's body, Kevin used a knife to cut it directly, splitting the snake's body into two, and then cut off the snake's head with several consecutive cuts.
The headless leaf snake writhed on the ground for a long time before slowly coming to a stop, moving only occasionally. At this moment, the woods finally fell silent again.
At night, Loran Hill walked out of the room and went downstairs to eat.
We arrived at a tavern nearby and saw many caravan members drinking there.
"Hi, Miss Yingxiong, you're here too." A group of people waved to her and greeted her, which made many local residents curious.
Because it was not wartime, Loran Hill was not wearing armor. She simply wore a blue and white dress with a long sword at her waist.
After sitting down, she ordered some local specialties and then sat down to listen to everyone talking and chatting.
"Have you heard that there seem to be more monsters in the forest recently?"
"It seems like this. A few days ago, when Uncle Mond was patrolling the mountains, he encountered a peculiar black wolf. Although it was only Sequence 2, it looked quite cunning. It followed Uncle Mond for a long time and only stopped when he saw him enter the city."
"Yes, that day when I passed by the birch forest, I heard a terrifying roar, as if two monsters were fighting on the other side of the forest. Unfortunately, I was too timid to go over and see, so I never knew what kind of monsters they were."
"I remember the army cleared it out two years ago. Why are there so many now?"
"I don't know, maybe it came from somewhere else? I heard that some magical beasts will expand their territory after advancing, and then drive out other magical beasts in their territory."
"But I haven't heard of any particularly powerful monsters nearby. It's really strange, these monsters seem to have appeared overnight."
"It's hard for ordinary beasts to be promoted to magical beasts. It requires too much chance."
"I don't know." One resident shook his head.
"Recently, the Viscount has issued an order for city residents to avoid going up the mountain. While it's a well-intentioned reminder, it's also quite strange, as this lord doesn't usually mind outsiders dying."
"Could it be that some secret treasure was discovered in the forest?"
"Haha, you've heard too many stories from bards." Everyone burst into laughter.
"Forget it, never mind. I heard that the Viscount has issued a lot of tasks, asking adventurers and mercenaries to come and clean up the monsters. I guess there's nothing shameful in there. I was just overthinking it." The drinker shook his head, then lowered his head and took another big sip.
"Come on, don't go home until you're drunk tonight."
In the tavern in the mountain city, there was another round of lively noise.
This mission doesn't seem so simple. Listening to the conversation in the tavern, Loran Hill recalled the black bear he encountered on the road, and the assassin known as the "Fire-Eyed Oriole" who had attempted to infiltrate and intercept the cargo. Perhaps something truly special had occurred in Viscount Moro's territory.
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