"Hurry up." Ian urged as he squatted at the edge of the hole.
Ruby didn't need to say anything. He grabbed the rope at the same time as Ian went up. His other hand was holding the torch, and his feet were rubbing the rope as he climbed up. Suddenly a gust of wind came from nowhere. The flame on the torch fluttered slightly as if it was going to be extinguished.
There was a trace of panic in Ruby's heart. He couldn't help but turn his head and look around. In the gloomy darkness around him, it seemed that the thing would suddenly jump out.
Thinking of the horrible scene of Luna's death, his throat moved slightly. He didn't dare to stay any longer. He pulled the rope with one hand and quickly climbed up.
When he was halfway up, there was a sudden 'whoosh' sound.
Ruby's pupil shrank as he looked at the source of the sound. He saw an arrow shooting straight from the top of the hole. It brushed past the edge of the torch, and the airflow made the flame erratic. Clang! The arrowhead seemed to hit the metal surface, making a sharp sound.
"It's behind you!!" Ian hurriedly shouted: "Come up!"
Ruby's face turned pale. He didn't look back like a fool. He didn't even take the torch in his hand. He quickly grabbed the rope with both hands and climbed quickly. In the blink of an eye, he rushed to the top of the hole. Until his palm was caught by Ian, his heart was slightly relieved. Suddenly, he felt as if something was on the sole of his foot, and his body suddenly sank down.
"No —" Ruby was frightened. He hurriedly lifted his other foot and kicked.
Whoosh!
Another arrow whizzed past.
Clang! Ruby only felt that his foot was light. His body suddenly soared up and was pulled to the top of the hole by Ian. He was a little frightened. His dark face was full of cold sweat. He sat on the edge of the hole and turned his head to look at the bottom of the dark hole. It was dark inside. The fallen torch was like a weak flame. It gradually extinguished, and there seemed to be a shadow passing by the flame before it was extinguished.
Ruby swallowed his saliva. He only felt that he had a brush with death. He turned his head and looked to the side. He saw that Dean slowly hung the bow on his back. Obviously, the previous two arrows were shot by Dean.
He didn't expect that Dean would help him. His heart was warm. He gratefully said: "Thank you, thank you!"
"It's nothing." Dean glanced around: "It's not safe here. This thing is likely to climb out and chase us. We should leave as soon as possible."
Ian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ruby was fine. He nodded and said, "That's right. Everyone, apply the powder. Be careful, don't disturb the big guy outside."
Martin glanced at Dudian. The hostility in his eyes converged a bit. He took out the undead powder from his backpack and smeared it on his face. He waited for the others to finish disguising themselves and then walked in front.
Following the path that they came from, the group's footsteps were silent. They lightly stepped over the skeletons on the ground, not making the slightest noise.
As they got closer and closer to the outside of the cave, everyone became more and more nervous. Even Dean couldn't help but hold his breath. He had already planned for the second step. Once the monster was disturbed, he would immediately rush out of the cave. As long as he rushed out of the cave, he could fly away with the help of his wings. Although doing so would expose his ability to the eyes of Ian and others, whether they could survive was still a problem. Moreover, at this moment of life and death, he couldn't care so much.
In the dark and damp cave, in addition to the rancid and bloody smell, there was a strange smell. It was a bit like the smell of a corpse soaked in rotten water. It was somewhat similar to the smell of the previous nest under the cave, but there were some differences.
Several people gently sniffed and smelled the strange smell. Their expressions were somewhat dignified. They knew that the big guy was not far away.
Dean's whole body muscles were tense, ready to rush out at any time.
Ian gave Martin a wink, indicating that the thing was probably in the corner in front of them. Martin also sensed that the smell in the air was so strong that it stung his nose. He could sense that the thing was getting closer and closer, and this made him feel quite nervous. He gripped his weapon tightly and lightly stepped forward, not making a single sound.
He plucked up his courage and peeped out of the corner of his eye.
Dean, Ian, and Ruby suddenly felt that Martin's body was slightly stiff. Their hearts couldn't help but jump, and they were ready to respond at any time.
After a while, Martin slowly retracted his head, made a gesture to everyone to keep quiet, and then lowered his body and slowly walked forward.
Dean's eyes flashed. He held his breath and quietly followed behind. When he saw the thing behind the corner, he immediately knew the reason why Martin's body was slightly stiff. He saw that in the exit passage behind the corner, there was a huge and terrifying shadow crawling on the ground. It looked like a lizard and a poisonous scorpion, with several forked tails. Its whole body was covered with silver scales. It was huge, but its body was slender, just enough to fit into the cave. On both sides of its body, there were strange limbs, like spider legs and centipede feet, some long and some short.
The moment Dean saw this thing, he felt a sense of horror, but what really shocked him was that he recognized the appearance of this monster. In the monster atlas, it was one of the eight legendary monsters, the Shadow Hunter!
This was a super monster that was as famous as the Splitter!!
Different from the extreme attack type of the Splitter, the Shadow Hunter was good at lurking and sneak attacks. It belonged to the top lurking monsters. To some extent, it was more terrifying than the Splitter. Even monsters that were much stronger than the Shadow Hunter could be killed by its sneak attack. Even some of the strongest human beings couldn't escape its claws.
Ian and Ruby were aghast. They also recognized the identity of this monster. They never thought that in this orange wasteland, they would encounter a legendary monster that was hard to come by in a hundred years!
A trace of greed flashed in Ian's eyes, but it was quickly covered by fear. He held his breath, and his muscles tightened. In front of the Shadow Hunter, who was good at lurking, their current lurking ability was simply at the level of a newborn child, not worth mentioning.
He suddenly felt a little regretful. If he knew this big guy was the legendary Shadow Hunter, he would rather starve to death in the nest than come out. But now that he was already halfway there, he could only bite the bullet and continue. He could only pray that this Shadow Hunter was sleeping soundly enough and wouldn't be woken up by them.
"It looks like a mature Shadow Hunter with a hunting level of 64 to 67." Dean glanced at the form of the Shadow Hunter. The monster atlas had a relatively simple record of legendary monsters, only depicting the mature and complete stages. He suddenly noticed that the silver scales on the Shadow Hunter's body were similar to the shape of the silver scales he saw when he entered the cave.
In addition, this Shadow Hunter's extremely ferocious triangular head was also somewhat familiar, very similar to the terrifying monster that hatched in the nest. However, the triangular arc on its head was slightly inwardly concave, making the triangular protrusion on its head protrude outwards like a sharp thorn, making it look sharper and more ferocious.
Dean immediately understood, and his face turned ugly. Obviously, the whole cave was its territory. The Whisperer and the Blood Sender were mostly the food it captured! And the eggs in the nest were the Shadow Hunter cubs it gave birth to. However, the shape of the Shadow Hunter they met before was different from this one, so they didn't think of this for a while.
After all, monsters would undergo a metamorphosis at every stage, and some of the metamorphoses would be so drastic that they would no longer resemble their previous appearance.
Dean had a kind of terrifying feeling when he was brought back to the nest by the Splitter. His eyes slowly shifted to the cave in front of him. Not far behind this Shadow Hunter was the cave exit. As long as he rushed out, he could escape with the help of his wings!
"Just a little bit more!" He moved forward cautiously.
Crack!
Suddenly, a soft sound came from behind.
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