"So we're dealing with a monster that can disguise itself as someone else?"
"Skinners are monsters recorded in the Holy Grimoire. They don't have skin, so they're jealous of all the creatures in this world that have skin. Their hobby is to collect the skin of their prey. They also have a special skinning technique that can separate the skin from the flesh without any damage. It's fast and effective, and it can even guarantee that the prey won't die immediately after the skin is peeled off. Other than that, they can also put the skin on themselves and change their bones and muscles to look like their prey."
After hearing Rob's nonchalant explanation, Gage almost threw up the breakfast he had just eaten.
"So you're saying that we've encountered a Skinner in the freshmen arena?" Lolo was more concerned about their next opponent.
The future Supreme Magus Your Honor shook his head. "Something's not right. Skinners aren't too difficult to deal with. Although they're vicious, they have low intelligence. Most of them live in the woods and their targets are small beasts or animals. They rarely provoke magical beasts, and they won't attack humans so frequently. Not to mention, some of their targets are grade 3 professionals. Their physiques aren't very good. Do you remember the second part of the footprints? I just figured out why they looked so strange."
"Huh?"
"The thing Ginny encountered behind the sand dune. Its athletic ability is far beyond that of an ordinary person. That's why the footprints were so ridiculously spaced and scattered everywhere. As far as I know, Skinners don't have that kind of terrifying athletic ability. They're at most a little stronger than a cheetah, but not to this extent. Other than that, there's something else that's bothering me."
"What is it?"
"The reason why that thing attacked Ginny."
"According to Peter, it seemed that it attacked Ginny for the boots on her feet."
"So what we've encountered is a skinwalker that's changed its hobby? Instead of skinning, it started collecting boots? "
Rob sighed. "Have you ever thought about this question? When we found Ginny, she had a boot on her feet, and there was another boot behind the sand dune. So where did the second part of the footprints come from?"
Lolo was stunned. Yeah, if that thing didn't get the boots, then where did the second part of the footprints come from? The quasi magus hadn't told the girl about the other set of footprints he found at the edge of the spider's lair. Obviously, that thing had completely "owned" Jenny's footprints.
"Or there's another possibility. That thing is indeed after the boots, but it doesn't really need the boots. This means that as long as it has a reference, it can directly change the size and shape of the soles of its feet to simulate the boots." Rob's expression turned serious. "As far as I know, among the known creatures, only the Quetzalcoatlus has the ability to change its body at will. However, that insect has no attack power."
Lolo was puzzled. "Then what exactly are we going to deal with later?"
The future Supreme Magister Your Honor did not seem to be able to answer this question. After a moment of silence, Rob suddenly said, "Unless this is a creature that has never existed in this world."
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"A creature that has never existed in this world? Claire frowned.
The man smiled. "The Association of Sorcerers stopped a forbidden experiment 500 years ago. In the experiment, sorcerers forced different kinds of holy beasts to mate with each other in order to create a more powerful holy beast. The original idea was that the new holy beast could inherit both the Spell Slots of the male and the Spell Slots of the female, which would make it more powerful. Unfortunately, most of the new holy beasts died in the womb before they could develop successfully. The few that survived not only did not evolve, but also deteriorated to different degrees. Be it their physique or Spell Slots, they were not as good as their parents. When the sorcerers were going to further investigate the reason, the Association of Sorcerers stopped the experiment on the grounds that it was too inhumane to the experimental holy beasts."
"I seem to have heard about this as well."
"But you must not know that although the Magic Association stopped the experiment, it attracted the interest of the heresy inquisition. The heresy inquisition built a monster prison in which many monsters that have gone extinct in the outside world are imprisoned. Therefore, the subjects they used for the experiment were particularly crazy. Compared to magical beasts, these monsters were stronger, and the environment they grew up in was harsher. Therefore, they were more tolerant to extreme conditions, and the survival rate of the next generation of mating significantly increased. Unfortunately, most of them were still not as good as their parents. However, hard work pays off. As the samples continued to expand and the number of experiments increased, luck finally came. Some of them completed their evolution and metamorphosis as expected. At the same time, they inherited the advantages of their parents and became stronger and more cunning. However, the heresy inquisition was not satisfied with this. They began to try to cultivate the third generation …"
Hearing this, the old man's expression finally changed. "What are those guys trying to do? Are they trying to create demons in the world? "
The man sighed. "Sometimes, I can't figure out what those lunatics want, but I can't deny that many of their methods are indeed useful. Moreover, they seem to be even more impatient than me. The monster they sent into the freshmen arena is a fourth generation species they cultivated. Once it matures, even I won't be able to resist it. When that time comes, I'm afraid that these people in the freshmen arena won't be able to escape death."
"You're a teacher of Siamos Comprehensive Academy. Can you bear to see the teachers and students of the academy die here? There should be some of your friends among them, right? "Claire frowned.
"That's not something I can control. I'm only cooperating with the heresy inquisition. We help each other, but we can't stop each other's actions. You've said it yourself. If you can obtain the secret of immortality, then so-called friendship and kinship are not worth mentioning in the face of endless time. Besides, Siamos is that person's Siamos. This crisis is something he should consider. If I were you, I'd hurry up and ask him for help. If I'm late, who knows how many people will die here."
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