Chapter 478

"Don't go any further. There's an enemy!"

Vela raised her hand almost by reflex to stop the Players' forward momentum.

"You're saying that there's an enemy here? But I can't see its HP bar … "

Zazu turned to look left and right, but saw nothing. All he could see was the quiet courtyard.

Unlike Players like Kengyoku or Hunter King who focused on training themselves, Zazu was a normal Mage Player who was far more reliant on the System than Vela, and did not have her keen intuition.

"No, something definitely isn't right."

Beside him, Simba was frowning as well.

While he had trained in Kengyoku as well, he certainly could not compare to a pro like Mufasa. His intuition was on the same level as Zazu's, but he was more cautious than Zazu, which was why he noticed the anomaly.

"There are so many guards on the small paths in front, and there are also many hidden sentries, but there are no guards in this courtyard. Is this the river?"

Moreover, the courtyard was greened with various plants and even felt like a park at first glance, but there were no sounds of 'nature' in the courtyard at all.

The cries of birds and the cries of insects were natural sounds that could be found everywhere in the wild, but they were completely absent in this courtyard!

"Aaaaaah —!"

Before Simba could figure out what was going on, a player at the back suddenly screamed in pain.

The others instinctively looked at him, only to find that the player had already been dragged into the shadows by a pleated shark that looked like it had grown four limbs. It had leaped out from the shadows and bit the player!

It was only in the instant that the Players saw the creature's HP bar and name.

[Shadow Razortooth Shark, LV38]

It was not an elite or a Boss, but a normal monster.

If they encountered it head-on, even Simba and the other Intermediate Players who participated in this quest would have the ability to solo it, let alone a group of Players.

In fact, the unlucky Player who was ambushed still had more than half his HP from the party panel. That alone made it clear that the shark-like monster did not have much ATK despite its ferocity.

Still, the 'Suffocation' debuff had appeared beside that unlucky Player's profile, and his HP would be reduced by percentage over time.

"Careful, it's still attacking!"

Another Player was ambushed even before the unlucky Player died. Still, since he was prepared, he easily escaped the creature's grip and was not dragged into the Shadow Divide. "No, it's not the same level! It's not the same one! Be careful, everyone, there's more than one of these things! "

"Is there no way to kill that thing?"

Zazu gulped. Unlike the burly melee Players, he was young and a mage — he wouldn't be able to escape so easily if he was bitten.

"I told you before, Mages have to learn Whirlwind with their two-handed swords," Zazu said.

Simba complained to his best friend while trying to think of a way to deal with these monsters.

"Zazu" Simba complained to his friend even as he tried to think of a way against the monsters. Speaking of which, I was tricked by you back then. I really used a level-2 illumination spell … "

Zazu had just finished speaking when he felt nothing beneath his feet. Screaming in agony, he was dragged into the shadows.

"Zazu!" Zazu reached out to pull his friend, only to be almost dragged down as well.

But in that moment of peril, Simba suddenly had an idea. "Zazu, use Illumination!"

"You're still joking at a time like this? I can't even feel my feet! "

Zazu cried as he held his friend's hand.

"Who's joking with you? If it's a Shadow creature, can't we just use Light on it?!"

Zazu reacted at Simba's shout, and raised his wand to cast an Illumination spell that could be used as a flashbang. Not only did it dazzle the Players who were rushing to their aid, it also flashed the Shadow Razortooth Shark that had been lurking in the shadows!

It was as if it had lost the ability to sneak into the shadows. It kept crawling on the ground, but could not vanish into thin air like before.

Simba, who was already prepared, squinted his eyes at that moment and didn't fall for the trick, but he also saw through some tricks.

Since the Illumination spell was still active, the shadows on the ground were so thin that they were almost invisible. That was probably why the Shadow Razortooth Shark could not sneak in!

Keeping that in mind, Simba raised his longsword and buffed himself with Heroic Sacrifice. Then, he went up and slashed the Shadow Razortooth Shark with a few swift, accurate, and vicious slashes, leaving the Shadow Razortooth Shark rolling around like a gourd and wailing in agony.

"Combat Aura Flame Slash!"

In the end, Simba's Erotic Skill took away the last of the monster's HP and finished the job.

"That scared me …" Zazu finally crawled out. Thanks to the Players' unique physique, his ankle appeared unscathed, although he had lost a chunk of HP. His boots were flashing in a faint red light, but it was not a special effect. Instead, it meant that the durability of his equipment was about to burn out, and it would be completely destroyed if he did not repair it quickly.

"Clerics, use Holy Light! Mages, use Illumination if you have it, or fireball if you don't. I'll take it as you've tried! Others, equip your equipment too. As long as there aren't any thick shadows around us, the monsters wouldn't be able to ambush us! "

Seeing that Zazu was fine, Simba did not bother with him. HP and whatnot could be replenished with a bottle of cola, and it was something that the Players could simply abandon in PvP …

As expected, the monsters could not get close to them to ambush them after the Players used Holy Light, ignited fireballs, and donned their Anglerfish Balaclavas. Once they were within a certain range, they would flee in panic like beached whales on the beach.

Still, Simba believed that they had most likely been discovered now that things had gotten to this point.

He thought about it for a moment and quickly made his decision.

"Brothers, charge!"

If they were believers of other churches, they would most likely think that things were not going well and retreat for the time being.

But they were Players, and there was no need for that. Perhaps they could rescue Angora in the chaos if they charged now? Even if they couldn't, they could at least figure out the enemy's defensive measures and scout for the next wave of Players who were rushing to the scene. Either way, they would just have to die together …