Mount and Blade

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The light in the jungle became dim, and the sunlight was blocked by dense leaves, with only mottled light and shadows sprinkled on the ground. The air was filled with the smell of dampness and humus, and even a hint of blood.

Green and Seranti walked through the jungle carefully, their eyes vigilantly observing the surroundings, and their ears listening to every subtle sound. They knew that every creature here could be a potential enemy, and every shadow could hide danger.

They followed the traces of the demon, which were a series of deep claw marks and bloodstains, which were particularly eye-catching on the wet soil. As they went deeper into the jungle, these traces became clearer and newer. Green's heartbeat began to accelerate, and he could feel that he was approaching his target.

Suddenly, a low roar came from not far away, followed by the sound of a branch breaking. Green and Seranti stopped immediately, holding their weapons tightly, ready for the upcoming battle, which must be a battle of life and death.

Green took a deep breath. He could feel his blood boiling, and his heart was filled with a desire for revenge. He glanced at Seranti, and the two exchanged a firm look, and then quietly moved towards the source of the sound together.

They came to a clearing where there was a huge old tree, with moss and vines all over the trunk. Next to the roots of the tree, they saw the demon, curled up there, gasping for breath, obviously exhausted, with a deep wound on its chest, and blood was still flowing out.

The demon in front of him raised his head, and his eyes flashed with ferocity and despair. It saw Green and Seranti in the same way, and then let out a low roar, as if warning, and as if begging for mercy.

"Die!!"

The flames of revenge burned in Green's eyes, and his fingers were tightly on the trigger of the steel cannon.

Seranti's sharp ears, hidden deep in his hood, caught the tiny snapping sounds of branches and the unnatural sound of the wind. As a keen hunter, he would not relax his vigilance because of the weakness of his prey. He immediately loaded three sharp arrows in his Eagle Strike Bow and was ready to shoot.

When the demon named Wenger saw Green's hand cannon that could fire mithril ammunition, he immediately stopped loading it. He didn't care about the fact that his boast was slapped in the face so quickly. It was a power that was enough to scare any demon. The burning sensation on his wings had not faded yet.

"...Damn it, let's go together, it's the mithril guy." (Demon language)

Accompanied by Wenger's muttering, the other two demons hiding in the tree canopy suddenly pounced on him.

Seranti's reaction was extremely fast. His Eagle Strike Bow instantly aimed at the demon that was rushing over. His fingers were steady and powerful, and every time he pulled the string, he was full of power.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!" Three sharp arrows were shot almost at the same time. They cut through the air with deadly speed and accuracy, pointing directly at the demon's vital points.

"Bang!!"

Green also pulled the trigger at this time, and the sparks and strong recoil of the gunpowder caused the mithril bullets to shoot out of the gun barrel at a high speed.

The demons tried to avoid these deadly arrows, but Seranti's arrows were like a galloping wind.

The first arrow whizzed past Green's ears with a strong wind, and even shot through Wenger's palm accurately just before Green pulled the trigger.

The second arrow then hit a demon's throat, and the third arrow shot directly into the chest of another demon warrior.

Wenger let out a shrill scream, his eyes full of disbelief, and he could only watch his right arm being pierced by the mithril steel ball and completely burned off by its unique characteristics for demons.

"Gu Jie!!"

Wenger rolled on the ground in pain, his body trembling. Mithril would directly damage their souls, and it would be difficult to heal even if they returned to the abyss.

Wenger's already scarlet eyes suddenly widened, and he gritted his teeth and took out a scarlet gem from his arms and swallowed it whole. His body swelled up strangely, and it seemed that even the pain from the depths of his soul was reduced a lot. The flaming sword cut the wound of the broken arm and stopped the spread of the burning.

Wenger's body continued to swell, and its skin began to crack, revealing the harder scales underneath. Its wings also grew bigger and stronger, and the broken left arm grew out again, but it was as short as a child's arm, and the right arm and claws grew a lot, and its eyes became more scarlet and dazzling.

"You...you lowly humans..." Wenger's voice became even more gloomy and terrifying, "Do you think...you think you can defeat me like this?"

Wenger's huge wings spread out completely, stirring up a gust of wind. The horns on his head were several times larger, and the flames on his sword were also burning. He was much more handsome than his previous scarlet and dry body. His muscles were also round and full, and his scarlet skin was more shiny with some red scales.

Grimm quickly loaded the mithril ammunition when he saw this. The strong wind almost knocked him over and he took a few steps back before he stopped. The fuse was also blown out by the strong wind. And Seranti was unable to move for a moment under this strong wind.

"Yak!!"

Wenger roared, jumped down from the air, and slashed with a knife. The speed was so fast that Green could not dodge. He had to retreat while holding the hand cannon in front of him with both hands to block the blow.

"Bang!" Green was knocked back ten steps at the moment of contact. His legs even felt like they were about to leave the ground. His left arm was instantly knocked unconscious, and it was even difficult to lift it.

[12 points of impact damage, current health 17/62 (severely injured) attack power ↓↓, agility ↓↓]

"Ahem..." He was shocked and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

How could it be... so much stronger than before? Green would not even be surprised. The next attack of this demon would definitely kill him.

"That's all? Boy, I'm so disappointed!"

Wenger mocked in human language, as if such a person was not worthy of him using the demon orb to release all his strength.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh"

Just when Wenger was about to launch a second attack, three sharp arrows pierced Wenger's back, but it seemed to be just a tickle, because the only one pierced its skin. But it undoubtedly angered it.

Wenger roared and rushed towards Seranti, which bought Green some time, but Green felt his arms shaking and could hardly move at all, with blood dripping down his arm armor.

The two demons that had just fallen to the ground seemed to be ready to move and slowly stood up, and the situation became very critical.