Demon Hunter and His Cabin
Chapter 417 - Chapter 417 Chapter 417 Ancient Breed

Chapter 417: Chapter 417 Ancient Breed Chapter 417: Chapter 417 Ancient Breed Every hair on my body stood on end as a tremendous sense of crisis swept over me, a feeling akin to being the focus of a ferocious beast lurking in the dark.

The rhythm of my attack disrupted, I couldn’t help but glance towards the source of the impending danger.

The first thing that caught my eye was a pair of massive, jet-black antlers, followed by robust muscles and a solid body wrapped in a piece of grey tattered cloth. Had it not been for the deer’s head, I might have mistaken it for a grotesquely large humanoid monster.

“A second one?!”

“How is that possible?”

“Didn’t they say there was only one?”

“Did the Gareth brothers purposely conceal something, or was it just a simple mistake in the information?”

My moment of hesitation also caught the Gareth brothers’ attention. They followed my gaze and, upon seeing that muscular, towering figure, their faces turned pale.

This was the second Deerhead Spirit, and judging by the energy emanating from it, it was much more powerful than the one they were dealing with.

“Is this an Ancient Breed of darkness?”

Tristan’s voice was slightly off-key; these dark Ancient Breeds were far more powerful than the ordinary Deerhead Spirits, with the most elite among them even possessing their own names and exceptional intelligence.

Scanning the surroundings, I made my decision in the blink of an eye.

[Legacy’s Descent]

The Igni Dharma Seal activated the legacy within the Sword of the Sun that belonged to Bedivere, with flames rising from my body. No longer considering the dark Deerhead Spirit looming far behind, I took a step forward.

[Wild Bite]

Hesitation leads to failure.

The situation was clear; due to unknown reasons, another Ancient Breed had appeared in the forest, completely overturning all the preparations we had made.

To inflict severe damage on the Deerhead Spirit in the shortest time possible, the Gareth brothers had unleashed their full combat strength in an instant. If I didn’t seize this opportunity, in the next few seconds, we would be faced with an extremely passive situation!

If picked off one by one, all of us were very likely to die here!

The cheek, the most defensively powerful part of the first Deerhead Spirit, shattered. This was my best opportunity. The power of the Igni Dharma Seal merged with Bedivere’s legacy, and my combat strength surged.

At this moment, I was like a flaming meteor, almost instantly appearing in front of the Deerhead Spirit!

However, my brief distraction had given the creature a chance to catch its breath. It took a deep breath, its antlers shining with a green glow, and energy converged on its cheek, forming a pale green protective film.

And just as my attack was about to land on the face of the first Deerhead Spirit, the Ancient Breed that had been hiding in the darkness also launched its attack.

Its arm swelled like black spikes, pursuing my figure closely.

In this critical moment, everyone’s actions revealed their deepest thoughts.

First was Yebeni; upon realizing there was another Deerhead Spirit behind us, he clapped his hands forcefully, instantly activating the surrounding Array.

Then he turned and ran towards the distance without looking back.

“Damn it, you’re cheating!”

“When I return, I will surely ask Mother to file a complaint with Mr. Green; this is practically murder!”

His speed was not fast, even somewhat too slow considering his status as a Third Tier Transcendent, yet for some reason, the two Deerhead Spirits beside him seemed as if they couldn’t see him at all, not paying the slightest attention to him.

This must be a unique escape skill of Third Tier Druids. Their actual combat power was certainly a bit weaker than that of Magicians or Blood Hunters, but in terms of comprehensive abilities, or rather, their ability to survive in the forest, they were far stronger than other Transcendents.

Next was Tristan, the closest to Roger.

Eld was his place of residence, but since he had been brought to the brink of death in the last battle, although he had undergone the Inheritance Ceremony, he had not yet fully recovered his strength. If he rashly advanced now, he could likely endanger his own life.

Undergoing two consecutive Inheritance Ceremonies in such a short time could cause irreversible damage to the soul, so when the Ancient Breed attacked Roger, Tristan hesitated.

Although he did not flee like Yebeni, his inaction exposed Roger’s back directly to the monster’s attack range!

“Tristan!”

Gareth, who was farthest away, couldn’t help but roar in anger, then he watched helplessly as the Ancient Breed’s attack landed on Roger.

“No!”

Gareth let out a roar of rage, he knew better than anyone the importance of the choice Roger made in that instant. It was precisely because Roger boldly launched an attack that they gained a glimmer of hope in an otherwise passive situation, but tragically, Tristan’s inaction completely extinguished that newfound chance.

If Roger was injured, then it would be the three of them facing two Deerhead Spirits.

The outcome was self-evident.

Roger himself also noticed the sound of something tearing through the air behind him, but at that moment, all his attention was focused on the weapon in his hands.

The distraction a moment ago had given the opposing creature a little time to prepare; otherwise, Roger was confident he could have killed it with one blow.

Now, caught between enemies, the best outcome would be to leave it seriously wounded.

He chose to continue the attack instead of defending himself, not because Roger truly possessed so-called knightly spirit, but because he clearly understood that failing to take advantage of this rare opportunity to inflict heavy damage on one of the monsters could mean…

That during the brief period of fatigue Gareth and his brothers would face, they might all be killed one by one by the creatures nearby. At that point, when Roger and Tristan fought alone, they would face true despair.

He made this choice because Roger was confident in facing all the variables that followed!

[Quinn]

The Quinn Dharma Seal had always been active. Roger, seemingly unguarded, burst into a glow the moment the Ancient Breed’s attack was about to reach him.

The Dharma Seal shattered in response, and with the reactive force, Roger accelerated, barely maintaining his balance as the flames curled up from the Sword of the Sun swallowed the Deerhead Spirit before him!

They separated on contact, and the Deerhead Spirit, engulfed in flames, let out a scream, while Roger, unable to pull back in time, crashed into several large trees before tumbling to the ground.

When the flames died down, a terrible wound appeared on the Deerhead Spirit that had been struck by Roger, with green blood seeping from the wound. Had the location been slightly more precise, Roger’s attack might have split the creature in two!

“What a pity.”

Roger couldn’t help but sigh.

“Watch out!”

It was then that Gaheris’s shout came from a distance.

Roger leapt aside to avoid the blow, the ground cracked open, and a hand made of tree vines suddenly closed in, missing its target because of Roger’s evasion.

Roger turned to look, and the Ancient Breed, with its red eyes, issued a deep roar, at which point the entire forest seemed to come to life.

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