"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
At the hillside where trees lay fallen in patches, the leading monsters were already no more than 300 ters away from the carriage.
They were Magical Pigs!
The twin brothers at the front exchanged nods, their muscles bulging as they shouted in unison, stirring the surrounding Aether into resonance, each grabbing a bronze spear and hurling their divinely inscribed weapons forward.
"Thud, thud!"
The javelins precisely penetrated the eye sockets and mouths of the Magical Pigs, piercing through their skulls and then continuing forward, causing a trail of blood and muffled groans within the group of pigs, killing three or four in one go as they exhausted their remaining strength.
Viscous red and white fluid splattered out, painting the shaded green grass.
However, upon seeing this, the twins' expressions slightly changed.
This didn't feel right.
Under normal circumstances, with such low-level Magical Beasts, their strike just now should have easily taken down a dozen.
As the brothers puzzled over this,
among the horde of Magical Pigs, one with a brown-yellow hide and bristles, its surface already marked with distinctive patterns, roared hysterically upon seeing its comrades die, standing upright like a human, then fiercely stamped on the ground with its hooves.
Imdiately, a dull yellow halo surged, the mountain path's terrain cracked open, and several earth spikes thrust out one after another.
The carriage, taken by surprise, flipped over instantly with its occupants thrown off.
Seeing their chance, several wild boars lit up their sharp teeth and charged forward with roaring blasts.
Just as these beasts were about to break through the line, two figures dashed out and began slicing with their gold and black swords, weaving a dense net of blades, advancing forward and carving the charging wild boars into rolling chunks of flesh and stinking blood, which flowed freely.
Yet, as the two figures surged forward, the ground shook, and rows of earth spikes erupted at their landing spots.
Trying to capture the key player, the Twin brothers' expressions changed, and they imdiately clapped hands in mid-air, using the counter shock to spin their bodies like tops in the air, scattering hundreds of sharp sword lights around them, shredding the attacking earth spikes in succession.
"Roar~~"
But by now, a group of smaller Magical Pigs had already bypassed the twins and were heading towards the mountain path.
And a frail figure stood within the wreckage of the carriage, holding the delicate Apollo Divine Staff, her face deathly pale.
As she watched the horde of Magical Pigs charging towards her, the girl's body trembled uncontrollably, and all knowledge of curses and magic seed to have been wiped clean from her mind in an instant.
Damn it, Helen!
Seeing this, the twin brothers felt their hearts tighten.
"Whiz! Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!"
Just then, a pristine white "Light Rain" began to fall from the sky, and dozens of the small Magical Pigs charging forward were pierced into hedgehogs under the barrage of arrows, dropping dead on the spot.
"Focus on the front, don't let it escape! Leave this to us!"
Atalanta, who had tily intervened, shouted a command. In the anti, with a broader view from a branched position, she continually drew her bow and fired arrows, picking off the Magical Pigs on the mountain path one by one to ensure the safety of the two spellcasters.
At the sa ti, Luo En picked up the spear and shield he carried with him, holding it in front, while dea waved her tin staff, casting magical protection over her teammates and standing by to enhance their physical abilities, speed, strength, and more with high-speed divine words in case of crisis.
With the support of her teammates, the tense Helen finally cald down and began to recall the magic and curses she had learned.
Although her execution was a bit rusty, it was better than nothing.
"Hahaha, good!"
With their worries behind them, the twins burst into laughter, each brandishing a sword amidst the horde of Magical Pigs, slashing and stabbing wildly, causing the beasts to squeal in agony and blood to spread everywhere.
"You beast, it's your turn, don't think you can escape!"
After dealing with the nearby smaller Magical Pigs, they clearly aid for a large Magical Pig with several patterns on its mane and charged towards it.
"Dang!"
However, as the two swords fell, the blades struck the interlocking patterns on the skin of the Magical Pig, only to be deflected as if they had hit a steel plate.
Watching the layers of yellowish-brown glow light up on the surface of the Magical Pig, Luo En couldn't help but squint his eyes.
It was not just patterns, but Divine Patterns.
This beast had actually been granted Divinity!
"Roar!"
Seemingly provoked by the pain of the slashes, the tawny-colored Magical Pig let out an angry roar, bared its two sharp white fangs, and charged headfirst at the twins, who had been knocked back into mid-air.
Seeing this, Luo En decisively pulled a long spear from the broken carriage, his body tensed like a bowstring, and then he hurled it forward.
Accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound, the spear went straight into the eye socket of the giant Magical Pig, causing the beast to jump erratically and howl in pain as it blindly charged, smashing everything in sight.
Good opportunity!
Castor, hovering mid-air, imdiately grabbed his brother's arm and hurled him towards the large Magical Pig.
Similarly, Polydeuces also understood intuitively, using the force of his descent to raise his right leg high, then stomped hard on the spear lodged in the Magical Pig's eye socket the mont he ca into contact with the beast.
"Pff!"
Instantly, the spear pierced through the Magical Pig's eye socket and skull, carrying a spray of golden-red blood, and erged from the beast's groin.
With its body pierced through, the Magical Pig fell on its back, its convulsions slowing until it was completely still.
Luo En looked at the trumpet-shaped rear end of the Magical Pig and felt a tightness in his belly.
This death was tragically harsh.
However, since the creature had been blessed with the earth's protection, making its body as hard as steel, opponents looking to easily defeat it naturally had to find a vulnerable spot to strike.
As the leader fell, the gathered smaller Magical Pigs were also awakened by fear, letting out low roars as they scattered in all directions.
After easily dealing with a few stubborn Magical Pigs by the carriage, Luo En crouched down, took out a small knife, and began to cut open the bellies of a few nearby Magical Pigs, searching inside.
As the bloody entrails were turned inside out, dea and Helen felt nauseous and couldn't help but cover their noses and step back.
Atalanta, who had abundant jungle and hunting experience, stepped forward and casually asked.
"What are you looking for? I'll help you."
"Open their stomachs, I want to see."
Luo En handed the small knife to Atalanta and stated his request in a grave tone.
The huntress nodded, using her extensive experience in disassembling prey to easily locate the stomachs of several Magical Pigs and opened them one by one.
Instantly, the strong sll of digested food perated the air.
dea and Helen felt the acid in their stomachs rising and couldn't help but retreat further away.
Luo En and Atalanta crouched together, using sticks to stir through the opened stomachs of the Magical Pigs, carefully observing the undigested food remnants inside, and even leaned closer to sll it, completely undisturbed by the nausea.
And the more they looked, the graver their expressions beca.
"What's going on? Did you find sothing?"
The Twins, having finished clearing the battlefield, walked down from the hillside and asked Luo En and Atalanta.
Atalanta was the first to turn around, replying seriously.
"Sothing is off. So of the Magical Pigs' stomachs contain not only wild fruits but also a lot of mixed crushed paddy, wheat bran, and bean dregs..."
"What does that an?"
The Twins scratched their heads, quite puzzled.
Luo En dropped the stick he was holding, stood up, and explained in a low voice.
"Strictly speaking, Magical Pigs are naturally fierce and primarily eat at; Wild Boars aren't so particular, their diet is more varied including wild fruits, bamboo shoots, and so small animals..."
The Twins still seed sowhat confused: "Then the paddy, wheat bran, and bean dregs..."
"They are usually prepared as concentrated feed for dostic pigs." Luo En answered somberly, his voice carrying significant implications.
Everyone caught the underlying aning and looked at each other uneasily.
"You an, these creatures transford from Wild Boars and dostic pigs?!"
"More precisely, they were 'Demonized'..."
Luo En corrected, his gaze sweeping over the dozen stomachs opened on the ground, then gazing towards the fog-enshrouded Arcadian Mountains, his eyes gradually deepening.
"I'm afraid this 'Beast Disaster' is not so simple. There might be sothing or so force in the mountains that is driving these animals to 'Demonize'."
"Hearing you say that, we also feel sothing's not right."
The Twins, coming to their senses, then shared additional information.
"When we fought with those Magical Pigs earlier, they felt harder to kill than expected."
"Moreover, though Magical Pigs are notoriously fierce, these creatures actually turned and ran when the situation turned sour."
Hearing the brothers' accounts, the grim expressions on everyone's faces intensified.
As they were exchanging thoughts, an unknown growl ca from deep within the mountains.
Luo En glanced at the line of Wild Boar corpses on the ground and suggested gravely.
"The sll of blood here is too strong; it's not wise to stay long. There are many oddities in the 'Beast Disaster' of Arcadia. Let's handle this and head to the Royal City to regroup!"
Everyone nodded in agreent, with dea and Helen on the hillside especially eager to leave this creepy place that made their skin crawl.
However, just as the two were about to rejoin the group and embark on a new journey, a fierce figure swooped down, crushing swathes of trees and landing behind them.
Sowhat hot breath blew against their necks through the air, causing goosebumps to erupt on dea and Helen's skin, deeply regretting their decision to distance themselves from their teammates because of the stench.
At that mont, the two Spellcasters instinctively wanted to run back to their teammates.
"Don't move!"
From a distance, Luo En's mouth opened and closed as he gestured reassuringly.
Out of trust, they forced themselves to restrain their fear and stayed in place.
anwhile, the four individuals opposite them lifted their heads to look at the creature that had appeared before them, their faces grave.
—It was almost a hundred ters long, shaped like a snake or a dragon.
Its purple-red crest shone brilliantly, its eyes under the eyelids a fiery red, as if spouting flas, with three tongues stretching out like a trident.
Its mouth, lined with three layers of sharp teeth, glead coldly; venom dripped from between the teeth, corroding upon contact with the water surface, creating a fizzing noise as a pale green toxic mist rose from it.
From the density and sheen of its scales, it was already mature, both its abilities and hunting experience at their peak.
More importantly, it had three heads!
The three serpent-like heads, supported by slender necks, surrounded dea and Helen, blocking their escape routes.
Luckily, the vision of serpents isn't good at catching static objects, so the creature didn't imdiately notice the tasteful al beside it.
A three-headed dragon snake? Why does this seem so familiar?
A dragon? Typhon?
A serpent? Mother of Serpents?
Isn't this just a lesser version of Hydra?
So, did Typhon cheat, or did Mother of Serpents split?
As these thoughts surfaced in Luo En's mind, the three serpent heads, finally distracted by the thick sll of blood, slowly moved away from dea and Helen, opening their mouths to tear at several of the gutted Magical Pigs.
Now's the ti, attack!
Almost simultaneously, Luo En and the Twins leaped forward, each taking on one of the writhing serpent heads.
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