Chapter 1 The Center of the Cave

"Hmm?" Lynn suddenly looked toward the center of the cave.

The monster girl, Xiao Na, watched Lynn's expression gradually turn solemn and followed his gaze.

They saw two enormous fierce beasts walking toward them.

Lynn estimated that the two beasts were about fifty meters tall, probably the kings of these fierce beasts.

Too far to identify, Lynn immediately flew up and toward the beast kings. Once within range, he immediately used Identify.

Name: Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King (Rank 7)

Category: Fierce Beast

Constitution: 2764

Strength: 2840

Agility: 3210

Spirit: 2460

Skills: Rapid Run, Demon-Patterned Blast, Demon-Breath Claws

{A king mutated from the Demon-Breath Leopard clan living in the Dark Forest, breaking through the sixth-rank limit of Demon-Breath Leopards}

Name: Rapid Run

Category: Skill

Effect: Increases movement speed by three times when used.

{Although speed increases, defense becomes very fragile}

Name: Demon-Patterned Blast (Special)

Category: Skill

Effect: Launches energy blasts imbued with demon flames

{The demon flames will burn mana and other energies}

Name: Demon-Breath Claws

Category: Skill

Effect: Attacks are imbued with demon flames when activated

{The demon flames will gradually burn one's claws}

The other one had similar attributes, except it was female.

Having finished Identifying, Lynn immediately flew back to the thorn wall and told the monster girl, Xiao Na, and the others what he'd learned.

Lynn looked at the defensive towers in his territory. They were okay against fifth-rank enemies, but not very effective against sixth-rank or higher.

Watching the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Kings slowly approach, Lynn asked the monster girl, Xiao Na, "Xiao Na, are there any monster girls in the monster space who have reached seventh rank?"

Monster girl Xiao Na: "Well, Xiao Xi and Xiao Lin have both reached seventh rank, but they are currently stabilizing themselves, so they can't come. Besides them, there's only me, and oh, Miss Elro."

"Hmm, wait... Xiao Na, when did you reach seventh rank? I didn't know."

Monster girl Xiao Na calmly replied, "Because Master Lynn basically never uses Identification on the monsters and monster girls in the space, so it's normal that you wouldn't know."

"And the problem now is, those two fierce beasts are coming."

Lynn turned to look at the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Kings and said, "Then Xiao Na, we'll each take one, is that okay?"

Lynn suddenly looked at the monster girl, Xiao Na, and asked, "Hey, Xiao Na, what kind of monster are you, anyway? I can't see any distinguishing features."

Monster girl Xiao Na silently rolled her eyes and directly charged toward the fierce beasts.

Seeing this, Lynn shrugged and followed.

Soon, the two of them stood in front of the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King and Queen, exchanged a glance, and went on the offensive.

Lynn attacked, but was swatted away by the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King's claw.

Xiao Na rolled her eyes again, kicked the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen, who was trying to sneak attack, flying, then charged forward and began beating it mercilessly.

Looking at the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen, who was baring its fangs, Xiao Na narrowed her eyes, then slapped down with her palm. A magic circle flashed in her hand, and countless ice spikes shot toward the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen.

Oh, watching the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen react and use its Demon-Breath Claws to deal with the ice spikes, Xiao Na observed for a moment, thought about it, and drew a magic circle in the air with both hands.

Just as the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen warily looked into the air, withered wooden vines rapidly burst from the ground, directly binding the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen, immobilizing it.

The Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen struggled against the vines on its body, but it couldn't break free at all, and the demon flames on its claws ignited the dry vines, instantly setting the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen ablaze.

Xiao Na looked at the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen burning in her demon flames and nodded with satisfaction, not disappointing Lady Syliria's teachings.

.....

Lynn, who was fighting the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King, saw this scene and thought, "Goodness, I didn't expect Xiao Na to be so strong. No, I can't be outdone."

Seeing the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King distracted by the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen's screams, Lynn saw an opportunity. He unleashed a Crescent Moon Slash, directly blasting the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King away.

Taking advantage of its weakness, Lynn charged forward and swung his sword.

The Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King, who had just gotten up, saw Lynn charging toward it and immediately began Rapid Run, instantly dodging the attack, then swatted Lynn away with a claw again.

The Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King did not press its attack, but instead turned to attack the monster girl, Xiao Na, firing Demon-Patterned Blasts at her.

Xiao Na narrowed her eyes at the incoming Demon-Patterned Blasts. Suddenly, a staff appeared in her hand, and with a wave, several magic circles appeared in front of her. Then, huge rocks shot out from the magic circles.

Bang!

The Demon-Patterned Blasts collided with the boulders, creating a series of explosions.

Watching the incredibly fast Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King, Xiao Na waved her staff, and a dozen magic circles appeared in the air. Soon, countless icy cold air poured out from the magic circles, quickly spreading around, and the ground began to freeze.

The icy air slowed the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King's speed, although it was still much faster than before, but the white mist formed by the icy air blocked its vision, forcing it to stop.

The Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard Queen on the side was in an even more miserable state. After the magic-infused icy air spread to its body, the demon flames immediately burned the mana in the icy air, instantly increasing the fire's intensity.

Xiao Na looked at the white mist below. Although she couldn't see where the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King was, the fact that she could use this magic meant she had a way to deal with it.

She moved the staff in her hand, and a huge magic circle appeared in the sky, with dense, fine rain constantly falling from the magic circle.

Xiao Na, who unfolded a magic shield to block the rain, waited quietly.

The Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King, who was still wandering in the icy air, immediately sensed the changes in the sky and became wary, thinking it was some kind of attack.

Drip... drip... drip...

The raindrops continued to fall, the sound of dripping constantly ringing. The Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King, not detecting any attack, shook off the raindrops, not paying much attention to them, thinking it was just a little rain.

Lynn came to the monster girl Xiao Na's side, looked at the white icy mist for a while, and then asked Xiao Na, "Hey, Xiao Na, would you mind if I use Identify on your attributes?"

The monster girl Xiao Na smiled at Lynn and replied, "Master Lynn, I have to ask Lady Syliria about that before I can decide."

Lynn: "Uh, never mind then."

Monster girl Xiao Na felt it was about time. With a flick of her staff, the magic circles instantly disappeared one by one, and then with another wave of her staff, a new magic circle appeared, and a gust of wind poured out from the magic circle, instantly blowing away the icy mist.

As the white mist dissipated, a huge ice sculpture of the Demon-Patterned Swift Leopard King appeared before them.