Chapter 108: "Assassin"
William held a monocular, observing the terrain below.
Broken stone pillars, old wooden boxes, and other debris.
This hall wasn't spacious, but the terrain was complex.
At the same time, before they arrived, Lance had also investigated the monster's situation.
"This monster may have two forms..."
According to Lance, the monster maintained the form of a "Bug Swarm" most of the time.
But he also observed it transforming into a human form, with sharp black spikes growing on its hands.
"I tried long-range attacks, but the bug swarm scatters upon impact, making it impossible to hit the monster's main body..."
Lance shook his head.
This also made everyone give up the idea of sniping from a high vantage point.
At the same time, Lance mentioned another thing.
"Those bug swarms can move on the walls and are very fast, but they won't go beyond a certain range."
This was why the four of them were standing here; going any lower would mean entering the attack zone of that monster.
William rubbed his chin.
If he remembered correctly, the monster below was named "Assassin."
Besides the information provided by Lance.
William also knew this monster's weaknesses—fire, poison, and blunt weapons.
After taking a certain amount of damage, the "Assassin" would enter a berserk state.
It could not only create multiple clones but also release a large number of bug swarms.
If one was unfortunate enough to be tainted, what awaited them would be a guaranteed hit from the "Assassin."
Therefore, going down rashly was very dangerous.
However, William didn't rush to tell the demon hunters this information.
Aside from being hard to explain, he had another worry.
Among the monsters encountered earlier, many were slightly different from the original work.
Therefore, the "Assassin" below might also have this situation.
So William planned to wait a bit longer.
Sure enough, during one opportunity, he observed the humanoid state of the "Assassin."
"Hey... what does this mean? Is this how you buff it..."
William raged inwardly.
He saw the bug swarm converge, then turn into a humanoid figure.
As Lance said, the monster had long spikes on its hands.
But... this monster was also covered with a layer of thick armor.
William didn't even know how this thing turned into bugs; chemistry is non-existent, apparently!
But on second thought, this world even has demons, so what couldn't happen...
But this also explained one thing: the monster below might not fear blunt strikes.
Even fire and poison, the two methods, would hardly hurt the monster's main body while the armor still existed.
William rubbed his chin, and soon his eyes lit up.
A moment later.
The three demon hunters followed him to a narrow stone chamber.
This was located on the first floor of the castle, right next to the hall where the elite monster was.
There were no other exits nearby; to leave, one had to go around the stone stairs to the third floor.
From all aspects, this was not a good location.
But it was the only place on the first floor that was outside the monster's attack range.
Other locations were either blocked by walls.
Or one could only go down to the hall from the upper stairs, which would undoubtedly lead directly into the monster's territory.
Sadie and the others were still discussing the specific hunting plan.
But William took out various holy artifacts and arranged them at the connection between the hall and the stone chamber.
Seeing this, the three gathered around curiously.
"William, do you have any ideas?" Sadie squatted in front of a holy artifact and asked.
William nodded and told the three his plan.
"Th... is this really okay?"
"Never tried this before."
"Isn't this a bit too shameless?"
Lance and the others all showed surprised looks.
"Safety is the first rule. If you lose your life, having more treasures is useless."
Seeing that the three's safety awareness began to weaken, William immediately reminded them.
Then he handed a holy statue to Lance and pointed to a location in the hall.
"Place this thing there later."
Then William warned the three demon hunters with a serious face.
"Remember, no matter what happens, do not let this holy statue fall."
Sadie and the other two nodded obediently.
After doing this, William bid farewell to the three demon hunters.
"I'll wait for you upstairs later." He pointed to the position where they observed the monster earlier.
William certainly wouldn't go in.
Moreover, he had even taken out the twenty-year-old holy artifact; the rest could only depend on themselves.
Originally, William planned to use [Atonement Persuasion] to deal with the elite monster.
But Sadie mentioned that only by completely killing the monster would its corpse precipitate the "Trait."
And William's methods were all about purifying evil. Therefore, to avoid their efforts going to waste, he planned to be a bystander this time.
After he left, the three demon hunters looked at each other.
"Then shall we try what Father William said?" Sadie spoke.
None of them had any objections.
So they did the pre-action check.
Instant hemostatic agents, adrenaline, ammunition for various weapons, and spare ammo.
Confirming that nothing was missing, Lance walked into the hall with the holy statue.
As soon as he entered the range, he heard a deafening roar in his ear.
Then a shadow flashed across the wall.
Lance turned his head and saw a pile of bugs constantly moving beside him.
Immediately after, they converged in one place, condensing into a humanoid figure.
A strong sense of oppression came, and a lot of evil aura emerged around instantly.
Lance swallowed hard.
"Hey, don't space out, move!"
At this time, the priest's voice came from above.
Lance woke up with a start, realizing that he had just been affected by the evil aura.
He subconsciously threw a Molotov cocktail to delay time.
Then he immediately rushed to the position designated by William earlier.
But the monster didn't stop for even half a second and immediately pounced on Lance.
However, the latter was also an experienced demon hunter.
He didn't rush forward but stopped to dodge the monster's attack.
Only then did he calmly place the holy statue in the designated position.
"Come back quickly!" Sadie reminded immediately.
Lance reacted quickly and ran back the way he came immediately.
In the next second, the monster's sharp spike pierced the floor where he stood earlier.
Lance thought he had dodged the attack, but then his back hurt.
He turned his head; a sharp spike appeared on his shoulder, blood dripping down from it.
"So... so fast." Lance thought to himself.
At this time, his body was also being dragged towards the hall.
Seeing that Lance was about to be taken away by the monster, Sadie and Raph made a prompt decision.
The two rushed into the hall and grabbed Lance's arms respectively.
Sadie also took out the crucifix given by William and pressed it hard on the sharp spike.
Sizzle... hiss...
The monster seemed to be hurt and retracted the sharp spike.
Lance was saved because of this.
Sadie and Raph hurriedly brought him back to the stone chamber.
In just a few minutes, Lance almost lost his life.
This showed how tricky the elite monster was.
At the same time, some evil aura also emerged on Lance's shoulder.
He hurriedly rolled up his sleeve, revealing the arm underneath.
Sadie raised an eyebrow; she saw many teeth marks on the other party's arm.
In the next moment, something even more surprising happened to her.
She saw Lance bite his arm without hesitation, sucking the blood in his body vigorously.
"Th... This!"
Sadie looked panicked, thinking the other party was possessed by an evil spirit!
She immediately raised her musket, holding the crucifix in her other hand.
"Don't be nervous."
Lance turned his head to explain.
"This is the Beneke family's 'Trait'—[Cursed Blood], which can cure diseases and evil pollution."
Sadie raised an eyebrow, not expecting the other party to have such a powerful "Trait."
Lance didn't want to expose the secret either, but in a desperate situation, he had no choice.
Fortunately, the setup was completed, and he saved his life.
At this time, he was also glad that he listened to the priest just now.
If they had rushed in blindly, the three of them would probably have been killed by the monster long ago.
At the same time, the "Assassin" also appeared near the door of the stone chamber.
It condensed into a human form again, holding the sharp spikes high.
Then it rushed towards the three at a speed difficult to capture with the naked eye.
Bang!
A loud noise rang out in the hall.
The "Assassin" seemed stunned; its attack was blocked by some kind of barrier.
It hadn't even reached the door of the stone chamber yet.
The "Assassin" was forced to stop inside the hall.
Someone stole its territory!
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