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Chapter 111 Monster Hunting
Zellier carefully observed the entire Demon Ape tribe once more.

They then confirmed that everyone present was a normal demonized forest ape, and there were no abnormally large leaders or other types of mutated monsters.

"Then there's nothing more to say..."

Zellir's magic flowed into Nighting, causing it to glow faintly.

"Prepare to die."

Forest.

The demonized forest apes were enjoying their leisurely afternoon, either grooming each other or playfully fighting over a wild fruit.

Several young, demonized forest apes swung among the vines, emitting joyful cries.

Suddenly, a sharp sound ripped through the air.

"call out!"

A demonized forest ape that was peering out from a tree branch suddenly froze.

Immediately, its furry head separated from its body, spun around, and flew into the air before landing in the grass below.

After swaying for a moment, the headless corpse fell from the tree branch, its gushing blood staining large areas of the branches and leaves red.

This sudden scene brought the laughter of the demonized forest apes to an abrupt halt.

"Squeak?! Caw caw!"

The demonized forest apes were stunned, seemingly not quite understanding what was going on.

Several seconds passed before they realized what was happening, and their angry screams echoed through the forest.

The small, demonized forest ape immediately panicked and began scanning its surroundings, trying to find out who had done it.

Even in this brief lull of chaos, the invisible wind blades continued to strike relentlessly!

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

The sharp sound of wind was incessant, and two more demonized forest apes standing on the outside were cleanly decapitated or cut in half amidst screams!

Finally, the remaining demonized forest apes located the enemy's position!
A human holding a black magic wand is standing in a clearing in the woods not far away; it is he who is casting the magic!

"Squeak!"

The roars of the demonized forest apes grew increasingly piercing, their fury intensifying after confirming that the enemy was alone.

Humans are so arrogant!
You dare to provoke us all by yourself!
Zellir was unaffected and continued his remote harvesting methodically.

With the Nightshade Wand, his magic was greatly enhanced.

Zellir can now cast Wind Blade in just one second, and its power is far greater than before!

Those demonized forest apes were practically sitting ducks in front of Zelier.

Once you're targeted, there's absolutely no chance to dodge; one shot is all it takes to kill you!

Corpses, sliced ​​to pieces by the wind blade technique, continued to fall from the trees. At the same time, the remaining demonized forest apes finally organized a counterattack.

These guys actually have some brains; they didn't all rush in to their deaths in a swarm.

Most of the demonized forest apes roared and grabbed crudely sharpened stone axes or knives from the tree holes, using the trees as cover to quickly approach Zelier.

Meanwhile, a small group of demonized forest apes nimbly climbed up the tree branches, taking advantage of their superior position.

They held sharpened stone spears in their hands, ready to hurl them from a distance and turn this despicable human mage into a pincushion!

As the main force of demonized forest apes launched their charge, a rain of stone spears was also hurled down.

That's one of their trump cards.

Thanks to its unique physical structure, the demonized forest ape has an extremely strong throwing ability.

A stone spear thrown with all its might by an adult demonized forest ape can even pierce a bloody hole in the thickest-skinned wild boar!
Right now, several stone spears are being thrown from all directions, essentially blocking Zellir's dodge routes.

In their eyes, a fragile mage without a shielded vanguard daring to appear here alone is courting death!

The demonized forest apes even felt that their companions' charge was somewhat unnecessary; they could simply go and collect the corpses later.

However, what happened next was a bizarre scene that they could not understand.

Those powerful stone spears seemed to have struck an invisible wall just before they were about to hit the human mage.

Without exception, all the stone spears were guided and deflected by a strange force, then slid to the side, grazing the human mage's body.

What... what's going on?!
Zelier didn't even glance at the stone spears stuck at his feet. He raised Nightingale again and continued to unleash his firepower, with wind blades sweeping out incessantly.

Of the dozen or so demonized forest apes that charged, only eight were able to get close to Zelier.

This was even with plenty of trees and rocks providing cover.

Otherwise, Zellir could have wiped them all out in that short charge distance!
"Gah!"

The strongest of the demonized forest apes descended from the sky using the vines on its head.

It swung over Zellir's head, and with its other hand raised high, it brought down a huge stone axe!
But it was completely useless!
"boom!"

The stone axe attack was once again easily blocked by the misty airflow, and its enormous force was instantly neutralized.

It was met with Zellir's already drawn rapier.

A precise puncture from below!
The sharp blade pierced directly into its jaw and went through its entire brain!

Blood splattered.

The demonized forest apes are more intelligent than goblins, and they also know how to use tactics.

The remaining seven demonized forest apes immediately dispersed, forming a semi-circle around Zelier, and launched an attack from different angles almost simultaneously!

Faced with such a situation, any lone lower-level adventurer would likely only face certain death.

But Zellir's misty aura is the bane of all physical attacks. Instead of retreating, he advanced and slashed forward!
He aimed his slender sword straight at the neck of a demonized forest ape in front of him.

However, due to inexperience, the sword strike went slightly astray, leaving only a wound on the opponent's shoulder.

The wounded, demonized forest ape, in pain, frantically swung its stone knife in retaliation, but to no avail.

The next second, Zellir's second sword slashed down, cleanly severing its throat.

The other demonized forest apes were still thinking of swarming in.

Before they could touch his face, Zellier gently waved his wand in his left hand.

A close-range wind blade spell severed the body of the demonized forest ape at the very front.

But that wasn't all; the powerful residual force even cut the unfortunate creature that was following too closely behind it in half!
As Zelir unleashed the Wind Blade spell, the rapier in his right hand did not stop.

With another thrust forward, the sword pierced the eye socket of another demonized forest ape, its hilt twisting and shattering its brain.

Less than a minute later, five of the eight demonic forest apes that were close at hand were killed by Zelier! The remaining three demonic forest apes were in a state of panic, and they no longer had the fearless charging spirit they had just displayed.

This human... is terrifying!

What exactly was that hazy mist surrounding him?!

Why can't our attacks penetrate it at all?!

A tremendous fear spread through their hearts, and they could no longer move forward an inch, instinctively retreating.

But they forgot that they were facing a mage.

To distance oneself from a mage means death.

The three demonized forest apes didn't even have time to find trees for cover before Zelier's rock bullets blew their heads off one by one.

"call……"

After dealing with the demonized forest apes that were close at hand, Zelier turned back to look at the guys who had been throwing stone spears from the high place.

They were already terrified and fell silent; their original plan to charge forward and provide support vanished instantly.

This human is absolutely beyond our ability to contend with!

Without any hesitation, one thought flashed through their minds—escape!

The demonized forest apes let out a terrified scream and prepared to scatter.

But they had only taken two steps when a malicious roar echoed through the forest.

"Roar!!!"

This roar contained powerful spiritual energy, which fiercely impacted the already fragile minds of the demonized forest apes.

These low-level monsters have virtually no resistance to mental magic.

Compared to Entangling Vines or Frostbite, Verbal Spells are a more efficient area-of-effect control spell.

The fleeing demonized forest apes suddenly stiffened and then fell directly from the tree trunks.

Several more wind blade spells flashed by, completely ending the battle.

A tribe of nearly twenty demonized forest apes was wiped out by Zelier single-handedly.

lv.10（110/325）-lv.10（156/325）。

The experience points gained this time are not enough to level up.

The misty veil surrounding Zelier slowly dissipated.

It feels so good to have your defenses unbreakable, Zellier couldn't help but smile.

He sensed the remaining magic power within his body.

Although the misty airflow provides good protection, it consumes a lot of magic power.

In the battle just now, Zellir consumed about a third of his magic power, most of which was used to maintain the misty veil.

Sometimes you have to be careful with what you use, Zellier thought to himself.

The demonized forest ape has no magic core, and its corpse has no value. Even its flesh has become bitter and dry due to the erosion of magic.

Basically, it's the kind of organization that no adventurer would dare to mess with unless an association issues a bounty.

It's a losing proposition to sit at the same table as goblins.

"I should have gone to the Adventurers' Guild to see if they had any related quests," Zellier muttered, looking at the corpses scattered on the ground.

He walked toward those special fruit trees, where the Flameblood Fruit hung high in the branches.

The tree that nurtured it had an unusual red hue, and its bark even felt slightly warm to the touch.

Zellir cast a cyclone spell at his feet.

Using the upward swirling wind, he lightly leaped and easily jumped onto a tree branch several meters high.

Zellier skillfully repeated the steps, and in a few leaps, he climbed to the highest tree layer where the Flameblood Fruit was hanging.

The fruit is only the size of a fist, shaped like an apple, and its skin has an alluring red glow.

There were two in total, and Zellier picked them both.

Thus, Mentor Manlin's request was successfully completed.

The Mage Guild.

Zellier knocked on the familiar door.

Manlin was standing by the window, carefully trimming the branches and leaves of the potted plant with scissors.

The afternoon sunlight streamed through the glass, making her gentle profile appear even more serene.

“Mentor Manlin, here are the three plants you requested.” Zellier placed the bag on the table.

"it is good."

Manlin put down the scissors and stepped forward. She opened the bag to inspect the contents and then nodded in satisfaction.

"The quality is excellent. Did you encounter any danger on the way?"

"It's not exactly dangerous."

Zellier casually replied, "I just happened to come across a small group of demonized forest apes while I was looking for the Flameblood Fruit, so I just cleaned them up."

"Just cleaning up as you go? That's quite a confident statement."

Manlin smiled indulgently and patted Zelier's head. "You've worked hard, little guy."

“It’s no trouble at all, it’s my duty. Mentor Manlin has helped me a lot too,” Zelier replied with a smile.

"Oh, yes."

Manlin put the plant away. "I have something else to tell you."

"what?"

"In about a week, after the Blackrock Town Autumn Harvest Festival ends, the Mage Guild will organize a monster hunt."

"Manlin said."

"At that time, I, Instructor Marvin, and another Instructor Lena will lead the team deep into the Graywood Forest to wipe out the monsters that are entrenched there."

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