A peerless killer possessing a cat girl assassin from another world

"These footprints and the feces were left around the same time..."

"There were no signs of a struggle, and no bodies."

"Moreover, the arrangement of the footprints was unhurried, indicating that they were not unlucky passersby."

After a brief observation, Gore made his own judgment.

"That's unlikely, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"Kayla asked."

Gore glanced at the person behind him and said calmly:

"You're new to this area, aren't you? Nothing is impossible on this land."

"In this desert, some people fight tooth and nail to survive, battling monsters to the death; others, however, choose to side with the monsters..."

"Could it be... that legend?"

Asher suddenly remembered something and quickly asked.

“Ah, that’s right, ‘Juliza,’ the Scorpion Shepherd.”

"Impossible! Juliza is just a bedtime story that desert people use to scare children. How could it really exist?"

“Mr. Asher, I thought you were a well-informed person, having been a Sowa of the tribe... Why don’t you think about the survival wisdom passed down from our ancestors, the pharmaceutical knowledge that only desert people can master?”

"Since there is medicine to expel monsters, how could there not be medicine to control them? It's just that the recipe has been lost."

"But as a Sowa, I have migrated with the tribe many times, yet I have never seen Juliza. Why is that?"

This is indeed a question worth pondering.

"I'm saying, could it be because this Qiuliza you're talking about, his territory is an area you've never set foot in?"

At this moment, Kayla's remarks, coming from an outsider, surprisingly offered a new perspective.

"...Yes, that makes sense. If Julizha's activities were never under our noses from the beginning..."

"But in Muchashar, apart from the core area, there are almost no places that ordinary people cannot reach..."

"Could it be that Qiuliza has lived in the core of the Sea of ​​Death for generations?!"

Although I'm reluctant to face it, this is the only explanation at the moment.

"Let's put this matter aside for now. The most urgent task is to complete the commission."

Kayla, unwilling to waste time on such matters, urged him on.

"That's true. If Qiulizha doesn't come looking for trouble, then we should just stay away."

Although Gore was still very concerned about the matter, he restrained his desire to continue exploring for the sake of the bigger picture.

The team set off again.

......

"The Scorpion Shepherd is quite interesting."

"I've been listening to the whole conversation," said Alessandra, who was listening in the entire time.

"This reminds me of a research record I once read..."

“Muchashar was once an ocean, not a desert.”

"The Sea of ​​Death today was once the heart of the continent."

"Yeah."

Valeria replied casually.

She wasn't particularly interested in the research of these scholars.

You could say this place used to be an ocean, a mountain, or a forest, but now it's just a lifeless desert.

"Hmm, I suddenly have a flash of inspiration, but unfortunately I don't have paper and pen with me..."

Areste said regretfully.

"But that's okay..."

"After all, there's a hunter lying in wait not far ahead."

Not long after he finished speaking, a commotion broke out at the front of the group.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of giant, jet-black scorpions emerged from the sand dunes on both sides of the procession.

Without any warning, such a large number of monsters suddenly appeared near the group.

Kayla quickly caught up from the front of the group and said to the three of them:

"Can the three of you fight?"

Only Lin Mo nodded; the other two remained silent.

"Sigh, never mind. You three move to the middle and protect Mr. Asher. We'll handle the front and back."

......

The ranks quickly contracted, forming a circular formation.

Gore and Kayla's teams stood in front and behind, protecting the rest of the group.

Despite having an overwhelming numerical advantage, the scorpion swarm showed no intention of attacking; instead, they formed a dark circle, surrounding the group.

This made Gore even more convinced that Juliza really existed and was right behind him, commanding the scorpion swarm.

Just then, a voice came from afar:

"How dare an outsider trespass into the territory of King Shahrantarsus?"

"What king?"

The name was so long that no one could hear it clearly.

When has there ever been a king in the Muchashar Desert?

The voice, without waiting for a reply, coldly continued:

"Since you have trespassed into the king's territory, it is a grave offense. You shall atone with your death..."

The next moment, countless giant scorpions moved almost simultaneously and attacked the group.

Gore remained as calm as possible and directed his companions to deploy a defense.

Among the adventurers in Gore's group was a mage, who was clearly skilled at setting up barriers. He immediately began chanting, and a simple and brutal magic wall blocked their path.

However, the results were minimal. After stopping a few giant scorpions, the rest continued to surge forward like a tidal wave.

Perhaps unexpectedly, Gore simply had the mage dispel the barrier and bombard the area directly with elemental magic.

But something even more despairing happened.

A powerful fireball slammed into the swarm of scorpions, causing a violent explosion that sent charred limbs flying, but to no avail.

"How is this going?"

Having dealt with the giant scorpion many times, Gore felt an unprecedented fear.

This is not the situation he wanted to see at all.

These giant scorpions are naturally afraid of fire. Even if they weren't killed instantly by the explosion, shouldn't they have scattered and fled?

Even so, he forced himself to calm down.

Soon, the swarm of giant scorpions rushed forward.

A hand-to-hand combat ensued...

"what!!!"

Suddenly, a teammate's scream rang out.

Gore's teammate, a soldier, clutched his arm and collapsed in pain.

Something's not right...

Gore knew his teammates' abilities very well; it was impossible for them to be injured and fall to the ground so early in the battle.

But the situation before him left him no time to think; he immediately drew his sword to fight...

......

Not only Gore, but Kayla in the rear also faced the same crisis.

The scorpion swarm swept through their confident defenses with overwhelming force. Before Kayla could see anything, two members of her team were instantly critically injured and collapsed to the ground.

The two adventurer teams were completely oblivious to the swarm of scorpions, as the wave surged straight towards Asher at its center...

"It looks like this is going to be tricky."

Valeria naturally saw the situation at both ends of the line.

She was surprised by how easily the two teams were defeated.

Areste smiled gently.

"Is it tricky? I don't think so."

"Those two are not weak, but..."

"They trust what they see too much."

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