Even though this was just a regular copy...
the pressure Karni Kasting brought to the Delicious Wind Goose was even more intense than Nightmare: Gallery!
At first, he had thought that this "Hunter" would be the type of tall, thin, scar-faced tough guy...
But after discovering "Karni," he suddenly realized... he might have underestimated him.
——That was "Karni," a giant about two meters and thirty centimeters tall, burning with flames. His face was covered with burn marks, and on his nearly-severed neck were visible knife-cut traces. Besides, there were various other fresh wounds scattered on his body, just as if they were recently inflicted.
But that was absolutely impossible.
Even a third of these wounds would have been enough to kill him twice.
...Were these all the injuries he had sustained before his death?
This thought flashed through the mind of Delicious Wind Goose.
Karni appeared as if he was magnified by one and a half times, even the buttons on his shirt, and the strings on his boots had been scaled up proportionally.
the flames-enshrouded long sword on Karni’s back was also exaggeratedly large and deadly heavy!
Karni’s body crouched slightly, his left hand gently touching the ground, muscles burgeoning on his arm.
Then he leaped nimbly, spun around in the air, and struck down with a heavy sword towards Delicious Wind Goose!
Delicious Wind Goose’s scalp exploded at once.
His instincts told him... that he definitely could not block this sword...
Without any hesitation, he leaped to the side, rolled on the ground after landing, and then attempted to stand.
The next moment, the sky behind him lit up. Three stigmatization spheres scattered around Karni, and exploded into green, red, and pink clouds of bright smoke.
But the moment before the smoke erupted, Karni, who saw the incoming arrows, changed his move on the fly.
He switched from a slash to a stab in mid-air, bracing himself with the tip of the sword on the ground.
A ring of azure light extended from the tip of the sword, preventing the sword from embedding directly into the ground and causing damage to the blade. This also allowed for more stable support from the sword tip.
He suddenly shot up, avoiding the stigmatization spheres.
And with that support as leverage, Karni vaulted over just like a pole vaulter, coming right at Delicious Wind Goose.
In mid-air, he kicked towards Delicious Wind Goose, who had not yet stood up!
——Are you freaking from a gymnastics team?!
How is this Hunter a melee fighter?!
Delicious Wind Goose almost cursed out loud.
He could only kneel, using his left hand to support his sword and accurately block Karni’s kick.
Using that force, he managed to stagger backwards and stand up with difficulty.
But as Karni landed steadily, he swung his long sword horizontally.
A fiery ring, accompanied by a whooshing sound, flashed through the air.
Delicious Wind Goose awkwardly fell backward, his back numbing from the impact, and narrowly dodged the sword once more.
And then, Karni withdrew his sword.
He stepped forward, his sword blade threatening to fall upon Delicious Wind Goose’s neck, forcing him to roll backwards continuously.
And Karni once again executed the move he started with—
Jumping, flipping, striking down heavily!
This time he unleashed a complete set of combat techniques.
The searing sword wind howled past!
Delicious Wind Goose barely managed to release his weapon, knelt on the ground, and used his knees to forcefully lean his upper body backward. The sword wind skimmed over his head, and he even heard the crackling sound of his hair being singed and a creak from his lower back from the violent rising.
Although his series of dodges and blocks was extremely reluctant, he had barely avoided being cut.
Seeing Karni taking a deep breath in place after this attack, Delicious Wind Goose quickly got up, scrambling and crawling, not forgetting to pick up his sword again.
Delicious Wind Goose roared, his voice filled with rage.
He then soon heard a series of panicked shouts:
"Pull aggro, hold the boss!"
"Tan Juan is moving in!"
I’m pulling your grandmother’s table leg here——
This big guy looks like he could slice me up with one swing...
Delightful Goose looked over at Hunter Karni, who seemed to have regained his breath, only to meet a face charred beyond recognition and eyes soaked in blood staring back at him, which gave him quite a scare.
Why the hell did this hatred lock onto me out of nowhere?
I swear I didn’t even land a single hit?!
Suddenly, Delightful Goose had an epiphany.
"Let him come! All of you, come too!"
He shouted, "This boss doesn’t even run... Hurry up and come grind your block count!"
The very enthusiastic voices of the animals followed quickly.
Damn it, when I call you guys to take a hit you’re too scared, but to grind blocks you dare to...
Are you all monkeys? Is there a difference?!
Delightful Goose wanted to curse out loud instantly.
But the very next moment, he suddenly heard that character’s voice: "Duck down, old goose!"
Instinctively, he ducked his head.
An arrow whizzed past him from behind, carrying the wind with it and firmly lodging into Karni’s right shoulder where he held his sword!
The distance between Karni and that character was about over forty meters.
A hand crossbow’s power at this distance was absolutely trustworthy.
If only it had hit the throat or been a headshot...
Delightful Goose internally lamented the missed opportunity.
Having been hit in the shoulder, Karni’s massive body shook from the impact.
Yet the damage seemed utterly insufficient to make him drop his weapon.
The next moment, Karni’s blood-red eyes moved away from Delightful Goose and set firmly on that character.
His left hand slowly reached towards his waist.
Delightful Goose saw it clearly—a very small (in comparison to Karni’s size), but exquisitely crafted silver hand crossbow.
Old Goose’s pupils shrank.
He wanted to charge right away, to interrupt Karni switching weapons.
"—Where is he located?"
But just then, a voice came from behind him with an urgent yet somewhat arrogant tone: "Name the color!"
Delightful Goose paused and then realized that it was the wizard played by Tan Juan Geraint!
"At the border between red and green!"
The one calling out was the Wandering Child.
Upon hearing Annan’s voice, he immediately added, "Seven steps in front of old Goose!"
And at the moment that voice was heard.
Above in the sky, a searing beam of light grazed over Delightful Goose’s head!
It was as precise as a scalpel wielded by a god.
Annan, without sight of the enemy, struck Hunter Karni as though he had x-ray vision!
The beam gently sliced sideways, and the trees caught in its path instantly burst into flames.
Delightful Goose clearly felt a wave of expanding heat hitting his face. His skin rapidly became dry.
And despite Karni’s efforts to dodge backward, the scorch mark simply moved from his neck down to his chest and abdomen.
A dark, charred mark, along with a hissing burn and the stench of charring, emerged across his chest and abdomen!