Chapter 17: The Life Core
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Miss, we've been surrounded by a group of Horned Scorpion Tigers." Kane stood beside Lily with a gloomy face.
Hearing the names of the magical beasts, Noah looked over with interest.
Sure enough, it was just like their name. This group of magical beasts in front of them looked somewhat similar to the tigers on earth, but it was only a little similar. This group of magical beasts had a single horn on their heads, and the fur on their bodies was dark brown. Although it was called fur, it was more like a layer of armor on the surface of their bodies. They also had a tail that was raised high behind them. It was actually an incomparably huge scorpion tail!
"Formation!" Kane immediately ordered.
Hearing this, everyone took out their weapons and rode on their horses to protect Lily and Noah, cautiously staring at the Horned Scorpion Tigers that had surrounded them.
The Horned Scorpion Tigers was not an official first-grade magical beast. As long as the trainee knight was careful, it would not be too difficult to deal with the Horned Scorpion Tigers. However, the Horned Scorpion Tigers was a social creature and would not appear alone. Just like now, dozens of Horned Scorpion Tigers surrounded Noah and the others. Although each of them was not very strong individually, when they worked together, even an official knight or an official mage would find it difficult to deal with them.
"Find their leader! As long as we take care of their leader, they will leave," Kane turned around and said to everyone.
"Understood!" Everyone understood tacitly.
At this time, the Horned Scorpion Tigers suddenly let out a low roar. Then, all the Horned Scorpion Tigers began to approach Noah's group.
"Maintain the formation and prepare for the attack!" As soon as he finished speaking, all the Horned Scorpion Tigers rushed over at the same time.
The Horned Scorpion Tigers were so fast that they arrived in front of the group in the blink of an eye. The one at the front jumped up, opened its mouth, and extended its sharp claws, trying to tear the group of humans in half.
In the crowd, a female adventurer raised the bow in her hand, drew the bow, and aimed. Several arrows were shot out so fast that even the air made a buzzing sound.
However, when the arrows hit the Horned Scorpion Tiger, they bounced off with the sound of metal hitting metal!
As for the Horned Scorpion Tigers that were hit, they only swayed in the air and fell back to the ground. Other than that, they were not affected at all.
"Their armor is too hard. My arrows can't penetrate it." The female adventurer said helplessly.
"It's okay. Continue to attack them. We can't let them swarm us," Kane said coldly.
Hearing this, the female adventurer nodded silently and continued to shoot arrows to harass the Horned Scorpion Tigers that were trying to rush into the team.
At the same time, the adventurers in the other directions were also defending against the Horned Scorpion Tigers 'attacks. They waved their heavy swords and giant axes in the air. In order to maintain the formation, everyone's combat power was restricted, only ensuring that the Horned Scorpion Tigers did not rush into the group.
"Miss, I might need your help," Kane said to Lily in embarrassment.
Lily did not say anything and took out her wand.
"A fireball was thrown at the leaping Horned Scorpion Tiger. With a boom, the tiger took the fireball head on. The impact of the fireball directly sent the Horned Scorpion Tiger crashing down from the sky. Looking closely, the power of the fireball had shattered the armor of the Horned Scorpion Tiger. The Horned Scorpion Tiger struggled to get up, but just as it got up, it fell back down again, unable to move.
"It's useful! Miss, I can only rely on you."
Lily nodded.
Then, Kane turned to the others and said, "Protect the young lady and let her focus on casting her magic!"
"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.
At this moment, another dark purple fireball shot out from the crowd and focused on the Horned Scorpion Tiger. This fireball was even more powerful, directly piercing through the Horned Scorpion Tiger. In an instant, the tiger lost its life.
Everyone looked at Noah at the same time. Although they had already seen the power of Noah's magic, it was still shocking to see it again.
With the help of Noah and Lily's magic, the Horned Scorpion Tigers instantly suffered heavy casualties, and everyone instantly felt relieved.
The Horned Scorpion Tiger, which had gained some intelligence, was no longer as fearless as before. It no longer charged at them with its life.
"Hold on, they're scared of us!" Kane shouted.
However, at this moment, the low roar from before came from the Horned Scorpion Tigers again. All the Horned Scorpion Tigers seemed to have received some kind of order, and once again began to charge without regard for their lives.
This time, all the Horned Scorpion Tigers rushed over, and Noah and the others finally saw the leader of this group of Horned Scorpion Tigers. Behind all the Horned Scorpion Tigers, there was an even more muscular Horned Scorpion Tiger with a longer horn on its head and armor that almost covered its entire body.
"That's their leader!" Kane pointed at the majestic Horned Scorpion Tiger.
Suddenly, Kane let out a cry of surprise. He saw nearly twenty more Horned Scorpion Tigers appear behind the one he had killed.
"These Horned Scorpion Tigers aren't all they have!" The crowd, who had originally thought that there was hope, instantly fell when they saw the twenty-odd Horned Scorpion Tigers.
"These Horned Scorpion Tigers are probably here to wear us down." Kane guessed.
"Noah, you must do your best to protect miss!" Kane had already predicted that their formation would be broken, so he gave the order in advance.
Everyone held onto their weapons and took a deep breath. They knew that they had to fight for their lives!
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