Chapter 378: Believers Who Do Not Want to Be Knights Are Not Good Players (2/2)

Still, they were not as dangerous as most hellspawn, which was why not one church was sending people to cull them, leaving them to spread in the remote locations on the continent.

The problem was that although Scorptail Apes were a minor species amongst magical beasts and could lose an actual beast such as the Dragonfang, they were pack animals. Moreover, the most important reason that put them in the category of magical beast was the stinger on their tails that could shoot venomous needles. Those needles were not actually solid but a pseudo-magic, although it was not too toxic that it merely paralyzes human-sized prey for a moment.

That being said, there would at least be five Scorptail Apes even in the smallest of packs (Their kind would have been easily wiped out by stronger beasts or magical beast), and typically moved around in flocks of up to a hundred!

As such, although poison needles from a single Scorptail Ape were very weak, having more shot at you meant trouble.

It was just like the Earth saying, ‘the dose makes the poison’: once the amount increases, even clear water could drown you…

And despite being a warrior who had awakened combat aura who could hold his own against up to five Scorptail Apes, the group which Caius had run into was a midsized tribe, with up to fifty of them.

He’s dead if they closed in on him, and the Scorptail Apes just had to shoot him to death with their poison needles even if they did not attack with their limbs.

“Oh no, it’s a cliff ahead!”

Having lost his way in the jungle, Caius suddenly realized he had nowhere to run. “Those damned Scorptail Apes chased me here knowing that there’s a cliff!”

He turned, ashen-faced while holding his sword against the Scorptail Apes that had surrounded him.

Just as their tail stingers began to glint in a dark-red light which would kill Caius with the pain of a thousand needles, a dog suddenly leaped out of a bush, knocking down one of the Scorptail Apes and throwing the rest into confusion.

Soon, a blue streak of light shot out from deep in the jungle, hitting the ground and materializing the silhouette of a massive sea monster that looked like a sealion, chomping and crashing into the swarm of Scorptail Apes.

The poison needles that the Scorptail Apes were so proud of were useless against the sea monster-in fact, the creature appeared to become even more excited.

Knowing that their advantage was lost, the Scorptail Apes turned and attempted to run, but that was already too late!A young man with a sword leapt out of the bushes, yelling ‘Demacia’ and slashing down wildly after stunning the monsters.

Who cares if there was any damage? He had plenty of vigor. And soon enough, every last Scorptail Ape was slain by one human and one dog. It was only then that Caius realized that he had been saved.

“Thanks for the help, young man… but who are you?” He couldn’t help asking.

Before he got too close, however, the silhouette of the massive sea monster and the dog turned to stare at him, keeping him from doing anything reckless. Nonetheless, the youth answered casually, “Just a Player passing by.”

That was when another youth dressed like a mage came out of the nearby thicket and said, “Two Players, to be precise.”

“What do you want?” Caius gulped even as he looked at the leering silhouette of the sea monster, remembering how it had easily killed dozens of Scorptail Apes. “We can talk about this…”

“Fear not, we’re not the good guys… I mean, we’re not the bad guys. We just wanted to ask you about something.”

The young mage smiled. “After all, we want to earn more exploration points to get the Pioneering Seat next season.”