"The big guys are coming." Kevin seemed to sense something, raising his hand to shield his eyes and looking into the distance. The larger the creature, the less it would deliberately hide its Nen. They would turn Nen into something akin to deterrent power, radiating it outward.
At this moment, the area around Rabik had already become a battlefield. The villagers in the village continuously unleashed various long-range Nen ability attacks, providing him with support. But they clearly weren't willing to go out.
"So, if more people go out, the attracting effect will be stronger, right?" Kevin asked, looking at the scene before him. Bian Locke nodded. "One person's attraction will gradually increase, but the range of attraction is limited. The reason we chose this direction is because this area to the west of the village doesn't have too many powerful creatures, so it's relatively safer. If two people went out together, the attraction range would expand, and we might attract too many powerful creatures then." It seemed they still had to go out one by one.
Soon, the weaker creatures disappeared, because the big guys made their appearance. Seeing the creatures slowly approaching from the distance, the faces of some villagers instantly turned very grim. Kevin also recognized this creature.
"It's a Tentacle Python." This was a giant python with a body length of up to sixteen meters. What was most special was that it had at least ten or more tentacles on its body, and these tentacles were its primary weapons. This snake was not venomous, but it possessed powerful strength. In Kevin's view, this should be considered a B-class creature.
"I heard that the snake meat from the part where the tentacles grow is particularly chewy, tastes amazing, and the texture is top-notch," Menchi muttered softly. As she spoke, she turned her head. "If they can't handle it—" Her meaning was obvious. Faced with such a top-quality ingredient, Menchi naturally didn't want to miss out. If they had to search for it in the forest, who knows how long it would take, but now that the other party had delivered itself to their doorstep, there was no reason to let it go easily.
However, at this moment, Kevin's expression became extremely serious.
"What's wrong?" Buhara asked with a frown. Kevin's expression clearly indicated that it was not a minor matter.
Kevin just stared intently into the distance, then looked at Bian Locke beside him. "Don't ask why. Quickly tell the people in your village that this hunt is going to have problems." Because Kevin saw Little Black. That mass of condensed resentment was staring fixedly at him from a distance. Okay, that thing didn't have eyes. But Kevin felt that it was most likely looking at him. Though he didn't know why it appeared here, Kevin's intuition told him that this was definitely not a good thing. He couldn't understand why it was so persistent.
"What? Though I'm willing to believe you, but—okay." Bian Locke still wanted to say something, but seeing Kevin's serious face, he could only nod and turn to run toward the village chief's location.
And outside the village, the Tentacle Python had already reached Rabik's side and attacked without hesitation. The villagers immediately provided long-range support. Their attacks did leave large and small wounds on the python. But at this time, this giant python didn't care at all; all its attention was focused on Rabik. Tentacles like thick whips lashed out wildly toward Rabik. Faced with such fierce and dense attacks, Rabik couldn't find any opportunity to fight back and could only dodge everywhere.
"As expected." Kevin looked in another direction, and another monster was releasing its aura without concealment, rushing over quickly.
At this time, Bian Locke had already run to the village chief's side.
"Village Chief, that guest warned us that there might be unexpected circumstances in this hunt."
"Unexpected circumstances?" The village chief frowned. "What exactly do you mean?"
Bian Locke shook his head helplessly. "I don't know either, but I think he himself might not be very clear either." Such an ambiguous answer made the village chief's brows furrow even deeper. But he had to consider it carefully—after all, the other party was a professional Hunter. Under normal circumstances, no one would joke about such a thing for no reason.
"Then let everyone stay alert and vigilant," Melusine interjected from the side. Hearing this, the village chief nodded.
"That's all we can do. Otherwise, what other preparations can we make?" Besides raising their vigilance, they really couldn't think of any other way to deal with it.
Just then, the situation outside changed. Just as Rabik and the Tentacle Python were locked in fierce combat, an armored creature like a rushing stream charged over rapidly. All obstacles along the way were smashed to pieces by it.
"Armored Rhino—this is bad! Quickly call Rabik back!" Seeing this, the village chief shouted loudly. The villagers below immediately fell into chaos. However, at this moment, Rabik was entangled with the Tentacle Python and couldn't break free at all.
Although the villagers' attacks caused some damage to the python, Rabik didn't manage to lure the python closer to the edge of the village. As a result, the effectiveness of the long-range attacks from the village was greatly reduced, and the damage they could cause was very limited.
"Another one is coming." Kevin looked into the distance and muttered in a low voice. Bian Locke, who had just run back, heard this and his face instantly turned pale.
"Is there more? Are you sure?" Now there were already two. Seeing Bian Locke's anxious appearance, Kevin nodded. "These big guys won't hide their aura. If there are any hidden ones, the situation is even worse."
"Why? That's not very reasonable. It's not like these big guys have been wandering around all day today, right?" But that was clearly unlikely. The reason they dared to send people out to attract creatures was because though human attraction was strong, its range was limited. Every powerful creature had its own territorial awareness. In other words, the attraction released could usually only attract one powerful creature. Under normal circumstances, one such powerful creature was enough to serve as the main dish for the annual celebration. For a grand festival like this year, they could at most conduct a few more hunts or change directions. But they never expected to attract several powerful creatures at once. This was clearly something they couldn't handle. Moreover, this didn't make sense, as the territories of large creatures rarely overlapped, otherwise they would have been fighting each other long ago.
At this time, Rabik outside also saw the Armored Rhino charging over with imposing aura. He decisively retreated toward the village boundary. Facing the continuously lashing tentacles, he chose to grab one of them, block with his hands, and was then directly thrown flying. Using this impact force, he slightly adjusted his direction and flew toward the boundary area, then crashed heavily onto the ground. The people in the village were already prepared. Several iron hooks flew out from the edge of the village, instantly hooking his clothes and pulling him back within the village's range.
Seeing this scene, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"He reacted really quickly," Menchi commented. Now there was no source of attraction.
"Watch out!" The Saintess suddenly shouted loudly. A tentacle actually pierced through the boundary and extended in.
"This is impossible!" This scene completely overturned the villagers' understanding. Most of the villagers who saw this scene were stunned and didn't react for a moment. The tentacle that extended in wrapped around the nearest villager and dragged him directly out.