Hero of Darkness

Chapter 12: The Big Hunt

In a dense forest full of tall & broad trees, a group of animals that could be called a mixture between deer and a predatory beast were eating grass peacefully.

But unbeknownst to these creatures, there were 2 sets of eyes looking towards them from a distance. One of them was a giant wolf with a full pitch black fur on its entire body while another was a man wearing a dark red hide around his waist. Both of their eyes looked as if they were here to kill everything that stood in front of them.

Kahn & Omega were using their Hunt Perception ability. While using it, Kahn's pupils dilated and he gained a more detailed and zoomed view of his targets. He could see the heat signatures of his prey from 20 meters far and even feel which one of the creatures had all their muscles completely relaxed.

"You take the left and I'll draw their attention. Attack as soon as I appear in front of them. And take down the one closest to the tree. Understood ?" Kahn looked towards Omega. Omega nodded and left without causing any unnecessary noises which could alert their targets.

Kahn silently progressed towards the herd by crouching through tall grass on both of his hands and legs like a four-legged animal would. He wasn't hasty nor clumsy.

He looked like a tiger waiting for a perfect time to attack. Kahn quickly activated his War Dominance aura as soon he reached near the herd. Strong pressure of gravity was exerted around a 5-meter radius and before these creatures could react, Kahn pounced towards the nearest creature while activating his Alpha Wolf's Claws and swung his right claw around the nape of the creature which was caught off guard & couldn't even move under the pressure of War Dominance.

Blueish blood started flowing on the ground as soon as his claws pierced through the hide which felt as tough as leather in a matter of seconds.

This sudden attack alerted the other members of the herd, and they tried to run away the very next second. Kahn had limited reach on the area he could cover under War Dominance Aura so some of them had full control on their bodies and started running off. Only to be attacked by a giant Dire Wolf from the opposite side.

Omega was very vicious unlike Kahn. He didn't go for a swift kill, rather plunged his teeth inside their necks and ripped apart the head out of their bodies. Blue blood spurted like a fountain on the green grass but the massacre didn't stop. Both Kahn & Omega dashed towards their respective closer targets and attacked in a preplanned manner. It was as if they had completely practiced their coordination. The massacre continued until there were 5 dead bodies on the ground. Out of the 9 of these creatures, 4 managed to escape while 5 went to heaven to meet their maker.

"Whew! I guess we got lucky." Kahn said and put his right hand on one of the dead creatures.

"Absorb!"

[Host has acquired the following abilities :

Sprinter, Panorama vision, Wilker hide.]

"Oh, so these are called Wilker ?" Kahn learned the name of the species through the system. He imagined himself having the same tough skin as the Wilkers and his skin completely turned green like these creatures and small spikes appeared all over his body.

"Ugh.. I look like Killer Croc now." Kahn deactivated the ability and collected the core. Meanwhile, Omega was tearing out the flesh and entrails of the other bodies with his large fangs as if he had been hungry for years. He only left out the cores for Kahn and nothing else.

Kahn had already recovered and now he was 4 times stronger than when in entered Vantrea through the void. His War Deity Body had also completed its first transformation and became twice stronger compared to before. And Kahn also ate the cores of small animals Omega hunted in the morning. And according to the system, he was now level 2 and his body Attributes & Stats had doubled as well.

Still, this was no excuse to be laid-back and hope things will go in his favor. He still remembered vividly how he barely managed to kill the wolves yesterday and survived by a hair's breadth. Otherwise, it'd be him who was torn through & gutted down by the pack of wolves. So he didn't wish to waste any time.

Somehow, Omega had a proper understanding of which prey they could Hunt with their capabilities and which ones they shouldn't. It was more like an innate sense of his Dire Wolf species.

and predators in the jungle out of his foolishness. If even Omega

was already accustomed to it now and the gory scene in front of him didn't bother him at all. He kept the other 2 just in case he needed them later to either

Ding!

didn't check his stats and

Snake!" Kahn said with fervor, his eyes looking

of meat and innards nodded and arched down

reaching midway, they both stopped and looked towards a big nest made out of Tree logs and branches. Inside this nest which was the as same size as a tennis field/ground, lied a giant snake-like creature sleeping

the morning, when Kahn & Omega started their hunting spree, they made a rookie mistake of not gauging their target's strength. There was no strategy either, all they did was just waltz in and attacked their target.

mouth which melted a tree log as soon it got hit. Kahn & Omega had

had small horns protruding from its skull to the nape region, fangs & teeth of a snake and blue eyes & black tongue. Its body had extremely white scales which looked fortified in

but he wanted that Poison ability which was very lethal. He could

think there'd be many creatures like this one in the forest. This wasn't just some random nobody either. This snake-like creature looked like the boss of this area given how it was wide in the open and there was not a single animal or

eggs, Kahn understood that this was a female protecting her eggs and that's why didn't exude a noticeable aura or killing intent. There didn't appear to be any signs of another one like this so he had both advantage

slope just in the direction of the nest. If they decide to push it from the edge, it would definitely

Kahn and Omega pushed the boulder with all their strengths after activating some of their brute abilities and finally pushed and rooted out the boulder. They made sure to not cause loud grunting noises which could alert the creature again. Once they were finally done, both took a small rest while Kahn planned

moving this gigantic boulder with the help of Omega

divert its attention and you push down the boulder. Just make

his newly gained Sprinter ability and ran with very fast and long leaps from time to time. He reached towards

stood there like he was going out on a war facing thousands of people by himself; with his broad shoulders and muscular body standing tall. As soon as he entered the sensitive area of the snake-like creatures,

HISSSS!!

creature hissed at Kahn, trying to scare him and telling him to stay away. But Kahn didn't budge a bit, instead he activated his Alpha Wolf's Howl ability and howled like a true wolf in the direction of the creature. The intensity & amplitude of this howl was so

stared straight into the eyes of the creature. This was a declaration of

creature was angered to its core and finally lifted its complete body

Kahn, with a look full

in a loud voice, he didn't expect the creature to be this

creature kept slithering towards Kahn with a look of contempt and mockery as if an elephant was looking at an ant. It didn't attack Kahn hastily, rather examined

which made the giant snake follow him

after running 500 meters away from

as the Serpent reached 10

"Now!"

the slope, Omega finally received the command. He was already ready, he quickly ran and slammed his body on the giant boulder to give the

rolling and gaining momentum due to the slope, the giant snake finally moved its head towards the direction of the noise and