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.

foolishness. If even Omega who was now Level 15 didn't dare take a step closer to these creatures, it'd be stupid

2 of these cores after rubbing off the blue blood on them. He was already accustomed to it now and the gory scene in front of him didn't

Ding!

his stats and looked at

said with fervor,

of meat and innards nodded

its back and they headed towards the north where there was a broad valley full of boulders and water streams. After 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

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. But unlike the Wilkers they hunted just now, this thing was a true Predator. Before Kahn and Omega even appeared in a 15-meter radius, it

of its mouth which melted a tree log as soon it got hit. Kahn & Omega had no

teeth of a snake and blue eyes & black tongue. Its body had

was very lethal. He could use it to kill his enemies and even melt some things like stone slabs or even a boulder

because he didn't 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

creature could somehow mask its presence and appeared only big in size. But after looking at the giant 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 in numbers and ways to distract the creature. Kahn & Omega looked towards a big boulder which was sized the same as a house

was situated at a slope just in the direction of the nest. If they decide to push it from the edge, it

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

So moving this gigantic boulder with the help of Omega who was already strong

its attention and you push down the boulder. Just make sure you don't do it before it comes close to me. Or our plan fails and it later hunts us both till our deaths. Understood?"

gained Sprinter ability and ran with very

shoulders and muscular body standing tall. As soon as he entered the sensitive area of the snake-like creatures, the creature opened its eyes

HISSSS!!

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

second, Kahn activated his War Dominance aura and stared straight into the

creature was angered to its core and finally lifted

fangs stared at Kahn, with a look full of

Kahn spoke in a loud voice, he didn't

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

his sprinter ability again and ran in the opposite direction, which made

500 meters away from his previous location did Kahn

the Serpent reached 10 meters of his proximity,

"Now!"

the other side at the top of the slope, Omega finally received the command. He was already ready, he quickly

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