Hacking the Game Didn't Go as Intended

CHAPTER 112: First Kill - The Green-Auraed Mob

Daisuke activated the Eye of Verity, scanning the area for any hidden clues. Meanwhile, Zephyr focused intently, employing his sharp sense of smell to sniff the ground and the surrounding air, alert for any signs of trouble.

RUMBLE.

But while they were hunting—

BOOOM!

They were also being hunted—

SNATCH!

Daisuke swiftly snatched up Zephyr and dive-rolled to safety as an invisible enemy shot up from the earth where the pup was standing just moments ago.

“Wh-What was that?” Kaine recoiled in horror.

Zephyr looked around frantically, his keen nose effortlessly pinpointing the general direction of the assailant while his eyes strained to distinguish any sign of them.

Daisuke cautiously set the canine down, his golden eyes focused on a cluster of green mana that indicated the phantom was some kind of fiend. Dungeon monsters emanated a crimson red aura, while the surface dwellers exuded a yellow one. But what kind of monster would possess a green aura?

Before he could formulate any theories, the monster let out a strident roar, shattering his concentration like an earthquake ripping through the ground. Kaine, on the other hand, remained undeterred—his love for his wife surrounded him like a protective cocoon, allowing his wrath to blossom into something fierce and unstoppable.

Although he couldn't see the fiend, every fiber of his being told him this creature was the obstacle standing between him and the preservation of what his wife had once held dear.

Pinpointing the monster's location by its screech, Kaine surrendered to his rage and charged in with a cry. With a wild swing of his scythe, he severed several of the creature's tentacle-like appendages, which fell to the ground and writhed like the severed tails of lizards.

The monster emitted a pained shriek, seemingly flickering in and out of existence. Before it could be clearly seen, a tentacle lashed out like a whip, striking Kaine's stomach and sending him crashing to the ground.

"Kaine!" Daisuke exclaimed. Dammit!

"GRRR~"

Flames flickered and crackled from Zephyr's snout as he conjured a fiery storm within his belly. But before he could unleash a torrent of flames, the fiend swiftly burrowed underground again. In the same heartbeat, several tentacles shot up from beneath the earth like metallic spears, intent on skewering their foes.

Daisuke's sixth sense narrowly had him bending his back just microseconds before his forehead could be pierced. Zephyr, unfortunately, wasn't as lucky—a few nanoseconds too slow, he took a direct hit as an appendage shot out from the ground, carving a deep gash along his torso.

"AHWRU!"

The pup was sent soaring in a high arc before crashing onto the ground. Just as a series of tentacles threatened to finish him off, Daisuke sprinted forward to the rescue.

DING!

[Your companion, Zephyr, has been afflicted with the poison status.]

DING!

[A mysterious blessing has neutralized the deadly toxin.]

As I suspected, Daisuke thought as he fished a Small HP Recovery Potion from his inventory. There must be some special power protecting you. How else can those ridiculous stats be explained? With the poison cured, all that's left is to heal this wound.

"Rawrwu," Zephyr let out a weak whine, gesturing toward Kaine as his wound slowly mended.

"Shit!" Daisuke cursed under his breath, his eyes fixed on the motionless farmer. Kaine was hit by the same tentacle that messed up Zephyr. If he got poisoned too, his life's in danger!