The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 13 Where are the magical monsters?

"Yana, there's prey."

"Where is it?"

"To the east, it's not very big."

Rhine felt the vibrations coming from the roots. After the upgrade, he could sense vibrations within a range of about 200 meters. Judging from the frequency of the vibrations, they were not human and walked on all fours.

Having tasted the sweetness of the Steel-Toothed Boar, Klein decided to hunt it on his own initiative. Besides leveling up, Yanami was also getting tired of eating Steel-Toothed Boar jerky.

Now Yanami is hiding in the leaf sac of the man-eating plant, making her difficult to spot. However, this time Klein opened an opening as a window and stopped the secretion of digestive juices from the leaf sac.

After all, it wouldn't be good if Yanami were paralyzed by the digestive juices.

The grass was almost completely gone after the last battle, so no prey had taken the bait.

This area of ​​man-eating grass was originally a trail used by herbivores in the Wolf Forest, but after the devastation caused by Klein and his companions' battle with the trolls, no herbivores dare to pass through here anymore.

The troll corpses had already been devoured by some monsters. If possible, Klein would like to reclaim these corpses, but given the current monster tide, it's not worth the risk.

However, Klein thought that although there was no meat left, there were still bones, and perhaps some prey would want to try their luck here?

"They're here."

The grass in the eastern forest rustled, and both Klein and Yanami tensed up.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...

The grass was gradually pressed down, and the thing was getting closer and closer, but Klein and Yanami still couldn't see anything.

That's not right. The vibration was nearby, but there was nothing there.

Klein could feel the vibrations moving as he slowly approached the troll's remains.

pat-

"Klein! There seems to be something over there!"

Suddenly, the troll's remains made a sound; one of its ribs broke and then floated into the air.

Invisible?!

"It seems like something has become invisible; it's probably gnawing on a bone right now."

They have the ability to become invisible, yet they use it to steal bones... What a waste! I wish I had that ability.

Oh, right, we can parasitize it!

The problem is that although I know its approximate location, the vibration is not precise and cannot be used as an eye. If I disturb it, it will be difficult to pinpoint its location again.

In other words, you only get one chance.

"Yana, can you hit it with [Mind Blast]?"

If we try to catch it directly with the man-eating plant, it doesn't seem fast enough, and it might escape. So it's better to let Yanami control it first.

"I'll give it a try..."

At this moment, the invisible creature seemed to have finished eating the marrow from one bone and then bit off another.

It has a terrifying bite force; it would be extremely dangerous if it got angry.

With complete concentration, Yanami extended her palm and aimed it at the location of the invisible creature.

Klein was also preparing to use his skill to entangle that thing.

"A shock to the soul!"

To let Klein know that she had activated her power, Yanami called out to him in his mind.

But at the same time, a figure suddenly darted out of the bushes and pounced on the invisible creature—

"Awoo!"

That was a Wind Demon Wolf...

The Wind Demon Wolf's body resembles that of a gray greyhound, with a slender body, but its head is like that of a wolf, and its nose is rather wide, making it look somewhat strange.

"Klein... the mental shock hit that dog!"

So mind-bending attacks have a trajectory?! I thought they directly affected the other person's soul...

As if on cue, Yanami explained with a hint of shame.

"If I could see it, this wouldn't have happened. I couldn't see it, so I could only launch it directly, but I didn't expect it to be blocked..."

So this is ah.

The unfortunate wind demon wolf fell to the ground, howling in pain as it frantically nudged the ground with its head.

It looks really painful... Klein doesn't want to try it at all.

pat.

The invisible creature was startled and dropped the bone. At the same time, several wind demon wolves rushed out of the forest and formed a circle around the bone.

As luck would have it, it was a Wind Demon Wolf. Klein had observed Wind Demon Wolves hunting before. They were adept at approaching their prey from extremely long distances by crawling. Because their movements were so light, Klein's senses could not detect their actions.

"Ha, za, za za!"

A strange cry came from the center of the encirclement; it must have been the cry of the invisible creature, meaning it was indeed there.

But how exactly did they discover that invisible creature?

"Klein, what should we do?"

"I'll observe for a while; I want to catch that invisible thing."

Klein counted them; there were five Wind Demon Wolves in total. The one that had fallen earlier had already stood up, and the stronger one was probably the alpha wolf. They were twitching their noses as they slowly tightened their encirclement.

Twitching its nose? Yeah... After all, it's a dog, its sense of smell is very sensitive. Since it can't see, it can just smell it, right?

The pack of Wind Demon Wolves did not make any rash moves. Instead, they stopped within a certain range, then slightly arched their bodies, assuming a posture ready to attack.

"Yana, do you know what they're trying to do?"

"I know they're hunting."

Of course I know...

Klein mentally scoffed, thinking that Yanami didn't seem to understand what he meant.

"Just kidding, they're not hostile towards me right now, or rather, they haven't spotted me, so I don't know what they're planning to do."

Okay, she's just a little mischievous.

Since that's the case, I'll just have to figure it out myself.

Klein activated his ability, Detect, on the alpha wolf.

Success rate: 90%

Launch failed... Ninety percent?!

Again!

Name: None

[Species: Devil Wolf]

[Race: Wind Demon Wolf]

[Level: 12]

Age: 6

[Health Volume: 798/810]

【Spirit: 24】

【Magic Power: 117】

【Strength: 20】

[Agility: 35]

【Intelligence: 31】

Individual Abilities:

Wind Blade: A wind-attribute magic blade, [wind magic].

Wind Armor: Constructs armor using wind, increasing speed and allowing for deflection attacks. [Wind Magic]

[Weakness: Nose. The Wind Demon Wolf's nose aids in casting magic; damage to the nose will weaken or eliminate its magical abilities.]

The numerical value isn't high, but they come in groups and are very agile, making them difficult to deal with.

Is their weakness their nose? And since they sense the wind through their noses, they might also rely on the wind to smell things.

"Woof, woof, woof!"

Suddenly, the alpha wolf let out a few rhythmic howls, and then a faint glow emanated from the tip of its nose, which coalesced into a pale blue wind blade.

"Woof!"

Buzz—hiss.

The wind blade shot out and struck the ground, severing several of Klein's roots buried underground.

No blood flew out, so it seems to have been avoided, unless the blood of that invisible creature is also invisible.

However, when the wind blades struck, Klein felt two rather violent tremors, perhaps because the creature jumped to dodge them.

Good job!

Klein would be in trouble if it were killed in one move; he was planning to capture it and parasitize it.

Invisibility is so useful.