Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 204: Horror Claw Monster

The faint sound was getting closer.

Marvin knew that this was the scraping sound made by the forelimbs of the Devil's Claw as they embedded themselves into the cracks of the rock.

Only when your listening level reaches a certain level can you sense the other party before the claw monster discovers you.

Marvin listened silently for a while and quickly made a judgment:

"There was only one. It must have been sent out hunting alone."

"If it's an ordinary Horror Claw Monster, it's relatively simple."

But Marvin did not take it lightly. This creature is a very terrifying underground predator. It has a vulture-like head, curled hooked forelimbs, and thick hind limbs with very sharp claws. The Deinonychus can walk upright and climb on rocks. They have a very hard shell on their backs and are the natural enemy of wanderers!

If it were an ordinary thief, he might not even be able to break the defense of the Terrorclaw.

If you are scratched by its hook, you will most likely die on the spot.

Although Marvin has rich combat experience, he cannot take it lightly.

Thinking of this, he took out a pre-tied wild boar from the paper cranes and threw it on the ground.

The wild boar is still alive! That’s the magic of origami.

It was tied with ropes and could only struggle in vain.

This kind of struggle can create a certain noise, attracting the arrival of the claw monster.

After doing all this, Marvin started hiding and lurking nearby.

The Devil's Claw has a unique ability to determine sonic waves. This creature can determine the enemy's position through high-frequency sound waves.

But Marvin hid behind a huge rock, which was thick enough to block his sonic perception.

Soon, a shadow quickly appeared at the end of the cave.

A lone Horrorclaw.

Marvin held his breath tightly. He didn't have many chances left. The claw monster's only weaknesses were its heart and head. But if he wanted to attack these two places, he would face the attack of its terrifying hooks. Only by grasping the timing of the attack could he solve the problem relatively safely.

…

The wandering Horcrux soon discovered the struggling boar.

Its high IQ prevented it from moving forward immediately, but instead it began to assess the strength of its prey.

He had never seen such a strange creature.

Because this wild boar was brought from the surface by Marvin, and there is no similar creature in the underground world!

Or even if there were, they would have become extinct early because they could not adapt to the harsh environment.

The Devil's Claw showed a hint of hesitation.

And this slight hesitation is exactly what Marvin wants!

He quietly took out a ball-shaped object and rolled it out gently.

Although the noise was very small, it was immediately captured by the Devil's Claw!

It sprang forward, opened its sharp claws, and pounced on the spherical object.

However, in an instant, the spherical object burst into a scorching light!

【Sunfire Sphere】!

It contains a large amount of Yangyan magic energy and is the nemesis of many underground creatures.

The claw monster couldn't avoid it and made a chirping sound with its mouth.

Its claws, however, smashed the sphere madly out of fear.

However, the next second, the punctured Yangyan Sphere exploded immediately!

boom!

A slight sound was heard in the cave.

The exploding Yangyan energy spread wildly, illuminating the entire cave. The forelimbs of the Devil's Claw were directly melted and paralyzed. It raised its head frantically, trying to avoid the damage of the Yangyan spell.

Three seconds later, the energy in the Yangyan Sphere was completely released, leaving only sparks flying around in the cave.

The Devil's Claw was seriously injured and tried to escape.

However, at this moment, Marvin, who had been lurking, finally moved.

The time is now!

The Night Song Realm was quietly activated, and Marvin's figure appeared like a ghost on the way the Devil's Claw was escaping!

His scimitar cut off the monster's forelimbs as easily as cutting tofu!

With an easy dodge, he avoided the counterattack of the Deinoclaw monster's beak. The next second, Marvin's scimitar chopped hard on the Deinoclaw monster's neck!

With both swords out, the Terrorclaw Monster, which was severely damaged by the Yangyan Orb, was unable to resist at all.

In just five breaths, he had his head chopped off by Marvin!

But the noise of the fighting here has already spread.

Soon, Marvin heard a rustling sound.

At least three terror claw monsters were approaching madly. They did not hide their whereabouts at all, but directly provided support to their companions.

"It'll be there in half a minute at most."

Marvin sneered, this was exactly what he wanted!

He ignored the corpse of the claw monster and turned around to hide behind a giant rock.

In his hands, one on the left and one on the right, he took out two more Yangyan magic balls!

This is Marvin’s battle plan, huge rocks to hinder the claw monster’s perception - and then spend money like crazy!

That's right, just spend money.

If there were any wizards present, they would probably grab Marvin by the neck and curse him for wasting resources!

Is this how you use the Sunfire Sphere?!

This is used to enhance the strength of Yangyan type witchcraft, and is a tool for some wizards and priests to amplify spells.

However, in Marvin's case, it was treated as a disposable consumable.

It was completely used as a grenade!

The production process of each Sunfire Sphere is extremely complicated and requires the cooperation of high-level alchemists and wizards.

So much so that even in the entire south, the number of Yangyan Orbs that flow out from the Three Rings Tower or other wizard organizations each year would not exceed one hundred.

Marvin used Hathaway's connections to purchase six Sunfire Orbs from the Tower of Ashes and the Tower of Craftsmen on his own.

Each Sunfire Sphere costs one thousand wizard gold coins!

This is the result of a discount given for Hathaway's sake.

Six Sunfire Orbs, that's six thousand! This money was paid on credit by Marvin.

Each Yangyan Orb can be disassembled into two [Dragon Fang] shells.

But Marvin didn't feel bad.

He would just avoid ordinary claw monsters, but he had to get rid of this group of claw monsters.

It's worth spending any amount of money for that hot spring.

Because it not only improves physical fitness, but also obtains fragments of earth crystals!

Marvin was already heavily in debt anyway, so he didn't care about spending more on this.

Money, and combat power.

In a sense, they can be equated.

Especially when it is associated with professions such as wizards and alchemists.

At this time, the hardship of the lone ranger was revealed. No matter how rich a lone ranger was, he could not compare to the lord who owned the entire territory. Marvin had the territory as a foundation and the gold mine as collateral, so it was easy for him to borrow some money.

…

The footsteps of the Devil's Claws were light and crisp. The three monsters formed a V-shape and quickly approached the place where their companion fell.

One of the claw monsters was obviously larger than the other two.

This one is a female Deinonychus, the leader of the entire Deinonychus family.

This creature is a matriarchal group, usually a female Deinonychus with several male Deinonychus, and the former is often stronger than the latter.

Marvin remembered clearly that there were four monsters in this nest, one female and three males. He had just killed one, and the rest were here.

So he threw out the two priceless Yangyan orbs without hesitation, and then retreated!

The next second, just as Marvin expected, the Devil's Claw would subconsciously use its claws to tear apart any spherical object!

How could the glass Sunfire Orb withstand the scratching of their claws? Naturally, holes would appear on it once scratched.

The Yangyan Sphere itself is a very unstable alchemical item. Once there is a hole in it, the Yangyan energy inside will explode slightly!

The light is everywhere.

Marvin estimated the time and took advantage of the fact that Yangyan's ability temporarily dissipated. Amid the shocked and angry voices of the three Terrorclaws, he rushed out like lightning!

After spending money, the next step is to reap the rewards!

…

The four-headed claw monsters themselves contributed nearly 10,000 experience points to Marvin, but this amount of experience was really a drizzle compared to the Yangyan Orb thrown out by Marvin.

In his previous life, Marvin fought with this female Devil's Claw for a long time and even died once before he finally found a flaw and killed her.

At that time, Marvin was probably the poorest.

Thinking about it now, it was so lonely and miserable back then...

Now starting over again, the wealthy Marvin immediately turned the situation around and sent the Terrorclaw family to hell.

There was nothing valuable on the claw monsters, so Marvin just cut off a piece of their scales and started tracking them at night.

With this skill, he can track down the Horrorclaw's lair.

And that hot spring was right next to their nest.

…

In the dark nest, some white eggs are quietly arranged.

These are the eggs of the Horror Claw Monster, but they have no use other than being edible...

Marvin collected all the eggs with the attitude that even a mosquito's legs are still meat.

He groped around the edge of the Horror Claw's lair for a while and finally found the hidden hot spring.

It is called a hot spring, but in fact it is just a small pool of water with a very high temperature. There is a piece of earth crystal at the bottom of the water, but you need to dive very deep to get it.

Since Marvin was here, he was naturally fully prepared.

He also brought two bottles of expensive underwater breathing potion as spares.

He then dressed lightly, drank the underwater breathing potion, and jumped into the hot spring.

He must first get the piece of earth crystal fragment.

…

In the dark trail, a standard scout team was groping forward.

"There is a nest of Horror Claws ahead, we should be careful to bypass them."

A delicate female voice sounded.

The others nodded.

This is a group of dark elf warriors!

To put it simply, it’s Zhuoer.

The drow is a matriarchal society, and in this typical scout team, the captain is also a woman.