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"Milu can go find the original body? What is the original body?" Lycorina asked in confusion.
"The attacks of these tentacles follow certain patterns, and the patterns are not complicated."
These tentacles could attack and harass us from blind spots, but they can only perform simple whipping and stabbing motions.
It is very likely that the opponent will not be able to precisely control the movements of these tentacles under such a high frequency of attacks.
If each tentacle is an individual life form, then their attack methods must be unpredictable and varied.
If whipping doesn't work, switch to stabbing; if stabbing doesn't work, switch to entanglement. If aerial attacks don't work, switch to ground attacks; if ground attacks don't work, switch to frontal attacks.
Just like a group of people playing rock-paper-scissors, although there are only three gestures, everyone has different ideas, and even the speed at which they throw their punches varies after shouting "three, two, one".
Only when there is only one enemy controlling the attack will the current attack pattern appear to be so simple and have a fixed rhythm.
When you have time, you can try drawing a square with one hand and a circle with the other. You'll find it difficult to get the desired shape, and you'll often end up using both hands to draw a circle or a square.
The enemy's current situation is similar.
It controls the whipping with one hand and the stabbing with the other, making it difficult to perform even more complex and delicate movements.
This also suggests that the other party may not be a highly intelligent being.
An Yi ∨·＜∈肆［"wu№〃6√刺（￣蝟4折；代購：边斩着四方的tentacles, 而向リ科琳娜解释。
At this moment, both Lycorina and Layton were somewhat surprised.
Is it possible to obtain such detailed information simply by fighting the tentacles for a while?!
And he didn't seem tired at all while cleaning the tentacles!
Layton and Lycorina were tasked with clearing the tentacles in front of them, but they were struggling to keep up with the opponent's rhythm and were even a bit flustered in dealing with them.
An Yi was able to remain calm and analyze the situation without any pressure...
terrible!
This man was born to be a hero!
"Wait... So, Miluko had already realized this, which is why she left to find the real body?" Lycorina suddenly realized something.
"She is a professional assassin from a family of assassins, and lying in wait to observe the situation should be considered her survival instinct."
"She's young, but don't treat her like an ordinary child," Annie said.
If Milu heard these words, she would probably be secretly happy for a long time.
Layton and Lycorina: "!!!"
So, it turns out the two of them didn't feel anything at all?!
It's not their fault, after all, Lycorina and Layton had almost no combat experience. Before being chosen as heroes, they were practically unrelated to the word "combat".
[Hero of the Thorns: Found him!]
Suddenly, a message appeared before the three of them.
Sword Hero: Where is he?
Hero of the Thorns: Your current location is 2000 meters to the southeast.
It would be very risky for me to deal with it alone.
Sword Hero: Then stay put and wait for us to arrive.
"So far!!" Layton exclaimed.
This isn't 27 meters, nor 200 meters, it's 2600 meters! ∵－！ ‖'♀|｜〇'≥
Controlling such a large number of tentacles from a distance of two thousand meters, it's unimaginable just how enormous the creature must be!
“The problem is, which way is southeast?” Lycorina shattered a tentacle, then looked around.
She did know that she could determine direction by looking at the moon, but she had no idea how exactly to do it.
Moreover, now, let alone the moon, you can't even see the stars when you look up in this dense forest; it's all just leaves.
In short, we cannot determine our current location!
"Over there." An Yi pointed in a direction as she severed the tentacle.
Before Lycorina could even react, Annie grabbed her by the arm.
"boom--!"
The fierce sword wind cleaved through more than a dozen attacking tentacles, directly creating a space in the open ground.
An Yi ran quickly in the direction she had pointed out earlier.
“Mr. Layton, stay close to me. I’ll clear the way ahead, and Your Highness will cover Mr. Layton’s movement.”
Annie positioned Lycorina with her backside facing forward, allowing her to face behind and cover Layton.
"Okay!" Lycorina didn't care about the awkwardness of the position anymore.
If you look forward, you can carry it on your back, but if you look back, you'll just be sandwiched between your legs.
All she could do was trust that An Yi would hold her tight and wouldn't let go, preventing her from falling.
Layton's movement speed is far inferior to An'i's; without cover, he would simply become a moving punching bag.
"Ooo ...
As Layton charged forward, shield in hand, he shouted excitedly. The sounds of light arrows colliding with tentacles filled his ears, making his blood boil!
“是男人！就应该勇敢地向quｎ：8¨576°◆6〗344▲2前冲！无论是什么困境都要迎难而上！！
Bring on these monsters! I, Layton, will smash them all to pieces!
Hahahaha—!!!
Although An Yi couldn't understand why he was giving himself such motivation, well... as long as he had the fighting spirit, that was good.
If a brave person runs at full speed, two kilometers is only a matter of two or three minutes.
However, the large group of tentacles blocked the way, and more tentacles kept breaking through the ground and destroying the road, making the two kilometers seem impossible to reach.
"Anyi! My magic is almost gone!"
When her magic power was close to 10%, Lycorina called out to Any.
[Sword Hero: Defend in place! Miss Miluko has returned to provide support; let Her Highness replenish her magic power.]
An Yi reacted immediately, paused, and then severed all the tentacles that were attacking from the front with a single sword strike.
Layton abruptly stopped beside the two, smashing several tentacles to pieces with his shield and throwing his backpack full of rations to the ground.
Annie quickly put Lycorina down as well.
Lycorina immediately pounced over, opened her backpack, and grabbed the dry food without any regard for table manners, starting to stuff it into her mouth.
Although they were behind in terms of attributes, An Yi was still very satisfied with their execution.
"Shh-"
A dark figure emerged from the forest, slid in and knelt between Annie and Layton, finally bending down in front of Lycorina.
"I...I'm sorry!!"
Rico Lina held 8 rations in both hands, her mouth stuffed full: "?"
"I can't fight these tentacles!!" Milu said apologetically.
Her strength attribute is only 1 point, while the Slime King, as a level 3 demon, has at least 5 points of defense.
She really wanted to sever all those tentacles, but she couldn't!
One slash couldn't even break the skin of the tentacle!
I'm so useless, I might as well just die!
“It doesn’t matter. These tentacles can’t catch you. You just need to attract their attention and relieve some of our pressure,” An Yi said solemnly.
"I……!"
Miluko's shoulders trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.
Even someone as useless as me can actually be put to use like this?!
"I can never repay your kindness! I will do my utmost to complete the mission! I will even risk my life!" Milu bowed deeply to An Yi, and then rushed into the forest.
An Yi: "...?"
It doesn't have to be so serious!
Chapter 42 Breakthrough? Guardian?
Deep in the forest, a fierce battle continues!
Because Milu could draw attention, the defensive pressure on Annie and Layton was greatly reduced.
An Yi used her highly skilled swordsmanship to sever each of the attacking tentacles, preventing the opponent from getting close!
Layton often gets hit from behind while protecting his head, but he is doing his best to defend against the tentacles' attacks!
And Lycorina—
Lycorina is still eating! She's still eating! She's still stuffing rations into her mouth!
Good heavens! She didn't drink a drop of water and stuffed her mouth full of dry food! Isn't she afraid of choking to death?!
Not at all, the [Gluttony] skill won't waste a single bite of food. As long as you can swallow the large and small portions, you won't choke.
So the tears welling up in Lycorina's eyes at this moment weren't because she was choking.
"Why is my magic regenerating so slowly?!"
Lycorina was on the verge of tears.
She sat there showing off her rations for ages, and her incredibly long magic bar only increased slightly.
It probably only restored 300+ mana points, and it's unknown how long it will take for her mana to be fully restored.
That's actually quite normal, because it took her a full three hours to recover after eating the carefully prepared meals by the villagers.
If you were to recklessly dump the entire bowl of food into your mouth without regard for appearances, you might recover much faster, but it would still take at least an hour.