I, a mercenary, became a beautiful silver-haired boy

Although it was called a black panther, its speed was much faster than those panthers that Elena usually encountered. With his strengthened body, Elena had to concentrate to catch the silhouette of the other party.

"A black panther, any clue?"

Although he had read the Monster Atlas in the guild, there were many kinds of monsters in the world, and the books that Elena read were thicker and thicker.

He finally finished reading a monster atlas, but in the end, it was only the first volume. He hadn't had time to read the thicker second volume yet, so it was impossible to recognize all the monsters.

"Black? Could it be a shadow panther? Damn, everyone be careful of your feet. If it is a shadow panther, it can attack through the shadow!"

As expected of a retired adventurer, after hearing Elena's rough description and combining it with the geographical environment of the Monster Forest, he immediately guessed what kind of monster this black panther might be.

Everyone lowered their heads immediately after hearing this. The sun was in the west at this moment, and the sunlight shining on the woods stretched the shadows slenderly.

Almost everyone's feet were covered with black shadows, which meant that everyone was exposed to the attack range of the shadow leopard.

"Ah!"

Anna screamed, because when she lowered her head, she saw that the shadow under her feet had a pair of scarlet eyes looking at her.

In the blink of an eye, the shadow leopard lurking in the shadow had revealed its claws, ready to cut the weak magician in half.

Fortunately, Elena reacted in time. He stretched out his hand in front of Anna and pulled the other's arm back, while the dagger in his hand met it.

Evan's heart sank when he saw this scene. Although he only saw the figure of the black panther for a moment, the other's strong body still fell into his eyes.

How could Elena's small dagger withstand such a strong monster? He might not dare to confront the black panther head-on with a two-handed sword.

In Evan's eyes, Elena's slender right hand might be broken, and if she was unlucky, her whole arm might be removed.

Ding!

As a result, with a crisp sound, Elena's dagger took over the black panther's claws steadily and rubbed out a dazzling fire.

Thanks to the dagger made of all mithril, it was still very hard under such impact. If it was the dagger that Elena had at the beginning, which was only mixed with a little mithril, it would be impossible to block such an attack.

Relying on the powerful power of the White Dragon Clan, Elena blocked the opponent's attack with one hand, and quickly retreated with Anna in one hand to avoid the shadow leopard from taking advantage of the situation.

But who would have thought that this black leopard was particularly cunning, and it quickly hid after failing to hit it, and its huge body merged into the shadow again.

Only a pair of scarlet eyes kept moving in the shadow, and the speed was so fast that it was difficult to catch with the naked eye.

Anna covered her large chest, obviously still not recovered from the brink of life and death.

If Elena hadn't acted in time, she would have been cut in half by the black panther.

Evan and William looked at Elena with complicated expressions. In a short confrontation, they had seen that Elena's strength was too extraordinary. She could resist the claw attack of the black panther with one hand. What a terrible strength.

"This guy is a bit annoying. He hides in the shadows and doesn't come out. How can we pull him out?"

Ignoring the surprised eyes of the people around him, Elena frowned and looked at the red light moving on the ground. After letting go of Anna, he kept aiming the crossbow in his left hand.

He didn't have the confidence to hit the target. Even if he hit it, he didn't know whether he shot the black panther itself or the hard soil.

It can only be said that this kind of monster called the shadow panther is quite tricky. Assassins must be very fond of this skill that can move freely in the shadow.

The mobility and concealment are too high. If you get this skill through the magic core of the shadow leopard, I am afraid that no matter who you are, you will become a terrible deadly blade.

"Vibration, the shadow leopard is not invincible in the shadow. Vibration can force him to get out of the shadow, and then you can launch an attack!"

It was William who first gave a plan. Upon hearing this, Evan immediately swung the heavy two-handed sword in his hand and smashed it to the ground.

But the speed of the shadow leopard was too fast. Before Evan's sword fell to the ground, it had moved to a place where it was not affected by the vibration.

Anna was not idle either. The staff in her hand gathered magic power, and she silently chanted a spell, and fireballs condensed out of thin air.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The fireball with great power fell to the ground and vibrated violently. The black panther, which was blocked from moving, could only show its true body.

But it was not forced into a desperate situation. Its huge body was like a fish leaping, drawing an arc in the airThe line attacked Evan in the front row.

The frightened intermediate warrior quickly held the two-handed sword in front of him, and the heavy claws bombarded it, directly knocking him to the ground.

The black panther took advantage of the force to jump, turned a somersault in the air, and once again dived into the "ocean" called shadow.

At this time, Elena's arrows finally arrived, basically chasing the black panther's tail and shooting into the ground. The speed was too fast, even he couldn't aim.

"It's really difficult."

His amazing shooting talent failed for the first time, which made Elena a little unhappy, but this kind of battle is the most important thing not to be impatient, the more anxious you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes.

"Do you want to retreat?"

William said a little worriedly. Although he commissioned everyone to come to the forest, it was too unlucky to encounter a monster like the shadow leopard.

For most adventurers, monsters like the shadow leopard are indeed very bad, and few people can capture such a nimble opponent.

Although the mission was important, he agreed with what Elena had said before, that staying alive was the most important thing.

"No hurry, try again."

Elena frowned and thought for a while and did not accept William's agreement. The situation was not so difficult that it could not be solved. In addition, if they really wanted to escape, they might not be able to outrun this leopard that could sneak into the shadows.

If they exposed their vulnerable back to the enemy, they would probably pay a heavy price. The best choice was to get rid of the other party.

Others did not hesitate. After listening to Elena's decision, they continued to launch the offensive. Although the black panther escaped just now, it did not mean that the intensive fireball bombardment had no effect.

"What I crave is the fire that can melt everything..."

Anna continued to chant, and more and more fireballs appeared above her head. This time she planned to do a carpet bombing.

However, her magic power as a lower-level magician was not enough. After condensing a few fireballs, her face turned pale, and she had a faint sign of overdrawn magic power.

If the battle was not resolved as soon as possible, she would soon lose her effectiveness.