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(362) The Essence of Hunting
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On the other side, the dogs were barking.

Unlike the injured dog Cyclone had seen, the wild dogs' barks were like the impending arrival of a nightmare.

Dogs were more terrifying than wolves.

Asmod had taught this before, wild dogs hunted not only for food, but also to prove their dominance.

They would work together to hunt their prey, but they wouldn't attack together. Instead, they would attack one by one, to see which one could kill the prey with a single strike.

This hunting behavior, which combined play and competition, not only intimidated their opponents, but their unpredictable attacking behavior made it difficult to predict their next move.

The direction the naked woman was running happened to be where the dogs' barks were coming from.

Oh no... but...

Yuna didn't dare to charge directly, the three witch sisters were not only magicians, but also Shiva.

The naked woman in front of her could very well be Shiva in disguise.

Using blocks of ice as stepping stones, Yuna leaped above the forest.

Fifty meters away from the pack of wild dogs, if she didn't stop her, she would crash into them.

In mid-air, Yuna spun around and used this momentum to shoot several ice arrows from her hand.

With pinpoint accuracy, the ice arrows flew and landed near the feet of the naked woman.

Instantly frightened by this sudden attack, the naked woman tripped over the fallen tree on the ground.

After falling down, she finally turned her head and saw Yuna in the air.

"Be careful, Yuna! Don't trust anyone with magic!" Little Dragon's reminder came from the blue pebble, and Yuna replied.

"Don't worry, I didn't sense any magic, but-"

The previous arrows were just to see if the other party would accidentally release their magic in self-defense.

But Yuna wouldn't trust the other party just because of this simple action.

Since the other party had come to her, she would try again, using the fear of approaching death to test the other party.

Chanting a spell in her mouth, a pitch-black monster appeared behind Yuna.

Together with the giant scythe she had taken out synchronously, she swung it towards the naked woman.

No cries for help, no words were spoken, the naked woman just curled up and covered her head on the ground, trying to escape the fearful gaze of everyone.

Of course, Yuna's scythe didn't actually strike, it just passed by the naked woman's side.

"No... please, no..."

Yuna stood beside the naked woman, watching her trembling body.

This fearful figure reminded Yuna of herself.

No magic was released, the other party was not the three witch sisters.

"It seems to be the missing woman." Yuna said to the message using the Magicite Crystal.

"Yuna-ane!!!!"

But the reply she received was a loud shout from Little Dragon.

"What's wrong?!"

"Ever since earlier, Cyclone hasn't made a sound!"

"What?! Cyclone? Cyclone?!"

Staring at the Magicite Crystal for a few seconds, Yuna's mind went blank.

"Yuna-ane! Come back now!!"

Yes, Eileen was right, I need to go back now!

Just as Yuna thought this, the pack of wild dogs in the distance suddenly started barking very close.

Oh no?! In that case...

Yuna looked at the naked woman crying on the ground.

Stay calm, stay calm. What I should do now is...

Yuna turned around, looking at the territory of the three witch sisters.

"I will bring this girl back, so that I can avoid the wild dog pack..."

Suddenly, Yuna felt a chill coming from behind.

It was at this moment that Yuna realized, as a witch, the three sisters possessed magic, and she had forgotten the most basic fact.

The essence of hunting often lies in the element of surprise.

Shiva herself was a creature without magic, capable of freely using the skin of others.

And one of the possible reasons for their birth may be that they were killed by another Shiva.

Yuna tightly gripped the sickle and quickly turned around.

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