Benjamin, who considers himself well prepared, approaches the dead tree, where the Crow Flock is perched, like a careful hunter. He takes every step with extreme caution, his eyes fixed on the mysterious dead tree, as he speculates about the habits of this Misty Crow Flock.
He has no idea when this Misty Crow Flock starts hunting. Anyway, on both of his visits, Benjamin saw the Misty Crows, like loyal guardians, quietly sitting on the tree, not even moving their nests.
Benjamin slowly moved closer, until he was within range of the [Magic Missile].
He is about to perform a skillful move. In common parlance, attracting hostility.
To use his skill successfully, he had previously eaten two [Red Crystal Fruits], restoring 10 MP.
At that moment, his eyes became focused and sharp, as he aimed at a misty crow. With a slight movement of his finger, the [Magic Missile] was launched.
There was a muffled “bang” that sounded like thunder in the silent forest. The Crow Flock in the trees was startled into silence by the sudden noise. Moments later, all the misty crows exploded like gunpowder that had been ignited, emitting angry cries one after the other. They flew wildly away from the tree trunks, like a dark cloud covering the sky, rushing towards Benjamin's location. The sight was truly a little bit frightening.
Seeing that the purpose of attracting the Misty Crows had been achieved, Benjamin did not hesitate for a second and sprinted away. His figure swiftly darted through the forest, kicking up clouds of dust along the way, and he sprinted back to the bastion, quickly closing the entrance and exit as quickly as he could.
The Misty Crows flew to the spot where Benjamin had originally been standing but only found a row of footprints. The fact that the guy who had provoked them had disappeared in the blink of an eye made them even more infuriated. They flapped their wings and hovered in the air, their black feathers shimmering eerily in the sunlight. These misty crows reluctantly chased after Benjamin's footprints for a while. Suddenly, they saw more than ten humanoid objects standing on the ground in front of them. Without another word, they charged directly towards these humanoid objects.
“Boom boom boom...”
The misty crows that pounced on the scarecrow detonated the [Explosive Fruit] installed inside the scarecrow. The intense explosion was like a series of thunderclaps, echoing endlessly in the forest. The misty crows flying in the front were blown to pieces in the first instance, and the scene was very bloody.
Moreover, because the Misty Crows were flying in such a dense formation, this first explosion decimated the Crow Flock, reducing its size by nearly a third.
The enraged Crow Flock continued the pursuit, their dark eyes filled with rage and hatred, burning with ever-increasing intensity. Their eyes were full of murderous intent, determined to devour the treacherous humans to the last bone.
Just then, the misty crows saw Benjamin in the distance enter a stone fortress that had not been there before.
They accelerated their flight to attack Benjamin but ended up flying directly into the spider silk deployment area.
Then, tragedy struck again!
The exploding scarecrow was just meant to further arouse the crows' hatred, and the spider silk area was the real killer move.
Benjamin had gone to great lengths yesterday to minimize the planned danger. He had created a large amount of Spider Silk Harden, which would definitely teach the misty crows a lesson.
Benjamin was extremely meticulous when arranging the spider silk. He wound the spider silk as intricately as possible, interweaving it in the forest to form an imperceptible net, waiting for the angry misty crows to walk right into it.
What followed was a strange nightmare for the misty crows.
In the forest, countless misty crows hung on the net, flapping their wings desperately, the sound like the rustling of leaves in a storm. Even through the thick stone wall, Benjamin, who was hiding in the stone bastion, could hear the shrill wailing of the misty crows outside.
Benjamin continued to hide in the stone bastion for a while, and then carefully observed through the hole for a while, making sure that no misty crows had flown around the bastion. Only then did he slowly leave the bastion and walk towards the trap covered with misty crows.
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“Mute~mute~”
The cry of the misty crow echoed through the forest, and the ground was almost covered with black feathers as if it were a thick black carpet. The misty crows on the web were struggling continuously, their movements full of despair and fear. But the more they struggled, the tighter the silk thread became, and some even cut into the flesh, dripping blood slowly down the feathers. Benjamin's spider silk had the characteristic of being “sharp”. Some of the misty crows had rushed too fast, and now only scattered fragments hung on the net.
“A net full of them, just as expected. Wisdom is more powerful than strength.”
Benjamin looked at the scene in front of him and a sense of pride welled up in his heart. But soon, he shook his head again.
“If I knew it was going to go so smoothly, I wouldn't have wasted any MP building the bastion and the tunnel,”
he said to himself. But he immediately realized that he was getting a little carried away and admonished himself.
“No, don't get carried away, calm down, calm down.”
After readjusting his mindset, Benjamin set about dealing with the misty crow charms on the web. He skillfully crafted a stone dagger and finished off one by one.
Soon, Benjamin spotted one that was twice the size of the others. This large misty crow hung motionless in the net as if it were already dead. Just to be on the safe side, Benjamin released another wave of [spider silk] at it. The vicious spider silk instantly wrapped it up tightly, like a giant chrysalis.
After doing all this, Benjamin dared to approach it. Just as Benjamin was about to plunge the dagger into the misty crow, an accident suddenly occurred.
A black mist suddenly rose from the giant Misty Crow's body, and the mist spread rapidly like a ghost. At the same time, it opened its eyes and stared at Benjamin sharply. Its eyes were different from those of other Misty Crows: the pupils were blood-red and radiated a fierce light. The light seemed to be able to penetrate the soul, sending a chill down one's spine.
“Oh no!”
Benjamin exclaimed inwardly, instantly sensing a strong sense of impending danger.
Sure enough, he immediately felt a moment of mental confusion, as if his soul had been gently tugged by an invisible hand.
The giant misty crow began to struggle violently. Although the strands were incredibly strong and an ordinary misty crow could not break free, this powerful giant misty crow still had a chance to escape if it was willing to sacrifice a little flesh. It knew that once it broke free, the damned human in front of it would soon become its meal.
Fortunately, Benjamin had been careful to add an extra layer of sticky spider silk to the giant misty crow's trap.
Because of the spider silk's extreme stickiness and toughness, the giant misty crow, which had been struggling violently, soon sensed that something was wrong. Realizing that it would not be able to break free in the short term, it decided to take action and opened its mouth to spit a mouthful of grey mist at Benjamin's face.
“What the hell is this?”
Benjamin had just shaken off his trance and had not yet had time to react when he was hit in the face by the grey mist. He felt a cold sensation on his face, followed by a strange smell.
[You suffer Curse of the Misty Crow Leader. You need to undergo an attribute judgment]
The prompt text slowly appeared on the screen.
[Judging...]
[Judgment failed]
[You take 5 curse points of damage every second for 15 seconds]
[Note: Curse damage is true damage]
“Shit!”
Upon receiving the prompt in front of him, Benjamin was horrified to discover that his health was dropping at a rate of 5% per second. This sudden situation made him panic. He quickly grabbed his dagger and frantically stabbed it into the Misty Crow Chief.