Tanky Mage System Chapter 66: The Shepherd

"Hunting layer? Some mysterious layer in the shadow world?"

Listening to George's elaboration, Gune immediately calmed down and listened carefully.

"Actually, after I awakened the extraordinary profession "Time Hunter", I was able to feel and see the existence of the hunting layer."

"For example, now, I can see that on the hunting floor, the dim yellow and worn-out projection shines mottledly on my body, and everything around is full of danger."

"When I grew up, I realized that what I saw was a deep inner world."

"A very strange and dangerous inner world, which I call the 'Hunting Layer'."

"In the hunting tier."

"There is a very strange creature, they are humanoid. They have two slender legs and claws, a pair of fleshy wings, and the flying speed is amazing."

"There are a pair of peculiar arms under the wings. These arms can be pulled for a very long time, and the lethality is amazing."

"They are slender and dark all over. They have three eyes on their foreheads, and they have strong stereoscopic vision and perception ability."

"It's almost impossible to get close."

"This kind of creature has a height of five meters when it is the first-order supernatural."

"And as their strength increases, so will their size."

"It's basically two meters on the first order."

"Each realm, their strength will skyrocket."

"Of course, the most important point, I haven't said it yet."

"That is...they have a terrible tongue."

"Using this tongue, they can penetrate the power into reality in the hunting layer to lick human time."

"Licking time?" Gune's expression moved slightly.

"Time is an abstract concept, can this thing be eaten?"

"Or in this extraordinary world, does time also have special extraordinary attributes?"

After pondering for a while, Gune suddenly asked.

"Are you sure this is licking time?"

"Sure." George nodded slightly.

"Because... I can see... time!"

"Seeing the time." Gounie was startled.

"Okay! This time hunter is... really unusual." Gune spread his hands.

Then Gune continued to speak: "What is the situation after being licked?"

"Time is lost by being licked, and once time is lost, it will inevitably be corrected. In the process of correction, those who lose time will be washed away by mysterious power."

"Erosion is intuitively manifested as the aging of the body, soul, body functions, and the loss of extraordinary characteristics. These are all carried out unconsciously and are basically undetected by people."

"This is indeed a very grotesque creature." Gounie nodded thoughtfully.

George continued.

"These guys who can lick life and make humans lose their lives, I call them 'dead beasts'."

"They are indeed the guys who can lead the Death God forward. They are called Death God Beasts, and they are quite suitable." Gone thought to himself.

"Death beasts are very powerful and cunning and smart. They specialize in licking humans with long lifespans, especially when humans are sleeping."

"At the hunting level, when you are licked, you can lick a human for two or three days in one bite."

"The most terrifying thing is that these creatures, every time they lick, they won't catch a lick, they will lick almost all the people nearby, and each one will lick a dozen mouths. Just let it go."

"This thing... smashes wool, and knows how to smash it separately. It's so smart that it crushes many people!" Gune was shocked.

"Before, you asked me why I didn't report to the top of the Transcendent Association?"

George spoke slowly.

"Because, when I was little, I told my teacher, and my teacher told me to keep it a secret no matter what, and not tell anyone."

"Actually, my teacher helped me make the right decision."

"Because... these creatures are some mysterious beings... grazing!"

"Mysterious existence, using human life time as water and grass... grazing." Gune's eyes narrowed slightly, his fists clenched a lot.

This simply does not treat us humans as human beings, but completely treats human beings as flesh and blood forage for walking.

"And, there is more than one shepherd." George said softly.

"And in the Magnolia Extraordinary Association, there are their shadows."

"And that's why I'm afraid to say it."

"Once I report it, I'm afraid I'm not far away from death."

"I don't know if you have noticed that with the rise of the extraordinary steam machinery, those evil spirits and alien races are also surging."

"Then there were originally scattered alien races in the depths of the Alto Mountains in the north, and they also cooperated to fight against us humans."

"You should also know that there are people behind the scenes, and these shepherds are one of them."

"Those who herd dead beasts and lick human life don't put human life in their eyes at all. In their eyes, human beings are just walking flesh and fodder."

As George finished his exposition, both fell into a brief silence.

Ignore the mysterious existence of life, herd strange monsters that can lick time, and contribute to the tide of the times.

Gounie echoed all the words of George in his mind, and couldn't help sighing in his heart: "This world is more complicated and mysterious than I imagined."

After thinking for a moment, Gune looked at George.

"Aren't you afraid that I will tell the news?"

"Of course I'm afraid."

"But I need the help of strong teammates more."

"Teammate? Help?" Gune chewed on the word.

"Have you been in contact with them?"

"Yes, I was already very powerful when I was a second-order supernatural. I think I should be able to kill a first-order death beast."

"I borrowed the power of time to enter the hunting layer and hunt a first-order death beast."

"As a result, I almost died, and that guy, he escaped."

"Escaped." Gone thought to himself.

"The power of that beast of death is beyond imagination. I can't handle it alone. Besides, sometimes, these beasts of death do not act alone, but in groups of three or five are possible."

"I'm alone and weak. And that's why I want to find a strong partner to hunt these dead beasts together."

"I can use my ability to bring a superhuman who is one step lower than me into the hunting layer."

"Among all the superhumans I have met, being able to be in the supernatural first-order gives me such a strong sense of danger, never before."

"That's why you came to find me?" Gounie continued softly.

"Yes, I really need a teammate like you, so I'm willing to take the risk."

After thinking about it, Gune spoke slowly again.

"I'm a conjurer, and I'm currently doing world frameworks, deep learning of shadow worlds, and even parsing runes."

"The hunting layer you mentioned is a mysterious layer in the shadow world."

"Entering it, it should be of great help to my study."

"So, you are very lucky, I am willing to cooperate with you." Gune said softly.

"Call..."

George was relieved to see Gounie agree to him.

"Although you say that the first-order is invincible, you may not be able to kill those first-order death beasts."

"My plug-in doesn't like to hear your words." Gu Nie secretly said.

"Maybe!" Gune did not argue too much.

"In our ruins city of Suger, there are two dead beasts being grazing, one is second-order and the other is third-order. They have been licking for many years."

"The short life expectancy of many laborers who work hard to earn money is largely caused by the beast of death."

"If you let them continue to grow, it's hard to predict what will happen in the future."

"My goal is that second-order death beast."

"I am currently at the third-order level, and I can bring second-order superhumans to enter."

"So, when you are promoted to Tier 2 and reach the peak of Tier 2, we will have the opportunity to join forces to destroy that Tier 2 Death Beast."

"It will take a while, but for now, there is no rush."

"And after ~IndoMTL.com~ this hunt, we have to hide our tracks so that the herders can't find us."

"After all, being able to graze such creatures is no trivial matter."

"Hmm." Gu Nie nodded slightly.

After talking about the details again, the two stopped.

Gounie looked at the night outside the glass lightly.

"Time hunter, hunting layer, prey."

Gune chewed on some of the relationships.

"There should be some things that George hasn't told me about this, but I can also speculate."

"This hunt...should help him to some extent, but that's not the point."

"The point is, this guy should also feel his own speciality, and he doesn't want our world to be played by those terrifying beings, or it would be better for him to ignore it."

"It's a good thing to take so much trouble and even take the risk to contact me. Obviously, this is a guy with a sense of justice."

"For me... I need to take this opportunity to further expand my deep understanding and perception of the world, which is very important to my rune path..."

"Secondly... destroying the grazing of those mysterious existences should indeed be done. After all, I am also a member of the flesh-and-blood pasture in their eyes."

"If I am silent now, sooner or later, the beast of death will lick my head, and at that time, no one will speak for me again."

"Call..."

Gune sighed softly and looked out into the dark night.

The depths of that mysterious and grotesque supernatural world are like the city shrouded in the night. The outlines are vaguely visible, but the horror and mystery in the darkness cannot be seen at all.