Soon after, a monster appeared from each direction.

“It’s been a while since a new prey came.” One had branches and leaves instead of hair.

“I’m telling you beforehand, but these guys are mine. I found them in my domain.” One was a giant flower with her face sticking out from the pistil.

“…” And the third one was a big bush covered in spikes like those of a hedgehog. There were three monsters in total.

“There are eight of them,” the giant flower monster with a strong scent opened her mouth and said. “As promised, four are mine. You don’t have any complaints, right?” She said as she pointed at the expedition members with her stem.

Stroking his chin with a branch, the tree monster fluttered his leaves and said, “Then two are mine.”

All three monsters had parts that looked like arms and legs, and they spoke like human beings.

“They have eaten people before.” As Lakshasha said, the monsters in front of them had killed and eaten at least one human or a Cassiubia League member.

“There are many beautiful flowers here.” The giant flower monster smiled as she looked back at the expedition members. “I’m curious. What kind of pretty scream will you make when I break you?”

Evelyn and Apoline, who were stared at the longest, frowned. It was eight against three. The expedition members had superior numbers. This was their first time encountering proper foes since entering the Hala Forest. Moreover, considering that the mushroom monster talked about a queen earlier, they couldn’t let their guards down, but…

“I want to take care of that tree,” Emmanuel said as he put his hand on the hilt of his sword and showed his eagerness to fight. It seemed he wanted to check the authenticity of the rumors surrounding the Hala Forest. Chi-Woo looked back at Lakshasha for his opinion.

“…I see no reason why he shouldn’t,”...