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Chapter 44

Translator: Cheonsa

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Chapter 44

“Oh my god! What is that thing!”

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A man roared out with fright, bringing us back from our shocked state and we raised our weapons one after another at the unidentified creature floating from the swamp. But then we heard Lafarre whisper, “Don’t move, this is a type of

monitor lizard

An armed man whispered, “You guys squat down and slowly retreat along the same path.”

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As he said this, he turned his head to gesture a few hand signals at several of his comrades behind him and many nodded their heads tactically in understanding. This must be a commonly seen arranged secret signals among mercenaries during fighting,

We followed the instructions of these experienced mercenaries accordingly and squatted down while staring fixedly at the red-eyed monster to avoid any possible unexpected attacks as we carefully backed ourselves into the covers of the trees.

But it was pretty much too late to do much as a wave of dirt and mud flew up from the swamp.

A large black outline stood up, facing forward, and in the muddy water, a large mouth split open revealing sharp bloody teeth with a large venomous purple tongue slithering out into the air. The razor-sharp beast claws, like an excavator, dug deeply into the ground. After that, it arched its back lined with an umbrella-shaped membrane and stared at us with predatory eyes as it let out a snake-like hiss.

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My eyes widened from shock. This wasn’t just any type of lizard you could randomly search up in an encyclopedia of biological organisms. This creature’s appearance from the start was very similar to that of an

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Only God knew how this place could exist, much less a creature that was supposed to be long extinct!

Unexpectedly, the monitor lizard didn’t immediately attack, it just laid dormant at its spot. Its glowing red eyes, however, were rotating in two different directions like the lens of a surveillance camera, observing us as if we were just a group of small ants, patiently waiting for actions. I didn’t know if its mud-filled poisonous tongue had the same terrifying hunting skills like a chameleon, but if so, even with our weapons at hand, it will be difficult to contend against it.

Extreme nervousness caused sweat to keep coming out from every opening pores. I didn’t dare to move, only staying where I was with my rifle pointing directly at the lizard’s mouth. Eva, out of fear, was clinging closely to my back.

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I felt her trembling slightly and I couldn’t help but feel worried that she would suddenly scream or run away. In order to calm her down, I stretched an arm downward to gently hold her wrist with some exerted strength, but Eva’s finger only tightened more around the hem of my jacket.

The feeling of being depended on has raised the protective instinct in my heart and has even overshadowed a bit of my fear. However, the moment my courage increased, I suddenly found that one of the monitor lizard’s eyes was staring straight in our direction and soon, its entire head slowly turned toward us. The eyes narrowed, staring directly at me as if penetrating through me to see the dark depth of the forest.

All of a sudden, I found this ancient creature a bit peculiar because it didn’t appear to look like a hungry, starving predator. It didn’t observe us like we were just prey, but more like we were a group of ignorant, small, and measly ants it wanted to crush. It looked like it was pondering over what our purpose here was, where we came from, and whether it was even worth it to slaughter us.

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However, in the end, Eva trembled even more. The barrel of her rifle was extended over my shoulder, aiming directly at the monitor lizard’s eyes, but I quickly gripped her wrist and whispered a soft warning,” Don’t panic Eva, calm down….”

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My words came to an abrupt stop when a loud “bang” sounded and a burst of smoke came from the muzzle by my shoulder as an astonishing force sent Eva and I tumbling backward. My ears were immediately filled with an irritating ringing sound, making me feel dizzy in an instant.

I shook my head as I tried to stand up. I quickly noticed that not far away, the umbrella-shaped membrane around the monitor lizard’s neck, due to the being irritated, flared widely, and soon it let out a loud screeching roar, exposing its attacking stance toward us!

“Shit!”

I cursed out loud and turned around to aim my rifle straight at the creature’s head. The surrounding armed men also opened fire one after another in succession. In the rain of exploding bullets, the creature lifted its head up high and a purple-ish red tongue stretched out from its mouth straight towards us like a sharp, flying arrow.

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Lafarre and I immediately pulled our triggers, shooting left and right, but my rotten marksmanship couldn’t accurately target the head and just happened to see the creature use its tongue like a whip, flicking it directly toward Eva who was stationed right next to me. She let out a loud shriek and, in a panic, she fell with a stumble but immediately got up, trying to run deeper into the jungle!

I let out a courageous holler and threw myself on top of her to tackle her down onto the ground, “Don’t run around Eva. It attacks the fastest moving prey!”

The minute I finished saying this, I heard something coming towards us at a very fast speed through the trees. Knowing something wasn’t right, I quickly turned around to stand up, subconsciously protecting Eva by putting her behind me, and soon, a purple-red shadow appeared, flashing over like lightning right before my eyes. In a conditioned reflex, I held up my gun to protect my head, however, I heard a movement right behind me, and suddenly I was dragged back by a strong force and fell a few meters away from where Eva was. I looked helplessly as the creature’s tongue quickly wrapped around both her legs, and pulled her upward. At any moment, she’ll be dragged straight into the mouth covered in bloody, sharp teeth and eaten whole!