Chapter 131: Bait

For those who don't understand the brutality of battle, such struggles seem incredibly romantic.

People are willing to bet their lives just to kill their enemies.

If they fail to defeat them, the losers become the victorious party's prey.

This is especially true for magical beasts and mercenaries. The line between hunter and hunted is undoubtedly blurred.

When a hungry magical beast comes across mercenaries traveling through the wilderness, its instincts tell it that it has found a delicious meal.

All it has to do is kill its opponent, and it can fill its stomach.

But if humans have the courage and audacity to venture into the forest, why would they willingly offer themselves as meals to magical beasts?

Amidst the conflict between the starving magical beasts and humans, not only do the beasts crave the flesh and blood of humans, but humans also covet their valuable attributes.