Lunar Serpents

'Damn it…they knew I was hiding here…or were they following me from the beginning?'

Looking at the multiple pairs of shining eyes in the moonlight, Aeon quickly summoned the Goblinbone Dagger and the Quaggoth Black Blade.

He felt that these monsters must be following him even before he hid in the bush.

'Hiss~'

On the other hand, the monsters hiding in the darkness only hissed but didn't show themselves or attack Aeon in any way.

'Grimoire, I want to use the [Assessment Page].'

Seeing that the monsters were not attacking, Aeon asked the Grimoire of Life and Death to show the information on the monsters hiding in the darkness.

[Assessment Page: Second Use of the Day]

[Monster Name: Lunar Serpent]

[Strength: Soldier]

[Skills: Nightvision, Poison Splash]

[Information: A non-humanoid monster that only comes out at night. When it was under the moonlight, its strength could be comparable to a Sergeant Grade Monster]

[Note: They take pleasure in the fear of their prey before poisoning to death]

Soon, the Grimoire of Life and Death showed Aeon about the information about one of the monsters eyeing him.

'Lunar Serpent? Never heard of it.'

It was another monster that Aeon was ignorant about; however, thanks to the Grimoire of Life and Death, he gained valuable information.

In a fight, when one gets information like the opponent's strength, skill and even the time when they would become powerful, his chances of winning the fight drastically increase…of course, only when the fight prepares itself according to the information he gained about his opponent.

Now, Aeon knew about all these things except for the number of the monsters he was currently being surrounded by.

'Since they enjoy seeing me in fear, I will let them enjoy it for a while.'

After learning about the monster, Aeon's fear almost disappeared; however, he still maintained the fearful look on his face while silently making preparations for the fight with the Lunar Serpents.

'First, let's protect myself from their poison.'

Aeon read they have a poison-type skill and thus, he slowly took out the Venom Warding Potion and drank it.

[Communication Page]

[The temporary owner has drunk a Venom Warding Potion and he is resistant to almost all poisons from the Soldier Grade Monsters and even some of the Sergeant Grade Monsters for the next one hour]

On the other hand, the Grimoire of Life and Death wrote these lines in the [Communication Page]. Aeon only took a brief look at it before proceeding to the next step of his preparations.

'Even though they don't have any significant attack skill, because of the moonlight, their strength is almost comparable to Sergreant Grade Monsters. So, I should do my best to avoid getting caught by them.'

Aeon looked at his Goblinstep Boots and muttered, 'I will be relying on you for that.'

'Since I don't know exactly how many Lunar Serpents are currently watching me, there will be many surprise attacks or even normal attacks where I might not be able to dodge them.'

Aeon touched the Pendant of Protection on his chest, 'There are still four more protections left for today and as soon as I use them up, I should use the Komodoan Protection Scales.'

Even though Aeon didn't want to use these scales so soon, he was not stingy when it came to his safety.

As for the Goblin Set Bonus, Aeon didn't have any plans to let it trigger so soon because it was his ultimate trump card that not only counters his enemy but also helps him escape at the cost of one Grey-Grade Goblin Equipment.

'Moreover, I still have the spell [Goblinfire Bolt], along with Quaggoth Attack Talisman and Komodoan Attack Talismans, which I can use after triggering the Goblin Set Bonus to kill all the monsters in my way before escaping.'

Despite being surrounded by an unknown number of monsters, Aeon was able to maintain his calmness and while putting an act of being scared, he was preparing himself to make full use of all the items and trump cards he had collected so far.

'Another important thing to do is let the Grimoire of Life and Death consume the corpses of the Lunar Serpents I killed to trigger my second blessing [The Devouring Effect].'

Aeon didn't know exactly what type of effect his second blessing would give him after consuming the corpses of the Lunar Serpents, it is still better than not having any effect.

'Do you hear me? As soon as I kill a monster, just devour it as soon as possible,'

Since the Grimoire of Life and Death could hear his thoughts, Aeon ordered it.

[Communication Page]

[As you say, my temporary owner…^.^]

Just as Aeon commanded it in his mind, the Grimoire of Life and Death responded right away and from its reply, Aeon could tell that the Grimoire of Life and Death was excited.

'Why is it so exciting today?'

After feeling the Grimoire of Life and Death with different corpses, Aeon could tell that it likes devouring the corpses and is excited about it.

However, right now, it looks much more exciting compared to before to the point where it showed an emoticon.

'Whatever! I will think about it after I get out of this situation.'

Nevertheless, Aeon felt it was not the right time to think about it and focused on his preparations.

In short, Aeon was ready to use everything he had to survive tonight to see tomorrow's sunrise at any cost.

'Am I forgetting something?'

After preparing both physically and mentally, Aeon didn't begin his attacks; instead, he once again checked everything only to figure out that he forgot something.

'How could I forget it? Even though it is not really powerful, it can help me with something.'

With that thought in mind, Aeon summoned the Goblinbone Totem and lightly tapped it on the ground.

'Swoosh'

Soon, a green-coloured portal opened as a Goblin Soldier walked out of it.

'Hiss~'

On the other hand, the Lunar Serpents feeling pleasured seeing Aeon's fear were momentarily shocked to see the sudden appearance of a Goblin Soldier.

"Goblin, let's charge."

As for Aeon, he wanted to use that momentary shock to his advantage as he rushed towards the multiple pairs of eyes that were looking at him.

A human with a dagger and blade and a goblin with a wooden club rushed towards an unknown number of Lunar Serpents.