Chapter 163. Panther Couples
Two panthers—one white, one black—prowled in a deadly circle, amber and purple eyes locked, muscles tight under their shiny fur.
Leo stood on the mantis’s burned remains, his katana disappearing into his item space with a flash of mana, replaced by his soul resonance weapon, the Chained Blood Dragger. Its red blade glowed, the chain twisting like a live snake.
Leo’s smirk expanded with reckless excitement as a second white panther with scars on its side emerged from the bushes to his left, claws pointed at him.
He flicked the dagger’s chain, sending its links hurtling through the air and encircling the scarred panther’s neck. A hard pull slammed the beast to the ground with a loud thud, the chain’s can extends to meters, giving him deadly control.
He jumped down, boots crunching on ash, as Elynn’s screen pinged.
[Creature Identified!]
[Glass Panther, Rank: A]
These panthers are similar to earth’s panthers, but twice as big, they had fur that sparkled like glass, their shiny look full of danger. Alone hunters, their teaming up was rare and risky.
Leo spun the chained dagger, its blade singing a sharp tune. "Oh, you two are a couple, huh?"
The first white panther charged, its claws glowing with glass magic, shining like sharp diamonds. It swiped, sending a storm of jagged glass shards flying at Leo.
He twirled the chain at blinding speed, links blurring into a shield that deflected each shard with sharp pings, stray projectiles thudding into a nearby tree.