"Hunting layer? A mysterious layer in the shadow world?"
Listening to George's explanation, Gune immediately calmed down and listened carefully.
"Actually, after I awakened the extraordinary profession 'Time Hunter', I was able to feel and see the existence of the hunting layer."
"For example, right now, I can see the dim and worn-out projection shine on my body in the hunting layer. Everything around me is full of danger."
"When I grew older, I understood that what I saw was a deep inner world."
"A very strange and dangerous inner world, which I call the 'Hunting Layer'."
"Within the hunting layer."
"There is a very strange creature, they are humanoid in form. They have two slender legs and claws, a pair of fleshy wings, and they fly at an astonishing speed."
"There is a pair of strange arms under the wings. These arms can be lifted up extremely long, and their lethality is amazing."
"They are tall and slender, covered in pitch black, with three eyes on their foreheads, and possess extremely strong three-dimensional vision and perception capabilities."
"It's almost impossible to get close quietly."
"This kind of creature, at the first level of transcendence, can reach a height of five meters."
"And as their strength continues to increase, their size will also increase."
"Basically, it's one level and two meters."
"With each realm, their strength will increase dramatically."
"Of course, I haven't said the most important thing yet."
"That's... they have a terrible tongue."
"Using this tongue, they can penetrate the power into reality within the hunting layer to lick human time."
"Licking time?" Gu Nie's expression changed slightly.
"Time is an abstract concept. Can this thing be licked?"
"Or maybe in this extraordinary world, time also has special extraordinary attributes?"
Gu Nie pondered for a while and then suddenly asked.
"Are you sure this is licking time?"
"OK." George nodded slightly.
"Because... I can see... time!"
"See the time." Gu Nie was startled.
"Okay! Hunters at this time are... really extraordinary." Gunie spread his hands.
Then Gu Nie continued: "What's it like after being licked?"
"Time is lost by being licked, and once time is lost, it will inevitably be corrected. During the correction process, those who lose time will be washed away by mysterious power."
"The intuitive manifestation of erosion is the aging of the body, soul, and body functions, as well as the loss of extraordinary characteristics. These are all done unconsciously and are basically not noticed by people."
"This is indeed a very weird creature." Gu Nie nodded thoughtfully.
George continued.
"These guys who can lick life and make humans lose their lives, I call them 'death beasts'."
"They are indeed guys who can lead the Death God forward. They are called Death Beasts, which is quite fitting." Gu Ne thought secretly.
"Death beasts are very powerful, but also very cunning and smart. They specialize in licking long-lived humans, and they especially like to lick humans when they are sleeping."
"At the hunting level, when being licked, one bite can consume a human for two or three days."
"Here comes the scariest part. Every time that kind of creature licks, they won't just catch one person to lick. They will lick almost everyone nearby. Each one will take a dozen licks and then put them down. ”
"This thing... Sheeps wool and knows how to separate it. This level of intelligence can crush many people!" Gu Nie was shocked.
"Before, you asked me, why didn't I report to the top management of the Extraordinary Association?"
George spoke slowly.
"Because, when I was little, I told my teacher, and my teacher told me to keep it a secret no matter what, and not tell anyone."
"Actually, my teacher made the right decision for me."
"Because... these creatures are some mysterious beings... grazing!"
"Mysterious existence, using human life time as water and grass... to graze." Gu Nie narrowed his eyes slightly and clenched his fists much tighter.
This simply doesn’t treat us humans as human beings, it completely treats humans as walking flesh and blood.
"And there is more than one herder." George said softly.
"And in the Magnolia Extraordinary Association, there are their shadows."
"And that's why I don't dare to speak out."
"Once I report it, I'm afraid I won't be far from death."
"I wonder if you have noticed that with the rise of extraordinary steam machinery, those evil spirits and alien races have also become undercurrents."
"The originally scattered alien races deep in the Alto Mountains in the north have also cooperated to fight against us humans."
"You should also know that there are people secretly fueling the fire, and these herders are one of the promoters."
"Those guys who herd death beasts and lick up human lives don't put human life in their eyes at all. In their eyes, humans are just walking flesh and blood."
As George finished his explanation, both of them fell into a brief silence.
Indifferent to the mysterious existence of life, herding strange monsters that can lick time, adding fuel to the tide of the times.
With everything George said echoing in his mind, Guine couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "This world is more complicated and mysterious than I imagined."
After thinking for a moment, Guine looked at George.
"Aren't you afraid that I will tell this news?"
"Of course I'm afraid."
"But I need the help of strong teammates even more."
"Teammate? Help?" Gu Nie chewed on the word.
"Have you been in contact with them?"
"Yes, when I reached the second level of transcendence, I was already very powerful. I think I should be able to kill a first-level death beast."
"I borrowed the power of time to enter the hunting level and hunt a first-order death beast."
"As a result, I almost died, and that guy escaped."
"Escaped." Gu Nie thought secretly.
"The power of the death beast is beyond imagination. It is impossible for me to deal with it alone. Besides, sometimes, these death beasts do not act alone, but may form groups of three or five."
"After all, I am weak alone. And this is why I want to find a strong partner to hunt these death beasts together."
"I can use my ability to bring transcendent beings who are one level lower than me into the hunting level."
"Among all the extraordinary people I have met, I have never been able to give me such a strong sense of danger at the first level of extraordinary."
"That's why you came to find me?" Gu Nie continued softly.
"Yes, I really need teammates like you, so I'm willing to take this risk."
After thinking about it for a while, Gunie slowly spoke again.
"I am a spellcaster, and I am currently doing deep learning of the world framework, the shadow world, and even analyzing runes."
"The hunting layer you mentioned is a mysterious layer in the shadow world."
"Getting into it should be of great help to my studies."
"So, you are lucky, I am willing to cooperate with you." Gu Nie said softly.
"Huh..."
Seeing that Gu Nie promised him, George was relieved at this time.
"Although you say you are invincible at the first level, you may not be able to kill those first-level death beasts."
"My plug-in doesn't like hearing what you say." Gu Nie said secretly.
"Maybe!" Gu Nie didn't argue too much.
"In our Suge Ruins City, there are two death beasts that are being grazed, one at the second level and one at the third level. They have been licking them for many years."
"The short lifespan of many workers who work hard to earn money is largely caused by the Death Beast."
"If you let them continue to grow, it's hard to predict what will happen in the future."
"My target is that second-level death beast."
"I am currently at the third level, and can bring second-level transcendent people in."
"So, when you advance to the second level and reach the peak of the second level, we will have the opportunity to join forces and destroy the second level death beast."
"This will take some time, and right now, there is no rush."
"Also, after this hunting, we have to hide our tracks so that no herders can find us."
"After all, being able to herd such creatures is no small feat."
"Yeah." Gu Nie nodded slightly.
After discussing some details, the two stopped.
Gunie gently looked at the night outside the glass.
"Time hunter, hunting layer, prey."
Gu Nie gently chewed on some of the connections.
"There should be some things George hasn't told me, but I can figure it out."
"This hunting... should be of some help to him, but that's not the point."
"The point is, this guy should also feel his own specialness. He doesn't want our world to be played with by those terrifying beings. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better if he just ignores it."
"He went to so much trouble and even took the risk to contact me. Obviously, this is a guy with a sense of justice, which is a good thing. At the same time, I feel that what this guy said is indeed true."
"Of course, while you have a high probability of trusting the other party, you also need to be more careful."
"For me... I need to use this opportunity to further expand my understanding and perception of the world. This is very important for my rune path..."
"Secondly... it is indeed necessary to eliminate those mysterious existences of herding. After all, I am also a member of the flesh and blood ranch in their eyes."
"If I remain silent now, sooner or later, the death beast will lick my head, and at that time, no one will speak for me anymore."
"Huh..."
Gunie breathed out softly and looked out into the deep dark night.
The depths of the mysterious and bizarre otherworldly world are just like the city shrouded in night. The outlines are vaguely visible but the terror and mystery in the darkness cannot be seen at all.