97: Chapter 0097 Hunting

Seeing that the lizard had been trapped in its illusion, the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly suddenly accelerated and rushed over.

It grabbed the lizard with its claws, and its mouth apparatus pierced the lizard's body to begin sucking out the fluids. The lizard's eyes were entirely covered in the butterfly's scale powder, its pupils twisted into a spiral, rendering it motionless and subject to the creature's will.

This kind of illusion was truly terrifying; it could make an enemy lose all will to resist without realizing it, trapping them inside and unable to escape.

The surrounding grass blades were still stained with faint purple specks of shattered illusionary runes, traces left by the butterfly's illusion.

However, Li Size discovered some good news:

He had just observed that the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly'sWarning area (warning range) was two hundred and fifty meters.

And the "Fatal" revolver hand cannon in his hand was powered by a sorcery crystal, giving it an effective range of three hundred meters.

This meant he could stand outside its warning range and shoot, avoiding a direct confrontation with the creature.

In the distance, the broken spire of a sorcery tower shimmered with a faint blue light through the mist, and the surrounding ground was covered in moss-laden soil.

He chose a raised stone to stand on, which offered better visibility and increased safety.

Yet, Li Size was keenly aware that successfully dealing with the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly would not be easy. He had to destroy the creature's flight System in a single strike.

Because during his previous observation, he found the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly's flight speed reached nearly one hundred meters per second, a speed that was truly incredibly fast.

If he didn't prioritize crippling its ability to fly, he would be forced to face this terrifying flying Magic Monster directly, which would put him in an extremely dangerous situation.

In Li Size's meticulously crafted plan, avoiding a direct confrontation with the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly and resolving the issue through remote assassination was undoubtedly the most ideal outcome.

Li Size told the two women to wait nearby and quietly moved to a spot three hundred meters behind the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly.

His feet trod upon the ground strewn with decaying grass debris without making a sound.

He used the Breath Holding Technique from the Knight Breathing Method, suppressing his respiration to an extreme low, his chest barely moving.

His entire body's muscles tensed, his shoulders slightly lowered, and his eyes were fixed intently on the butterfly.

A faint aura of Demonic Energy drifted in the surrounding air, emitted by the butterfly's flapping wings.

The butterfly was still sipping nectar, its wings flashing purplish-black light under the sun, completely unaware of him.

Should it be Double Stun or Double Sharpness?

Li Size thought for a few seconds, his palm resting on the rune patterns etched onto the "Fatal" hand cannon—patterns carved using silver powder mixed with Magic Monster blood.

The Double Sharpness rounds had greater destructive power, but if the first shot failed to take down this illusion-wielding creature, it would definitely counterattack desperately.

He ultimately chose the Double Stun rune rounds from Chamber Seven.

The runes on the surface of these rounds were the "Stun" Alchemy Runes from the Soul System, based on copper plates soaked in sorcery water, capable of interfering with a creature's consciousness.

He controlled the revolver with his Mental Energy to lock onto Chamber Seven, clicking to switch over.

Control first, then attack!

Bang!

A stream of pale green fire erupted from the muzzle of the hand cannon, and a pitch-black round flew out.

This round was not ordinary; its surface was engraved with dense "Stun Runes," drawn with ink mixed with Necromancy System bone powder.

Where the round flew, the air left behind distorted ripples, forming a mental interference field specifically targeting conscious beings.

This field could cause the target's brain to become chaotic and slow down their reactions.

A thought flashed through Li Size's mind:

Perhaps these stun bullets would be useless against mindless undead creatures?

But the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly before him clearly did not belong to that category.

The Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly was a high-tier Zero Ring Demonized Creature, but it was caught off guard when hit by the Double Stun round.

The mental interference field continuously bombarded its consciousness core. Its compound eyes turned from purple to a dull, hazy gray, filled with chaotic light spots.

Its wings began to tremble uncontrollably, causing it to fly crookedly.

It exerted all its strength just to avoid falling, emitting a sharp buzzing sound that sounded agonizing.

Seeing the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly struggling fiercely, Li Size cursed under his breath:

Damn it, this monster's resistance is too strong; its Mental Energy is much higher than others of the same rank. It will probably break free from the stun soon!

Li Size didn't hesitate, quickly twisting his wrist and clicking to switch the chamber to Number One.

Chamber One was loaded with Double Sharpness rounds, possessing the greatest destructive power.

The runes on the surface of these rounds were the "Armor Piercing Rune," etched with refined gold fragments mixed with witch iron water, capable of penetrating the shells of Demonized Creature.

His fingers gripped the handle of the hand cannon tightly, his knuckles turning slightly white.

Bang!

This gunshot was sharp and crisp, like the whisper of Death.

Relying on his Mastery-level Marksmanship, Li Size predicted the trajectory of the bullet almost the instant it left the barrel.

The round spun, tearing through the air, heading straight for the connection joint beneath the wing axilla of the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly, which was still struggling to break free from the stun.

He had to seize the opportunity to destroy its flight System!

In this life-or-death crisis, the slightly intelligent Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly seemed to sense the fatal threat and flapped its magnificent yet dangerous wings with all its might.

The wingtips suddenly lifted, attempting to intercept the bullet's trajectory before it hit.

But Li Size's mind moved slightly; his Marksmanship had been elevated to Mastery through a Pay-to-Win Ability.

As the 35mm caliber bullet flew, he slightly adjusted the curvature of its trajectory.

The bullet in the air seemed to be gently nudged to the left by a hand, curving slightly, just enough to bypass the blockage from the wingtip and precisely hit the wing root joint.

Pfft!

The hit Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly suddenly plummeted downwards; its left wing clearly could no longer move, as if it had instantly lost most of its flight capability.

But it was still struggling, flapping its right wing to fly unsteadily. Its wings shook more and more violently, and the stun effect was clearly about to wear off.

Li Size's heart tightened, and without hesitation, he fired continuously:

The second shot came from Chamber Two, also a special 35mm caliber round with the Double Sharpness rune.

Fortunately, although the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly barely maintained low-altitude flight, the wing joint had already suffered severe damage, and it could no longer precisely control its wingtips to intercept the rapidly approaching bullet as before.

The second bullet easily struck the same joint.

Crack~

As if hearing a crisp sound of breaking wings, the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly's left wing drooped completely, unable to move any longer.

The continuous heavy damage brought intense pain, which paradoxically completely freed it from the stun state.

Unfortunately, now that it had lost its left wing, its flight speed instantly dropped to one-third of its normal speed. Its entire body swayed in the air, making it impossible to control its direction.

And it was still a full three hundred meters away from Li Size.

When it struggled to fly to about two hundred and forty meters, its right wing was also hit by two consecutive bullets, completely grounding it.

It shrieked, mobilizing wind-element Demonic Energy particles to form several pale cyan wind blades that shot towards Li Size through the air.

These wind blades were a variation of the Zero-Ring Sorcery "Wind Cutter Spell"; they were fast but had a short range.

The distance of over two hundred meters gave Li Size ample reaction time. He easily sidestepped one, dodged another with a low step, and the remaining few struck the black magic iron armor he was wearing.

This armor was forged from black demonic iron mixed with sorcery crystals, capable of defending against low-level Demonic Energy attacks. A series of sparks flew off the surface, leaving only a few shallow white scratches.

In reality, the sharp blades of wind posed no significant threat to Li Size.

What Li Size and the others truly feared was its inescapable illusion ability.

According to Li Size's earlier observation, it needed to get within a range of about one hundred meters of its target before this ability could take effect.

Therefore, the Hallucinogenic Bewitching Butterfly, having its wings broken from over two hundred meters away, was destined to lose.

It could only stare fixedly at Li Size with its dull, hazy compound eyes, its gaze filled with resentment and unwillingness, but it could no longer change the outcome, only wait for death.