Although the demi-human Magical Beasts formed teams to hunt, their style was often one of individual combat. This was because the prey hunted by an individual belonged solely to that individual.
In other words, their individual combat strength was not weak, but there was absolutely no coordination between them.
This could be seen from their loose positioning from the start. It was also because of this that Law and the others managed to take down two of them so quickly.
However, the demi-human Magical Beasts weren't fools.
After seeing two companions die instantly, even without coordination, they wouldn't allow Law and Biscuit to succeed so easily again.
The remaining eight demi-human Magical Beasts concentrated their attack on Law from various directions.
They didn't go for the easier targets first but instead went straight for the most threatening one, Law.
They believed that by taking down the strongest first, victory would be assured. This showed a slight difference in their decision-making compared to most humans.
If they were humans, to secure victory, there would be more underhanded tactics, such as focusing more effort on weaker enemies and using that as a breakthrough point.
The demi-human Magical Beasts did not choose to do that because they were natives of the Dark Continent.
Their strong bodies, augmented by Aura, could burst forth with extreme speed and tremendous strength.
Waves of Nen Fluctuations flashed. Some on their heads, some on their arms, some on their legs… each demi-human Magical Beast conjured something: claws to increase offensive power, thick, tough hides to increase defense.
Although the demi-human Magical Beasts knew how to use Nen and possessed considerable intelligence, their knowledge and thinking ultimately fell short of humans, and even the Chimera Ant's Squadron Leaders who fused human genes and latent memories.
Even if they could conjure things with Nen, their upper limit was only this.
Offensively strong Magical Beasts would materialize various claws and fangs to use as sharp weapons. More steady Magical Beasts believed that using Ryu and Shu could achieve good offensive effects, so they would materialize fur or hides to enhance defense.
There were no overly miraculous abilities, only straightforward attacks and defenses. This was what the demi-human Magical Beasts displayed in their use of Nen.
The truly terrifying aspect of Nen Abilities lies in their unknown nature.
Law's eyes darted around rapidly, capturing all the surrounding demi-human Magical Beasts.
He could set aside his wariness of unknown Nen Abilities, but he still had to respect the strength of the demi-human Magical Beasts.
Behind him, the jade-white humanoid phantom gripped its blade with both hands. Suddenly, the long blade split into two, slashing out to the left and right. Two crescent-shaped Aura Slash shots flew out.
The Magical Beasts dodged the Aura Slash, and the already tilting and falling giant trees were severed once again by the Aura Slash.
'I need to perfect this move soon,' Law sighed inwardly.
The jade-white humanoid phantom's attack was ineffective. After all, it was an unfinished product, so it couldn't be used with ease, and the results didn't meet his expectations.
Law suddenly crouched, his left hand pressing on the ground. A Divine Script emerged in response.
Swish!
Within a ten-meter radius, corresponding to the eight attacking Magical Beasts, walls rose from the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!...!
The walls appeared suddenly. The Magical Beasts didn't attempt to dodge, directly smashing through the walls. Large amounts of dust were stirred up.
The Magical Beasts' momentum did not diminish, and they didn't notice the amount of dust was unscientific.
In.
Law's Nen Fluctuation dimmed like a suddenly extinguished light bulb.
He quickly left his original position, but the Divine Script he left behind emanated a distinct Nen Fluctuation.
Dust blinded their vision. Losing sight of their target, the Magical Beasts continued their assault, following the Nen Fluctuation, unaware it was from Law's Divine Script.
Without exception, the Magical Beasts' attacks all missed, making the situation even more chaotic.
Amidst the pervasive dust, a dull groan sounded. A Magical Beast was sent flying out of the dust cloud, directly towards Biscuit's location.
While Law was being surrounded, Biscuit, trusting in his strength, didn't blindly rush to support him. This choice allowed Law to confidently execute his countermeasures.
Facing the encirclement of the Magical Beasts, Law first tentatively used the jade-white humanoid phantom to strike.
Seeing the unsatisfactory results, he decisively set up a Divine Script at his feet to enhance his Nen Ability's effects. Coordinating with the attack trajectories he had memorized in an instant, he raised eight walls, creating a visual obstruction effect.
When the Magical Beasts smashed through the walls, their high speed meant the stirred-up dust couldn't effectively continue to obstruct vision afterward.
So, Law, like an octopus ejecting ink when threatened, kicked up a lot of dust at his feet.
Simultaneously, he injected Aura into the Divine Script and concealed his own Aura, leaving his original spot.
The attacking Magical Beasts were misled by the Nen emitted from the Divine Script, charging in blindly without even touching Law's clothes.
Law then took advantage of the confusion, identified Biscuit's direction, and knocked one of the Magical Beasts flying towards her.
Biscuit saw the Magical Beast flying towards her, leaped up, and punched it.
With a roar, the unfortunate Magical Beast shot towards the ground like a cannonball, its entire body embedding one or two meters into the earth.
"Blocked?" Biscuit landed, frowning.
In that situation, this demi-human Magical Beast could still timely mobilize its Aura, gathering defense at the point of impact to mitigate the damage.
To some extent, while this could be an exploitable weakness, it was also the unreasonable Ryu.
That Magical Beast, withstanding Biscuit's full-power punch, only suffered not serious injuries.
After knocking the Magical Beast away, Law didn't have time to check the situation outside the dust cloud.
He intended to seize the opportunity presented by the Magical Beasts' complete lack of coordination to take down another one.
However, the pervasive dust was suddenly sucked into a vortex by a suction force.
A Magical Beast with a bulging belly had opened its mouth and was sucking in the dust.
Without the dust, the other Magical Beasts immediately attacked Law.
Law retreated, dodging consecutively the Magical Beasts' ferocious attacks.
His eyes were sharp, piercing through the gaps in the Magical Beasts' disorderly formation.
Instant!
Ignoring the risk of running into the line of fire, Law confidently used Instant, passing through the attacks of six demi-human Magical Beasts, arriving in front of the big-bellied Magical Beast, and slashing with the sword in his right hand.
Simultaneously, his left hand quickly brushed over his clothes, took out three patterned stone hidden weapons, and dropped them at his feet.
Whoosh!
The big-bellied Magical Beast opened its large mouth, and the air it had just inhaled suddenly erupted forth.
Law was directly blasted back. He reversed his grip on the sword, switched to blunt mode, and stabbed it into the ground, blocking the impact force of this air cannon, preventing himself from being sent straight into the midst of the six Magical Beasts behind him.
He glanced at the three patterned stone hidden weapons he had dropped near the big-bellied Magical Beast's feet earlier. His Domain expanded, and he manipulated the hidden weapons embedded in the ground.
With a whoosh, they shot upward from below towards the big-bellied Magical Beast's neck.
Clang!
The big-bellied Magical Beast reacted extremely quickly, raising its sloth-like claw and barely managing to block the sneak-attacking hidden weapons.
"Oh?" Law was surprised.
He hadn't expected the big-bellied Magical Beast, whose attention was clearly focused on him, to still notice the short-range sneak attack of the hidden weapons.
The surprised expression flashed across his face, followed immediately by one of astonishment.
He saw a black thread flicker from the side of the big-bellied Magical Beast.
The big-bellied Magical Beast seemed to sense something and suddenly turned sideways but couldn't completely avoid the black thread.
The black thread transformed into a raised black cloth that swept across half of the big-bellied Magical Beast's body.
Thump!
Half of the big-bellied Magical Beast's body was directly wiped away. Entrails and blood sprayed out, and then it fell to the ground, dead.