Chapter 182: An Unexpected Encounter
Seolpung murmured without realizing it.
“What about that guy?”
Seon Woo-jin also answered with a startled look.
“Looks like it’s him. The one I saw in Dokrim.”
Then Jeung-chil frowned and asked.
“What? You know him?”
The scene that met their eyes was a black panther as large as a tiger, fleeing with dozens of demons in hot pursuit.
No, it was even questionable whether that was truly a retreat.
The black panther didn’t seem to be sprinting to gain distance; it appeared to be deliberately controlling its speed, as if trying to let the demons catch up.
It felt less like fleeing and more like luring the miners.
Then, Jeung-chil asked again in a whisper, sounding annoyed.
“Ah, aren’t you going to ask if it’s someone you know?”
Seon Woo-jin answered his question first.
“Yes, that Black Tiger is probably the one we encountered before in the place called the Poison Forest. It was as big as a tiger, had poisonous claws, and possessed combat prowess that rivaled a peak master. Thanks to that, it even fought alongside us when we battled the Bloodthirsty Demon Army’s Ji Gwang-ok.”
“Huh? A leopard possessed peak master-level combat ability? Fought against the Bloodthirsty Demon General Ji Gwang-ok?”
Jeung-chil stared at Heukpyo running toward them from the other side, her expression one of disbelief.
Then, he spoke with astonishment.
“Huh, it certainly doesn’t seem like an ordinary wild beast. Amazing speed and agility. And that thing—is it luring the miners right now?”
