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Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest, Maen and his companions were still unaware that Deel and the others had already detected their scheme, and they were eagerly preparing to eliminate the prey that they believed was walking into their trap.

"I can barely sense their location; there's a very dangerous aura here," Serri said, pointing at the spread-out Earth Devourer.

Among the members chasing them, Deel should be the only Tier V. Even without Serri, who hadn't yet fully gained Maen's and the others' trust, their side had two main combatants at Tier V.

Ambushing their opponent should not be difficult.

"It shouldn't be hard to take him down, right?" Maen asked, perplexed, having not truly experienced battle.

"We still need to be careful," the Helmet Woman shook her head. "Although our opponent is only Deel, he's a member of the Ogre Experts and has been through countless battles.

"Against such an opponent, even if we're thoroughly prepared, we can't guarantee victory."

Maen pondered:

"Then what should we do?"

The Helmet Woman tilted her head slightly, contemplating:

"Before officially accepting the mission, I inquired about Deel's background. He's a mage who also excels in close combat and mid-to-close-range ranged combat, which isn't necessarily a threat to us."

Because they could handle those combat ranges.

The Helmet Woman herself was skilled in close-quarters combat, while Maen was relatively versatile, capable of handling most situations except for ultra-long distances. Logically, their team should have been confident in combat.

But their team had a problem.

"Although I usually practice magic," Maen asked worriedly, "I've never truly engaged in any serious combat, at least not against such powerful enemies.

"That should be a serious issue, right?"

The Helmet Woman nodded:

"Indeed, we can't treat you as a true warrior. Fortunately, your abilities are particularly versatile. Just assist me according to the method we devised for dealing with the dragon."

Maen nodded upon hearing this. After teaming up, they had discussed how to deal with the dragon and practiced sufficiently to ensure a smooth execution.

Although the actual implementation was somewhat comical, the actual effect was quite good.

"Very well," the Helmet Woman nodded. "Then we just need to execute the 'Beheading' plan. Even if the opponent is good at entanglement, it will be difficult to withstand our ambush."

Maen couldn't help but ask the crucial question:

"What if the beheading fails?"

The Helmet Woman shrugged:

"Then we'll just improvise. But don't worry, it's impossible to fail. According to the information I gathered, Deel won't be able to withstand our attack without any precautions.

"It's also a good opportunity to test this move in advance and see if it can really be used against dragons."

............

Maen and his companions were enthusiastically preparing their "Beheading" plan, unaware that their plan had already been "seen" clearly by the prepared Old Shaman.

Perhaps this is cruel fate. Although Maen had planned it out perfectly and hadn't made any mistakes, his intentions were still exposed due to coincidence. The roles of hunter and prey were quietly changing.

If this hadn't happened, perhaps Maen could have followed the beheading plan, having Serri first paralyze the target so they wouldn't notice their presence.

Then, by channeling magic along with their breath into their bodies, he would destroy the opponent's visual and auditory systems for perceiving the world. Although the energy field of a powerful creature would hinder the operation of magic, the fragmented power would be enough to directly damage the opponent's relatively fragile visual and auditory systems.

In any case, the opponent was Deel, a mage. Maen had already investigated his combat style and knew that his body strength wasn't particularly high. Therefore, he would use the time gained by destroying his vision and hearing to continue using his powerful magic to destroy the other flesh and blood that sustained Deel's life.

During this process, Deel's bio-field would also become fragmented. At this point, Maen could use his powerful magic to completely tear his opponent to pieces.

If it were an ambush, it was indeed possible to succeed.

But at this time, Deel had already sensed the danger through the Old Shaman and had prepared to prevent hidden attacks, so unfortunately...

Maen's plan was likely to fail.

And he would soon learn that everything comes at a price. Perhaps he would die tragically here, perhaps he would be lucky enough to survive, but he would definitely leave something behind.

If he could barely survive in the end and learn from this mistake, would he regret the things he lost along the way when he looked back on his journey?

To know the answer, we only have one way.