Chapter 181: Chapter 179: Sea God’s Divine Fragment

Hilia didn’t hesitate, nor did she look up; she directly dove to the ground, narrowly evading the attack from above.

She rolled on the ground and stood up, then looked at the demon that had ambushed her.

A hawk-like demon, about half her size, skimmed past where she had just been standing, flew back up, and perched on a tall tree.

"What kind of demon is this? It feels so powerful."

Hilia rubbed her head, still feeling the rush of wind. The hawk’s claws seemed to still hover over her head.

If she had been a step slower or looked up, her head might have separated from her body?

The young girl was still shaken.

"I don’t recognize it," Rose admitted.

"Huh?"

Hilia was stunned.

Was there actually something Rose didn’t recognize?!

Rose said, "Other than low-tier demons, I haven’t paid attention to what they’re called until Tier Five or the ones coming from the Abyss."

Hilia was puzzled, "Why especially didn’t you remember Tier Three and Four demons?"

"Who knows, maybe it’s because I’ve been advancing too fast recently and haven’t fought much."

"Alright then."

Not dwelling on the name any longer, Hilia felt that her understanding of danger perception seemed a bit clearer, not as vague.

However, she still hadn’t mastered the magic passively; she needed to further comprehend it.

Her gaze locked onto the hawk staring at her from the branch.

"It’ll be you to help me master this!"

Having said that, Hilia no longer looked at the hawk and began to crawl into the vines, keeping her head down.

Besides the threat from above, the danger on the ground was no less.

Poisonous insects and snakes hidden in the shadows were also treacherous, but ordinary ones wouldn’t actively attack a mage with tier intimidation.

Encountering one of the same tier was another story.

Luckily, the current area she entered had only medium to large magical beasts; small micro-type animals were still ordinary beasts.

Hilia cautiously stayed alert for attacks from above while observing her surroundings, which made her progression very slow. She encountered threats on the ground twice, but the hawk above hadn’t acted.

"Could it have given up?"

Hilia couldn’t help but look back but didn’t see the hawk anywhere.

Just then, the familiar sense of crisis descended from the top of her head again.

Without hesitation, Hilia dodged to the side of the vine, and at the same time, her magic puppet slashed out Ice Blade Impact.

Unfortunately, the hawk’s maneuverability was so agile that it flipped in the air, evading the magic puppet’s ice blade.

Hilia wasn’t discouraged.

She contemplated her danger perception. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Just a little bit more; one more time should do it."

"No, you’re far from it," Rose said lightly.

"Why?" Hilia looked at him.

"You need to eliminate that hawk after your danger perception is triggered to fully learn it."

"Is that so?"

Hilia seemed to understand.

She glanced up at the hawk again, her guard at the highest level.

"Three times is a charm; next time, I’ll deal with it immediately."

Hilia started to strategize in her mind how to swiftly deal with this threatening hawk.

"Based on its aggression, its claws and beak are very robust, but its body may not be as durable. If I can find a way to restrict its movements, perhaps I can cut off its head."

The girl quickly thought of a plan to rapidly kill the target.

She continued advancing.

This time, the hawk took even longer to lurk.

Like the second time, Hilia occasionally glanced back.

She could no longer see its figure, unsure of where it had gone.

After evading another demon attack and counter-killing it, Hilia couldn’t resist asking Rose, "Mr. Rose, has that hawk flown away?"

"Yes, typically these raptors will give up hunting after two failures," Rose laughed.

But that was a lie; it was still following.

As a sky hunter, if a prey fails twice consecutively, it would surely give up.

But Rose had given it a mental suggestion, creating the illusion that it would succeed the next time, so it continued to follow Hilia in the shadows.

However, it was very cautious, seeing that Hilia was still vigilant, it hesitated to act.

So, Rose needed Hilia to lower her guard.

"However, don’t neglect your preparations; you never know when new threats can appear."

Hilia nodded, continuing to strategize while slowly lowering her guard against the hawk.

Just then, the danger signal came from overhead.

Hilia plunged forward, while her body instantly exuded a mist that adhered to the stabbing hawk trying to fly back.

The deceleration effect of the Water of Stagnation slowed the hawk, significantly reducing its flight speed.

"Frost Condensation!"

Hilia whispered, and the mist surrounding the hawk instantly froze, turning the hawk into an ice sculpture.

Hilia reached out and grabbed.

"Shatter!"

The ice sculpture shattered piece by piece, tearing the hawk apart without even letting out a cry.

"Its defense is indeed very low!" Hilia breathed a sigh of relief.

She walked over to the shattered hawk and found that although the hawk’s body was destroyed, its feathers, beak, and claws remained intact.

"These are good things!"

Hilia plucked the feathers, beak, and claws from its wings, packed them in a bag meant for spoils, and placed them on the magic puppet’s shoulder.

"Have you learned it?" Rose asked with a smile.

Hilia nodded, "Yes! Surprisingly, it’s even easier than ordinary magic."

"Passive magic is like that; it’s quick to learn as long as all conditions are met."

Hilia looked at the remnants of the body and puzzled, "Why do I feel this is still the same one from earlier?"

"Is it?" Rose didn’t blink an eye, "Maybe you were mistaken."

"Really?" Hilia was still puzzled.

"Do you think I would lie to you?"

"Hmm... Mr. Rose wouldn’t lie to me," Hilia blinked.

Rose laughed, "Alright, let’s keep moving. Get on your broom; I’ll guide you, and you won’t need to stop midway anymore. We have somewhere to be."

"Okay!"

Hilia, eager to fly, quickly mounted her flying broom, stowed the magic puppet, put the bag at the broom’s tail, and flew in the direction Rose indicated through the forest.

Flying speed was incomparable to moving on the ground.

Very soon, Hilia covered tens of kilometers, approaching the place Rose mentioned.

"This seems just a bit closer to the Star Spirit Tree than where we were flying before?"

Hilia judged by the density of demonic qi around.

Rose nodded, "Yes, just a little deeper, not quite at Tier Four intensity. You wait here; I’ll go check the situation."

It was already close enough for Rose to determine the Sea God’s state.

If he was in physical slumber, Hilia could be sent back.

If there was no physical form and his soul was anchored to a Divine Fragment or something else, then I’m sorry.

Rose flew quickly forward, soon arriving at a stone wall two kilometers from Hilia, and looked at the tall stone wall ahead.

After a moment, he smiled.

"I see, it’s your Divine Fragment, run so quickly, splitting one-tenth of it as bait to hide... no, even if you sensed someone tampering with your things, you shouldn’t know it’s me. So what on earth makes you so cautious?"

Rose quickly returned to Hilia’s side.

"Let’s go. There’s a heart of a... magic puppet up ahead, perfect for upgrading your magic puppet."