Chapter 393: Bear’s Explosive Revenge

The Red Mist Boss let out a furious roar. It was angry that its foolish subordinates had brought an unknown object back into its territory without even recognizing the danger. At the same time, it felt a surge of indignation at the sight of the insignificant ants that it had never taken seriously before now daring to invade its territory. Their actions felt like a direct provocation.

When Kang Taewoo heard the explosion, he could not help wiping away another tear.

This time, his limited edition skin had truly been reduced to nothing. There was not even a trace left behind.

However, Kang Taewoo did not regret his decision this time. He was simply heartbroken.

Once the bear hide fell into an enemy's hands, even if the enemy did not know what it was used for, they would usually not throw it away. At most, they would toss it into their collection of spoils and leave it gathering dust.

Although there would still be a chance of retrieving it in the future, that chance was simply too small.

Even so, no matter how unlikely it was, there had at least been a chance. Kang Taewoo had still held on to a little hope.

But now, that hope was completely gone.

The self destruct mechanism hidden inside the bear hide was a last resort. The fur suits of the Puppet Race could never be allowed to fall into the hands of outsiders.

It was true that they had no flesh and blood, but that did not mean they had no weaknesses. Once something fundamental to their existence fell into an enemy's hands, the enemy would not be able to control just Kang Taewoo. They would be able to hold an entire clan hostage.

Therefore, if they sensed that someone was trying to investigate them more deeply or attempting to devour the bear hide, the magic formation concealed within it would immediately activate. It would unleash an enormous amount of energy, destroying everything in the surrounding area to prevent the clan from being held hostage.

An unexpected attack like this could leave an enemy severely injured, even if it failed to kill them outright, unless the person was so cautious that they kept all their equipment on even while staying at home.

Most importantly, Kang Taewoo had sprayed perfume, too.

It was a special edition of the Verdant Covenant perfume. After his death, the fragrance released from his body would definitely make others believe that he had obtained a treasure of at least purple grade.

That meant that even if he failed to kill his enemy through this sneak attack, the enemy would never enjoy peace afterward. Countless pairs of eyes would be watching them, and they would face one endless wave of harassment after another.

Disguising something as a heavenly treasure or a rare natural resource, then digging a trap to trick people out of their money, was hardly uncommon. Kang Taewoo had done this sort of thing before, although his race did not need heavenly treasures or rare natural resources, so they had never been interested in them.

Even so, he knew just how irresistible these things were to the vast majority of living creatures.

Kang Taewoo's parents had taught him that when going out into the world, even if he was too weak to defend himself and ended up being killed by someone, he must never let the other party benefit for nothing.

The problem was that this time, he had been dragged into a disaster for no reason at all. It was something that could have been avoided in the first place.

Kang Taewoo chopped down trees while crying.

The explosion had been so loud that even Joo Joowon, who was inside the Lord's Manor, could hear it. He could not help looking out the window to see what had happened.

Flames soared high into the sky inside the nature reserve, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

Joo Joowon knew that Byeol had directly targeted the Red Mist Boss. However, this kind of Trapping the Dragon technique would not cause a calamity to appear immediately. Instead, it gradually pushed its target toward the abyss.

It was much like his own Celestial Fiend of Solitude "aura." Usually, he had to take some kind of action first before it would steer everything toward the worst possible outcome. Things should not have happened this quickly.

The Red Mist Boss had been staying obediently inside its territory and had not been wandering around. Therefore, according to Joo Joowon's original plan, it should have taken quite a while before anything went wrong for it.

Once the scattered zombies nearby had all been captured, the Red Mist Boss would undoubtedly extend its reach deeper into the nature reserve.

However, considering the density of animals in the deeper parts of the reserve, it was entirely possible that an existence with strength comparable to the Red Mist Boss lived there. If the two sides encountered each other, it would be difficult to avoid a conflict.

Joo Joowon had considered this approach before, but carrying it out would have been far too difficult.

A boss with its own territory was not stupid, either. Getting the two sides to fight each other would not be easy. Instead, he might end up losing more than he gained, failing to catch a chicken while losing the rice he had used as bait.

Besides, finding another monster of comparable strength would not be easy, and luring it toward the Red Mist Boss without exposing himself would be even more difficult.

Had the zombies under the Red Mist Boss provoked an enemy they should not have messed with?

Considering the intelligence level of the zombies under the Red Mist Boss, Joo Joowon thought this was entirely possible. He just had not expected the battle to break out so quickly.

He had assumed that such a conflict would only occur when the Red Mist Boss began targeting elite monsters.

Alternatively, the red mist zombies might have accidentally brought one of another territorial boss's subordinates back to their lair.