Chapter 276: I Will Kill You
Just as I was staring at the Angelic Beast in a daze, it didn't stop its movements. It seemed to have grown tired of this whack-a-mole game. Its two constantly dancing black giant Tails suddenly attacked. The triangular cone-like Tail whipped towards us head-on.
With a loud "boom," Little Snow's Figure leaped up with the splashing Soil. I wasn't sitting steadily and actually fell off its Back. Fortunately, I reacted in Time, performed a graceful flip in Mid-air, and landed steadily on the Ground. Where we had just been standing, the Angelic Beast was slowly pulling back its Tail, leaving a Ravine over ten meters wide and several meters deep on the Ground. What terrifying Attack Power! If I had been hit directly, it wouldn't be a problem that could be solved by drinking a few Healing Potions.
Taking a quick look at the Surroundings, I quickly made a judgment—the surrounding Trees had almost been trampled into mud by the Angelic Beast. With my Figure Exposed, Dodging its Offensive would undoubtedly be more difficult. It would be better to counterattack. In that case, the open Line of Sight would also be advantageous for us.
Immediately, I didn't hesitate to Transform into Werewolf. Facing a Powerful Enemy, the first thing to do is, of course, protect my Life. Therefore, the second step was to quickly switch to the Necromancer Staff. I muttered incantations, and the next second, Weaken was fiercely thrown towards the Angelic Beast. Little Snow, having received my Command, also began approaching the opponent with irregular flashing leaps.
Although the Angelic Beast's Physique was enormous, it was by no means clumsy, because both Mantis and Scorpion have very agile Figures. However, no matter how fast its Movement was, a covering Skill like Weaken was something it couldn't Dodge. In an instant, yellow light as thick as a Fist began continuously appearing above its Head. This was the Curse drawing Strength from its Body, Weaken reducing Attack by 33%. This meant the higher the opponent's Attack Power, the more was drawn.
Although I successfully Weakened the Enemy, I frowned. As the caster, my Intuition told me that Weaken hadn't completely drawn out 33% of the opponent's Strength. Trouble. This Angelic Beast actually had a certain Resistance to the relatively niche Curses.
The Angelic Beast was first Dumbfounded by my provocation. Then its rage erupted. Its right Scythe Leg turned into a phantom without warning and swept towards me horizontally, intending to cut me in half at the waist. I quickly Leaped up, and the black, cold killing weapon swept past just under my feet—that was close! Fortunately, I had increased Dexterity Art quickly.
Wherever the Scythe Leg passed, even Boulders were cut in half. Seeing the smooth cross-section, Cold Sweat immediately broke out on my back. I instantly made a decision—even if I had to risk being stepped on, I absolutely could not let those Scythe Legs touch a single hair on me.
Little Snow took advantage of the gap and leaped to the Angelic Beast's feet. Its Claws slashed across its steel pillar-like black giant legs, but only left a few white marks. Not even a trace of Blood was seen. This Defense was a bit too ridiculous. You know, Little Snow has the highest Physical Attack among us. No wonder that Guided Arrow just now didn't take effect.
Feeling a bit "itchy" on its feet, the Angelic Beast finally noticed the other "insect" provoking it underfoot. Rage immediately filled its heart. Its six giant feet continuously repeated the action of lifting and stepping down. Unfortunately, without me as a burden, Little Snow was even more agile, managing to deflect the Angelic Beast's carpet-style stomping Attack with incredible dodging movements. Looking from afar, its Figure was like a wisp of smoke weaving through a continuously exploding minefield.
"Hiss-ooh—"
Another strange roar came from its triangular sharp mouth. Its two Tails behind it danced even more frequently. Suddenly, the hooked Scorpion Tail turned into a black light. After locking onto Little Snow's movement route, it fiercely Thrust forward. There was no earth-shattering sound, no sky-filling dust. The Scorpion Tail silently thrust into the Ground. The hard earth and stone were like Tofu In Front of it, piercing through without hindrance. When it was pulled out, a Cave similar in shape to the Scorpion Tail, filled with Potent Poison, was revealed on the Ground.
Good job, Little Snow! At the moment the Scorpion Tail thrust over, it calmly twisted its Body, dodging with a high-difficulty movement. However, its Body was unavoidably blown away by the blade wind, flying over ten meters before landing steadily. Lowering its Body, it Leaped and charged towards the Angelic Beast without stopping. Facing a Giant Beast hundreds of times larger than itself, it didn't show the slightest fear.
"Blizzard!!"
At this Time, the Spell I had prepared was also thrown towards the Angelic Beast, hitting its Scorpion Tail just as it was trying to pull it back. A White Mist Enveloped it, and the segments of the Tail were quickly covered by an Ice Layer, freezing more than half of it.
Haha, it seems its Resistance isn't as ridiculous as its Physical Defense, I thought with joy. Although the Ice Layer was broken by the Angelic Beast in an instant, it still gave me a bit more confidence.
Just as I was happy about my discovery, Little Snow suddenly did something incredible. Taking advantage of the moment the Scorpion Tail was frozen and Paused, it used the bucket-thick Tail as a ladder. With a few leaps, it actually jumped up the Tail onto the relatively flat scorpion Back of the Angelic Beast. This was getting interesting.
This insect actually dared to leap onto its noble Back? Angeles couldn't help but fly into a rage. But it quickly discovered that its mouth, Scythe Legs, and giant legs were useless. The only things that could reach the opponent were its two Tails, but that forced it to act cautiously, lest it miss the opponent and instead smash its own Back to pieces.
In Helplessness, it could only continuously shake its Body, while carefully swinging its Tails on its Back, hoping to Sweep the insect off. But Little Snow was like a flea on a lion's Back; no matter how Angeles thrashed, it couldn't shake it off. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I also fully utilized the guerrilla spirit of hitting and running, suppressing Angeles with Blizzard from afar.
At this moment, I didn't hold any hope of defeating Angeles. With its Defense, even if we died of exhaustion ten times, we probably wouldn't be able to do anything to it. We could only take it one step at a time, try to delay for a bit of Time, and then consider how to safely retreat.
Just as I thought the situation was looking good, a sudden change occurred.
The Angelic Beast, enraged by Little Snow's rogue Harassment, disregarded its Champion Image. Its six legs bent, and it actually performed a Lazy Donkey Roll. One could imagine how earth-shattering it was for a colossal giant weighing tens of tons to roll around fiercely on the Ground. The dust within several kilometers around flew up, and sky-filling smoke and dust rushed straight into the Sky, instantly forming a dust mist so thick you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
Not good!!
I quickly covered my mouth. This seemingly escape from difficulty move by Angeles instantly reversed the situation. Now I was blindly fumbling around, and the opponent could Sneak attack at any Time.
There were two choices before my eyes. One was to disperse the dust mist, but such a large Movement would be 100% detected by the Angelic Beast. I had no confidence I could Dodge its storm-like Attack like Little Snow. Therefore, I made the second choice—held my breath, and carefully lay prone in a relatively hidden place nearby, quietly waiting for the dust to settle. I only hoped that Angeles' sense of smell and sight weren't so sensitive that it could discover me in this Environment. As for Little Snow, I just learned from Telepathy that it wasn't injured, and this dust mist seemed to have no Influence on it either, so there was no need to worry.
Before long, my Body was already covered in a thick layer of dust. It looked exactly the same as the Ground. Now I had even less need to worry about Angeles discovering me. My Line of Sight also began to gradually become clear. Calculating the Time, Lars and the others should be close to reaching Safety. After this period of dust mist passes, I'll start running away. The problem was how to shake off Angeles. I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
However, the next instant, I felt Cool Breeze rushing into all 360 pores on my Body. Every hair on me stood on end, and a strong sense of unease Enveloped my heart. Three years of Combat Experience issued a warning—I was facing a Crisis sufficient to threaten my Life. Without a doubt, I had been targeted by Angeles.
There was no Time to bother with how it found me. I quickly moved my Body, just about to escape. But my Figure suddenly froze—damn it, although my hidden place was concealed, the narrow Terrain also hindered my activity. It was simply like digging my own Tomb.
In just that moment's Effort, I had lost the chance to escape. A black blade shadow slashed through the sky-filling dust mist and descended from the Sky. Time seemed to slow down hundreds of times. I was half-crouching, Dumbfounded, watching the Death God's Scythe slowly descend above my Head. My Body felt as if filled with lead, unable to move. Despair couldn't help but fill my heart. Under this one strike, could I still live? Even if I didn't die, I would be Severely Injured. If the Angelic Beast pursued the victory... No, it wasn't 'if', it definitely would.
My mind instantly went blank—This Time I'm dead for sure!!
In the nick of Time, a snow-white Figure turned into a shooting star, blocking above me like a towering mountain. A Wail. In my dull Gaze, drops of bright red Blood dripped from above, finally gathering into a small stream, sprinkling onto my Head like a turned-on faucet. Carrying a rank smell, the warm Blood flowed down my face, neck, and Back. The Clothes on my Body were gradually soaked through, stained red...
"Thump!"
The Figure reluctantly trembled a few times, seeming to still want to hold on, but finally fell down weakly.
"Little... Little Snow..."
With trembling hands, I helplessly stroked the Body lying in a pool of Blood. Its pure white flawless fur was also stained red. From the front shoulder down to the belly, a shocking Wound appeared on Little Snow's Body. Over ten pounds of flesh were cut off, its ribs were broken, and even its blood-red intestines and Innards were faintly visible. Gurgling hot Blood continuously flowed out from inside, staining the entire Land red...
"Whine~~" Little Snow let out a weak Wail. Its weakly half-opened Eyes revealed a gentle Gaze, as if saying: Master, don't be sad. My Existence is to Protect you.
"Ah~~ Ah!!!!!!!!"
Roaring weakly, the White Light gathered in my hand rushed towards Little Snow's Body—Healing Spell.
It's all my fault. I'm still a useless person who can't do anything, only knowing how to drag others down. Actually, even without me, Little Snow could hold back Angeles' Footsteps. But I, yet felt good about myself, thinking I could help, even overestimating myself and thinking I was the main force. As a Result, In Front of true Power, I couldn't even Protect myself, yet was still complacent and planned to Protect others.
Just like a clown.
Another White Light rushed towards Little Snow, coming from the Necklace. It was Little Ghost.
"Alice..." Looking at Little Snow in the pool of Blood, numb Tears slid down my face. I choked out, as if muttering to myself.
"Before, when I didn't like doing things, I would escape. Even things I liked, once I encountered Difficulty, it wouldn't take long before I would give up. Weak, no Perseverance, never thought about actively striving. Resulting in nothing accomplished in the end. After becoming a Class Changer, I thought I had changed, become stronger, more hardworking. Until now, I only just discovered I was wrong..."
"Hope was right In Front of me, but I feared getting burned and didn't dare to touch it. I clearly possessed Strength, yet refused to use it because of Fear, Resulting in dragging down my Comrade. I am this kind of useless person..."
In the depths of my Spirit, bursts of cracking sounds seemed to erupt. The countless heavy gates Sealed in the deepest part of my heart were opening one by one. The Fierce Beast hidden inside finally opened that pair of scarlet Eyes...
The Angelic Beast was very happy. Originally, it just wanted to first crush that weaker insect to death. Unexpectedly, it hit the mark by chance and actually got rid of the insect that gave it the most headaches. In its excitement, it temporarily forgot to pursue the victory and Attack, issuing bursts of strange cries as if venting.
Just then, its Wild Beast's Instinct suddenly trembled violently, issuing an extremely Danger warning. A terrifying Aura that even made it feel Fear erupted without warning. And the source of terror was precisely that insect it considered weakest.
"Little Snow, you worked hard. First return inside and rest and recover for a while." Seeing Little Snow's breathing gradually stabilize, I waved my hand and Summoned it back. I stood up, raised my Head, and looked Angeles in the Eyes. I had unsealed the Seal. The Madness Strength pouring out from inside made my Eyes turn blood red, Enveloped by a faint layer of black Aura.
You've been suppressed for a long Time, haven't you? Don't be polite. Destroy, Slaughter, Destruction to your heart's content. Show your Strength.
Then, I pointed at Angeles and said faintly, "I will Kill You."
"Hurry up, it's just up ahead."
Casually hacking the Monster that had been blocking the road in half, Lars wiped the Blood from his face and shouted excitedly, looking at the Cave entrance not far ahead.
"Oh, damn it, where did that bastard Warriv run off to?!" Doug roared angrily.
"Probably felt sorry for his precious Mule Camel Beasts and snuck back again. Forget it, we can't worry about that much now. Quicken our Footsteps. Let's first get Big Sister-in-law and Sarah to Safety before anything else," Gus replied in a deep voice, his Eyes holding a Glow of Calmness and decisiveness.
While following the Ghost Wolf's Footsteps and running wildly, the three of them occasionally turned their Heads, looking towards the Battlefield Enveloped in dust with worried Gaze.
"Wu, you absolutely must not be in trouble. Once we settle down, we'll immediately come to support you."
"Thump—"
Without warning, everyone's Heart suddenly jolted, beating violently as if being manipulated. The abrupt Feeling almost made them choke, and even their Footsteps stopped.
"Thump—" Again pulled, it beat uncontrollably.
With Eyes filled with Fear, everyone turned their Heads to look at the smoke-filled Battlefield in the distance. Inside, it seemed a giant Demon Heart was hidden, manipulating everyone's heartbeat.
"Thump--, Thump--..."
The Demon Heart's beating rhythm was getting faster and faster, as if about to break out of its cocoon. Everyone immediately understood—something terrifying was brewing within the smoke and dust.
An Aura suppressed to the extreme suddenly erupted from within. A more tyrannical, even more terrifying Aura than the Angelic Beast. With each beat of that Heart, it spread out in all directions. This Aura represented the purest darkness, the purest Madness, the purest Slaughter, the purest Destruction. Without a trace of impurity, without a trace of Feelings/Emotions. Even the entire world seemed to be affected by this pure tyrannical Aura, becoming turbulent and restless. Dark Clouds rolled in the Sky, lightning snakes flashed, and on the Ground, a Gale raged, dust and dirt flew up. What a scene of the End of Days.