bookpower Chapter 245: The Stuff Of Nightmares
Chapter 245: The Stuff Of Nightmares
"FIFTEEN MINUTES!! SURVIVE FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES AND YOU WILL LIVE!!" A voice unfamiliar to the four remaining adventurers reverberated from the shadows, forcefully snapping them out of bewilderment.
Realizing that someone, probably a high-ranked adventurer, was there to help them, the frightened four finally managed to regather their wits.
They grasped their weapons tightly as desperate yet determined expressions emerged on their faces, a single thought resonating in their minds.
'Fifteen minutes! I will live if I can hold on for fifteen minutes!'
As the party started to make moves to defend themselves, Shye heaved a sigh of relief, refocusing on the opponent in front of him.
The charging koala drew closer.
Raising its long right arm, the ripper koala swiped its claws diagonally, aiming to rip Shye apart into three pieces.
However, how could such a basic attack hit the ace representative of a champion academy?
Recognizing the swipe attack as nothing but an opening, Shye charged forth, kicking up clouds of dust as he disappeared from his original position, reappearing close to the koala by using his skill, [Dash Lv.4], to skillfully dodge the koala's attack and place himself in a position to counterattack at the same time.
'Let's test how tough this thing is.' he thought as he ferociously swung both greatswords downwards, aiming to sever the koala's extended right arm.
*SPURT*
As nimble and strong as the koala might be, it seems like it wasn't blessed with a quick reaction time, allowing both greatswords to slash deep into the koala's right arm, prompting purple blood to spurt out of the horrifying wound.
The larger Ripper Koala howled in agony as the synergizing elements of water and lightning momentarily paralyzed it, giving the loathsome ashen-haired adventurer in front of it ample time to retreat to safety.
Successfully making it through a momentary suffering, the koala's scarlet eyes locked onto Shye.
The darned thing was absolutely furious.
Transparent and decaying mana wings materialized on Shye's back followed shortly by a hair-raising howl that reverberated across the savanna, capturing the attention of other predators.
However, since such a howl couldn't come from prey, the monstrous creatures who heard it opted to stay away.
As for the charging smaller koala whom Shye inflicted with a few stacks of [Fear], it was momentarily stunned, unsure whether to continue charging for a short single second.
Short as it may be, the slight hesitation was a difference maker, allowing Shye to arrive in front of the wounded koala, dodge its bite attack by jumping, and cleanly land one of his trump cards: [Draconian Roar Lv.2]
With yet another terrifying roar reverberating across the savanna, the few creatures who decided to check things out threw their instinctive plans out the window.
The draconian roar seemed way too dangerous after all.
As for the poor wounded Ripper Koala, it was trembling in fear.
Naturally, Shye, who knew what would happen should his roar hit its mark, was able to swiftly capitalize on the opening, cutting deep into the neck of the larger, one-armed koala.
Unfortunately, his strength attribute was still a bit lacking.
Since he was only able to cut through around two-thirds of the koala's neck, its head tilted to the side, threatening to fall off anytime soon.
Shockingly though, the koala...was still alive and was able to activate one more skill, [Ripper's Rage Lv. (N/A)], as it hovered around the edges of life and death, unsure of which side it was on.
The following bone-chilling scenes appeared as though they came straight out of a nightmare.
With its head harrowingly tilted to one side, the larger koala's eyes turned pitch black.
The fur in its body then fell off revealing its muscular marsupial physique which suddenly turned red—muscles bulging as though it would escape the confines of the scarlet skin at any given time.
Shortly after, the koala, who didn't know whether it was dead or alive, charged towards Shye, its tilted—almost decapitated head hung nearly upside down, shaking disturbingly as the koala's not-far-from-headless body unnervingly advanced towards him, making his hairs stand on end.