Master Of None

Chapter 2341: 2342. First Fear

”That devil centipede does not care about anything else but fighting us. It will attack and destroy things just because it is aggressive. Be ready for a harsh fight. That is the apex predator of the poison jungle dungeon.” Walkerʼs sudden shout was matched by double water and mud walls shooting up to defend them.

The mages had reacted very quickly. Walker had just moved to prepare to attack on his own. This time, he did not rely on purely magical attacks. Instead, he had his codex change forms in to double swords. The lightning that began to flicker around them was proof that he did not forget the lightning swordsmanship he had learned.

However, je had not relied on these skills and techniques for some time. His focus on magic was always because that was what Genesis needed. But right now, he was the strongest in their group. They needed him to be the the front line attacker and defender. That was the best way to avoid the venomous legs and pincers.

In a vicious speed, the devil centipede stabbed multiple legs in to the howler wolf. It had barely fallen to the ground after being shot with arrows and attempting to howl for its pack. The smallest of howels escaped its dying mouth before the devil centipede had torn it apart.

The brilliant mantis was already attacking and turning away from the nest it created within the dueling flower bush. As a result, the attention of the devil centipede was moving away from it and closer toward Walkerʼs group.

It did not bode well for them.

”Archers, use the earth arrows so that they can crack and pierce the harder shell around the devil centipedeʼs body. I will start to attack the joints while adding ice to the environment even more. The brilliant mantis is defending its nest. Avoid it and let it act as a distraction!”

”Yes sir!” The resounding boom of responses further distracted the devil centipede. That and the sudden shifting of mana from the mages and the archers who were using magical arrows. Their arrows were pulling in the earth mana that the mages were guiding toward them. Their teamwork overcharged the arrows so that they would be even more brutal.

The arrows were a modified arrow that Gil had not been able to have a hand in. He was only able to be amazed by them when they were brought to him. The elves who worked on them had taken his earth arrow and enhanced the ability to absorb earth mana while attracting stone and earth from the ground around them.

The result was an earth piercing arrow, or, called by the elves, the earth spear arrow. It gathered the earth and stone while it flew, becoming more than just an arrow. It was a flying earth spear if given the right distance and mana. Causing there to be a fast moving and very sharp earth spear attacking the target.

With the help of the earth mages, the first earth spear arrow had already been launched at the devil centipede. When it made contact, there was a shattering sound. The devil centipede immediately reared up and whipped its pronged tail forward the walls of mud and ice created. The following shattering sound came from the ice wall before a thud as the mud wall fell to pieces.

The mage behind had been protected by the shield using dragonkin warriors. They had been perfectly in line to protect them. They had not waited until the attack came, they had anticipated the moment. Proving that their higher battle experience was well used here.

This was what Walker did not look back in worry. He could feel that the mages had been guided back while the archers fired more earth spear arrows damage the armor that the devil centipede naturally grew on its body. This distraction along with the brilliant mantis striking at it, gave Walker an opening.

In a burst of wind, Walker buffed his body to speed forward. He focused his strength and effort on slashing the hundreds of legs the centipede had. Each sharp and able to cut in to anything while adding the venom. Walker could see the joints clearly though, and since he had been channeling water mana around the lighting sword style, he could stab inward while delivering speedy ice damage.

The lighting sword style was fast. He was very comfortable with it while he added buffs related to wind. As the swords stabbed in to the leg joints, Walker channeled water through the eternal codex. Each becoming a spike of ice left behind in the shape of the sword.

This caused the legs to crack and become hanging useless limbs with every strike. And every strike was faster than the last as Walker built movement. His speed was shocking enough since it was much greater than what the devil centipede could resist right now.

The pain it felt further distracted it when it tried to snap its pincers closed on the brilliant mantis. In that moment of distraction, the brilliant mantis slashed out with its sharp arms hitting the antenna of the devil centipede. One of the most sensitive parts of its body.

A look from Walker to the brilliant mantis made a slight feeling of acceptance move through him. He was not sure of this was just in his head or if he had actually felt something. Regardless, he did not think of fighting the brilliant mantis right now. Instead, he knew that he could damage the writhing in pain devil centipede much more now.

Since it was the right time, Walker channeled even more water mana through the eternal codex. His speed had grown and he had long ago begun mixing manas together. The mixing of wind in to this was another level of experience he was showing off.

Since he had buffed his body with wind, that mana was already present in the condensed water mana making the ice even colder since the heat was pulled away. As a result, the cie was becoming a deeper blue and freezing the devil centipede in each joint an attack was left in. further slowing it the more that Walker attacked.

”Follow through, arrow volley!” An order for a mass attack was immediately followed. A slew of arrows shot out at once, all targeting the cold affected parts of the devil centipede.

For a monster that never had to learn to resist the cold and winter months, this was a drastic difference. Its shell protected body, the carapace it grew to defend itself from most things, was not able to remain tough against the cold. In strict opposition, it actually had become very brittle.

The earth spear arrows began to crack the carapace rather than shatter on contact. This gave Walker more targets to strike. They were weakened and he did not need to hit the spots where the joints were any longer. He could begin to pierce places where the devil centipede would be damaged the most. In collusion, the brilliant mantis had also begun to attack spots the very same way that Walker had.

It was a quick and sharp monster, the brilliant mantis was always attacking with swift strikes that damaged anything majorly. That was just how it hunted by nature. An assassin among the monsters.

Feeling a threat for the first time in its life, the devil centipede began to react even more violently. Forcing Walker to leap back as a spray of venom left its mouth. He knew very well that this sort of attack was because the devil centipede wanted to save its own life. But that was the wrong move if it wanted to survive.

It had just thrown away a lot of its venom which was holding the warriors back from jumping Walker. They saw the moment and did not even need to hear an order to sprint in and attack the weakest points. Causing even more chaos for the devil centipede to handle.

In a sudden screech, Walker leaped forward. He saw that the devil centipede had finally been pierced by the brilliant mantisʼs sharp arms. It gave Walker the ideal chance to attack its head. Its eyes with ice spikes.

The full force attack from Walker made the air whistle. The crack of his attack sounded through the area making everyone feel a slight shiver in their spine. Nothing moved that fast without delivering a lot of damage. Just the sound of that movement was terrifying.

The devil centipede, being the target of that attack, had no idea what had happened. It knew that it had lost its vision. That it was losing its ability to feel. And more so, that it was falling. Nothing else ever came to its mind though. Instead, Walker just stood and looked at the brilliant mantis, its body broken and bleeding from the battle. It had played a major role to defend its nest.

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