Chapter 198 Don't Think It's Over
'A web?' Nix furrowed his brows at how thick it was, it felt like an appendage but he was wrong.
Snap!
[Gift: Fire deactivated]
[4 energy points deducted]
The web broke off just in time.
"Now!" He yelled to Obsidian to follow through with his plan.
Obsidian jumped out of the shadows, landing onto Scraw, raising his hand, his eyes glinted in mischief.
Jumping back, he used his claws to slowly make his way down the body by dragging his hands down the body, drawing out the green goo from its open flesh.
His hand stopped at a bony structure that made him cringe at the smell that attacked his nose.
Scraw staggered back, its limbs raised to its side to attack the perceived threat at its side.
Pulling his hand out, he grimaced at his claws covered in the very goo he dreaded.
Coughing and jumping away from the putrid smell, he latched onto a tree just in time before he was hit by its limbs.
[100 points gained]
Nix shook his head to the point notification, that Obsidian had not dealt the blow he needed.
'So long it's wounded, right?' Nix let out a sigh, trying to be as positive as he could.
Rrrik!
Scraw screeched in pain, its eyes glinting in fury, its gaze fixated on Nix once more.
'Not again? What the heck did I do to you?' Nix internally facepalmed, jumping across trees, he needed to think of a better way to use his teammates to his advantage.
He cursed on the fact that his energy points were little which meant he would have to ration how he used his gift.
[Warning: Acid spray]
Nix, having been alarmed by his system, jumped up a tree, temporarily walking up on it before holding onto a branch. His legs dangled, his whole weight supported by his grip on the branch.
"Nix!" Obsidian yelled at his companion's situation.
"Shut the hell up, don't draw attention to yourself in such a manner," Nix yelled back, looking around him, observing the damage caused.
The acid spray that Scraw spat out covered a distance of about 10 feet ahead.
The trees that had not been so lucky slowly crashed to the ground.
Nix felt the tree he was on sway slightly.
'You've got to be kidding me!' Nix narrowed his eyes, already having a good guess on what was happening.
Looking below him, the tree he was on was slightly affected, slowly the midriff broke and tilted.
Swinging by using his legs, he leaped to the nearest available tree. Carefully landing on the tree branch.
Bam!
He wasn't given enough time as the very tree he stood on was shaken by Scraw.
Losing his footing, he slipped, falling towards the direction of Scraw below. Its jagged teeth rotated like a blade in a circular motion.
Nix could only see himself as pork chow if he fell into that rotating bullshit of a mouth in that spider.
"Gotcha!" Lank snickered, snatching Nix just in time before he could drop into the mouth of Scraw.
Holding Nix in a princess carry, Nix frowned in embarrassment. This wasn't going to end well for him when all of this was done.
"Drop me you beast!" Nix protested, wishing to be let down before the others could see him in such an embarrassing situation.
If Lank was present, that could only mean that the others were also present.
Lank bit down on his bottom lips as he tried not to laugh out loud at the situation he had put Nix in. Enjoying every bit of it.
"Doesn't the princess like that her prince charming came to her rescue?" Lank taunted.
Nix cringed, wasting no effort in punching Lank in the stomach.
Lank let out a groan, still holding his grip on Nix.
"Jerk ass, you dare make fun of me, did you sign a death sentence?" Nix barked.
Lank looked behind him at the fast-approaching creature, they weren't meant to be bickering. Both their lives were in danger, yet Nix was taking things too lightly.
"We signed our death wish the moment we accepted that goddamned mission from old man Zhao." He replied, focusing his attention on keeping his balance as he jumped on the branches.
He looked to his side, spotting Zephyr and Solis following up as they moved forward.
"I can run on my own, dumbass." Nix deadpanned, his lips drawn into a thin line, not pleased he was still carried in the most embarrassing position.
All he needed was to be let loose, he couldn't outrightly jump off his clutches when they were still in motion.
Whoosh!
[Gift: Fire in effect]
"Watch out!" Nix yelled, raising his hand and sending a fire blast at the creature.
Lank looked to his right, shocked upon seeing the creature drop to the ground.
Slowing his movements, he halted, releasing Nix.
Deactivating his gift once more, he let out a sigh of disappointment at how restrictive he felt because of the point deduction with his little energy of 248 points.
Nix's legs touched the branch, straightening his posture, he frowned at Lank. Ultimately hitting his head.
"What the heck were you thinking? You could have gotten us both killed with that distracted mind of yours!" Nix scolded.
Lank whimpered at the scolding, the corner of his eyes brimming with ruse tears.
"I can't fall for that trick, you sneaky little feral." Nix looked away, happy that the team had joined them.
Zephyr and Solis dropped to the next branch.
He felt they were just starting in terms of Scraw, they had not dealt the blow he needed to gain points as the system said, yet it had been affected by just his little blast?
'That can't be right.' Nix concluded, rubbing his chin.
Obsidian had his claws lodged into the side of another tree, his gaze still on the fallen creature. There was something strange, his senses still alert as he stared at it for a while.
It had its back on the floor, its legs raised, twitching uncontrollably.
'That can't be right!' He thought, looking momentarily at the others.
"Guys, I don't think it's over." Obsidian related to them as a matter of urgency.