332 The Chase
If it was anyone, they would have already fainted seeing such a scene. It’s a pity that it’s Gregory, a seasoned veteran who had faced monsters on countless missions that look scarier than the one in front of him.
Yet, Gregory was sure that the monster that looks like a hybrid abomination in front of him was far more dangerous than anything he have encountered so far.
Suddenly, a long pointy tongue like those of a lizard’s came out of the monster’s mouth. He licked his lips as he saw a nutritious meal deliver itself to him.
After the monster Brick Norty ate degu users, he couldn’t get enough of it. They gave far more life force and blood power than normal humans. The most delicious meal he had so far was the A-rank peak. Though, he almost got severely injured in that battle.
‘I’ll eat these ants first.’ The monster stomped his feet on the head of the little girl. The sound of the skull cracking echoed before the head turned into a meat paste. Two eyeballs flew far away, along with chunks of flesh.
In front of such a disgusting scene, even Gregory, who has an iron will and strong psychological quality, almost made him wants to vomit. Seeing a fellow human being crushed mercilessly by a monster isn’t the best feeling, what’s more, it is the head of a young girl.
‘What the fuck am I doing here? I need to run and buy time!’ Gregory clenched his fist tightly. He really wants to kill the monster right now. But he knew that he didn’t have the required ability to do that. ‘Only Fein can slay this monster.’
Now that he saw the monster in front of him with his own eyes. Gregory could estimate its strength a little. It was stronger than an A-rank peak but still weaker than an S-rank by miles.
“You’re next.” An inexplicable language emerges from the monster’s mouth, but Gregory couldn’t understand it. He only heard gibberish coming from the monster’s mouth.
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Seeing Gregory’s clueless face, a pupil of the monster turned even more bloody. Then the three tentacles on his back wiggled and shot out in different directions. One in the little girl’s body, the other one penetrated the heart of the woman or the mother of the girl. And the last to Gregory’s direction.
‘Fucking monster! What did it want to do?’
Gregory waved his hand, and a thick wall of rocks appeared in the way of the tentacles. He knew that he needs to run now, or he might not have the opportunity later. And he was also aware that his sand wall won’t last long in front of the monster’s tentacles covered with black mist.
So, without hesitating any longer, Gregory exerted all his strength on his feet. But before he run, he saw the bodies of the mother and the other one turned pale, and the flesh on them shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The monster has a hint of ecstasy in his eyes as he enjoyed the surging life force he absorbs with his tentacles.
But Gregory didn’t stop and immediately widened the distance from the monster. As he was running, he couldn’t help but replay the scene in his mind. ‘This monster could really absorb the vitality to strengthen himself faster. It shouldn’t be allowed to live anymore or it will grow into something terrifying.’
The bliss in the monster’s face gradually faded just after a few moments. Then, when he saw his prey disappear, he became angry. A twisted smile appeared on the monster’s hideous face instead. Thirty-two sharp teeth full of saliva with traces of blood and flesh emerged from his mouth.
‘Do you really think that you could escape?’ The pupils of the monster turned into that of an eagle, and his nose morphed into that of a bloodhound. On his back, two pairs of bat wings came out dripping with green liquid.
As time passes, the monster gradually learns how to use his abilities. And the more humans he devoured, the intelligence that Brick Norty had in the past was gradually coming back. Even then, it didn’t mean that Brick would come back to his past self. The one that controls his body right now was nothing but a pure incarnation of his negative thoughts that took over and annihilated most of part of his soul. And only small fragments of his original soul exist in the mind-space of the monster.
The monster flapped his wings, his body rose from the ground, and he accelerated in the air instantly.
A sonic boom was created with the monsters’ ascent. Brick’s nose twitched continuously. He wasn’t really flying high in the sky, he was just eight meters from the ground. After all, how would sniff Gregory’s smell if he was in the sky?
Just like that, Brick Norty followed the smell. At his current speed, he didn’t doubt that he would be able to catch up quickly.
After half a minute, he finally saw a dot running from a distance. Gregory didn’t make it that far since he only began running after the monster absorbed the life force of the two victims.
Seeing the monster on his trail, cold sweat started to form on Gregory’s back. ‘Damn it!’
Now his life was in danger... There’s no doubt that he would die here if the monster was hell-bent on killing him. Only a miracle could save Gregory now. After all, he’s only a C rank, and the monster could kill the peak of an A rank. The gap was too big to bridge.
Gregory didn’t stop running, even if he knew that the monster would be able to catch up to him. ‘I need to think of something... Shit! This monster can still fucking fly! Fortunately, I lured him near the forest.’
A relief appeared on his expression as he saw the sea of humongous trees nine meters away from him.
He was really weirded by the monster chasing him. He didn’t only have bizarre tentacles, he also has large bat wings that let him fly in the sky. Gregory couldn’t help but wonder how many abilities the monster had.
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