Chapter 573 Strange Stone
It was raining, and the wind was blowing so fast that it could move even large stones.
A large stone could be seen getting carried away by the wind. It was rolling at a speed that could not be said to be slow, nor could it be called fast.
It kept moving. The strange part was that it went past multiple boulders but never crashed into any of them.
As if it were conscious of its surroundings, the other suspicious thing was that there were many smaller stones, but they were still at their place.
If any rational creature had seen it, they would have questioned the existence of such a strange phenomenon.
As disappointing as it was, the creatures present here could care less about it. They were minding their own business.
A sigh was released from inside the stone. It became faster and started climbing the slope, then suddenly shot into the air.
The area ahead of the slope was a cliff. Below it, a strange green river was flowing. It was filled with strange creatures.
A look at it was enough for anyone with a decent intellect to never get close to it.
'plop'
The stone hit the surface of the river. It was then carried away by the flooding river.
Still, slowly but surely, it was moving to the other side. This again went beyond logic; fortunately, there was no one here to notice it.
Creatures inside the river were excited to get a taste of what had fallen. However, when their teeth met the hard stone, they had no choice but to ignore it.
They could only complain to themselves about being unlucky. It could have been a party for them if it was a living creature.
'Zzhhh'
When the stone covered in green fluid touched the surface, for some reason, it scorched the sand.
Against any law, the stone started rolling again. With time, the dust wiped out the existence of the green fluid.
It then stopped for a moment. A large group of giant demon creatures could be seen moving from one place to another.
They were so large that they could play football with a somewhat round stone with a two-meter radius.
Some of them looked at it with suspicion and approached it. They brought their snouts closer and smelled.
After not finding anything abnormal, they decided to leave the stone alone.
'Thump'
'Thump'
The earth shook when they walked. These were strange giant creatures that had brown-colored bodies.
They had long necks and small tails. There were at least a dozen of them. Two-thirds were adults, guarding the remaining infants.
Adults had infants gathered at the center while they kept an eye on their surroundings.
It took them five minutes to leave that area. From the looks of it, they appeared to be approaching the river.
The rock remained still for a moment, then it again started rolling toward the west.
Strange as it was this time, the wind had also stopped.
Many creatures noticed this unusual stone, but for some reason, they didn't react to it.
Was it because they had low intelligence and couldn't understand the situation, or because they sensed no danger and didn't react? It was hard to tell.
After traveling for some more minutes, the stone stopped. It was in an area surrounded by huge boulders.
The creatures of the surrounding area noticed this strange stone near them. They became vigilant about it.
They might not have cared if it was passing by, but the thought of it stopping in their territory aroused suspicion.
'Crack'
The sound of clacking bones could be heard. Soon, multiple gray-colored serpent-like creatures appeared and surrounded the stone.
They thought it might be the egg of some large creature. Their tails waggled in the air. A strange round appeared as a rattle.
With saliva drolling through their mouths, they hissed at it before charging at it.
'Crackk'
A sound that they wanted to hear appeared. They approached it impatiently, waiting for the egg yolk.
However, they were disappointed to find that the crack had appeared in the boulder behind it.
'Bam'
They tried many things but were unable to break them.
When they smelled it and used their fangs on it, they were sure that it was just a hard stone.
This only made them furious. They spat a blue-colored liquid on it.
'Zzzhh' The stone started melting and became weak. Then multiple tails slammed into it, and it broke apart into multiple pieces.
'Hisssh' As if enjoying the display of their might, more than three dozen snakes made a strange sound.
When they did it, multiple fangs were revealed. Their four reptilian eyes closed when they chuckled.
Something crawled out of the stone. It looked like a hand, but it went unnoticed by the creatures for a while.
But soon they raised their heads and started hissing.
'Boom'
The stone broke apart. From there, a strange creature walked out. It was different from the creatures in this place.
When they smelled him, the serpents started hissing in excitement. It was as if his mere smell made them crazy.
'Swish'
The figure raised his hand and tried to defend, but the force from the attack threw him back.
He was smashed into the boulder behind him. His hand and facial muscles moved.
'Man, give me a break.' He stood up. The bruises on his hand recovered. He took a deep breath, and the next moment, mana started circulating around his body.
Another tail whipped at him, but this time he was prepared. He caught the skeleton-like tail.
'Crack' When he applied some pressure, the bone in his hand trembled before breaking apart.
'Hisssh' Other serpents started pouncing on him. They didn't care about fairness or any such rules in human society.
The boy caught his mouth, trying to swallow him whole. He then applied more pressure and tore the mouth.
However, before he could finish, he had to jump to dodge the incoming tail attack of another serpent.
He looked at his fists and said, 'Raw power is more effective against them; it even costs less mana than to use Zone or any other skill.'
In the air, a large axe appeared in his hands. He swung it at the opponent with full power.
The air around the axe's blade was pushed back. When it hit, the sound of slapping appeared.
Blue-colored blood spilled into the air. Rishi tried to pull his axe, but it was stuck. Before he could apply more force, he was forced to move.
'Shit, it's quite hard. I should have used Aura from the beginning.' He hopped to the left and dodged the bite of one of the serpents before holding its neck.
He was carried forward by it, which helped him dodge the attacks of other opponents. If it had been past him, he would have never thought of such a move.
'I guess tough times force you to use every resource you can gather.' He then held the tail of one of the serpents.
After that, he used it as a weapon and smashed it into the two upcoming opponents before crouching.
A head went past his head. He clenched his right hand, gathering Aura into it before punching.
'Boom'
A hole was blasted into the belly of the serpent, and its blood flooded out of the hole.
'I see the belly as its soft spot.' He started charging at the opportunities.
After that, he slid and dodged two of them before leaping into the air. For a moment, he looked at all of his opponents and tried to think of an effective way to eliminate them all.
His eyes fell on his axe. Wasting no time, he used the shadow chain to bind it before using his strength to pull it out.
'Swish'
The axe moved in the air, cutting through the bodies of two opponents before reaching his hands.
Rishi's fingers curled around its handle tightly; he then looked at his opponents. "Let's have a round two."
This time, a strange purple fire appeared on the edge of his axe. It solidified into a purple edge.
'Cleave'
A head rolled on the floor. He used chains to move faster toward his opponents and started eliminating them individually.
They fought for some time, and with each passing second, it only became even fiercer.
To avenge the deaths of their former comrades, the serpents kept coming at him with all they had.
They spit balls of blue to target him; Rishi dodged most of them but was still hit by some of them.
When the serpent creatures saw that, they started attacking him with full force. They let their guard down for a moment.
They thought the opportunity would be weak right now. It was then that they saw something that no one had ever expected.
Rishi's lips curled up, and he shook his head. 'How foolish, I guess that makes it easier for me.'
He concentrated Mana on his hands and Aura on his axe, then slashed the axe in a circular manner.
A powerful energy attack was released from his axis. It slashed everything it came into contact with into two.
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