BIOLOGICAL SUPERCOMPUTER SYSTEM

Chapter 663  First Hostile Encounter (5)

663  First Hostile Encounter (5)

The first of the Erendus breached the threshold of the convoy, its singular horn poised menacingly, ready to puncture and shred. Its eyes, a mirror of its savage soul, glowed with a terrifying resolve.

The lone Erendu, a monstrous silhouette against the dim light, seemed an ominous prelude to the legion of its kin yet to reach them.

Just as it lunged, Erik leaped from his vehicle, his weapon glowing with mana.

With a swift, calculated strike, he met the creature head-on, his weapon piercing through its armored skull.

The Erendus issued a harrowing roar, a sound filled with torment and despair, echoing through the desolate landscape.

Its massive form then succumbed to the inevitable, collapsing onto the rugged terrain with a resounding thud, its life force extinguished.

Erik's boots kissed the solid branch of the tree but for an instant, before he was once more in the embrace of the open air. He hurled himself towards another Erendu, dangerously near the convoy.

His weapon, glowing with the sunlight, found its mark, piercing through the creature's armored skull.

The Erendu bellowed a guttural lament before its body gave way, its momentum hurtling it forward a few paces more before it ground to a halt, defeated.

As Erik found footing on another tree, he spared but a heartbeat to survey the unfolding chaos around him.

His guild companions were standing their ground, their weapons flashing in the harsh sunlight as they fought off the monstrous Erendus.

Yet, the sheer volume of these beasts was testing their mettle to its limits. He knew he could ill afford a moment's respite.

With another leap, powerful as a thunderbolt, he launched himself towards a menacing cluster of Erendus that had encircled the convoy like a pack of wolves closing in on their prey.

His weapon moved in the air like a deadly waltz partner, a streak of gleaming light and lethal accuracy. One by one, the Erendus fell, their roars of aggression fading into the whimpering symphony of defeat.

As the guild members waged their grim battle, their eyes, in stolen moments, caught sight of a figure weaving through the forest canopy above them.

It was Erik, their guild master, dispatching Erendus with a ferocity that stirred a sense of awe within them, like a storm churning the calm sea into a tempest.

Each bound he made from one tree to another seemed to mock the very laws of nature, his weapon gleaming with an ethereal glow as it brought down one monstrous beast after another.

"Is that the boss?" The man's voice echoed over the tumult, a fleeting distraction from the bedlam surrounding them.

"It is! Look at him go!"

The woman's voice was laced with a cocktail of disbelief and admiration, her chest tightening as she watched their leader's unyielding display.

The atmosphere within the convoy shifted.

The pervasive sense of dread and terror that had once clung to them like a shroud gave way to a burgeoning sentiment of hope and a resurgence of spirit.

The guild members found themselves stirred, their spirits buoyed by Erik's awe-inspiring exhibition of prowess and might.

"Man, he's like a one-man army!"

The young guild member's eyes were wide with awe as he watched Erik dispatch another Erendu with a swift, decisive strike.

"I told you he was something else," Mira said, a hint of pride in her voice as she loosed another mana-powered arrow into the approaching horde.

"He's making it look easy!" Kael said, grinning despite the dire circumstances.

Even Aiden couldn't help but marvel at Erik's prowess.

Simultaneously, Erik's senses were sharpened to an almost supernatural degree, his silhouette moving in a fluid dance of survival and attack that seemed more instinct than conscious thought.

His eyes, glowing with a fierce determination, scanned the chaotic scene below. The cries and commands of his guild members punctuated the air, their faces masked with a mix of fear and resolve.

The vehicles, their engines roaring like metallic beasts, kicked up clouds of dust that hung heavily in the air.

Laser weapons discharged with blinding flashes of light, painting the scene in stark contrasts of light and shadow.

The heavy artillery, monstrous in their form, pounded the earth, sending tremors that rippled through the ground and shook the very trees around them.

Yet, over all the tumult, the incessant, thunderous pounding of Erendu hooves resonated, serving as a grim reminder akin to a relentless storm on the horizon, foretelling that the battle was far from reaching its last act.

He leaped again, this time aiming for a large Erendu that had set its sights on a vehicle lagging.

As he embarked on his downward journey, his weapon held aloft like a king's scepter, 10:04

his gaze intertwined with the beast's in a silent duel.

As he embarked on his downward journey, his weapon held aloft like a king's scepter, his gaze intertwined with the beast's in a silent duel.

Then, with a force as relentless as a winter storm, his weapon descended like a comet streaking through the night sky, and the Erendu was extinguished, snuffed out like a candle in a tempest.

Erik landed gracefully on another tree, his eyes already scanning for his next target.

Despite the adrenaline surging through his veins like a raging river, his expression remained as tranquil and undisturbed as a still pond under the moonlight.

Erik's keen eyes spotted a cluster of Erendus breaking away from the primary group, their charge aimed directly at the vulnerable convoy.

Realizing the imminent danger, he propelled himself off a tree branch, soaring through the air like a predatory bird.

As he embarked on his descent, he alighted with a dancer's grace on the back of one of the onrushing Erendus. His weapon, like a sliver of ice, caught the sun's rays, glinting with an ominous promise of death.

With a swift, fluid motion, he drove his weapon through the creature's armored skull, killing it instantly.

In mere fractions of seconds, akin to the fleeting flutter of a hummingbird's wing, he vaulted from the lifeless husk of one Erendu onto another. The deadly dance repeated itself, a rapid succession of lethal movements.

Each kill, executed with the precision of a master surgeon, unfolded in the blink of an eye, allowing no space for a misstep or miscalculation.

As Erik pursued his relentless dance of death in the air, an unforeseen spectacle unfolded.

The Erendus, creatures infamous for their savage and unyielding nature, wavered, their ferocity dimming like a dying flame in the face of a winter storm.

Their charge slowed, and for the first time, uncertainty flickered in their eyes.

It was as if they sensed the lethal force that was single-handedly decimating their ranks.

Erik didn't let up. He continued to leap from one Erendu to another, his weapon a blur of deadly efficiency.

Each time he struck, another beast fell, its life extinguished in an instant.

The ground transformed into a grotesque canvas of fallen Erendus. Their lifeless bodies lay strewn about, gruesome remnants of a devastating battle.

Blood seeped into the parched earth, staining it an ominous hue.

The once mighty beasts were now reduced to mere carcasses, their vacant eyes staring into nothingness. Each lifeless form stood as a grim testament to Erik's deadly prowess and unmatched skill.

Finally, the remaining Erendus broke formation, their charge dissolving into a disorganized retreat.

They were no longer driven by the predatory instinct to kill, but by the primal need to survive.

Erik found his footing back on the cold, metallic surface of the armored vehicle, his eyes tracking the vanishing figures of the creatures as they retreated into the shadowy embrace of the forest. His guild members stood in stunned silence, their faces a tableau of shock and awe.

They were like statues, frozen in time, their eyes wide and mouths agape, unable to fully comprehend the spectacle they had just witnessed.

The surrounding air was thick with a mixture of disbelief and reverence. They had never seen something like that in their whole life.

It took some time before the sound of the creatures' hoofs stopped, but after a while, it did.

For a moment, the forest was eerily silent, save for the heavy breathing of the guild members in the convoy and the sound of the cars' engines.

As if orchestrated by an unseen conductor, a cheer burst forth from the bowels of the vehicles, a jubilant cacophony that echoed through the desolate battlefield.

Erik, their savior, had achieved the impossible; he had shifted the course of a battle that seemed destined for disaster.

Their hearts brimmed with joy, not merely for the victory they had snatched from the jaws of defeat, but more so for the precious gift of life they still possessed.

Their faces, though marred by the grime and sweat of battle, were illuminated by the warm glow of survival, their eyes sparkling with the joyous realization of their continued existence.

Amid their jubilation, they found a renewed appreciation for life's simple pleasures - the comforting solidity of the ground beneath their feet, the sweet, crisp air filling their lungs, and above all, the comforting camaraderie of their comrades.

The specter of death had loomed over them, yet here they were, alive and victorious, their hearts pulsating with a fervor only those who have brushed with death could truly understand.

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