Frostfire Legacy

Chapter 163: Surrounded! (1)

*Arf!*

The little pupper seemed excited after hearing Aster's command, jumping forward while growling at the gigantic slime. Comparing the two's sizes was like comparing an elephant to a rat!

"Argus, distract it!" Aster commanded as he cast his Elemental Sword Slash.

Currently, he needed two seconds to cast the skill, which meant he would be vulnerable for that duration. The moment he started gathering mana, the Mega Ruby Slime immediately reacted, sending a feeler to attack.

*CRACKLE!*

But Argus didn't allow it to reach. A burst of sparks expanded, causing the slime's body to stiffen from the attack. Although it didn't have muscles to stimulate, it still had a brain to interrupt, after all!

The spark attack lasted for a full two seconds, giving Aster enough time to complete his preparations. His sword released thick, cold mist, a telltale sign of how cold it was.

"Eat this!" He roared, lunging forward while slashing his sword.

The slime, still stunned from Argus's attack, couldn't evade in time and was slashed. With its large body, the attack only removed a small part of its body, but the struck part started to freeze, causing its movements to become slower.

"Again!"

Since the Elemental Sword Slash didn't fade with one slash, but more like persisted for a few seconds, he managed to land another strike. Frost covered more than half of the Mega Ruby Slime's body, but it wasn't really much in terms of damage. After all, the frost didn't go deeper than a foot!

*Jig...gle!*

With a large part of its surface frozen, the slime turned sluggish, giving Argus enough space to land a series of attacks. Large sections of the slime's jelly flew around, as its size gradually reduced.

Of course, it still tried to fight back, but whenever it tried to use its feelers, Argus would freeze them using a spark before Aster lunged forward and struck again. This repeated about fifteen times until the slime's entire body was frozen solid.

"Let's see..."

Aster stepped forward and slashed the ice, causing it to crack and disintegrate. The parts of the slime that were frozen together also dissolved, reducing its size greatly. Now, the Mega Ruby Slime was just as big as a normal Ruby Slime!

"Checkmate!"

Aster smiled as he plunged his sword into the slime's body, hitting the core and splitting it in half. At the same time, his body released a bright light, multiple times. He leveled up three times in one go!

"Noice!" He smiled, planning to sheath his sword and collect the fragments of the core, but...

*SWOOSH!*

"...!"

Something cut through the air and hit his left shoulder. He felt a powerful impact, almost sending him crashing forward before pain reached his senses.

"Argh...!" He groaned, looking at the back of his shoulder.

There, a bolt from a crossbow could be seen, lodged deeply. Furthermore, he could see a weird liquid seeping out of his wound. The bolt was poisoned!

"Sh... it...!"

Aster's body turned sluggish as if paralyzed, with his vision turning darker. He realized what poison he got hit by: paralysis and sleep.

*GRRRRR!*

Argus growled, facing the direction where the arrow came from—the ruined city's debris. There, suddenly, a few figures appeared out of thin air. Their presence just appeared as if they teleported in, but the truth was they had been hiding in that spot since the beginning.

It was a powerful stealth technique that even Argus didn't detect!

"Fuck! What a waste of time... It's just one bastard, isn't he?!" The young man, who was obviously their leader, cursed while scratching his head in irritation. "We hunted them for hours, and this is it? Gonzales, you useless prick!"

"Hey, hey, don't blame me, Boss. I said it's a small group, right? I didn't say there's girls or anything."

"Are you talking back to me?!"

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And for some reason, they started fighting amongst themselves. The young man drew his sword and swung it toward the thief-like man's neck. However, he moved fast and blocked it with a dagger, his eyes showing that he had a vicious smile under his mask.

"Boss... You're not strong enough to beat me. Come back after a hundred years!"

"You said it...!"

Their weapons flashed, exchanging blows at a speed that Aster was barely able to follow. From their movements, their level would be at least level 60! Significantly more than what he initially predicted!

'Shit... This is dangerous.'

He was barely able to keep himself conscious! Thankfully, the bunch of kidnappers were focused on the two fighting, even starting to bet on who would win. During that time, Aster moved his sluggish hands into his fanny pack and pulled out an all-cure.

It was the most expensive consumable they had bought for emergencies, so they only had one for each.

As soon as he got it out, he tried to pry the cap off and inject it into his palm directly.

*PSST!*

The sound of high-pressured air echoed, but thankfully, it didn't alert anyone of the kidnappers. Slowly, Aster's senses returned, with the poison's effect fading rapidly.

Of course, he didn't move and pretended to still be under the effect of the poison. After all, even if he ran, he would get caught shortly after. The enemy's speed was several levels higher than his, after all.

"(Argus, hide under my body, quick!)"

Instead of running, he planned to create a breakthrough point instead. There were only twelve of them present ahead of Aster, meaning, the others were still hidden somewhere. It would be dangerous if they targeted Argus from his blind spot, so he planned on using his own body to protect the little puppy.

Of course, although he was a small dog, his body was still around half a meter. It would be hard to hide him completely.

Still, it was better than nothing.

"Fuck you...!"

"Hah, if you're not the Big Boss's son, you would've lost your neck by now."

Right then, the fight between the two ended, with the thief winning by a large margin. Aster watched their movements and frowned.

'That thief, his movements were those of someone who trained to the limits. The other one looks like he's just swinging randomly, relying on stats.'

Although their levels were similar, the thief won for having a more refined technique than the other. 'If we're going to do this, that thief is the one we should kill first.'

"(Argus, listen closely...)"

Together with his trusty buddy, Aster made a plan.