Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

Chapter 113: Hubris

This silver projectile was almost microscopic compared to the sheer size of the colossal Humanoid Wolf. It was almost imperceptible. But the sharp eyes and instincts of the Canzer allowed it to see the oncoming projectile with ease.

It looked at the puny humans below and saw that it came from none of them. If it was, then it wouldn't have been this weak. The Canzer followed the trajectory of the silver bullet as it arced through the air and knew that it was headed straight for its head.

Even though it was fast, for Canzers and Saviors of this level, it was as slow as a snail. The power behind it was almost non-existent as it lost most of its power just traveling at such great distances. There was no magic or special power bestowed on the projectile, just pure brute strength.

The Canzer almost couldn't believe that the humans thought that this pathetic attack would even scratch its majestic body. It wouldn't even get past a single fur.

Distraction, the Humanoid Wolf thought. This was a mere parlor trick from the humans to draw its attention away from them.

The Canzer kept its focus on the Specialist Saviors below. They might be puny, but they packed quite a punch. However, when it looked at the humans, it saw that they were also looking at the projectile coming towards the Wolf's head.

It wasn't even going to pay attention to such trivial matters. But then, as the projectile rocketed towards its head, the Canzer realized that this projectile was no mere rock. It was made out of silver!

As small as it might be, silver was the bane of its existence. Its fur shot up in panic as the Canzer tried to dodge away from the projectile. But it seemed to have forgotten the weakness of having a gigantic body. It may possess untold strength, but that comes at the cost of agility and speed.

The silver pellet shot through the gap between its eyes and its skin, embedding itself deep inside its skull.

The Humanoid Wolf froze in place. It had its arms up in the air, stuck in the moment where it tried to swipe away the silver projectile from its face.

Everyone watched as the Canzer's colossal body fell backward like a statue that was pushed over. The monster could do nothing as it fell on its back right on top of the walls.

The ground shook as its gigantic body crashed on the ground, sending rubble flying everywhere.

But in the midst of all the metal crashing and concrete exploding, a single crack resounded throughout the Pocket Remedium.

The Specialist Saviors all had their jaws wide open as they looked at the listless body of the Canzer.

There was no mistaking it. The monster was dead. It's spine was split in half!

They couldn't believe what happened. The energy and pressure they were feeling from the Canzer were gone entirely as if they never existed in the first place. It wasn't recovering nor was it regenerating. It was dead.

"What just happened?!"

"I don't know…"

"Ninth, did you do something?"

She shook her head. Everyone looked at each other and none of them admitted that they used their powers. But somehow, the Canzer was dead. It made no sense.

"That means that it's the silver projectile that killed it," Ninth muttered in the silence.

"Ey, ey, no way!"

"That's simply not possible."

"We all saw what it was. Even if it was made out of silver, it didn't have enough power to kill a Canzer of that level. That was a Specialist-level Canzer, you know!"

But Ninth was sure that it was the silver pellet that dealt the final blow to the monster. It somehow did enough damage to the Canzer and caused it to fall to its back and break its spine in half, killing it instantly.

"We injured it to the point of near-death, but it was the silver projectile that caused its death.

It used the brown liquid to make itself bigger and stronger instead of healing its injuries thinking that it can kill us first before we can kill it. What a stupid move."

Everyone accepted Ninth's explanation, but it still didn't explain how that silver projectile could cause the Canzer to stumble in the first place. Its fur and hide were too thick for such a weak projectile to penetrate through, even if it was through the vulnerable gaps in its body.

Just then, one of the soldiers called out to the Saviors above.

"An Operator is here to see you," he said.

Ninth looked back and saw a bespectacled black-haired woman wearing a blue battle suit flying towards them. Unlike the Specialist Saviors, she used the rockets on her feet to fly.

"It's an honor to meet the Inquisitor, Miss Pterina," Ninth greeted her.

Pterina Pterodinus was the Operator who questioned Atlan when he awoke in the church.

"The honor is all mine, Ninth, but we don't have time to chit-chat. I'm here to deliver the new Canzer Report. However, the new construct is delayed and will be delivered a short while later. You will have to fight the Canzer for a little while longer."

Pterina handed the stone tablet to Ninth. It was only then that she noticed that all seven of them were looking at her with a weird expression.

"Why is no one fighting the Canzer?" she asked.

"Because it's dead."

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"Dead?! How?"

"That's what I'm trying to find out," Ninth said as she looked at the stone tablet in her hands.

The Canzer Report indicated that they were fighting against a Destruction Canzer with a species of a Werewolf.

This was what they received from the previous Canzer Report, but that was clearly missing something.

The previous report didn't account for the Canzer to be a subspecies of a giant.

The way to disable a Werewolf's regeneration was through a silver bullet to the chest. However, this was no normal Werewolf Canzer. This was a Giant Werewolf Canzer.

And the weakness of a Giant was their hubris.

This meant that in order to defeat a Giant Werewolf Canzer, then they would have to fire the silver bullet to its chest while it underestimated them–while it was arrogant and prideful.

Her thoughts pulled back to the silver projectile and pieced together the truth.

The Canzer died because it underestimated the silver projectile!