Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

Chapter 33: Beat

Atlan felt a slight thumping rhythm in the ground, as if there was a drum that beat beneath the ground he stood on. He looked forward and had the feeling that the thumping was coming from the 2nd street, where the symptoms were.

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He felt it again. "Do you feel that?"

"Feel what? It's probably just an effect of the symptoms." Lizzie didn't feel what Atlan felt.

"Okay, are you all ready?" asked Neumann. The five youths all raised their weapons in the air and cheered on this momentous occasion. This was their first mission.

"Hey kiddo, don't get too worried. You got this. Good luck." Lizzie patted his back and smiled at him.

"Thanks."

"Now go and beat some Canzers!" she shouted to get him hyped up.

Atlan awkwardly raised his hand and uttered, "woOooOh!"

Lizzie couldn't help but laugh at seeing Atlan's awkward war cry. Atlan was very intelligent and capable most of the time, but Lizzie found it endearing that he had a very awkward side to him sometimes.

Neumann led the rest of the youths and entered the black portal in front of them. They quickly disappeared into the Remedium as soon as they stepped foot over the portal construct.

Atlan was the only one left behind.

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Strengthening his resolve, Atlan stepped forward and entered the Remedium.

As soon as he walked inside, he immediately saw the strange inverted colors of the Remedium.

The sky was orange, the cement on the ground turned white, and the reddish brown apartment houses all turned sky blue. He wasn't that surprised when he saw this scene; this wasn't different from the Training Hall Remedium.

However, there was one thing completely different this time.

The texture of everything turned into fibers as small as strings intertwined along one direction. Everything was made up of these threads: the roof, the railings, and even the graffiti painted along the walls.

And each of these fibers twitched and squirmed sporadically within five seconds. It gave Atlan the impression that he was inside the muscle of a living being.

"Be careful," warned Neumann to the team. He led the way and was the first one to see the problem.

There were neon green puddles of goo all around the street. Atlan and the others watched as the slime from atop the roof dripped down onto the sidewalk below.

The mysterious green goo seeped into the small gaps of the intertwined fibers and as soon as the fibers twitched, they suddenly snapped in half as if the force from its normal spasm was suddenly too much to bear.

The fibers soon lost all its luster and no longer squirmed.

"The Deiztruphia will continue producing these green biles if we don't kill it soon. More destroyed fibers mean more destruction in the real world."

"How will we find it?" asked Atlan.

Neumann looked back at him and said, "We'll know when it's near."

The group continued to walk through the streets cautiously. The youths were already in their positions, with the C class Tank at the front of the C class Stun Wizard, the D class Archer, and the C class pugilist.

The D class scout positioned himself away from the main group and walked a little bit further by himself.

Neumann was at the very front guiding everyone while Atlan was at the very back.

Finally, after walking for a few minutes, the group came across a secluded back alley of two apartment buildings that were destroyed by green goo all around it.

The fibers that made up the walls and the fire exit that led up to the 4th floor of the apartment building were all destroyed and frayed.

This place no longer spasmed and twitched like the rest of the street. It looked lifeless.

"This is the place. This is its lair," whispered Neumann. He signaled everybody to watch their steps as they traversed through the narrow pathway leading to the Canzer's den.

Neumann peeked out from the corner and saw their target.

He carefully signaled for the others to take a look as well.

The Deiztruphia Canzer was a creature that walked on all of its four legs, covered with short black fur. Its hind legs were much bigger and more muscular than its front legs.

On its back was a hard shell or carapace made out of green honeycomb chitin that protected its torso and its shoulders.

The weirdest part of its body was its head. It resembled the shape of a human, yet there were no eyes, no nose, and no ears. There was only a mouth in the middle of its face.

Its long and wide tongue lay out of its mouth, dribbling green goo on the ground.

The Canzer hadn't noticed them yet. It sprawled its legs on the floor like a dog relaxing on a hot day.

But it didn't know that there was a group of Saviors positioning themselves to attack its peaceful slumber.

"Attack!" Neumann shouted.

The D class Archer was the first to move as he activated his LifeSkill, empowering the tip of his arrow to have billowing flames.

The arrow flew through the air and landed directly on the Canzer's head, sinking till the tip was fully embedded into the Canzer's skin.

KYAWWOOOOO, it screamed.

The pugilist took this chance to close the distance. He jumped on the garbage bin to the side and used it as a jumping pad up to a balcony.

With his pugilist LifeSkill, his arms twisted like screws as he jumped down towards the Canzer, drilling through its forearms. Violet blood spurted everywhere.

The Canzer roared and flailed its large tongue everywhere, flinging green goo everywhere.

The tank proved his worth as he raised his shield and created a 2-meter by 2-meter holographic shield. The green goo splattered out the shield, protecting the wizard.

With the Canzer active and conscious of its attackers, it stood on its two hind legs and flailed its front arms and tongue in a defensive move.

The scout looked at the stun wizard and saw that she was casting her spell. He quickly activated his LifeSkill to distract the Canzer.

He shouted, and the visible sound waves traveled toward the Canzer, getting its attention.

While it wasn't paying attention to her, the Stun Wizard used her LifeSkill and a ball of ice appeared on her palm. She grasped it in her hands and flung it towards the Canzer.

It landed on its hind legs as the ice spread through its thick fur. No matter how much it tried to, it couldn't move it anymore!

The five youths moved with perfect teamwork as they successfully ambushed the Canzer and did as much damage as they could at the start of the battle.

Violet blood oozed out of its body and pooled underneath.

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