I Refused To Be Reincarnated

Chapter 175: The Third Trial: Fury and Madness

"Burst."

A chain of beautiful sparkles travelled from him towards the hybrid in a second, forcing it to jump back reflexively before...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

A catastrophic explosion erupted with overwhelming force, engulfing the middle of the room in scorching, blinding fire. The air trembled under the blast's intensity, sending shockwaves rippling through every corner. Debris scattered in all directions, propelled by the sheer power of the detonation as the deafening sound reverberated through the entire floor, echoing its creator's rage.

Half of his mana cape dissipated in the wind, yet the light in his eyes shifted from grey to red.

"Cockroaches don't die in explosions. Bullets." He spat hatefully as fifty 20mm bullets floated in a semi-circle before the wide-eyed creature while his blue cape vanished, its mana exhausted.

Thanks to its reflexes, the hybrid avoided the blast's center, yet the shockwave sent it colliding with the wall, and the raging inferno made it suffer. Swinging its charred arms powerfully, it dissipated the cloud of smoke obscuring its vision.

Subsequently, with a hateful glare, it screeched grievously. Then, it burst into a blur, ready to swiftly behead the human who dared to damage its graceful body.

However, the instant its body blurred, Adam snapped his fingers, firing the fifty bullets simultaneously with loud booming sounds.

As they closed in, the creature's eyes enlarged in disbelief and gloom. No matter what it did, it would be hit. Worse, dodging a bullet only meant being hit by two more because of how cleverly they were arranged. Clenching its fists in anger and swearing to devour the human, it instantaneously dropped onto its bottom on the blackened ground and guarded its torso and head with its arms and legs.

As it counted on its tenacious chitin to protect itself, the first bullets cut through the wind and collided with its body.

CRACK

Its arms and legs cracked after enduring the impacts as pain engulfed its nerves. But it had to hold strong. If it survived, getting rid of the human would be a formality, and with its natural regeneration, only a few days would be needed for its recovery.

However, the damage it suffered proved to be beyond its expectations. The cracks widened as more bullets collided, forcing it to grit its teeth so hard that its mandibles broke under the force. Yet it knew the barrage would be over after one more second.

SCREEEEEEEEE

Amidst a thunderous screech, its arms collapsed, leaving its head exposed as the last bullets kept penetrating its libs, pushing the formers further inside the muscles. Light-red blood spurted everywhere, yet it was grinning.

Despite its suffering, it survived. With a malevolent gaze, it rose on its feet, causing the cracked chitin to crumble onto the floor, and reveal its tissues before focusing all its strength on its legs.

But, as its eyes locked on the hateful human's position, it halted its movement and hurriedly scanned the room. Before, behind, on the side, it failed to spot him before it suddenly heard a visceral roar and hastily raised its head toward the ceiling.

"RAAAAAAAAH"

Drawing every bit of strength from his muscles until they bulged and his veins grew apparent, Adam bent his knees on the ceiling as he clutched his ethereal radiance with three hands. Then, with a mighty roar, he launched himself at the hybrid.

However, he knew his speed was lacking. So, he detonated the air behind the mage's hand and his feet, causing them to burn. But he didn't care. Empowered by hate and madness, his suffering didn't concern him anymore. His sole objective was to utterly destroy the creature. Yet, he failed to notice his stylish light blue cape was gone, and ominous red energy condensed in its place.

BOOM

Boosted by the blasts, a miniature explosion of light engulfed the chimaera's head as the spear impaled it through the chitin a split second later. But he didn't feel the sensation of piercing the brain he experienced against the bear. In a flash, he seized his Beastbane dagger and conjured more explosions as he madly sliced at the abomination, unaware that blood-red tears rolled down his cheeks.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA." His mad laughter resounded as he viciously lacerated its body, causing blood to spew everywhere.

Simultaneously, the hybrid's hateful gaze shifted to pure terror as it recognised the human's expression.

"Ignatius." Its voice cracked with terror, and its legs trembled as pain assaulted every single corner of its being.

It screeched in dread and pain as the human unrelentingly punctured its body as if taking pleasure in witnessing its suffering before he sliced its legs off.

Dropping to the ground, it shakily raised its head, terrified by the mad human's next move, yet it quickly understood that its sufferings were only beginning.

"How painful can it be to sense your brain being pierced millimeter by millimeter, and after how long do you think you'll die?" The human asked as the mist covering his features took the form of a bloody mouth filled with sharp, jagged teeth.

Then, he grabbed the spear protruding from its head with his left hand and sent a blood-red mage hand to collide with it.

The spear penetrated deeper into its cracked chitin, pierced its skull and stood a few centimeters away from its brain.

"ARGH! I give up. Please, end me!" It pleaded painfully, wishing nothing more than a swift death. But the only answer he received was to see the human's bloody smile widen. An icy shiver ran down its spine as the human gradually pushed the spear.

The next seconds felt like centuries as it screeched again and again, begging as it cried every tear his body could manifest.

Its pleading and cries sounded like music in Adam's ears as it relished in his vengeance, a sensation of perverted fulfilment filling his heart. Yet a frown covered his face as the creature twitched madly before dropping to the ground, completely dead. Explore more stories with m,v l'e-NovelFire

He didn't feel satisfied at all... Then, his red eyes lit up with an idea. He retrieved a talisman from his pocket and stuck it on the creature's head, his smile reaching his ears.

"Even in death, you'll be a slave in my deck, Hahahaha." His mad laughter echoed in the room as the talisman absorbed the hybrid's soul and faithfully depicted its fearsome appearance.

Then, he climbed the stairs, his eyes locked on his system's last notification and entirely forgetting what compelled his fury.

[Tier 3: Elite Boss: ??? defeated. You have gained 500 experience points.]