Chapter 1230: A Wimp Lunar Bee (2)
Chapter 1230: A Wimp Lunar Bee (2)
Just like Flunra explained, Lunar Bees are supposed to make the host, lose all kinds of logical and even animalistic senses. All of those who got too close would be attacked, no exceptions—but it seemed there was an exception.
"It attacked anything in order to protect itself," Rex mused, clamping down on his teeth hard.
He fixed his eyes on the mutated falcon before he came to a realization.
"Protect itself..." He muttered, as he realized the key aspect. "Since it felt like it couldn't beat me, it was escaping, instead of fighting to protect itself. Damn it—I should have realized that sooner!"
As of right now, the mutated falcon was escaping when it sensed him approaching.
On the other hand, Rex was being bombarded by the mutated wasps.
Despite his focus was solely fixed on the mutated falcon, he effortlessly dodged the attacks from the mutated wasps, controlling the black lighting tentacles to block each assault. Rex's Clairvoyance skill was making its debut, allowing him to see what was happening behind him through his third eye and sense incoming dangers.
Sheer frustration surged through him as he refused to lose the mutated falcon once again.
He already used his Honey Sense skill.
It was not stated in the description of the item how long the effect would last.
For all he knows, there might be a time limit so he couldn't waste this opportunity.
Bending his knees, lowering his stance close to the ground, he flexed the muscles in his legs with moonlight energy circling around him in a swirl—before dashing forward with extremely fast speed, activating his Primordial Step skill.
Swoosh!
Rex covered vast distances in the blink of an eye, moving with blinding swiftness.
Even then, some adult mutated wasps still managed to intercept him.
He was forced to defend himself while sprinting with all his might, but he noticed something.
I'm moving slower than my top speed, and I'm already activating all my enhancement skills.
Despite already being extremely fast, Rex had been faster—he could feel that he was moving slower than his full speed. Looking down at his body, he squinted his eyes and frowned when he realized that the dominion's oppressive energy was seeping through.
His Red Force was still cloaking him, but it couldn't block the dominion's energy fully.
Because of that, his body's full potential was hampered.
Gazing back at the mutated falcon ahead, Rex gritted his teeth so hard that his mouth began to bleed drizzling down to his chin. He saw that the mutated falcon was getting further away—and the prospect of not being able to quench his thirst for violence puts him in a frenzy.
<Warning: the user's berserk stat is increasing rapidly!>
Just then, Rex noticed a shadow growing over him.
Glancing up—Rex saw hundreds, if not thousands, of stingers descending toward him like a deadly rain. His pupils dilated, as the stingers drew nearer, each one promising excruciating pain and hindrance.
Earth mana, these ones have earth mana in them!
Having no time to waste, Rex channeled his energy and controlled the lighting tentacles.
Moreover, he twisted and turned, using his enhanced agility and speed to avoid the stingers.
Rex was even forced to swipe curving energy slashes to deflect some unavoidable stingers.
But despite his best efforts, a few stingers managed to pierce through his defense and strike his body hard. A cloud of dust exploded, hindering Rex's presence, from view. But even then, the mutated wasps keep on bombarding aimlessly.
In the midst of this bombardment, Rex groaned and grunted as his entire body throbbed.
Most of the stringers couldn't pierce his tough skin, but they still left a nasty bruise.
Checking his body, he saw eleven stingers, piercing through flesh across his form. He stood up and pulled them out one by one before he looked around to see nothing but dust, "I have time to recover here, but I need to think of something quick!"
He thought that he was safe here, but the buzzing sound came again.
Snapping his head to the side, he found a mutated wasp charging at him.
Even with his quick reflexes poised to dodge, he saw the mutated wasp's body shimmer and transform instantly into a black diamond. It happened suddenly, accelerating its charge, with a fierce, unstoppable force.
Bam!
Rex got thrown to the side, it felt like his body was hit by a moving bullet train.
Blinking his eyes once, he heard the same buzzing sound again, and realized that he was on the brink of being hit by three mutated wasps from all sides. As adrenaline kicked in, he was able to perceive this attack and channel his lightning elements.
"Thousand Lightning Thorns!"
Blitz!
Crack!
Out of nowhere, dozens of sharp lightning thorns exploded from his body.
All of the mutated wasps that were attacking him got pierced and stopped in their tracks.
Knowing that he couldn't reserve his power any longer—Rex leaped out of the cloud of dust and touched the ground, with both hands, his King Mark glowing brightly. Donning a vicious look, he chanted, "Moon Ability, True Werewolf King Blood Physique!"
Swoosh!
Upon chanting that ability, the blood spilled on the ground levitated, and shot toward him.
Rex could feel his stats were increasing rapidly, the green blood was turned crimson once it hit his body and merged with the red force energy layering his body. He then lifted his gaze and observed the surroundings, "I only have one good area skill, the Alpha Bearing skill,"
"Sure the Blalck Field Orko spell is great but it didn't fit with blocking this many attacks. I had always been focusing on being invincible, in a one-on-one—but now that choice bit me," Rex complained as he swept his gaze across the mutated wasps in the sky.
If he had any area skill, preferably relating to his Werewolf side, this wouldn't be hard for him.
None of the mutated wasps were even remotely close to his power.
However, their sheer numbers and sundering firepower were the parts making this difficult.
"Devo, Amanir, come out! I need a helping hand!" Rex shouted.
Swoosh!
Upon hearing this, both Devo, and Amanir manifested into their physical forms, radiating with an intense amount of spirit energy. "Cover my six, use your body to shield me if you have to. I need to catch up to that stupid bird"
Nodding their heads, Devo and Amanir flew and clashed head-on with the mutated wasps.
Blitz!
Like a thunder god, Devo ascended, black lightning swirling around the chains on his arms.
He then pointed his hands forward, unleashing branching lightning strikes that bounced and hit dozens of mutated wasps in an instant, each strike precise and devastating. Even the air crackled with electricity, and the smell of ozone filled the space.
On the other hand, Amanir took a different approach.
Instead of taking the long-range approach, he was taking it up close and personal.
Glowing with bright lunar energy—Amanir created dozens of lunar copies, of himself, each one shimmering with bluish light. All of the copies tackled the mutated wasps en masse at his command, overwhelming them with sheer numbers.
He moved with surprising fluidity, coordinating his clones in a seamless dance of combat.
Rex was surprised to see that they were doing quite well against the mutated wasps.
Especially Amanir, who wasn't even at the ninth-rank realm.
"I should've summoned them sooner..."
Swoosh!
Being a little bit left behind because of the hiccup earlier, Rex pushed harder, as he cast the Primordial Step for the second time. Rex's speed was now even faster—thanks to the Moon Ability, he was now moving faster than the mutated falcon in the distance and was catching up.
He could feel the strain on his muscles and the burn of exertion.
Casting the Primordial Step skill back to back was still not a pleasant feeling for him.
Wherever Rex stepped, the ground turned black from the influence of his arcane mana, and multiple black lightning tentacles jutted out, swatting away the mutated wasps like an aegis or a protective barrier.
Each step created a ripple, the tentacles lashing out to keep the attacks at bay.
Coupled with Devo and Amanir's aid, Rex could sprint freely.
He needed only to dodge the few mutated wasps that managed to slip through.
It slowed him down, but it was minuscule at best.
On the other hand, sensing that Rex was getting closer, the mutated falcon screeched in the distance, its wings beating furiously as it attempted to escape. Despite being wounded—the mutated falcon was still faster when flying than Rex.
Rex's eyes narrowed—he leaped from hill to hill in an attempt to quicken his pace.
But it was simply not enough.
Kree!
Just then, Rex looked up and found the mutated eagle rotated its body into a fire vortex, she blasted, and burned a lot of mutated wasps before flaring its wings right above Rex. Rex was surprised, "I told you to wait for me there, why are you here?"
Despite him scolding the mutated eagle, there was an evident smile on his face.
Nodding his head, he leaped and landed on the mutated eagle once again.
"Alright, let's catch up to it! Moonlight Corruption!" Rex announced.
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<Moonlight Corruption> Find more to read at M V L
Rank: Legendary (Tenth-rank)
Mastery: Low
Description: A potent skill that harnesses the mystical power of the moon to invade a target's body with concentrated moonlight energy. Once the moonlight energy, seeps into their body, it would begin transforming them into a being aligned with the moon.
Not only would they be altered but their essence and affinity would also be enhanced, the increase in stats would be varied depending on the target from 50% to 200%.
Limitation: Can only be used on targets who are weaker than the user.
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Upon casting his new skill—Moonlight Corruption—an upgraded version of his Pure Brace of Moonlight skill, the moonlight energy inside Rex flared outward like a fiery tempest and in an instant, surged into the mutated eagle's body.
Changes could instantly be seen as her black and red feathers were colored differently.
All of them lost their original colors and were dyed white and blue.
A subtle, transformative energy washed over the mutated eagle, altering her form as her fire now burned, with a bluish hue. Rex's Moonlight Corruption skill had infiltrated—every part of her, enhancing her power and turning her into a formidable force of moonlit fury.
Kree!
Swoosh!
Out of nowhere, Rex was forced to hold on as the mutated eagle became even faster.
Rex gripped the mutated eagle's feathers—sticking close to her back, as he could be thrown off of her back if he was careless. But even then, a wicked smile graced his face as he could see them getting closer and closer to the mutated falcon.
Making one powerful flap, the mutated eagle's wings created a sonic boom.
She broke the sound barrier and darted ahead even faster.
Realizing that they were nearing, and also the sight of Rex smiling deviously, the mutated falcon panicked, desperately trying to fly faster but it couldn't outpace the mutated eagle and Rex now.
Seeing this, Rex's smile grew more sinister, he didn't even bother hiding his killing intent.
Even his black steel claws throbbed in anticipation.
Rex was looking forward to tearing into the mutated falcon—and carving out the Lunar Bee embedded in its head, "Nowhere to run now! I will make sure to bathe—in the blood of that shell of yours and carve you out with these claws!"
As he said that, his eyes glistened as he scanned the mutated falcon.
Not for its stats, he checked that already, but for devouring it instead.
He was intrigued by what the mutated falcon has, for the System mentioning of a compatible skill, and his curiosity grew with the height of anticipation. As he looked at the opened panel, his eyes widened, fixing on a particular skill listed on it.
Instantly, desired surged through him.
"Oh, I'm going to get that skill alright. Now that I think about it, what kind of Werewolf am I if I don't have that kind of skill...? No wonder the System was favoring this bird" Rex mused, very much more determined now that he already looked at the skill.