Arthur immediately grabbed his sword and took a fighting stance, facing the imminent danger coming toward him. The sheer shockwave with each step gave Arthur a morbid realization that the monster was far bigger than he expected.
‘Of course, the mother was nearby! Why wouldn’t she be?!’ Arthur took several steps back to create space for himself, ready to engage the monster. At the same time, he formed several arrows around him and activated his Bloody Claws, Lonesome Warrior’s Howl, and Soul Fear.
A split second later, the monster finally appeared in the area and as Arthur expected, its appearance was simply terrifying. The Yeti was enormous, to say the least. It easily towered over Arthur as if he was a small rat.
In appearance, it looked exactly like the infant Yeti, except far more disgusting and horrifying. Its teeth were protruding out of its mouth, dripping with blood as if they were just sinking into a fresh corpse a few minutes ago.
Its arms were at least triple Arthur’s height and its claws could easily slice him in half it wished.
Reaching the area, the monster stopped and looked to the side. There, it saw its child dead on the ground with its head next to it. The sight made the monster’s eyes visibly widen before it turned to look at Arthur, this time, the rage in its eyes had reached a completely different level. So much so, that its pupils turned a horrifying red color.
‘Shit…’
“RAWWWWWWWR!!!!!” The screech it made at that moment, almost burst Arthur’s eardrums before it quickly dashed toward Arthur, running with both arms and legs like an enraged ape.
Reaching Arthur, it slammed its hand down, aiming to squash the target with one hit.
“No, you don’t…” Clenching his teeth, Arthur swung his sword up, creating a large arc of ice.
*BOOOOOOM*
The two attacks clashed violently, sending a large shockwave in every direction. The ice slash burst into pieces upon impact with the monster, sending shards of ice everywhere.
“RAWR!!” The monster howled in pain as it fell back, grabbing its arm as traces of ice covered it.
‘Now!’ Arthur rushed forward and leaped in the air. He wasn’t going to waste that opportunity to defeat the monster.
“RAWR!!” The Yeti growled as it quickly stood up and got ready to take him.
*BANG*
Slashing with his sword again, the monster put his arm up to deflect the hit. Elemental Oblivion sent a powerful slash aiming for the monster’s chest, only for the arm to take the entire weight of the hit. The ice burst into pieces again as if it smashed into a hard wall.
Landing on the ground, Arthur was immediately met with the monster’s wide, gaping mouth attacking Arthur.
‘Fast!’ The boy panicked inwardly as he quickly put his arm forward, grabbing the monster’s upper jaw before it could reach him. Immediately, all the weight and momentum of the monster fell on Arthur’s arms, dragging him back several steps.
“Dam… mitt!!” He cursed as he channeled even more mana into his body, fueling it with more strength. Meanwhile, the Yeti stretched its arms forward, trying to grab Arthur while he struggled against its gaping mouth.
‘This thing… is strong!’
Feeling the threat of the situation, Arthur could only do one thing. The arrows he prepared beforehand flew out of their place and aimed for the monster’s face.
Before the monster could even realize it, the flying projectiles reached their target, plunging into its face.
[Ding!]
[‘Blood Arrows’ have leveled up!]
Ignoring the notification, Arthur felt all the weight vanish from his arms as the monster jumped back, grabbing its face in immense pain. Rolling around maniacally, it screeched and slammed its fists and legs everywhere. Blood gushed out of its face like a fountain.
So, Arthur didn’t waste time and leaped at the monster. His sword was ready to deliver the last hit. Landing on top of the monster, he felt his entire body shake left and right as the monster struggled to get the arrows off its face.
Channeling every ounce of mana in his body, Arthur infused Elemental Oblivion with all of it, making the sword shine brighter.
“Goodbye.” He muttered as he swung his sword down ruthlessly. Even though he knew that he was killing a mother and her child, he didn’t care at all. These things would kill him if he didn’t do it first so he had to be cold-hearted. The world wasn’t a nice place, after all.
However, as his sword was about to deliver the final strike, the monster suddenly did something he could’ve never expected. While it was struggling to get the arrows off, its body, seemingly on its own, shifted.
‘Huh?’
Arthur felt the abdomen he was standing on suddenly liquefy as he immediately lost his footing. Looking down, he saw a large, gaping hole out of nowhere in the monster’s torso.
‘What the hell?!’ Arthur’s leg sunk into the hole and he lost all momentum. The sword slash hit the monster’s side and yet missed the major, vital points.
The monster howled in pain as it finally pulled all the arrows out and looked up at Arthur. The latter struggled to get out of the hole. Yet, as if it wasn’t already bad, he noticed a second horrifying detail.
Inside the hole, a series of sharp, blade-like objects appeared all around the hole, forming what can only be described as a living meat grinder.
The blades quickly started turning inside the hole at a rapid speed, ready to swallow Arthur’s leg.
“You’re… insane!!” Arthur clenched his teeth as he threw his sword into the inventory and grabbed both sides of the monster’s torso as he tried to pull himself up quickly.
Meanwhile, the Yeti grabbed his shoulders and sank its sharp claws into his back, trying to push him down.
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“No!!” The young man yelled at the top of his lungs. ‘What the hell is this ability and why the hell does this thing have it?! I’m about to be turned into fucking minced meat!!’
Arthur felt his back getting pierced by the sharp claws as the two struggled for dominance. Nothing could make the situation any worse. Arthur felt his legs getting closer and closer to the sharp blades.
‘I need to get out quickly! Think! Think!’ Arthur wrecked his head for ideas. That was when he quickly remembered something.
Quickly, Arthur channeled his mana as he activated the last skill he hadn’t used yet.
‘Frost Flame!!’
The ball of blue flames manifested in front of him.
“…?” The Yeti stared at the fire for a moment as its eyes visibly widened. Then, it shifted toward Arthur who had a wide, gruesome smile on his face.
“Fuck… you.”
After saying that, he dropped the ball, letting it fall into the hole. Almost immediately, the monster panicked as it grabbed him and yanked him out. Arthur flew in the air and landed several feet away from his enemy.
At the same time, the Yeti started screeching and crying as it grabbed its open second mouth and tried to pull the flame out. However, by then… It was already over.
A//N: Don’t forget to give the book some golden tickets for good luck! :3