Chapter 117:Hoard
Hundreds if not thousands, masses of bodies dragged forward, some crawling over one another filling the lower basin like a live tide.
Corrupted beasts, bone wolves, and fire bears with their fires extinguished.
Some had grown extra limbs while others crawled on the ground with parts of their bodies chewed off.
All of them seemed to be moving towards one direction, but Atheline couldn’t place which specifically since he himself didn’t even know where he was.
He knew he was powerless against them especially without his power. His grip on the arrow tightened just in case.
Luck didn’t seem to be on his side.
’Shit!’
Below the movement flattered, not entirely but this caused a ripple through the masses.
The familiar uneven vibrations that the corrupted produce , began to rise through the hoard.
Things had changed too quickly for him to even react.
The moment the first body broke from the hoard scrambling up the impossible incline faster than it should have been able to, he turned and ran.
Even with his normal elements, he would have run.
His breath stayed even but his body protested the more ground he covered. Atheline didn’t have a definite direction as he ran through the darkened forest, the pounding behind him prevented him from assessing his direction.
To make matters worse, the corrupted, were moving fast.
The four arrows flew into the dark.
Something fell but he didn’t stop, more corrupted took their places.
Atheline didn’t know how many arrows he had used but the sounds started to fade slowly.
He didn’t stop immediately, he couldn’t trust his perception at the moment.
A few more steps then he finally came to a halt as he listened for any sounds.
’I finally lost them’
Trees, nothing but trees.
Hunger, sharp and painful.
His body had skipped past the warning stage and gone directly to demand.
The poison.
It wasn’t just destabilising his strength but also burning through him faster than normal.
His voice was quiet but loud enough for only his ears, carrying mild annoyance.
"Tch..."
He took out the little ration he had placed a long time ago in his storage ring. He mainly used it to store arrows in case he needed them urgently.
’I’ll look for something tomorrow."
’I wish I could show this to Lily, ’ his hand raised towards the sky’ ... I miss her’
The fact that, he didn’t know exactly where she was made matters worse.
’... where are you’
’Let’s just wait until the sun raises’
He had only started to doze off around midnight, when he felt it...
His eyes flew open. That was when he met with large black eyes glowing in the dark, staring at him.
’Can’t I get a good night’s sleep!’
At first, he couldn’t place it, then it fully revealed itself.
It was enormous, the body alone was the size of a carriage and a half, with a slick but rough bulbous skin that glistened in the dim starlight.
The inside of its mouth was also black. Its flesh was peeling, with strings of blackened and decayed meat clinging in its jaws.
The stench was overwhelming but he had been through worse.
He could feel the aura rolling off it, it wasn’t weak despite how almost dead it looked.
’I hope those corrupted won’t hear the fight’
’Light’