Chapter 62: Diarrhea Beasts (bonus - for castle)
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The foul stench nearly knocked him out, but he endured, adrenaline surging through him. He hammered down with a swift blow, aiming for the vulnerable joints near the beast’s shoulders.
BAM!
The beast screeched, swiping a thick paw that caught Kai in the side, sending him tumbling across the slimy ground. Pain flared in his ribs, but he grit his mandibles and forced himself back up.
A system message blinked in his mind: "Minor Injury sustained. HP -100." He ignored it. Renna lay gasping on the ground, his exoskeleton smeared with the disgusting diarrhea fluid. Kai had to finish this beast quickly. He scrambled to the creature’s front, unleashing a flurry of strikes with all his strength. The beast staggered, rearing up to shoot a fresh volley of vile fluid from its behind. Jumping in a blur, Kai twisted aside. The fluid splashed across a tree, sizzling in a horrifying display of acidic slime.
Seizing the moment, Kai lunged with both arms, driving his mandibles into the beast’s chest. The creature shrieked, thrashing violently, but its strength began to ebb. With a final push, Kai slammed the beast to the ground, caving in its chest cavity. A wet, horrifying crunch signaled the end. As the beast went limp, the system rang a crisp message:
[Ding! Diarrhea Beasts defeated. +500 EXP.]
Kai panted heavily, ignoring the monstrous smell. He turned to Renna, who was badly injured but still conscious. "Are you okay?" he asked, voice trembling. He nodded weakly, though his limbs were shocked from pain. He helped him limp away from the reeking carcass. "Stay down," he whispered. "Let me handle the rest."
Kai’s gaze landed on the second diarrhea beast. It was still circling them, spitting lumps of foul fluid that hissed on contact with the muddy ground. Time to finish it off, Kai thought grimly. Summoning what remained of his stamina, he sprinted across the clearing. He activated his Reflex mode and Worker’s Resilience skills.
[Ding! Skill activated Aura -400.]
The beast roared, swinging its horn in a wide arc, but Kai ducked low, delivering a savage strike to the beast’s lower abdomen. He finds out its weak stop using his predator instinct. The blow stunned it, giving him the opening to smash a second, lethal hit into its skull. Bones cracked, and the beast collapsed in a mushy heap of filth. A swirl of victory soared in his chest as the system chimed: