Chapter 41: Situation too dangerous
Anyone below Master Rank feared the venom of a yellow snake, but most Awakened with Elliot’s stats wouldn’t have much trouble enduring it for a certain period.
Although this venom doesn’t work as well on Awakened as it does on others, it is possible to increase its effects. The venom attacks blood cells, especially red blood cells, and it has been shown that it can travel through white blood cells to spread faster.
This is why it can kill so quickly.
So, what would happen if the density of the poison were increased? At higher densities, its speed remains the same, but its effect is amplified to the point that it can immobilize the Awakened and, given enough time, kill them.
That’s why Elliot’s movement was so slow. He had so much poison concentrated in his arm that, even though his power prevented the poison from moving quickly, it could still immobilize him.
The situation, which was already desperate, suddenly reached a new turning point, where, given enough time, he would die.
That’s why he gritted his teeth as hard as he could and moved all his power into that arm, pushing its speed to his current limit. Due to his momentary happiness, the man using stealth was a little slow to act, but he managed to bring his dagger up to his neck to avoid a fatal blow.
But Elliot’s attack had been correctly calculated. He struck hard at that unprotected hand and cut it, causing the poisoned dagger to fall to the ground.
The stealthy assassin endured the pain and leaped backward, knowing he wasn’t the only one who wanted him dead. Soon, a wave of magical attacks rained on Elliot in continuous explosions.
"Agh..."
The pain in his right arm was so terrifying that he couldn’t defend himself against those attacks. He immediately prepared to summon his rat and goblin, trying to catch those bastards off guard to kill as many as he could in one attack with all his current strength, but Jenna stood before him to stop several of them.