Chapter 166: Scarlet Web
That Risen General was like a black colossus. Darian had actually sensed it before, but it had been way too far... and then, in just three seconds, it suddenly tore through space and bit into their mount.
Through the crack in the Wyvern’s lips, everyone saw it: a black head appeared and disappeared as the jaws snapped shut.
Next came a barrage of impacts—ferocious bites shaking the Wyvern. It was a terrifying monster, at least ten times bigger than their Wyvern. And it wasn’t just one head biting. It was the Nine-Headed Hydra!
"Don’t move!" Darian growled, stopping the young Summoners who were about to unleash their powers.
Niara snorted, her Bloodline pulsing. That made the Wyvern roar like crazy, and something even scarier deep inside it lowered its internal defenses.
From inside Darian’s inventory, he pulled out some insanely sharp blades he’d looted from the assassins. A rune glowed at the center of each one. Darian coated them with black power and, with a smooth motion, guided them up the Wyvern’s throat like flying weapons.
With a fast, spinning slash, using hundreds of them, the Wyvern’s head was cut off. But the Risen General didn’t care; his claws were already sunk deep into the Wyvern’s body, devouring the flesh with blind fury.
He seemed weirdly dumb... even though he was insanely strong. That was strange, but Darian could only be grateful for it.
The head didn’t matter. He just kept eating, ignoring the thing that had ’magically’ fallen. He definitely couldn’t think. After devouring almost all the Wyvern’s flesh, the Hydra turned toward other targets resting nearby.
On the ground, the group took the chance to escape from the fallen head. They scrambled to a corner and crouched there, all of them drenched in sweat.
Darian carefully sensed the surroundings, then finally let out a relieved breath. They’d fallen a bit farther from the next powerful enemy. He looked back—they were still way too close to the center.