The bugs weren't crying out, but they were doing their best to get past me. I stood still and watched as a strange faceless man in a luxurious red robe that I would think a vampire would be wearing.
[Be careful. This creature is volatile, and if it loses control, it will go berserk and become much more potent. Don't let it get that far, or you won't be able to beat the creature in this state!] Libra told me like the smooth-faced man with a mouth full of sharp teeth stalked toward me.
Those chompers looked like they could do a lot of damage, so I had better keep my hands out of his mouth. I was stuck at a bit of a disadvantage here.
I had no weapons, my pack was left back in the cavern, but it didn't look like the creature had any either. Though, with the confidence that the creature was walking with, I could assume that it had no need for any.
'Anything I should know about this thing before I start trying to fight it?'
[It has no special powers oth
That pissed me off, but I didn't let it make me lose my cool; I just needed to take this in strides. It was just trying to get under my skin, and tricks weren't going to work on this monster.I opened my hands and started to circle and lowered my center of gravity, spreading my stance. I needed to watch out for the creature's mouth, but taking it down was going to be the best option.I would have to prepare to defend the counter-blow that would surely come. Still, taking Carnage down and breaking to bones would slow it down some.Carnage was watching me as I circled, but after I opened my hands, the smile had left. I guess that it could assume I was about to try, meaning I was on the right path.I slowly closed the circle, and the creature raised its hands as I got closer, but right as I got within reach, Carnage started to back up. I wanted to taunt it, but I remembered Libra's word and just kept focused on the red-robed monster."Strike us, fool!
I jumped in the air, and a massive centipede with a black carapace passed under me, and I came down to land on its back. I ducked down as a giant green worm passed over the top of the giant centipede and me, but I jumped off before it could crash down.The giant worm crashed down on the centipede, crushing it and causing it to scream out as it died. I kept running, but the loose sand was making it hard to get any speed along with trying to dodge the long bodies monsters."It is only a matter of time until one of my pets gets you!" Scar roared from behind me, but I had no part in name-calling.I was trying to not get eaten by the giant creatures that seemed to endlessly spawn out of the sands. It was all I could do to dodge them and keep them at a distance, but it was getting harder.[two kilometers left, you can do this! Three-fifths of the way there, so just keep pushing!] Harold cheered me on, and then I rolled under another jumping strike, getting back
The instant I was on the other side, I felt instantly better as I burst into a nice summer day. I flew out and over the ring and landed on the other side with a roll in some tall grass over three feet tall.I stayed low, but I couldn't see anyone around me when I looked around. I was at the entrance to a forest with tall trees that stretched up higher than I could see in some places.This place was much different than the other three sections that I had been in, and I couldn't see a straight path through. This tall grass was also everywhere, making it very hard to spot anything.This made it good for me to hide, but that also meant that there could be other bugs hiding. Not like they should attack me, but there were also Sagittarus's children to worry about as well.[they are all centaur-like him, but their upper bodies will look different. You will see them coming; the centaur are proud creatures that like a good challenge. What you will need to watch ou
They all looked at me with combinations of confusion and fear, but thankfully none of them yelled. They all had smooth skin, and they kind of reminded me of those football-headed creatures from tv with the colored hair tufts."You're not going to close our eyes?" One of the two children asked me, and I shook my head no."Nope, I am new here, but if you all aren't trying to hurt anyone, then I don't think you should be hunted or used as experiments," I said as I gave the fallen goblin a hand up."Umm, thanks, but why? I mean, you are really, really, really strong, so why would you help us?" The goblin asked after brushing off his rag clothes.I was a bit surprised that they had clothes on, and for the first time in a very long time, I felt underdressed. I was completely naked, but I had become so used to it that even Mex had to tell me to put shorts on."I don't kill needlessly, and from the sounds of it, you all could use some help. I need a guide,
[Stronger? Well that doesn’t really sound that bad, but I am sure that they wouldn’t be running from this Karl person.] Harold said in my mind, and I agreed with him.[Karl is able to increase one skill to be perfect, but at the cost of everything else. They basically become more monstrous monsters, and it looks like his latest victims are these poor goblins. Normally they are weak creatures, but even more so here, since they are the lowest level of creature here.] Libra explained.That was troublesome, and it made sense why I was being directed to them, but I couldn't figure why one of the so-called Twelve would act like this. I had assumed that they would all be lawful and righteous, but that didn’t seem the case.[Hardly. None of us are angels, and you were the one that mostly kept us all in line. While there are some like me that are mostly good, but none of us are perfect.] Libra explained, and I sighed, making everyone look at me with wor
I turned my head, but I tried to keep my eyes on the other wolf I had hit as I did. The other giant blue wolves were jumping at the tree where the goblins were trying to hide."HEY!" I yelled at the other two wolves, and they stopped to turn to me.[The other wolf! Jumping at you now!] Harold yelled in my head.I ducked, but the moment the blue wolf was above me, I shot back up. I drove both my fists straight up, slamming my fists into the ribs of the creature, feeling and hearing ribs crack.The wolf let out a yip as it was tossed over my head and slammed down into the grass, not getting back up. I glared at the other two wolves and then started towards them, but they both turned and ran.I let out a sigh and looked over at the goblins that all seemed to be okay.Then Zee fell out of the tree, and I groaned."Zee, you stupid jerk!" Kaedi growled as they started to try and climb down the tree.I walked over to the tree to help
My group easily outdistanced Carnage, and his overlapping voice was soon lost in the swishing grass. We ran for about thirty minutes, but then the goblins started to slow down as we reached a section of the forest where all the grass became short.When we reached the edge of the grass, the goblins stopped and turned around to face me. The grass on the other side was dramatically shorter than the three-foot stuff we were wading through.It was almost like someone had been cutting it, but I found it highly unlikely. There might be some animals eating it, but it looked too even.The line that divided the tall from the short was too clean and even, so there was no way that animals were doing this."We are getting close, but this is Karl's sanctuary, and he will know as soon as we step into it," Ayech explained to me.[All the centaurs have particular areas that they stay in. Sometimes they will move after getting stronger, but most of them pick a spot
I braced myself and prepared to dive if I was wrong, but Karl stepped sideways to dodge me at the last second. The movement forced the white-haired centaur to cross his legs; I had been waiting for this.I shoved into the horse's shoulder, causing its feet to become entangled, toppling the large horse. Karl cried as he crashed into the ground, sliding across the grass; I was sure it was going to make a mess of his hair.This was the most excellent way that I could deal with this one without seriously hurting him. I wasn't sure if I should kill him or not since Karl was one of Sagittarius's children.[Saggittarius will not mind if you do. He is more than likely to thank you for getting rid of the problems. He is just too lazy to deal with them himself or send people to go and deal with them.] Libra explained to me as I walked over and placed my foot on the human-like but twisted neck."So, we are going to do this one of two ways. You listen to me, or I kil