Tales Of Remnant

6

-What happened here? – I said, my question out loud.

A few seconds later there was a slight beeping. I decided to take a break from it for a while. And I didn't guess.

Here are some tomatoes for you. Is this my first mission in this world? The rewards are good and I will not refuse them, but here is the punishment. It's normal, why so hard? And anyway, what else is "Correctional labor in the wasteland"?!

Oh well, there's nothing to do. We need to find clues.

Raising my head, I noticed strange dark spots on the ground. As I got closer to them, I realized what it was.

Dark and slightly reminiscent of red-black tones with a rusty tint at the ends. Touching it with my fingers, I felt that it was still wet and gave off an admixture of metal.

There is no doubt that it is blood. Only dried up for a long time and only in those places where it was abundant, it was possible to feel the moisture. But rather strange. If you look closely, other traces look like blood, which are darker or almost absent on the walls and ground. They do not stand out against the background or have been practically destroyed by the natural factor. And this trace is quite noticeable. And also, his direction is interesting. It was like someone was being dragged here.

Rising from my knees, I removed the sword from my back, while placing it better in my hands, and slowly moving in this direction.

What can I say about this village, it is quite oriental. No seriously. All houses are made in the oriental style of the twentieth century or even earlier. Japanese houses with angular roofs and tiles, but there were other houses, more European or something. The only problem is that most of them are destroyed or are in not the most favorable condition.

Maybe I could live here. Be alive here. But I don't think so. I will unravel this mystery, and hello road to a new village or even to Altissia I will stomp. Here it is obvious that there is little worthwhile and I think ... half of the houses are destroyed. So I'll figure out where the blood comes from and solve the mystery of the town, take everything of value and check the map to see if there are other settlements nearby and stomp there.

And with these thoughts, my journey ended. The trail ended, right at the entrance to a huge house. Rather, he broke off on the ground. But on the left wall, it is still enough. Apparently, this animal simply dragged the victim along the wall, or jumped over with it.

-Okay, as it was in that saying “They are afraid of wolves. Don't go to the forest." -I said. But still, I'm not comfortable here.

Approaching the butt door, I leaned my back on it. Releasing my left hand, I reached for the doorknob. And turning it...

And the door just falls off its hinges. Hmm ... Lucky me, what can I say.

Having already given a damn about secrecy, I just jump in. But, there is nothing and no one here. Just the ruins of an eastern temple. Moreover, part of the roof and the right veranda were simply destroyed. But here is what is rather strange. There is an electric generator with a long cable, and some large container near the monument. As I got closer to him, I noticed that the generator was still running. But there is little gasoline and for unprincipled work, I think he will die soon, there is little fuel and for sure, he has been plowing for a long time, straining the battery and the motor part.

Taking my eyes off the generator, I decided to examine this cable. It led to the left side of the estate, straight to the living quarters. And also ... there was also a trail of blood, and a pair of footprints. Everything is more and more interesting.

- Okay, you can stare or deal with it. - I said, and then moved in that direction. At the same time, clasping the sword with both hands is better.

Once inside, I realized that fact. That rich people lived here, apparently the mayor of the city or the chief monk of the community. This was easy to understand from the decorations and gold jewelry that were stacked in a container similar to the one that was on the street.

And also, the cable led not just to the house, but to the basement. Just like traces of blood. And each of them had different colors and was different from each other. Apparently that trace in the village was not the first and certainly not the last.

Then I'll examine the container, but now... We need to deal with this matter, and the loot will come later. And with these thoughts, I go down there. Into darkness...

I must say the stairs were done quite well. Made of hard and well-worked stone, even small scratches did not spoil it and it was convenient to go down with my weapon. And the presence of lamps helped me from the darkness, apparently the generator was connected to the wiring of the house for this purpose. Clever.

But from my thoughts, I was distracted by a strange sound under my feet. Similar to the sound of splashing water. Looking down, I confirmed my suspicions. It was water, partly. It was not dirty, but pure dark red. Apparently the basement was flooded, or the one who was dragged down had about a hundred or three hundred liters of blood.

With disgust in my soul, I continued to walk on, dipping my feet into this substance until I felt myself touching the floor.

Well, now my feet are wet. Well, at least the light works, you can see the entire basement. And then there was only a small and fluffy scribe, who turned out to be not cute and fluffy, but fucking dumb and big.

I found the owner of this abstract art and its artist.

Right now, in front of me was a big... NO!! FUCK WHAT A BIG THING!!!

This creature was a Grimm. But she looked more like an overgrown centipede in black, dressed in white armor with scarlet designs all over the white outfit. And instead of normal paws, she has razor-sharp knives that are sharpened inward and outward in a diamond shape.

And this overgrowth, right now, gnawed at the guy, to the gurgling and sounds of crushing bones, tearing him into pieces and crushing all the insides with bones. Moreover, there were other bodies near her. Chopped and torn to pieces, they floated up and then drowned in the abyss of bloody water. And the bodies were divided... from big to small...

This creature, apparently, killed the inhabitants in the village. One hundred pounds.

As long as he doesn't see me, which is good. We need to check its specifications.

-Status. I spoke softly to myself.

After activating the skill, its indicators were displayed to me. From them I fell a little into a stupor.

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Scolopendra (Grimm)

[Level] 10

[Aura] 20

[Strength] 115

[Protection] 20

[Agility] 40

[Intelligence] 15

[Luck] 20

[Skills] :

- Gnash (capable thanks to the aura to distract the enemy)

- Shelter ( ability to move underground for a while)

- Sharp claws ( Grimm attacks using his claws.)

- Sharp Fangs ( Grimm attacks using his twin fangs.)

- Strong Carapace ( The Carapace blocks half the damage.)

[Title] : "Single." (Grimm traveled alone for a very long time) +10 AP to Agility

"Deprived" (Grimm escaped the hunters, but promised to destroy the offenders)

"Motherless" (Grimm lost her offspring, but this does not mean that new ones cannot be made) +5 VP to Strength and Luck.

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A moment of silence. This garbage, pipets what a strong.

It's not much, but who am I kidding. It's just Bayan! Where does she get her titles from? Those geeks, how are they there ... "Banshees" here! They didn't have titles. Although ... I did not look at the second one. Was busy killing him.

But this is not the point, but something else is important now. How can I kill her? This creature has a strange shell on its back and muzzle. I think he is not casual here and serves as protection for important organs. Anyway, I'm still a layman in biology Grimm and I think my knowledge of insects from biology lessons will not help here.

- The system, does it have any weaknesses? I asked quietly, not even waiting for her to answer.

[Cost of answer is 10 credits.]

Well... didn't expect that. So, you can still get information, but for money. Infection ... Okay, I'll take it. For her death, I hope to receive more.

I thought, while listening to the quiet sound of beeping from the system, and the sound of bones crunching and dripping blood from the body of the poor fellow. Apparently this beast will soon devour him whole.

[Your account has been debited with 10 credits. There are 1640 credits left. ]

[In Scolopendra, weaknesses are common near the abdomen. Near each break with another. Roughly hitting it, the user will be able to dissect the centipede. Also, this Grimm is intolerant of poisons and fire.]

Ohh ... You are my repulsed system. Thanks for the help.

Well, the second option is removed immediately. I have no poisons, and it takes a long time to kindle a fire, and I think if I turn around now and go from here, this creature will notice me. But the first option is very tempting. But how to get under the belly? Ehh ... Although!

Having thought over my plan of action, I quickly and calmly walked towards Grim. By this time, she had already half devoured the guy, only a pelvis with legs remained of him. Well, at least something. But now I seem to have caught her attention. Since the carcass broke off and fell into the water.

She turned sharply in my direction, and roared. At the same time, clattering their jaws with sharp, dumb jaws. And massive jaws. But after she stopped roaring and clicking, there was a sharp jump in my direction. In other matters ... I wanted this and just waited for it.

Without thinking twice, I tilted the sword to its side and prepared to activate 'Soldier Strike', but I still stood still. When Grimm was already close, I abruptly dodged to the side, while lowering the sword down. And as it flew towards the door, crashing right into the stairs and crushing the stone. I raised my sword sharply, slicing through the belly.

But until the end, I did not have time to bring the cut and bang this creature. Skolopendra broke through the stairs, while crawling even further. The only benefit was that most of the water disappeared, exposing many bodies. She just flowed out in the wake of the Scolopendra.

But I did not have time to wait for its complete disappearance. Scolopendra made a dig under the pit. I dodged, only at the last second, jumping to the side. But, it didn't stop there. This creature pierced the ceiling of the basement with its muzzle. At the same time, clinging to my right leg with its blades on the tail, punching it through. But I didn’t have time to think about the injury or even the pain. Since this bitch, I was pulled straight up behind her.

How to describe my situation? It's like a tug-of-war, towards the opponent, as if you're being pulled straight at him. It's the same here. There are just big differences. Namely, that it’s not a rope that pulls me, but a fucking creature from the scolopendra genus, which pierced my right leg through and through. And constantly my head met with stones and earth, but I did not let go of my grip, although I wanted to, but I tried to hold on to the weapon.

Getting to know the local landscape, and all kinds of stones. This creature has made it to the surface. At the same time, punching the area near the entrance and breaking the gate a little. And at the last moment, she caught on the roof of the gate and began to turn around.

I, taking advantage of the opportunity, grabbed my sword with both hands and with a sharp blow cut the base of the tail under my belly with it. Chopping it in half, and due to the force of inertia flew away from the gate and straight into the sky.

Maybe if there was another moment, I would have shouted the phrase of that lemur "I'm flying!!!". BUT NO!!!