Chapter 154 : 154: Surrounded
Hundreds of Apokalips surrounded Caleb and the others. Caleb immediately determined that the majority of the Apokalips were tier 9. However, there were two tier 8 abominations leading them. The tier 9 Apokalips aren't of the same species, but the two-tier 8 were a pair of white wolves with a crescent black moon symbol on their forehead.
"This is bad. How do we escape this?" Zulang looked around. His heart was already in a pit of despair. If he knew that Shu was the traitor, he would have strangled him already. "Alas..." he muttered bitterly.
Caleb took out his Odachi. His eyes don't even contain ripple and he felt his heart became terrifyingly calm. It was a special state that he instinctively entered as death knocked on his door. Although he wasn't afraid of death, he still wanted to stay in the world. "Calm down. I'll take care of the two-tier 8 while you guys try to hold back the tier 9."
"Take care of two tier 8? Are you nuts!?" Kazuto exclaimed in disbelief. He knew Johan's strength, but he didn't believe that a tier 9 Destiny would be able to defeat tier 8. After all, the gap of realms is like that of Heaven and Earth!
"Too much noise. Just fucking do what I say if you want to survive!" Caleb yelled and then dashed towards the horde of Apokalips fearlessly. Then he brandished his Odachi and appeared in front of a Centurion, a half-human, half-horse monster. Well, the upper body was humanoid, but it wasn't really that smart.
Just as the Centurion raised its hoofs, intending to trample him, Caleb vanished with the use of his Deka Step and cleaved the head of the Centurion with his blade... Behind him, blood spurted in the neck of Apokalip. However, real men never turn back so Caleb dashed again, consecutively using Deka Step to close in the distance with the abominations and outrightly slashed them without blinking.
"..."
The scouts behind Caleb watched dumbfounded ly as Johan performed a one-side massacre... Like a wolf wreaking havoc on a herd of sheep. His swordsmanship didn't look flashy, but it only took him one slash to reap lives. Not to mention, they can't see Johan's figure as he constantly exchanges positions with the shadow phantom or has a sudden burst of speed.
What a thrill!
Caleb had a wide grin on his face, unbeknownst to him. Then he felt the gust of wind behind him and determined instantly with his spirit perception that it was a human head-sized stone!
M*otherfucker!
With a swift activation of Phantom Step, Caleb reappeared in the shadow's location. Unluckily, it happened that a tier 9 bull was charging in its direction!
Caleb felt at this time what it was to be hit by a big object. Like a kid hit by a damn truck! Well, unlike kids, though, his body was far tougher. With a spit of blood, Caleb catapulted five meters away. He could even feel the world turn upside down to dizziness!
Fuck! How unlucky!
Caleb quickly reoriented himself by slapping his face three times. When his vision turned clearer, he saw the fucking bull furiously charge at him again. "Damn you!"
Using his gum gum rubber, Caleb created a lasso in his hand, intending to let the abomination in front of him know what true pain is. With a mere side step, he dodged the assault of the bull. Following that, he brought down the whip, and it hit the head of the bull!
ROAR!!!
Although his attack didn't look strong. With his physical attributes, the damage it caused was far more deadly than most blunt weapons. It's possible that his opponent might be suffering a light concussion now.
"Hey, don't just enjoy yourself! Leave the small fries to us!" Rozho said as he split the neck of a ten-meter humanoid lizard head with the blade on his mouth.
"Damn it! Left out some for us." Zulang immediately uses his hunting mark on a specific Apokalip. Thanks to his hunter mark and hunting mode, his overall strength increased. It gave him the confidence to fight side by side with others.
Not only Zulang, but the other hunters on the team received the same increase in speed, strength, and spirit! This is the practicality of the Hunter path. The passive hunting mode gives the hunters a boost comprehensively when there are enemies around. The hunter's mark does the same once they mark someone. And it also lets them deal more damage to the marked target.
With the two boosts from his ability. Zulang summoned his axe and pounced toward the marked target. A flame rotator gorilla!
The gorilla growled and pounded its chest as he took Zulang's behavior, as a provocative challenge to his majesty. Two burning sparks lit up on both of its fists. Following that, it charged toward Zulang, planning to greet Zulang's axe with its flaming fist.
"Huh, let's see who's more powerful! Your fist or my axe!?" Zulang smirked.
With that, Zulang's axe and the gorilla's fist wrapped with burning sparks collided. A strong air current occurred at the point of contact. Zulang's axe couldn't advance further and the fist of the Gorilla couldn't push the axe. The one that suffered the most damage was the Gorilla. Its fist was bloodied to the point that it looked like covered in a jar of red paint!
"You have tough bones in your fist." Zulang tried to push his axe, but it just would move an inch. It was stuck to the bones of the Gorilla's hands.
Just like that, the other members of the team also mustered their guts and fought valiantly with the horde of Apokalips. However, the sheer number of the Apokalips was just too much for them. Although they were all well trained. It was the first that they faced hundreds of tier 9s!
Bodies of the variety of Apokalips fell on the ground. On the side of the three teams of scouts, two members already fell, which made the other members furious and fearful.
Caleb, on the other hand, didn't have time to think too much about the deaths of two members. He knew that casualties were normal in the path they chose. By now, he won't naively think that there would be no casualties. In the world of Destiny, one needs to be prepared. At most, he would strive to reduce the casualties in every battle.
His gaze stayed on the two tiers 8 that were aloofly watching the battle with a contending look.
"It seems it's time to test if my strength is really on par with tier 8 Apokalips."