As much as Ashton wanted to witness the extent of his abilities, he was running out of time. The [Silent Kill Zone] wouldn't stay active extensively, as it was an assassin class skill. Sooner or later, someone will find them and Ashton had no desire to wait for so long.
In order to figure out an exploitable weakness, Ashton used [Detection] on the creature. Instead of detriment, he found something hilarious and promptly used it to his advantage.
"Viper, the name doesn't suit an octopus like yourself," Ashton chuckled.
"Why you..." Viper hissed.
Aiming for the throat, he darted in Ashton's direction. A bold yet predictable move. A split second before reaching his target, Viper crouched and swung his knife to hit Ashton's abdomen.
In his dull life as a test subject in Tartarus, he never got the chance to fight someone as strong as himself. That's why he rarely showed emotions. However, this time things were different.
