Seeing that this hideous creature was identical to the one in one of her favorite Earth movies, Agnus quickly gained more information about her in this world after a quick search of her memories.
"It really is a Licker. However, there is no movie like Resident Evil in this world, and this Licker, as well as many other creatures in Earth's mythology, are only told in urban stories to scare children..."
Soon, the team of 5 that were running towards Agnus' group, were already very close to reaching them and the 19 civilians who were watching this panicked. Two of them were so horrified that they dropped everything they had and ran south. Their expressions were so terrified they seemed to have seen her worst nightmare.
At first, Captain Frederick wanted to stop them, but Agnus made a gesture with his arms to stop him.
"If these people decided to go, let them go."
Frederick could only sigh and agree, as he firmly believed that these two would soon be devoured by zombies or some other creature.
"Frederick, there's a big supermarket right behind, take your men and these civilians there and wait for me to sort this Licker out first. Then we'll ask this group of 5 how the situation is in the center and decide what to do next."
Agnus didn't even look back and kept staring at the Licker that was getting closer and closer.
Seeing his imposing back, Frederick felt a slight pressure coming from this young man who was the same age as his son, but who exuded an aura of majesty and dignity at this very moment in the face of approaching danger. From the tone of this young master of his, he seemed to have absolute confidence that he would kill this Licker, even though there are 3 people in the team of 5 who have awakened rare classes and yet they are running for their lives.
Unconsciously, he believed that Agnus could in fact kill such a creature and he did not hesitate to agree to his orders.
"Okay, young master, I will take everyone to the supermarket and await your instructions. We can also take advantage of this moment to collect as many supplies as possible inside the supermarket to be taken to the gymnasium later."
After saying that, he quickly led his men and the now group of 17 civilians to the supermarket which was about 100 meters just behind where they came.
"What are you doing? Can't you see that this ugly creature is very fast and that there's no point in running? Not to mention that you're with this group of civilians. And what is this young man still doing standing there? Don't tell me that he intends to fight this ugly creature alone?"
Seeing that the group had retreated leaving only Agnus behind, the 2 meters tall burly man couldn't help but scream.
"This handsome boy looks very familiar..." Commented the girl in golden armor doubtfully.
"He is also a student at our school. Not only that, he is the young master Agnus Vorhells, the youngest son of Baron Abel Vorhells." The young man in white and green armor who called himself Mark added.
"No wonder... It's really him. He seems to be quite busy and I've only seen him a few times at school. However, he's quite popular with the girls and, in addition to being known for his noble status and handsomeness, he's also always in first place with the highest grades in exams. Such a man is every girl's dream."
The in golden armor girl was just muttering softly, but the group of 5 were no longer ordinary people and their hearing had been greatly improved and they still heard her clearly.
However, she didn't seem to mind and continued to stare at Agnus with her glowing eyes seen through the small holes in her golden armor.
After Captain Frederick and the others retreated to the supermarket, Agnus was still staring at the Licker with cold eyes, and unconsciously, he had already released a small murderous aura that human eyes could not see.
After killing dozens of zombies, a demonic spider and the wind eagle, not only had he been promoted to level 4 and increased his physical strength to 900 Kg, but he was also slowly building up a murderous aura that could only be formed after experiencing many dangerous battles and spill the blood of many enemies.
He was getting serious as he could feel that this Licker was even stronger than the wind eagle and even seemed faster.
"Fortunately, my agility has reached 100 points now and I haven't fully experienced its effects as these zombies are no longer my opponents. However, this Licker's agility also seems to have reached 100 points."
As he thought, he was about to summon his armor and his scythe when he was interrupted by the group of 5 who finally caught up with him.
"Aren't you Young Master Agnus? Why didn't your personal guard stay to protect you, but retreated with that group of civilians? How are we going to face this ugly creature without the help of those two who awakened the rare class?"
The burly man rested the shaft of his great ax on the ground making a great clang of metal and that he had even dug a small hole in the asphalt track. He didn't seem to care too much about Agnus's identity and acted naturally.
Seeing the small hole being dug just by the weight of that big axe, Agnus estimated that this corpulent 2 meters tall must have awakened a rare class related to brute strength and affinity for the dark element, because in addition to his well-muscled body and weight from this axe, there was also a mist of dark energy enveloping the double blades of the axe.
"Young Master Agnus, don't mind Babu Zong's manners, for he is stubborn and doesn't think much before he speaks." Said the man who looked to be in his early twenties and who wore leather armor while holding a broom. Although his body is also muscular like Babu's body, he appeared very humble and even a little respectful when addressing Agnus.
"Ronald, you don't have to be so respectful when addressing this young man. The world is a chaos and the nobility may no longer be those who rule." The young man in the white and green armor looked a little nonchalant.
"What do you mean by that, Mark? Didn't you just see that even in the face of this chaos, those two who awakened rare classes still follow your orders?"
"Also, don't act like you're a veteran calling him young when you're only 17."
The girl in golden armor retorted. From her tone, it wasn't clear if she was just defending Agnus or if she had any grievances against Mark.
"What do you have to do with it, Lorena? Are you by any chance in love with this young man too?" Mark looked irritated.
"So that's why. The number one beauty of Glory City, Soraya Bellarius, who you've always had a crush on, just accepted the dating proposal of the young master Agnus and it makes you pissed off, right? Hahaha!"
"You..." Mark was furious when the girl in golden armor, Lorena, seemed to have hit a sore spot of his.
"You two, don't start another argument right now. We still have a Licker right on our backs." The woman in the green silk robe interfered, and from the way she spoke, it seemed like she was used to the two arguing.
In addition to the burly man in black armor with his great ax that exudes an aura of darkness, Babu Zong. The strong, humble man with his broom and leather armor, Ronald. And the woman dressed in a green silk robe who appeared to be the more discreet, Agnus took a quick look at these two that had most attracted his attention during the earlier fight and he had a vague notion of their characters.
The golden girl, Lorena, wore full body armor and, like her armor, her helmet had a small opening in the back allowing her long black hair to flow down to her slim waist. She was 1.70 meters tall and looked quite tall for a young woman that could be vaguely deduced from the tone of her voice. Despite wearing such full body armor, she still highlighted the contours of her tempting curves, especially her round buttocks and her breasts that looked even bigger and fuller.
The young man in white and green armor with his Blaster Pistol, Mark, had a height of 1.78 meters. He was fully covered by his armor and even his eyes were covered by a dark lens. He looked like one of those space soldiers from sci-fi movies that Agnus had seen.
As for Babu Zong, Agnus hadn't seen him fight earlier when he was still up on the terrace fighting the wind eagle, but from the imposing manner and the faint aura of strength he exuded, he sure was something. Not to mention that he had also awakened an element that seems to be even rarer among the rare elements, the element of darkness.
After the green-robed woman calmed the duo she stepped forward briefly as she said, "Young master Agnus, I am Sabrina and I have awakened a common class, Botany. As you can see, Ronald and I cannot help in the fight against the Licker. Only Mark, Lorena and Babu can exchange some blows. Could you call your two guards who awakened rare classes?"
Seeing this woman addressing him in a polite and refined way, Agnus had to admire her for maintaining such a calm demeanor in this time of chaos even though she had only awakened a common class.
"I need you to tell me how the situation is downtown and how you came across this Licker. However, we don't have time for that right now. Go, all of you too should retreat to the supermarket and wait for me."
Agnus didn't wait any longer for an answer and quickly started walking towards the Licker while summoning his armor and scythe.
By the way, Mark and the others were about to stop him, believing he was being arrogant and ignorant. However, they were abruptly taken aback by the surge of force Agnus caused by summoning his set of equipment, most notably that black scythe that crackled with purple thunders exuding an aura of tyranny and death.
Even Babu couldn't help but gulp and he started looking at his great ax and Agnus's scythe repeatedly while wondering, "If my Ax of Darkness it's an epic weapon, is this scythe a legendary weapon?" It didn't even cross his mind that Agnus's scythe was a divine weapon and not a legendary weapon as he suspected.
As soon as Agnus walked a few steps after activating your equipment, the Licker, who was only 60 meters from where they were, stopped abruptly as if he had noticed something.
Despite not having eyes, Lickers focus on evolving their sensory senses, they track their prey by scent and are extremely sensitive to their surroundings. Also, unlike regular zombies, they won't die when attacked by bullets, their flesh skin was incredibly tough, and only your head will feel any pain if it is hit by bullets. This pain helps them sharpen their senses to avoid danger before something hits their brain, and it also helps them avoid bullets.
Bang!
As expected, there was a loud gunshot sound coming from one of the buildings in the surroundings that ended up attracting the attention of Agnus, the group of 5 and especially the Licker who had already sensed the danger and quickly used its big sharp claws to rip the metal linings from car ceilings producing sparks and making a screeching sound. His intention was to use this as a brake on his frantic run to avoid the bullet that would pass a few feet in front of him if he kept up the speed he was going.
Its claws were so sharp that the roof of a large van looked like a large watermelon being ripped open by its claws that barely served to slow it down.
If viewed in slow motion, a large golden bullet the size of a middle finger left a vacuum as it sliced through the air in its path towards the Licker's brain. However, the Licker looked like it was sliding on an ice rink as it stretched its front claws to rip through the roof of the car and tilted its hideous head back and that had been enough for the bullet to pass a few inches before its eyes.
Only after sliding across the roof of 3 cars did the Licker finally stop to observe the direction from which the bullet had been fired. Although he couldn't see the shooter, he still clearly heard where the shot came from and knew where his location was.
Soon, he ignored Agnus' group and took a great leap reaching the wall of a 7-story building and started climbing its walls like a large lizard at an impressive speed.
"There is a sniper nearby..."
Agnus couldn't help but be surprised by this sudden shot and also looked up at the roof of the building the Licker was climbing.