"You heard him guys! Let's kill it!" Ryan shouted as he also ran forward. He froze the scorpion's leg restricting his movement and allowing another fire mage to blast a hole on the scorpions back.
"Bo! I'll will completely freeze two of it's legs, break it's leg with your strength." Ryan touched the ground and poured his manner on it leading towards the scorpion.
Hissssss
The scorpion tried to break out of the ice trap but all it's effort was wasted as it couldn't. The ice was strangely strong, even Williams who was watching from behind was amazed by the durability of the ice.
Bo, a strength enhancer ran forward and broke the scorpion leg with his super punch.
It's leg crumbled away like dust which agitated the scorpion, it surprisedly broke out of the ice and cleaved Bo into two with it's pincers.
Ryan advanced towards it and threw the ice spear in his hands, pinning the scorpion to the ground.
Hissss
It let out a painful sound as it tried move away.
Williams who was watching from behind saw a shadow mage concealing himself while trying to sneak under the scorpion, he shook his head and murmured, "Idiot, it knows you're coming. It can hear vibrations."
He was right, just as the shadow mage got into the scorpion attack range, it shot one of his leg at him.
The man wasn't able to dodge in time which costed him his right leg.
"Ahh!! My leg"
He fell down and tried to crawl away but the enraged scorpion wouldn't allow it. It cut off the man's head with it's leg.
"Retreat! Retreat!" Ryan shouted to the rest, they were now down to five.
They all retreated and stood beside Ryan. Ryan inspected the scorpion and discovered that it was on it last breath, "Peter, restrict it's movement with your earth. AK, tie it down with your plants. Waze, I need you to blast off it's senses, On my mark..
.. Go"
They all rushed forward and performed their part smoothly.
"What do you have in pack for me boss?" Liam asked.
Ryan looked at Mia then he replied, "Protect her"
Ryan glided forward on a road of ice and joined the fight.
Hissssss!
The scorpion sounded really furious this time, it was as if it was calling for help. Ryan knew this fight mustn't be prolonged any further so he commanded the rest of the man to retreat again.
Standing alone before the giant and mighty monster, Ryan didn't tremble nor anxious. He ran towards it with an ice saber in his hands.
The scorpion attacked with it's giant pincer again, clamping it together hoping to cut Ryan into two. Ryan jumped in the air to avoid it, returning down he slashed his sword at the scorpion's pincer.
Hissss!
The scorpion hissed in pain as one of it's pincers was cut off, it suddenly did something unexpected. The scorpion leapt up towards Ryan thinking of turning into pulp with it's large body.
"Trying to smash me with your weight, well that's exceptionally stupid" Ryan smile then he raised a wall of sharp ice thorn.
The scorpion landed directly on the ice thorn piercing it all over. Blood flowed down the wall of ice dyeing it black.
"Yeah!!"
"We did it!"
The crew yelled excitedly, they lifted Ryan up celebrating their victory.
After their victory was celebrated, Ryan walked up and cut off the scorpion's head, then he removed a green crystal stained with black blood, he wiped off the blood with a rag revealing a grew glowing crystal.
"We did it! A lord beast crystal!"
"Yay!"
Mia who had been silent also let out a smile, she clenched her fist tightly and murmured, "I can finally kill that man for what he did!"
"We can finally match into the exile territory and wipe them off the face of earth!"
Sitting on a tall tree Williams unconsciously dropped the apple in his hand when he heard them mentioning about the exile.
Alertly, Ryan swiftly hide the green crystal in his hands. He and the rest faced the direction of the disturbance and waited for the intruder.
"Who is there? Show yourself right now or we will force you out"
They waited in silence for a whole minute but Williams didn't come out nor run away, he continued sitting on tree eating another apple relaxedly.
"Trust me guys, it's not me you wanna point your weapon at."
What do you mean!?" Ryan said loudly.
"Oh, it seems you guys really don't know"
"Know what!?" Ryan shouted again.
Williams jumped down from the tree top and dropped right in front of them.
He felt his legs been tied the moment he touched the ground, "Huh" looking down, he saw his thick vines wrapped around his legs.
"Incase you don't know, Mr. That vine I tied you with is one of the most durable one at the base so forget about escaping." A bald man among them said with a creepy grin on his face.
"You guys are either ignorance or foolish" Williams said mockingly as he touched his hood making sure that it was still covering his face. He continued, "You all just risk your foolish lives over a piece of crystal, thinking about fighting the exiles huh, it's not worth it."
*Pa*
All of the men opened their eyes wide in shock when they saw Mia slapping the unknown man. She even went as far as abusing him.
"I guess your parents never taught you manners. At least we picked up our weapon instead of sitting cowardly even though we know that only death awaits us, these guys kidnapped my sister and I don't know weather she is alive or not but I will do everything in my power to get her body back. She deserved at least a proper burial"
Williams glared at the lady who slapped him, his hood had removed when he flung his head back.
Although there were amazed by his youthful and dazzling appearance, what shocked most was the murderous glint in his eyes when he stared Mia. Looking into his eyes was the most dreadful feeling they've ever gotten, even Ryan the strongest amongst them tensed up when he met with Williams eyes.
"As I have said, you guys have no idea of what you have done. You just stole a predators prey."
Grrrrr!
The moment Williams stopped talking, a zombie hunter came out of the forest with brain particles hanging around it's mouth.
"Oh shit!"
"We are dead man, there no way we can kill that thing."
Mia also fell on her butt, "All the preparations, all the fightings, all the lives that were lost. What meaning does is it all makes if we die here and fail to kill our true enemy."
Williams removed the vines in his legs effortlessly. He then started walking towards Mia.
"Hey, stop him!"
"How did he get out of those vines in one piece."
"He mustn't get to her. He will kill her."
They all rushed forward to block Williams but he was already infront of her.
They tried attacking him but they couldn't get past the twenty metres radius of him, every of there attack was stopped by an invisible force.
Ryan knelt down and plead, "Please man. You can't kill her, she's too important."
Looking up Mia saw Williams cold face, her shoulders dropped as tears flowed down her eyes. Lifting up her head, she murmured, "At least I got to die in the hands of a human."
When all thought hope was lost. Williams did the unexpected, he stretched his hand and helped Mia up.
"Never badmouth my parents again" he said before flashing her the warmest smile she has ever seen, "What do you saw about getting your sister out of there?"
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