Novel Lived
Chapter 1244: One Last Hunt 1
Chapter 1244: One Last Hunt 1
The Venomous Wyvern Nest was located very close to the southeast area of Agartha's walls, really well hidden between a lot of tall trees, and beneath the wall's shadows. It was certainly hard to find them, especially because Venomous Wyverns were also nocturnal creatures. Thankfully the city by itself already had a magic barrier through the improved wall I made, which was then further enhanced thanks to mom and the alchemists she contracted.
So despite wanting to, the Venomous Wyverns can't get inside and begin stealing people that wander at night or something. However, it's a different story for the people that goes to hunt outside, such as Hunters, Adventurers, Explorers, or anything.
They could also become a threat to any people that get here through the road. Their appearance was only detected recently though, like a week ago, so it's better to get them out of the picture before they worsen the security of Agartha's outskirts.
"It seems quiet, are they sleeping?" Mist wondered.
"Yeah, I am fairly sure they sleep at day and go out at night..." I nodded. "Though, there might be a sentinel awake inside, protecting the entrance."
"So what do we do? We storm in?" Zack was eager.
"No, wait, if we do it rashly, they're all going to panic and escape into the skies, and it'll become harder to catch them that way," I explained to Zack. "We need to sneak inside and seal the entrance with a strong barrier or something. My barriers are not the best out there, Mist, can you do it?"
"If it's a barrier, no problem! I've been honing my defensive magic for years now with your mom's help!" Mist nodded. "I've evolved my Light Barrier Spell several times because I keep adding a lot of Light Runes to it, hehe."
"I guess we got our Barrier Specializer right here," nodded Aquarina. "Should I help you guys sneak in then? I'll use Abyssal Embodiment's shadows."
"Sure, let's do it," I nodded.
"Wait, can't we go?" Zephy asked.
"I also want to fight and hunt some wyverns!" Celica said. "Maybe like that I can earn more money for my savings!"
"Oh right, I guess you two can come? Yeah," I nodded. "Sorry for not including you, but I thought that it might be better to leave Mist with some additional protection... Alright, I'll leave her with Violet, Glutton, and Furoh, that'll be enough."
"You're too overprotective, Sylphy..." Mist blushed a bit. "I'll be fine alone!"
"You never know though," I said. "I know you'll be fine, but if you get distracted the barrier might go out and the wyverns will escape. So I'll leave these bodyguards so that doesn't happen... I'm just being considerate Mist; I am not looking down on you. Even I get distracted and end up with my spells being dispelled."
"Alright, alright, I get it," she nodded. "But I get to hunt the boars later! I want to practice my new Magic Bow techniques."
"Haha, okay, sure," Zack nodded. "We'll leave them to you, our expert huntress."
"Heheh! Deal then!" Mist nodded adorably.
With that said and done, Aquarina quickly conjured her new form of Partial Abyssal Embodiment, which allowed her to turn only certain parts of her body into darkness, or even just create a veil of it around her body.
"This is what dad taught me recently," said Aquarina. "We call it Abyssal Veil, its to turn your own Shadow into the Abyssal Embodiment!"
"Looks cool and it seems like it doesn't give you headaches, so I'm all up for it!" I said.
"Alright, now let's move," Aquarina quickly conjured big veil, shrouding us with it and moving across the shadows.
Despite being five people inside, the shadow was no bigger than an apple, it moved straight towards the nest, and then down below. I analyzed the area and thanked the spirits that there weren't other caves or caverns they dug. So there was only one way out of here.
FLASH!
Mist quickly set up her barrier after we entered, covering the escape route for all these weird species of wyverns, which resembled a mix of bats, lizards, and wasps rather than just the conventional wyvern form, they were covered on purple scales mostly, with bat-like heads, but their wings were bug-like, and they had an appendage similar to a wasp's stinger.
They had several ways to use their venom, one was through bites, the second through their claws, and the third through their stinger-like tail. They were very deadly monsters, not only physically strong and capable of flying, but also capable of injecting deadly venom that instantly begins rotting wounds upon contact.
"There they are..." Aquarina whispered.
We found ourselves right in front of the whole nest. The cave was big, but they were all inside. The sentinel was awake, looking around while looking half-asleep. He was very relaxed, I see.
"Alright, at the count of three, we all jump to fight them. Make sure to cover yourselves on your Reinforced Beast Auras to not get stung!" I said.
As they nodded, I began to count.
1...
2...
3...!
The shadows opened within mere seconds, as all five of us jumped out of then with weapons
at hand. The wyvern sentinel panicked, suddenly spreading out its wings while crying.
"CRAAAH! CRAAAH! CRAAAH!
The rest of the wyverns quickly woke up and panicked, but after a second of that scream, the sentinel's head was sent flying into the air.
SLASH!
With a single swung of my new, giant Scarlet, I easily beheaded it before it could keep making a fuss, crimson flames and golden lightning erupting with that single attack, quickly impacting the other Wyverns.
BOOOM!
They panicked, two of them were hit and fell into the ground, still alive but confused and slightly paralyzed.
"SHAAAH!"
Three more arrived from above, their large talons showing their sharp claws, about to tear us
to shreds as quickly as they could.
Nah, that's not happening!
ВАААМ!
I put myself in front of my friends, summoning the giant Sapphire, her enormous defenses
easily tanked all three wyverns at the same time.
And then, I sent back all that impact to them.
"{Wrathful Draconic Counter}!"