NOVEL NEXT Chapter 18 - 18 Crash
Chapter 18: Chapter 18 Crash
"I see, and what exactly can a Frozen Charm do? I mean, in a battle situation?"
[USING A SINGLE FROZEN CHARM, YOU CAN TEMPORARILY STOP AN ENEMY'S MOVEMENT, SUSPENDING THEM IN MID-FLIGHT OR MOTION LIKE AN ICE SCULPTURE. THUS FREEZING THEM, JUST AS THE NAME IMPLIES.]
Nexus thought he caught a little bit of attitude in the System's last words.
"Don't think I didn't hear that!" he paused; "How long? I mean, how long can they remain frozen for?"
[EACH CHARM CAN TEMPORARILY INCAPACITATE AN ENEMY FOR THE PERIOD OF TEN SECONDS.]
Nexus pursed his lips, as he mulled over this.
He did not dare to be overly critical about this. The water gourd had come in more than handy. So, he had no doubt that this set of Frozen Charms would be equally extraordinary.
"Fine. Proceed."
[UNDER THE CLASS OF PHYSICAL WEAPONS; YOU HAVE BEEN GIFTED THREE TEMPORARY SWORD PACKS.]
Nexus' jaw dropped as excitement rushed through him;
"Flying swords?! Are you for real?!"
[AFFIRMATIVE.]
Nexus' delight was evidently showing in his eyes, tone, and trembling body language. Finally, some spectacularly cool hero weapons! This was the stuff he was looking for!
[JUST AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, THE FLYING SWORD IS A SKILL THAT ENABLES YOU TO SEND A DESTROYING SWORD THROUGH THE AIR.]
Nexus swallowed.
[THIS CAN BE USED AGAINST A SINGLE ENEMY. BUT IT IS BEST EFFICIENT AGAINST A GROUP.]
[NO MATTER THE DISTANCE,
[WHETHER THE ENEMY IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF YOUR EYE SIGHT OR BEYOND A BARRIER,
[AT YOUR RELEASE, IT WILL SYSTEMATICALLY SLAUGHTER EVERY SINGLE ONE DEEMED TO BE A THREAT.]
Nexus' eyes gleamed in the darkness as his imagination ran wild. He felt like a kid that had been given a sub machine gun for christmas!
As if sensing his unbridled eagerness, the System cautioned;
[BE ADVISED, ONCE THE FLYING SWORD HAS BEEN RELEASED, IT CAN NOT BE RECALLED. IT CAN NOT TO BE USED AS A WARNING SHOT.].
Nexus nodded absent-mindedly.
"Yeah I pretty much gotten the hang of it already. How many of those did you say I have again?"
[THREE.]
"I can only use it three times?"
[AFFIRMATIVE.]
"Well, that's a little anti-climactic. But I suppose it's better that way- so, you know, I don't get overly excited and go around wiping out entire cities and stuff."
[CAUTION IS ADVI---]
"Oh come on, I was joking for heaven's sake." But he really was not.
Meanwhile, unknown to Nexus, his little lovemaking fest with Crystal has gone as quietly as he had hoped it would. Especially during those last moments when Crystal had gone full kamasutra on his ass.
Her moans had travelled through the various caverns in the cave, bouncing off the walls in sensual echoes, racing through the maze of twists and turns, and bringing the soundtrack to the ears of their chasers.
At first, the leader could not believe what he was hearing. His ears twitched all around him as he listened to the tempting sountrack of Crystal's delicious panting, filling him with jealous rage, and professional envy.
"Son of a bitch! Is he really raping her right now?!!!"
The sweet moans continued echoed through the crevices of the rocks, taunting him and his men, and enraging them further.
"That's it! " he gritted his teeth; "Men, get them!!!"
With fire in their loins, they searched and searched assiduously, temporarily consoled by the fact that they might get the chance to rape Crystal bloody as well. The thought of using the succubus as a cum bucket spurred them on.
Along the line, Crystal's moaning stopped.
But it was too late, they had already isolated their location. Gradually, they all began to converge in the direction of the action, creeping silently, hoping to catch Nexus pants down while he was 'raping' the succubus.
Within a short period, the group of horny bloodhounds found the succubus and Nexus.
Due to the conversation he was having with the System, Nexus had not been paying attention.
But that was because Nexus was no longer hiding anymore. Not at all.
Eventually, from both his front, and back, the group emerged from the blackness. Their eyes, well adjusted to the dark now, saw his tall outline standing tall, and proud in the dark- and by his side, on the ground, motionless, was the succubus.
Nexus, now aware, remained as unflinching as a castle against a storm. His confidence, bursting through the roof, he remained static. His only problem being, which was the most entertaining way to handle these stubborn creatures.
All the way from the back, Nexus recognized the heavy walking steps of the leader. He called out to Nexus, shattering the silence in the cave;
"So," he began, "You decided to steal a taste my prize huh?"
He tried to hide it, but the bitterness in his voice was apparent.
"I guess it's the one thing you could do, seeing that you were gonna die either way."
Nexus, cold as ice, answered him;
"Your men do not need to die anymore. Why don't the both of us settle this once and for all? Single combat. Winner takes the prize."
For the leader, that was the last straw. All the veins popped on his head, as he yelled with all his might;
"KILL HIM!!!"
At once, the bunch of horny hunters charged at Nexus from both the front and the back. Weapons raised high in the air, and noses pumping, they rushed at him, eager to waste the only obstacle in their way of getting the succubus.
After such a phenomenal Dual Cultivation, Nexus did not feel like wasting his strength. Besides, he was also eager to test out his new flying sword technique. So, he held his peace, and patiently waited till the last moment before making a move.
With the closest attacker barely six feet away, Nexus' cold lifeless voice uttered the kill decree with thre chilling words;
"Unleash flying sword."
Nobody saw it come out. Nobody certainly knew what it was capable of. There was only a faint flash of silver. And then the rustling of swooshing wind. And the unmistakable terrible sound of sharp metal piercing through human flesh before anyone of them could even realize something was terribly wrong.
By the time the first five bodies dropped to the ground, a chilling blanket of fear descended on the cave. Face to face with certain death, their maniacal horniness disappeared, leaving in its wake a very present blood curdling fear.
Nexus' flying sword moved with the precision of a millitary grade rocket. It cut through the air like a weightless harbinger. Rather than simply cutting or slashing, the terrifying blade went straight for the hearts, and pierced straight through. Sword and hilt went in, and came out of the other side at divine speed, dealing twice the blow, twice the pain, and twice the shock.
Even Nexus was surprised. He did not expect it to go right through.
In a brilliant display of raw power, Nexus compltely flipped the board on all of them. The blood stained sword flew through the crowd at an alarming speed, piercing through garments, cutting into human tissue, striking down the protective ribs, and finally slicing human hearts like tomatoes, leaving behind a bloodies mess of flesh, bone, blood, and tiny pieces of cloth fabrics- all within a fraction of a second.
Under Nexus' control, the flying sword whipped through the group, both in front of him, and behind him, piercing up to three, four aortas in the same strike.
The unfortunate men dropped to the ground with heavy thuds. Shock remained in their eyes even in death. They all passed, not knowing what the hell had just happened.
All around Nexus, dead bodies surrounded him. He remained in the center of it all, untouched, and unfazed like a god at an altar of sacrifices. The lackeys that had been at the forefront of the assault were wasted like chickens.
An uproar rose among the remaining guys at the vanguard. The fell back immediately, retreating at a cowardly pace. This was not what they signed up for. This was death with wings. As they gazed as their fallen comrades lay sprawled on the floor in the cave, raw fear gripped them.
That could have been them!
Head over heels, they turned and fled, all the while praying that the flying sword would not stab them in the back. The group doubled over each other, scampering like rats of a sinking ship- leaving just the leader, the knight, and the troublesome water mage.