BXBX NOVEL Chapter 497 - I Hate The Jungle
"I hate this jungle!" Adrian shouted with great intensity as his clothes are now full of spiky small plants.
One thing that Adrian hates is that feeling of something prickling inside his clothes. It is one of the reasons why he only likes viewing the outdoors from the safety of his windows. He hates that one plant that always sticks to his clothes and pricks his skin when he applies pressure on an area where it stuck.
It also does not help him that he is traumatized by the spartan training that his mother did to him in the guise of being a boy scout. He knows he is scammed because Marlon (Levin Cloud) went to an actual boy scout ceremony.
Imagine the surprise when Adrian learned that Marlon and the others did not need to hunt for fish using the makeshift bow and arrow that they made. Adrian has no great memories about being inside the forest as he fought for survival in the spartan straining given to him back then.
Even if the jungle is virtual right now, Adrian has yet to show a relaxed nature. This might be different in the real word because an eagle will not swoop down and eat his only catch of that day, but he is in high alert. The debuffs that is given just by being in this world is nothing to scoff at.
He might not have encountered beasts because he told Sirius to avoid them as much as possible, but anything can happen in this world. The fact that even Sirius is on high alert meant that the enemies in this world could possibly take them out easily.
Sirius suddenly tensed up as he could hear something in the distance. Adrian could not hear what his soulbound is hearing but he could more or less see that Sirius is in an attacking stance. Since Sirius is not telling him to escape then that meant that they could kill the enemy.
"I should summon another helper that could be extremely useful in this area. I do not want to use him yet as there is not a strong trust between us, but this is good a time as any. Greater Summon: Kimat!" Adrian chanted as he summoned Kimat.
The juvenile lightning elemental cat stretched upon being summoned in the real world but tensed up when Sirius looked at him. Adrian could see that Kimat is somewhat wary of Sirius, but it must not act stiff in a battlefield, so Adrian told his cat soulbound to relax.
"Kimat use Spark Clone at your full power." Adrian commanded.
Kimat became relaxed upon Adrian\'s instruction, but it might be Sirius turning away its gaze from it. Adrian immediately told Kimat to create as much clones as it could create as it pays no mana to create one. Immediately, four other Kimats appeared but they are not real as the clones are made up of the mana with lightning attribute.
"Place one of your clones in that area." Adrian commanded via Soul Link as to not make the beast hiding know their location.
The Spark Clone immediately moved to the location that Adrian and a shadow immediately appeared. This shadow is faster than Adrian\'s eyesight that he only saw a blur, but the Spark Clone is immediately killed and dispersed. The good thing is that Adrian managed to know what their opponent is.
[Kimat\'s Spark Clone exploded and dealt damage to a hostile Vorpal Rabbit.]
Adrian immediately gulped as he read the system notification. The opponent is actually a Vorpal Rabbit that is deemed as the "Killer Shadow". Even Sirius could barely see the figure of the rabbit which meant that it is higher level than it.
"I need to see its stats so that I can see if we can beat it. Kimat send another Spark Clone but wait for my signal." Adrian commanded via Soul Link.
Adrian once again saw a shadow but he borrowed Sirius\' eyesight so he could see the figure of the Vorpal Rabbit. He could not believe its size and the sharp horn it has. The horn looked more like a sword than an actual horn.
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Monster: Vorpal Rabbit
Level: 180
Status: Wary, Territorial, Injured
Description: A very rare evolution of a horned rabbit that is said to be the Silent Hunters of a Jungle. It is said that only one in a hundred thousand horned rabbits will evolve into a Vorpal Rabbit. Its horn is so sharp that it now resembles that of a sword.
The horn it has is very valued as it is harder than steel and is said to be on par with adamantium in attack power. It might look like a rabbit, but it is the deadliest of all the rabbit species in terms of physical damage and speed.
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Adrian could see that the Vorpal Rabbit is three feet tall while its horn is one foot long which makes its overall height four feet. It has brown fur which makes it easily blend into the surroundings. It remains true to being a very rare evolution of a horned rabbit because it is three times bigger than one.
"If I send Dodu, I am afraid that it will not be able to catch the Vorpal Rabbit. Rabbit species monsters have great danger sense since time immemorial. If it is easy to get one, then there should be a large number of summoners that use a Vorpal Rabbit.
I need to try my theory now if it could be used. I should now try Spell Imprinting." Adrian thought as he commanded Kimat to give him one of the Spark Clones.
Adrian basically called it Spell Imprinting because it is like Enchanments but using spells or abilities. He will apply what he learned in being a scribe and imprint a spell in a mana body like the Spark Clone. His theory is feasible as he has tried doing it but only found complete success in things like rocks or papers.
Adrian used his skills as a Scribe to imprint the Quantum Space Mine and Chrono Lag Spell in the Spark Clone. He basically wants the Spark Clone to act as a bomb that explodes on contact. The Space Mine will explode and will inflict the clone destroyer with the Chrono Lag Spell.
Adrian tried just overlaying the Chrono Lag spell with the Quantum Space Mine spell, but the spell did not trigger. He found the reason of the failure and it is the lack of a host for the spell. He only found success if he is imprinting it on an object or a vessel.
Adrian beautifully intertwined the two spells together and positioned himself to attack. He told Sirius to hide in the shadows of the nearby trees and attack if the Vorpal Rabbit gets hit with the arrow. Dodu will be a backup and swallow the rabbit if it attempts to escape to the other side.
"Shooting Star!" Adrian chanted as he pulled the bowstring without releasing the mana arrow.
Adrian commanded Kimat to now send the clone in the area. The Spark Clone walked towards the area, but the Vorpal Rabbit did not attack immediately. It seems that the Vorpal rabbit has become concerned as no bodies appeared even if it killed those that invade its territory.
Adrian told Kimat to make his clone appear to mark the territory. The Spark Clone started to act haughty and lie down on the ground. The Vorpal Rabbit did not welcome this interaction as it suddenly charged towards the Spark Clone.
"Got you." Adrian stated as he let the mana arrow loose.
The Vorpal Rabbit sensed the incoming attack from its side, but it could not maneuver its body midflight. The Vorpal Rabbit decided to immediately jump away upon killing the pretentious cat that is trying to sleep in its territory.
The sword like horn pierced the Spark Clone. The Vorpal Rabbit thought that it could jump away after piercing the cat, but it dispersed like the ones it attacked previously. The Spark Clone exploded instead of dispersing.
The Vorpal Rabbit got damaged, but it also became slowed. It looked like the Vorpal Rabbit is landing in slow motion, but it is actually the Chrono Lag Spell taking effect. The Shooting Star easily hit the Vorpal Rabbit as it could not dodge as it became so slow.
[You have successfully created a new Scribe Technique.]
[Do you want to name your own Scribe Technique?]
Adrian did not bother answering the system notification as he is still in battle. The Shooting Star heavily damaged the Vorpal Rabbit, but Sirius dealt the deadly blow. Sirius immediately appeared from the shadow of the Shooting Star which made even Adrian extremely amazed and bit the Vorpal Rabbit\'s neck.
Since Sirius\' attack has the bleed effect, the rabbit struggled getting out from Sirius\' jaws. It is now bleeding heavily until the light on its eyes vanished and became particles of light.
[You have defeated a Vorpal Rabbit. Experience has been gained.]