BXBX NOVEL Chapter 899: Self-healing thaid (1)
Chapter 899: Self-healing thaid (1)
As the light faded, the tops of the trees shimmered, producing a beautiful mosaic of shadows and hues.
June was able to observe many thaids scurrying through the underbrush and over the tree canopy from his vantage point in the sky.
The area was teaming with creatures, each of which was likely to be something that they would hunt in the future. Due to the substantial number of monsters, he and Erik were going to be very busy, maybe much more so than they had expected.
<This is worse than I thought. >
Indeed, it was, because among the thaids June was seeing around, the weakest ones were Erendus, and if a thaid with 72 points in strength was the weakest, he couldn\'t imagine what the strongest ones were going to be.
While scanning the terrain, June\'s keen eyes caught a slight movement among the foliage. <What was that? >
June saw something moving, but he wasn\'t sure of what it was; he didn\'t see it well enough. However, something was screaming inside his mind—something that told him that whatever The saw was dangerous.
He turned around and started circling in the sky, hoping to see what had caught his attention earlier, ready to react if needed.
Then he saw it. Behind the cover of its camouflage fur, there was a creature that did not conform to the typical profile of the surrounding flora and animals.
It had a muscular and stocky body, and its iridescent fur shimmered to mirror the surrounding landscape.
It was a quadruped of medium size. The monster moved at a methodical and slow pace, its thick coat rippling with each step.
Occasionally, its little, rounded ears would twitch, taking up even the most inaudible noises that the jungle offered.
<Is that...? >
June\'s heart raced. He wasn\'t sure of what he was seeing, but if he was not mistaken, then they were all in serious trouble unless Erik intervened. He realized what he might have been looking at. A Hevadrin.
This was a rare find-a creature known for its incredible self-healing abilities, which would be invaluable for Erik or his clones.
The problem was, these creatures didn\'t merely live around the Eldraith mountain range; they lived IN there.
This meant the beast was powerful, and anything that could live around a wyvern had to be strong.
<This is serious, really serious... >
June made a fast spin in the air, turning around and going back the way he had come. He needed to ask Erik\'s opinion and wanted to be certain that he wasn\'t exaggerating.
June moved ahead at a faster pace as a result of the severity of the finding he had made. Liberty Watch stood defenseless against such a beast, lacking shimmering walls or enough guards, making it an easy target for destruction by the Hevadrin.
Pushing his wings to their limits, June cut through the air, each beat driving him faster towards where he had left Erik.
The shadows lengthened as the sun kept dipping below the horizon, making the forest darker with each passing minute.
While Erik was watching the sky get darker, he noticed June\'s hurried return.
That June had left in less than ten minutes, which was a significantly faster time than what
was expected for such a regular patrol, gave him the feeling that something was wrong.
Erik established a link using his Instability brain crystal power.
"June, why are you back already?"
Erik was struck by June\'s thoughts like a wave.
"Master, I\'ve spotted something... I think it\'s a Hevadrin. We might have a big problem."
Erik\'s eyes narrowed. "Are you certain it was a Hevadrin and not something else?"
"I\'m not sure, but I\'m pretty confident. I wanted to ask for your opinion, hoping to be mistaken."
"You did well. Land now; I need to get on your back. Take me to where you saw it; we can\'t leave this thing around Liberty Watch."
Under the request, June descended and landed a few minutes later near Erik. After that, the clone took off with a lot of wingbeats, cutting through the icy air as it made its way back to the location where the Hevadrin had been located.
As they flew, Erik mentally prepared himself for the fight to come. Finding a Hevadrin was no small matter and made Erik quite anxious.
These creatures were not only hard to meet but extremely dangerous.
<Yes... but...>
But they had self-healing powers. This was what made Hevadrins so harrowing to fight.
Well, aside from their monstrous strength and speed, of course.
Their brain crystal power was strong. It couldn\'t heal others, but its self-healing power made it so the creature could survive most of the encounters without problems.
Of course, Hevadrins kept away from wyverns. There was no amount of self-healing that could save it from those flames, yet few creatures could kill one. For sure, humans never did, and that was why people didn\'t know how many neural links those things had.
<If we kill it, what should we do with its brain crystal power? >
Erik was unsure of what to do. On the one hand, keeping the power would be a massive boost to his powers, as his survival chances against the blackguards were going to increase. <Maybe it would be better if you kept this, master. The other clones will have the same opinion. >
<But this would be useful for them. Making them harder to kill will make them much more effective on a battlefield. >
Erik considered using the new powers of the biological\'s supercomputer to transform it into a standard healing power, but if he needed to spend thousands of points for this modification, he wouldn\'t have sufficient time to accumulate enough points before departing to rescue
Richard.
<It\'s true, Master. But remember that your well-being is what we want to ensure. We don\'t care about battles; we only want to realize your wishes. Though we only have one, and that is that you stay alive. >
June kept flying, but it was clear he was reaching the area where he spotted the beast judging
by his look.