Chapter 854 Chapter 853: Terracotta Grottos (15)
?I healed the wound on my palm as I moved backwards, washing away the blood and ensuring my hand would be able to grasp the hilt of the Khopesh without issue, whilst also getting rid of the slight sting that stole away some of my attention - I would be needing all of it as I continued to silently move away from the Wurm.
I couldn't see it directly, only the faintest of outlines as it leaned down to sniff the patches of blood I had left behind, its long tongue flicking out and appearing suddenly within the grass, the black appendage far too dark to blend in perfectly like the rest of its body.
The slight tremors pulsing through the ground as it crawled towards me were able to be felt as well, albeit briefly and very faintly, the monster's sheer size and weight making it almost impossible for something that big to remain completely unnoticeable, but the fact it was barely noticeable was already scary enough.
Now that it was out of its den, by my estimates it was around ten feet long, upwards of fourteen or fifteen feet in total, whilst its width was easily within the three feet range, keeping it slightly slim for its length but still borderline huge for a land monster.
Then there was the fact it had taloned hands that seemed capable of gripping things; they weren't exactly fingers, but the talons were attached to small digits, whilst the talons themselves seemed flexible... which was disturbing and worrying.
Keeping my pace, I eventually reached the ring that the party had formed around the den, and as Jahi gave me the nod, I made myself known, stamping down too hard on the ground and ruffling some of the nearby grasses, luring the monster out even more.
The air was tense as I froze, trying to mimic the actions of an animal that had just given away its position as I waited for the monster to make its move, the others hidden away and waiting to spring out and attack.
Its body was covered in a growing, alive armor made from roots as well, slowly encasing its entire green serpentine body and protecting it as it brandished the whips, swiftly turning the tide of the battle as it cracked them out towards us.
Arcing through the clearing, the heavy, stone and thorn laden whips crashed against the shields of the Demons, pushing them back and even sending the surprised ones stumbling back quite a few steps as the roots dented their shields and fractured their arms.
Hissing at us, the Wurm fluidly brandished the whips again, cracking them back down, but this time creating a giant 'X' that targeted one person; Jahi, who was right in front of it, and the one it had identified as the most dangerous thanks to the Light Mana surrounding her person.
Planting her feet, Jahi raised her shield and grunted as the two whips crossed over her shield, slamming into it with enough force to crack the ground beneath her as she endured the blow, surprising the Wurm.
However, that surprise didn't last long as the Wurm continued to crack those whips, its short arms fluidly directing the long, nimble weapons with such ease and elegance; elegance that wasn't translated to the damage dealt as it cut through the air and slammed against the shields again, only to then spin them around itself and block the spells that the mages had barraged it with.
They had tried to catch it off guard with a singular wave of attacks, but the Wurm saw them and blocked it all, only to then raise its arm and crack the whip yet again, this time sending the mass of vines and rocks snaking through the air and above our heads, aiming instead for the mages behind us.
The roots twisted and lengthened with its mana, and we heard a mage hiss in agony as the whip slapped against their body, breaking through their mana barricade and making it clear that the Wurm had the ability to reach the mages with frightening ease.
In mere seconds, the Wurm had already attacked more than once, its eyes filled with malice as it glared at us all, its wooden armor and weapons far more durable and lethal than one could expect from just a glance.
Already, it was living up to its Draconic lineage, displaying power well above the other monsters nearby.Dive into Stories, Embrace Enchantment: N♡vεlB¡n.