Chapter 164: The Reaper

Alex was hurt but if he didn't move now, he would die at the hands of the reaper that just came out of the gate. It looked at Alex with nothing but disgust on its face. "Pathetic weakling dares to call me… Only to be trampled by my minions before it could even see me. However, I cannot let my mission pass, I shall kill the blessed one and gain its powers. For the sake of our great overlords!" The Reaper spoke as it slowly walked towards Alex. 

Alex looked at the reaper slowly approaching him. It looked like it had no weapon but from its demeanor, Alex could tell that it wanted to kill him with its bare hands. Taking a deep breath, Alex slowly got up and looked at his wounds, they were starting to heal. 'it's going to be a close one.' Alex thought as he grabbed the spear. Hades transformed into a long rifle and spoke, 'Kid, Till you're completely healed up, shoot that reaper and keep distance. It looks slow and is probably not that much of a movement fighter. That means that if you lay enough damage, you'll have enough time to heal.' 

What Alex needed at the moment was time. The wounds all over his body were pretty serious and After going berserk, all that movement he did while being that injured made his wounds open up more. If it was a normal human, they would have died by now but Alex was hanging on due to his Healing ability. 

Hearing what Hades said, Alex nodded and aimed the gun towards the reaper. Seeing Alex's movement, The reaper smiled and spoke, "That pathetic weapon means nothing to my armour. But as this is the blessed that we are talking about, I cannot overlook this entirely." The reaper looked at its hands and smiled. It quickly flicked its arms to the side. As it did so, the armour on its body started to transform as the arm turned into a large shield. Big enough to cover its entire body.

Alex shook his head and sighed, He needed time so without a second thought, Alex shot the gun. An on going barrage of bullets onto the reaper. However, The reaper's amour was truly powerful. The shield was protecting its body without even a single dent left on it. But this wasn't all that Alex could do. Hades seemed to laugh and spoke, 'It'll get cocky now… Let's turn this up a notch. Kid, You focus on healing while keeping your finger on the trigger. You're nearly as good as new so We just need to push him back for a bit more time. After that, let's show this thing what we can do!' He seemed very excited. 

Alex nodded and put more focus on healing himself. AS soon as Hades spoke about turning it up a notch, The gun seemed to speed up. It was hurling bullets at an even fasted speed towards the reaper. And it seemed to pack more punch. What used to not even dent the shield was now penetrating it. Although several bulled were still being blocked by the shield, many bullets penetrated it and shot the reaper. 

The reaper looked angry, its beady eyes turned red and it howled. "You're DEAD!" The reaper's other arm turned into a blade and it approached Alex at a faster pace. Many bullets have penetrated the shield and shot the reaper but it wasn't enough to get the reaper to fall. Blood fell on the group as the reaper approached Alex. It didn't put down its shield as the bullets would do significant damage to it but It was still picking up the pace to rush towards Alex.

However, Alex had completely healed. The gun had given him enough time to heal himself and now Alex was back in top shape. But There was doubt within his mind. The reaper seemed to be powerful, very powerful and Alex was already tired but also has now lost a lot of mana just from healing himself. 

'Kid, you really are forgetful, aren't you?' Hades spoke as A potion appeared in front of Alex. As soon as Alex saw the potion, he immediately felt stupid, 'the mana potion!' Alex quickly grabbed the potion and drank a sip. He immediately felt better as the potion flowed through his body, regenerating his mana and getting him back to full power. 

'I would have told you to drink the red one but the healing potions are a lot more important to keep. It could save your life but the mana potions don't have that type of special power. It gives you back your energy indeed but the healing potion can immediately heal you once you drink it. Something that is worth saving unless it's a very life threatening situation. I didn't give it to you this time as even though your life was at stake, You had enough time to heal yourself by your own power. Remember this lesson for the future as well. Save the healing potion till you really need it.' Hades explained slowly.

Alex nodded. He stood up and kept a distance from the reaper, still shooting it to slow it down. But now, it seemed to not be as effective. Alex sighed as the rifle turned back into the two pistols. Alex smiled as looked at the reaper, Ready for the battle.

The reaper looked at Alex, it was completely annoyed by this point and was bleeding in various parts of its body. The bullets did some damage which gave Alex a slight advantage. But looking at the power difference, Alex was still on the weaker side. But he knew that he would win if he fought smart.

'Alright. Kid, you need to follow my plan as closely as you can. We can win this battle only if you do this properly and have belief in me.' Hades slowly explained a plan to Alex. Some things didn't make sense but it seemed like Hades explained it so they wouldn't. 

"Just do as I say and you'll win!" He yelled at Alex who was dwelling on the confusing parts.