Chapter 76 - 76- Insanity Or Genius (Part 1)

The monster was completely lost in the maze of broken houses. It couldn't find Talon at all with all the small holes and corners where he could hide with ease. It was akin to a human trying to find a cockroach in a messy room.

Talon knew that very well and decided to take advantage of it to the fullest. It was a very crazy idea that even the bravest of people would immediately shake away with how ridiculous it sounded.

However, more than courage, Talon was eyeing the benefits he would get from killing that thing. Ignoring the huge number of stat points he would get, he knew that this was considered impossible. So, if he achieved it, the Core Dimension might reward him with something that this world had never seen before.

It was a gamble, a very risky and foolish one but nonetheless a gamble. If it worked, then Talon was going to reap the best rewards he would ever dream of.

'High risk, high reward.' He thought to himself.

However, the question remains, how can he actually kill something like that? Granted, he had the element of surprise on his side, but, that didn't mean that he could kill it simply by ambushing it. He needed something more than that.

'A weak point I can exploit. If I can find anything like that, I might be able to kill it without ending up dead too.' His eyes squinted as he silently eyed the monster from his hiding spot.

From what he could see, the monster's body, as slim as it was, was probably tougher than anything he fought so far.

"What can you tell me about it, Acrypha?" He asked his companion with a serious tone.

"Hmm, I think that's the Grim Roamer. A species of creatures that live in the Endless Fog Plains. They're carnivorous and extremely hostile no matter what the situation. They also live and hunt in groups so you rarely would find a lonesome one moving around like this."

"Do they have any special ability or anything I should worry about?"

"To be honest, you should worry about everything related to it. It's stronger and faster than you by a large margin. They have strong defense and lethal attacks. However, if you want to know their worst ability, it's their sound waves." She said.

"Sound waves?"

"Yeah, using their mouths, they can create strong sound waves that can travel a good distance. If it makes contact with a target, depending on their strength, it could make their heart and brain explode due to how loud and concentrated they are. It can also give heavy internal damage if it doesn't outright kill you."

'... Shit, that sounds even more terrifying.' Talon gulped down a mouthful of saliva. He would be lying if he said that he wasn't even more terrified of that Grim Roamer now due to this piece of information.

"Are you still intending to fight it?" Acrypha asked as she stared at him.

However, he still clenched his teeth and forced the spear through, cutting the monster's flesh. The creature's hollow eyes widened as he made a loud, hollow groan that echoed in the entire area.

Black, ink-like blood splattered out of its body and splashed on Talon as he quickly dashed away without looking back at all. He didn't even check if his attack successfully severed the monster's Achilles Tendon as he wanted or not.

However, when he heard the loud thud of the Grim Roamer falling to the ground, his terrified, pale face drew a small relieved smile as he slid through rocks and hid again before the monster could even see him.

'I did it! I severed one of its legs! Now it can't move around as fast!' He thought to himself.

After seeing the back of its foot, Talon realized that the Grim Roamer perhaps had the same anatomy as humans and so, if that was true, then cutting that particular part would paralyze it in its place.

Acrypha witnessed all of that happen with wide eyes. 'He's trying to slowly make it unable to move around which reduces its threat... This kid...' She thought to herself as she looked at Talon.

Meanwhile, the monster was on both knees as it grabbed its foot painfully. Its sad, disturbed face now had a hint of profound anger. Looking around it, it searched for Talon eagerly. However, there was no trace of him left.

That made it even more outraged and Talon could feel it as he watched it closely. The monster's whole behavior shifted completely as it released its bloodied foot and instead put its hands around its mouth. A sign that humans do usually when they're about to yell.

'Oh no...'

Before the young man could even react, the inevitable happened. An extremely loud and booming shriek filled with endless terror was released out of the monster's mouth in a random direction.

The sound was so loud that for a second, Talon felt his eardrums shudder and his bones shake. Grabbing his ears, he quickly closed them.

'So loud!!'

*BOOOOOM*

The scream lasted exactly 6 seconds, during which, Talon could hear nothing at all except an extremely painful ringing sound. When it stopped, he finally opened his eyes again as he looked outside quickly in terror. There, he witnessed a sight that made his heart stop for a second.

In the direction that the monster screamed in, all the rocks, debris, and buildings were swiped away completely. Leaving behind an empty barren land. With just one single scream, it cleared out an entire area.

That's when Talon realized again... He was fighting a Level 25 monster.

(A//N: Thanks to everyone who supports the book with power stones and golden tickets, you guys are the best:) )