Chapter 129: Hydra Disaster (2)

"What the hell?" YuWon mumbled, looking closer. "Is that poison?"

"Worse," Lucifer and Anna replied simultaneously.

Just then, something reached out of the swamp... a hand, then another, and then another. Some resembled human-like figures, while others were monstrous beasts with deformed limbs and sunken, glowing eyes.

"What... what is that?" one awakener gasped, backing up in fear.

"Zombies?"

"Not just any zombies, but reanimated corpses of the ones who failed to kill the hydra," Lucifer commented. "One head kills the enemies, while the other reanimates them and uses them to overwhelm the intruders."

The reanimated creatures slowly crawled onto the massive water lily leaves. Their eyes glowed a sickly yellow tint, and their bones made cracking sounds with every step.

Some creatures had bits of flesh hanging from them, while others barely held together.

Suddenly, one corpse lunged at an Awakener. Its skeletal fingers dug into his arm, pulling him into the swamp. The guy screamed, thrashing and kicking the creature to get free, but the reanimated being's grip was unrelenting.

"Hold on!"

Another Awakener rushed to help to sever the corpse's arm. But as soon as the arm fell away, another creature grabbed hold of the man, and more crawled onto the leaves surrounding them.

"Back away!" a mage roared, sending a burst of flames towards the horde.

The explosion ripped the corpses apart. But just as they breathed a sigh of relief, the shredded pieces of the corpses that were scattered around slowly pieced themselves back together.

Back on the other leaf, YuWon's group was holding the creatures at bay. But the result remained unchanged.

However, Lucifer was having the time of his life as he cut another creature in half... but this time, it didn't regenerate. A moment later, Anna did the same.

"How did you—?" YuWon asked.

"Use their weapons against them," Anna cut him off, killing another creature. "Not all of them drop weapons, so you might have to 'shred' them till you get a weapon."

He was standing stark naked in front of a giant, two-headed dragon and, worse, in front of countless awakeners. Even the reanimated creature stopped fighting the awakeners to witness the spectacle.

"Well, well," Lucifer called out. "I must say, YuWon, even among the gods, your package is... impressive."

YuWon could feel his face turn red with embarrassment, and he spun around, glaring at Lucifer.

"Shut the hell up!"

By now, the rest of the Awakeners had taken notice of YuWon's... predicament. Some were too shocked to react, others tried and failed to hide their laughter.

A few men gave approving nods, while others just stared in disbelief. As for the women... well, they were having their peculiar reactions.

Anna, Lysandra, and Gina exchanged glances, grinning like fools. Even Yeji, who was usually more reserved, had her eyes glued between YuWon's legs. Lysandra, noticing this, nudged her with her elbow and pointedly raised an eyebrow.

"Enjoying the view, are we?"

"N-No!" she stammered, acting disgusted as she turned away. "I wasn't... looking... like that!"

"Sure, sure. Whatever you say."

Meanwhile, YuWon was trying to cover up what little dignity he had left. Awkwardly, he used one hand to hold his sword in front of his private area and glared at everyone.

"Can we please focus on the Hydra?!" he shouted, exasperated.

"Oh, don't worry, the Hydra's probably just as impressed as the rest of us. It hasn't moved since you exposed it to your exhibitionistic tendencies."

"Shut. Up." YuWon clenched his teeth.

The hydra's roar snapped YuWon back to sense as he noticed one of its heads moving towards him.

[Skill: Soul Bind has been activated.]

A wisp snaked out of YuWon's arm, striking the hydra's head. There was no way the skill would work on the Hydra, but it was enough to buy him some time. With the Hydra still in front of him, he slammed his foot down on the swampy waters beneath.

[Skill: Tectonic Slam has been activated.]