480. The Indomitable Will of A Proud Wolf

480. The Indomitable Will of A Proud Wolf

The skies turned red. He quickly realized that he had somehow misinterpreted her darkest fears. For a moment he caught a glimpse of it as Cer unexpectedly sent a kick to the side of his head.

“When was I?” Cer’s words rattled him. “Your combat experience is lacking. No wonder your kind is afraid to deal with Moons. We deal with death at every passing hour. Drawing out a nightmare from the back of our minds is another day to us. Will it work against other Moons? Who knows. But believe me when I say this –!”

Cer’s speed had increased drastically.

No. Rather, Terrent’s speed had considerably decreased. The Fractured Nilhim were only as strong as their enemy feared them. Without trepidation stacks applied to their foes, then they were among the weakest of all the Impuritas Groups.

“– The moment you try to dig up past shit from the Moons, then your worst nightmares are going to be made manifest. If you bite the wolf’s tail –!”

Cer struck him again as she zipped from every direction, attacking him far faster than he could even react. She seemingly appeared and disappeared at once, forcing him to hover the wolf aberration over him defensively.

But even that was futile.

“– THEN YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH ITS FANGS!”

One last electric bite was all it took to shatter the illusionary wolf. It crumbled like a stone statue, leaving the vulnerable Terrent to claim a one-sided onslaught that brought upon by himself. He could not fathom Cer’s Willpower to resist what was supposed to be her most repressed nightmare.

He tried to shape himself into something else as he desperately fished deeper into her mind. As he reached into the metaphorical well, it closed on his arm like the mouth of a beast, severing it clean from the shoulder.

“... you’re... Resisting...? Impossible. You’re just a Moon. A Moon that relinquished the effects of Serum G. So how am I being resisted? How... was I just consumed?”

The damage manifested in reality. The same arm mysteriously vanished, revealing nothing but dark and purple void that served as Terrent’s innards. He was not the kind of being that could be defeated normally.

Cer’s fury increased tenfold, causing the entity to immediately fizzle away. Her eyes were dyed redder than the crimson sun. It set behind her in the direction of the smoke, where the world was far more colorful than this one.

The group reapproached her now that things had died down.

But the moment they went to check on her, their faces went pale. If looks could kill, then they’d succumb where they stood.

“Cat.” Cer began, her unflinching eyes drawn to the light of the sun. “Take me towards that smokestack. I tried crossing the boundary there, but I couldn’t pass through. You’re a denizen of this place. Do something about it.”

The Cheshire Cat dared not to refuse. Her ears collapsed, for she knew it was a bad idea. She clutched her sore stub and nodded, right before she shook her head and wore her usual broad grin.

“Then let’s hurry up!” She exclaimed.

“Cer... What... did you see?” Sana was shocked to find Cer in such a furious state.

She only walked forward, this time, with a grin on her face.

“A clue. Finally, a clue to find out the bastards who threw my friends into a train full of criminals. I’d jump for joy right now but we... I have to save Res. If that smokestack is what I think it is...

... then it might already be too late. Fuck... FUCK!”

The world directly in front of Cer ceased to exist. She carved out the earth with such terrifying power that it was a miracle that no one was injured.

“Res. Just hold on a little longer. I’m coming to get you!”