Chapter 51: The Insanity of One That Does Not Fear Death

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: The Insanity of One That Does Not Fear Death

'Go ahead. Try fighting it.'

'Fight. Fight. Fight.'

Rhys has been waiting to hear Ayesha's desires ever since he joined the Underworld Corps. And now that he was actually hearing it, he wanted nothing to do with it.

"You... want me to fight a Level 8 monster, Ma'am?"

"What did I say about calling me Ma'am and asking questions?"

"...Ayesha."

"Yes, go fight it."

Rhys looked Ayesha in the eyes for a few seconds before he very slowly turned to look at the 5 Gray Hearts floating above her head. If her desires for the first heart were already this extreme, what about the other 4?

"So...? If you don't want to, then—"

And before Ayesha could finish uttering her words, Rhys suddenly stepped forward and started walking toward the cyclops. He did not really need to hide or be sneaky, as the colossal cyclops was too busy digging its hands through the dirt; causing a continuous rumbling noise which drowned everything else.

As Rhys got nearer and nearer, however, he found his neck almost stretching to its limit as he finally realized how large this creature truly was. He already knew it had to be taller than the average building, but the thing that was in front of him right now is just... monstrosity.

"Kh..." And it smells pungent too. But Rhys did not cover his nose, instead just allowing his sense of smell to very slowly adjust to the cyclops. And soon... he was right behind the heel of its right foot.

"!!!"

The scalpel... was not able to pierce through the cyclops eye. Rhys wasn't expecting this, causing the scalpel to slide from his hand and slice a good chunk of his palm.

"Sh..." Rhys just gritted his teeth as he grabbed the scalpel with his other hand; this time, he tried to slice the cyclops' eye — but once again, the only damage it did was make the cyclops' eye a little watery.

Of course—Rhys thought. This is a Level 8 monster, capable of destroying several countries on its own. Initially, Rhys was planning to climb into its ear and just tear it from the inside, but seeing how hard its eye was, there was probably a high chance that its insides were impenetrable too.

...But it was still worth a try.

Rhys looked at the cyclops' ear. Before he could even plan a way toward it, a shadow loomed over him as the cyclops' hand made its way toward him first.

Rhys did not really think anymore and just ran to the back of the giant's shoulder, sliding on it as he attached several webs on its shoulder and back, allowing him to run across its back while using the webs like a rope.

"!!!"

Sadly for Rhys, however, as soon as the cyclops' hand reached its shoulder, a loud boom thundered in the air; snapping his rope of webs... as well as his eardrum, completely disorienting him as he was blasted away just by the sheer shockwave of the slap.

Rhys found his vision turning dark, but he gritted through the extreme nausea as he shot another web toward the cyclops' other shoulder. And perhaps through sheer will, or just his body moving on its own, he started to climb up again even when all he could really hear was the whistle of silence... or perhaps it was just the sound of his brain and organs being completely turned to mush by the blast.

And perhaps because of his temporary deafness, he did not notice that another palm was heading his way.

"You are insane, Recruit..." Before the palm could reach Rhys, however, Ayesha suddenly came out of nowhere; her feet and palm, touching the cyclops' back near Rhys. And with a smile on her face, she leaped away and spun in the air several times... before creating a thunder that shook the entire cavern as she kicked the cyclops' hand away,

"...Can't say I don't like it."