It was scarier when Rex initially fell into the water earlier.
He didn't know what dwelled inside its depth.
But now that he know, that the creatures living inside the depths of this water, were the Time Draugars and also the mutated eels, that fear of the unknown disappeared instantly. Rex was aiming to reach the Lotus of Lunar Heart and get this over with.
Gazing ahead, he saw the Lotus of Lunar Heart on a small island at the center.
Roughly, it was a kilometer from the land to that island.
Had Rex tried to leap over that kilometer, he would certainly have fallen down because of the pulling effect from the mutated eels. So the only way to reach the island was directly through the water or leaping high enough, out of the range of the pulling effect.
Now that he was already in the water, the choice was clear to him.
Controlling his kingly energy, he leaped out of the water and stood on its surface.
Rex had never done this before, but with the fact that he has an extremely high mastery over energy control,l he was able to do it on the first try. Shifting his gaze, fixing on the island—he began sprinting towards it.
Under the influence of the Banished Dark Moon Persona form, his senses were heightened.
Even from the surface and the deterrent from the fog, he could sense everything.
Looking down, Rex could feel clearly that the Time Draugars were grouping up to attack him.
Splash!
Splash!
Taking in the hunting method of sharks, these Time Draugars pierced the surface like rockets in an attempt to hit Rex from below. But having sensed them already—Rex dodged them all in a graceful and sleek manner.
As he sprinted ahead, he kept his body extremely low.
Each time a Time Draugar was about to strike him from below, he used his claws, as a paddle to abruptly change direction—and dodged the attack. He did it by stabbing his claws into the water and twisting it in the direction he wanted to go.
Multiple water spears exploded across the surface of the water.
All were representing every single Time Draugar that missed their attacks on Rex.
But as the momentum carried them back down—they launched a second attempt at Rex.
If anyone was watching the scene right now they would see that Rex—was skiing as multiple Time Draugars were attacking relentlessly from below, and also raining from above back into the water.
Such a sight was impeccable to see, Rex was able to dodge them all with relative ease.
Not a single one managed to hit him as he was moving too quickly.
Despite not being in his element, which was the land, he was already adapted to the terrain.
It took merely a few minutes that felt like a long time as the wind carried him against the feral attacks from the Time Draugars for him to near the island. He could get what he needed, and then went back to shore, wrestling against the same obstacles for the second time.
However, he knew that if he could go through them once, then he could do it again.
As he got closer and closer to the island, the attack from the Time Draugars intensified.
Seems like they were protecting the Lotus of Lunar Heart.
Halfway through the way, Rex even changed from dodging to killing them—as he found their frequency of attack was becoming too much—but even then, the intensity of the attack was still the same.
If Rex had to say, there should be about a hundred Time Draugars attacking him.
Even then, his reflex was too insanely fast for them to land a hit on him.
Now. I'm within range of my Primordial Step, I can reach that.
Looking at the island that was already near him, regardless of the Time Draugars blocking his way—he could certainly reach the island with a bit of boost, from his Primordial Step skill. He may need to rest a bit on the island, but that was about the only downside.
Charging his moonlight energy and kingly energy, his lower limbs overflowed with power.
One could even see the rush of power from Rex's skin.
Making a delicate step forward—Rex created a ripple of energy, that permeated through the entire water's surface as the Time Draugars around him slowed down immensely. He felt his legs becoming stronger and stronger with the enhancement of his energies.
It was also thanks to the help of the Banished Field—that nullified all abilities, of the mutated eel. Had it not been for that, he wouldn't be able to deal any damage. Luck also played a part there as he was able to attack the mutated eel from the inside.
Rex doubted that the mutated eel would make the same mistake again.
Instead of swallowing him—next time, it might decide to chew on Rex instead.
"At the very least fighting those things gave me the chance to learn about the Banished Dark Moon Persona—and how its powers work," Rex stared at the sky, resting while still remaining alert. "Also, I got the chance to scan it..."
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<Albino Elder Eel>
Description: A mutated eel that is located inside the center lake within the Chrono Hollow.
Available skills to devour:
→ Impenetrable Eldritch Skin
→ Overpower
→ Underwater Carnage
→ Graviton Pull
...
Earlier during the fight against the mutated falcon—Rex briefly saw a notification saying that the mutated falcon—is a great candidate, for devouring. That notification reminds him of the Devour chances that he still hadn't used.
Because of the Fifthborn's shenanigans, he forgot about such an important thing.
However, now that he remembered about it, he decided to focus on it.
Other than cultivating his King Mark and elemental powers, this would also help him.
Checking the notification, Rex ponders back to the earlier fight.
"Hmm... the Impenetrable Eldritch Skin is straightforward—its skin is very hard. Overpower— should be the roar that it used against me, when I was about to get to the island that sunned me in place. Underwater Carnage...? I do not know about that. And for the last one—Graviton Pull should be what generated the pulling effect,"
Sweeping the entire available skills, he identified each skill that he could devour.
But amongst them, nothing really catches his eye.
Rex sat up after a brief break to catch his breath before he looked skywards, "Now I am quite curious, as to what makes the System state, that the mutated falcon is suitable for devouring—what kind of skill does it have?"
At the top of his head, Rex could only remember being slapped around by that bird.
In addition, it has several movement skills that amplify its speed.
One skill that was an offensive one was the skill it used when it descended from the sky.
"I don't really know, but maybe I'll scan it when I encounter it again" Rex mused.
Just as he was about to head back to the others, however, his eyes flared open when he got a brilliant idea. A brilliant idea to get to the small island and get the Lotus of the Lunar Heart, and that idea was none other than the mutated falcon or eagle.
"Using one of those birds to cross the lake, that's not a bad idea..." Rex mused with a smile.
A moment later.
Rex regrouped back with the assault team who was still scouting the area.
Many of them, needed to rest under the protection of his red force—but other than that, the assault team was doing fine. Rex did not forget to tell them the new objective—to locate the mutated falcon or eagle.
He was going to use them to cross the lake.
Who knows? Maybe he would gain another mount aside from Delta.
"I'll name it Epsilon or maybe Gamma? No, I think Zeta is a good name for a bird" Rex mused, already preparing a name, for them. Despite not knowing how to subdue them, properly, Rex was not going to let that stop him.
If all things fail, there are still the old ways of beating it to submission.
But he needed to move fast though—it'd be better if he could fight the mutated birds, while his Banished Dark Moon Persona form was still active, "Resting time is up, let's move. I want either of those two birds, and I want it now"