Bab 39: Submerged Fish Hunt - 5
As Winston's words landed, a giant pressure suddenly descended onto everyone in the cave.
Winston suddenly felt his hair stand on edge his spirit vision 'seeing' the gigantic wave that washed over everything like a tsunami, as if wanting to crush everything in it's path. Winston did not feel the pressure, yet the waves that pressed onto his body was enough of an indication as to how much oppression the shinsu may have caused; if not for him being an irregular, Winston doubted that he could move.
He narrowed his eyes as the rice ball ranker walked out of the dust cloud, the perpetual smile still plastered on it's face. Mimicking the ranker's costume, Winston also smiled. The condition of the ranker still remained fine for the most part, yet there was a hole in it's costume, revealing a giant black void inside through which crimson blood flowed out.
He heard the ranker chuckle, and with it, a plethora of colours appeared around him. It was three spheres of light that surrounded the ranker; 3 baangs of shinsu!
"You're really troublesome..." The ranker said, and with that, it's mouth opened up for dozens of creatures, shinhueh of various shapes and kinds to crawl out of.
Danger! Winston's spiritual intuition went into overdrive as the bells on his pants began to ring uncontrollably, even though Winston was not making use of divination at all!
He stole a glance behind him, seeing Endorsi and Anaak almost crushed due to the pressure.
However, being princesses of Jahad, they could still move.
"I'm surprised you can still move. I'll just give you one last chance. How about it? Want to join the Lo Po Bia family?" The ranker's comment accompanied a strange chuckle, bringing a sense of promised pain if Winston dared to refuse.
Winston was quiet for a moment. He heard Endorsi struggling behind him, wanting to speak something but ultimately deciding against it. Winston's smile could not help but twitch as he rapidly felt the digestion of his clown potion in such a stressful environment, almost completely having been assimilated. Alas, even if he could digest the potion, there was no way he could attempt a promotion.
He weighed his options for a bit. Even if he had both the Black March and the Cerulean Tide and two princesses of Jahad, he did not think for a moment he could win against these odds.
"Well?" The ranker pushed for an answer.
Black March upon ignition could grievously wound a shinhueh of the ranker. Against dozens, they would be defeated in seconds. And there was also the matter of the ranker himself. The ranker could theoretically makes upto 10 baangs, which was the average for a ranker. However, as someone from the wave controller position, Winston would not doubt if he had more than double that amount. Not to mention the Myun and Soo contained in each baang transcended each and every baang he could make combined!
Sigh! Winston sighed and scratched his head, looking at the ranker who tilted his head at him quizzically.
"How should I say this..." He droned for a moment.
"...Um... How about no?"
Immediately as his words landed, the ranker attacked without a hint of hesitation. Winston wanted to cast freeze before he could, however, the one of the baangs ran straight through the air and impacted against him; a blow he could barely block by putting Black March before him.
Boom!
Winston smiled as he was blown off his feet and thrown back through a pillar, wincing slightly in pain.
Endorsi and Anaak suffered the same fate as the shinhueh rushed upon them without wait.
Instantly, Winston felt something inside him breaking down and merging incessantly with his being. As he felt the all too familiar and addicting sensation of a full potion digestion, he landed onto the ground and stabilized his body. Without having the time to think of the changes he had due to the potion digestion, he jumped to the right, dodging another baang that smashed onto the place he had stood at just a moment ago.
Winston clicked his tongue, rapidly dodging a plethora of attacks from both the ranker and the shinhueh.
"You're pretty nimble for a regular not even past the 20th floor." The ranker chuckled.
Winston cast freeze and Reverse Flow Control to get out of the encirclement and reach a safe distance, at which point he began to look for the two princesses and formulate an escape plan.
However, all his hopes were crushed when he saw the two princesses enveloped by a snake in a coil.
Winston deadpanned at them, wondering why they were so useless.
He jumped back and cast another spell, lightly dodging another shinhueh. Having cast bounce onto himself, his jumps were more agile and faster, and along with the spell Breeze, the air around him also aided in his movement somewhat.
Slowly, a faint mist seemed to overwhelm the area.
It started in some areas slowly, however, as Winston dashed across all the areas, the mist covered the cave more and more.
"Hm?" The ranker found the particular peculiarity.
Utilizing his baangs, he fired them off to take care of the mist. Only to see the mist reappearing just a second after.
"Interesting..."
"Ignite!" Winston yelled, piercing right through a shinhueh's head with his needles. At that moment, one of the snakes dashed at him, enveloping him whole in it's gigantic maw.
Boooom!
Shaaaa!
Winston broke out of its mouth, a shower of blood and gore behind him. He landed only the ground and cast Fog once again.
The mist seemed almost opaque at this point, appearing pure white in colour. Winston's expression shifted slightly, feeling the constant drain on his spirituality at having to maintain the mist despite the ranker dispersing it over and over again.
Winston landed again, surrounded by 9 more shinhueh.
They're acting more cautious now... Eventually, I'll run out of strength and die. I can't keep up the mist for long, and even if it blocks the shinhueh for now, the ranker remains able to see clearly due to shinsu sensing. The situation is completely against me.
Just when he thought this, he felt another sense of... strangeness?
He felt something... something strong heading his way. It was dangerous for sure, but not in the same way he felt the ranker to be....
What is... this? Winston turned his head one way.
The ranker seemingly also noticed the subtle change in the surrounding shinsu. The shinsu seemed to offer a strange suppression, the waves going out of control and shaking all over; as if the shinsu itself was freaking out.
Then, a strange red light dashed across the cave, illuminating two bright red dots in the distance.
"Hey. You." The voice called, and with that, the mist dispersed immediately. Winston's eyes widened, seeing the strange suppression the voice itself seemed to carry. He did not replenish the mist again.
"What do you think you're doing?" The feminine voice came again, this time with a slight edge. "Those girls you've got tied up over there. They're my sisters."
The sound of footsteps echoed in the cave, a slow and deliberate walk. And as the sound came closer, in the dim lighting, a beautiful figure made itself visible.
"Ha Yuri Jahad?" The rice ball spoke, bafflement in his voice.
Winston raised his eyebrows, surprised at the princess of Jahad and the owner of the Black March arriving here on the test floor, and to rescue them no less. Though he was plenty sure she was only here for collecting the Black March.
Behind the princess came a familiar figure dressed in a purple track suit. Shibisu!
"You have a nice sense of direction. Unlike my guide." Yuri said.
Hearing her praise, Shibisu smiled. "Thank you, princess." He said, his disposition like an obedient butler.
The rice ball ranker bowed a bit.
"My apologies princess. Let me introduce myself." It said. "I am Lo Po Bia Ren, from the Royal Enforcement Division, Unit No. 67, here to retrieve the Green April and dispose of the enemies of Jahad." He said.
Nobody else spoke anything aside from these two as they engaged in a conversation.
"Red?" Yuri asked for confirmation.
Ren nodded. "That's right."
Yuri raised an eyebrow.
"And why is a member of Red here? What if the test director finds out? I don't remember Red being able to bend the rules of the tower like this, no matter how important of a duty they are on." Yuri declared.
"Leave right now. Before the administartor notices. I'll retrieve both the Black March and the Green April."
The ranker was quiet for a moment before he spoke again with a chuckle.
"Such a pity." It sighed. "I had thought that maybe someone like Yuri Jahad would be mature enough to understand the duty of Jahad's forces. It was understandable with princess Endorsi who is inexperienced." It shook it's head. "King Jahad will be very disappointed to hear of this."
From the corner of his eyes, Winston saw Endorsi and Anaak, who were still in the snake's grasp curse at the ranker.
And looking at the ranker, Winston noticed the strange emotions it held, especially the glee it seemed to experience at this moment. He narrowed his eyes.
Yuri, hearing the ranker's words was silent for a moment.
But then, an unimaginable pressure descended onto the cave. It was so intense that it felt as if a mini earthquake had occurred at the space. Winston felt his muscles spasm from the pressure, his body slightly tightening up. It was the first time he had ever felt real pressure from shinsu!
"Hey." Yuri's voice rang out, laced with a terrible intent.
Her red eyes that glowed with a malevolent crimson light shone down upon the ranker with an unmistakable glare.
"The name of Jahad is not something to be used so freely..." She said. The pressure on the surroundings increased.
"Threatening a princess of Jahad with the name of Jahad? How foolish. A bit of advice. Don't try this with me." Yuri broke out with a cruel smirk.
"Or I'll kill you."
At that moment, Winston saw Ren's emotions rapidly going through spasms.
And then, without any chance for him to react or formulate thoughts, every beast that was around them and in the area suddenly turned rabid, rushing towards Ha Yuri Jahad!
Splat!
"Hey. Red." Came Yuri's voice.
Winston blinked, unsure of what he had just witnessed. In the blink of a eye, Yuri had taken care of every single beast that was outside, along with the dozens more that had come out of Ren's mouth!
Winston smiled a bit, seeing the power the princess of Jahad held.
All over the ground before the princess lied blood of all the creatures. They had not just been killed, they had been turned to mush through a single attack!
So this is a high ranker....
Just then, Yuri appeared right in front of Ren, nobody even noticing how she had appeared at that place.
Then, she extended her hands and made a flicking gesture with her fingers.
"Now this. This is self defense." She smiled.
Boooooom!
A deafening explosion rang out, throwing dust everywhere and destroying everything in front of Yuri!
Winston stared at this spectacle without a change in expression. It had happened so fast he did not even have time to change expression!
"Why did you dodge?" Yuri spoke. However, it seemed to be more of a warning than a complaint.
"Come here." Again came her chilling voice.
In his eyes, Winston saw the emotions of the ranker going from excitement to fear and confusion, turning a bit chaotic.
However, just as he felt that the situation might turn even more in their favor, Yuri stopped.
She stared into space for a moment, at which point Winston felt that she was listening to something in her ear. And then, she turned towards him.
"Hey you!" She called out.
Winston straightened his back, paying complete attention.
"Give me the Black March!" She yelled.
Without a word, Winston threw the Black March over. However, in his mind he heard a distant cry.
No! The voice yelled.
Alas, he had already thrown the needle. Yuri took the needle from the air and looked at him for a moment.
"You're somewhat handsome as well." She shook her head and then turned to leave, throwing a pissed glance at Black March. "You sexist needle." She cursed.
She glanced back at Ren.
"Do whatever you want, I'm leaving." She said.
Winston stared at her in confusion. However, Ren turned to them with a chuckle, not before making a remark about Yuri.
"This is great princess! I'll be sure to report to Jahad about this!"
With that, the ranker turned to them.
Winston didn't bother to get into a stance in contrast to Endorsi, Anaak and Shibisu. Instead, he smiled.
You're f*cked. He lampooned.
With that, Yuri whispered.
"Do it."
At that exact moment, a gigantic pressure came from the ceiling, compressing the shinsu in the air into a tangible plate and crushing the ranker right under it!
Crash!
"Good job." Came Yuri's remark right after.
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A/N: Only one or two chapters to volume 1 completion!
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