54 54 Sandracons Part 1 (1/2)

Striga prepared her weapon, Corpse Carver and began creating pools of water all around her. Donis was still just kindling the rage within, having it ready to be unleashed at any moment is going to be of utmost importance to him.

Not knowing what to expect, Donis cut out a large chunk of the sand below his feet with Flashpoint Strikes secondary effect. He then used Dragonfire to heat the sand to create a molten pit of glass as a sort of fortification in case the Sandracons came too close to him. The molten glass would act as a deterrent and possibly give him enough time to either run away, or at the very least react to the situation.

Noticing Donis's preparations Striga nodded in approval, being unprepared was the key factor in death in their line of work. She cast her sight away from Donis for a moment and back on to the approaching targets. Something wasn't right, her gut was telling her. Since when are Sandracons this aggressive?

This might be the mutation that the Royal Informant was talking about. She had no idea, nor could she truly create a conjecture from what little she's seen, but her guts telling her these ain't normal Sandracons.

”Donis watch out, there's something wrong with them. I don't know what just yet, but I've got a case of wanting to live, so don't take too many stupid risks,” belted out Striga with a far more strained voice than he's ever heard her use.

The monsters have gotten within range of Donis's [True Inspect], and what he's seen only mildly terrified him.

[Sandracon]

[Level: 43]

[Danger Rating: Deadly]

[Mana State: Breath]

[Health: 1,904]

[Mana: 646]

[Strength: 51]

[Agility: 50]

[Perception: 47]

[Intelligence: 6]

[Titles: Hive Mind, Broken Limits, Mutation – Hunger, Sand Demon]

'Weren't they supposed to be only level 30 or so? What the fuck happened for the mutation to bring them up 13 levels? Hunger? Did it force them to hunt further outside of their areas? Fuck, no wonder they're attacking us,' thought Donis rapidly.

Donis took out the Monster Logger, and let it note down what he saw. It didn't take long as there was no physical differences between the mutated versions of the monsters, and their regular counterparts. 2.3m long, flat bodied but with spikes coming out of the back; akin to a sharks fin but placed end to end reaching from head to toe. The scaly skin was golden-beige in colour, blending in with the sand quite well even at high speeds.

Donis could sense the Sandracons approaching from beneath them, his [Void Sense] not missing a thing. It looked like the surface Sandracons were a distraction, and the ones to really worry about were right below their feet. If his [Void Sense] wasn't always they just might have been ambushed for all Donis knew.

”Watch out, there's 4 underneath us coming in fast!” shouted Donis.

”Thanks lad, I was waiting for them to get closer,” shouted back Striga as she leapt into the air.

Donis wasted no more time either, but unlike Striga, didn't have that insane jumping prowess.

'Wait, can I jump that high? I never even tried,' thought Donis as he leapt into the air. Much to his surprise, he easily jumped to about 6m into the air. Glee filling his lungs as he realised he could actually do this the whole time, but he didn't have too much time to celebrate, as the almighty power of gravity had threatened to bring him down to earth.