Chapter 939: Limited Means, Greater Disposal (1/2)

The battle between the two Monster Gecko groups ended up in a stalemate as the Monster Geckos from the first village retreated into the village in fear of an ambush. As they were just monsters without any sentience, despite their superior physical prowess, they only reacted based on external disturbances, behaving accordingly.

That's why they retreated into their village immediately, not even thinking of any other solutions. Besides, their first instinct was to protect the regular populace that was in the village, the non-fighters.

Based on what Krune had gathered over the past months, the Monster Geckos had non-combatants among their populace. Moreover, non-combatants made up most of their populace. They were in charge of collecting the fruits, harvesting materials for building constructs in their village, making their tools and weapons, giving birth, and so on.

The combatants among their populace made up only a small fraction. It was only this fraction that patrolled their village and usually only did that. Even though every Monster Gecko that had survived had gone into the ocean at least once and hunted a fish, due to their lifestyle, their battling skills had no longer been sharpened.

Moreover, it wasn't as if everyone hunted massive predator fishes. Most just survived the ocean and hunted a relatively easier target that was within their capabilities. Only the ambitious ones targeted the dangerous ones, grabbing their attention until either one of them died.

Now that a group fight had erupted, and it seemed like the strained tensions between the villages would result in a war, all the non-combatants retreated into the village as the gates were soon shut.

Krune watched the ongoing fight, observing the Monster Geckos die one after another. As they went at each other without any hesitation, every attack removed flesh and drew out blood. Though, until now, both the Mutants were uninjured, dodging the attacks of their foes while attacking.

They used their superior agility to dodge and move around. And no matter what happened, it seemed a victor between them wouldn't be decided that easily, at least unless the surrounding Monster Geckos did something.

Nevertheless, the other Monster Geckos were immersed in their fight, moving the battle to a nearby location. Upon seeing their actions, Krune muttered, ”The two Mutants are equally matched. The fight would only result in a pyrrhic victory. That would be a waste, too much of a waste of this opportunity.”

Krune frowned as he heard the sounds of rocks being shattered. Noticing their massive figures, his eyes lit up as he sprinted back to his cave, picking up three Blood Essence Crystals before heading back to the scene of battle.

Without hesitation, he threw two of them forward, watching them land on the rocky ground and skip a couple of times before stopping near the two Mutant Monster Geckos. He kept the other one in his hand, intending to swallow it at a moment's notice, retreating further back as he observed.

There was only a moment's hesitation in the two Mutants that acted based on their instincts, scurrying to the Blood Essence Crystals after sensing the sheer energy in them, fighting between each other as they picked one each. And in their hurry, they swallowed the Blood Essence Crystals and continued their fight.

But this time, they possessed explosive vigor. Their attacks were stronger, they were able to move faster, and their momentum was more imposing. But even with that, since their skill levels were similar, they still failed to land an attack on their opponent.

Moreover, spurred by the sheer energy gushing into their bodies, they moved at a faster pace, making elaborate leaps as they danced through the area, encroaching upon the territory of the battle between the two Monster Gecko groups.

As they missed each other's bodies when they attacked, the attacks of the two Mutants wounded the Monster Geckos one after another, soon beginning to kill them. And whenever their side lost a member due to the actions of the other party, the Mutant Monster Geckos would increase the flurry of their attacks.

Unsurprisingly, this increased the speed at which the Monster Geckos fell. It created a vicious cycle, at the end of which only the two Mutants were alive. During all this commotion, they had noticed Krune's heat signature, slowly moving towards him as they fought.

Upon noticing the third party in the place, they were wary. But despite that, their fury continued to drive them to attack each other. As for Krune, whenever the two Mutants approached him, he backstepped accordingly, moving farther away from the first village as he approached closer and closer to the edge of the forest.

Time passed in such a manner with Krune sweating buckets, being extremely vigilant all this time. After all, the moment the two Mutants targeted him, he had to sprint with all his might at a moment's notice. A delayed reaction at this moment would just cause his death.

Just as he had expected, after more than an hour passed, the two Mutants were unnerved by his presence, intending to finish him off first before continuing their fight. As if they had come to a tacit understanding instantly, the two Mutants shot towards Krune.

Having been ready for this all along, Krune swallowed the Blood Essence Crystal he had been holding all this time, sprinting instantly as the two Mutants closed in on him. To ensure their hooks wouldn't pierce him, Krune ran through a curved path, slipping past the bone trees.

But within a couple of minutes, the two Mutants were now 10 meters away from him. At this very moment, his back radiated with the Neon Radiance, shining two beams that targeted the Mutants, one beam each.