Chapter 702: Clash (1/2)

The Hag - Amalia screeched in sheer fury and indignation.

It didn't even take her seconds for her to revert to her original form which is that of an overgrown insect. All reason was gone from her head the moment she saw the charred corpse of her youngest still smoking on the tip of this young man's spear.

Her voice was piercingly loud that it could make someone ears bleed. Her body instantly bloated and contorted into different shapes and sizes, making for a hair-raising scene. Her bones creaked loudly, her eyes with crimson red, her aura and sheer anger she was emanating was stifling but it didn't have much effect of Vendrick.

Under his gaze, she shed her Hag skin and revealed her true form. Thick jet black carapace covered majority of her body which looked like a centipede, her head was that of an ant, with antennas and all. She has two pairs of moth wings, her legs were akin to sharp daggers that dug through the soil, and her entire being was emanating viscous curses and hexes.

A foul stench immediately filled the room, and the moment Amalia finished transforming, she attacked Vendrick.

Their clash caused the underground network to collapse, this however didn't faze Amalia due to her thick carapace protecting her body, she continued her rampage, not even a second did she let him out of her sights.

Vendrick stared back at her, but not out of admiration that's for sure. He was studying her as their battle rages on. Just like Amalia, he couldn't care less about the underground network collapsing. Thanks to his sharp senses and his perverted strength, he managed to deflect the Hag's attack despite the chaos ensuing around them.

Each blows they exchanged were heavy and severe. Sparks appeared whenever her arms and his spear clashed. Amalia was larger than she was and the number of her legs can overwhelm Vendrick but he didn't.

Maybe it's because of her mood, but Amalia's instincts reverted back to its animalistic state. She's no different from a strong Demonic Beast now, the only thing she got is her size, speed and her toughness that's all. As for her intelligence, well she threw that out of the window the moment she reverted back to her true form.

This isn't to say that the battle became easier. Vendrick never forgotten that he's fighting against a Hag. The amount of curses and hexes she's emanating poses danger to him despite him releasing lightning and thunder. He can prevent it from infecting him but one slip is all she needs for him to be riddled of curses and hexes. If that happens, Vendrick might as well kill himself with his own hands.

The curses and hexes on her body were like poisons or venoms. Handling her should be done in a careful manner since one small mishap will produce undesirable effects. This is why Vendrick's taking his time.

He's defending himself and studying the noticeable habits that the Hag was displayed as they fight. He didn't mind a prolonged battle. He has the stamina and endurance to last anyways. And with those plus his close inspection of the Hag, he'll have the chance of launching a counter attack.

Their battle caused the collapse of the underground network completely but it didn't stop and took them above the surface. Vendrick mostly retreated and defended himself while the Hag was hot on his trails, flashing her sharp legs at him.

As they clashed, Vendrick noticed a movement inside the Hag's body thanks to his ocular technique. From the path its taking, he predicted her next move which made him jump high up in the air.

It turns out that his prediction was sound. Jumping above, he managed to avoid being drenched in acidic and probably highly toxic spit of the Hag, but that doesn't stop there. The spit she was releasing was a long stream and she moved her head to follow where he was at.

Vendrick pushed his soles and evade it again but turning into a bolt of lightning. While in that form, he also shot out numerous lightning pythons to attack the Hag. It had some effect but very minimal, it didn't hurt her but it managed to shave a good chunk of curses and hexes on her body.

The Hag eventually realized that her spit wasn't effective against him so she stopped. She shrieked loudly and all of a sudden, her sharp legs dislodged from her body and turned into projectiles that chased after Vendrick.

Vendrick was surprised but he managed to keep his cool and evaded the projectiles by turning into a bolt of lightning, however they were tracking his movements pretty closely so it pressured him even more.

To counter this, Vendrick brandished his spear and sent several lightning streaking towards the projectiles. Unlike the Hag's body, the legs were more fragile and his counter attack was enough to neutralize them. However, it would seem that it's no use since when he looked back at the Hag, her legs had already re-grown.

Vendrick didn't panic though, he remain calm and assessed his position as the Hag relentlessly chased him down.

The sounds of their clash caused this part of the wilderness to tremble. Out of fear, most of the demonic beasts nearby fled deeper into the forest, away from the clash since they could tell that it getting caught up in their fight would spell death to them.