85 A Broken Duo (2/2)
She sprinted straight towards Alex at top speed, startling all her nearby teammates before jumping straight on the unassuming Alex, greatly surprising him, holding him and jumping away from where the rumbling sound was coming from.
”Hey! What the hell is your problem! Get the fuck off of me you slut!” Alex roared in anger, immediately shoving Jayden away in disgust.
”I was just trying to hel…” Jayden was interrupted by an armoured, massive brown worm jumping out of the sand like a whale jumping out of water.
”Huh! What!! Why do you keep risking your life!? Why do you keep trying to save me!! Why are you being so nice!!! Why are you not trying to get my dick like the slut you are!! I just don't get it! Are you trying to manipulate me or something!! I've known you for so long!! This isn't at all like you!! People don't change this drastically in such a short amount of time!!” Alex roared in clear confusion.
”I already told you! I changed after I met a certain man! He brought happiness to my otherwise bleak, meaningless existence. He allowed me to better judge others, only hurting people when they hurt you. Not seeing everyone and everything around you as a toy or personal plaything! He taught me to work hard, that I must always try my best to do anything and everything in my power to achieve my goals and dreams! No matter the price! And, didn't you also change! I remember that you used to be the biggest asshole ever when we first met! Then, after we stopped talking for a month or so, you suddenly changed!! So! Why are you still being a dick to me!! Why can't you accept the new me!! We were once really good friends you know!!” Jayden replied with watery eyes and clear passion in her voice.
Alex looked at the ground with a frown on his face, trying his best to take in everything Jayden said to him once more. He still just couldn't fully accept everything Jayden just said, especially after all the years he has known her.
'It should be impossible for someone to change so drastically in such a short amount of time without faking it… Right… My case was special…Right? Ahhhhh!!! Was Moby not actually manipulated to say what he said? Was he being honest with me, telling me the truth?? Ahhhhh!!! I don't know what to think anymore!!!' He thought with extreme mental conflict and strain.
Alex quickly shook his head and focused on the big problem at hand, the huge worm growling ahead of him.
”Whatever! Now is not the time for such useless chatter! We have to take down this beast right in front of us! I believe I saw it in the bestiary in the desert section prior to us entering the desert. It is a Brown Terram Sand Worm, by far the strongest beast found in the desert. It is a B rank beast and should be very extremely rare to find. However, the bestiary seems to always be fucking up and getting everything wrong when it comes to this planet so I wouldn't be surprised if the bestiary's description of it was bullshit.” Alex explained.
'Ahhhh!! So this must be the same sandworm that Moby and his team fought. However, this time, it seems much weaker and didn't go for any quicksand manoeuvre! I thought this thing was rarer than a unicorn!! Did we both just get really unlucky??' Jayden inwardly questioned.
The team assumed their usual fighting position. Alex was alone in the front who will engage in close combat. Jayden and Marth were further back providing ranged support and protected parson who was beside them, Jayden with her daggers and Marth with his wind blades. A little further back were Becky and Alli who provided only minimal support in a fight such as this.
Over the past 5 days, the team had grown exponentially better as a group. Their teamwork was impeccable. This was mostly due to Alex's ability to be a great leader and bring people together, even forcing himself to act fake nice to Jayden so the team's atmosphere doesn't turn sour and negative.
Luckily for them, the worm seemed like it belonged to a lower B rank in terms of strength which allowed them to take it out with only medium difficulty. It was much weaker than the one Moby's team went up against.
Alex was able to easily dodge most of the worm's attacks due to his lightning-fast speed and reflexes, beating the worm with only minimal damages sustained.
However, just like Moby's team, they did not notice that the worm was not actually dead, but rather shed its hard skin, burying itself under the sand for a sneak attack.
Luckily, Jayden was already expecting such a maneuver thanks to hearing Moby's experiences with the fight so she warned her team in time for one of them was swallowed whole by the worm's sneak attack.
Eventually, the team's constant wailing was able to bring the worm down with Alex seemingly getting the final blow by digging a hole through its stomach. However, the actual finishing blow was snatched by Jayden who expertly threw an extremely enhanced dagger with perfect timing before Alex could deliver the finishing blow. It was a strategy Moby told her to do called ”Kill Stealing”.
The team cashed in the worm in for points keeping them comfortably in 2nd place in between team Natalia and Team Abby who were 3rd and 1st respectively, the team took a quick rest allowing Alli to heal all their wounds before Jayden suggested them to go to the forest that was visible in the distance, the same forest that Moby and Natalia laid.
Luckily, her team found no problem with the suggestion and headed straight for the forest in the distance to continue hunting. Jayden had been subtly leading and nudging her team in Moby's direction and it seemed like no one thought that what she was doing was weird or suspicious, not even Alex who always kept a close eye on Jayden's every action.
'Hahahahahhaha! The time has almost come!' Jayden thought in excitement, trying her best to hide a devilish laugh and a smile under her impeccable poker face.