Chapter 88: Ruin Dwellers (2/2)

I pointed at the spot where he was currently standing to warn her.

Hearing my shout, he immediately jumped out of it

Jayna followed up with her sparkling green vines. It quickly wrapped around the thick arm that was looking for something to grab.

Willing her vines to move accordingly, Jayna pulled out the enemy and for the first time, we saw its whole body.

It's a two-legged brown-skinned creature whose two arms were long and as thick as a tree trunk.

It looks like a monkey except its arms are twice as thick and it didn't have any fur.

”Eeekk!”

Upon realizing that he was plucked out of the ground, it released a shriek.

We reflexively covered our ears but when I realized it's not as strong as we expected, I sent an Air Bullet towards its neck where its vocal cords are located. Being hit accurately, it immediately stopped shrieking.

The vine that's holding the creature up fell down along with it. Jagu who's the nearest among us immediately pounced on it and using his clawed hands, gutted the creature.

With its stomach open, its black-colored blood spilled on the ground as it fell limp, lifeless.

With that short encounter, I already gauged the creature. Though its limbs were strong that it could burrow freely underneath, that was its only redeeming feature. Its body was so weak that one claw from Jagu broke open its skin.

”Aside from its arms, its whole body is weak. Remember that.”

My voice took them out of their trance as they went back to their previous positions.

Using the same strategy, with Jayna pulling them out, we killed three more of the same creature.

However, after that, the number of them emerging at the same time increased.

”Keep a certain distance and away from the holes, that way you won't collide with each other.”

My instructions kept on coming while we waited for Yumiko to finish her Spirit Channeling.

I already saw a glimpse of the Spirit who was about to communicate with her.

It's a giant Spirit whose body couldn't be seen properly even at this distance.

That girl, will she stomp her feet later and bring us down to these creature's lair?

Hopefully not. I'm also curious about the shining thing that these creatures are seemingly protecting.

Is it just a bait lure or something that may be useful to one of us here?

Crack! Crack!

I was absorbed in my thoughts when two cracks appeared below my feet.

”Daisuke!”

Jayna worriedly shouted as her vines immediately moved to my rescue.

However, even before the arms of the creatures emerged from the ground, I drew my sword and stabbed it below before activating Energy Explosion.

Among everyone here, I think I'm one of the most aware of what's happening below us. These creatures wouldn't be able to escape my senses as soon as they entered the range of my perception.

Plus there's also the Adaptability that could trigger if a really dangerous threat is approaching.

Boom!

Through the Energy Explosion, the rocks shattered and were blown off revealing two surprised creatures as they were just about to stick their arms out to grab my feet.

I smirked at them and jumped back, before sending an Energy Slash which followed Jayna's vines.

Before they could submerge themselves on the ground again, they're already restricted and cut in half with their shrieks stuck on their throats.

”Everyone. Jump!”

And right after that, a powerful surge of Psyche Energy spread out from Yumiko that captured all our attention to focus on her words.

With the Phantom of the Spirit appearing behind her, Yumiko cupped her fist and punched the ground in front of her.

By that time, we already heeded her voice and jumped as high as possible.

From Yumiko's fist, a shockwave ran through the ground and seeped into it.

A few seconds later numerous shrieks rang out as a countless number of creatures were flung out from wherever they were located and the holes that were made by it were all closed up

That shockwave from the punch of Yumiko flushed out every creature hiding underground, even the seemingly worn-out body of the Spirit Beast from earlier.

I don't know if he's still alive but he's already back to his original form.

”Just remember, avoid their arms!”

As soon as our feet landed back on the ground, I reminded everyone before we all picked our targets.

Well, except Rane. She went to the body of that Spirit Beast and pulled it back to our side.

I couldn't care less about what she wanted to do, our priority right now was to eliminate these Ruin Dwellers. As long as it wouldn't endanger any of us here, she could save that guy anytime she wanted to.