Chapter 374: Dance Baby~ (2/2)

Very few traps were laid below that point. After all, the large layer of sand over them prevented them from collapsing when a prey moved above. Jyorta looked at the various dunes, gazing at the wind that made wave patterns over them, 'I guess this is a necessary expenditure. Only through this would we become strong enough to face the actual Wilds.'

Aura Personification—Hallucination!

Jyorta aimed it through a fair area, hoping for a Frenzy Beast to take the bait. Traversing the sand on foot was an idiotic venture that was bound to physically exhaust him. Maybe if he were an Amplifier, he could grit through it. But as an Esper, he would be exhausted beyond the point of moving—halfway through the layer.

Jyorta sat on the steps, transmitting his hallucination through various areas. He waited patiently, finding no Frenzy Beast surface. The sand contained its own aura, resisting his aura. Based on his previous trial and errors, he judged that even his strongest aura beam would lose its effect within a metre through the sand.

So, Jyorta was put in a passive spot. His only option was to seep his aura personification through the gaps in the sand structures, possibly trying to seep it into the traps, at the bottom of which the Frenzy Beasts lay in wait.

He failed to spot any One-Horned Rhino in the vicinity, possibly hidden by the dunes farther away. If there was even one, his job would have been easier. One-Horned Rhinos usually lived above the surface, so his aura could reach them through the air which had lower resistance.

But, it wasn't an easy feat thanks to the auras lingering in the air—that were unleashed by the beasts in and from the layers further below. So, to overwhelm them and still transmit the effects of his aura personifications, Jyorta would need to expend a greater deal of his aura, which he didn't wish to do so at such an early point.

'It would be a bit risky, but if it's like this, then I'm only left with one choice.' Jyorta climbed the flight of stairs once again, coming face to face with the wall of web. He gently opened the triangular corner of it once again, noticing the other side was still fairly lit. A couple of Two-Faced Fireflies were flying rather near, lighting up the area.

Jyorta gazed at a Spiked Lizard that was about to sleep, having had its fill using the earlier chaos. A couple of Floating Spider legs were laid around the rock it slept upon. Jyorta aimed his finger towards it, unleashing a weaker aura beam, inlaying the aura personification of hallucination into it.

It was the targeted attack he had trained after seeing the advantages his aura beam possessed. The aura beam fell on the Spiked Lizard, swiftly encapsulating it within its effect. The Spiked Lizard stood up, sliding down its rock as it began to crawl towards the exit.

It moved slowly, like a rock, in the same manner lizards travelled before hunting their prey. This manner of movement made it aligned with the ambient aura, preventing the other creatures from noticing it easily.

The Spiked Lizards weren't well versed in the aspect of concealment, but they were still hunters, possessing their means to remain undetected by their prey. The Spiked Lizard soon passed through the hole that Jyorta had kept propped up using his psychic arm.

After it passed through, he gently returned it to normal, heaving a sigh of relief after noticing the Floating Spiders hadn't been stirred up. It seemed they were still wary from the previous indiscriminate attacks and were unable to work together for the time being.

Using his hallucination, Jyorta manipulated the Spiked Lizard to descend the flight of stairs, watching it step foot on the sand in the second layer.

”Alright, go!” Followed by his shout, the Spiked Lizard made a jump and landed on a nearby sand dune. It felt a bit weak under the sun, having evolved into a denizen of the night. Still, it wasn't adversely affected, its movements one of normalcy.

Jyorta modified his barrier to shield out all the sounds, watching it in anticipation. The Spiked Lizard sniffed at the sand for a couple of minutes, seemingly searching for something. The next moment, it let out a shrill screech.

The screech was louder than before, echoing all across the second layer. It also rattled the wall of web in layer 1, alerting all the Floating Spiders in the area into action.

The Spiked Lizard put the entirety of its long tongue outside its mouth while it lifted its front, carefully balancing its weight on its hind legs. It rose its forelegs horizontally to the ground as it wagged its tail, creating small dust clouds.

Followed by intermittent sounds it screeched, it flailed its forelimbs, spinning its tongue above its head. The Spiked Lizard had begun to breakdance.