Chapter 453 - Prey Preying on Predator (Part-1) (1/2)

The thirteenth floor, or as Ryuu remember from his previous life was dubbed as an unlucky number, though he never believed in such things it was fun watching others fret over a number nonetheless.

'Numbers run the Universe, sometimes that saying was so true, in my previous life if I remember correctly some scientist did manage to prove that the world around us nothing but numbers, and he was right, maybe someday someone can read those numbers and manage to play with them, it sure would be nice.'

Ryuu thoughts came to an abrupt halt as a large smile blossomed on his lips before he let out a mad cackle making a few to scoot away from him.

”Ahem.”

The sound of throat-clearing brought him out of his daydream as Frost Flames spoke, ”Are you alright Ryan? You suddenly began to cackle out loudly.”

Ryuu blushed red in embarrassment as he began to speak, ”Well I was suddenly struck by a sudden bout of inspiration and came up with this wonderful idea that I wish to experiment on as soon as we leave this place.”

”Just remember to be near your teachers when you do something stupid.”

Ryuu spoke with mock anger on his face, ”Hey sister Zywia since when do I do something stupid?”

Zywia simply rolled her eyes at his antics but did not reply to him, as Su-Min spoke with a tired sigh while leaning over Zywia, ”Aw, I am going to melt because of this heat.”

Zywia simply shoved Su-Min off of her as she spoke with anger, ”Stop it, you do not need to make me infect with heat, now move away shoo.”

Su-Min faked her tears as she lunged towards Frost Flames who squawked upon at having her privacy being invaded as Zywia spoke with a content sigh, ”No here is someone cools just let me stay like this for a second.”

Frost Flames sent a pleading look towards Ryuu who simply smiled before dragging Su-Min away from her by holding the nape of her neck just like a cat carrying her kitten before slapping a talisman on her forehead.

”I hope you are cool enough now so stop clinging to others and do not remove the talisman if you do not wish to feel hot.”

Su-Min simply pouted her face hidden behind the talisman as she spoke, ”Can you deal everything with a talisman but more importantly, why stuck it on my forehead?”

Ryuu simply shrugged as he spoke, ”Calm mind can work wonders after all as such I stuck it where it was needed most, and I hope it is working.”

Su-Min pouted at his words only for Amnon to interrupt their chat, ”Everyone please focus, our prey is here and we have yet to complete our hunt.”

A scream was heard as a hulking behemoth broken open the cover of lava screaming out loudly announcing its arrival to the world, the creature was followed by a figure that looked like a red lobster.

”Brother True-Spear, are you alright? You look a cooked lobster.”

True-Spear glared towards a smirking Ryuu as he spoke, ”That's it, next time I will send you down in the lava to lure out a prey.”

Ryuu simply smiled at him before charging towards the raging and thrashing creature, Ryuu decided to use Genesis to combat the Lava Wyvern, which unfurled its wings spraying lava all-around before taking to the sky.

”Ho trying to run away, futile.”

With that Ryuu vanished from his position before reappearing on top of the wyvern thrusting his spear hard making the beast collapse on the ground with great agony.

The wyvern collapsed on the ground as it roared out loud, others may not be able to hear it clearly but Ryuu was able to.

”Your insolent whelps, how dare you to do this to me, I will get killed by her now, how dare you expose my position oh Heavens she will be here now.”

His words managed to stop Ryuu on his tracks as he stared at the frightened creature, 'Huh, we are attacking it but the Wyvern is not afraid of us but something else entirely, it is so scared and desperate to escape, I could taste his fear from here, something is not right.'

Ryuu decided to intervene only to stop as the Wyvern suddenly curled up in a ball as if it had given up and all Ryuu could understand was muttering of she is here over and over again.

'The Wyvern might be only a be eighth-ranked Mystic Immortal but still, it is dragonkin, even if its blood is polluted and thin, to throw away its pride and give up its life, but not because of us, something is seriously wrong.'

”Everyone, get away as far as possible, something is wrong a Wyvern if the blood has thinned out and is polluted, it is still a kin of Dragons and Dragons are proud and vain yet he has given up and waiting for death something is wrong very wrong.”

His words made the group freeze and upon recalling the actions of the Wyvern, which immediately submitted to its death, in fact since it was dragged out from the Lava pool, it looked like it was waiting for it.

”Why did you stop attacking me? Did you not come here to kill me? kill me please kill before…oh no no she is here, she is here.”

The wyvern suddenly looked frantic and even more agitated all of a sudden as Zywia shouted out, ”That bastard might be faking it, let us deal with it.”

Ryuu would have stopped them but a feeling of dread filled him up, he felt his adrenaline rush up, suddenly he felt as if he was in front of a predator.

A hauntingly mournful sound came to his ears, at the same time his hands shook with, only for the Genesis to warm up as Requiem appeared in his right hand, a small smile appeared on his face as he whispered, ”Thank you, partners, you are a lifesaver.”

”Everyone move!!!!”

His shout once again made them disengage just in time for a large creature to swoop in before tearing the wyvern into pieces and devouring in a blink of an eye.

Ryuu's eyes widen in shock upon seeing the creature in front of him, 'Never thought I will encounter one here, my luck is rotten if I escape Eden I will not step foot outside of Ayindril for a century no a millennia at least.'

Zywia looked at the creature as before her eyes went towards Ryuu, whom she found to be shaking, 'Damn his luck is really rotten to encounter one of them here.'

The creature was a bird, not just any bird but a 'Nether-realm Bennu', a very dangerous creature, especially for Ryuu, as the bird was widely regarded as a 'Dragon Bane'.

Ryuu took a deep breath as his mind went over all the information that he could remember about the creature, every possible weakness he could exploit as well every attack that he should be wary of and try to avoid.

The creature meanwhile turned to look at its surroundings unfurling its wings it was about to take to the sky only to stop as its head swivelled towards Ryuu's direction, to Ryuu it seemed as if the bird was incredibly happy, he could practically feel the bird salivating.