Chapter 74: Baneteeths (2/2)

Yaro saw the serious expression on Mei and stretched out her hand as a long grey spear manifested out from her chest and appeared in her hand.

The blade of the spear had a silver outline with an elongated shape and looked quite intimidating, which was quite contrary to her personality.

However, Mei didn't take out her bow but was instead surveying her surroundings.

Arion felt that the weird smell he sensed earlier was becoming more obvious as seconds passed, and suddenly he felt that the surroundings no longer looked peaceful but instead, an ominous air seemed to seep in while the hills appeared to look darker.

The winds were making wild hissing sounds as they brushed past Arion and the others as if warning them that something bad was about to happen.

Suddenly a dark yet bright smoke of flames manifested before them to form a vague disfigured shape of a monster with long sharp fangs.

Arion was shocked to see a ghost-like monster suddenly appearing out of nowhere and gulped, seeing how terrifying and ugly its face looked.

But the dread he was feeling from its aura and immense pressure made him forget to breathe. Just taking one look at its horrendous face was enough to make one have nightmares for an entire lifetime.

'Why is this world so dangerous??' Arion couldn't help but inwardly ask himself. And even though this ghost-like monster was floating in mid-air a few meters away, he still could feel the heat emanating from it, making his skin feel like it might melt under its scorching heat.

He wanted to raise his bow and fire at this monster, but his body wasn't listening to him.

”It's the Hell Wraith! Arion and Shun, stand behind us!” Mei shouted in a tense voice as she pulled back the petrified Arion.

However, Shun had already slipped back behind Yaro while keeping a keen eye on what was ahead.

”What's a Dreadling this powerful doing here??” Yaro asked with a grave expression since she clearly didn't expect a monster this powerful to appear before them out of the blue.

*SCREEECH!*

The Hell Wraith opened its horrendous looking mouth and let out an ear-bleeding screech.

But contrary to his expectations, Arion didn't feel frightened by its screech but instead felt a wave of willpower flooding his mind, calming down his heart.

It was as if its screech only made him braver instead of making him feel fear. Suddenly, he felt as if this Hell Wraith, despite looking so powerful and frightening, wasn't worth a glance from him.

Arion was confused by his own emotions and wondered if he suffered some kind of brain damage to not at all have a sense of fear towards this monster. It was as if he was unconsciously looking down upon this monster.

After all, if he didn't possess a sense of fear towards a monster way more powerful than him, wouldn't he be prone to making careless decisions or acting recklessly?

Isn't that why fear was a great tool for one's survival?

It was no different than how a man would feel fear when a lion appears before him, and his fear would make him think of different ways to escape from the lion's assault or maybe even fight back if he had a weapon.

However, now Arion's eyes were clear and were filled with pure confidence as he stood tall with his back straight, looking at the Hell Wraith without batting an eyelid.

'It's just a weak apparition with flames...no different than a worm you could easily step on and extinguish to oblivion...' Arion involuntarily murmured these words in his mind and even put a foot forward as if he was ready to take on this monster easily.

The Hell Wraith felt the contempt and killing intent in Arion's eyes and became enraged that someone so weak was disregarding its whole existence.

It opened its wide mouth as dark orange flames burst out of its mouth and headed towards Arion.