Chapter 100 The Great Hunt 21 (1/2)

”Good, you're ssstill alive.”

Nuru casually appeared behind John, scaring him a little.

”I thought you would have been dead by now, you're ssstronger than I initially thought.” Nuru said a joking way with a wide grin. She extended her hand toward John, willing to help him get up.

”Thanks for the compliment, I think...” John grasped her hand and stood up. ”How did you managed to open up that hole?” John scanned Nuru's body up and down, and he didn't saw anything that could be used to cause such explosion, there was no Rocket Launcher, grenade, etc, visible, she was only with the spear in her hands.

”It'sss a little trick, take a look.” Nuru smiled and pointed at the spearhead. She slightly shook the spear and at the same time a small sphere, seemingly made of energy, appeared in there.

The blue energy ball quietly hovered over the green and brown spear, it didn't seem to menacing, but John that was to it could feel the power within it.

”It's...your spear?” John asked, unsure if his guess was right. It could be something in the spear, a new Tech Ability, or something like what Peri showed him before.

”Yes, you are right. This is my ssspear'sss Ssspecial Ability, Energy Bomb, but I don't think we have time to discuss about this now.” Nuru pointed at the Ixodoom that have recovered itself from the pain and dizziness cause by Nuru's Energy Bomb.

The Ixodoom instantly ignored John and stared at Nuru with its eyes filled with rage.

”Looksss like I have his attention.” Nuru calmly spoke to John, ”While I keep hisss attention in myssself you need to go and attack the openingsss that I'm going to make in itsss ssshell. I can't repeatedly ussde the Ssspecial Ability one after the other. I also am using a close range weapon. Before I can even fire another Energy Bomb, his ssshell would have ressstored. It'sss your job to caussse irreparable wounds into the flesssh of the holesss that I'm going to make. If we keep with thisss ssstrategy I think we might end thisss rather fassst.”

”Alright...” John nodded as he agreed with the plan she suggested.

With a simple motion the Spitfire Assault Rifle appeared once again in his hand.

As they readied themselves, the Ixodoom started to charge at them.

John took another Flashbang, the white grenade, and threw at the Ixodoom.

*Bam*

With a muffled explosion and a bright flash, the Ixodoom was once again blinded by a Flashbang.

The creature stopped the charge instinctively, and stayed put. It didn't start to roar and madly move around like before, it stood in the place and cautiously listened to the surroundings. It clearly learned from the previous lesson.

Nuru positioned herself in a safes distance and swung her spear, sending the cracking energy ball at the Ixodoom.

*BOOM*

*ROARRRRR!!!!*

The creature roared in pain and anger as it started to erratically move around.

John focused his eyes at the Ixodoom and waited to the opportunity to fire at the the crater that was created in the monster's forehead.

Bullet Time.