Chapter 289: Carnage Pt 2 (1/2)

That pissed me off, but I didn't let it make me lose my cool; I just needed to take this in strides. It was just trying to get under my skin, and tricks weren't going to work on this monster.

I opened my hands and started to circle and lowered my center of gravity, spreading my stance. I needed to watch out for the creature's mouth, but taking it down was going to be the best option.

I would have to prepare to defend the counter-blow that would surely come. Still, taking Carnage down and breaking to bones would slow it down some.

Carnage was watching me as I circled, but after I opened my hands, the smile had left. I guess that it could assume I was about to try, meaning I was on the right path.

I slowly closed the circle, and the creature raised its hands as I got closer, but right as I got within reach, Carnage started to back up. I wanted to taunt it, but I remembered Libra's word and just kept focused on the red-robed monster.

”Strike us, fool!”

”You are nothing!”

”We will consume you!”

”We are inevitable!”

I was really starting to get annoyed with that voice constantly saying the same droning hive talk, but I had to remain calm. It was clear now that this thing was just trying to get me to react and make a brash move that it could counter.

I still couldn't figure out if it was playing with me or not, but I was starting to think that it wasn't very good at offense. The attacks that it had done were not that fast either, but it was more than likely holding back with its smug attitude.

We were still in the corridor of Hexagon portals, and I considered jumping into one of them, but that wouldn't do me any good. Then I considered what I knew as I kept pace with Carnage.

He was keeping his distance, but that meant he didn't want me to get in close, but just how fast was he really? My earlier thoughts about running came back to me, and I decided to give it a shot.

I turned and ran as fast as I could to the next ring.

”What?!”

”Where is he going?!”

”Wait!”