Chapter 106 Scouting party 1 (2/2)
”damn it's hard!”
”Gus watch out the tail is coming!”
Gus raised his sword and blocked the tail that shot down with break neck speed
*CLANG*
Gus was pushed back a few meters by the tail, meanwhile Vanessa took the opportunity and slashed down on the exposed tail with all her strength and managed to cut into the tail slightly which clearly pissed of the sand scorpion as it with lightning speed shot one of its claws forwards and clutched Vanessa
”CAPTAIN!”
”oh no you don't!”
Mars appeared next to the claw and made a lightning fast slash that cut right through the claw, severing it form the sand scorpion
*KISSAAAAHHHH!!!*
”oh it's pissed now”
Mars didn't hang around he activated [Instant movement] and disappeared meanwhile Victoria was shooting shadow spears at the sand scorpion, but her shadow spears had little effect as they only pierced a few centimeters into the chitin but it did give Vanessa enough time to free herself from the severed claw of the sand scorpion and pull back
”...time to end this”
Mars appeared silently on top of the sand scorpion and lightly touched its head with his left hand before suddenly
*BOOM!!!*
like a giant invisible boot had stepped on the scorpion it flattened almost completely spewing it innards out of the cracks in its chitin and onto the desert sand, looking at the now dead sand scorpion Vanessa pulled herself out of her daze
”wow... what was that Mars?”
”hmm... something like a special skill”
Nicole also awoke form her daze
”...awesome, hey Mars what's it called?”
”secret”
”aw come on Mars you can tell me!”
”...still a secret”
”che... never mind that captain, can we eat this tonight?”
Vanessa took off her helmet and nodded
”sure, as long as you disassemble it yourself”
Nicole gave a salute
”yes captain, I'm on it!”
Mars looked at the dead sand scorpion and asked Hans
”you can eat that?”
”sure can, it's one of the best kind of meat in the desert”
”I see... mind if I take the core?”
”well I'm fine with it but ask the captain”
”okay”
Mars walked over to Vanessa
”hey captain, you mind if I take the core?”
”well you did kill it so why not”
”thanks”
Mars got his sword ready and helped Nicole disassemble the sand scorpion and by night time they had finished and began eating the meat, Mars roasted some over his flame and first made Victoria taste some of it
”how is it?”
”it's.... good... more”
”okay here you go”
Mars gave Victoria another piece before he bit into his own
”oh this is good”
the meat was tender and faintly tasted like chicken
”I told you right?”
”yeah you were right Hans, here you go”
Mars handed a piece to Hans that had gotten out of his armor suit
”oh thanks”
Hans bit into the meat with glee on his face
”hey not fair Mars!”
”don't worry there's more where it came from Nicole”
”fine then I want the next piece”
”sure... and here you are”
”thanks!”
Mars looked out over the night desert while he roasted more of the sand scorpion meat for the rest of the squad the only one not eating yet was Vanessa that was talking with the general tough a communicator powered by mana stones, after she finished she walked over and joined the group and sat down next to Victoria, Mars quickly handed her some roasted meat
”thanks Mars... I most say you're more of a asset them I ever expected”
Mars naturally felt happy being praised and gave a smile
”I only do what I can”
Vanessa ate a little of the roasted sand scorpion meat before she looked over the rest of the squad
”okay eyes on me, when we're done eating hit the hay. Mars and Victoria you guys have first night watch, be sure to wake me and Gus before you end your shift”
”yes captain”
the squad gradually got done eating and began resting in the tents they had brought with them, only Mars and Victoria was awake after some time, they sat by a campfire and was snuggled up with Victoria lying on Mars's lap and Mars slowly petting her on the head while he looked into the campfire as the night gradually grew longe