Chapter 515: HONK (2/2)

Breathe in, breathe out.

Just a single look around allowed me to realise that just this small outburst of mine was enough to deprive all three of them off their consciousness, leaving me all alone with the possible source of the pressure that made it hard to reach this spot in the first place.

Turning my head forward, towards the depths of the cave, I could see a set of insanely thick, metal rods, blocking anything that was even deeper inside the tunnel from escaping towards the freedom.

”Just what the hell did they hid there…”

Unable to hold back my own curiosity, I moved a few steps forward in order to get a better view of what was contained inside this enclosure.

”HONK!”

As if the entire mountain crashed against my body and a soul, I suddenly found myself flying towards the entrance of the cave at the speed roughly the same as when I jumped inside. Only thanks to the quick wits of mine did I manage to shift my body midair and avoid smashing against the hard rocks of the path outside headfirst, crushing them under my feet instead.

”What the heck?!”

While I initially reached this place out of curiosity, the fact that I found something so powerful to actually completely break my balance and send me flying hurt my pride quite a lot. I didn't pride myself of being strong by ignoring the clashes with such potent opponents, but by using all the means necessary to overcome the challenge that they presented!

As the anger at my pride being shattered just like that started coursing through my mind, I could feel the energy contained within my body violently coursing through my veins and acupoints, only making it harder to remain calm in the situation.

My own damned body was giving me the signals for the first time ever since I met with that damned overpowered cultivator that dared to hurt Eve, that whatever it was in the depths of the cave, forced me to decide between fighting or running as if I was some simple animal relying only on my instinct to survive!

Recognising this state of my body as something that scientists or doctors back in earth would call an adrenaline rush, I couldn't help but grin stupidly while coating my entire body with a thick layer of entropy and abandoning all the ideas of keeping my other defences up.

If the entity that managed to kick me out so far with just its voice alone was capable of doing so from beyond those thick, iron bars, then banking on the normal shield would only pose an even greater risk to me, as it would prevent me from taking a hard stance on the ground!

Taking a few, deep breaths to calm myself down to the point where I could fully focus on fighting despite the anger still coursing through my mind, I tensed the muscles on my thighs, lowered the centre of my own mass and looked forward.

ONLY TO JUMP BACK INSIDE THE CAVE!