Chapter 211: Scorpion (2/2)

When they had mentioned that a desert was a land filled with sands, he had assumed it would be white sand, like the ones found in river banks, but this was different.

”How different are the other places too? These volcanoes, glaciers, oceans,” he couldn't help but wonder.

He drank water from the river and was about to leave when something rustled behind him. He immediately turned around to see what it was.

Surprisingly, or maybe as expected, it was a monster. It was a normal-looking scorpion, with a black exoskeleton and a pointed tail that was sure to have venom in it. The thing that surprised Alex the most was its size.

It was nearly 2 meters in length and a meter in width. He looked at the scorpion with wide eyes, and the scorpion looked back. The scorpion showed no contemplation before it directly ran towards him to attack.

It tried to snap at him with its two pincers in the front, but Alex was fast enough and he jumped back. The scorpion didn't stop, however. It continued moving forward and tried to snap at him a couple more times.

Alex didn't have to worry much, however. His Elusive Heavenly Sword was good enough for him to dodge the monster's attack. He tried to look for an opening to smash the beast's head.

The scorpion attacked him once more, trying to snap at him. But Alex managed to dodge and threw a punch at its head.

Suddenly, the scorpion's tail came at him, faster than any attack that the scorpion was doing until now. Alex hastily dodged backward and the venomous stinger barely went past his head.

Had he been a second late, he would have lost his head right now. Even if his body was strong enough to survive the hit, the poison would surely kill him.

Putrid smell hovered in the air as Alex subconsciously breathed it in. Realizing what he was doing, he immediately exhaled every single breath of air he had taken just now.

”That was close. I nearly breathed in the venom,” he thought. He didn't know if the venom in fact did work like that or not. But it was never a bad idea to prepare against the worst.

He once more tried to attack the scorpion, only this time he was ready for the stinger. The stinger came as expected and went past him. Just as the tail was outstretched, Alex jumped on the scorpion's back and grabbed its tail with all of his body.

And then, he ripped it out. Surprisingly, the scorpion's defense wasn't as strong as he had assumed. He rotated the ripped tail and slammed the stinger back into the scorpion, killing it in an instant.

Only then did Alex got off of it, and look a large breather. The fight hadn't lasted long, but it was a very dangerous one, and he was happy to have won in the end.