43 Chapter 43 – Black Magma Leopard Gecko (2/2)

Blink. Blink.

A wet and fleshy inner eyelid blinked horizontally.

Adams's Enhanced sensory kicked in.

'Species: Black magma leopard gecko

Level: 22'

”Not good. Elaine! Protect Luna and step back. Go back out.” Adam started giving out orders the second he saw the level of the creature.

Every monster they had fought till now was at best 2 levels higher than they were and even then they would come out with heavy injuries. Monsters were a lot more robust than human's and could easily slaughter a human with no skills at the same level.

Right now this 4 meters long and 2-metre high gecko monster in front of them was a whole 7 level's higher than them. If he did not feel fear, then he was a fool.

He had most definitely bitten off more than he could chew.

Retreat.

This was the only thing that his mind was screaming right now. Every sensor in his body was screaming danger.

He looked back to check the portal.

'It's not there.' The portal had vanished. It was a one-way ticket to hell.

”The only way out now is to fight. Luna, do not hold anything back. It seems to be a fire-related monster. Hit it with a water territorial skill.” Adam said. Elaine jumped up and took the lead. She got into position to protect Luna and bumped Adam with a fist.

Their three years of combat experience kicked in and before Adam could think his feet had already pushed off from the ground.

In three leaps he had reached the monster that had not even uncurled itself yet. It seemed to still be lethargic after being awoken.

Adam's head was low when he bounded over so when he reached the monster his two hands swished in an upward arc. His daggers were wielded in a reverse grip and slashed at the scaleless body of this monster. Two thin white lines were drawn on the skin parallel to each other.

Without a pause to lament at the thickness of the skin of this monster Adam's two Black steel blades came back down in a flash with his whole bodies weight. Like two icepicks they nailed themselves into the monsters hide.

3 Millimetres.

This was how deep his sword stab had pierced into the over 10 cm deep hide of the monster. Blood was a far cry from being spilt.

Seeing this Adam switched from his usual flashy and swift attacks to straightforward moves. His daggers flipped in his hands and pointed upward. Two slashes went out and dug 2 millimetres into the skin.

Seeing his force was able to cut a bit deeper he went for a stab. Luna's water territorial skill activated at this point and a dense and viscous liquid raised two feet high around the monster that was still laying down. This was how quick Adam's strikes were.

With the territorial skill in place, Elaine began walking forth to get closer to the monster and assist Adam.

Not waiting for the backup Adam went in for a frontal stab.

The Gecko finally completely awoke. Its triangular head pointed at Luna and its eyes on the side of its head stared at the human that was about to stab its torso.

The way it looked at Adam was as if he was an annoying mosquito. Annoyance and killing intent was rumbling in the depths of those now round eyes.

Huff.

A black cloud of smoke was released from its nostrils and it came rolling toward Adam, completely engulfing his body.

Not paying attention to this smoke Adam continued his stab. This was the first time he had come across a monster that his weapons were ineffective against. If he could not harm it with his daggers then the whole party was doomed. He gave it his all in this stab.

His dagger pierced around 10 millimetres into the skin of the gecko and his face went pale. A screeching of wind came from his left and he instinctively raised his dagger in defence.

From the smoke came the triangular almost alligator and snake-like head of the gecko. It's mouth completely open. Exposed, were a set of hundreds of sharp white teeth with black tips. They were like mountains that had snow at their bottom but not at the peak.

Malignant. This was the only way to describe the feeling this open maw gave Adam.

He immediately let go of his dagger and pulled back his hand at the fastest speed he could possibly muster.

Crack! Crunch!

The dagger did not last a second before it cracked and vanished into the mouth of the creature.

But this was enough time for Adam to take a few steps back and regroup with Elaine.

Crunch. Crunch.

The monster maintained eye contact with the two as it slowly munched on his dagger.

”What is this thing?” Elaine asked in fright.

”A level 22 Black magma leopard gecko.” Adam could only stare back into the abyss of peril that was the eyes of this monster and state its title.

The monster slowly stood up. Unaffected by the viscous liquid that was supposed to trap it.

A short head, Long neck, Long body and a fat tail. Small bumps ran down all along its body from the top of its head to the tip of its tail. The creature had 4 lizard feet with five finger pads that had suction cups on each of the ends.

Its tail unfurled right in front of the three's eyes and they got a clear look at it. Wide at the start, the tail grew wider at the centre and finally slimmed down till it hit the tip. The end of the tail was like a whip but if anyone was unlucky enough to be hit by the centre of the tail… A mushy pile of blood would be all that remained.

The monster's skin was completely black and had the texture of a rock. Only its tail was frost white at its tip, the bumps remaining black. These spots on its tail was a reason for why it got its title of 'leopard'.

Hiss!

Black smoke shot out in two clouds from its nostrils.