Bloodlust part 2
"Hey pretty boy". He said through his smile, he hit the ground again.
Crackkk!
There was loud crack and the pit I was in widened further, this time it was wide enough to crawl out of the pit.
I climbed out the pit and Liam helped me up.
"That was sick man". He said and bumped my shoulder. "You were like a badass in there".
He looked at the blood that smeared my body and parts of the snake intestine around me and wrinkled his nose.
"Ewww, what exactly happened there?" He asked.
Just then, Emily ran up to me and held my shoulder. "Oh thank goodness you're fine". She exclaimed.
She pulled back to look at me and made a face. "What is that?"
"Snake intestine". I replied simply.
"Ewww". She said and pulled back. "Why do you have snake intestine on you?"
"I didn't know Liam would help me out". I said sheepishly and rubbed the back of my net. "So I kinda planned to cut myself out of the snake. I was halfway done when he opened the pit".
When I was done explaining, I could see that the entire team thought I was crazy, it was evident on the expressions on their faces.
Along with the expressions on their faces was a grudging respect, Zoe who hadn't really looked at me since we started our journey now looked at me with a curiosity that I wasn't sure I understood.
We didn't have time to dwell on this though, the snakes were still pouring in so I ran for my fallen knife, the one I flung at the snake to distract it.
I found it on the ground and picked it, I immediately rushed at the nearest serpent.
On and on we fought the snakes, killing some, injuring some, their number continued to drop while we remained unhurt.
We had a few scratches though, and I was sure all of us would have a lot of bumps and bruises after the fight.
I sped through the serpents, digging my knives into their bodies and ripping them apart. One by one they all fell before my blades.
[1 beast monster killed ]
[1 beast monster killed ]
[1 beast monster killed]
[1 beast monster killed]
[1 beast monster killed]
I kept getting notifications as they fell, at one point i didn't even see my friends again, I only saw the snakes, waiting for me to snuff out the lives from their lungs.
The others were too tired to fight now and they had stopped fighting, they watched with awe and slight fear as I continued my killing spree.
Yet it wasn't enough, there were too many beast monsters and no matter how hard we fought or he quickly we killed them, more came out to attack us.
I sagged to ground, exhausted and unable to move my body anymore, a quick glance around me told me that the others were at the last of their energies too.
"I dont think we're going to make it". Liam said sadly.
We all nodded, the snakes were creeping up on us now and we didn't have the strength to repel them.
Surely you won't let me die like this! I shouted in my head at the system. What's the point of everything if I'm going to die here.
There was no response, no sign of acknowledgment of my thoughts from the system.
Come on, there's no fancy new tricks? There's no survival mode?
Still no response.
It seemed the system wasn't coming to save me this time, I closed my eyes and waited for death.
Then I heard Aaron's voice. "Wait, see".
I opened my eyes and the snakes had turned back and were fleeing into the forest.
I looked around. "What's going on, why are they running?" I asked.
"I don't know". He replied.
Then Emily exclaimed. "It's daybreak already, that must be why they're leaving, they don't attack during the day".
I looked up and the sky had brightened, splashes of white painted the blue sky, still slightly dark simxe it was early in the morning.
"It's daybreak". I said and smiled, we had survived the serpents pass even though it had cost us almost everything we had.
Liam jumped to his feet and headed for the carriage, he looked at the two drivers. "Come on let's go quickly, what are you waiting for?"
The drivers who hadn't slept throughout the night nodded and came out of the carriage where they both hid in the night.
They looked truamatized and the horror was painted all over their faces.
I realized how scary it must have been for them, trapped in the serpent's pass with us, however unlike us they had no powers and couldn't protect themselves if they were attacked.
I got up from the ground and wordlessly headed for the carriage, I wanted nothing more than to leave the serpents pass as soon as possible.
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