Chapter 17 Escape! [1]

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n17 Massive Mountain Toads swam towards the Nightmare Beast Island.

nThese massive mutated Toads were some of the ultimate transport mounts across the sea. Not only were they good swimmers, they were docile to humans like horses, and they were tough enough to protect themselves in the water.

nOn top of each Mountain Toad were 5 superhumans.

nOf the 17 Mountain Toads, 6 were adorned with the emblem of the Summoner Academy, 7 with the emblem of the Elementalist Academy, while the remaining 4 were adorned with the emblem of the Pugilist Academy.

nAt their lead were 2 Mountain Toads that represented the 2 leading academies in this operation, the Elementalists and the Summoners.

nThe Emissary of the Elementalist Academy was the Dirt Eater. This rough brown-haired man was the perfect example of an Elementalist Pugilist.

nHe was an Elementalist but he looked like a Pugilist. His brown hair complemented his brown eyes and brown clothes that were filled with dirt. From his nickname, his affinity was clear, he was an Earth Elementalist.

nThe Emissary of the Summoner Academy was the Blind Bandit. This powerful Summoner was renowned and feared for his 2nd contracted beast, the Fire Drake Tiger who was a powerful Tiger with a Draconic bloodline.

nHis 1st contracted beast is a Quick-footed Kangaroo.

nThese 2 superhumans were some of the strongest and most renowned Grade E experts of their respective academies, now they were both sent this time to bring the criminals who survived back to the academies.

nAfter they saw the island which was their target from far away, it only took them 20 minutes more before they finally arrived before the island.

nAll 17 Mountain Toads climbed into the island before lying down on the shore where they rested to recover their energy from the long journey.

nWhile they rested, the 2 Grade E superhumans each assembled the warriors from their academy while the pugilists had their own separate gathering.

nOnce they were ready, the warriors were sent out into the island to go look for the criminals and announce to them that it was time to leave.

nFrom previous experiences, by now, a lot of the criminals would be dead already and the few that survived would be traumatized by the island. Once they saw the warriors from the academies, they would follow unconditionally.

nAt such fragile mental states, meeting the warriors from the academies was like seeing an oasis in a dry desert to them.

nAs their warriors left to go find the criminals, the Dirt Eater turned to face his rival with a grin, exposing his rotten teeth in the process. “I feel a sudden urge to kill, my intuition tells me that there would be a war, hahaha”.

n“Well, to hell with your intuition”. The Blind Bandit rubbed his beard. “I hope to finish this mission and get going in 40 minutes maximum, you better cooperate”.

n“You wish goat, I’ll never feel pressured before a goat like you”.

nThe Blind Bandit was about to reply but he paused and turned his head to the side the next moment only to see a dagger flying just past his cheek. The wind pressure from the dagger flying past cut his cheek open as blood flowed.

nThe Dirt Eater was fast as he instantly went on the defensive. Once he raised both his hands, the earth responded to his will as they rose and erected a shield.

nBam!

nThe earth shield barely rose and formed before it was punched into pieces.

nBam! Bam! Bam!

n“Die motherf*cker!”

nThe Afro Pugilist was a real monster at close range as his fists kept moving rapidly, creating sonic booms in the air with each swing.𝒪𝐕𝐥𝐞xt.𝗰𝑶𝐌

nPugilists were not just dangerous due to their physical strength, at the Grade E realm, they unlock Pugilist energy that empower their attacks.

nPugilist energy was why they seem undefeatable at close range.

nThe Dirt Eater could only do so much at close range. Once a fist connected to his chest, it was like all his bones shattered as he flew back like a canon ball. The Afro Pugilist was not done as he instantly turned to face the Summoner.

n“What the heck do you think you are doing…?”

nThe Afro Pugilist responded with his powerful fists.

nIn the blink of an eye, the 2 strongest warriors in this emissary party were beaten back, spooking the other academy warriors who turned to help them.

nInstantly after they turned, they exposed their backs as the criminals who were already waiting for this moment attacked. Whistling sounds filled the air as daggers flew like a rain of arrows towards the warriors.

nOver a dozen warriors were heavily injured instantly as they tried to recover their formation. While focusing on this, they failed to get the full picture and were unable to see the Summoner who already flew past them on a Crane.

nEverything was happening so fast.

nOf all the main classes, Pugilists were the most explosive and the Afro Pugilist fully embodied this attribute as his presence was like an unstoppable canon.

nHe was a pivotal part of Legolas’s plan and he fulfilled his role, singlehandedly disrupting the tempo of the 2 enemy Grade E superhumans.

nBefore they could recover, the cry of a Crane rang in the air. The White Crane descended on his Crane as together, they annihilated all 6 of the warriors who were tasked to protect 5 of the Mountain Toads.

nThe White Crane landed on the first Mountain Toad.

nInstantly after he landed on it and the Mountain Toad moved, this was what alarmed the 2 enemy Grade E Superhumans.

nOriginally, they thought that this was a frustrated criminal venting their anger on them by attacking but so many criminals attacking together and this level of coordination was already above normal.

nThis was definitely a planned attack!

nThey were shocked and dared to no longer hold back.

n“Skull, Tango, come out!”

nThe Blind Bandit shouted after being attacked by the Afro Pugilist again as he displayed the real strength of a Grade E Summoner.

nInstantly after he shouted, a rainbow-colored portal opened beside him through which a large Kangaroo and a massive Tiger engulfed in fire charged out.

nRoar!!!

nThe Fire Drake Tiger announced his presence with a mighty roar even as the fire surrounding it was spread towards the criminals in a lethal attack.

nOnce the Tiger and Kangaroo came out, the Afro Pugilist pulled out of the battle and retreated as he seemed to turn into a prime fantasy Usain Bolt.

nIn just 2 seconds, he covered yards of space as he arrived before a 2nd Mountain Toad and mounted it. The 2 mounted Mountain Toads obeyed the orders of their new riders as they turned to go back to sea.

nThe plan was always going to have a lot of sacrifices. The enemies were too powerful, to win, the plan was to attack fast, disrupt them, and escape fast.

nThose that were able to escape were the lucky ones but those who died were of course the sacrifices, the criminals were all resigned to their fates.

nA great factor that enabled this easy penetration to escape was the 2 enemy Grade E superhuman’s complacency. They were used to this drill for so long already that they never expected a conspiracy from the criminals.

nThey underestimated them and was why they were disrupted so embarrassingly. They f*cked up, but they were determined to remedy it.

nWith their pride hurt, the Blind Bandit and the Dirt Eater sought to restore it as they both pursued after the 2 escaping Mountain Toads with all their might.

nAll their attention was now focused on the 2 escaping Grade E Experts and this exposed their backs. They didn’t know the danger of exposing their backs to an unknown expert, not that they expected there to be another expert.

nHidden between a thick bush, Legolas grabbed the arrow that was provided by the Frost Crane as he kept and maintained his aim on the 2 Grade E warriors.

nThe plan was never just the 3 Grade E criminals escaping. If that was so, none of the other criminals would willingly support them. For the plan to succeed, everyone had to be carried along and he already accounted for all those.

nWith his marksman passive ability, his 2 targets seemed close to him. Legolas kept his aim for 2 seconds before releasing the 2 arrows.

n“Game on!” He growled.

nWhoosh!

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