Chapter 261 (1/2)

Chapter 261

Chapter 261: The Bridge

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“Stop screah the endless rass

“Then tell theh the air beside me

Behind us were hundreds, if not thousands, of rodents, each the size of a pu purple claws…and all of them were incredibly pissed off at us

“I told you not to go poking around those giant holes!” I retorted

Regis sped past ain “Hoas I supposed to know that thousands of giant rats were living in theer bubbled up “What exactly were you expecting then? Giant snakes?”

“No, I was just thinking if ere going to find another treasure trove or sois, Gauntlet Form!” I cut in as I whirled around and skid to a stop

An aura of black and purple flared froiant rodents rapidly approached

Using two ‘charges’, I released an explosive blast that distorted the very space it touched, killing a few dozen rodents

I attached to the po it with a brilliant white arc

Focusing aether on , stabbing, and striking every giant rodent within range

Wielding a dagger was difficult at first Despite the si a dagger had proven vastly different

It was fun though Utilizing the ring at the bottoh it, freeing up th of the dagger meant that strikes and slashes were faster andfor sharper and iant purple-clawed rodents lay strewn about, dying the beautiful blue grass around me in crimson

Before the rest of their horde could arrive, Regis and I turned back and started to run We continued running and slowly chipping away at their forces for several hours while searching for an exit within this seerass

What orse was that, unlike the chimeras and millipede, most of the rodents’ bodies didn’t contain aether—only their claere coated in a dense layer of aether This allowed theis and made them very cu

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“Over there!” Regis shouted as he picked up speed

I saw it too Out in the distance, there was an all-too-fa us It was only after we drew near it that we realized it wasn’t going to be that easy

Separating us froate was a chasht on either side for us to go around

“What do we do?” Regis asked asfor a way out Behind us was at least a thousand rodents hell bent on killing us— all the ry after we had continuously killed off their brethren

Pu outsoot closer, my eyes picked up two columns both on the portal side and on our side as well

“I think there’s a bridge there!” I said, pointing to the two columns just a few dozen yards ahead I could only hope that there was a ether

I skidded to a stop just in front of the two pillars that were about three shoulder-widths apart But when I sahat had happened, I cursed aloud

There were thick rune-inscribed chains co down the crevice At the bottom there was a stream of red, and by the heat that could be felt all the way from here, I knew that it was lava

That hy there were no grass or flowers growing this close to the crevice

“Well…there was a bridge,” Regis said dejectedly, looking down into the abyss “I wonder what did this?”

“Not what Who” I seethed, punching the tree-sized pillar of stone before turning back to face the ar to try and kill all of those creatures,” Regis groaned

“Not exactly,” I said “I have a plan but you’re not going to like it”

Regis stared at me, deadpan “Has there ever been a plan that I liked?”

I hid behind one of the colu a rodent claw that I had severed and stored in is scream as he fast approached Just behind hi atop one another, swiping savagely at Regis

“I hate you!” Regis howled as he drew near

I waited until he was about a foot fro the saiant millipede

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By the ti towards a cliff, it was too late The air around therew heavy as the aetheric aura spread The waves of rodents behind the first roeren’t able to stop in ti off the cliff as they desperately clawed at the air

Meanwhile, Regis continued to hover in the air, inviting the giant rodents in the back that weren’t yet aware of the cliff to try and kill hi like a maniac