BANG
A loud sound rang out, startling Neil, but he had no ti to look.
Gritting his teeth, Neil pushed himself away with all his strength, tossing his own body as far as possible.
And then...
BOOOM!
The Caustic Gnat smashed into that place, almost crushing Neil under it.
’Ughhhh Fuck!’ Neil felt drops of green fluid fell of his feet and arm as he hurriedly covered himself, before creating antidote for the poison by Aquamorph.
After a minute the rain finally ended, and within monts all the green fluid evaporated and disappeared.
"Now!!" Neil threw the blanket away and got to his feet unsteadily, then he threw Magnar forward, as the familiar’s size increased rapidly.
ROOOAAAAARRRRRRRR
Magnar let out an ear-piercing roar, as a burst of extre fire energy exploded towards the Gnat from its horns.
Neil recondensed the big bubble of the highly inflammable fluid and threw it over the creature.
BOOOOOOOM!
The fluid spread over the Gnat’s body as the extre fire scorched the fly’s body, spreading rapidly.
SCRRRRIIIRRRRRRRR
The fly let out a terrifying scream, although it did seem to damage the Gnat a little, but the beast appeared to be immune against the fire mostly.
"Damn damn damnation, I am damned!"
Neil was afraid of the exact sa case, since this creature was made from Magnar’s blood, so there was a chance it might have fire immunity.
And his fear ca true.
He hurriedly moved back, it seed he needed to change strategies.
But there was none other, Magnar was his trump card and the only chance at winning.
’Think think!!’
If they didn’t kill it, then he would be stuck in an endless cycle of death until he gave up.
The flas died down, and the Caustic Gnat seed even angrier.
Neil thought of every possibility.
He couldn’t get close. He couldn’t handle another scream. He couldn’t burn it. He couldn’t crush it.
...But maybe he didn’t need to.
Neil repeated all his observations in his mind.
The scream killed Neil instantly.
So, the Gnat requires to inhale a long breath and needed vibration mbrane.
And the mbrane visible near the broken wing seed to be the exact thing.
The acid leaks around its body showed there were pressurized sacs inside.
’The broken wing stump has exposed vibration tissue.’ Neil thought after a look at the creature.
This creature hurt itself every ti it scread.
Neil just needed to force that damage to multiply.
’Right. Any creature with caustic acid, vibration sacs, internal pressure, mutated organs... naturally has bioelectric charges across mbranes like eels, but weaker.’ Neil pushed his body, mind and senses to the limit.
But before he could continue...
BANG
The large body of the Gnat was blasted towards the sky, as it used highly compressed pressure to bounce itself upwards yet again.
"F...uck!" Neil stared upwards in bafflent, as the Gnat’s body started falling towards him.
But before Neil even had a chance of reacting, Magnar jumped high, smashing itself against the enormous fly.
The magma flowing down Magnar’s body ca in contact with the Gnat, and right at that mont, the large bug released the green fluid.
BOOOOM
"No, get awa-" The Gnat possessed so level of intelligence, it had actually used Neil as bait to lure Magnar.
The familiar’s body was thrown away, a big injury on its right arm as blood flooded out.
Magnar released a painful wail, falling heavily.
"Damnit, this is going to be so much more difficult than I expected." Neil cursed, hurrying towards Magnar.
Reaching close to Magnar, whose size had already decreased, Neil picked him into his arms and created so distance.
At least the Gnat seed a bit slow.
’It is also mostly immune to fire, not to ntion this bug is using to bait Magnar, it is also intelligent.’
Creating the best healing potion he could currently, Neil covered Magnar’s shoulder with it, stopping the bleeding, pain and poison.
"Sorry buddy, but this bug is going to haa pay several tis over." Neil said, feeling his familiar’s shivering form.
EEIIIIIRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE
The Gnat suddenly waved one of its arms, which seed quite sharp like a blade, then it detached from the creature’s body and flew towards him.
WHOOSH
Before Neil had a chance to react, the blade passed through his belly, slashing him cleanly in two.
For a mont he just stood there, staring at thin air with wide eyes, then...
COUGH
He coughed out blood, and his upper body slid down as the world turned dark, pain shooting through his senses.
Before completely disappearing.
[You Died.]
[Analyzer Activated.]
[Would you like to restart/ continue?]
[Start Again/ Give up/ Continue?]
’Start again.’
...
Neil arrived right at the mont when he had just entered the Nest, the big creature was yet to even notice him.
"Magnar, don’t increase your size until I instruct." Neil used the few monts he got.
’Nemo, helt.’
A helt appeared over his head instantly, which soon was covered by the sa thick fluid, then Neil put so of the sa bubbly fluid around Magnar’s head too.
Just a mont before the battle was about to start, Neil extended both his arms forward and produced various types of fluids.
To test and see the scream’s reaction over each fluid.
KRRIIIEERRRRIIIIEEEEEE
Again, the Gnat let out a twisted screech at an extrely high pitch, making everything around shudder.
Extre pain shot through Neil’s head but it was now a little manageable, while Magnar was perfectly fine this ti.
’Ughh Alright let’s try with it.’
Neil thought, knowing fully well that after this scream the creature would be disoriented for a few seconds.
But his first attempt resulted in failure, as his body got crushed...
[You Died.]
[Start Again/ Give up/ Continue?]
’Again!’
Neil shuddered, feeling as if countless insects were crawling over his body, dying was truly terrifying.
Pain disappeared from his body, but it always remained in his mind.
But he got to work hurriedly, continuing with his experint.
"Magnar, try to puncture that area near its broken wing." Neil said, after protecting themselves against the scream.
But...
[You Died.]
[Start Again/ Give up/ Continue?]
...
Again and again, it beca so painful, so hopeless that Neil really just wanted to give up.
Was it truly worth it?
What even was the reason for him to continue to live?
Not to ntion, he would have to keep suffering the sa torture again and again and again.
[You Died.]
[Start Again/ Give up/ Continue?]
...
Monts after Neil returned, his body got consud by acidic fluid, the quantity and speed surpassing his capability.
It hurt like hell, dying so many tis didn’t make it any easier or decrease the pain.
This skill felt like a curse.
Each experience was a nightmare, so painful, he almost felt like going mad.
Yet for so reason, Neil couldn’t give up, even as he got torn, grinded, burn, lted or much more.
His Armor shielded many attacks but it was not omnipotent, with such a power difference, Neil kept dying.
[You Died.]
[Start Again/ Give up/ Continue?]
’Continue’
...
No matter what, even if the world burns, he wanted to survive.
He wanted to survive so badly that he would die for it.
Hours of torture passed and Neil at least managed to obtain a lot of information about the disgusting, hateful bug.
And he was getting better at using his skill.
It was probably attempt number 132 or was it 140?
Keeping count of his deaths was a bit hard, especially when the situation was so hopeless and pain was the only thing filling his ory.
...
WHOOSH
Neil barely managed to dodge the spinning blade of chitin the Gnat flung at himl.
Though it still managed to leave a long cut over his left arm.
Getting close to the bug, Neil noticed that the bug was about to scream again, as the exposed tissue near its neck trembled.
’Perfect!’ Neil packed more of his bubbly fluid around his helt and chest, thickening it until his vision blurred.
SCRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE
COUGH-
His head spun, blood spurted from his mouth.
He still was hurt, but survived.
"MAGNAR NOW!!" Neil shouted, while summoning a heavy, swirling mass of thickened fluid, dense as mud.
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Thanks for reading... Adios
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