"My name is Creed Gryffon. Batch-43 cadet, Interplanetary Glitch armed services. I'm 17 years old, licenced glitch hunter with a year and a half of hunting experience inside bhu lok. I would like to switch places with Artemis and take over the battle on her behalf."
The moment he said, All of the eyes towards the ring widened. A ghastly shock appeared on their faces. Especially the ones from the clan Phoenix God's.
Kiara and others also hand their eyebrows from being startled. Contrarily, Olivia's group was more scornful than shocked.
Dollar Twenty's eyes shined for a split second before turning back to normal. Although it happened for a split second, this was the first time Creed noticed any abrupt change in her expressions.
"I see…" She replied, "Are you sure
While the Ivan was dealing with confusion and creepiness that came with Creed's demented and nutty behaviour, A few people from the crowd seemed to have lost their mental composure, witnessing the battle so far.They could see and even feel the spiked intensity of the battle from the loud burst of metal clanks that came from the barrage of strikes. However, it was almost impossible to figure out which was stronger, whether Creed's persistent blocks or Ivan's blood curling strikes.Nonetheless, there were three people who were the most shocked among the entire group. Their faces were filled with unexplained confusion and dense perplexity. There was definitely something going one, that was bugging the three of them. Grisha, Kiara and Akash had faces as if someone has pulled a rug under their feet.Kiara gulped.
Creed walked away from the ring and appeared in front of Artemis immediately. "There must be an infirmary somewhere nearby, right?" He asked with a haste, Creed was about to grab her shoulder. However, instead of an assertive reply. Artemis took a step back in panic and unease. "W… What on earth are you?" Her hand trembled in panic, and she pointed at him. "What was that last strike?" "This isn't the time for this discussion!" Creed sighed. "Let's go treat your wounds, first!" "First, tell me, what happened up there? That's exactly the same as my attack… a perfect copy, but 10 times better and refined. Why didn't you tell me you practice Mockingbird as well?" "No
"Brother Creed! We saw you coming this way!" A guy from the group asked,Creed replied with abrupt confusion, "What are you guys doing here?"Creed frowned as he looked at their faces. The images inside his memory flashed and reminded him of the night when he was abducted by a mad Inca Aves on a stranded cliff along with a couple of siblings.The memory was still fresh inside his mind since Creed had never been so close to death, which even made him use his berserk as his last resort. Su Jiang and her brother Wu Jiang were now standing in front of him.Su was wearing a black backless gown with some custom made accessories, contrasting her artistic looks. Wu had a brown tuxedo to match with his leather boots. However, there were two more people with them
"STOP!"Rose yelled when she saw him storming away.She continued, "I can help you with that… In fact, I have one right now."Just when he listened to her words, his feet halted immediately. He turned around and saw her fiddling inside her purse. Soon she pulled out a familiar pill that made his pupils shrunk."Why are you trying to help me?" Creed replied with conspicuous glare, "We just met!""I'm not gonna use it, anyway… So why not give it to someone who really needs it?""Miss Rose, I can't read people's minds, but trust me, I know when they are lying. I don't take help from liars. Now you can tell me the truth or just tell another lie and wast
The anticipation and anxiety that suppressed for so long finally burst with a thundering sound of gargantuan applause. Creed could feel the biting excitement wriggling on his skin. Not just teenagers, even the faces of one of the most prominent members of the clan were also lit up. However, along with excitement and anticipation, a collective tension of the masses also hijacked the surrounding air. Almost the same as the starting line between the runners of a giant marathon. Su and Rose both took a deep breath, as if they were preparing for some kind of intense battle. "Jeez! Why are they so excited about a mere auction? These guys need to chill the fuck out…" "Mere auction!! a mere auction you say??" Miles retorted with a mocking shriek, "Brother Creed!
'Shit!' Creed mumbled under his breath. 'If I had known he was a member of the Immortal Crawlers, I wouldn't have… Fuck! I'm so screwed!' 'Okay.. okay… I need to calm down!' 'As far as I remember, Nobody was there when it happened… if there was anyone, I would have known… ' 'Besides, it's not like I killed him on purpose… he came at me first and it was purely self-defense. Yeah, exactly… they should never hold me accountable for what happened…' 'Wait! That guy didn't die even after I cut off his head… is this some kind of skill… Can all of them do that? Shit! What if they can?' 'Holy crap… is that why they call themselves Immortal Crawlers? Are they really Immortal? And if that's the case, can they come back to lif
"Little… Gobbler…" Every hair on Creed's skin stood up straight. His very soul almost rejected his body, and images around him dulled to a standstill. He could hear his heart thumping inside his eardrums. A chronic corruption leaked into his eyes when he heard Dollar Twenty start the bidding. "The bidding for the High-Tier Inca Aves starts with $300 Thousands!" "$350 thousands!" "$400 thousands!" "$450 thousands!" "$500 thousands!" The sound of chatters began to fade out. Creed vision blacked out and a high-pitched siren hijacked his eardrums. His pulse spiked up to a gh
"I ask you again!" Creed shot a glare, "Which one of you touched my bird?"The man coughed the ground with his bloody organs. The stage boiled under the tension undefined in all senses. Yet, Dollar Twenty and the other five stood unfazed by the turn of tables.However, amidst the chaos, the audience's guts flipped upside down. Both McConnell and Jiang siblings felt their lifespan shortening.Artemis' eyes turned teary. Her ears burned red when she saw gallons of blood gushing down from Creed's head, dripping all the way to his chin.Kiara, Akasha and Grisha looked at the scene with tightened chests. A razor-sharp sensation crawled inside their blood vessels. Not just them, but several hunters from the crowd now had their undivided focus on the unbridled escal