A giant creature with the body of a massive squid, the wings of a bat, and long tentacles had snatched Serena, wrapping her tightly as it flapped its wings and attempted to fly away.
'Mmmmmm.' Serena kept her lips shut, feeling the cold tentacles on her neck. She was afraid that any unnecessary movement would snap her neck. She looked at her friends, who were equally shocked.
Nox and Nyx remained rooted to the spot, trying to come up with a plan. Nyx stayed calm, but Nox's fingers trembled. Why wouldn't he be restless? Coming into this dimension had been his idea, after all.
If anything went wrong here, it would be his fault, and he would blame himself for the rest of his life.
"Do you still have any tricks?" Nyx had a bitter smile on her face, staring at her brother from the side of her eyes.
For the past few hours, he had been very resourceful, annihilating the creatures in the lake in one attack and skillfully hunting the beasts they encountered with Mister Fluffington's help. This was very surprising to the little girl.
She'd never thought her foolish brother, who never seemed to take life seriously, would one day become this reliable.
Subconsciously, she was hoping that because of his recent actions, he would also have a solution for this problem.
"A massive sea creature that has adapted to the skies."
Rating: Level 6 Wildin
Special Skills: Tentacle Swipe (Active) Storm Call (Active) Aquatic Adaptation (Passive) Aerial Dominance (Passive)
Ultimate Evolution Path 1: Celestial Emperor
Requirements: Reach King Tier, obtain the Trident of the Skies, and perform a ritual on the Altar of the Sea Gods.
Celestial Emperor: Enhanced strength, agility, and intelligence, Ability to summon stars and celestial bodies to aid in battle, Tentacles can reach and grab enemies from afar, Storm Call ability becomes a powerful lightning storm
After using the appraisal skill, Nox finally understood what he was facing.
"I have a plan," he replied to his sister. At the same time, a blue portal formed behind him, and Fluffington stepped through. He would have summoned the panda as well, but right now, it was just an infant and would be more of a nuisance than actual help.
"I need your help to..."
[Speak no more, lad,] Fluffington interrupted Nox and glared at the Sky Kraken.
In the Barony, Fluffington loved all the kids because they played with him, but he liked Serena the most. The beautiful black girl was very kind to him, and he had grown accustomed to seeing her play with Nox and Nyx, his two favorite people.
Without her, their little circle wouldn't be complete, and the cat couldn't stand that happening.
[Tsk, just a filthy flying bug,] Fluffington sneered as he exploded forward at blinding speed. He quickly got around the Kraken, leaped up with the mighty agility of a cat, covering several distances before nimbly landing on the Kraken's squid body.
With a sharp 'Shing! Shing!' Fluffington revealed his razor-sharp claws and began to dig deep into the squid's body savagely like a barbarian bred for war. Blood flowed like a broken tap from the Kraken's body as it wiggled, trying to get its assailant off its body.
Seeing that Fluffington's attack was dealing significant damage to the Kraken, Nox and Nyx didn't stand idly by and quickly darted forward. Because of the life force he absorbed from countless beasts, Nox's bones had been reformed, so his speed was comparable to that of a teenager.
"Sister, go for its left eye!" Nox shouted at Nyx as he darted right while she went left.
The Sky Kraken was in a dilemma. It didn't know which of the assailants to deal with first. Was it the one digging into its flesh or the two human children? It couldn't even use its Tentacle Swipe skill because they were currently used to hold down the girl.
In the end, all it could do was open up its wide maw and begin to shoot out a bolt of lightning at the two attackers, but it missed by a wide margin because it couldn't keep its aim due to the furious pain radiating from above.
In the blink of an eye, the two reached the Kraken and simultaneously slammed their fists into its eyes with crushing force.
One would have thought they'd stop, but no, the two kids continued to pummel the Kraken as it reeled back in pain. On top, Fluffington's carnage was in full swing, drawing out liters of blood.
Due to the loss of blood and the humans attacking its eyes, the Kraken started feeling dizzy and swaying. Since the beast's flying speed was slow, it was just a few meters above the ground, making it easy for Nox and Nyx to jump and land a hit.
Its tentacles weakened, and noticing this, Serena escaped, running far from the battleground.
"It will fall soon!" Nyx warned.
Nox barely nodded his head, and the two distanced themselves just before a loud thud echoed as the Kraken collapsed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust into the air and creating a massive crater with it at the center.
When the dust cleared, the children could see the lifeless Kraken, its body deflated, and sitting proudly on top was Fluffington. Apart from his bloody claws, his fur was shiny and lustrous as ever as if the blood were scared to taint him.
Right before their eyes, the Kraken's body began to dissolve into a white mist, leaving strange items in its wake.
"Loots!" Nox's eyes glowed with excitement when he saw this scene, which was very common in the video games he played in his past life. However, his expression soon turned grim when he started hearing metal snapping.
The island, nearly as large as a soccer field, began to rumble, causing the rocks to shift. The three kids struggled to stay on their feet.
"Everyone, get off the island now!" Nox cried out as he felt the island slowly plunging into the mist that was home to unknown creatures.