LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 87: Warn the others
"What is that?!?!"
"Horse Pseudo Canzers? But why are they coming towards us?!"
"I don't remember there being that many!"
The horde of Pseudo Canzers were numbering in the thousands. Their collective hoofbeats were making thunderous rumbling that could make even the bravest of Saviors weak in the knees.
The Olympians and the Genesians who participated in this competition were no mere Saviors. They were the cream of the crop, geniuses with the potential to be the top Saviors of their field. They were powerful enough to kill Pseudo Canzers with ease but even they couldn't help but break a cold sweat when they saw how much they were dealing with.
They would have to fight a thousand Pseudo Canzers each to defeat the horde.
And the fact that these Canzers were immune to the 'freeze' made this even more bone-chilling. They could imagine being torn to pieces by the Canzers and watching their SoulTime get slashed instantly in half, and even then, they wouldn't stop. They would keep mauling the humans to no end.
The hammer-wielding Olympian raised his weapon and used his LifeSkill again. He continuously hit the air ten times until the invisible wall turned into a golden cone. With one last hit, he launched it towards the horde of Canzers.
It crashed into one of the Dog-Horse centaurs, destroying its head completely and launching it to the back of the horde. However, even with his strength, he only killed one out of thousands of other Canzers. A new one emerged from behind and quickly replenished the front line.
[You have reaped the death of a simple creature: Pseudo Canzer]
[Due to your Trait, you have multiplied your experience by 10]
[You have gained 50 experience]
Atlan saw that and knew that even he would have trouble dealing with this horde of monsters alone.
"What are we going to do?!" Panic and fear emanated from those words. They didn't know what to do.
Thankfully, someone spoke up.
"We go forward," Atlan said. "We continue running this track. This whole path circles the whole City and the finish line will take us back to the Colosseum."
Atlan then looked back at the horse Canzers running towards them. Slowly but surely, they were shortening the distance between them.
"By that point, we'll have hopefully lured the Canzers away from the Colosseum and we can go back to the portal."
The Olympians and the Genesians listened to Atlan's words intently. They didn't discount his words because he was a porter. He already showed them that he could stand his ground amongst all of them and even come out on top.
"I agree. That's the best plan we'll ever make," one of the Olympians agreed.
"As expected of Atlan, our Star Porter!" Hope filled the eyes of one of the Genesians. "If only you had a damage-dealing LifeSkill, then you would be the undisputed genius of our City!"
The Olympians silently agreed. If Atlan had an offensive LifeSkill, then they could even imagine him coming head-to-head with Razer Wrekton.
Of course, they didn't know that Atlan had other LifeSkills, he just couldn't show them to others. He also had an Angel Wing mutation, which gave him a fraction of a speed boost even when it wasn't manifested in real life. This was what allowed him to dodge attacks, seemingly at the very last moment.
"Atlan," the Olympians would never forget that name from here on out. "Since you have the fastest mount out of all of us, you should go ahead and warn the others."
"Yes. You need to warn Yasmine too!"
"Razer, Yasmine, and Sola. We need the strengths of all three of them. They're the only ones that can kill these hordes of Canzers. Especially Razer. You must warn him that we are all in trouble."
Atlan nodded his head and agreed.
And before he left, the Olympians expressed their thanks.
"Thank you, Atlan. You're the only one that can do this."
"I'm sorry for attacking you earlier."
Then, the girl Olympian opened her mouth to try and say something to Atlan, but she stopped herself.
In her heart, she wanted to summon her rope and attach it to Atlan's chariot. She felt that out of everyone in this competition including Razer, Atlan was the only one who could make her safe. But she couldn't. That would be selfish. So she just said her thanks to his fading figure instead.
"...thank you…"
Atlan was already ahead of them, with his Giraffe-Horse Canzer rocketing through the track. He was so fast that he already left them all in the dust, surprising them even more.
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Yasmine was in 2nd place, with her Bone Horse Canzer running at full speed towards one goal: Sola.
The Olympian blessed by Apollo's light was in first place throughout this whole competition. Her steed was relatively fast, but her greatest advantage was her golden chariot. The vehicle was a marvelous work of art that not only boasted form but also function. This chariot barely even creaked as it rounded tight corners.
Its suspension also allowed it to remain steadfast as it ran over bumps and small obstacles that would have otherwise slowed down other chariots.
Yasmine knew that she wouldn't be able to beat her in speed, so she instead opted to slow her down.
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She raised her sword and the blade suddenly erupted in a billowing flame. With her LifeSkill activated, she thrusted her sword forward, releasing a soaring dragon with a body made out of pure fire. With its wings outstretched, it glided easily toward Sola's chariot.
But the Olympian wasn't going down without a fight. She activated her LifeSkill too, with her palms glowing a bright white light.
She put both hands together and aimed towards the flaming dragon. With her target in perfect view, she released a tremendous amount of energy in her palms, recoiling her body to the edge of her chariot.
The beam of light hit the dragon in mid-air. What resulted in this collision was a shockwave explosion that knocked both women back to their seats.
Since they were both in the 3rd stage Student realm, their powers were completely equal and canceled each other out.