Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 152

Chapter 152 Chapter 34.3 - First Step

BOOM!

The explosion that followed was more intense than the previous one, sending shockwaves through the room.

'NO!'

Reiner wanted to shout, but he couldn't even open his mouth.

TING!

His body was shaking as if something different had entered his body, disturbing his strength.

He shielded himself with his demonic barrier, absorbing some of the impact, but the force of the blast still rocked him.

THUD!

Annie was also caught in the radius of the explosion and struggled to maintain her balance.

The feeling of nausea rose from deep inside their stomachs as if something was breaking the order in their bodies.

"Burghk!"

The remnants of a shiny mana left an ethereal glow in the air, creating an eerie atmosphere.

'Holy Attribute?'

It was a holy attribute, the biggest enemy of the demonic humans.

"Haaaaaah...."

Reiner took a deep breath to calm himself down, risking showing his position.

"Grrr….."

Annie was also grinding her teeth, as she didn't have the defenses that Reiner had to protect herself.

"You bastard…"

The smirk on her face was far long gone, replaced with an angry expression.

However, on Reiner's mind, something far more concerning was there.

'Pieck.'

One of their members caught up with the explosion. The demonic humans had the power to regenerate themselves most of the time, but the holy attribute countered that.

As the dust settled, a voice echoed through the room, mocking and distant. "How does it feel?"

It was a voice filled with sneer. The sheer tone of coldness and hatred was enough to send shivers down Reiner's spine.

「Demonic Materialization. Blades of Hell. 」

Without wasting any second, he immediately used his skill to attack the location where the sound came from.

SWOOSH!

The blades of demonic energy flew; it was such a huge amount of raw energy that it almost even destroyed the walls of the research room, which was supposed to be able to resist any factor that could possibly occur in an experiment.

SLASH! SLASH!

However, even then, nothing was revealed there. Only pieces of a mana-engineering device.

'What?'

TOK!

At that moment, Reiner's senses picked up something hitting the floor. Just beneath them, something hit there.

'Capsule?'

It was an arrow with a capsule attached to it.

PISS!

Following that, a gas started spreading from the capsule, filling their vision.

"Haaaah….."

As the gas enveloped the room, Reiner and Annie found themselves struggling to breathe. The demonic mana in their bodies started getting harder to control with each second.

The thing that once intensified their bodies was now biting them back.

"What is this…..Haaah..."

"I-I…..can't breathe….."

The darkness, now compounded by the disorienting effects of the gas, intensified their sense of vulnerability.

Reiner's demonic materialization dispersed the gas immediately around him, but the assailant's tactics became clear. The gas had been a diversion, a tool to sow fear and confusion. Reiner, with his heightened senses, understood the implications.

"Annie, stay close!" Reiner barked, trying to maintain a semblance of control.

However, even in the darkness, they couldn't see each other. The gas, coupled with the pitch-black environment, made their perception unreliable.

As if shadows were playing tricks on them, they were seeing figures moving in the gas.

"How does it feel? The thing that once supplied you with power is now holding you back."

Those words echoed in their heads.

"YOU BAS-"

He wanted to refute; he wanted to swear.

SWOOSH!

However, he couldn't. Suddenly, an arrow with a faint mana glow streaked through the air. It was aimed at him, who instinctively activated his demonic barrier.

CLANK!

The arrow collided with the barrier, creating sparks. Despite the successful defense, the attack added to the psychological pressure.

"Reiner! Where did it come from?" Annie's voice echoed in the dark.

"I don't know. Keep your guard up!" Reiner responded, his own uncertainty masked by the authoritative tone.

The fact that Pieck had just exploded just before their eyes was enough to show that the assailant had enough firepower to overpower them if they were caught off-guard.

SWOOSH!

However, they didn't have any time at all. With those words, arrows filled with mana started raining upon them one by one.

The sheer strength contained in those arrows wasn't something much, as their demonic skin was enough to defend them from the strength they were ready to defend.

STAB! STAB! CLANK!

With their amplified body abilities close to high-ranking students of the academy, they were able to defend themselves even with their senses getting disturbed.

But, that wasn't the case for the arrows that were filled with the shiny color of blue.

BOOM! BOOM!

Mixed between the other arrows, those charged with the blue-colored mana exploded whenever they hit them.

As if something had been affecting her mind, she forgot the assailant for a second and attacked the boy.

SWOOSH!

With a fierce determination, Annie, fueled by anger, dashed towards Reiner. Her scythe gleamed with an intensified sinister energy as she prepared to strike him down.

"YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST GO CRAZY AND I'LL SIT BACK?" Annie roared, her voice cutting through the chaos. She swung her scythe, aiming for Reiner's now manic form. The air whistled with the force of her strike.

CLANG!

Reiner, lost in his own madness, barely managed to raise a defensive barrier. Annie's strike collided with the demonic shield, creating sparks that illuminated the dark room.

"Hahahaah….What are you doing?" Reiner said with his arms shaking for a second, but then again, anger soared in his heart. "Do you want to die as well?"

'As well? Who else is here?'

Reiner couldn't help but think. But Annie didn't give him any more time.

As the clash echoed in the room, both Annie and Reiner seemed to be consumed by the same madness that had gripped their actions.

The demonic blades and the sinister scythe clashed relentlessly, each strike resonating with the echoes of anger and madness.

SWOOSH! CLASH! SWOOSH!

The sound of their blades meeting filled the room, drowning out any rational thoughts. Annie, now caught in the whirlwind of her own anger, attacked with a frenzied determination. Her strikes were relentless, driven by the betrayal she felt from the person she had considered an ally.

"YOU THINK THIS IS FUN?" Annie shouted, her voice a mixture of rage and desperation. The crimson glow of her scythe intensified, casting eerie shadows on the chaotic scene.

「Seal of Death」

She used her skill, and the same eye appeared behind Reiner's head, followed by his insides spilling out.

「Demonic Materialization. Blades of Hell. 」

"You fucker."

Reiner, still laughing sporadically, responded with demonic counterattacks.

His blades moved with a chaotic rhythm, no longer following a strategic plan but responding to the sheer turmoil within him.

SPURT! THUD!

Despite their demonic resilience, the wounds began to accumulate on both of them. The berserk state they found themselves in made them more susceptible to each other's attacks.

THUD!

And finally, both of them fell to their knees as they couldn't stand anymore, thanks to their accumulated wounds.

"Kurgh…."

Blood spilled from their mouths as clarity returned to their head slowly.

"Huh?"

Reiner looked at his hands, feeling something was amiss.

'What was I doing?'

He asked himself, but before he could say anything more, he sensed someone's presence.

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!

Followed by the sounds of clapping.

"It really worked…."