Are They Really Human? - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: The First Battle with the Beast

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

However, the expected pain and the sound of bones shattering did not come. At the critical moment, Sophia activated her ability and restricted the man’s movements.

“Come on! Now!”

Sophia shouted in a low voice, her eyes fixed on the man. The veins on her forehead were bulging. Clearly, it was not easy.

Aiden didn’t dare to be negligent. He hurriedly picked up his dagger and took a deep breath.

“Come on, Aiden! You can do it!”

Looking at the huge beast in front of him, he raised his dagger and stabbed at the beast’s heart.

Ding!

Something unexpected happened. The sharp blade of the dagger made a metallic sound when it stabbed the beast’s chest. Never mind stabbing the beast to death, it didn’t even hurt its skin.

“So hard!” Aiden sucked in a breath of cold air. The other party seemed to be deliberately protecting his vitals. The scales on his chest were much thicker than the rest of his body, making it impossible for the dagger to pierce through them.

“Hurry up!”

Sophia gritted her teeth and urged. Although her ability was terrifying, it consumed a lot of energy. At this moment, she was about to reach her limit. Her breathing was heavy and her face was covered in sweat.

Even more terrifying was that as she gradually weakened, the ferocious beast began to struggle slightly, as if it was about to escape her control.

Damn it, I don’t care anymore!

Aiden was trembling violently but didn’t stop what he was doing.

No matter what, he must do something!

Clenching the dagger in his hand tightly, he aimed at the only part of the beast not protected by scales—the eye!

The beast was incomparably tall, and Aiden had to stand on his tiptoes. As he moved, the beast’s pupils also looked at him with killing looks. Aiden couldn’t help but shiver.

“Die, monster!”

With a low growl, Aiden raised his dagger and stabbed down.

Pfft!

This time, the dagger was not hindered at all. It easily pierced through the beast’s eyeball and caused blood to flow non-stop.

However, this completely angered the beast, and it struggled crazily.

“Ah…”

“Eyes! My eyes…”

The beast waved its claws wildly. Aiden didn’t have time to pull out the dagger that had sunk into the beast’s eye sockets. He bent to avoid the sharp claws.

He was safe for the time being, but the situation on Sophia’s side was dire. As the ferocious beast struggled violently, her mental strength was exhausted to the limit. Dark red blood flowed copiously from her eyes, nostrils, and ears.

“You, are you alright…”

Aiden noticed Sophia’s condition and hurried forward.

“Don’t come over!”

Sophia cried out, blood spraying from her mouth.

“I can’t hold on much longer. Let’s go!”

She chose to sacrifice herself to distract the beast and let Aiden escape!

Looking at Sophia who was gritting her teeth and persevering, a strong sense of sorrow rose in Aiden’s heart. His trembling body had unknowingly calmed down.

Facing the ferocious beast that was about to break free, he did not turn around and escape. Instead, he jumped onto the back of the ferocious beast and pulled out the dagger in its eye socket.

“Ah!!”

Accompanied by the fierce beast’s mournful roar and a viscous spray of blood, Aiden pulled out the dagger. The price was that his arm was scratched a few times by its flailing claws. The wound was so deep that it exposed bones.

However, at this moment, he completely ignored his injuries. There was no longer any fear in his heart. He raised the dagger and stabbed the beast’s other eye crazily.

“Die! Die! Die, you animal!”

F*ck this beast. Even if I die here, I’ll drag this damned animal down with me!

With his strength amplification activated, Aiden felt his muscles expanding rapidly. It was as if his entire body had an endless amount of strength. The speed at which he swung his dagger became even faster. The blade that was originally unable to cut through the scales now left deep wounds on the beast’s face.

“Ah!! Damn bugs!”

The beast roared. It could not accept that it had been injured by two tiny ants. In its anger, it instantly broke free from Sophia’s control. It reached out and grabbed Aiden, who was behind it, and ruthlessly threw him to the ground.

Cough!

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Aiden lay weakly on the ground. The vicious beast’s attack had almost broken his spine. The intense pain in his back almost paralyzed his entire body. In addition, the side effects of using strength had also emerged at this moment. Right now, even standing up was a problem for him, let alone resisting.

Not only he, but Sophia also couldn’t hold on any longer when the ferocious beast forcefully broke free from her control. She collapsed to the ground and blood covered her beautiful face like a demon.

“Am I going to die here…”

Aiden was unwilling, but there was nothing he could do. Although the beast’s eyes had lost their light, it seemed to have a strong sense of smell like a wild beast. It was only dazed for a moment before easily finding the direction of the two and striding over.

Seeing the beast approaching step by step, the fear in Aiden’s heart suddenly disappeared. He turned his head to look at Sophia behind him. The latter was about to collapse and lay motionless on the ground.

“Looks like we’re going to die together. I’m sorry, I’m too useless…”

A deep sense of apology rose in Aiden’s heart. If it weren’t for her trying to save him, Sophia could have just walked away. With her abilities, it would be easy for her to survive.

In the end, it was because his ability was too useless. Otherwise, how could he have fallen into such a state?

The beast came to its side. The intense pain in its eyes caused its huge body to tremble slightly, and blood spewed out all over the ground. However, it didn’t care at all. It was as if its wounds would automatically heal so long as it killed Aiden and Sophia.

“Hehe, it’s mine, it’s all mine…”

The beast raised its giant claws, and Aiden closed his eyes in despair.

As if a century had passed, Aiden opened his eyes. The vicious beast still had its hand raised to attack but its body had strangely shriveled up, as if all the flesh and blood in its body had melted away.

“This is…”

Before Aiden could figure out what was going on, the beast’s huge body shook and it fell to the ground with a thud. There was no more movement. Behind it, a man who looked to be in his thirties slowly retreated. In his hand was a syringe filled with a transparent green liquid.

Aiden’s heart skipped a beat. Who is this?

Why was he here?

Was he attracted by the commotion of the fight?

“Did you kill it?”

“Yes.” The man nodded and turned around. He looked outside the door warily. After confirming that no one was coming, he said to Aiden, “Let’s leave this place first. We’ll talk later if there are any problems.”