Chapter 53
Greem’s overly calm attitude had caused the Lizardman to start to doubt the value of the hostage he held in his hands.
But, before he could do anything, the frail Mary moved first.
With just a few twists, her fair and slippery naked body was freed from Lizardman’s control. Mary then dodged nimbly, suddenly appearing behind the Lizardman. Greem could see that the Lizardman’s arms were hanging limply by his sides, and he seemed to have lost the ability to defend itself.
Blood was oozing out from the joints of the Lizardman, dying his dark green scales red. It seemed that Mary had cut his muscle tendons using her sharp nails.
Any ordinary human, when getting wounds like these, wouldn’t be able to fight, however, Lizardmen were different. They had a strong vitality and excellent resistance, so, to them, it was simply a minor injury. After all, although the Lizardman couldn’t move his limbs, he still had a mouth full of sharp fangs.
But, because Mary was hiding behind him, all of his attacks had failed.
As he was trying to detach himself from the frightening lady, his body turned numb and, like a robot losing power, he stiffened. A smile graced Mary’s features as she slowly pulled her long, sharp nail out of the Lizardman’s back.
In close combat, by using the gap between the Lizardman’s scales, Mary could sever his neck instantly. At this moment, the Lizardman was completely powerless and had no way to fight back.
“I’m afraid this earthquake isn’t a natural one!” Greem’s stable and calm voice quickly followed. His eyes flickered with an intelligent expression as he continued saying, “The source of the quake is located five miles to the south-east of us, and is around twenty metres deeper than us. If this was a natural earthquake, the focal point wouldn’t be so close to the surface, so…”
“So… someone caused it!” Mary looked over her shoulder at Greem. Obviously, she was surprised by the fact that Greem could still remain calm in such an situation. She was also surprised that he could have such an accurate sense of direction, even though they were in an underground area with no light. After thinking these thoughts, she continued with her speech, “Are you saying one of our teammates has met with enemies?”
“That’s highly possible!” Greem analysed. “Firstly, because the source of the quake is so close to us, it is unlikely that it has no relation to our team. Besides, you know the strength of the Underground creatures in this place, and, except for a few rare creatures, it is impossible for any of them to harm us. Therefore, the earthquake cannot be because of a Pseudo-Adept going all out against a creature. Since that isn’t a possibility, there can only be one logical explanation!”
“En!” Mary nodded her head in agreement. “It should be those black-clothed bastards from before. The only thing is, is that we have no idea who bumped into them. Truthfully, I really want to test out their ability. I mean, with your golem we can travel underground, so maybe we can launch a sneak attack!”
“We were overconfident on this mission. After all, this is our first mission and the first time we’ve come to the Underground. Hence, before we understood the unique environment and the new style of fighting here, we shouldn’t have split up. We should’ve completed our mission together and waited until the next mission to split up. Also…”
“Also what?”
“Also, don’t forget that we’re the weakest team amongst all of them. If the enemy really wants to ambush our group, we’re the most likely to be targeted!”
“So what? I really want to test out their ability. Since you claim your Earth Elemental golem is so amazing, can you sense the surrounding enemy’s activities? I’ll tell you what, if you help your sister catch one of those bastards, I’ll spend the night with you. What do you think?” Mary trailed her finger across Greem’s lips and giggled carefreely.
For some unknown reason, Greem suddenly shuddered. He couldn’t help but feel heartache due to Mary’s naughty behaviour.
Mary’s interest in teasing men had grown stronger, and she never forgot to keep flirting with Greem. However, after noticing that her bloodshot eyes would grow darker when she got excited, Greem had no choice but to use his powerful will to suppress his lust. He did this because he didn’t want to become Mary’s lab rat and someone she could just toy with whenever she wanted.