Hacking the Game Didn't Go as Intended

CHAPTER 122: Another Foe, Old & New

Daisuke was stunned, his eyes wide as Lekton's horrifying transformation unfolded.

"What the hell?"

"M-Monster!"

"What the heck did he just feed him?"

"Haxks! Shouldn't we run away?"

While the children recoiled in fear, Adrian guffawed, deriving pleasure from Daisuke's evident shock. "Looks familiar, doesn't it? In that case, you'll absolutely love what I have in store for you next!"

With a snap of his fingers, a wall slid away, revealing a blind, reptilian beast lurking in a hidden chamber. The children's eyes widened in bewilderment as, just like Adrian, Daisuke's expression suddenly became dark.

Emerging from the shadows with a deep growl was a monstrous chimera—Reginald's mother, forcibly twisted into this abomination. Yet, Daisuke's fury eclipsed any sympathy for her past humanity.

All he could focus on was the bitter truth: this fiend, now under Adrian's control, was the very one responsible for Sheba's death. It had survived—and Adrian was using it as his second trump card.

Daisuke sneered as both creatures, oblivious to each other, turned their full attention on him—the source of their shared agony. That moron, he thought bitterly, does he even realize that thing's his own stepmother?

With another snap of Adrian's fingers, both monsters unleashed a thunderous roar, bolting forward like a pair of Formula One cars. Deep claw marks tore through the cavern floor and walls as the beasts ricocheted across the chamber, moving with terrifying speed.

Even as a slash carved a bloody arc along his cheek, Adrian's ominous laughter echoed through the cave, his hands raised high like a scientist gone mad.

This bastard, Daisuke's features contorted into a scowl, it doesn't seem like he has full control over the monsters.

Garrett and the rest of the children huddled together in terror as the chaos closed in around them, invisible claws and fangs slashing through the air just inches from their bodies. Each near miss only deepened their dread as the rampage threatened to engulf them.

"Zephyr!" Daisuke shouted, his tone sharp with urgency as he settled into his familiar battle stance, the Lipanthyer's Fang held in a reverse grip.

CLANG!

Daisuke raised his dagger just in time to intercept the lethal swipe of a claw, sparks flying as the sharp nail scraped along its edge. Time seemed to slow to a crawl, the sparks casting brief light over both his and Zephyr's steely expressions. Without hesitation, they launched themselves into the chaos, matching their foes' speed with fierce determination.

Zephyr darted across Lekton's massive frame like a relentless flea, his mana-charged fangs and claws tearing into the creature's rough skin and flesh. Daisuke's dagger mirrored Zephyr's speed and precision, slashing in radiant arcs that stripped away layers of the chimera's flesh.

Adrian looked on nervously, his once neatly groomed hair now unkempt. No! He exclaimed inwardly, his expression grave as he bit his nail through his glove. They didn't tell me he would be this strong! At this rate, the monsters will be defeated! Tsk!

In a desperate bid to turn the tide, Adrian called upon his powers as a Trickster, summoning a powerful gust of wind. As the children cried out and shielded their eyes from the whirlwind of dirt and debris, the vile beasts vanished, shrouded by a thin veil of mana that rendered them invisible.

"It doesn't matter how strong you are!" Adrian bellowed with a malicious grin. "If you can't even see the enemy, what good is all that power? Fools—you're finished!"