Red Monster-Chapter 48: Survive

’I am dead!’

That was what Red was currently thinking of. His body froze in fear, and the death itself was right in front of him. He was not going to be able to pull another miracle stun to save himself when he could not even move his body.

That was when another big shadow appeared next to the Dire Wolf King. The Chief, Goblin Champion, the Strongest Warrior in the tribe, appeared with the axe in his hand.

The Chief had the axe above his hand and swung it down to the Dire Wolf King’s neck. Blood splashed as he pushed the big Dire Wolf King down with him. He took down the Dire Wolf King, bringing it down to the ground, but that was not enough to kill it.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU FOOL! STOP DOZING OFF LIKE AN IDIOT! COME HELP ME KILL IT!"

The Chief’s words reverberated in his ears. It was loud and clear.

Red snapped out of his thoughts and realized that he was freed from the pressure. He could move his legs as he turned toward the Dire Wolf King. The Chief was pinning it down with the axe, struggling to keep it down.

The Dire Wolf King was dying, but it was not going to die without fighting back. His mind spun, thinking of what he should do. He didn’t have much time as he only had ten seconds until the skill was over.

Should he throw the last spear at the Dire Wolf King?

Throwing the spear would assist the Chief, but it was not much. A single spear was not enough to kill the Dire Wolf King quickly. There was always a fireball, but the Chief was too close to the Dire Wolf King.

Red had not tried it as well. He was afraid that he would hit the Chief as well with the fireball.

The time ticked down, and he only had nine seconds left. However, he could not come up with a definitive solution. When the time ticked down to eight seconds, Red got rid of the useless thoughts and concerns.

He put the curved blade at his waist as he rushed toward the Dire Wolf King with a spear in his hand.

The Dire Wolf King, who was currently struggling to break free from the Chief, noticed him. It stopped struggling and turned toward Red, opening its mouth as fire gathered in its mouth.

Red didn’t hesitate to throw the spear into its mouth, going through the fire and lodging in its throat. Throwing his spear was a gamble to stop the Dire Wolf King from shooting the fire. He made the right gamble as the fire dissipated.

The Dire Wolf King writhed fiercely in pain with a spear stuck in its mouth, but the Chief kept holding it down.

He then pulled out the blade on his waist and jumped at the Dire Wolf King’s head. He pierced the Dire Wolf King’s head with the blade.

At first, only a few centimeters of the blade entered. There was something hard that stopped him from pushing the blade deeper into its head. He screamed and kept pushing the blade, and the blade went a little deeper, slightly.

He poured every last bit of strength he had into the blade, keeping it pressed against the head. At the same time, the hobs and the goblin caught up. They took the chance to land a blow themselves.

The timing was down to four seconds, and the blade was around eight centimeters deep into the Dire Wolf King’s head. It was still alive even with a blade in its head, struggling even more.

Red was aware that he didn’t have much time and poured everything into the blade. If he didn’t kill it in four seconds, he might die instead, as his health would go down to one health point after the skill was over. He kept pushing and only focusing on that one job. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Four seconds passed, and a wave of exhaustion hit him. He lost all his strength and slipped forward, bumping into the Dire Wolf King’s head. Strength left his body as he could not even hold the blade anymore, let alone push it.

He thought he was done for this time. He fell right in front of the Dire Wolf King’s mouth. A single bite or maybe even a scratch would kill him right now. A panic surged inside him; his thoughts were in shambles, trying to find a way to survive.

Even Levelheaded could not help him at the moment. A sense of calmness tried to calm him, but it was not enough to stop the fear of death.

Red slipped to the side of the Dire Wolf King’s head and noticed something as he was falling. The blade was completely inside the head. He wasn’t aware of it until he fell, and that was when he realized that the Dire Wolf King was not moving anymore.

It died with its eyes wide open, filled with fury and resentment until the last moment. He wasn’t aware that he managed to push the blade into the head, leaving just the handle outside.

Only when he saw the beast die did he calm down. Levelheaded finally took effect, and he heard the notification that the skill was leveling up.

He didn’t bother to check it because the moment he calmed down, his head started hurting. He became dizzy, and his sight became fuzzy. Then the ground shook as a big, shadowy figure stood right before him.

He could tell the figure was the Chief through the silhouette.

"Good job. The tribe will reward you for your contribution in the battle!" A rough yet strong voice echoed in his ears.

Red could not really focus due to exhaustion, and his head hurt so badly. The side effect of Infernal Berserk was catching up to him.

"Th—" He tried to respond, but it was hard even to speak.

The Chief picked him up, trying to help him to stand, but his body fell to the side as he had no strength to support him.

"Hey, you! Bring him back!"

Those were the last words that Red heard before he passed out.