novelzi Chapter 34 Not worth a toe nail!?
Chapter 34 Not worth a toe nail!?
Bang!
Again, the shadow panther's claw met ice. Though this time it was attacking while Layla defended. It quickly jumped back to regroup. But Layla didn't give it a chance....@@@@
"Ice lance!"
Woosh!
As the panther was jumping back, a huge, half a metre thick and five metres long spear manifested in front of Layla and flew toward the beast.
Bang! Boom!
Again the beast was caught unprepared and the blunt top of the lance slammed into its chest and pushed it back then slamming in onto a building wall. The panther wanted to jump into the shadow realm but immediately felt danger from it so didn't. Layla had already created spikes in the realm at that area. Oddly enough, the shadow element can't hurt physical things...unless they are in the shadow realm.
As the pained panther wanted to make a run for it as it sensed a large amount of mana gathering below it. Its body froze for a second, and the next...
"Shrike's frozen spear!"
Stab!
A huge ice spear extended from the ground and impaled right through its guts as it carried it into the sky. The panther's lifeforce quickly flowed out of its body. It's scorpion tail tried to pock the large ice spear and break it but it was of no use. As it died, its eyes weren't on Layla it's killer but the man standing behind her who just looked at it with an innocent smile from the beginning of the battle to the finish. It knew that without his interference it might have gotten away...but then again, who made it so hell-bent on killing Layla?.
[87 kills left....]
"Sir, you can put me down now, I can walk now". Layla said in a soft voice, still embarrassed.
"Are you sure?". Muku asked her as he looked into her eyes.
"N-yes, I am, besides, you might have to fight and I'll only get in the way." Layla almost said no before getting a hold of her self and looking away from his mesmerising gray eyes as she spoke.
"Okay, if you're sure... though you'll never be a burden to me no matter what". Muku said while putting her down. Hearing his later statement, she couldn't help but furiously blush again. Seeing this, Adam's group gave him mental thumbs up for not missing any chances.
When she was out down, she went to the back of her group as she sensed Emily and Jade's gazes on her. Even Chloe would steal glances of her while Hope had a weird smug smile that showed that she completely didn't understand what was going. So to save herself from all this trouble, she chose to walk behind them.
"Ahh!!". A loud scream from a dude was heard from inside. And sounds of muffled cries of many people were also vaguely audible.
"Adam, you and your men should stay here for a bit, were go check out what's going on. Layla and Hope will stay behind with you.". Muku said his gaze still focused in front of him, getting to receive any situation that takes place.
"Okay boss, that sounded like a shout from one of our leaders, I hope you can save him if possible". Adam said, he didn't try to forcibly go with them as he knew he'd be useless.
"But.." Layla wanted to protest staying behind but Muku cut her off by raising his hand. As for Hope, she had already gotten used of her role of taking care of Adam's group so she didn't think much of having to stay behind.
"I know you want to come along, but we don't know what's going on there and you can barely walk. Quite frankly the only reason why I'm asking Hope to stay behind is to guard you as you recover.
Hearing this, Layla blushed and nodded in agreement to staying behind. As for Adam's group, they could only put on wrily smiles hearing him indirectly admit to not caring about them at all. Of course Muku in reality also cared about them, just that all of them combined weren't worth Layla's toe nail in his eyes.
Maybe it was better that they weren't aware of his thoughts and assumed on their own after all.