The Soul System in the Apocalypse
Chapter 151: Black Scorpion

Chapter 151: Black Scorpion

The monster that had appeared in front of them was a scorpion. It was having a black carapace covering its entire body. Had it not been that there was still some light, and the ability of everyone to see had been improved, then, in this night, they would have actually failed to see this monster.

The scorpion was about one and a half meters tall, and about 3 m long. The huge tail was raised in the air, with the sharp end facing the front, obviously ready to attack.

Olivia’s eyes suddenly squinted. She looked at the monster with surprise in her eyes. She did not expect that this monster which was beside the feline creature, had suddenly appeared here. Just how fast was it?

Olivia shifted her gaze and looked towards the direction that the monster was in a few seconds ago. What she so stunned her once again.

There was yet another figure of the scorpion. It was just that, that figure was fading away. It was obvious that it was not the real scorpion, but the real one was here.

Olivia could not help but wonder just how long it had been, how long she had been deceived that the scorpion was waiting beside the feline creature.

Olivia focused on the scorpion and finally, information appeared in front of her. It was just a pity that she could not see the information about the skills that this scorpion possessed.

[Name: Black scorpion

Race: Monster Race

Power level: Level 4 bronze rank

Skills: ???

Affinity: Shadow. ]

Olivia frowned a little when she realized that the monster was actually at the 4th level of the bronze rank. If it was true that this monster was at the same level as the bear, then, why was it that it was holding a higher position than the bear?

At this moment, Olivia finally focused on another part that had been added. Affinity. This was the piece of information that was not there when she looked at the information of the bear. Could this be the reason why the bear was holding a lower position?

At the same time, there was something else that caught Olivia’s attention. That was, this monster’s affinity was actually shadow. Olivia was not sure if there was an element called the shadow, but she could relate this to the dark element.

Still, there was nothing that she could understand about this affinity. But still, she related this to the ability of the monster to be able to live an image behind. Perhaps what she had been observing all this while was actually a shadow that had been left behind by the scorpion.

As for the scorpion itself, it had been waiting for a good chance to attack her. Just thinking of how careless she had been, Olivia could not help but scold herself.

Boom!

At this time, Olivia suddenly felt the ground beneath her trembling. Without hesitation, she jumped 2 m into the air as she moved to another side. And at the moment that she did that, the ground where she was standing not long ago was suddenly blasted as a thick scorpion tail emerged.

The commotion immediately attracted Adam who was just preparing to attack the scorpion in front of him. And, when he realized that there was actually something that was attacking behind, he could not help but question, "Just how many monsters are attacking this time? There is yet another monster that is at the same level as the one in front of me?"

"Not really. What you are looking at in front of you is not the real monster. The real monster is the one that is attacking behind you." Olivia’s voice reached Adam.

When he heard that, his pupils contracted. Using the skill shock blast, he attacked the figure in front of him. But, he was dumbfounded when he realized that the attack simply went through the scorpion in front of him.

And the moment that happened, the scorpion in front of him dissipated as if it was made from smoke. This suddenly chilled Adam’s heart.

Previously, he had just finished off the monsters on the other side. Of course, that only applied to the Bronze rank monsters. And after he had killed the final monster that was in that side, he decided to come over towards Olivia’s side.

When he arrived, he realized that there was something wrong. While Olivia was still focusing on attacking the bear inside of the ice prison, there was another figure that was moving underground.

This was what Adam had detected after arriving, and not what he saw. When he realized where the monster that was moving underground was heading to, he didn’t hesitate to make a move.

Just as the scorpion emerged from the ground, raised its tail to stab towards Olivia’s head, he managed to arrive in time and block the tail. Using his bare hands, he managed to block the attack. Of course, he did not hold the sharp end of the tail. Otherwise, he was sure that he was going to be poisoned.

The ground beneath his feet could not hold the weight that was brought about by the attack. So, his feet sunk into the ground for a few centimeters. But still, he was able to stop the tail.

Moreover, due to the shockwave that was created when his hands collided with the tail of the scorpion, Olivia had been blasted away. For that reason, the tail was not able to land on her.

Otherwise, even if Adam had prevented the tail from dropping, but, since he was not holding the sharp end of the tail, then, there was still the possibility of the tail hitting Olivia when his feet sank into the ground.

Now, Adam finally understood why Olivia was attacked previously even without herself knowing it. It was not that he was stronger than her, but instead, the attack that time had come so abruptly that she did not even realize it on time.

"Just what kind of skill does this monster possess?" Adam asked irritatedly as he rushed to towards the scorpion. It might be true that he only possessed an SS grade profession, but, he was not to be underestimated at all.

Currently, not only did he possess high level equipment, together with high level skills, but still, there was the strengthening with his body that had happened in the dungeon.

After Adam reached the third level of the Bronze rank, he realized that, as his level increased, the level of his physical strength was also increased. Although he did not understand why that was so, still, he was excited about it.

Currently, Adam was like two combined level 3 Bronze rank people. Additionally, all of them possessed incredible strength. That was the reason why he was able to contend with the scorpion in terms of strength.

But of course, there was always an exception. If Adam decided to compete with the bear in terms of strength, then, he was going to fall short.

Kiii!

Having missed the attack once again, the scorpion released a screeching sound. The sound was ear piercing and irritating.

From the looks of it, it looked like the scorpion had realized that Olivia was the most dangerous person here. So, it had decided that it was going to eliminate her first before dealing with another person.

Anyway, it really had the ability of attacking Adam during the time that he was holding its tail, but, it did not do that. As for whether it was stupid or not, Adam and Olivia did not know.

The scorpion was just about to bury itself into the ground once again when suddenly, it detected that there was danger approaching. Without hesitation, it swung the tail backwards.

Clank!

The blade of the battle axe that Adam was using collided with the sharp tip of the scorpion tail. Although Adam felt that his hands had become a little numb, he did not retreat. Instead, the ground beneath him was also crushed once again.

Adam could feel that there was a lot of weight that was pressing down on him. But, all of this simply vanished in the next moment, as if the pressure that was pressing him down was not there.

Immediately that happened, Adam realized that the scorpion had actually used the skill of leaving a shadow behind.

"Humph! How many times do you think this skill of yours is going to work?!" Adam shouted in anger and frustration. He was a person who liked fighting against his opponents head on. But, now, he was facing against an opponent that liked hiding. That was limiting his ability to fight against it.

Immediately after saying that, Adam looked around. At the same time, he paid attention to the movements of the ground. If there was anything unusual, then, he was going to make a move.

Just as he was trying to look around to find the traces of the scorpion, it suddenly emerged behind Olivia. Just like before, the tail was the one that came out first as it attacked Olivia towards her head.

From this move, it could already be seen that this scorpion was targeting the head. Anyway, all the other parts of the body had been covered by the armor. It seemed that the scorpion was able to tell that it was not capable of piercing through it. So, he was going for the part that was exposed.

Although the attack could be considered as a sneak attack, Olivia was already prepared for it. The moment that the tail of the scorpion emerged, she used the frost dominator to attack.

She had already been accumulating energy in the sword. So, when she attacked, this attack possessed incredible strength. At the same time, there was the ice element that was surrounding the entire sword.

Clank!

When the Frost dominator sword collided with the tail, it was as if two metals were colliding with each other. Olivia was forced to take a few steps backwards with surprise clear in her eyes.

She had been testing to see if she was able to match the monster in terms of physical strength. But in the end, each turned out that she was not capable of dealing with it. As for why Adam was able to do that, she related that to his profession.

After the scorpion missed once again, it crawled back into the ground. And after a few seconds, it emerged once again behind Olivia. It attacked as usual.

Clank!

Once again, the frost dominator sword collided with the tail. At the same time, Olivia launched two ice spears towards the scorpion.

The scorpion used its pincers to block the two ice spears. Since the attack had failed, it wanted to bury itself into the ground again. But, it’s detected that there was yet another attack that was heading its way.

Boom!

An explosion suddenly resounded in the place where the scorpion was. A thick cloud of dust was raised into the sky.