Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

Atlan didn't know why but he felt like the Canzer was aiming straight for him. If the Canzer was any bit more intelligent as a child, then it would quickly figure out that Atlan was the weakest out of the group.

Not only was he the human who displayed the weakest aura out of everyone else, but his movements were also so slow that he would not be able to react even if he could see the Canzer's movements—which he didn't.

Just as he was about to move, the Canzer suddenly disappeared from the fog and finally revealed himself to the group.

Unfortunate as it was, Atlan was right; it was targeting him.

The Canzer had a hideous stocky figure, with a face as big as a human. It had big eyes with thick eyebrows made out of chitinous hairs. Its nose, which was as big as a human torso, had bulbous warts and pimples all over its greenish skin.

Its defining feature was its smile. It was permanent and unmoving. Coupled with its dead and soulless eyes, it was enough to give even the most courageous of warriors feel a creep running underneath their skins.

And if one looked closely, they would see the tips of its teeth hanging out of its lips like a tiger waiting to pounce.

Although its face was human-like, its body was more typical of a Canzer. Its short and thick limbs were made out of layered chitin.

Strangest of all was the fact that the Canzer seemed to be wearing clothes!

Its torso was covered by a red long-sleeved vest and blue trousers buckled by a black belt. On top of its head was a golden cone of a hat, with it drooping to the left by a little bit.

How could Atlan not see the hideous face of the Canzer with crystal clear clarity? After all, it teleported directly in front of his face!

Atlan couldn't even think fast enough to defend himself against the surprise attack. His battle suit wasn't even a factor at all. The Specialist Canzer was far too strong compared to a Student like him.

His survival instincts kicked in and his shoulder blades began to feel prickly and numb. He was just a fraction of a second away from activating his Angel Wings and bursting out into the air for safety.

Thankfully, he didn't need to. The tank behind Atlan glowed a green light as he activated his LifeSkill.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

A mystical and ethereal octopus arm suddenly wrapped itself around Atlan's body and immediately yanked it out.

But Atlan's body remained in place.

The 'happy' Canzer opened its wide maws and swallowed Atlan's body whole. His lower body hung on the Canzer's mouth, lifeless.

Then, it bit into his body and crunched it into two.

The Canzer thought it killed Atlan, but then, his 'corpse' suddenly turned into a lifeless straw doll! The real Atlan was safe beside his bodyguard.

The second tank's LifeSkill allowed a friendly target to be substituted into a straw doll the moment they received any damage. Read new adventures at empire

It was a perfect power for a bodyguard because it did not depend on timing. As long as that ethereal octopus arm hit Atlan, he had guaranteed protection for a minute.

Wow…that was weird.

Atlan's perspective was sort of like an out-of-body experience where he saw his own body get devoured by the Canzer. It was surreal.

"Don't worry. I got you, man!" said the bodyguard.

Atlan was safe, which strangely made the Canzer even happier, with its smile a lot more curved but its eyes turning even more soulless.

'Happy! Happy! I want to spread joy!'

It jumped up and down, alternating from its stubby left leg to its right in a little dance and a hum.

"Don't think you can get away with targeting our porter!"

Ninth immediately rushed after the Canzer and swung down the might of her sword.

The happy Canzer opened its mouth and sang its song, creating musical notes out of the air. As her blade reached the Canzer, the Canzer increased its pitch and subsequently enlarged the notes in the air.

As soon as Ninth's blade hit the treble clef, it exploded like a balloon, allowing the Canzer to fly away from her sword.

But just when it thought it got away, three bullets suddenly appeared out of nowhere and surrounded the Canzer.

TRKKK!

The bullets pierced the Canzer's chitinous shell and buried itself deep in its body, staining its red clothes purple. Interestingly, its injuries never healed.

'Kagh! You have a party? Let's turn this into a party!'

In retaliation, the Canzer opened its maws wide, showing a light deep in its throat. Then, it shot out a ray of the crescent beam with the same shape as its smile towards the surroundings.

The Tank didn't have to deflect anything. The Canzer didn't aim for them. Instead, it aimed for the dead trees around them.

Soon enough, tens if not hundreds of branches and trunks vibrated as it got endowed with a new life. They ripped their roots out of the wet soil and walked toward Atlan and the team.

If Atlan estimated their strengths correctly, each one of these trees had the equivalent of an Intern Savior! He would not be able to defeat even a single one, much less survive in a one-on-one fight.

The worst part about it was that the Canzer could create these dead trees endlessly.

"Trying to overwhelm us? Not while I'm around." The Mage raised her wooden wand and conjured a spell.

Immediately, hundreds of violet hands appeared above the swinging trees. And with perfect synchronicity, they paired up and grabbed the trunks in two opposite directions before twisting them till they splintered.

Within a few seconds of their life, they immediately died in the 'hands' of the mage. Atlan was amazed at how easily she dealt with such a dangerous situation.

Ninth and her team had the perfect composition to deal with this particular Canzer. Ninth and the Sniper dealt with the main Canzer, while the Mage and the tank dealt with the surrounding enemies.