Chapter 211: Ping

DISCLAIMER: This story is NOT MINE IN ANY WAY. That honor has gone to the gorgeous bastard Ryuugi. This has been pulled from his Spacebattles publishment at threads/rwby-the-gamer-the-games-we-play-disk-five.341621/. Anyway on with the present…err learn.

Ping

Even via the horrific mutations, I may see the intelligence glimmering within the Grimm’s eyes because it watched me. It was greater than sensible sufficient to know what was happening, to know the breadth of what it was dealing with, and there was a kind of warning in its gaze. It wasn’t fairly worry, for all that it had been sufficient to make the Humbaba run from me, or no less than not a human worry. The Grimm had been creatures that may march right into a hopeless battle with out the slightest take care of their very own deaths, as a result of loss of life wasn’t one thing that really scared them.

However they had been sensible they usually knew that survival was a more sensible choice than deaththat survival meant power, progress, and energy and that it was solely by residing that they might proceed to kill. So whereas a younger Beowolf would possibly cost right into a hopeless state of affairs and die, an outdated Grimm would know from expertise when it was a greater time to withdraw and are available again one other day. That data was why issues like Goliaths and Leviathans may wait on the edges and slowly circle the Kingdoms; they knew that they’d get their likelihood ultimately and that there was no level in speeding in and dying needlessly.

Proper now, the Panoptes was considering alongside the identical linesthat if it may escape and heal, it may return and strike me down one other day. I may see its eyes transferring independently of each other because it looked for a means out.

And I noticed it when it realized that there wasn’t one. I wasn’t sure how a lot it had understood about what it had seen, nevertheless it knew how shortly I would fallen upon its companions. It would not outrun me, particularly not with its huge measurement making it stand out and the realm that the Brahmastra had cleared. It may attempt to run, however there’d be no escape for it that means, particularly not once I may observe it down with Raven. After seeing how shortly I would defeated its companions, it will need to have additionally identified that it could not merely gang up on me and whereas it would be capable of attempt to lead me additional inland to the den of some even higher beast, it was unlikely that it could make it that far.

It is solely selection was to face me and we each knew it.

The second it realized that, its gaze modified, all traces of ‘worry’ vanishing right away as its thoughts was made up and it is eyes skilled on me. The Panoptes unfold its feathers vast, every orb in its eye-lined plumage glowing brightly at the same time as trails of purple mild started to hyperlink them.

Although I would by no means fought one till now, I knew what it was doing and it was why I would left it for final. The Panoptes may collect and retailer power in its eyes and hearth it at a goal in a means just like the Humbaba. Whereas it sounded fairly easy when put like that, it was necessary to do not forget that it may do that for any of its many, many eyes, with every blast carrying a formidable quantity of pressure, on condition that it was one amongst hundreds. Worse nonetheless, there was nothing stopping it from focusing a number of eyes on a goal prefer it was now doing to me.

Nothing besides time, that’s. Whereas a single eye could possibly be fired the second it centered on somebody, it appeared to take time to collect the fullness of its powera cost time just like the one’s I had principally completed away with because of my and Fast Soul’s excessive degree. I may already inform that the hit it was getting ready would carry considerably extra energy than the strike the Humbaba may situation, however at the price of velocity.

Then once more, that wasn’t essentially an issue for individuals who may work as a part of a group. Earlier than I ruined it by brutally slaughtering its companions, it had most likely supposed to attend on the again whereas I used to be preoccupied coping with the others. In a combat the place an opponent may deal with you, although, taking even simply 5 seconds to arrange an assault was pretty brutal. Taking twenty? That was the subsequent smartest thing to ceaselessly, particularly in opposition to opponents of the extent we had been now on; I could not even think about attempting to make use of Brahmastra in a combat, no less than not as I used to be now.

However, for sure, I gave the Panoptes time to arrange its assault, whereas I went about getting ready my protection.

Taking a deep, sluggish breath, I curled my palms into fists, the metal of my gauntlets rubbing in opposition to itself with a quiet, metallic sound. As an alternative of vanishing, nonetheless, the sound appeared to go on, spreading up the lengths of my arms because the metallic rippled and flowed over my pores and skin. Elsewhere round my physique, metallic appeared to only bubble forth from the air itself, twisting round me to clad me in armorthe impact of Elemental Soul activated with the Ingredient of Metallic and Aureola. From the visions I would had whereas merging my expertise with Tiferet, Earth and Metallic had appeared to own extra private results, although it made me surprise how they’d work together with Aurora? Would my enemies merely start to metalize or petrify? Or would they be assaults by forming items of earth and metal?

It was one thing that deserved testing, however one factor at a time.

As I used to be utterly incased, I appeared down at myself contemplatively. The layer of metallic armor appeared nearly weightless and even with out utilizing Armored Shell, it gave the impression to be contemplate part of me. Good, that was one factor I would fearful about, particularly contemplating the results of Kavacha, and it wasn’t one thing I would wished to check with Kubera with out being certain. However now

Kubera (Lively) LV1 EXP: 0.00%

An historical method named after its person, one of many Apauruseya of Vytal. The person that grew to become often called Kubera was born with an in depth bond with all the valuable metals hidden throughout the earth. As he grew in energy and power, so did his connection to them, till he was in a position to flip apart even the sharpest of blades with a thought. In time, nonetheless, he got here to study of energy of the Apauruseya and sought to mimic them, respiratory life into base metal and making a being that protected the Yaksha. As battle raged endlessly within the fallen world, nonetheless, Kubera discovered that neither his guardian deity nor his riches had been sufficient to guard his individuals and so sought a but deeper fact throughout the summoned metal. In time, he realized that they had been born of his soul, as a lot part of him as he was of them. Quickly after, he joined the ranks of the legendary god-kings of Vytal and mastered this artwork alongside them, internalizing his guardian the place he’d beforehand drawn it forth from the earth.

Metallic Affinity rises to Max.

The person of this ability is proof against Metallic Elemental assaults, together with assaults made with metallic weapons.

Lively MP-based expertise that don’t naturally share an affinity with an Ingredient means be given the Metallic Ingredient at no extra price.

Solely these with a Metallic Elemental could use this ability.

A Metallic Elemental might not be manifested whereas this ability is lively.

Just one Elemental could also be merged with on this trend at a given time.

I felt Crocea Mors, thenmy First Elemental and the one I usually stored closest, within the metal of my sword. He moved via the metal that cloaked my physique after which simply appeared todisperse into it and me. This time, I felt the metal push inwards, seeping into my flesh and blood and bones. I may see my physique altering earlier than my eyes, changing into metallic via and througha huge change, when Agni had merely intensified the flames round my physique, however I suppose that was the distinction between the ‘power’ Elementals and the ‘materials’ ones. After a couple of moments, it was molten metal operating via my veins as a substitute of blood, feeding right into a transferring metallic musculature. Even my coronary heart had modified, taking an nearly mechanical look.

The query, then, was if I used to be prepared andI truthfully wasn’t certain. I would grown quicklyfar quicker than my earlier incarnation in some ways, because of the easy proven fact that my Semblance allowed me to achieve expertise by slaying the omnipresent monsters that inhabited Remnantbut shortly was nonetheless a relative time period when it got here to catching as much as somebody with a thousand yr head begin. I did not have sufficient reminiscences to make sure, however I knew I would been very highly effective and I would identified my enemy much better than I did now.

And I would nonetheless misplaced. And now stated enemy had had hundreds of years to arrange himself for my return and to solidify his maintain over the world. The state of affairs was moderately removed from excellent. Even when our base stats had been related, he would have had millennia to achieve and refine his expertise ateverything. And I knew higher than anybody how a lot of a distinction expertise may make in a combat. I used to be enjoying probably the most ridiculous recreation of catch-up in historical past and I used to be being given a time restrict.

My benefits had been restricted and I had no selection however to take advantage of them for all they had been price. Gaining ranges was part of that, as a result of it allowed me to extend my stats and thereby purchase very highly effective expertise. Leveling up typically meant killing Grimm, too, which generally offered ability books from which I may study issues I may acquire anyplace else and which I may enhance in a short time. I used to be all however sure my Semblance had manifested the way in which it had simply to assist me cope with the mess I would been caught up in and I used to be grateful past phrases for that truth.

The remainder of my benefits had been more durable to outline, just because I did not know sufficient to make sure of something. Honestly, part of me hoped for a miracle when it got here to Jericho Falls whereas the remainder of me hoped I would placed on a ok present. Even when Malkuth was watching me, I used to be hopeful that he did not have something like Observe that may permit him to see the total extent of my energy and reveal all of my secrets and techniques. I needed to rememberand believethat my enemies weren’t all understanding, even when they knew much more than I did, and that they could possibly be improper. To that finish, I used to be fortunately dropping bombs and exhibiting off amidst a large number of explosions and huge fields of fireplace, hopefully making some sort of impression.

I used to be pretty certain that I wasn’t going to win this combat with easy firepower, however I would have preferred it if my enemies thought that I supposed to attempt. Failing thatand I used to be uncertain it could absolutely succeed in opposition to somebody who’d identified me for a thousand years, even when he did not know me nowI’d have no less than preferred to direct consideration away from different issues.

Not that they weren’t helpful, after all. Kavacha was an incredible protection, particularly in opposition to the vast majority of Grimm whose soulless nature rendered them unable to take advantage of its weak factors. Brahmastra had confirmed its energy, too, and would little question come in useful when it was time to invade Jericho Falls, if solely to clear away the riff-raff and hinder the others. The Aurora mixture had confirmed its price when it got here to combating even very highly effective enemies and, if want be, I ought to be capable of penetrate nearly any protection with Longinus. Even when the enemy was one thing like Gilgamesh or Ziz, I ought to be capable of do one thing.

Too unhealthy I had no selection however to set my gaze greater than that and hope I had what it tookthough, whether or not I hoped for it or not, I would discover out the reply quickly.

Elevating a hand, I gathered mild in my palms and unleashed it in an incinerating torrent on the Panoptes, scouring it from the world with Lux Aeterna after which slowly releasing my transformations.

Your degree has elevated by one!

I dismissed the window with a thought and commenced accumulating the objects the Grimm I would killed had left behind, the lot of them fortunately untouched by the fightinganother factor to thank my energy for, I suppose. As I did, a portal swirled open behind me and Raven stepped evenly on via.

“Spectacular, Jian,” She murmured after a second, trying round slowly. “I’ve by no means seen something like that earlier than.”

I turned my head to have a look at her over my shoulder and managed a slight, short-lived smile at her.

“Thanks for the praise,” I answered quietly, earlier than sighing. I healed Raven absently, making certain that Brahmastra’s results did not take maintain, and mused absently over the truth that she’d simply taken it without any consideration that I would deal with any issues with out even asking me in the event that they existed. That gesture of belief would have made me happier if I weren’t in such a dour mode, nevertheless it nonetheless a pleasant thought. “I simply wanted to ensure of some issues earlier than me made a transfer.”

Raven tilted her head barely, watching me for a second.

“We’re transferring, then?” She requested.

I nodded as soon as.

“In a single week, we’ll tackle Jericho Falls,” I stated. “By then, I am going to have completed all my preparations.”

“I will be there,” She promised, not seeming bothered by the inclusive. She contemplated me for an additional second, seeming to ponder one thing. “Is that this the half the place you inform me to ensure I’ve all my affairs so as earlier than then?”

I frowned to myself, nonetheless not taking a look at her, and thought of the query.

Then I shook my head.

“Be happy to do as you would like,” I stated. “However I’ve given it some thought and given the choiceI suppose that moderately than dying with out regrets, I would prefer to have one thing to make me combat that a lot more durable. There are individuals I wish to meet once more and issues I nonetheless need to doand I am going to get to them as quickly as I am completed coping with this.”

“Oh?” She questioned, sounding amused. “In some way, that is very you.”

I shrugged a shoulder and smiled at her once more, this time extra truthfully.

“There isn’t any level in making a manufacturing out of one thing like this,” I advised her. “We’re Huntersthis is what we do for a residing.”