Chapter 50: Into the Fray

Okay, so I may need a little bit downside on my fingers. What I did to the Phantom Goblin would not sound like one thing a standard particular person would do.

However that is not such an enormous downside.

The issue is the appears to be like individuals round me are giving me.

If I would like to have the ability to transfer round different individuals with out having them take a look at me like this, I must management myself a bit. I can’t permit slip-ups like this one.

A minimum of not when they’re round.

Positive, I can proceed and allow them to see this facet of me, however I might moderately not. Reminding them occasionally what I can do could be good, particularly when coping with individuals like Sophie. However I would like them to be impartial or like me than scared.

Anyway, I get again and, sadly, most of them noticed it.

The one ones appearing as traditional are Tess and unnamed corgi.

I even need to cease him from going to eat the stays.

(Meals!) sounds into my thoughts in an nearly complaining tone.

You simply ate.

“Let’s go,” I say shortly, and I rejoin the others.

As many instances earlier than, Tess and I hunt for stronger monsters whereas Kim and Kevin keep close to Lilly and a few of Hadwin’s individuals.

Hadwin additionally pushes a bit forward.

Leon and Maya hunt for stronger monsters, and Sophie stays together with her sister. The little woman makes use of her flamethrower when monsters get shut, and Sophie usually simply sends weaker monsters away together with her [Manipulation].

The primary sturdy monster we discover is a goblin.

[Goblin warrior – lvl 13]

I step forward and hearth up my mana.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Mana rushes into my legs, and I bounce a bit on my toes.

Then I sprint on the identical time the monster dashes at me.

He calculates my motion and swings his axe at me, so I soak up my very own kinetic vitality and cease almost on the spot.

Extra energy.

I sprint in the direction of the monster whereas my mana flows by means of my physique, wildly and near getting out of my management, however I’m not anxious. I focus extra, management it extra, calm it down, and ship it the place it must be.

The troll stomps and I really feel his mana. He’s shifting in the identical method as the primary time he used the ability, so I decrease my physique, ship extra mana to my core, and proceed.

The gravity spell pushes onto me. This time, the world of impact across the troll is small, and weaker goblins scream as they’re pushed even deeper into the bottom, and their bones break.

My muscle tissues burn, my physique is scorching, and the axe in my hand feels so heavy. Then I nearly fall when he makes use of the ability for the third time, shedding stability as a result of the correct facet of my physique is affected a bit extra as I’m lacking an arm on the left facet.

However I maintain it.

I clench my tooth and push by means of all of it, and wildly oscillating mana seems across the axe.

The troll is very large, however I dodge his swing. Whereas doing so, I soar onto his arm and dash in the direction of his head, utilizing his arm to get there. He pulls again, but it surely’s too late; I’m already there, and my axe buries itself deep into the monster’s left eye. I pull it out, showered within the monster’s heat blood.

I soar from the monster to keep away from its coming hand, and I fall all the way down to the bottom a lot quicker than anticipated, affected by the Big Troll’s gravity spell.

A groan escapes my mouth, feeling the stress it places on my physique, however I straighten up once more and as soon as once more activate [Oscillation]. I bury my axe into the troll’s leg a number of instances. Its roar nearly deafens me, however I proceed whereas it’s shifting round, making an attempt to stomp on me.

Absorbing as a lot kinetic vitality as I can from his stomps, I exploit it to push towards the monster’s damage leg, as he’s standing on just one and making an attempt to stomp on me. That makes him stagger a bit, and I hear a brand new noise.

The whistling of a heavy factor flying terrifyingly quick by means of the air. Elongated iron ores hit the monster’s head, and he roars even louder, lastly shedding stability and slowly falling down, pulled by his personal ability too.

He slams down with a loud noise, and earth and mud fly into the air.

I take a step in the direction of the monster and stomp gently on the bottom, releasing some absorbed kinetic vitality, and it immediately sends away all of the mud that flew into the air.

I take one other step and use the remaining vitality to propel myself, rapidly passing its flailing arms and reaching its head. The axe vibrates wildly as if it is about to interrupt, however I drive by means of and slash downwards.

Repeatedly, I bury the axe into the monster’s head up till it breaks.

There’s a wound on its cranium sufficiently big for me to see inside its head by means of the shattered bones.

So I soar onto the monster’s head and wait till the final second. The large hand reaches for me, nonetheless holding large vitality that I soak up as a lot as I can.

When the hand makes contact with me, I collect all of the vitality it produces and form it right into a centered cone. I proceed to refine the cone, making it narrower and extra concentrated, till it is a exact, deadly level. I direct this beam of kinetic vitality straight into the monster’s head by means of the present wound. It wreaks havoc throughout the troll’s mind, making a multitude of it.

The hand nonetheless hits me, however I don’t attempt to battle towards it and simply soar up and let it throw me by means of the air whereas strengthening my physique towards it.

Flying by means of just a few branches, I roll within the air and land on my toes, nonetheless sliding a bit, however I soak up the vitality of my very own fall and cease.

The vitality escapes into the encircling, making a small shockwave with me within the epicenter, and I hear a notification.

[You have defeated the Giant Troll – lvl 14]

[Lvl 18 > Lvl 19]