“[Crimson Burst Slash]!”Tens of slashes were instantly released in the blink of an eye. Those slashes cut a stone pole into many pieces. The pieces fell to the ground with heavy thuds.Rain sheathed his sword back into its scabbard and exhaled. He frowned at the result that he got. He was disappointed.“I’ve been training for months but I feel like I haven’t made any progress at all. These dummies can’t be a benchmark for me.” Rain looked at all the destroyed training equipment laid around.He remembered the time when he fought against Crymillia. He thought that he put up a good fight at first. He just couldn’t find a way to finish the fight. He thought that he could somehow overcome Crymillia. He was wrong.Crymillia showed her true power. The menacing aura Rain felt at that moment froze him in place. He couldn’t move due to fear. Rain felt goosebumps every time he recalled that feeling. A presence stronger than even the Colossi who were considered legendary beasts.“Even when fight
Boom! Boom! Crackle! Bam!Explosions, shockwaves and sparks of electricity were flying all over the place. A fight suddenly broke out when Rain came and saw Matthew. Rain had been releasing multiple high class spells and Matthew was able to either block, parry or evade them.Matthew had heightened his senses and perception to match Rain’s speed. It was astonishing to Rain, though he should have expected this. The fact that Matthew was blocking and parrying his attacks were impressive enough. Matthew had covered his arms in scales to protect himself when doing so.(Even Sara had trouble dealing with him. He definitely has more power and speed than me as of now. But I didn’t train all this while for nothing!)“[Crimson Burst Slash]!”In an instant, tens of slashes were released at Matthew. Matthew was able to completely cover his body in scales and tank the attack. Immediately after he took the attack head on, Matthew did a counter attack.Matthew gathered astra into his right fist and-
It was snowing lightly in the morning. Matthew was just about done packing up his necessities. He slung the scabbard of his sword on his back before putting his backpack on.Matthew looked outside through the window. He could see the forest of leafless trees that went on for miles. The ravine was also visible from his room. He had been there several times during his training here.Raisya had been teaching him how to fight and astral control during one while Platinum taught him about magic since he had some capacity of magic capability. The chimaera siblings were also trained alongside him as well Chloe and although their growth was rapid, Matthew was exponentially growing compared to them.Matthew looked at his scaly right arm. His arm transformed into a dragon-like limb when he forcefully used too much power. Now it is stuck like that.“[Mirage]” Matthew casted a spell that he remembered.It was a spell that casted an illusion over his body so that he would appear like a normal human
Cave Mouth, The Dwarven Kingdom Entrance City.It was a city at the mouth of the cave that led to the inner parts of Dwarven Kingdom. Almost the entire of the kingdom was underground since it was a nation that exports 40% of the world’s mining product. Dwarves were excellent craftsmen and had made many great weapons and equipment, including the cannons that were used in most nations except for the Elven Kingdom.Cave Mouth was a city that acted as a guardpost before entering the kingdom. Since mining products were very important in many industries, the security was very tight and the guards posted there were elites with special equipment for detecting any suspicious characters. As the most wanted man, Matthew would immediately be detained if he was caught.“That’s why I prepared this.” Rain showed a metallic card that wrote-“Mercenary Association?” Matthew read what was written.Matthew, Rain, Potolo, Bartolo and Mala were currently standing in a line of people who wanted to enter th
At night at the bar, people filled the tables and seats to the point that it was packed. Matthew, Rain, Potolo, Bartolo and Mala were sitting on the second floor at a table with another two short but stout figures. They were dwarves clad in business attire.(Why did we wait until night to meet these guys?) Matthew thought but didn’t voice it.“It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr Sky.” One of the dwarves extended a hand to Rain.“A pleasure as well.” Rain accepted the hand and shook it firmly.“I see that you did not come alone. Who are these people, if I may ask?”“They are capable mercenaries I hired.” Rain said while taking a single glance at the others beside him.“You hired mercenaries?” The dwarf was probably suspicious of it. Of course he would. Why would a top rank Hunter hire some mercenaries to help?“By her majesty the Elf Queen’s order. Also, having a few extra hands is convenient.” Rain kept it simple and convincing enough for the dwarves to accept it.The pair of dwarves gla
An hour later, the group arrived at the station right by a mining site. Potolo woke his siblings up while Rain, Matthew and the dwarves were already walking toward the door. When Matthew got down, he looked around the station.It seemed pretty old. The metallic bars holding the roof were rusting at certain places. The floor was made from ceramic tiles it seemed and it had patches of dirt and moss between the tiles. Some of the tiles were also cracked.(When was this station built? It looks old but thinking this world doesn’t have a car yet, the dwarves are quite far ahead in technology to have a bullet train.) Matthew thought.The technology of Magiheim was all over the place. It was like they made great leaps without taking a few steps back. The phones that were just recently developed were also really ahead of the other technology available in the world.(This doesn’t make sense.) Was what Matthew thought, but he realised something a second later. (Or maybe it’s because people from
At an underground city, there were multiple giant centipedes that were wreaking havoc within it. Several houses carved out of stone were already destroyed during their rampage. The citizens, the goblins, were powerless to do anything against the giant monsters.“Gyaah!!”“Hold your groun- Agh!”“[Fireball]!”“[Black Bullet]!”“It’s not working!”Many brave warriors have gone to fight the centipedes but they all died in vain as the centipedes kept advancing without mercy. The higher tier race of their species, the hobgoblins, were also defeated with ease. Those that were capable of using magic could not even scratch them.A young goblin girl was running for her life along with her mother. A centipede was quickly closing in on them despite many trying to stand in its way. While running, the girl was looking back at the massacre behind with teary eyes. Those were relatives and people she knew. Her heart broke and her spirit dwindled but her legs kept running being pulled by her mother.N
Potolo had just returned from gathering food and putting them on the ground somewhere in the safe zone. Bartolo was also there checking the rations that they gathered.“These should be enough for a few weeks, I think. What about you brother?” Bartolo asked Potolo.“We won’t need a few weeks. Several days is sufficient, one week at most.” Potolo said while looking at Matthew and Gon who were chatting.Bartolo noticed the discomfort in his brother. “Who do you think that guy is?”“Not someone I like. I don’t like a mere goblin talking to him like friends. But Master seem to be enjoying himself, so I will not interfere.” Potolo was really holding back from attacking the goblin. He was in a calm anger state right now.“Don’t be jealous brother. If anything, Master will still rely on us.” Bartolo stood up and patted Potolo’s shoulder.Potolo glanced at his brother and sighed. “Hah~ I know. It just still doesn’t sit right with me. Besides, the other goblins aren’t exactly welcoming.”“Yeah,