You have something that I want and I have come to collect it. What the hell is that? What is in my possession that he could want? Why does he even know me? Who even is this? He's so strong.Eric's thoughts whirred like an engine in overdrive as he tried to figure out who the enemy was and what he wanted exactly.{What do we do?}Amy's voice echoed in his head and he briefly glanced in her direction before facing the enemy again and exhaling.{We court death. That's what we've always been doing and we don't plan to stop now. Just avoid his touch, he seems to be a user of a skill known as Theft and yes, it does whatever you think it does. It could also be his trait.}Eric paused his mental speech momentarily before adding again.{Although I don't know what his limitations are, treat him as though he can steal anything from you, including your very life. Be very careful.}“Insidious.” Amy whispered and drew her blade, a searing heat spreading throughout the surroundings in an instant. A
‘What is this feeling of dread?’ The intruder thought as he jumped backwards, away from Eric.As he was trying to confront Eric again, another one came for him from above aiming to smash the pole on him at high speeds.He jumped sideways avoiding the strike and ready to face the two assailants when another one seemingly materialised behind him with a flaming sword in hand ready to decapitate him.He launched into the air, totally avoiding the strike and landing somewhere far away but still able to see them.Immediately he landed, he was hit by a golden beam from a floating wraith like entity but he was barely affected so he shrugged it off.“Damn, he's so fast!” Chuck couldn't help but mutter audibly.“He's like a rat, slipping through attacks like a fat little b*tch.” Nelson cursed angrily, floating over the water.“He's too dangerous. He's still toying with us.” Amy said, brandishing her flaming sword again ready for another clash.Eric, however, had something else on his mind.‘He
He could feel it in every cell in his body. Just a prey running from a predator, he was aware that this intruder wasn't dead.All throughout the fight, Eric's mind’s gears were spinning to determine what he could have in his possession that this stranger coveted so much.Nelson had managed to deal a devastating blow to the intruder, causing him to sink into the sea’s depth.Nelson held his flaming staff, levitating over the sea, feeling smug about the fact that he was the only one that had done notable damage to the intruder. At least, that's what he thought.Amy had her brows creased but she wasn't as tense and hopeless as before.Chuck was elated that the enemy had seemingly taken damage after all his dodging.Eric was the only one in a battle stance and it was for this reason that Amy hadn't let her guard down. The one with the highest perception capability in the entire cohort was Eric and if he's tense enough to hold and maintain a battle stance, a quick strike stance at that, ev
The entire cohort was upon the strong entity before them, ready to decimate him with their abilities when he suddenly chanted, amidst smiling.“Cycle of the Wild, Initiate the Hunt!”…[Cycle of the Wild: The Hunt has been initiated.][Your stats have been improved by 14%.][Stats will improve by 2% every minute till it's on a 50% increase.]…The system screen popped up in front of the stranger and he straightened his shoulders and exhaled, feeling the inflow of energy into his body, before facing them all.Several wraiths were soon upon him but their form seemed to crumble, before reaching him, after he ‘jabbed’ his hands into them and plucked out some stones from their forms.Soon, Eric was upon the stranger ready to slash at him with his signature weapon but the stranger effortlessly caught it and used his strength to divert its trajectory only for the sword to unleash the fury of the energies contained within upon him.The relative immediate area around them exploded upwards but
Nelson and the others looked at the hand that emerged from the void, clutching the staff-turned-spear.The hand stretched outwards, emerging from the void. Soon, an elbow region emerged, followed by a shoulder and and head. Then, the torso was visible and lastly, the legs came out from the void.The golden forcefield closed behind the new stranger, isolating Eric and Amy within.The eyes of everyone outside was one of horror and shock. This newcomer bore a likeness to the new stranger that came to attack them initially.This… is… cloning? He cloned himself?! As though one of him wasn't enough?! Nelson raged and lamented in his mind as he stared at the clone holding on to his spear.“It's a clone but it's just slightly stronger than us.” Matt confirmed with a stern expression. “It's most likely a Peak Awakened Grade 1 entity. It's within reach.” Matt added before materialising a white futuristic katana with a glowing blue laser edge.“Good.” Nelson said with a dark expression before o
Within the golden ethereal dome of energy, Eric had unleashed the “Divine Punishment” enchantment of the Divine Smite and his opponent had tanked it while not letting go of the weapon itself.Eric gritted his teeth and planned to morph the weapon into something that would make his enemy lose his grip on the weapon.Suddenly, the sound of metal groaning reached his ears causing him to pause in dread. No way. It can't be right? There's no way! Eric had a thought but he didn't think it was conceivable at all.A system screen abruptly popped up in front of him.[Divine Smite Durability Point: 19987/20000][Divine Smite Durability Point: 19235/20000][Divine Smite Durability Point: 18897/20000]In the span of three seconds, the durability of the Divine Smite went down by 1103 durability points. Eric's Divine Smite had sustained damage when it clashed with the other Divine Smite but it had fixed itself, just like any other item higher than the Mundane class, when it rested in Eric's invent
Eric watched with trepidation as the blackened hand of the man pulled a brightly glowing golden gemstone from Amy’s chest.It wasn't that he plunged his hands physically into her chest, rather, his skill allowed him to directly come in contact with all the essence of his target as well as all the various constituents within that target.It was putting your hands through a lake and pulling out whatever was inside. Basically, the heavier it was, the more valuable it seemed within the target.Amy was currently unconscious, held up by the man's grip on her neck and oblivious to whatever was going on.“Erica!” Eric called out to her twin, who swiftly responded.She came over and took Nelson from him while Eric ran forward insanely fast to take Amy from the hands of the man.The two other clones have been dispatched with one crumbling totally into decaying flesh and putrid blood and darkened pus-like substance while the other was totally obliterated and mauled by Maric's weapons and Matt's
Mr. Baker stretched his hands forward and encompassed the unconscious Amy in a forcefield bubble, quickly taking her away from the man’s presence. The man didn't bother stopping him because he had gotten what he wanted from her. Even if he wanted to stop them from taking her away, he might fail in doing so and it might prove fatal for him due to Eric's unstable state. “Is she alright?” Chuck came over and inspected her. Everyone also gathered around her in concern. Matt frowned his face and shook his head. “Although it's not Analysis, my Vital Vision is detecting an anomaly in her body. It's like a void or a vacuum in her essence-body.” Matt explained and deactivated his skill before adding succinctly. “Asides this, she's alive.” Erica pursed her lips, placing the back of her hand on her forehead. “She's… feverish. Dammit, what did that bastard do to her?” Erica cursed, an out-of-character behaviour because she was upset. “Two people should stay with Nelson and Amy while the