After getting rid of the corpses, I patted my stomach and looked around.From what I could see, I was at the outer skirts of the battlefield where most of the weaklings resided, trying to hide and avoid conflict.Those two I killed were relatively weak, barely out of the squire level.They were cannon fodder.After I relaxed, I could recall that the person I dropped onto looked somewhat scared, not expecting someone to drop out of the sky.As for the second one, I'm pretty sure he only attacked because I killed his companion, before I slashed his neck open, I could see his trembling hands.I cracked my knuckles as I could feel my strength increasing a little after I finished digesting the duo's corpses.Now that I reached another step in my devouring, my ability to withstand energy from multiple corpses has increased considerably. However, the increases in strength became less and less, of course, this most likely happened because I ate only weaklings!I wouldn't get any good meals at
The further I went, the bloodier the ground became, and the skies above me became darker and darker.I could smell the iron in the air to the point that it became toxic.There was too much blood in the air.A lot of people died in these parts.I wasn't sure if I could even count the number of corpses that should be buried under these decrepit lands.After I fought that Water God Church woman, I was unable to find any more prey, and it looked like they were either hiding or simply waiting in an ambush.However, I didn't want to trouble myself with ambushes, and the like, so I made sure to avoid suspect places.Walking further into the battlefield finally led me to the inner place, where all of the battles were going on!I didn't even arrive properly when an arrow was launched directly towards my head, which I dodged by slightly tilting my head to the side before throwing myself away from a gigantic water ball that almost hit me after I had dodged the arrow.I glanced towards three peop
My head was numb, I could feel my vision swimming, and my blood was pumping through my veins at an alarming rate.Both of my hearts were beating so fast I couldn't believe what was happening, was I excited about this fight?After we separated from the headbutt, I could feel some blood dripping from my forehead as I glanced at my enemy, only to find out that he was ok!But that didn't last for long as he clenched his hands around his head and groaned. It looked like he got some internal damage inside.It was a good time to attack, so I rushed toward him, taking out my knife in the process and stabbing directly towards his neck!But would it be that easy to kill a fellow cannibal with a lot of combat experience?With lightning reflexes he dodged the knife stab and grabbed me by the arm before he struck my elbow, making my whole skeleton shake as I dropped my knife to the ground!I took two steps backward as he claimed my knife for his own and covered it in lightning!The lightning spark
Orlo's life started hard. He had been abandoned by his parents at the Lightning God Church steps, where he was found and adopted into the Church by a nun.He grew up, and then he was found to be somewhat talented, so he was then accepted as a squire to a paladin of the Church, but things escalated when the news of Cannibals being used as weapons for the ongoing war appeared, and since he was an orphan with no backing, he was the first person to be experimented on.From then on, he became a ruthless killer with no life of his own, a true weapon of the Church.Up till he met me and died at my hands.The memories could be considered rather relatable. We were both taken advantage of by someone who was way stronger than us at a young age.I shook my head and continued to browse through his memories.I understood why I was able to defeat him so easily, not many people can see in the future, and he was unable to realize that was one of my abilities until the end when he exploded to his death
Being alone on the battlefield could be considered to be a good thing. I could rest and think of some plans for the next time they would return to fight.It was just unexpected. So I needed a little time to process it, before I made my way along the trenches and hiding spots, looking around for any corpses that had been left behind.Scavenging for corpses could be another way to improve my strength without having to put my life in peril.However, if most people from the other Churches were like those Water God Church's women, it would mean that I wouldn't be able to find many corpses to eat.But since there wasn't anything else to do, might as well focus on that.I could also practice the lightning technique while scouring the battlefield at higher speeds, hitting two birds with one stone.Even though I couldn't make a mistake with the technique due to Orlo's memories, my body still needed to get used to being zapped constantly from the inside.And the technique could also be consider
As I wandered through the battlefield, my eyes started to drop, and I almost fell to my knees. I didn't know why, but a strange weakness started to clench its cold claws around my neck.My eyes wandered around, and I could swear that I saw someone running toward the nearby bushes.However, when I looked again, there was no one, and the bushes didn't move at all, indicating that nothing happened.I remembered that I lasted around two days on the battlefield after I scavenged those corpses, was I already hallucinating?I suddenly whipped my head backward as I heard some whispers going directly in my ears. They were telling me to dig under the battlefield and help them out. The coldness that went down my spine almost made me shudder as the combined and distorted voices of males and females went directly to my brain."Free... us... dig us... We... want... out..."I clenched my arms over my head covering it as I tried to run away, only to realize that I ran headfirst into a tree.The tree
The fragrance of the meat was starting to waft away from the cooking body, and I couldn't help but lick my lips.Something cooked was way better than eating it raw.Maybe I should start cooking my victims? But that would take too much time and preparation...Eating them raw was very quick, and I wasn't sure what type of reaction would there be if I cooked an expert. The energy in their body might burst, and it would become useless for my strength advancement.Well, I will have to see what will happen with the boar's body first.The smell of cooked meat was rather nice. I haven't got to smell such a delicacy in a long time, and I couldn't help but want to try and rip some of the meat off from the cooking boar and try it right now.Unfortunately, I could see that the meat was still rather hard, so it would take me too much time and effort to rip it off. It was much better to wait until it started to soften.The fire was rather visible since it was very big, and the smell was rather far-
The battlefield seemed to be extending endlessly in my view, I could feel my vitality weakening and my energy sapping away every second I stood awake. After a long while of not sleeping, regular rest wouldn't help me recover my energy anymore, it would be a continuous downfall!But sleeping in this environment was more dangerous than becoming exhausted.I needed a whole mind to remain alive.Even If I rested and lost my reason, the others would indeed have an easy time killing me, just like I killed that boar, I wouldn't be much different from an animal, regardless of my strength.This was a situation where I was between a rock and a hard place, with nowhere to squeeze out.I couldn't help but start to fear for my future, for my life.Will I die on this damned cursed battlefield because I couldn't rest? Or will I sleep, become crazy, and then die at the hands of the returning soldiers?In the end, everything ended up with death.I had no special abilities besides the ones that I gaine