11:30 AM
Now that i'd confirmed my abilities and limits, it was time to test it out with real practice.
My next target, was a middle aged female Eater. I'd known her when she was still "alive" and although she wasn't particularly friendly to me, I felt i had to put her out of her misery.
I used the same tactic as before: whistle, wait and strike, this time using 25 percent of my power by dividing my "ocean" twice. The first blow had her spasming on the floor and the second one ended it.
This strategy worked pretty well, i just had to make sure not to let them get too close for comfort.
After my third kill of the day i was thinking about whether i should go back or get one last kill.
"Going home is the smarter option right now, my physical abilities are a lot stronger than before, i need to practice with them again"
I guess this was a weak point in my Ability. With every leap in what i could do, i'd have to reorient myself to make sure i could control my power efficiently without harming myself.
"Phew, that last fight though" i thought, standing over the corpse of a mangled but still buff Eater.
This guy was pretty problematic, his dense muscles made it hard for me to take him down unless i used about 50 percent of my power, i'd killed him by cutting his leg tendons with my spear before smashing his head in with my Bat.
"Maybe their capabilities before turning are related to what they can do now, this guy must've pumped weights when he was alive, either that or.....maybe they're getting stronger?"
This train of thought made me a bit worried, These things getting stronger meant humanity's chances of survival just went down a few degrees.
"Lets head back" i said to myself before beginning to make my way home.
While walking, i saw something standing on the road. It was a really slim Eater and it looked kind of malnourished(hehe), but its legs were much more muscular than the rest of its body.
Slowing down i grabbed my bat out just in case, this was a weird looking thing so I'd best be cautious.
It was 250 or so meters ahead, so i decided to slowly approach it and whistle to get its attention.
"fweet fweet",
It immediately turned to look at me and i was shocked that it could respond so quickly when i was still 212 meters away, it's hearing was truly incredible.
Slowly it turned its entire body to face me, then started slowly jogging towards me
"The hell?, was this one a marathon runner before turning?" i thought, But...
Something was wrong, it was picking up speed at an insane pace, in 10 seconds it was already almost in front of me.
"Fucking hell, its a speed demon!!" i thought.
I knew i couldn't meet it head on, it was charging fast enough to knock me off my feet and slam me into the ground, so i jumped to the side, and let it pass me like a blur.
Closer now i could see that its size wasn't the only peculiar thing about this Eater, its nails were about an inch long and weirdly curved at the tips, it was more like a wild beasts claws than a "humans" nails, and it looked like it was designed to grab on and not let go.
"I cant let that thing touch me, its too dangerous", i thought to myself
This was the first time i'd seen something like this, This was no longer "human", it was like it was evolving for hunting prey.
Getting ready for the fight of my life, I put my full 100% attention on this Eater, I knew instinctively that this thing could kill me if i was careless.
With a growl, it lunged, swiping and clawing at me, while i kept moving back or dodging to the sides.
"I cant find a chance to counterattack, its attacks are too fast and many, I'll have to create one somehow"
This fight was really taxing, as i had to use my utmost speed to dodge and my Max concentration to watch its movements, A slight mistake could cost me my life.
Unfortunately, i still wasn't used to fighting like this, so i wasn't taking my surroundings into consideration. I stepped on a big stone that made me fall backwards, right then the Eater swiped at me, and i had no choice but to use my padded arm to block it.
"Riiiiiiiiiip", That was the sound of my
blocking sleeve being ripped into, if it was my bare flesh, that would've gone all the way to the bone for sure.
Taking a few steps back to stabilize myself and create some space, i decided on what to do.
I quickly took my spear in my left hand and got into a throwing position, diverting a full 65 percent of power into my arm, i waited for the thing to Lunge.
The moment it did, i threw the spear at it. It pieced it and brought it to the floor. Using this chance i immediately ran, and winding up, smashed my bat right at its head with all my remaining energy.
It was about to dodge out of the way, but my spear held it down long enough for me smash its head.
But i missed the head, instead smashing into the throat and separating the head from the body.
Drained, i had to lean on my spear just to not collapse, this was the second time since the apocalypse started that i'd felt so close to death and it wasn't a good feeling.
As i was waiting for the cool wave to wash over me and take away my fatigue, i instead got something entirely different.
This time, i got a hot sensation in my body that felt like my blood was slowly getting warmer.
Slowly the warmth became unbearable and i couldn't help but try and release all this energy out as a Roar as it felt like i was going to burst if i didn't let it out.
"RAAAAAARRRRGHHHHHHH",
My Roar was loud and full of power, surprising me, as i didn't know i was capable of producing such a sound.
When i was done, the energy in me slowly calmed down, but instead of erasing my fatigue, it felt like my body had been wrung of all its energy, so picking up my weapons, i dragged my weary body back home, hoping I wouldn't meet any Eaters again.....