The figure clapped their hands, "Impact!"
Whoom-!
A giant amount of the white energy spread across the field towards Wrock at an alarming speed. All his skills that could save him were on cooldown. The remaining ones would have no effect. So he guarded against the attack.
<-500HP (Wrock)>
Thanks to his Berserk Skill his HP was increased. So the damage wasn't too bad. Wrock focused on his opponent, the figure was bleeding heavily and scorch marks covered parts of their body.
Wrock was willing to bet that the figure's health was low. The amount of Burn and Bleeding that the figure had received should have drastically reduced their health. The problem was that NPCs didn't have health bars unlike bosses and monsters. They were similar to players.
The figure was breathing heavily, "You. . . so sturdy! Just die already."
Wrock grinned, "No thank you, it's your fault for targeting me."
"Hah. . . Impact!"
The figure threw a fist into the air. Wrock's [Intense Speed] was off cooldown and he vanished. Appearing next to the figure he activated [Monstrous Strength] and smashed his fist into the figure's face.
The figure was sent flying into a tree. Quickly dislodging themselves they complained, "It's always the face! So violent!"
Booom-!
A shockwave slammed into the figure. Lightning crackled across their body and into the plant life. The figure slid across the ground, tumbling until they recovered. As soon as they did Wrock was in front of them, for he had been chasing after their flailing body ever since he used [Thundering Impact].
His fist touched the chest of the figure. The figure's eyes widened for a split second before. . . their chest was caved in. Wrock had landed [Mastered Basic Punch] a move several times more deadly if the fist made contact with an individual.
The figure spat blood and held their torso in a panic. Then they dropped to the ground, dead.
Wrock took a deep breath before deactivating his Berserk Skill. The figure was a tough opponent with their strange 'Impact' ability. Now that the battle was over Wrock mumbled, "Time to see what I get."
~ ~ ~
"Over here!"
Akiol ran to the voice, he had been searching for fifteen minutes without any sign of his objective. However he came across a squad intercepting the target. The genius made short work of the squad before Akiol could assist. He gave chase but lost the Genius around a corner, until he heard someone's voice.
He turned a corner and the genius was surrounded by a much bigger squad. One of the members spat, "Traitor! Your life ends here!"
The Genius fired back, "Pah! You fools know nothing! Continue being used, I will find my own path!"
"Your path ends here!"
The squad attacked at once, swing their various weapons towards the Genius. The Genius moved their hands a water-like trail following them and redirected the weapons. He dodged the rest while saying, "[Water Path: Erosion Palm]!"
None of the attacks hit the Genius and several of the squad members hit their fellow squad. The Genius clapped his hand together, a rune appearing in front. Quickly extending their hands to their sides he shouted, "[Wind Path: Pressure Current]!"
A large gust of wind blew away the surrounding squad members. Akiol rushed towards to help, but a small team of individuals stopped in front of him. One proclaimed, "We shall stop you here."
Akiol's eyes narrowed, "So you're the ones he switched sides to."
"Haha! Our clans have been against each other for the longest of times! Now that we have taken your disciple with the most talent, it's only a matter of time before the Dragon Head Clan rises, and the Water Serpent Clan falls.
Akiol's team was called the Water Serpent Clan, his fellow members wore a blue outfit with white details. The enemy, Dragon Head Clan, wore mostly red with black details.
Akiol was getting in the mood of the dungeon and responded, "Hmph, a confident claim. It's a shame it stays as that."
Akiol charged forward, one of the enemies thrust forward a spear. Akiol swung his sword and knocked it away. With a few swipes of his sword the enemies were defeated. They could be considered average at most, it didn't take much effort for Akiol to finish them off.
The Genius also defeated the squad surrounding him. Their eyes met and a battle begun. The Genius began with an attack. Unknown runes surrounded his fist as he thrusted its forward, "[Water Path Ultimate Art: Turbulent Sea]!"
A current of water flooded the area, rushing towards Akiol. To block the incoming attack Akiol changed his sword's size, it became long and wide enough for him to take cover behind. The water rammed into his blade, pushing him back slightly. In a short time the water faded into nothing, Akiol retuned his sword's size back to normal and charged forward.
The Genius smirked, "So they sent you, good as ever. However you won't be able to stop me. [Earth Path: Separation]!"
Two runes appeared at the palms of the Genius. He slapped them on the ground and the area between him and Akiol cracked and split apart. Leaving an extremely deep and wide gap. The Genius stood up and stomped the ground, "[Earth Path: Divider]!"
A wall sprung up from the ground, hindering Akiol's sight to his target. The Genius shouted, "I'll be taking my leave!"
Akiol sprinted and jumped over the gap with [Leap] the gap was well over 30 meters long so [Leap] wouldn't be enough to clear it. So he used his Hexagon Multitool's [Tool 5 (Extended Rope)]. An energy rope extended from his palm and stuck to the earth wall. Akiol held it and began to swing towards the wall.
Just before he hit the wall in a comedic manner, he retracted the rope and used [Dimension Skip]. Reappearing on the other side. The Genius was shocked by this. However he didn't hesitate, "[Wind Path: Accelerated Steps]!"
Two runes appeared at his heels and he ran at an incredible speed. Akiol knew he wouldn't be able to keep up with such speed normally so he used [Aura Boost] and exchanged the defense boost for agility.
His speed was a little faster than the Genius' and he was gaining on them. The Genius frowned at this. Extending a palm towards Akiol he shouted, "[Wind Path: Forceful Gust]!"
A burst of wind moved towards Akiol, yet it was negated by his sword. He did this by pointing it forward, the sharp tip breaking the resistance and spreading it away.
"Fire!"
A bunch of red clothed figures stood on top of several buildings. All drew a bow and released on the command. There was probably a hundred arrows aimed at Akiol. He extended his left hand and used [Tool 1 (Shield)]. An energy shield rapidly extended, it was circular and slightly larger than a targe shield.
Most of the arrows missed, those who met their mark smacked into Akiol's shield and bounced off. Akiol deactivated the shield and murmured, "This thing is actually pretty useful!"
The Genius scowled in anger, why couldn't he lose this guy?! A rune formed on the back of their hand. They snapped towards Akiol and shouted, "[Flame Path: Scorched Cannon]!"
While the name sounded cool, the attack was merely a fireball. Albeit it was larger than ordinary ones. Akiol extend out his palm and used [Tool 3 Repulser] an energy field extended from the tool rapidly and pushed the fireball away. Since it was a quick use Akiol didn't need to deactivate it.
Akiol was getting closer to the Genius, he planned to do a full agility buff in a moment to overtake and surprise the Genius. Yet the Genius' next move stopped him short.
The Genius interlocked his fingers before closing them shut, "[Metal Path: Execution Spikes]!"
Several metal spikes extended from the ground and towards Akiol. Had he decided to increase his agility at that moment he would have been impaled. He jumped past the spike, however while he did he tried out [Tool 2 (Laser)]. A foot long red laser extended from the tool, when it made contact with the unknown metal it cut through it with ease.
Akiol deactivated the laser and continued chase. This time he used the full agility buff from [Aura Boost]. He easily gained on the Genius, frightening him. The Genius quickly used two fingers and tapped his opposite shoulder. A rune appeared at the tip of his fingers and he pointed it downwards, "[Flame Path Ultimate Art: Fire Lotus]!
Woooosh-!
An extremely large flame appeared and took shape of a lotus. Engulfing the surrounding area in flame. Akiol used [Dimension Dive] to escape harm.
The Genius continued using his hand and moving his wrist in a circle he shouted, "[Wind Path: Air Steps]!"
The Genius began stepping on air and rose to the sky. As Akiol watched him in the other dimension he noticed a critical fact.
The Genius was crossing over the City Wall!