Back to Kino, she learned that some kind of skill effect managed to get into her mind and as it does, her body reacts on its own. As a result, she felt this sharp sting from her head, she placed her right hand on her forehead to ease the pain and it slowly faded away.
Anyhow, the effects were removed thanks to her aura technique, it reacts every time something enters her body with malicious intent, it is very similar to the immune system.
Soon after, back to the sever body, it showed this scene where something inside it managed to break out from the body's tough scale and formed a meter crack. Two scythes come out and at the same time, the creature forces its way out for its body.
Since Kino isn't under any skill effect, she can think clearly and her mind is back to normal, she can now process what comes to her mind five times faster than last time. It seems some kind of skill effect affecting her brain back then, but what is the cause?
No matter, she can think about it later on after all of this is ended. She aimed her guns and shot the sever body three times in a row with her guns simultaneously, to which all bullets were cut to little pieces by the scythes.
The pieces are scattered to surroundings, hitting the ground, nearby fallen trees and even the sever body. Kino frowns when the scene comes into view.
The scythes didn't move an inch but the bullets were cut to little pieces, either the scythes are too fast for her naked eyes, or skill is activated, she must be careful against this thing.
She reloaded and at the same time, activated her skill and used the aura technique, "system, activate S4, A2."
[Skill is activated.]
Her body let out a bright green glow and then, she used her aura technique to boost her movement speed. However, she didn't use it yet.
She wants to see what this thing is, first, it comes out from a sever body, second, its aura is different from any living being she encounters. It was unique and strange.
She can kill it easily if she wants to despite its speed is beyond her. There are many ways to kill a creature that is faster than you.
Anyhow, with an aura technique on standby and her skill is activated, she will kill it if things went bad.
Coming out through the crack, its legs start to make their appearance. It was a centipede leg and then, a few moments later.
Its full figure managed to get out albeit with great difficulty. Its upper body is that of a human and as it goes down to its lower part, centipede legs can be seen touching the ground.
It was black and very sharp. Every time its hundred legs take a step, it forms this small crack on the ground for each leg, so every time it comes into contact with the ground, it forms a small crack.
Kino wondered why but either her legs are heavy or too sharp, she considered that to her mind as another danger when fighting it.
The creature's height is three meters and its upper body is covered with brown scales, it has long brown hair, two antennas facing the sky, and beautiful facial features. Any man will fall in love at first sight despite its hideous centipede body.
Kino ignored its exquisite face and slim body, just seeing the creature in front of her makes her doubt something. With its height of about three meters and legs of hundreds. It should be difficult to swing that scythes.
The scythes are in truth her hands, Kino just figured this out when the scythes out of the blue transform into ordinary hands.
The creature observed its surroundings before finally met Kino who aimed it with weapons. The creature's instinct told itself that the person is very dangerous, especially those two things on her grip.
The creature didn't understand what those things were on the girl's grip, though, her question was answered by the voice of an old man, the voice echoed in her head.
After that, it nodded as it understood what those things were and at the same time, the creature was confused. Why was such a dangerous tool pointed at her? Isn't she just existing for a few seconds? Why would someone want to kill it?
Her thoughts are asking those questions, however, no answers coming from the voice of an old man, it seems she thought the old man knows all and will always answer her question despite only hearing the voice for the first time but it seems that wasn't the case, at least that's what it thought when suddenly.
'Don't worry little one, I will always be here to protect you. However, you must find out your questions all by yourself.' The old man's voice echoed in its head.
It didn't understand what it meant but it nodded nevertheless.
"Here, I give you my memories worth a thousand years of knowledge." The voice added.
Returning to Kino, she is wondering why that creature nodded two times as if listening to a teacher's lecture. She observed it before doing anything and then, a few moments later, the creature in front of her opened its eyes.
Kino raised her guard rapidly as if a thermometer touched a sick person's skin. The creature right in front of her is different than the one a few seconds ago.
From a newborn baby to a creature that lives more than a millennium, the creature's aura tells it all.
She quickly shot the creature a few times and its hands transformed into sharp and glistening scythes under the dim night. Swinging it to the upcoming bullets, it leaves a series of sparks and sound effects of a bullet getting cut echoed to the air.
As Kino shot it, her body makes these unique moving patterns, this was caused by activating a skill. You think to activate a skill you don't have to do something? No!
For the first pattern, she shot her right gun first then the left one.
Second, repeat the first pattern a few times.
Third, she pulled the trigger for both guns at the same time.
For the last pattern, her guns let out a bright glow and the air around her becomes heavy, even for the creature that was a few meters away, it can feel it, the stifling sensation on its chest.
Bullets come out from the barrel and pierce through the air, leaving a yellow light as its trail. If this is in slow mode motion, it would be very cool.
The creature noticed Kino's pattern and aware that the person in front of it is a human with great capabilities.
Without wasting much time, it changed its plan.
Indeed, this creature had a plan from the very beginning and this creature was no fool despite its existence on earth was only a few seconds long.
Its original plan was to deflect any bullets until its opponent had no more but no matter what, its opponent seems to gain advantage every second passed.
It is true that each bullet managed to cut down to little pieces but the next one is more powerful and stronger.
Her scythes exuding a thick and dark aura. Like an aura of someone reaching their end. Not only her aura, her posture is different too, from a creature who didn't know anything but only to swing its scythe to a battle stance.
Kino was surprised when saw the sight where the creature changed its posture.
The creature all this time cut her bullets with its scythe without techniques needed.
Now, with the change of posture to a battle stance, it shows that the creature knows a thing or two about martial arts despite its existence on the planet for only a few seconds.
By this point, Kino thought to herself. 'This thing is more troublesome than I expected!'
At first, she thought she could have a spar with it to know what's her weaknesses is when executing a battle technique and fix it because all her peers are very weak and their strength didn't worth to mention and every time she had a spar, either her opponent ends up in bed for five months or crippled.
Now, she is up against a creature who is a millennium-old despite its existence was a few seconds long. She is confident that she can defeat it easily but experience wins than pure strength, she must be careful.
What's more, after she's done with this thing, she had to against an ancient creature.
Also, she has no idea why the creature in front of her suddenly had an aura that was similar to the ones who live for millennium years old. Wait, hold on, similar isn't a suitable word, it was the same as the ones who live for millennium years old.
With dark aura finally cloak the scythes, it cleanly cuts the upcoming bullets in half, causing a series of sparks and loud sound of bullets getting cut.
Its sound is a high pitched metal that meets each other at high speed, echoed to the surroundings. Not only that, a loud boom and trembling ground occurred after it cut the bullets.
Kino's brows shot up in amazement, this is because those last two bullets had the same power as a missile coming out from a bazooka. The one that could destroy a tank but this creature cuts it as if it was nothing but like cutting tofu. Freaking tofu!
"Hey, what's the big deal? I didn't do anything wrong yet! Why would you shoot me as if I'm your mortal enemy?" It complained and this ruined Kino's image about this creature to a certain degree, what a letdown.
Furthermore, what is meant by 'didn't do anything wrong yet?' Doesn't that mean she was planning to make any wrongdoings?