The sound of a building crumbling down certainly is not something with a small volume.
Nycta, who is the nearest to the place, and has been listening to Sam's thoughts and seeing his sights, is extremely worried.
He is still alive. She knows that. His well-being, his wounds, his heartbeat, she knows everything thanks to the blessing she received after the nights they spent together. She can sense his body has been thrown away into the next building by the shockwave created by the zombie commander. Fortunately, Sam is only slightly staggered by it. But that does not stop her from worrying about him. On the contrary, by knowing his condition, she is even more anxious.
The road she has been running on is still full of zombies that she has to avoid, yet is not comparable to Sam's location. She feels like there is a scheme aiming at her love. The location of his arrival is just too bad, and the appearance of the zombie commander is also too much of a coincidence. Why there has been such a huge zombie horde when everything had just started is a mystery.
She can keep herself safe. More than anyone in this Selection, she can be. Her Mind Control magic allows her to have a team that she has full domination of. Nycta does not need to care about being deceived or betrayed, since her Mind Control is absolute when it is inside of someone. With her special power, she has been able to gather a team under her influence, which is 4 people in total. She can find a place to stay for the next 70 hours without a pinch.
Sadly, Nycta is now in a dilemma.
To help Sam.
Or to find the others.
She could not care less for the other girls. They are always a hindrance to her. Since their first night together, she has always been stopped out from spending her time with him. However, if they were to disappear, Sam would be devastated. He certainly cares about them. Her telepathy has allowed her to look into his heart.
As for helping him, there is no need for her to explain anything. She would murder, she did do it, just for the sake of being near him.
Sam would want her to find the others. She is the only one who can do that. Actually, he has been hoping to make sure they are safe since the beginning.
Nycta bites her lower lip so hard blood starts to come out. She does not want him to be sad, yet she can not stop worrying.
The closest to her currently are Sam and Lily.
There needs to be a decision.
Clenching her fists, Nycta runs towards the direction of the explosion, while she sends 3 of her minions towards Lily.
"I'm coming, Sam." She says in her head, not through telepathy. He can hate her after this, but she just wants to be with him.
Her body glows up the usual yellow light, and her speed increases.
"I'm coming. Please, forgive me." The corners of her lips are dyed in blood.
Over at Sam.
The guy is trying to get back up. Although the impact did not hurt him directly, Sam has been tumbled around like a piece of plastic in the wind.
*Thud*
His head hits the wall. Thanks to two layers of defense, the Defensive Aura and his Armor, Sam is unharmed.
"Ugh!"
Feeling disoriented, Sam tries to hold back his churning stomach. He pushes himself up. Now is clearly not the time for him to be standing still.
Fire Creation magic: Fire Bomb.
With 5 Fire Bombs the size of basketballs manifesting around him, Sam runs towards the edge of the place. Luckily for the guy, the next building is not that far away. It can be reached by a leap.
His heart rate increases, pumping his legs with blood filled with Oxygen. Adrenaline rushes through every fiber of his being, bringing his thinking and concentration to their maximum potential.
Sam takes a deep breath to fill his lungs with precious air and makes a move.
*Crack*
Underneath his shoes, the floor is busted open. His legs and form are like those of professional athletes.
*Shuffle shuffle*
Immediately, he jumps. His right eye keeps looking at the huge roundabout and paying attention to his behind. In his ears are the sounds of the surroundings and the drum-like sounds of his heart.
Further away, where the magic-user zombies are standing, they throw at him their magic spells. Their boss has commenced his attack, now it is their turn.
Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, ... anything they can still use, they throw them all. And on the ground, the normal zombies are also gathering once more.
Alongside those zombies is the green-haired girl, who has been abandoned by Sam as a test subject.
Having thought of the attacks already, Sam releases two of his Fire Bombs. In his lonesome right eye, time seems to slow down at this moment.
*BOOM*
The two Fire Bombs explode instantly once a Laser Beam touches them, but at the same time cancels it.
The huge explosion also slows a Meteor spell heading towards Sam down, changing its direction, while igniting another Fire spell aiming at him.
*Crack crack*
The combination of fire attacks between Sam and the other magic user zombies breaks an Ice Lance near it into bits, creating bits of ice falling down the earth, impaling a huge amount of enemies.
Not only that, but from below, the green-haired girl now changes into a zombie, launches an Ice pillar at Sam.
Still in the air, halfway to the next building, his goosebumps stand up. He can feel the temperature decrease.
One Fire Bomb breaks away from the current three and drops down. In his hands, a new metal chain forms.
*BOOM* *CRACK CRACK CRACK*
The hot color orange of the flame decimates the ice pillar. It creates steam and fragments everywhere under him.
The aftershock pushes Sam's body flying towards one side. With no hesitation, Sam spreads out his fingers as the metal chains are hurled upward, wrapping around a steel beam of the building next to him. Once it has finished, Sam grabs the chains tightly. His body swings to the place thanks to the residual kinetic energy.
*Ta*
He lands on the floor of the neighboring building. Not stopping there, Sam runs.
*BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM*
Different attacks of different elements keep on being tossed into his location. However, there is not even a single spell that can slow him down.
Using the building as covers, Sam heads straight forward with his top speed. Every step that he takes, right after there would be an explosion of some sort.
It is at this moment that Sam's natural talent in fighting forged through thousands of losses shines the best. His fighting instinct is like that of a beast. He told the twins once that he did not know anyone could see what everything was going on, but he himself is actually doing it right now without knowing.
With just two Fire Bombs, he destroys the first wave of assault by smashing them at the right time and place.
With another Fire Bomb and Metal Chains, Sam protected his under and used the kinetic energy of the explosion to push him into the next place for cover.
And finally, by utilizing his environment and his understanding of the elements, Sam managed to do something that maybe Hero can never do.
He does not have a strong affinity. He does not have a talent for magic.
What he has right now are the girls' affinities. They are the ones who stand by him always.
What he has right now is his understanding of Magic thanks to his loss. Thousands of battles, countless combinations of magic clashes, an infinity of lessons, burned into his mind, waiting to be called.
His muscles, his memories, his experience, all of them converge at this moment.
This is the power of the underdog.
This is the true power of the weak.
Now, he has awakened.