Adolf and the burnt knight looked at each other trying to evaluate each other, on the one hand Adolf had no injuries but he was beginning to feel the pressure exerted by the continuous use of [Chaos Bugs], on the other hand the burnt knight had some injuries although they were all minor so far. that didn't decrease his fighting ability in the least, but he couldn't give his 100% either, he was weakened and his senses, as well as his ability to react, were greatly diminished.
As if both had agreed on the same thing, they began to move towards each other, they were like two magnets with different poles attracting each other.
The burned knight and Adolf came face to face again, without wasting even the slightest second the burned knight waved his ax at Adolf with the intention of splitting him in two, Adolf saw the attack coming but when he was about to dodge it he felt a pain coming from his stomach, there he could see how the burned knight had kicked him.
'Dammit...'
Without being able to dodge correctly, Adolf could only slightly move his torso in search of mitigating the amount of damage taken, the burnt knight's ax cut both of Adolf's arms at the same time creating a large wound on Adolf's torso, this was so so deep that it even caused Adolf's guts to spill out on the floor.
Bluagh
Adolf vomited a large amount of blood, the burned knight thought that he had finally finished off the annoying enemy in front of him, unfortunately he did not know that Adolf was a truly difficult insect to kill, in a few seconds the wound on his healed torso had closed and when that happened his arms had already grown back, this whole process lasted only a few seconds.
The burnt knight didn't really expect that to happen so he froze for a few seconds, Adolf naturally took advantage of this to grab the burnt knight's back, his arms and legs clung tightly to the burnt knight, then Adolf began to use his left to constantly hitting the burnt knight's helmet.
When the burned knight realized what had happened immediately, he wanted to get rid of Adolf, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get it, from one moment to the next he had even thrown his ax to get rid of him.
Adolf felt as much as his arms and legs were held tight to try to get rid of him, but during this process Adolf was injured, he got injuries like fractures and torn pieces of meat, all this happened with the eagerness of the burned knight. to get rid of him.
But no matter how many injuries Adolf's arms and legs sustained, he had no intention of getting off the burnt knight, instead hitting the helmet he was wearing with greater fervor.
The burnt knight was starting to get desperate as he couldn't get Adolf off his back, although his individual blows didn't do much damage if they continued to be thrown at the same spot over and over again they would do a lot of damage in the long run, that's right. that the burnt knight most wanted to avoid.
From one moment to the next, the burn knight's effort to get rid of Adolf completely ceased, this seemed strange to Adolf, but it wasn't like he had the freedom to think much about it, so he continued to hit the burn knight's helmet. with even greater fervor, but it was at this precise moment that the burnt knight made his move.
The burnt knight jumped forcefully and rose to a considerable height off the ground, it was at that moment that Adolf had a sense of danger wash over him and he was right, as instead of landing on his feet the burnt knight grabbed his arm. of Adolf that he held. her neck from him before falling backwards.
Boom!!!!
The impact was too strong and heavy for Adolf's body, he instantly bled from his seven orifices while for a moment he felt that he lost all feeling below his neck, if he had not moved his head to the side at the right moment this would have exploded. like a watermelon
The burnt knight felt sure of his victory as he knew it was impossible to regenerate such amount of damage, the burnt knight assumed that Adolf could heal any wound as long as his body remained "whole", so if he was crushed he would definitely do so. . To die.
As he was about to get up he could see Adolf's hands moving like two snakes and tightly gripping his helmet, the burnt knight simply didn't believe how he could survive that amount of damage.
"Second option... release."
The moment Adolf finished speaking, a slight purple light shone on the palm of his hands, the next moment, the burnt knight writhed for several moments before coming to an abrupt stop.
[Congratulations to the user for advancing the "Knight Killer" quest]
[Mission progress: 2/5]
Adolf sighed with relief when he saw that the mission of the [Ruler of the Underworld] had successfully progressed.
'Honestly, I had several doubts about whether this was allowed or not, but seeing that the mission has progressed without any hiccups, I can be sure that my doubts only stopped there.'
After resting for a while Adolf was about to call his group of skeletons but he remembered that they had been destroyed, sighing deeply Adolf threw the burned knight aside, after checking his body and noticing that it was not in as bad a condition as the first time Adolf took as much as the burned knight as his axe.
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Adolf lay back on the floor of a temporary hiding place that he found, looking at the darkness in which the city was submerged, he couldn't help thinking about finishing the mission but he quickly discarded that thought, he knew perfectly well that trying to fight against a knight burned in the El The state his body was in was suicide, but he also couldn't help but think that not taking advantage of that weakened state was a great waste.
"In the end, I am still too confident in my pseudo immortality."
A deep frown formed on Adolf's face as he looked at his fragmentation rate.
[Fragmentation rate: 13%/100%]
The fragmentation rate of him with unknown effects had increased considerably, Adolf had no idea what effects it had on him but he knew he was missing something important but he didn't know what it was.
[The Gods applaud your magnificent combat]
[The [Ruler of the Underworld] is curious about how you finished off the "burned knight><"]
Adolf clicked his tongue at the [Ruler of the Underworld]'s message, he knew that sooner or later the information about his abilities would be revealed but still he preferred to keep it hidden as long as possible if he could.
When Adolf changed class, [Chaos Bugs] was not the only skill that mutated, two other skills also mutated and the one that helped him finish off the burnt knight was [Thorns of Hatred], it was a previously known skill. such as [Spite Thorns].
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[Thorns of Hatred (Rank 1 - Tier 1)]: Thorns born of hatred towards pain.
[First Option]: Immediately returns 10% of the damage taken, it completely ignores any defense or ability.
[Second Option]: Accumulates 30% of the damage taken to release it later, the accumulated damage is amplified and returns from 50-100% stronger depending on the time it is accumulated, the returned damage ignores any defense, ability or items .
*If the user loses concentration the damage will dissipate and will not be returned.
*The user must touch the place where the damage will be returned with the palm of their hands.
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The ability had received great changes, although the first option was strengthened, the second option was truly the best, by accumulating all the damage received during the fight Adolf returned it to the burned knight directly to his head, it can also be said that the damage was amplified by a 60%
So with good reason the burned knight died after receiving such an amount of direct damage to his head.
Adolf stopped thinking about everything and wanted to sleep, closing his eyes. The last thing that came to mind before his consciousness fell unconscious was when he would escape from this city.
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Time continued to pass but while Adolf's body was getting stronger and stronger, his mind was the opposite, it was wearing out and getting tired as time went by, sometimes he even cut off the limbs of a goblin and then talk to him
Humans by nature are sociable creatures, stress and loneliness slowly but surely pushed Adolf down the bottomless pit of madness, in the end Adolf knew what was happening, he was more aware of it than anyone else in that lonely city but even so he did not offer any resistance, he simply let what had to happen happen.
His actions used to be carefully calculated to avoid any unnecessary risk but at this point his actions became erratic and unpredictable, no trace of his caution was left.
When the weather turned cold, Adolf drew blood from a live goblin to drink something warm.
Snowflakes danced in the air before falling to the ground, Adolf reached out to try to catch one but stopped halfway.
'How long have I been here...? I have completely lost count of the days he has been in this place, the last time I counted he had been a year but how long ago did that happen? Days? Weeks? Years perhaps?'
'Being stuck in this city I realized how quickly a human being can fall into madness, in all this time I was able to easily complete the quest given by [Ruler of the Underworld] but I haven't done it, I just keep putting it off day after day day for the simple fact that I don't want to lose the only thing I have pending'.
'I've managed to level up my class enormously, my stats have gradually increased as time goes by, my abilities both physical and magical have been tirelessly polished but nothing works... I can't escape this damned city.'
Adolf continued to drink the newly "milked" goblin's blood as he became more and more immersed in his thoughts, the more he thought the more he realized how futile and insignificant his efforts were.
What if he could take down a burned knight or two with relative ease? In this city abandoned by the world, it was plagued by those knights, according to what Adolf knew, an army in the Middle Ages was made up of between 25,000 and 50,000 people, taking the quality of the soldiers in this city, the number may be much lower, but that was not the case either. encouraging.
Being a smaller number of soldiers, the burnt knights of >< were elite troops among the elite, but they were just simple soldiers, the bottom of the pyramid of power in the army.
Leaving aside the type of troops above foot knight there was a commander and in all that Adolf had been in this damned city he had not found a single commander, Adolf every once in a while wondered if he would ever meet one And if that were the case, could he win?
There were many unknowns surrounding the city where Adolf was.
Questions like, why is everything in ruins? What will have happened for the entire city and its knights to end up like this? and most importantly, who was the "sovereign of ><"?
In the end, no matter how much Adolf thought about it, he only found one answer to everything, going into the city, he had the feeling that if he went into the city his questions would be answered.
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Well, I'm trying to get Adolf's mind through a somewhat decent descent into madness, but I don't think it's going well :P