I looked at the Noble with a pig-like face. He kept chasing after Cristal. She was like an irritating insect and he couldn't touch her.
The two didn't even seem to be fighting. It looked more like a hunt; a cat hunting a mouse.
1 minute.
This was the time I had until Monstrous Strength ended. I needed to finish this before that happened.
Now that my power was so destructive, I was sure it would be easy. I grabbed my last remaining spear and quickly glanced at my stats.
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[Stats]
Strength: 78 | Speed: 26 | Stamina: 26
Dexterity: 26 | Intelligence: 36 | Mana: 56
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Abnormal. That increase was insane. Seeing these changes at another time would have shocked me, but now, I smiled freely.
With Vampirism, I received 5 points in each stat. My strength increased by 15 points thanks to Monstrous Strength.
I needed to finish everything soon.
"Hey!" My voice echoed throughout the village. "You disgusting pig face! I'm the one who's going to defeat you!"
The noble orc stopped chasing Cristal. He turned to me and saw what I did to his subordinates. The still-warm bodies on the ground and blood dripping from my body.
"Did you like the view, pig? You're next."
50 seconds.
"AAARGH!" He roared furiously.
He grabbed the large tree trunk he used as a club and ran towards me. I faced him head-on, without fear. At that moment, I felt invincible.
This was my first mistake.
Just as I had done before with an orc, I tried to hold the noble's attack with my bare hands. My face was filled with confidence and I was ready to lift his body and slam it on the ground dozens of times.
The only thing I saw after being hit was the sky going in the opposite direction at a breakneck speed.
"What the hell...?"
It was as if a truck, one of those huge ones, had crashed into my body and thrown me to the other side.
40 seconds.
I got up from the wreckage full of anger. How could a pig be stronger than a god?
Aggressively, I ran towards him. This time, I didn't want to give him a chance. I ran around him and started hitting dozens of times.
But he was strangely fast, dodging and counterattacking whenever he could. His strength wasn't much different from mine.
In fact, it might even be greater. Each blow was dozens of bricks being thrown at my body that seemed like that of a scrawny kid in comparison.
I witnessed my pride, the one I was drunk on earlier, wilt like a delicate flower. The true monster was in front of me.
30 seconds.
Desperately, I attacked as much as I could. I hit him dozens and dozens of times. Hundreds and hundreds. Each attack more powerful, but his body just absorbed it all.
Facing him alone was impossible, but I wasn't alone.
"Cristal!"
With my shout, she jumped into the attack. She bit the thick neck and tore the back of the filthy pig. He felt the pain and tried to catch her, but she just escaped through his fingers.
This gave me time for a counterattack. Distraction was the key. I landed three powerful stabs and blood leaked from the wounds.
I could feel the spear in my hand becoming perfected, becoming faster, and starting to become a part of my body.
[Lance Mastery Skill Level Up]
!
20 seconds.
The noble orc was tired of enduring so many attacks. He let out another powerful scream to the sky, his muscles grew so big I thought they would explode, and he proclaimed:
— Orkai! — Which translates to "The Hand of War."
I didn't understand it and just kept attacking without thinking. He suddenly slammed his club on the ground, and to my surprise, it opened up.
A huge crack appeared in front of my eyes and interrupted my momentum. Soon after, a powerful punch was thrown.
I put both arms up to defend myself and was thrown back for meters and meters until I hit and destroyed the wooden fence that protected the village.
The impact was so strong that the entire fence began to collapse, and smoke rose throughout the village.
10 seconds.
I was a fool. The enemy could also possess abilities, and I ignored that. There was little time left, I needed to end this.
5 seconds.
I got up from the ground, grabbed my spear, and searched for a corpse to drink its dirty blood to recover. I prepared for my last charge.
— Now you've pissed me off, pig. Crystal, distract him!
3 seconds.
I lowered my body and ran. I ran like I never had before, relentlessly accelerating and accelerating.
2 seconds.
I reached my maximum speed in less than 1 second. I had long passed 100km/h, and the spear was pointing forward, aimed at the pig's head.
With so much power charged, I jumped, breaking the ground around me.
1 second.
[Ability: Swift Impetus] Acquired
[Ability: Swift Impetus] Activated
The fight would end now!
A soft sound of something hitting resonated. A muffled and hard noise. I crashed into a brick wall; he managed to defend himself in exchange for completely destroying his hand.
The next instant, I was thrown by another bullet train in the opposite direction. I rolled on the dirt ground as my body suffered more and more wounds.
In the process of traveling, my appearance returned to normal, and my stats decreased, creating an immeasurable fatigue in my body.
I tried to stand up, but couldn't. My strength was gone, my head hurt, and the thirst for blood, which seemed never-ending, was gone.
The noble orc, however, was still standing. He broke my last spear as if it were a twig and pulled it from his shattered hand.
I crawled on the ground in the opposite direction. I spat blood and had a dead fish look in my eyes. He walked slowly towards me.
His look of anger disappeared, and only satisfaction remained. I kept crawling in the opposite direction, trying to escape the tragic end that awaited me.
I was unable to find a way to escape or win; my body was so tired that I felt my muscles scream.
Will this be my end again?
I didn't want that. No! No and no! There was no way this could be my end. I underestimated the opponent; I thought I was too strong.
And I really was... I was...!
He arrived. The satisfied smile on his face drove me crazy. He pulled the big wooden log and lifted it to strike me with the mercy blow.
I didn't look away. I stared into his eyes with the purest anger and hatred I had.
"I'm going to kill you. I swear I will..."
The blow came. I felt my body thrown into the air again, but something warm, soft, and comfortable blocked most of the impact.
My mind wandered to the night before. A scene appeared where a young man and a white wolf slept side by side.
"Crystal!" We were thrown against the last wooden house.
We fell side by side. She looked me in the eyes, and I saw a single tear running down. She wasn't afraid for her life; that tear was for me.
"Why did you do this, you idiot?! You... Y-you..." The words escaped me. "You could have run away alone."
Looking at me, she let out a small grunt of pain and tried to get closer.
I finally realized. My life wasn't the only thing I needed to protect.
With the pain of a thousand stabs, I stood up again and crawled out of the cabin. Before I left, I saw what was inside.
About 4 girls. They had pink skin, golden hair, and considerable beauty.
What the hell is going on in this place?
I went outside and faced the giant pig. It was coming again. It seemed annoyed by my persistence. I was like an insect it couldn't crush, a resilient cockroach.
"Filthy pig..."
I painfully raised my fists and prepared to fight. He ran in anger, and before he reached me, a light breeze blew and my balance ceased.
I fell to the ground, and my body gave up trying. I had reached my limit.
But luck smiled upon me. The remaining orcs blocked the noble's path. They were the ones who survived the first assault.
What are they doing?
Suddenly, the face of that young beauty appeared. Her hair was pink, unlike the girls inside the house.
She was much taller than me. Wow, she was huge! She grabbed my wounded body and put it on her back. Then, she shouted something to the girls inside the house.
Then she started running desperately. She headed for the forest. With my last remnants of consciousness, I managed to see that they were also taking Crystal with us.
"Thank goodness..."
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[33 Orcs Killed]
[Achievement]
Name: The Relentless Fighter
Rarity: Rare
Reward: 5000 Points | Rare Weapon | Rare Healing Potion | Rare Noble Emblem
Description:
You have demonstrated confidence in facing dozens of enemies more powerful than you and coming out alive. For fulfilling this achievement, active combat skills will evolve a little faster. However, remember: courage is different from recklessness.
[Special Vampire Emblem] Acquired
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Right after that, I blacked out.