Kayden chuckled to himself. He was longing for it. David, once again, doubted the boy's sanity. A child of only 8 years old should not have these types of actions. It was kind of extreme.
It was. For an 8-year-old. But Kayden was not an 8-year-old. He was someone who spent years in a bed just breathing. There was no way to explain the satisfaction of experiencing such intense sensations to David.
A few seconds later, Kayden finished being healed. The process was fast as usual. The arm was like new. Kayden got up and picked up his katana. After thinking for a while, he turned to David.
"I want to fight a 3rd rank wolf again, David." As much as he had won, the boy knew how to recognize his mistakes. It was still too green to fight a 4th rank. Yet...
A few days later, in the same place as their previous fights, Kayden was with David. His strength made another astonishing progress. Life and death struggles were the best teachers.
His blows were fast and efficient. There was no hesitation or unnecessary thought, and if there was, Kayden was hurt. This progress was similar to Darwin's law: survive and pass your offspring or die. Only those who adapted could survive.
"Are you sure, boy? A fourth rank is a colossal step. He will have an absurd transformation between 3rd and 4th rank." David asked the boy again.
"Yes, David, please have Cerberus bring him." Kayden needed to experience the next level. 3rd rank wolves were no longer worthy opponents of their time. He should raise the difficulty or stagnate.
David ordered his companion to bring the 4th rank animal. A few minutes later, the two beasts could be seen coming out of the forest. From a distance, the differences weren't very visible, but as soon as the animal got close, Kayden could tell.
The animal was at least 30 centimeters taller and 50 centimeters longer. In addition, his fur no longer had so many white tones, but small spots. This time, it was possible to see rays drawn on its fur.
His teeth seemed to be even sharper, his body exuded a different aura. He no longer enjoyed being just a wolf but a predator born for combat. Kayden's blood boiled again.
"David, just step in if I am in definite life-threatening or lose the ability to fight." The scientist had already made it clear that, at the slightest sign of danger, he would interfere. Things like arms and legs could be tolerated, but damage near vital organs would not.
As soon as the scientist ordered Cerberus to give the order and attack, he let out a sigh. He felt responsible for the boy's pain. As soon as the wolf heard the dog's command, he lunged at Kayden.
There was no longer a restrained fighting style that expected gaps. It was just primitive instincts. Kayden was already prepared. When the animal reached 5 meters, it threw a concentrated beam that was easily deflected by the beast.
The boy had already expected this and continued using concentrated beams while he kept moving. He was testing the wolf's strength. When there was a small mistake from the animal, Kayden used a Pop Flash catching him by surprise.
With the animal's vision blinded, Kayden approached using acceleration and was ready to deliver a decisive blow with his katana, but at that moment, the wolf opened its mouth and released several rays in all directions.
Kayden knew that from the sheer numbers, they couldn't be very strong, but he chose to play it safe and backed away while dodging the attacks. When he was about to resume the battle, the boy noticed that the wolf's eyes were open again.
He seemed to glint intelligence, and at that moment, Kayden had the feeling that he was missing something. The answer to your question arrived in your right leg. Excruciating pain assailed the boy and a slight numbness was felt at the site.
Kayden finally noticed what was happening. The beast could control the lightning bolts he had already released. That was insane. While the 3rd rank wolf could barely use them on paws or teeth, the 4th rank was already controlling the element.
Seeing the boy's weakness, the wolf attacked with everything. Kayden saw the beast's body fill with tiny sparks. The boy tightened his grip on his sword and left acceleration ready to be activated. He didn't know what was going on, but it didn't look good.
Surprising the boy once more, the wolf increased his speed by 1/4 with those sparks. It was 15% more than his acceleration could take him. The wolf got in front of him again very quickly.
The boy steadied his footing, he was still feeling the numb sensation in his leg. He would still need a few more seconds to recover. The problem is that he didn't have that time.
He kept the beast at bay using several concentrated beams that were rapidly consuming his mana. The beast went for a frontal attack on the boy. Kayden wasn't ready for this. Using acceleration, he brought his sword down on the animal.
Its blade hit the animal's side and, unlike the boy's expectation, the animal only suffered a deep wound. The same strength would be able to cut a 3rd rank wolf in two. Because of this small miscalculation by Kayden, the animal managed to take his arm in one bite.
Before Kayden could think, he saw David holding him in his arms. That was his last memory before everything suddenly went dark.
Sometime later, the boy woke up in his bed. Kayden got up when he was halfway to starting his daily activities, and his memories returned. He was fighting the beast, what happened?
After doing his basic needs, the boy went upstairs to see David. The scientist was the only person who could have saved him. Kayden no longer had any doubts that he had lost that battle.
As soon as he went upstairs, he saw the man with a plate of food and a book in his hands. This was a common view of the boy, David was always learning something different every day. David noticed Kayden and turned his gaze to him:
"Don't even start, Kayden, I'm not going to help you with this anymore", the scientist snapped before the boy could open his mouth.
"Explain to me what happened before, please, David, I just remember being bitten by the wolf this morning", Seeing this, David seemed to have his memories back to that day and he frowned even more.
"MORNING!!?? YOU'VE BEEN SLEEPING FOR 1 AND A HALF, YOU BOY", David looked enraged, for the first time in his life, Kayden heard the most elaborate insults that a human being was capable of uttering.
It took Kayden a while to understand why the man was angry, but once understanding hit him, he felt mentally warmed.
David was worried about him, which is why he had such a strong reaction. Seeing that the boy was not knowing what to do, the man said:
"Sorry, I got a little carried away", a little was a word that didn't fit in this scenario. "After you were bitten, the wolf discharged a high amount of electricity inside your body, You are only alive because I prevented him from being able to stick to you for a long time, half of your organs stopped working."
The scientist was silent for a few seconds. This situation made him realize that he cared for Kayden much more than just a research buddy. He didn't know how to express his feelings, but he looked something like an older brother.
"Daisy had to work for almost half an hour just so you could get back to normal, I thought you were going to get better boy", This sentence shocked Kayden.
He almost passed to his 3rd life. Fortunately, the scientist was ready to save him. Kayden should be feeling scared right now, but there was nothing. He didn't regret it. He did what he needed to pursue his goals.
AN:AN: I'm using a new text organizer, so if you see any errors please make a paragraph comment