"sorry Donald, let's chat later", After saying that, I picked up the pipe in my hand again, then twirled it as, if it was a spear or a lance, rather than just an ordinary iron pipe.
Simply by doing that, the synchronization rate was, getting higher at a faster pace than earlier, and as it did that I correspondingly felt that my spearmanship had become a little closer to Hak's as if it was gradually getting downloaded into my body through muscle memories.
Thereupon doing that, I ran at my full speed, toward the two-and-a-half-meter wall beside the gate, then I slammed my right leg into it, utilizing the power of the slam to raise me sufficiently so that I could grab the edge of the wall with my right hand, so I can climb it.
When I reached the wall I saw a huge gathering of goblins shrouding the gate, and the wall of the university.
Suddenly being examined by a huge number of monsters would be unsettling to most people, but I didn't I don't know if it was because of Hak's experience or something else I didn't feel much.
looking around in what should I call a miniature battleground for a few winks, I leapt at the head of one of them, cracking it from my weight, then swayed the pipe in my hand widely breaking the bones of those who were in direct contact with the shaft, while sending those behind them flying back a little.
after catching sight of them like that, I took a Thrust stance, as I lanced those who fell to the ground, and surprisingly unlike before, even though the pipe head was not sharp at all, it was easily able to make holes through their green tiny bodies.
since then I killed, slew and destroyed all those who moved closer to me, with ruthless movements, madness and accuracy
The more I slaughtered the faster the synchronization rate became…
14%...
17%...
23%...
28%;...
Until it came to 30%, only then did it begin to slow down, By then I had already killed, about a hundred of them, in my semi-berserk condition.
This stunned and horrified all those who observed me from behind the gate fences, including my good friend Donald.
My surroundings were filled with blood and body parts of monsters, the more I fought and killed, the more skilled I became in doing so. The scent of blood, which was a very foreign and bothersome concept for me, was long forgotten by my body and mind.
The massacre I started didn't stop until I heard the sound of bullets coming from the surroundings, which irritated me, but also made me glad at the same time.
{ Finally }, I thought
Abruptly a middle-aged policeman with a kind look on his face arrived at Leo's side, offering his hand to shake, as he spoke "Hello fella, my name is Regin"
"Hello, Mr. Regin. My name is Leo, do you need something from me?", Leo said as he returned the handshake 🤝
"No, I just wished to tell you, that we are now going to take care of this position, so you can take a rest, No! you should take a rest." regin said, as he examined Leo's tired complexion
"is that so? then thank you. I was about to run out of stamina" said Leo, as he relaxed his hand, and lowered the pipe down a little subconsciously.
"No, we should be the ones who thank you for shielding all these people in our stead.", Regin's voice was filled with sincerity as he said, "I have heard you were the one who led them, to save those who couldn't run when these anomalies begin to attack ." (regin)
"It's alright, but please excuse me now I still have something to do, I must go directly" Although Leo knew that he might sound a little rude, now he didn't have time to converse pleasingly.
"Oh, right! I am sorry for wasting your time, but could you please tell me where are you taking off to?", Regin seemed to hear the urgency in Leo's tone, and he also seemed to figure out that he had a meaningful excuse for speaking to him this rudely, so he asked in the same polite tone he had before, that caused Leo to feel somehow bad talking to him like that, but he didn't dwell in his thinkings for long as he said to him, "to my parents!".
Saying that Leo didn't wait for Regin to say another word, as he started sprinting.
{I had been thinking of taking off to save my father and mother a long time ago. But because aiding these people prevented me from getting on, fortunately, when I phoned them before, they said they were waiting for me at home. }
But before that, I fetched a level 1 potion into the store and then gave it to Donald.
"N-no, Leo I can't accept that hmmm." as he was about to reject it, I stuffed it in his mouth until he swallowed it, "Listen well Donald, now I am going to save my parents, that implies I can't defend you anymore nor my other friends, I don't even know if I can defend myself, so drink that shit and shut up now"
"…", Donald who was dumbfounded could only nod his head in understanding as he drank all the potion. , "It's good that you understand, okay I am going, I hope this tonic can help you save yourself and those whom you desire to protect, I also hope we can meet again. Then see you later Donald" (leo)
"see you later Leo", Donald said in a quiet and somehow sad voice as he observed Leo's back getting further away from his sight.
——Pov leo——
As I sprint on the streets toward, my neighbourhood. I swung my pipe/spear toward the oddities that were attacking me from time to time
While I was sprinting and battling, I was also making an effort to materialize the skills I comprehended through [intention reading]. the more I Swung the pipe/spear in my hand the stronger I came to be in applying my recently attained spear technique.
At the same time, Scenes and the intention, that my skill demonstrated to me before began to show up again, trying to erode or in better words, influence my mind and thinking, but I was able to put up with that, through my willpower.
Thereafter minutes of running, I eventually arrived, in my neighbourhood.
I was surprised to catch sight of most of the houses in it burning in fire.
{ No.,no, don't think, don't think about that...}, As I saw the blaze I was Pushing myself to the limit to endure the pictures that were being generated in my brain, but such a thing proved to be very difficult.
The Spearman's experience was showing me the worst I wished to see at the moment.his memories of wars, that were filled with fire-burning villages and their villagers being scorched alive. His family's death is on fire as well.
As I was about to plunge into despair. "M-mother??..."I, fortunately, had heard a familiar voice from the next street, that had protected me, before those intentions took over me.
Thereafter, I ran toward Mother's voice, as hard as I could, and soon, I saw her with my father and some of our neighbours fighting against two orcs-like monsters, Rather than dubbing it a fight, it would be more reasonable to say, that they are trying their best to defend themselves.
My father; Steven. being in the front with one of his old friends, Uncle Kein. They both carry some long and thick, wooden stakes in their hands, while the Others behind them, are using stones to shoot them, whenever Kevin and Steven pull back sometimes to replenish their stamina.
with those tactics, I concluded, and I am confident they had concluded as well, that they wouldn't be able to fend themselves for a long time.
Wasting no time, I ran toward them, When I was closer, I took a javelin-throwing stance. putting my left leg in front first while grasping the pipe in a reversal grip, I moved my right leg forward, then I aimed toward the second orc who was standing back, who didn't help his companion, who was trying to have fun with my dear ones.
my posture wasn't flawless, It was nothing worth mentioning in comparison to 'THAT' man's craft. Even so, the little things I understood, and utilized from his skill, in this short time, were more than sufficient, to get rid of this orc-like monster.
After letting go of the spear(pipe), I ran toward the other orc that was battling my parents and neighbours.
My spear(pipe) reached the orc's neck before he figured it out, and stabbed through him, slaying him in one shot.
This makes the other orc who discovers this bewildered for a while. When he came to his senses later, he only had the time to catch sight of my knee before it hit him in the head.
this had pushed him almost to fall to the ground on his back, but he used all his resilience to stop this. But that was a bad idea on his side.
I who was still surprised a little by how strong the orc was, quickly reacted. I used the orc's huge abdomen as a foothold, locked my legs around his neck in a smooth fashion, and without delay, I held his head with my arms, then swung my legs 180 degrees cracking the orc's head.
Creak~!
As I listened to his neck's breaking sound, I jumped away from his falling corpse as its blood filled my upper clothes.
———3rd pov———
Leo's family and neighbours, who saw all this, couldn't help, but be shocked at the gruesome picture, in addition to that they were also surprised by how much Leo had transformed, since the last time they saw him.
his mother Jessica who didn't care about all this ran to hug him, But she was dumbfounded when she saw him running away from her.
he ran off toward the small pool that was in a nearby house.
After taking his upper clothing off, he drowns himself in water.
{ I thought I would die with the overflowing blood's scent.}, he thought
Uncontrolled thoughts crammed his mind, even since he used his skill, and now that he nearly saw his parents die, his resistance to them had grown weaker, so he tossed himself in water to soothe his mind a little.
Leo didn't want to lament about anything. that's why he tried to support all the people he could while on his way here, but if he was perhaps just a little late and figured out that because of his desire to help some outsiders, whom he knew little to nothing about, was the cause his parent were killed, Leo would come to regret his deeds and wouldn't be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life, he might even come to detest the thought of saving others altogether.
{Calm Down!}, he thought as he tried to calm himself by drowning even deeper in the pool.
After he got out of the pool, he saw the group was waiting for him outside it.
his mother's eyes were packed with tears and his father's worried face were both at the front of the group.
"…"
When he was in front of his mother the first thing she did, was punch him in the gut, but with Leo's reinforced body, he only felt that her usually iron-like hands were like cotton ones.
Gahh~!
Even so, he did as if he felt the hit, holding his stomach with both hands while making an ugly face that made his mother smile a little, but the next moment her eyes were crammed with tears again as she embraced him.
Leo who felt his mother's warm hug, didn't know what overcame him, as he held her back, then cried as well silently.
Steven on the other side, who saw that couldn't help but smile a little, then ran his hand on Leo's hair a little while hugging them both.
Leo's neighbours who were still slightly afraid of Leo's prior display except a few who didn't care, felt that Leo hadn't changed, as they believed when they saw his savage fighting style, rather something big had taken place, the last few hours, since this crisis had initiated that made him like that.
so they felt a little ashamed about their earlier behaviour, when Leo was liberated from his mother's hug, they all took their turn to thank him for saving their lives. he, on the other hand merely said back to them, that it was okay.
"What happened to you, how did your eyes become purple, and why did your vibe change?" Jessica, Leo's Mother said softly, as she still held his hand
"that's because of the skill I acquired " (leo)
"a skill??" (everyone)
"yes a skill. Have you guys not been attached to the world system yet?, I have seen several goblin carcasses while I came here were you not, the ones who killed them?" (leo)
"yes all of us killed some so yes, we are already connected to the system, but we haven't heard anything about gaining skills yet" (Steven)
"That's because there are some requirements to get skills. To get a skill, you need an achievement, acknowledged by the system, or when you drink a level two body reinforcement potion for the first time, you will gain a skill given by the system other than those we can acquire through training" (leo)
"Then have you already drunk the second level potion?" (kein)
"not yet, it's not like I can't buy it, but between drinking a potion and another one, there is a time boundary. like between levels 1 and 2 needs 4 hours, as for levels 2 and 3 need a whole day before drinking the level 3 potion and so on. now I am still waiting for the time limit to drink the second one." (leo)
"Then does that mean you have made some achievement ?" (Steven)
"yes, I have accomplished more than one but anyhow. My first achievement was: THE ONE WHO KILLED THE FIRST MONSTER." (leo)
"so you were the first one to kill a monster, amazing!" (everyone )
" have none of you bought the first level potion yet?" (leo)
"yes, we still need some contribution point" (Jessica)
After hearing that, I brought ten level 1 potions and gave them it. "Why are you wasting your point buying us this Leo?"(kein)
"Yes, Leo with that you could have been close to buying a level 3 one why?" (Steven)
Hearing all this gibberish, I couldn't help but be irritated a little as I said in a relatively loud voice to them
"shut up!!, I bought you those cause if we wait until tomorrow to buy them, they will return to their original price which is 100 points, today was only the beginning period so the system gave us a discount. also, I have a lot of points although I didn't reach the level where I can buy a level 3 potion but I will surely reach it tomorrow so those points are not a big deal to me " (leo)
After hearing this, they all accept the potion while vowing that they will pay Leo for it later.
Not caring about all that he said.
"who's house is still good for living" (leo)
"…"
His question was met with silence. Then realising that most houses here were burning except for a few, he said. "Then let's go see if there is some still standing house nearby that is vacant, I am feeling very sleepy right now " (leo)
"you are tired? then let go", after looking for a while we found a house.
Leo looked around the house to find if there was any threat in it or someone who was hiding to stay safe, when he found nothing, he slept on the floor, not caring about anything else.
Steven, who saw this, took Leo to the room upstairs with his pipe and spear then put him in bed. "good night kid, rest well" he said as he closed the lights on the room and then the door as well.
while Leo and his group were sleeping an emergency even greater than what had occurred this morning was drawing near.
Its significance was enough that all the important characters around the world, who were the first to learn of this catastrophe, were on the verge of despair