Again... again someone is putting their life in danger for me...
Kayla's mind was a mess as she ran through the forest.
After separating from Zinon, she surrounded the place as fast as she could and escaped like the coward she was.
Although she didn't want to, this situation brought back quite unpleasant memories of the past. Memories about her older sister...
"I'm doing it again…" Tears ran down her face, but her legs didn't stop moving. He had the weight of several lives on his shoulders and he couldn't waste them like it was nothing...
She didn't know how much time she spent running through the forest that had transformed into a haunted forest compared to the magical forest she had seen last week.
The large trees, blocked the sunlight so that the shadows dominated the place; the giant bushes where a predator could be stalking her, and the humidity in the air made breathing more difficult than it already was for her.
And in the middle of that forest of terror, Kayla's eyes were suddenly opened by a sudden pain in her back!
She didn't hesitate for a second and dove to the side, narrowly avoiding a claw that came to break her in half!
Kayla stood up and looked at her attacker with her eyes somewhat red from pain. A pure black wolf was standing in front of her, but it was not a normal wolf. Her body, which should be made of flesh and blood, seemed to be somewhat transparent.
Kayla narrowed her eyes. Although she couldn't be sure, she suspected that the wolf was from the bastard who tortured her. Zinon had told her most of the species in this forest and she never mentioned any wolf that seemed to be made of shadows.
I have to finish it quickly, there may be more on the way... Kayla unsheathed the silver sword from the sheath that Zinon had given her and prepared to fight.
The wolf, who had been analyzing the movements of her prey, finally attacked. It charged towards Kayla while raising its fierce claws towards her.
Kayla's eyes widened a little, the wolf's speed was much faster than hers. But she still could follow him with her eyes!
She watched the wolf ghost's movements carefully and gritted her teeth as she endured the sensation of her body being torn apart.
And with precise movements, she moved to the side and raised her sword, before bringing it down forcefully, separating the paw with which he attacked the wolf from her body!
Taking advantage of the momentum of the wolf's charge, she raised the sword strongly, causing the wolf head to fly with the other edge of her sword!
[You have killed a lesser shadow subordinate, wolf-type Lv 39!]
[As the enemy you just killed is someone else's summon, the experience gained has been reduced]
[Experience has been reduced by using an external factor to defeat enemies]
[+2000 experience!]
[+1000 experience for defeating a higher-level enemy!]
Kayla's eyes widened a little at the sheer amount of experience. If she continued like this, she could rise to level 25 in an instant!
Although some messages confused her a little, she didn't pay much attention to them. These monsters were not normal in the first place.
"Status" Kayla watched as the wolf's body exploded into black smoke before dissipating into the air and she continued her run again as she watched her status.
[State
Name: Kayla Gale
Human race
Level: 23
Exp: 4640/9000
Class: No class (level up 25 to receive a class)
Innate Skills: Foresight Lv1, #€π¢§¥
Skills: Running Lv4. Climb Lv6. Swimming Lv5. Archery Lv4. Weapon Genius * Lv1.
Synergies:
-Battle Path (Foresight + Weapon Genius*)
Statistics:
Strength: 41
Agility: 44
Resistance: 29
Intelligence: 32
Free Stat Points: 14
Skill points: 1]
Kayla smiled slightly seeing her state. Had changed a lot since the last time she saw him.
She had been leveling up disciplinedly for the past few days and this was the result. All of her stats had improved a bit, not to mention that she still had plenty of stat points free in case she needed it in an emergency.
Although I guess she'll have to wear them soon... Kayla smiled bitterly when she heard the heavy footsteps coming from behind her. She didn't know how many there were, but they weren't few.
She thought about the advice she had given Zinon on her journey and distributed her stat points.
[...Strength: 46
Agility: 53]
Kayla felt a surge of power course through her body. Although focusing so much on two statistics may not be the best, it was the best option for her at the moment.
Talking to Zinon, he discovered what each statistic did. Strength increased the total power her body could unleash and agility increased the speed of her body and sharpened her mind so she could keep up with her body.
At this time, when it didn't matter how much her resistance stat increased since any hit from her enemies would kill her, her best option was to bring her dodging and attacking style to her maximum capacity.
Although I would have liked to be able to increase the weapon genius level... Kayla felt a little hatred towards the system. In fact, she couldn't increase the level of a one-star skill with one skill point!
Two skill points were needed to increase a single level! Kayla felt like the system was ripping her off!
Suddenly, Kayla increased her running speed even more thanks to her new statistics, and narrowly avoided a crow that wanted to pierce her back with its beak.
He looked back and the blood drained from his face at what he saw.
Twenty wolves, thirty birds, and almost fifty skeletons were chasing her. Not to mention that powerful footsteps echoed several meters behind.
How the fuck... How the fuck do I survive this?! Kayla wanted to cry. Even though she was already doing her best to maintain the will to continue living, life basically gave her opportunities to die without regrets!
Who could blame her if she died fighting an army of monsters?! She didn't believe she was wasting the lives that had been sacrificed for her to live! She could finally die in peace!
Although it is like that… But despite that, Kayla was confused. There was an emotion inside her that bothered her a little. Although she will finally be able to leave this world without disappointing anyone...
Kayla looked at her shaking hands and opened her mouth, stuttering.
"W-why am I so excited then?"
A strange excitement had settled deep in her heart. An emotion I hadn't felt in a long time. The feeling of nervousness and excitement of waiting for tomorrow or rather, the wait for a new battle.
Kayla embraced this strange emotion and began to feel that if she could keep feeling this, continuing to live didn't seem so bad...
Although the wounds from her past were still there, she now had a reason to move forward besides living so as not to disappoint the people who gave their lives for her. She now she finally had a reason to continue living!
"Sigh… I guess I'm a battle maniac like in anime…" Kayla smiled bitterly. Now that she thought about her past actions, her mood always improved after fighting some things and seeing her improved status.
Already knowing what she felt, Kayla smiled and turned around, seeing the monsters charging towards her. "I wonder if I'll survive this…"
Although Kayla now had a reason for wanting to live off her own free will, she was no idiot. She knew that the situation she was in was bad and that she could die. But that strangely made her even more excited, to the point that a system notification that she had never seen before appeared before her eyes.
[La sinergia, el camino de la batalla, resuena con tu indomable espíritu de lucha]
[Battle path effects are being used at their maximum power]
[Battle path is trying to overcome its limits]
Kayla didn't know what those messages meant, but it wasn't important right now. Now the only thing that was on her mind was to survive this situation.
Kayla took a step forward and swung her sword upward, cutting in half a bird that came from the sky, which wanted to attack her with its claws.
Taking a step to the left, she dodged another bird and moved forward again, this time cutting down two birds with a horizontal slash of her sword.
The birds, witnessing how her companions died like moths running to the fire, charged at Kayla altogether. The wolves also advanced, but they were one step slower than the birds.
But even though several three-foot-long birds charged at her, Kayla was calm. She could clearly see the path to her victory. She took another step, her eyes shining a golden hue.
Kayla, taking advantage of her high-speed stat, made four cuts. Nine birds fell this time. However, this was not without consequences. She could not fully defend herself from the attack of almost thirty giant birds.
Several wounds appeared on her arms and legs, but none of them would prevent her from moving.
"Gwrr!"
Finally, the wolves had caught up with her. One moved ahead of the rest, intending to bite Kayla's face.
Kayla remained calm and swung her sword downwards, splitting the wolf in half. His sword, which he had used last week, now had holy light shining from the intricate patterns.
Although Kayla didn't realize that in the excitement of the battle. Her mind was already occupied by the sensation of splitting these monsters in half.
And as if they sensed that Kayla was a powerful enemy, two wolves attacked her together. Each one is on the left and right. But that was not all! Several of the birds, which she had recently overtaken, flew towards her again, with their claws ready to destroy it!
In that situation from which she had no way out, Kayla acted decisively. Without a second's hesitation, Kayla jumped as she spun, swinging her sword with all the momentum of the jump!
Surprisingly, her sword accurately sliced through each enemy, splitting them in half before exploding and dispersing into black smoke!
Currently, battle path synergy was showing its full potential to the fullest!
But that wouldn't be the last thing she would show! Stomping hard, Kayla pushed herself forward, taking advantage of the smoke screen to appear right in front of another wolf!
With a cold, calculated slash, the wolf's head flew into the air. Another tried to take advantage of the opportunity and attacked Kayla from behind her. But as if she had eyes in the back of her head, Kayla turned around and cut the wolf in half!
Kayla didn't know how, but she instinctively knew how to attack and when to defend herself, it was something that just came to her mind and she knew she had to do...
However, it was thanks to that that Kayla was able to survive and even kill several shadow subordinates. However, it had to be mentioned that they only had great physical abilities, without any magic or special power.
Thanks to that, Kayla was able to remain on equal terms against them.
Kayla continued the perfect slaughter of her. She continued to use the attack and dodge style to perfection, sometimes crawling on the ground to dodge and other times jumping on the bodies of the wolves or even throwing the bodies of the birds towards the weak skeletons, whose bones broke instantly.
Unbeknownst to Kayla, a huge smile was plastered on her face. Even though his entire body was covered in wounds and bruises, the feeling of freedom that fighting with his life at stake gave him was something he had never experienced before.
He was like a caged bird that had finally gotten a taste of what it was like to fly unrestricted in the blue sky.
Anyone in her situation would become addicted to that emotion and she was no exception.
And this day, not well known to many, in a small and insignificant forest, would be the beginning of the path of the woman who would overturn the world order along with her companions.