[Confuse!]
"Light Blast!"
My attacks did little to stop the monstrosity's advance.
Even with the bonus damage from light magic towards evil enemies, which naturally includes the undead, it still wasn't enough to be called significant.
I ran through the forest, and the death knight followed me as if it were taking a stroll through the park, occasionally cutting down a tree that got in its way.
[4/21 Confusion Stacks]
Death knights were mindless beasts, so it was hard for them to get confused to begin with, rendering my class less effective.
'Plan...plan...plan... I need a fucking plan!'
I continued running away as adrenaline pumped through my body. My speed had slightly increased from the confusion stacks.
Swish!
Another tree had been cut down.
My brain began working as fast as it could.
I considered some of my options.
I glanced at the spear I had been holding the entire time.
'This damn training spear wouldn't be able to do shit against it's armor!'
Vwam! Vwam! Vwam!
The core of the death knight pulsated faster.
It manifested an ominous purple aura, and it began accelerating.
My heart felt as if it would explode from fear.
At that moment, I caught sight of something.
It was a regular troll.
'Right... if it's like that... it could work!'
I ran at my top speeds towards the troll and blinded it.
"Grahk!"
It let out a surprised shout and covered its eyes.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The death knight moved in hot pursuit.
And so a few seconds later by the time the troll had opened its eyes...
"G-grahk?"
The death knight loomed over it.
[21/42 Confusion Stacks]
[Jack, First Game has maxed out!]
The troll looked like it was about to shit itself in fear.
One second it was taking a leisurely walk through the forest, the next moment it was blinded, and the moment after that, a beast that was clearly far stronger than itself had appeared.
The confusion it felt at that moment was massive.
And as such, I had gained a significant increase to my strength.
I felt power coursing through my body, the mana I had begun generating was several times greater than before.
I poured everything that I had in that moment into a singular attack.
[Light Barrage!]
Zzt! Zzt! Zzt!
Dozens of light blasts poured out from my hands with the intensity of machinegun fire.
The death knight blocked it with its greatsword.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
But it was not enough.
The barrage smashed through its sword and took the knight's right arm.
The death knight did not flinch even after losing one of its limbs.
Yet it had clearly been significantly weakened, but so had I.
I had little mana remaining after firing almost fifty light blasts.
'Ah! Wait- Don't do that!'
The death knight placed it's hand on the head of the troll.
Crunch!
It crushed the troll's head as if it were a grape and tore it off, throwing it to the side.
Immediately, I had lost the massive buffs I had been receiving from Jack as the troll had died.
'Fuck!'
The sudden decrease of my physical power was a strange feeling.
The situation had once again gone to shit...
But the death knight was significantly weakened.
It had lost an arm and no longer had a weapon.
The knight had paused for a moment, for what reason I was not sure, so I wasted no time to begin running.
From the brief moment that my stats had been raised, I managed to regain my physical stamina.
I thought back to what had happened with the troll, a gleam of hope entering my eyes.
'That tactic worked though! I need to find another monster!'
Twigs crunched beneath my feet as I rushed to find another target.
Behind me, I heard multiple sounds, each just as terrifying. The pulsating of the death knight's core, the sound of it's footsteps, and the sound of trees falling.
[Flare Blast!]
And at that moment.
I saw some of my classmates facing against several orcs.
I jumped through a bush and rolled across the dirt in an unceremonious manner.
"Blind!"
Several orcs were blinded simultaneously.
"Huh?!"
The group I had encountered were confused by my presence and actions.
A guy, whose name I did not know, opened his mouth.
"Hey! Stop trying to steal our kills you greedy bastar-"
His words were cut off as the damaged death knight rushed through the forest towards me.
"Wait, what the fuck!"
A girl in their party screamed in fear.
The death knight was only a few meters away from me...
But the confusion stacks had already accumulated, and I was strong enough to fight back.
In one swift motion, I aimed my spear towards the death knight.
My light mana had partially regenerated, and I concentrated it towards the tip of my spear.
It was not something just anyone was capable of doing, only possible with my high proficiency for mana control.
"Javelin."
A whisper left my lips, and I threw the spear with all the strength that remained in my body.
It left my arms as if it were a missile.
Multiple Orcs were instantly pierced by the attack, leaving a chain of bleeding holes through them.
[Lucky 7 has activated!]
The spear hit the core of the death knight.
Crack!
The core shattered into pieces, and the death knight completely halted.
'Hah.....'
I watched as it fell to its knees, the ominous purple aura it had previously been radiating before faded away.
And not long after, the bones and armor it once had began flaking away, disappearing into the air.
I let out a sigh of relief.
"Hwak!"
I instinctively covered my mouth with my hand.
And upon inspection, I realized I had coughed up blood.
'I guess I did push myself quite far back there, didn't I?'
I sarcastically remarked to myself before my mind became foggy and I passed out.
My body collapsed to the ground.