<×> KORVAC <×>
Chapter 74 : The Environment Is A Factor Part 4.
I do not allow uncertainty or indecision to cloud my judgment, right now, my life is not mine, because belongs to Thyfall's Safety.
{In close combat, is my responsibility to protect her, Just as she does with me eliminating distant threats that are out of my reach}
The Yellow Anthropoid closer to me releases the handle of his broken weapon of bone, and continues his attack by showing chitinous yellowish claws instead of nails in its fingers.
—Duck Korvac!.
Following Thyfall's command by lowering my body frame, a transluscent lilac Quasi Ammunition of Zionez pass above my head, hitting the yellow [Body Shield] of the Anthropoid on his neck, piercing the protection without destroying the entire defense.
The injury is minimal, provoking a light bleeding of orange liquid, but enough distraction for me to keep my advancing motion.
Attacking my opponent's throat with an elbow hit from my right arm, followed by an ascendant upper cut of my left fist that sends him backwards, falling over his back in the gray brick stone floor.
A slight grunt comes out of my mouth, the fingers of my left hand are still broken by the incident with Thyfall's privates, and this action of my part has only made it worse.
Nevertheless, this is just a small inconvenience, and gritting my teeth i keep advancing forward.
The second Yellow Anthropoid has several bleedings across its body, the bone shrapnel of the broken weapon was accidentally more directed to him, and several splinters had passed through his energetic protection.
This is something unexpected, surprising me to a great extend, because I thought that the [Body Shield] is more resistant than the [Personal Shield] and this apparently is not the case.
{Then how do they actually work?!}
Omitting my doubt and launching Myself into the fray with a feint forward then stepping backwards in the last moment, i manage to evade the hit of the bone weapon executed by the second Yellow Anthropoid.
Spinning my body to my right side and sending a right kick over its weapon, this one shatters immediately into bone pieces that are fastly charged with aqua green Kinetic Energy, and they violently assault the first Anthropoid that was attempting to lift himself.
My turn movement doesn't stop, and as soon as my right leg touches the floor, i impulse Myself forward to break with my left knee the nose of the second YellyAnthropoid, followed by a kick with the same leg that push him backwards until he hits the gray brick stone wall.
—Finish him!.
I order to Thyfall, she instantly blast the head of the second Yellow Anthropoid with a "Tier 2" Ammunition of lilac Zionez while i [Smash] with a punch the windpipe of my own opponent, completely pulverizing the neck with my right hand, and with this, severating of the rest of his body, the head of the first Yellow Anthropoid who almost managed to stand up to flee.
*Sigh*
A breath of relief relaxes my body.
{When I saw the [Body Shield] covering their silhouettes I thought we were finished, *Sigh*, I have to keep in mind that not everyone is incredible astonishing like Bverxkka, Shlõvthy or Briannell… , Maybe being paranoid also has its bad points too…}
Lifting my right hand of the puddle of orange blood and yellow skin, i observe that over my hand the Osmium Blue number has changed to "14/75".
Looking at Thyfall's right hand, her number in Gold ethereal light has changed too, showing a "14/60".
—Korvac, Are we going to keep advancing for the entrance this Creatures use?, Or i open up the Door again?.
—That cost you Zionez Right?.
—Yes, usually they are unlimited regardless how many i spend, but here is different, at least is not like the previous Monolith, that was really tiresome, even when i understood how to accelerate the casting time of the Ammunitions, plus it was my first time using "Tier 2" Ammunition.
{Oh!, So that's why it took her so long to shoot down those gorillas with Sloth upper bodies!, Then, That means the Zionez doesn't belong to her?, Or there is more to learn about this topic?}
—In that case we should go forward, There is no need to spend Zionez when we have an open path in front, Also, I prefer that you use the Zionez in Ammunitions, we don't know how many more opponents there are waiting for us…
With those words, Thyfall gets closer to me and holds my right hand with her left hand.
{I had considered that it was a personal preference since she mostly uses her right hand to shoot Ammunitions, and a rapid response could be delayed if she has to release my hand each time to fight back, However, from what I've noticed, Thyfall is ambidextrous, so holding my right hand with her left must have a deeper meaning in her culture, Which would explain why she behaved the way she did when Swallöwęįne held my hand}
With the active contact between our hands, we share again our protections, aqua green Kinetic Energy from my part and the translucent lilac [Personal Shield] of Thyfall.
Taking a few steps forward we leave the room, having two paths again right and left.
However, with a familiar sound that is coming from the left side, is impossible to not turn our heads in this direction, putting all the attention we have to identify the responsible.
The recognizable sound of heels hitting the ground when someone is moving forward intensifies, the illumination over the gray stone corridor is provided exclusively by the energetic and ethereal light that is emanating from Thyfall's lilac [Personal Shield] and the dim glow of aqua green Kinetic Energy because of me, making more difficult to identify the responsible of this incoming sound.
The silhouette becomes more evident, it clearly belongs to an Anthropoid woman, and with every step she takes, more information is revealed to us.
A tight Exo-Suit of an obscure green shade with parts armored with a green metal even darker than the rest of her advance attire.
{So she is not using high heels, but armored Boots and she is on her tiptoes}
This woman's legs are not robust, somewhat they are thin, and her walk reminds me of the deers or gazelles of Ground, cautious but majestic.
Stopping herself a few meters further away from us, it is evident how tall this woman is, easily exceeding 4 meters in height.
Her eyes are covered by a dark green mask, which also covers the nose, but leaves the red lips of her face visible, as the tanned skin of her chin, or the neon green lemon hair that is tied in a bun that ends in a ponytail.
Thyfall and Myself are froze in place, the difference between this woman and us is vast, i can sense it just by sight, and the technological superiority is pretty much on her side.
She look at us for a moment, and then, she turns her sight to the bodies of the death Yellow Anthropoids.
—You two did this?, How unusual…
Her voice is slightly surprised and clearly belongs to an amused teenager that just find a new group band to hear.
—"[Smash]" is not something easy to learn, Handsome…
She comments with a tone that would be more impactful and playful with a wink, an if she did, the mask block it.
»—Most Entities forget that you need to use it only on descending attacks, as all "Skills", it has delimitations and requirements to show its full potential…
Her head turns to stare at Thyfall with scrutiny.
»—And you Cutie, Who taught you to employ "[Use]" or "Grade 1" Ammunition of "Tier 2"?, Because it is not something that an Inferior Species reach on their own… , Still, i have to acknowledge that you have a lot of talent, "5" efficiency per Enx'zols of Zionez is way to high for anyone…
Our astonishment and incomprehension for what is unfolding maintain us speachless.
""—… , …""
—You are not going to answer?…
Her question is still friendly but has a bit of confusion in her voice.
»—May i not activate the "Language Interpreter", Do you not understand me?.
—We do…
My words firm but evidently filled with cautiousness and uncertainty.
—Excellent!, This makes things so much easier for everyone, Now, Follow me, We can talk better later, After leaving this Monolith…
She takes a step back and points to the hallway behind her.
—The exit is this way, My Classmates will be in charge of eliminating the other inside this "Labyrinth Maze", whether they are "Eroded", Corrupted Beings or Entities by Ambivalent Energy, or "Enzeyner", they infect everything too, the worst part, is the aftermath, what a nuisance is to clean the dust they leave without Electrons or Plasmas, It stays stuck in the hair making it look brittle and dull, How am i supposed to attract someone with that thing stealing my beauty!, *Sigh*, You don't know what am i talking about…
""—We do, just use shampoo, conditioner and water…""