"HAAAAAH!!!" I let out a wild roar that echoed throughout the forest, shaking the air around me as the whole forest began to move. I could see the entire forest coming to life, as if every creature in the area had heard my unwanted call.I sensed multitude of monsters approaching me.
As soon as I sensed monsters few meters away from me,"[Telekinetic Control]!", I muttered, instantly, I was lifted off the ground.
A big horde of monsters flooded in on the spot where I was standing, bumping into each other.
I floated in the air above the massive horde, maintaining balance with slight difficulty. Since this was first time I used [Telekinetic Control] on myself, I felt slightly dizzy, but I managed.
Without wasting time,"[Spiral Sphere]", I muttered softly as two huge spherical shaped orbs of blue colour menifested above me.
Before the monsters had any time to catch up to me, I hurled both of [Spiral Sphere] at them.
Booom!!!!!
With a massive explosion everything in the vicinity obliterated. Half of the forest was obliterated in an instant, leaving behind nothing but dust, debris, and destruction.The shockwave of the explosion was so severe that I lost my balance in the air.
[Ding! You level has risen by 4]
[You have acquired high shockwave resistance]
The sheer destruction left me in awe."Haha... hahaha!" I laughed maniacally, taking in the devastation I had caused. The once dense forest had now turned into nothing more than rubble and scorched earth.
There was nothing left but scattered piles of mana stones.They glistened like jewels amidst the destruction, lying still as an evidence of the devastation I had caused.
With a flick of my hand, I used [Telekinetic Control] to gather all the mana stones into my bag. "Too bad I can't choose which ones to absorb," I muttered to myself, slightly disappointed."But it doesn't matter,", I knew there would be plenty more monsters to hunt, and even more mana stones to collect.
I levitated toward the next community to hunt even more monsters, those who could provide me with some useful mana stones.
After about five to ten minutes of traveling in air, the notification I had been waiting for finally appeared as I heard the monotone voice.
[Due to Infinite Adaptation,You have acquired skill "Flight"]
"Now you're talking!," I let out in excitement. But then I paused mid air as I noticed something odd. "Wait...why doesn't it have a rank?"
I stopped, still in the air, my eyes scanned the description of the skill. It seemed strange,"An unranked skill..". My curiosity was piqued. I quickly focused on its description as I couldn't hold my curiosity.
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Skill: Flight
Description: User can fly using Mana.Speed of the skill depends on Agility Stat.
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My intuition was correct."It's just like [Telekinetic Control]," I thought seeing the description of [Flight].
With [Infinite Adaptation], the simpler the skill, the easier it is to acquire. But the more complex it is, the harder it is to acquire."The speed of [Flight] depends on my Agility stat?....Well, that's going to be useful."
I deactivated [Telekinetic Control] and immediately began falling down toward the ground. "Flight!" I shouted, and instantly, the sensation of free fall vanished. I felt weightless, as if I had broken free from the constraints of gravity. No force was binding me now.
"This is truly a wonderful feeling," I whispered as I slided effortlessly through the air. "I wish everyone could experience it." The thrill and joy of freedom surged through me. For a moment I forgot that I was in dungeon.I felt like a bird that had been set free."Let's not get too caught up in the flow," I reminded myself of my task.
I quickly flew to the next colony of monsters, Harpies.The moment I entered their habitat, one of them spotted me,Screech! It cried alerting all the harpies nearby. They launched themselves at me with a deadly intent.
[Electric Jolt]!, I casted many of them to counter the incoming onslaught of harpies. I also charged at them sending bolts of electricity crackling through the air. One by one, the horde of three hundred Harpies fell, stunned,down to the ground.
As the harpies fell down slowly,I noticed one harpy floating still,a massive one, twice the size of the others.I could tell this one wasn't going to go down so easily.
The massive harpy glared at me, its voice sharp and filled with fury. "Human, how dare you kill my kind? I'll kill you," it screeched, its wings spreading wide as it prepared to attack.
"You can talk?" I said, momentarily caught off guard by the fact that a monster was speaking to me. Suddenly the harpy's eyes started glowing a deep, menacing red as ominous mana oozed from its body.
"You won't be speaking much," I said, arrogance visible in my voice. I braced for what was clearly going to be a more interesting fight than before."This is going to be an interesting one—"
SHOOSH!!BOOM!!!
[Warning!!!...]
[Warning!!!...]
I was on ground plummeted!!! Last few moments were a just blur to me.All I could see now was the red warning notifications flashing before my eyes.
For one moment I was talking and next I was plummeted but I couldn't understand why was I effected."I have immunity to blunt damage but how the hell!!?," I thought in confusion.It all happened in a span of few moments.I felt dizziness but It subsided quickly as I recovered back to perfect condition.
[Ding! You have acquired Dizziness resistance]
[Ding! you have acquired high resistance to the skill Internal Recoil]
"Aah! I see it now," I understood the reason behind it,the moment notification appeared ."Well, too bad for you, your skill will not have any effect on me from now on,"I exclaimed, now it was my turn to pay him back the humiliation.
The harpy suddenly let out a deafening screech, its voice ringing through the air. "KILL! KILL! KILL!!" it shrieked in rage.
I narrowed my eyes, preparing myself. "Alright, time to get serious." I quickly activated [Flight] with full force.
Before I could even catch up to him, the harpy unleashed a powerful gust of wind, pushing me back several inches. In that split second, he vanished from my sight, again.
Suddenly, I felt his presence behind me. quickly turning to face him.Boom!! With another explosive sound, I again found myself plummeted into the ground,"Agh that's not fair. Can't you just give me a few moments to prepare?"
"Time to get real serious now—,"I muttered, just before the harpy's punch landed on my face, burying my head into the ground as big crater formed.
I stood up, stabling myself." Now you've done it," I growled, feeling the anger rise.
The mutated harpy flew towards me.I prepared to counter his attack by crossing my arms in advance. His claws slashed my arms relentlessly which cleared my suspicion about him not being a regular B-rank monster.
I activated [Telekinetic Control] and [Electric Jolt] with full force, slowing him down just enough.
In that brief moment, I lunged forward, grabbing hold of his wings with both of my hands while he was busy slashing me. The effects of his slashes became less and less effective as the proficiency of my certain skill was rising. With all my strength, I ripped the wings off his body.
"SCREECH!!!" His scream was deafening, blood spraying from his back like a fountain.
"I should strike the hammer while it's hot," I muttered, focusing on the mutated harpy before me. I quickly straightened my hand, gathering power, and with a swift motion, I pierced straight through its chest, leaving a gaping hole.
The mutated harpy collapsed, lifeless at last.But I was now covered in blood as my outfit was left in taters.
[Ding! Your level has risen by 2]
"I guess this confirms it then." Turning my attention to the smaller harpies still on the ground, I yelled, "COME HERE!!" The sound of my voice echoed throughout the area, grabbing their attention.
"Time for a thorough clean up." I prepared ready to hunt all the remaining monsters
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