William unexpectedly came out with a new sword even though he had only gone inside to take a look.
" I think it's time that i go hunting" William had planned that he wanted to join the Knight's haven but obviously that needed money, which he didn't have enough of at the moment.
William did not tell Arya's family of his plan to join the Knight's haven since they would insist on giving him the money needed for tuition. And how was he going to independent when he was always depending on them for something.
William had decided to go hunting so that he can acquire beast orbs , not only for the money but he also wanted to see if he can cultivate the strange energy inside his body with mana.
The blood phoenix city and the Frostfire city was separated by a vast forest which homed magical beasts . Magical beasts were of a high value than ordinary beasts since they possessed magical beast orbs.
That was also the reason William didn't go back to the black abbysal forest. Although the black abbysal forest was dangerous and most probably had many magical beasts, it was very unpredictable since a powerful monster could pop up and instantly end your life.
As William moved out of the gates and headed towards the forest , his increased perception couldn't miss the weird movements in the crowd.
He was being followed by three males who exuded killing intent even though they tried very hard to hide it. Raymond had once warned him that he may be targeted due to one reason or the other .
" Let's see what I'll do with you " William continued as if he didn't notice them.
After going deep enough where no witnesses were present , William could feel that the three men had started to close in on him . Judging from their spiritual pressure, William knew that they were preparing to ambush him.
William focused all the energy he had on to his legs and when he passed by a tree with a huge trunk which covered him , William leaped and in an instant hid himself in the leaves of the tree.
" Ha! Where is he ? " One of them asked , they were confused .one moment he was right infront of them and the next he was nowhere. They thought that William had noticed them and decided to make a run for it .
" We'll split up so that he cannot escape , that sword must be ours" the one who spoke looked like the leader of the group.
Just as they were about to split , they heard rustling of leaves up above and the next moment a young handsome man with a black blade sheathed at the waist was standing before the three men.
William had a smile on his face , he wanted to test his new found strength. Back in the village William used to a punching bag for the bullies since he was the weakest but now things were different and those who wished to trample on him could think of it.
" Good , so you've decided to show yourself. Hand over that sword so that things don't have to get ugly" the leader of the group said
" Why don't you take it from me " William taunted them to make the first move.
" It's your funeral" to say the truth the three of them never planned to let William lived since he knew the Frost family.
They didn't want William to come back seeking revenge while using the power of the frost family.
One of them run towards William while holding up a dagger , his speed was also top notch . William had a difficult time reacting to this attack but still managed to barely dodge by making a side step.
Another one immediately followed up the attack with diagonal swing of the sword. This time William blocked the attack with his own sword .
William saw the leader of the group moving to connect an attack and the William jumped , this was the only way William could have dodged.
" Looks like you got some skills runt" the leader spoke and William was also thinking the same thing about them . He had to be careful on the moves he made next since this people were determined to end his life.
Suddenly the leaders hands turned to stone and he immediately moved forward and punched towards William.
This attack was faster than the last attacks and so William had a had time dodging and could only bear the brunt of the attack head on.
Boom
William was sent flying , this people had skills and at this moment William realized his mistake . He had been dealing with enemies using strength and speed alone that he forgot that he didn't have any real skills.
" I'll make it quick" the leader said as he prepared to charge in again.
William's eyes started to give out a red glow and now he could clearly feel that his attackers had become slower .
At the moment William realized that this people had been using some kind of foot works to boost their agility and William decided to also move in a similar manner.
The attackers were stunned to see William use their movement technique that they had displayed right infront of him.
" Impossible" this was the last thing the leader of the attackers said before he blacked out.
William had used his sword like a bat and slammed it on his head. Even though they were the ones who attacked first , William was not ready to take their lives.
When the remaining two saw how their leader had been defeated in one strike , they fell into panic.
William didn't miss this chance and immediately attacked when the two were still confused .
One of them created a fire ball and hurled it towards William in a last resort struggle . William moved quickly and managed to knock the two out .
William didn't want to kill them since that would be cruel , even though they were the ones who attacked first.
William continued journeying deeper into the forest . During that brief exchange William realized that he lacked actual skill to face of against opponents who were on the same energy level as him or who were more powerful than him.
William decided that he would make an effort to learn some skills when he was free.
" What was that feeling i had during the fight " William had been thinking back to the fight when he felt stronger.
He was also able to instantly copy a movement technique from the opponent just by watching how it was executed.
This was a trump card that he was yet to understand fully.