BOOM!
The impact was so heavy that he felt like every bone within his body creaked and nearly shattered.
He felt his back smashing onto the wall of the wide tunnel behind him, his mouth opening to gasp for breath as he felt pain all around!
But worst of all, the sharp Evolutius Crystals he held in his hands had pierced into his skin as his blood flowed freely from the open wounds.
His head buzzed.
His ears rang!
He felt the stifling threat of death as in the face of it, he was unwilling!
He knew what he was doing was stupid.
He knew the chances were low!
But truly.
He didn't want her to die.
She was the only one left.
When he was at his lowest, she was there for him. He wanted to be there for her!
He felt the shooting pain across his body as he used this pain and focused, opening his eyes to see the scorched Evolutius Beast making its way over to him.
It was also wounded just like him.
In its state, it may not be able to chase after him if he could outrun it!
He just had to secure the Evolutius Crystals and…
"Huh?"
He stared dumbly at his bloodied hands where the Evolutius Crystals were.
Three of them.
At this moment, they were gone.
They had disappeared!
…!
The little hope he had left within him dwindled as he stared at his hands blankly.
They were there. They were just…
"GRR!"
The low growl of the scorched Evolutius Beast rang out again as its ugly scrotum-like burnt appearance was right ahead of him.
It raised its claw again as Achilles looked towads it with a sense of fear and defiance.
He thought he didn't fear death.
But when it was right in front of him…
He felt his insignificant life flash before his eyes as the claw of the Evolutius Beast thundered down, and he couldn't help but scream out in defiance!
"AAH!"
BOOM!
The heavy claw came down.
Achilles closed his eyes as he waited for the burst of terrifying pain and darkness that would follow.
He waited.
He…waited?
The pain didn't come.
He felt a strain, yes, and he could swear that he felt a burning sensation across his body, but it wasn't...pain?
"…"
He opened his eyes hesitantly once more as he saw the injured Evolutius Beast pulling away and licking its wounds- even this Beast undoubtedly believed him to be dead.
After all, what normal Human could survive two strikes from an Evolutius Beast?
Achilles blinked at this as fear and confusion mixed in with a sense of hope, only a single thought in his mind.
He didn't know what happened, but if he could use this chance to escape…
His mind became firm.
He felt his injured body as at this moment, even though he knew it would be a weak effort and extremely painful, he had to move!
So he screamed towads his torn muscles.
He screamed at the burning pain he felt.
He told it to move!
And…
BOOM!
His figure shockingly erupted out from the slight caving of the wall that the Evolutius Beast had smashed him into as he moved at high speeds to smash diagonally onto the opposite wall!
…!
"…"
The Evolutius Beast that was just starting to lick its wounds was stupefied.
What the hell was that?
Achilles himself was stupefied!
His injured body. That heat that he felt. What…?
He could not fathom what the hell was happening when suddenly, in the corner of his eyes, he saw a flashing blue box of light.
Within this box, there were words that only became amplified when he focused on them.
In a second, it became extremely clear.
[Achilles Maxwell]
[Assimilation]:: Organic Crystal(Evolutius Crystals)(3%)- Obtained qualities of Regeneration, Energy Conversion, Flexibility, Light Manipulation
[Existence Corruption Value]:: 0%
[Complexity]:: Negligible
…!
He stared at the panel of words blankly for a full ten seconds before he even reacted.
This…
He checked his body to be sure.
He still found blood on his hands, but the wounds he had sustained…
"Holy shit…"
They were gone.
He touched himself all over.
He didn't feel any pain.
He still felt that burning sensation as at this moment, he realized that it seemed to be a source of strength!
His mind flashed quickly as he may not be a genius, but he quickly went through what may have just occurred.
The disappearance of the three Evolutius.
The panel showing the words [Assimilation] and listing Evolutius Crystals there!
He had…absorbed them? Assimilated them?
He had…awakened?
The burning sensation and course of events were utterly surreal as, at this moment, he didn't even have the luxury of time to think about it too much.
There was an injured Evolutius Beast nearby, and the Advanced Humans he was effectively stealing from could return at any time!
He dug himself out of the manmade hole on the wall as he looked towards the burnt Evolutius Beast that had been staring at him in shock, but now roared towards him and lunged once more.
But this time…
It didn't seem as terrifying.
Even its speed felt manageable to him!
His mind still had the same fear as before, but he did his best to put it aside.
Since he had already survived to strikes of this beast, what was a third one?
With a sense of trepidation welling up within him, this time he struck back.
As the claw swiped from left to right, he brought his right hand down like a hammer toward the head of the scorched Evolutius Beast!
His hand…he could swear that it glowed a faint purple at that moment.
The same purple light that Evolutius Crystals gave off.
And once more…
BOOM!
A heavy impact echoed out.
But it was not Achilles feeling this impact!
His hand, covered by that purple light, had become faster as it smashed onto the head of the Evolutius Beast first, causing a heavy boom as blood and brain matter exploded out!
…!
The coming claw of the Evolutius Beast fell down weakly thereafter as Achilles remained frozen in place.
His hand dripped of blood from the Evolutius Beast, and he only became unfrozen when he saw the Evolutius Crystals peeking out through the shattered head of this Beast.
He looked at them cautiously before he reached out and took three Evolutius Crystals just like last time.
He was scared they would disappear and be absorbed into him again, but it didn't seem like they did this automatically as he carefully placed them in his pockets, and he then looked at the surroundings without much further ado…
He turned around and sprinted out towards the direction he came from.
He did not want to wait for any more surprises, and he would not push his luck any longer!