Chapter 10 - The Valley of the Shadow of Death (2/2)

Little did these wolves know, that they were already in the valley of the shadow of death

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Will's first ever scientific experiment in middle school was a very boring one, the simplest of actions that almost every adult on earth does every day, boiling water.

He, with a partner in class, was to boil water in a conical flask, and record the temperature when the water reaches boiling point, a very simple experiment indeed.

The teacher in the class was a middle-aged woman. She saw that the class was bored by the experiment, and rightfully so, after all, who in this room had not boiled water before? So she decided to spice up the experiment

with some interesting facts about water.

She walked up to the desk nearest to her table, which just happened to be the desk Will and his partner were doing their experiment.

”Will and Joan, did you two know that water can be used to cut steel?” said the teacher eagerly awaiting the looks of shock on her students' faces.

Joan showed shock immediately, but Will showed indifference. The teacher was not happy.

Will saw her look of displeasure, so he knew that he had to explain his somewhat rude behavior.

”My uncle is an engineer. He always talks about interesting science stuff to me. He even took me to his lab and showed me how a jet of water can cut steel.” said Will nonchalantly.

The teacher realized why the young man had been indifferent. She shook her head and had a melancholic smile on her face.

'As expected of my smartest student.'

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This was an unimportant memory from Will's slightly younger years. It randomly popped up in his mind during his semiconscious state. His subconscious stuck on to something from this short, remote memory.

Will's eyes regained the life they had lost. His mind forced itself into overdrive and focused entirety on Will's surroundings. He stopped using radiant energy to heal himself. He had no concentration to spare. Although his eyes had regained their life, Will was still in his semi-conscious state.

Suddenly, a large green illusory sword appeared on top of Will's head. This sword had little to no presence at all. So the guardians thought nothing of it. Although they were more intelligent than normal, they still primarily relied on instinct.

The guardians were still moving to attack Will, and in less than a second, Will would be dead...or so they thought.

Although the presence of the word meant nothing to the guardians, to Will it was a lifesaver. It rejuvenated Will's mind and body and boosted his fighting spirit. It also sped up his healing processes and increased his senses.

The guardians suddenly seemed much slower than before, so slow in fact, that Will felt that if he had the strength, he could dodge them easily. Unfortunately, the presence of the sword was a massive drain on Will's yuan. He could not keep it there for long. Not to mention the strength it gave Will was not really his own.

Will knew that if he tried moving at top speed and dodge all three attacks, his own body wouldn't be able to handle the movements, because this strength was a temporary boost, one his body wasn't used to. So Will didn't dodge, or rather he wasn't planning to.

This whole time Will had been using one hand to hold his sword, and the other to assist in manipulating the water wall. This time Will sent half of his mind into the water wall. He did this so he could better control the water.

Then he summoned the wall of water back to him. The wall moved much faster than the wolves and was next to Will in an instant. It surrounded Will from all sides. The Wolves thought this was a defensive measure and mocked Will in their hearts. They could easily break apart a wall of water with their mighty claws and fangs.

Will, however, was not doing this as a defensive measure. No, quite the opposite, this was the preparation for an attack. He started compressing the water more and more. Harder and harder, the water formed a cocoon shape around Will.

Will continuously, compressed the water, until he was approaching his limit. Then he started rotating the water cocoon, in an anticlockwise direction, faster, and faster. As he rotated the cocoon Will had an idea in his mind. This idea wasn't really one that could be visualized. Instead, it could only be put into words.

'Faster, more compact, thin, swift and sharp!'

Will said these words over and over again in his mind. These words were clearly influencing the water. The cocoon was becoming smaller and smaller whilst rotating faster and faster. The once large cocoon suddenly had the radius of only a meter. It was reduced in thickness and was giving off a sharp feeling. One, that made you think that touching it once would get you cut.

All of this, from the time the wolves pounced on Will to the time the cocoon formed, took time to describe only took two seconds.

Will now had incredibly high intelligence and wisdom, so his mega processing speed and the fact that he had 16 minds in one made his mind as fast as a computer.

It was at this point in time that the two guardians nearest to Will started sensing danger. Their highly tuned instincts were telling them to avoid Will and run, as soon as possible. Unfortunately for them they had initiated their attacks and were at the point of contact, so they could not retreat. Hesitation is often the cause of death, so they both hardened their hearts, and followed through wholeheartedly with their attacks.

The last one in midair also sensed danger, but it was further away than the other two, so the sense of danger it got was much less. It had finished condensing its wind blade and was about to unleash it on Will, when suddenly from its perspective, the world went black.

Somehow, within an instant, its soul had already gone to the underworld.'