Chapter 35: Knowledge Reigns Supreme (2/2)
'This guy really tried to steal my loot and got mad that he didn't succeed?' Nikolai couldn't begin to understand the magnitude of narcissism someone needed to behave this way. 'How do the Mackay Family raise their children?' A sigh escaped his mouth.
Even though the Fire Monolith was only a distance away, Julian seemed to care so little about the Class Battle anymore. His eyes only saw Nikolai and revenge for what he did.
Nikolai had to stop running because that would give an opening for Julian to attack. He turned around and inserted another magazine into his gun, which was also his last.
”The Fire Monolith is over there!” Nikolai pointed to the distance. ”If we work together, then we can... He's already rushing forward.” Nikolai sighed and stopped trying to persuade him. What did he expect from someone who tormented him only because Valkyrie showed interest in him?
Maybe it was the thought of Nikolai being his equal that ticked him off, but Nikolai wasn't his therapist and wouldn't try to understand why he did the things he did.
He aimed his gun and bullets left the muzzle one after the other. The advantage bullets had over weapons was that it was hard to evade them without the agility of an F-ranker, but that was for normal bullets anyway.
His mana drained as he infused it into the bullets. His 6 Points of mana were drained fully and would need some time to recover. However, the first attack was all that mattered since the condensed mana shattered Julian's defense and pierced his abdomen.
With a rageful howl, Julian kept rushing forward. His frame turned larger as he turned more bestial by the second. He jumped as he got closer to Nikolai and punched.
With a jump and a roll, Nikolai managed to evade only because he saw it coming. He rolled down the hill before standing up and running away.
He thought that he would do more damage than this, but it seems things were different from his past life. Julian felt more threatened by Luke's death and the interest Valkyrie placed on Nikolai.
As he ran toward the fire monolith, Nikolai used the forest to try obstructing Julian. However, trees broke and soil was upturned as Julian chased after him.
Nikolai knew it won't be long before Julian's mana runs out, as they were still below the F-rank. However, he would need to survive until then.
He turned around and shot three bullets using the branches as a blind spot. The bullets went through the branch and struck Julian in the forehead, making his head jerk as he fell to the ground.
This would buy Nikolai more time to run toward the monolith. As he got closer to it, he saw three figures waiting for him over there. Veron, Gou, and Kara used the time he wasted with Julian to run over here. With their wind to help, it was an easy feat.
'Enemies in front of me and enemies behind me.' Nikolai's mind raced. 'It's time to make the two collide.'
He ran faster until his feet barely touched the ground. He didn't stop even with the three clansmen in front of him. With Julian behind him, Nikolai planned on making use of his rage.