Chapter 155: Not A Coward (1/2)

The newcomer was none other than one of the Fairy Queen's Twelve Wings. It was a literal statement more than symbolic. They were beings created from their queen's wings, and they were far more powerful than the ordinary tiny fairies.

The spirit looked like a child as old as Lucas trained, no older than twelve. However, the presence it gave off was enough for Nikolai to think of running away.

'This is not a battle the current me can take on,' Nikolai knew more than anyone. This monster was at the very least of the C-rank, and it was impossible to win against it with his F-rank stats.

”I am going to take the archeologist and run away,” declared Nikolai after sensing the presence of the monster. Lucas turned to him with surprise but nodded after a while. ”I need you to stall it for a bit before running away.”

”I am not running away,” the winds gathered around his body as Lucas took a step forward. ”You can save her while I fight against this monster. Be safe, Lyle,” he sincerely said.

”Are you an idiot?” Nikolai grabbed his arm. ”We are both running away. This monster is not one we can take defeat.”

”I refuse to run away from any battle. This is how I grew stronger all this time. I never turn my back to a fight.”

”You need to choose your battle, Lucas. This is how we survive. We are orphans, so we know better than anyone that sometimes, we need to run away.”

”I threw away that life and have no intentions of carrying its wounds,” Lucas shook off Nikolai's grip as he turned toward the monster, which was gathering its energy. ”You can run away.”

'This crazy bastard,' Nikolai gritted his teeth in rage. It was no wonder that Lucas did not appear later down the timeline because he must have gotten killed by his foolishness. 'I can't believe a person can be this stupid.'

Lucas didn't show any fear or hesitation as he walked forward. The monster has gathered enough energy to form a pair of wings that levitated it.

”I can do the same,” Lucas grinned as his wind gathered to form his wings.

The two looked at each other with laser focus, looking for gaps to kill their opponents. Any mistake can give away their life, and any hesitation would make their heads roll on the ground.

”You have disobeyed the wishes of her majesty,” the monster began to speak in an ancient voice. ”I shall now deliver her divine judgment and retrieve what is hers.”

”You are talking too much, old man,” Lucas said as the wind gathered around his rapier. ”Let us end this show with a single strike. The weaker one shall die, and the stronger one will live on.”

”Gogogo,” laughed the spirit at his challenge. ”You should have listened to your cowardly friend and ran away. But, at least, you get to live your life.”

The energy around the spirit gathered to form a spear as long as its body. However, the spear radiated a pulsating aura that left Lucas sweating bullets. It was no ordinary weapon, and no armor could protect him against it.

”Bring it on!” Lucas shouted as his wind gathered at the tip of his spear. ”I will never perish!” he roared in absolute conviction as his mana drained from his body. The spirit gave another laugh as it flew upward.

The energy was growing out of control as the building began to disintegrate. The spirit dived toward Lucas, who was gathering his strongest attack. A single desire remained in his heart: to win. This was his path and how he had survived all this time.

As his conviction reached its peak, a change happened to the wind around him. It morphed from an azure color into a darker shade of green, almost turning black.

”Die for her majesty!” the spirit laughed as it descended, piercing with the spear toward Lucas. A tear in space occurred because of the attack, and it left a black trail as it landed.

Lucas closed his eyes to focus. His wind rotated faster around him, and his body shivered at the realization that it might die here. Then, as he snapped them open again, a figure appeared to block the spirit.

”You motherfucker,” a hoarse sound leaked out of the dark figure. ”I am not a coward,” it said as it received the attack with its bear hand.