Chapter 33：Attacked (2/2)
”This…” Arthur's heart started beating in anxiety as he realized this was the artifact that he made on the first day. Primitive monsters would stay away from Kira, that's why he had forgotten about it. Now, its ringing signified that something above primitive monsters was within a 100 meters radius of his house. After using a primitive mana core, the radius doubled in range making it a convenient tool for him to use as an alarm.
Arthur picked up his sword and threw his new armor on his body. He then darted outside the room and as he was descending the stairs, Arthur could hear the howls of a wolf. It was Kira. Now, more urgent than ever, Arthur jumped over the porch. As Kira usually slept outside, it was right beside the house.
With his perception increasing in the previous days, Arthur had no problems seeing at night. Three hooded figures surrounded Kira with two of them throwing fireballs and ice spears at it as the last one fought it with a great sword.
”YOU BASTARDS!” Arthur roared hoping to distract them. His voice was a lot more powerful than he thought as he felt his blood boil with rage.
Multiple runes appeared as they fused with his body greatly enhancing it. His agility reached 50 and he found himself in front of the group in no time. This was the first time Arthur fought while being blinded by rage as he never felt the urgency of protecting something.
”What? There's someone here!” Startled by the roar Arthur made, the mages stopped their attacks as they turned around to defend themselves. Arthur's plan worked as Kira was fighting the swordsman without needing to worry about the mages.
Although they were called mages, their abilities were fixed as they used only fire and ice attacks. These two were a common ability line that many mages had, and the two didn't use any magic skills as they would drain a lot more mana.
Arthur now faced fire and ice coming from each side as he couldn't close in on time. However, his golden eyes flickered with light as he crouched down suddenly while holding his sword next to his wrist. His two feet dug deep into the ground and Arthur had his foot inclined forward. It was only then that mana drained from his body as he activated the runes he had on his boots.
Two Force-II runes activated at the same time on his boot and Arthur felt himself reaching a speed that made him dizzy. He was like a cannonball that had been fired as he crossed the distance between him and the mages in an instant.
The two attacks of the mages missed due to the sudden change in location as Arthur passed right between them. They were so close that Arthur could feel heat and coldness on the sides of his body.
”Lian, help!” The ice mage shouted as he constructed an ice wall in front of them as a protection. Arthur used the momentum he gained of his boots and the runes on his sword to strike as powerfully as he can.
The ice wall broke down with a powerful booming sound proving how deadly Arthur's attack was. Arthur felt like the sword was about to break as it couldn't withstand the impact of such force. However, it was still intact and that's what Arthur needed.