Chapter 41: Divided (1/2)

Phillip could almost cry reading this. There was only one problem. When he had first received this quest there had only been three legendary monsters. Also why did it not trigger when he had met it before. He began to ponder how he could claim the victory for himself.

The ground at the base of the wall exploded as the Ice Spear missed it's target who had avoided it. Gregory realised he was in a precarious situation and quickly sped up. Wanting to reach the top of the wall before more attacks came his way.

Kace was smiling though. This was because Gregory's information had been revealed to him.

Name: Gregory

Level: 6

Class: None

HP 350/350

AP 310/310

MP 50/50

Gregory was just a strong normal human. As such unlike Victor the mage, he had not managed to gain a class. That did not mean he would be easy to defeat though. The system still registered that he was a level behind in terms of power but it would not be impossible.

As Gregory reached the top of the walls Kace was just standing waiting for him. With a calm composure that threw Gregory off. He could feel the difference that occurred to Kace since they last clash. Leaving him baffled as to what methods he had used.

Kace stared down his opponent as he had full confidence in Grugda to command the defence. Taking hold of his halberd with both hands he activated [Cursed Weapon].

Since he knew Gregory's fighting style then this skill would be perfect against him. With that he rushed in. As the halberd swung towards his belly seeking to disembowel him Gregory unconsciously reacted. Using his fist to punch the flat of the blade to change its trajectory.

Although this was successful and he had not been injured he suddenly felt himself get weaker. He immediately jumped backwards to gain some distance. As he noticed that this had happened when he came into contact with the weapon.

Kace was hot on his trail though. He knew Gregory would realise how dangerous it would be to come into contact with his halberd so he could not give him time to think. That was likely to be the only free curse stack he was going to get.

He pressed on this time driving the spear tip of the halberd towards Gregory. Who quickly side dodged it but was not expecting for Kace to so quickly turn the stab into a slash as it followed him.

This time Gregory was forced to to touch it again. If he did not then he was going to get hit anyway. Using an open palm uppercut he struck the underside of it to knock it into the air.

This surprised Kace as he was now left open to attack. Although Gregory did receive another curse stack. He rushed in to the opening he had created. His opponents movements and skill with the halberd were crude and untrained.

Striking out at the exposed side of Kace he rapidly let loose a combo of fist strikes. The armour and his increased stats helped to keep the damage low though. Losing a mere 20 HP.

Letting go of his weapon with one hand he drove his elbow down towards Gregory's face. Forcing him to retreat. With his other hand he swung the halberd once more.

Gregory continued to retreat until he was just out of reach however Kace smiled at this. Before it would pass him he let the shaft slide through his hand until he only held onto the very last section. Increasing its range by quite a bit.

Gregory was too late to knock this one aside so instead he lifted his arms and trusted his armour to take the blow. The blow bit deep into his armguards and pierced the skin behind them. Causing a third curse stack. Once again Gregory felt weakened. However straight after it he regained a bit of strength which confused him.

He did not realise that the time on the first stack had run out. Kace removed the blade and swung the pommel at Gregory's head. Forcing him to block it which reintroduced a third stack. This time the effects did not immediately disappear.

At first Gregory thought that maybe it had hit a limit but now he knew that the loss of strength was only temporary. 'Around 20 seconds after each blow I guess.' Gregory thought.