Chapter 11 - 12 : Assassins (1/2)
Just when Arthur possessed the dead holy knight notifications came one after another.. 'ting'
You have gained a new skill (passive): [Blessing]: You are now blessed by the lord of light and holiness: +50% to all holy attacks.
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Because your affinity with dark magic is high, the skill [blessing] has been absorbed by dark magic and transformed into [holy resistance]: You resistance to holy attacks have increased by 25%.
You have gained a new skill (passive): [Sword Mastery: Lv8]: When using any type of sword, your attacks deal 20% more damage and have 10% increase in their speed and accuracy.
You have gained a new skill(active): [holy burst: LVL7]: this skill is an advanced version of [burst attack]: You charge your hands/legs/weapon with Holy power for 1 second then you unleash it.
Cooldown: none.
Cost: 100 Mana.
Your dark magic has absorbed the skill [holy burst] and created a new one : [Dark burst]: this skill is an advanced version of [burst attak]: you charge your hands/legs/weapon with power for 5 seconds then you unleash it dealing 200% more damage.
Cooldown: 60 seconds.
Cost: 125 Mana.
You have gained a new skill (passive): [basic Wind comprehension]: Since you have understood the flow of wind and learned to be one with it, you gained +200 Agility and 2% increase in speed.
Your stats have improved! please check your status window for more detailed information.
TITLE : NONE
Level: 89
RACE: VOID PARASITE
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Strength: 3122(+1482)
Intelligence: 2876(+401)
Agility: 4580(+2480)
Wisdom: 2410(+312)
Vitality: 2754(+638)
Dexterity: 2120(+900)
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Health: 2775(+895) //Health Regen: 31.2/s
Mana: 4552(+712)// Mana Regen: 67.9/s
Stamina: Infinite //Stamina Regen: ????
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Attack: 2953(+1372)
Defense: 2592(+810)
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Elemental Resistances
Fire:25%
Water:25%
Wind:25%
Earth:25%
Light:25%
Darkness: 100%
'Jackpot ! This knight's stats are unexpectedly high!'
Overjoyed would be understatement for Arthur, he was delighted to see his current stats almost double up especially for the Agility, it became by far the highest one, he was excited to test it right now and with the bonus of [Basic Wind comprehension] it's like having +450 more Agility since it increased his speed by 10%.
He saw that his Intelligence and Wisdom didn't increase that much and guessed that the Holy knight was a fighter class and not a mage, nevertheless, even with his high strength, he still believed that his magic is terrifying as it's able to insta-kill the knight without any resistance.
He thought of Zodiak and how he was a mythical being feared by everyone but unfortunately, he died because of old age 'Not even a mythical being can overcome time huh?'
He read in the ancient books that most Humans in this world have a life-span of 70 to 80 years and those with high enough level they can even reach 200 years old but that was the limit except some individuals. He also read that there are some beasts that have long life-span that can reach thousands of years old if not more, like the mighty Dragon Race for example.
The Demon Race is also an exception, they have a have a long lifespan but their reproduction is extremely slow which results in having few numbers and low populations, as years passed, their populations never ceased decreasing in number, with the war occurring, the process is only becoming faster and faster.
Once Arthur checked his status window, he quickly left the knight's corpse and returned to the old one after a few seconds as the process wasn't instantaneous. He truthfully didn't like this body very much as he was unable to feel anything, not feeling pain was sometimes a good but he still wanted to enjoy eating food so he wondered on whether to find a living body or not but he soon decided against it because if he ever wanted a body he would only want one with the same appearance he had in the previous world or something that he liked, not any random person he encountered in the street.
Immense strength and unbelievable power surged through his body, he felt as if he could destroy anything with just one punch!
When he fought against the Holy Knight he noticed his strength was very lacking as he was not able to damage his armor with his fists or kicks but now he was sure if he could have rematch, it would definitely be different than the previous one, maybe the knight would be defeated with just a fist, or at least be injured.
Arthur got up from the stone and felt something special, he felt one with the air as if he was dragged by it and guessed it must be the effect of [Basic Wind Comprehension], he quickly stretched his body and ran with his maximum speed, however, he was unable to cope with the speed as it was very fast and instantly crushed into a big boulder forty meters ahead of him, due to his negligence and the fact that he underestimated his body by a huge margin, he was not even able to feel his body move until the moment he crashed with the bolder.
Obviously, the boulder was destroyed to dust by the strong impact and Arthur just stood there, dazed, not knowing what just happened, he couldn't believe his speed, he wasn't even able to distinguish anything when he ran, everything blurred and his head met with the rock.
He started running trying to get used to his new speed. Slowly but surely he got the hang of it, his speed doubled if not tripled in comparison to last time. Previously, when he tested it, he approximately ran 8.5Km/minute and now, when he tried, he ran 15km/minute, it was not double his previous speed but it still was amazing and if you calculate it, it's a mind-numbing 900Km/hour and that is almost a Mach 1 speed, if anybody from his previous world knew about this, they would just call him crazy or wouldn't believe him, hell! Even Arthur himself didn't dare believe it if not for the fact that he is the one who is able to wield such speed!
The demon girl who had long since healed with the exception of a few minor injuries, which were healing at a speed the naked eye could see, stared at the disappearing Arthur and rubbed her eyes, after all, to her, he seemed to disappear and reappear in a different location, it was the same as the teleportation but different at the same time, she knew that it was his speed and not teleportation but she still couldn't believe it as it was the first time she saw this kind of speed.
Arthur was ecstatic due to this joyful powerful, when he got used to his speed, he was sure that unless he encountered some godlike opponent, he wouldn't lose to anyone. Furthermore, even if he couldn't win, he still has several ways to escape using his incredible speed or with [Faster Than Death].
Next thing he tried was his Strength, he created a Dark Sword and the moment he held, he felt as if he was one with it, the two of them were like one existence, as if he was training with it from the day he was born, [Sword Mastery] was really amazing for it had many benefits for him, he didn't regret possessing the Holy Knight for even a second, on the contrary he thought that if he didn't do it, he wouldn't have gained so much stats and if he encountred someone way stronger than the knight he would only have to run or use magic, however, although he won using his Dark Magic, he didn't want to excessively use it as there may be a time when he would be unable to and he would have to rely only on his physical strength.
First, he used [Dark Burst] to charge his power and after 5 seconds have passed, he slashed with the dark sword in his hand at the air, when he executed the slash, all you could see was a blur, as his speed at attacking was insanely fast, soon a strong dark wave was created by the slash, it was a 2 meter long dark arc which had black flames at the edges of it, the force of the slash was so amazing that a small crater was formed by the pressure of the attack, the dark arc continued forward and annihiliated everything on its way, trees were destroyed and boulders were crushed and it finally stopped after crossing a distance of 100 meters. This was but a mere slash using [Dark Burst], imagine if he went in an all-out death battle, the result would be more astonishing.
Arthur seeing this laughed coldly
'I pity anyone who would be my next opponent!'
He wanted to do more tests but he decided against it as there may be reinforcements still coming and he didn't want to bother with them. Dealing with one Holy Knight is no problem, even two or three can be managed but if it's a whole army or a few dozens, then it would be troublesome, especially when he had to keep an eye on the demon girl too.
He turned around and headed toward the demon girl, who had already stood up and gazed at him with surprised eyes, she tried to keep an expressionless face but the shock was just too great. For her, someone who fought almost all her life, an existence such as the Holy Knight is uncomparable yet such an existence was flattened and killed like an ant when it faced Arthur.
”How about you follow me for a while until things calm down or we get away from this area. After what happened, it's rather likely that a lot of forces stationed by the Holy Church would roam the surrounding town and cities, hiding would not be an easy feat, especially when you are unable to defend yourself. The Holy Church won't let you off easily, they seemed to really want to capture you.., in fact, you were lucky I had given you the bracelet and you were close to my location, if you had been very far, I would have arrived very late to save you.”
Arthur paused for a second then said
”... Think carefully, after all, you have nothing to lose if you followed me, in fact, there are many benefits but it's up to you.”
The girl seemed to think about what he said, she hesitated for a long time before nodding her a bit unwillingly, however, Arthur could've sworn he heard her click her tongue and mutter with a low voice
'Tch! To think I am unable to fight against some trash from the Holy Church!!'
”Alright then, it's decided! We should hurry up and leave this place as they are probably on their way!”
The demon girl just nodded her head again without speaking, affirming what he said. Arthur saw her reply then thought for a moment as said to her
”Wait here for a moment, I need to bring my furniture and other things from the cave, in meantime, keep heading West and stay cautious as they may be lurking anywhere, I'll be right back!”
As he finished speaking he turned around and headed toward the tomb to retrieve what he left, he couldn't just leave them, after all, to him they seemed useful but if other people saw them they would droll non-stop and greed would control them, because even the big bed he put there was made of a special material that can not be found at the present time. Only some royalty or high officials would have luxurious beds like that.
With his speed, it only took him more or less aminute to arrive at the tomb, in a span of a single minute he can run approximately 15 or 16Km.
Arthur soon retrieved everything and left the room which became empty, it didn't take him long before he arrived next to the girl, who was surprised to see him back so soon, she thought he was an enemy who sneaked up on her so unconsciously or perhaps instinctively, a fireball was thrown at him. It was too late for her to divert its direction or stop it, Arthur was surprised at first but he just he waved his hand and instantly made the fireball transform into dispersing flames which soon disappeared. Lucy didn't give an apology as from her perspective, it is his fault that he appeared so suddenly, Arthur didn't press on the matter either, they both acted as if nothing happened, however, if it was someone other than Arthur, such fireball would have seriously injured the target.
Arthur was only able to disperse the Fireball because the difference in Stats between her and him is too big, with a small Dark Barrier around his hand, he pushed the fireball to the side.
The duo didn't linger there and headed back to Willsden Town.
Arthur wanted to headback to the town one last time to buy clothes for the girl , truthfully he had a lot of clothes in his storage but they were only for male , and even if there were some for women, with the petite size of the girl they would be much bigger than her , also since the holy church was on his tail he didn't have to hide the appearance of the girl anymore as he will be leaving the town soon and even if there is some trouble, it couldn't be worse than the holy church.
with decent speed, they arrived at the entrance of the town, The guard was surprised by the beauty of the demon girl but he soon regained his senses and gazed at Arthur with jealousy and envy but the latter just ignored him after paying the entrance fee for himself and the girl.
They entered the town and started roaming around searching for a cloth store.
Arthur couldn't remember seeing any building resembling a cloth shop so he just kept searching for the girl following and after one hour or so of searching they found a little shop in the edges of the town, the shop was actually a small house but Arthur knew it was a cloth shop because there were various kind of clothes laid outside with prices put on top of it.
The owner of the little shop seemed excited when he saw Arthur and the girl come towards him and checking the clothes, it seemed he didn't sell very often so seeing customers made him happy.
”Hello esteemed customers, what would you like to buy? we have everything here.”
the shop owner who was a middle-aged man with a small black beard glanced at the demon girl and was stunned to see her beauty, no man could resist to not look at her, she had long silver hair, charming and alluring eyes they seemed cold but they would attract everyone who saw them , her size was petite but you could see she was developed , her skin was as white as snow and her hands seemed soft , but the middle-aged man did not stare for a long time as he was afraid to offend her or the men next to her so he soon averted his gaze and said