Chapter 60 - Freedom! (2/2)
'The skill [Spirit Bolt] has been obtained.'
”Wait a minute...[Spirit Bolt]? [Spirit Manipulation]?” Aurus felt that these skills were different from the other skills. He then opened his status screen and was exhilarated to know that he could level up faster.
Ding!
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[Aurus] (Level 4)
Experience: 0/4
Race: Spirit Wolf
[HP]: 40/40
[MP]: 40/40
Stats:
[Vitality]: 40
[Strength]: 40
[Defense]: 40
[Agility]: 40
[Intelligence]: 40
Skills:
[Spirit Devour], [Spirit Claw], [Spirit Wolf's Rage], [Spirit Instinct], [Spirit Manipulation], [Spirit Bolt]
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”I knew it! I now have access to SP! Well, MP!” Aurus could not help but be happy. Since he was still trying to escape at the fastest time possible, he then dashed towards a certain direction with his doubled agility as he activated [Spirit Instinct], noticing that not only could he sense dangers, but also sense the lower beings as well.
After a few seconds, he turned his body to face another direction as he said to himself, ”You shall be the first one!”
Whoosh!
After half a minute, Aurus was around 50 meters away from a lone wolf who was currently hunting for prey. Of course, Aurus did not mind the current situation of the wolf and conjured a bolt of energy through the [Spirit Bolt] skill.
”Fire!”
Whoosh!
Under the control of Aurus, the energy bolt cleanly passed through the wolf's throat, rendering it dead in an instant.
Ding!
Aurus noticed that a screen appeared in front of his field of vision which showed that he gained 1 experience point, rather than 3 points like what he got in the previous evolution.
”Hm...is it because my stats are way higher than the previous level, thus my experience gain is being diminished if I kill a being of a lower level?” Aurus thought about this for a bit before deciding to kill a being of the same level once more.
”Haah...I hope the next level is the last level before I can escape.” Casting [Spirit Instinct] again, Aurus was lucky to find a Spirit Wolf only 200 meters away from him. Within twenty seconds or so, the gap between the two was reduced to 70 meters, taking into consideration the Spirit Wolf's sensitivity to living beings. He then activated [Spirit Wolf's Rage] as a backup plan if he ever got into a close combat fight.
After that, he conjured an energy bolt once more before aiming at the Spirit Wolf's brain.
Whoosh!
In an instant, the distance of 70 meters was easily travelled by the energy bolt and almost hit the Spirit Wolf's brain, hitting the eye instead.
Why?
It was because the Spirit Wolf's sense of danger was activated as it sensed the energy bolt coming at it. It decided to take a step backwards in order to protect its most precious part.
”Awooo...” It then let out a soft howl as it grimaced in pain, trying to look for the culprit that shot a bolt at it. Sadly, the culprit was out of its passive sensing range.
”[Spirit Bolt]! [Spirit Bolt]! [Spirit Bolt]!”
Not long after the first energy bolt, rather than one energy bolt following up after that, Aurus threw out three energy bolts in succession, aiming to kill the Spirit Wolf with one of these three shots.
The Spirit Wolf's sense of time was slowed down as it felt the three energy bolts aiming for his brain, his throat, and his heart. Thinking of the best possible plan, it kneeled down as close to the ground, easily dodging the three bolts.
But alas, it was going to die here.
”[Spirit Bolt]!”
Psh!
The sound of a projectile passing through skin was heard. The eyes of Spirit Wolf was filled with shock as it did not know where the energy bolt came from as it passed through its throat. Having feelings of regret, it gradually lost its vitality before dissipating into thin air as tiny little fragments.
As for Aurus, he looked at the dissipating body of the Spirit Wolf for a bit before letting out a soft smile. Not long after, his body started to glow an eye-blinding white light. He felt that his soul was being sucked away from this world and was going to be teleported to another world.
Of course, Aurus was ecstatic to feel this as he knew that he had finally escaped the illusion world!
Whoosh!
At that instant, the Spirit Wolf body of Aurus in this illusion world turned limp and gradually transformed into little fragments as it dissipated into thin air.