Chapter 82: Desperate Anger (1/2)

|Smog of Darkness|

Kazko was still in motion when he saw one of the glyphs on the ogre chieftain's weapon flashed red as he activated an eerily familiar spell. He waved the Hamaxe and black smoke like aura was gusted out of it like an explosion, creating a thick smog, covering more than an 18-meter radius. The smog was a dense layer of smoke that seemed to have the attribute of absorbing all the lights within, making the inside of the smog void of light, therefore, becoming as dark as night.

Although it was already nighttime and the forest was usually always dark. Dark Vision didn't seem to work in the smog and Kazko's senses were practically being blocked as he lost track of the ogre chieftain.

He tried to brace himself for what was about to happen next but nothing could've prepared him for this.

The Gray trolls behind him seem to become apprehensive and hesitant, they were elite trolls so they managed to withstand the aura and did not retreat. However, the goblin riders immediately lost control of their mounds who were clear frightened by the aura. The goblins felt fear grip their hearts and some of them were thrown off their wolves.

Those that were caught in the smog were immediately corrupted and they died on the spot. Gray trolls were immune to negative Corruption so they had an easier time with this spell but Kazko was in a world of his own.

The smog immediately drained away his sense of awareness and the next thing he felt was pain as his body was lifted off the ground and tumbled back a few feet. He quickly got up and tried to defend himself but another attack came from behind him and sent him flying.

Kazko body hadn't even hit the ground yet when suddenly another attack came from his side and altered his direction. He knew the longer this spell went on the harder it would be to get out of this so he fought through the pain and activated his Berserk skill.

His skin color became tinted with his blood as a red steam-like aura oozed from his body. He gathered even more spiraling aura on both his fist that it became the sole source of light in the smog. His body was still in the air after getting hit by the Hamaxe a second time but he quickly punched the ground and used the knockback from the exploding earth to twist his body in the air and land on his feet.

After landing he raising his arms above his head and interlocked them. They came down like a hammer and smashed into the ground.

°Ranging Smash°

BOOM!!!

With the sound of an explosion, the smog was forcefully dispersed as the ground and all the trees within a 30-meter radius shattered. Kazko raised his head to find the ogre bastard, only to see them already flying away from the battlefield. He looked around and saw the goblin riders in shambles. He immediately commanded the trolls who had withstood the smog's effect and his Raging Smash to go after the group.

Kazko was desperate, he couldn't return without that weapon as it would mean all his hard work and patience had been in vain. He had endured a lot from his peers to get to this point, so failure right would only validate their mockery.

'A troll only needs strength, there is no need for a weak intellectual troll.'

He ran desperately with all his might, and if trolls were capable of tears he would be crying buckets right now. The weapon was so close and yet so far. He raised his arms as he tried to grasp the flying pair in the distance. If only he could reach them. What else could he do to catch them?

'If only... if only I was just a little... only a little faster.'

His mind was flooded with that single thought and as if responding to his desperate desires, his body adapted. The spiraling crimson aura slowly moved through his veins, passing through every muscle until it finally gathered around his feet. As Kazko took his next step, the ground shattered beneath his feet and his body shot forth like a cannonball.

°Roaring Boost°

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The Gray trolls promptly freed Rekaz from his entangled prison and the goblin riders chased after the cloaked rangers. Rekaz received his shield from a Gray troll that had picked it up for him and one of them also offered him their spear.

He then proceeded to chase after the cloaked rangers but something just didn't feel right in this situation. He ran ahead of the Gray Trolls due to his naturally superior abilities compare to them but his mind wasn't fully immersed in the chase.

Although he had a way to save himself, the tanned beast girl still had the perfect opportunity to kill him, so why didn't she take it. Was she after something else and not his life? if so, why did they attack him to begin with? He cracked his brain but only got a headache in response.

This was not his area of expertise, it was at times like this that made him value the intelligence of Kazko. Without him here there wasn't really much he could do so Rekaz decided to take a different approach. What would Kazko do?

He tried to think of a clever solution to his problems but almost ended up tripping on his own feet. This was not working. Even trying to imagine what Kazko would do was taxing.

The whole situation began to vex him the more he tried to think about it. He Furiously shook his head and roared. The dark grey aura around him intensified and he picked up his pace. Whatever the problem was, all he needed to do was smash his way through and leave the thinking to Kazko.

He raised his spear and his arm sprung back. The dark grey aura engulfs the weapon and he threw his Dark Spear. Like lightning, the spear shot forth, and the aura took the shape of an unknown beast as it moved like it had a will of its own.

The tanned beastgirl turned around and cast several fold magic barriers but the spear smashed through the barrier like they were nothing but glass. She smiled and prepared to cast another spell. However, Rekaz had already picked up a large rock and tossed it at the girl. If she was going to make his spear disappear again then she would leave herself vulnerable to the massive rock behind the weapon.