Chapter 14 Half Skill (1/2)
”Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhj”
A loud cry rang out, we looked to see there is a big hole opened near the center of the battlefield and the monster's started to pouring out from the hole, the unlucky man got eaten alive by the monsters.
”Ahhh…” another cry rang out from a different part of the battlefield.
Holes started to open from the ground and Monster's started pouring in. Soon, a new hole opened near us and Monster's started to come out of it.
'Fuck…' i cursed as Lv. 3 private monster's come to attack us, 'clang..' my sword barely able of injuring that monster instead I got injured by its the sharp nail on the leg.
Ashlyn's fire also unable to do anything and panic building inside me as barely dodging monster's attacks.
I pour more mana into my sword and it covered in silver fire, summoning fire drain more mana than operating magical artifact but it is also more lethal.
”Clang..clang” I attacked but I countered with his claws Ashlyn also attack from behind by throwing a small fireball but it barely able to affect the monster.
As I am attacking and dodging, my eyes landed on Jim's, his condition is not that better than me, he is also struggling to even injure the monster.
Even his little snake who used to kill Lv.1 monster at the bite but now it's poison hardly seem to work, still, Jim seemed to be better condition than me.
''clang clang clang” my sword and monster claws are countering each other, but I am still panicked as new holes are being opened by monsters.
”shit!” I said as another lv.3 monster join the fray that had put double pressure on us, thank god Ashlyn is a bird if she had been ground monster, she definitely got have injured.
''Ashlyn don't get to close, just distract them from above,” I said to, she got quite close to the monster and Red Nail Rat Monster tried to swipe his nail's at her.
We are fighting with distract and attack strategy and it's barely working as I am getting more and more injuries, although they are not lethal they are still the injuries if they pile up, it could be life-threatening.
'gurgle…..thud.' a woman in front of me got her neck sliced by the nail of the monster, she died choking in her own blood.
This was a tragic site to see but it is happening all around me, people are dying in front of me and monsters eating their flesh it is a horrifying site to see.
'uh..' the light around me brighten when I crane neck to what is happening, I see Jim's sword is glowing and bodies of lv.3 rats sliced in two.
''Is it skill?” I asked him, he is from a big Organization, he had to be privy to some skills but I am little confused from what I know Skills could be only used by Corporal stage or above powerhouse.
”No, I can't use skill yet, what I using now is half skill,”he said. I've read about half skills, the techniques which have 10%-20% might of the original Skill they are based on.
Seeing Jim using skill a bulb lighten in mind, ''Fuck, I am such an idiot!” I cursed myself under breath and started circulating the first move of the Supreme Combat Exercise.
Soon the pain came but it is bearable, my attacks got a little bit faster but still, I wasn't able to keep two monsters at bay.
Making my mind, I circulated the second move and more pain came but with pain, my attack speed also increased.
''clang clang clang” I started to counter with my attacks, preventing monster's further attacking me and keeping them at bay.
Ashlyn and I coordinating during the fight, she detracts them and I attack, it was flawless coordination only possible by our shared bond.
In the corner of my eye, I saw Jim took out a thumb size bottle with red liquid in it and drank it with one chug. This must be mana potion he drank, they are the product of the alchemy and are quite expensive.