22 First Orb - End of Free Sample (2/2)
SHHKK
'Cut it.'
WHOOSH
thud
The body of the Abnormal Morenkai split in half as Micheal's blade cut it cleanly in two, feeling only a small amount of resistance. Micheal's Grandmaster Sword Mastery made it a cinch to slash the creature.
In the instant that he killed it, however, the Abnormal had lashed out with an attack of its own. Micheal had seen it coming, able to predict it. If he had wanted, he probably would've been able to dodge it as well.
'Dodging it fully isn't an option.' He recognized this fact just a moment before, noting that if he dodged the Morenkai completely and didn't let himself get injured, he would move out of range and be unable to attack back.
'With my physique as weak as it is… I'll need to make tradeoffs if I want to kill something of this level.'
He ducked under the dead Abnormal's fist as much as he could, dodging the brunt of the impact.
Unfortunately, the way he dodged was right into the body of the Abnormal. While he may have killed it, the force of the charging creature and its heavy body was not insignificant.
This combined with the blurringly fast punch that just barely glanced off Micheal's back.
CRACK
Micheal spun around atop the roof, his eyes watering as he felt his shoulder blade fracture slightly. His right leg also suffered a fracture, as did one of his fingers, and he could feel his right lung twinge, as if it had been injured.
”GRRR!” He didn't let the pain overwhelm him as his bloodshot eyes narrowed and he forcibly maintained his balance.
Not a second later, his sword flashed out twice more.
SHHKK
SHHKK
Two regular Morenkai fell to the ground, one with its head removed from its body while the other with half its chest cut through. Black blood littered the rooftop as the two creatures fell, killed instantly.
The creatures had charged right after the Abnormal Morenkai and had been only seconds behind it, forcing a quick reaction from Micheal's tired body.
”Huff…huff…” Micheal's breath was ragged as he ignored the Points notifications that popped up, staring at the dead corpses. He concentrated the strength of his body, conserving it.
For, only a minute later, several more Morenkai appeared.
”…♪ The Radio Reminds Me Of My Home Far Away ♪…”
His eyes flashed as he went to work.
”…”
And now, Micheal was back in the skyscraper, staring at the Life Orbs that were floating around his head. The fight on the rooftop had lasted for at least 30 minutes, a time in which he killed a huge number of Morenkai. After that, he'd turned the record player off and stored it in his Spatial Ring, knowing that if he went any further, he might die out in the open.
Before he checked the total number of Points he gained, Micheal jumped on the most urgent thing he needed to do.
Heal himself.
He stared intently at one of the Life Orbs, feeling the subtle connection he had with it. In his mind's eye, he could see a small white line that connected that orb to him.
He watched it for a single moment, feeling blood drip out of his wounds, the extremely serious injuries he had sustained slowly worsening.
'Break.'
The orb shattered.
Immediately, blue light covered Micheal for a single split second. The light wasn't blindingly bright, but had more of a cool, comforting tone.
WHOOOOSH
The light vanished just as quickly as it had appeared.
Revealing a teenager dressed in scraps of once normal clothes, covered in dried blood and grime…
But otherwise completely uninjured.
Micheal looked at his body, casting his senses through it…
And smiled.
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