BXBX NOVEL Chapter 23 Death's Touch
-Fain's POV-
I dashed forward, using various Martial Arts styles to fight dozens of D Rank... I avoided their weapons and spells with my trained reflexes.
While fighting them, I had already figured out their fighting composition. Typically, one team will have five demons, two of which will be weapon users, one support, and two mages.
I quickly dodge the incoming fire and advance to deliver a straight punch to the opponent. He avoids it with quick movements, and his companion uses the opportunity to slash me with the sword as I drew my fist.
'If I didn't use my technique, I'd get hurt.' So, without using a flashing dash while fighting multiple opponents, this is my limit,' I thought as I assessed my mistakes and limits in the battle just now.
The sword is only a meter away...
"Finally caught you, Humans! HAHAHA-HA-" screams the demon, triumphantly laughing.
He abruptly stopped laughing when I vanished, his sword striking nothing but rubble on the ground.
"Is it?" I asked, an evil grin on my face, slashing his head in a lightning-fast motion.
"Flashing Scabbard: Flickering Sword Light," I muttered, referring to a modified technique that I had developed in my spare time.
*Thud*...
A sword light flashed, and the demon's head fell to the ground with a loud thud...
The other demons quickly surrounded me, But I decided to end it here. I used my Flashing Dash and performed swift footwork in a zigzag pattern, their heads flew into the air, and each of their bodies clattered to the ground.
"Phantom Foot: Z formation!" I uttered the name of my self-created technique...
It was a combination of flashing dash and zigzag footwork, and it was ideal for dodging multiple attacks while attacking quickly to take down opponents who were slower than me.
My face and sword were now covered in blood, making me look like a Villain who had just slaughtered an entire village...
Kidd approached me with a shocked expression on his face. "I was surprised that your strength had already reached this level."
"Well, I have focused on my swordsmanship and martial arts for six months... With my talent, it was only a matter of time." I bragged and looked at him without missing a beat.
Kidd looked at me with a look of realization on his face and says. "Oh, so that's when you went missing for a few months, right? Captain told me that time you went to a mountain to train yourself."
"That's right, I sacrificed my happiness in life to reach my current height... It's really hard to be lonely at the top," I pretended to sigh and looked at the distant sky solemnly.
Kidd punched me in the shoulder weakly. "Wait a minute, you're more shameless than I am!"
"Help! What are you two doing there are still enemies left... You can continue your discussion later," a pitiful guard exclaimed.
"Well, It's time to clear them..." I declared.
-15 minutes later-
I finally killed the demons with my Lapu-Lapu sword... They either died without a head or with a hole in their chest.
Vice-Captain Michael had already dealt with the last C Rank when its magical power ran out... He also ordered the entire city to converge in one location so that we could easily protect them all.
The hours flew by... Vice-Captain has taken command of the survivors. With his charisma and valiant appearance, he quickly won the people's favor... Not to mention that we just saved their lives from the demons' ruthless onslaught.
Vice-Captain ordered me and Kidd to patrol and scan the whole vicinity with the leads of the guard to find if there are demons left and kill them on the spot if there were.
Using the carpet strategy, we quickly scanned the entire city... We find eighteen demons hiding in the city's nooks and crannies. Because they were mostly Rank D, we were able to take down them quickly.
Occasionally, when they aren't looking... I snuck a few demon corpses into my storage room for research purposes. We also learned from the mouth of a demon that the guard who specialized in torture that the demons have dozens of bases in the city near a forest...
The most terrifying part is that the demons have several large bases spread across twenty-five countries. They are planning an invasion of counties on a specific date and time. That was the issue now; we needed to know when and where they were going to attack in order to avoid casualties.
We reported our findings to the Vice-Captain, who notified the headquarters to warn the other countries about the impending massive scale of the demon invasions.
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I'm now working with Kidd... We are now resting in the Ranger's Eye base's office in this city. We're also here to claim our rewards for completing the mission successfully.
Captain Gregory's request for a special dagger appears to have been approved as a result of my contributions to this mission. Because of my rapid increase in strength, the higher-ups were now paying attention to me. This is not a bad thing for me because the more attention I get, the more resources I will receive.
Am I not afraid that I revealed my strength? Well... First and foremost, I did not reveal all of my cards... Not even the slightest.
I only showed them the results of my martial arts training and talent, not my degu amount, which was reasonable. Because... It was not uncommon for people to excel in one or two areas.
...
-The next day-
I am now holding a large box in my hands, which I eagerly opened.
Inside the box was a small dagger with a dark blade emitting a wisp of black mist... It has a grey hilt that is covered in strange runes.
'Probe'
Name: Death's Touch
Type: Growth
Next Upgrade: Kill 500 B-Rank (0/500)
Sharpness: B
Durability B
Specialty:
Bloodseeker (Passive)- With every kill, the dagger absorbs its blood essence to grow sharper and more durable every time...
Bloodthirst (Passive)- Every time the user manages to injure his enemies using the dagger, he will be healed equivalent to the damage of his attack.
'This equipment is awesome! They are now valuing me now more than I expected...' I exclaimed in my mind.
This is also my growth during the last improvement...
Name: Fein Bonifacio
Race: Human
Talent: Lvl 5 [B] (88/8100EXP)
Ratio: 1 in 100,000 Genius
Degu Amount: Lvl 5 [B] (29/8100 EXP)
Total EXP: 2134
Str: 5 (B) (100/8100EXP)
Agi: 5 (B) (132/8100EXP)
End: 5 (B) (213/8100EXP)
Techniques: Nanatsu Art, Ryozanpaku's Martial Arts...
Because of my B Rank Degu talent, my Degu amount was gradually increasing without me doing anything.
'I am now an Official Rank B... Jackson, M*therfucker, I'm on my way!'
' I thought as an evil grin crept across my face.