Chapter 472

Chapter 472

"Let me handle this... Dumb bird..." is the only thing I hear as the same silver arm that blocked my attack punches the brown bird in the underbelly.

Its wind magic attacks all disappear in an instant, and it goes flying high into the air without even having to flap its wings. It isn't killed, but definitely knocked unconscious in a single blow.

I jump backward and go on the defensive immediately, scanning the figure in front of me, but hardly believe what I see when a [Lv. 1894] appears on its status along with the [Curse of The Lich King] buff and nothing else.Updated from n0velb(i)n.c(o)/m

I get a good look at the Guard, and its figure starts to look less and less human to me the more I examine it.

With three horns coming out of its forehead, shimmering silver skin, athletic striated muscles, and eyes that stare directly through my soul as if this creature has been living for a million years.

The pupils and irises are both jet black, while the outer edges that are usually white are a dull, matte silver, a few shades darker than its skin.

Whatever this creature is, it is far from human.

The silver aura that surrounds its body is dreadful. It feels colder than ice, but looks like a constant stream of evaporating metal particles coming off its body.

It makes a motion as if it were about to step forward in the air, but before its foot even completes a full stride, a silver flash of light fills my vision and it's right in front of me, staring me in the eyes less than half a meter from my face.

"Fight me. I was told you are a strong one, I hope that attack was not the full extent of your power."

The creature doesn't strike me even though it's clearly within range; it just stares into my eyes with a lifeless gaze and waits for me to answer.

I use this opportunity to continue my motion backward, placing my daggers on my waist and pulling out my fire-imbued sword while swallowing a Qi pill to restore the half of my core that was used up in my last attack.

I concentrate my Qi into my blade and use the excess in my barrier to only cover my vital organs with the maximum density possible. The rest of my body is still covered at 75% strength, but considering my opponent's speed and power, it feels necessary to defend for any potential lethal strikes.

It steps forward again, and it takes most of my perception skill, purely focused on its movements, to watch the silver flash come closer. Its right hand glows brighter silver and a long spear appears that looks like bubbling metal being summoned from seemingly nowhere.

It lunges forward with the silver spear and throws a basic attack straight at my heart.

Its eyes are locked on the target, and it moves with absolute confidence.

No matter the direction I move, it will surely follow, and given the time I have until it makes impact, the only thing I can do is block.

I grit my teeth and focus everything I have into my swordsmanship skill, letting Qi flow through my hands into the blade while glowing brightly with all my buffs.

I airstep sharply to turn my body in the same direction I swing my sword, and it collides with the sharp edge of the spear.

Silver soul energy reacts with the plumes of Qi that erupt from my sword, and for a moment both of us are stood perfectly still in the air as if we're evenly matched.

However, the silver figure pushes forward with unyielding force, consistently pressing on without a single change in its expression or soul energy released whatsoever. My own power is fluctuating greatly as I continue to push its limits and fend off the attack aimed to end my life.

As my airsteps' force catches up to me, my angle of momentum relative to the creature's spear shifts, and my body rotates out of its direct path.

There's an explosion of white and silver energy that sends me flying to the side while I follow through with my swing, pushing me farther away, and the silver spear misses my body entirely by just a few centimeters.

The instant I ready myself in the air again and look for my opponent, it's already turned at a right angle and come back at me with machine-like precision.

I block again, twisting my body to the other side, using up precious Qi, but avoiding a fatal blow.

This time after our separation, the spear comes back much faster than the first two times.

Then, it finally speaks up.

"Weak... Dumb...Humans... You do not understand how pointless it is for me to fight an inferior creature like you. Merely by existing, I have already won."

I don't listen to its words, I just charge up my sword with everything I've got. I create my most destructive attack possible. To do so, I plunder mana crystals that fall from my item storage and feed my main body with mana, and imbue the inside of the attack with Qi.

The enormous shadowy armor that amplifies my strength by over 7 times mimics my actions, showing my sword glow and flicker with jet black flames. The inner core of the Greater Form's sword glows white with Qi, as energy leaves my body continuously feeding into this buff's powers.

The sand beneath my feet and all around me is melting and turning to liquid glass as I continue charging up and waiting for any signs of movement from the Silver Figure, but it doesn't budge.

It just continues staring forward with its arms crossed. It speaks again as I pull back my sword to swing.

"I will make you understand how weak you really are."

I swing my sword forward at its cryptic message, and a wave of Qi surrounded by fire magic multiplied by my ranked up buff's power tears through the desert, melting every rock, sand dune, and shrubbery in its way.

The 2nd ranked Dark Guard doesn't budge, and it's hit directly by the mountain-splitting slash.

I feel immense amounts of energy drain from me but watch in amazement at my own power as it collides with the floating silver mass of soul energy.

Based on the Dark Guard's confidence, I was still partially considering the fact that it could block an attack like this if it tried.

I can sense its estimated soul energy density, and I created a slash strong enough to easily break through its barriers, but for some reason, the monster still stays standing in one place as my slash makes contact.

The creature is sliced in two.

There is hardly any resistance at all actually...

A small eruption of soul energy, Qi, and flames burst out on contact, but the guard made no effort to increase its shielding or dodge the blast.

Most of its body is incinerated through; all that remains are a few parts of its arms, legs, and the top half of its spear.

My heart beats loudly in my ears as I regain my MP stores and take another Qi pill to recharge.

I keep a safe distance away, and hold my blade at the ready for something to happen, but nothing does.

The part that irks me is the fact that there wasn't even a level-up reward for defeating this opponent.

I murmur to myself, "This can only mean one thing... it's somehow not dead..."

The scattered tiny bits of silver parts all throughout the desert begin to vibrate and move.

My eyes try to track them all as they begin to come back to a central point.

Once they do, the silver cells begin replicating and growing, reforming the horned creature's body to look exactly the same as before it started.

The eyes of this menacing monster look as emotionless as when the battle began.

It grabs its spear as it completely reforms in its hand, and speaks again.

"Do you understand now, how weak humans truly are?"