Chapter 299: Someone That Shouldn't Be Here [2]

[Ravenous Kretus Boar - King Tier - LV7]

Then he glanced at the girl fighting the massive boar that towered over her, and his eyes flashed when he saw the features of the girl battling the boar.

She had crystalline blue eyes, sky-blue hair that gleamed under the sunlight like freshly fallen snow. Her hair was oddly tied into two buns at the sides, as if it were a deliberate act to cover something.

Dressed in fitted blue armor that hugged her slender frame, the girl wore a pair of clawed blue gauntlets, the edges of which glowed slightly with a radiant light.

With a burst of speed, the blue-haired girl charged at the boar, kicking up dust in the air. When she closed the gap between herself and the beast, she leaped up and slashed across the Kretus boar's chest in a wide arc.

The girl was moving too fast for the Kretus boar, which lacked speed due to its massive size. Therefore, the claws bit deep into its flesh.

Slash!

ROOOAR! The massive boar shrieked loudly in pain, its eyes going bloodshot as it engaged the girl in a fierce fight of claws and attempted to bite off her head. But the girl was just too nimble and fast.

"What is happening?" At that moment, Serena and Nyx stepped out of the carriage, taking a look at the ongoing fight. The two girls briefly exchanged shocked glances when they saw a girl around their age battling a King-tier beast!

This was something not even they, with all their training, could pull off! Just as the name suggested, a King-tier beast was very fearsome and required a party of Awakened to deal with!

The only person they suspected could hold his own against a King-tier beast was Nox, but that was because everyone had come to realize that Nox was an anomaly.

He had trained twice as hard as anyone in the barony, risked his life, and even disciplined himself not to use any skills for five years, relying solely on his hand-to-hand combat.

…At least, that was what they thought.

Serena's eyes flickered as she pointed out in a slightly trembling voice, "Does this mean she's as strong as Nox?"

Though she hadn't seen the rest of the world, there was this belief within Serena that Nox was the strongest fifteen-year-old. Simply thinking of this made her feel proud and her heart flutter. S~eaʀᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

But now, seeing this girl, Serena didn't think this was the case anymore. Looking at the beautiful girl, whose beauty far surpassed hers and was at the same level as Nyx, Serena felt threatened.

She glanced out of the corner of her eye and noticed that Nox was staring at the said girl, fascination shining in his eyes.

'She must be a high-level Awakened.' Nyx didn't feel threatened by this girl; instead, she became curious. It was very rare for her to be interested in someone else… This alone went to show that this girl was no ordinary person.

Nyx suspected that she was a high-level Awakened and used the basic appraisal skill; however, nothing came up. The young girl frowned. Usually, if one were using artifacts, there would be a series of question marks in their information.

However, there was nothing of the sort. It felt as if she was staring at a mundane.

'Mundane.' Nyx mumbled to herself. Then, as if struck by lightning, her eyes widened. "Don't tell me she's mundane?!"

Even Serena had the same confused expression on her face as she had just appraised the girl.

The two girls were about to approach Nox, who had yet to use his own appraisal skill. However, before they could get to him, they felt a rush of wind on their faces, followed by a dust storm.

"Dammit! Where did this dust come from?"

"Agh, my dress is ruined!"

Some unlucky folks, however, weren't safe from the dust storms.

When the storm eventually settled, Nyx and Serena saw that Nox had disappeared from his spot and was now standing just a few meters away from the ongoing battle.

'Did he notice as well?' the two thought. Usually, they wouldn't fuss this much over a mundane. However, in recent years, they had learned that any mundane who displayed overwhelming capabilities was several times more deadly and dangerous than a normal Awakened.

The clash between the massive Kretus boar and the girl continued, drawing the attention of everyone. The blue-haired girl moved with blinding speed, causing a whistling sound as her gauntlets cut through the air. From time to time, her clawed gauntleted arms parried the jagged claws of the beast.

CLANG!

The sound of two metals clashing echoed every time, sending shockwaves rippling in all directions. Nox stood just a few meters away, feeling the rush of wind in his face, which caused his hair to flutter wildly in the air.

His arms were crossed, and his midnight eyes were fixed on the battle.

Every strike, every dodge, he watched closely. There was something mesmerizing about how the girl moved—not just the grace, but the way her attacks hit with perfect calculation. She wasn't using raw power; instead, she was taking advantage of the boar's slow reactions, landing every blow with relative ease.

Nox didn't doubt that she could fight the beast with her eyes closed. This alone was very terrifying! Not even he would do something like this, and he was the one loaded with powerful skills!

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Of course, Nox was confident in defeating this beast, and he might've exaggerated a little, but the main point was that this girl was absurdly powerful.

This made him wonder why she was drawing out the fight so much. He glanced to the side, thinking she was delaying them for an ambush by bandits, but nothing of the sort happened.

"Miss, we've important matters to attend to. If you don't mind, can you kill the beast already?" Nox asked in a clear voice that cut through the chaos. It was loud enough for everyone present to hear.

However, he was ignored, and the blue-haired girl acted as if no one was speaking to her. This made Nox angry, and he summoned his dagger, ready to take matters into his own hands.

Step! Step!

He approached the beast calmly, his steps measured and unhurried.

However, just before he could make a move, Nox froze in his steps, and his eyes narrowed. Now that he was in such close proximity, he was beginning to feel a certain aura that he could only sense from a certain group of beings.

'Why does she feel so familiar and unfamiliar at the same time?' Nox's curiosity peaked, and he didn't even know when he activated the [Analyze] skill.

As he activated the ability, a silver light passed through his eyes. A soft glow enveloped the girl for a brief moment, and then information flooded into his mind.

[Zara - Frost Dragonoid - King Tier Lv6]