Chapter 987 Same Tactics Different Power
Frederik and more than a dozen Super Awakened watched Kaleb in awe. They followed Kaleb when he charged into the building but slowed to study the surroundings intently. Kaleb wasn't vigilant, but that wasn't needed with the power he'd unleashed. His first barrage of attacks was already enough to push the Instructors of the Divine Academy into a tricky situation. Neither expected an attack on their educational center like this, and they responded too slowly. Frederik and most others knew Michael was the reason they could attack the Divine Academy in the first place, but nobody thought about that at this moment. Everyone was flabbergasted at the power Kaleb unleashed. When he transformed into a Greater Demon King, the Super Awakened retreated in fear. However, they couldn't stay back and do nothing for long. Kaleb's presence might be terrifying and the sight of him smashing Divine Lifeforms into smithereens was shocking, to say the least, Kaleb's actions were also loud enough to pull the students of the Divine Academy out of trance.
Under normal circumstances, pulling the students out of trance might have been great, but Frederik and others had been hoping to avoid hunting the students. Most of them were innocent and had been affected and transformed by Blood Incursion. They were like Kaleb, Zeke, and Alice. Innocent and forced to do things they would have never done if they had been given a choice. But nobody was given a choice through Blood Incursion.
The students got up – those in the first few rows tried to stand up, only to become victims of the massacre between Kaleb and the Instructors – and turned to the Super Awakened to charge. Frederik and some others curse, whereas Lokai, Thaor, and the remaining Berserkers and Warlock Centaurs push forward. Michael, Rebecca, and a handful of researchers had told everyone about Blood Incursion, how devastating it was, and that it wasn't possible to rescue many people during a mission like today's.
They could try and rescue those they'd known in the past, or everyone still rebelling against the corrupting powers of Blood Incursion but had to remain decisive against those attacking them. That was not only for their safety but also for the safety of their allies. It was not okay if they endangered their own lives, but it was unacceptable to put their allies' lives at risk.
Michael made that clear more than once, and everyone acknowledged his sentiments. Thus, Frederik jumped into action. He glanced at Kaleb's fight – massacre might be the better word for it – one last time before focusing on the task ahead. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
'I will give you all a quick death. Your suffering will end soon. Just endure it a little longer.' He spoke in his mind while gathering his power.
The slightly weaker blade didn't attract much attention. Everyone was either focused on the Super Awakened or the strongest wind blade. The Tier-4 Blood Incursed Hyuman didn't even notice when the blade reached them. It was too slow and inconspicuous to attract their attention, yet once it appeared before them, it was just as deadly as the high-velocity wind blade. Multiple students were killed, given a quick death, in the first few seconds of Frederik's attack.
He did the same with the weakest wind blades. He was a bit ashamed to attack Lesser Lifeforms, but the Hyuman students had bloodred eyes and had already lost themselves in the Blood Incursion. Killing them quickly was the best death he could give them.
'The Supreme Human Alliance has to die. I won't rest before the SHA ceases to exist.' He swore to himself, imagining his little son having to go through the same thing as Kaleb, Zeke...or Lincoln.
No. The Supreme Human Alliance was not allowed to stay!
Coming to a conclusion, though the result was obvious – it had always been – Frederik channeled more energy into his attacks. The high-velocity wind blade accelerated and beheaded more enemies while his other attacks surprised more helpless Hyumans.
The others weren't surprised by Frederik's combat prowess, but the efficiency with which he killed his enemies was several times higher than it used to be. Frederik had yet to reveal the names of his other Soultraits, and since his attack pattern didn't change much – he was still using wind blades, like always – nobody could tell what exactly had changed.
All everyone could tell was that something was different.