Chapter 1000 Cap 998: Creatures Of The Abyss Part 3

Pov of a White High Elf A:

I was just buying a new sword in the village after I managed to gather Essence of Mithril, a super rare metal, I was lucky to find this in one of the Dungeons I was exploring, I'm used to using Mithril swords because I'm a Magic Swordsman.

But this metal is much better, in addition to increasing the effects of conducting Mana, strengthening Magic, and resisting magic by 40% compared to Mithril, this metal has much more durability requiring less maintenance, and increases the effects of Elemental Affinities.

I was very happy to get my sword that day because I got the materials I was able to get someone just to forge the sword, which by the way came out with a higher value than I initially expected.

While walking the streets happily something happened in the sky which started to crack forming a rift, it was later said that the situation was under control when the rift in the sky disappeared, so several Spatial Element Fairies flew all over the Village while some landed to create doors while explaining the situation to everyone.

At first, I thought that with my new sword, I could do anything and I almost went in alone, but luckily I found some companions that I made friends with in my years as an Adventurer, thanks to which we were able to put everyone together in a group with ease.

From what they said we'd be safe inside, so none of that mattered, even if we couldn't defeat these Creatures of the Abyss, we'd be saved before we died and so it was an excellent place to test my new sword.

I was very confident, but as soon as we walked through the door that the Spatial Element Fairy had created, I was surprised to find myself in a forest.

When I looked I realized that half the people with me had disappeared.

I didn't know where they had gone or where I was at that moment, at least I was with some of my companions and we quickly decided to continue exploring the forest around us until we found our companions.

"This place is strange... seems... lifeless..." (White Elf A)

One of my oldest companions was restless, she is a very skilled Wind Element Mage, and thanks to that she tends to be more sensitive to what happens around her.

I looked around and quickly noticed what she described, I also understand the reason for that.

"There is nothing in the surroundings, nothing with life but plants, no monsters big or small." (I)

"An almost completely dead forest..." (I)

"I feel something strange from that direction." (White Elf B)

We soon found prey, the lack of monsters could mean that the things here we are feeling could be these Creatures of the Abyss and us who are using these monsters to train.

"Let's go that way." (I)

We started walking and halfway through I noticed a fool expanding his Aura over a wide, very wide area.

"(Who can be so strong and yet so stupid to aim such a big target at him in such an empty forest?)" (I)

The basics of an Adventurer is always to be the one who hunts and for that, we have to make sure to discover the location of the enemies first to make the first attack, those who don't know the basics tend to die early.

"(It's clearly not an Elf, its Aura has a lot of strangeness making it a bit confusing, but I'm sure I felt Demonic energy, so it must be a Demon or at least a descendant.)" (I)

The Aura was tyrannical and the control was incredible, normally the stronger an Aura, the worse it would be to maintain control, but this person keeps something absurd like that under control, it surprises me.

"We should go soon, I'm feeling something coming towards us, it's coming from the same direction we were going." (White Elf A)

"They're already here." (White Elf B)

"Prepare yourselves." (White Elf C)

"Time to try this beauty..." (I)

I was happy and excited as I pulled out my new, still unscratched sword to use in my first battle, so I circulated my mana through my body before pouring some into the sword with great ease.

I could feel my power increasing a lot, I could manipulate my mana much easier, I also felt my Elemental Affinity with water become stronger, at least until I saw those things.

When the first one appeared it was just another monster, it was uglier, but it wasn't the worst I had ever seen, for me, the Flesh Golems are the worst, I remember the first time I saw that mass of rotten meat, I threw up in the middle of combat and had nightmares for weeks.

"< River Flow Aura Coating >" (I)

"< Raging River Court >" (I)

I ran towards him holding the sword, to test it I used my Aura and a skill at the same time to test the strength compared to before.

My silver sword glows blue from my Aura as I run towards the monster creating a trail of water behind me that leads to my sword, so when I slash forward the water that is left behind becomes a stream of chasing attacks striking the same spot on the heap's body until it was bisected by the attack.

I was beaming with happiness, the attack was at least 50% stronger and I spent around -15% mana, not counting the ease of my Aura usage.

"That sword is amazing!" (I)

"Run!!!!" (White Elf A)

As I was distracted thinking the monster was dead, I didn't see it stand on legs that were still growing.

When I realized it's claws were raining attacks on me, the worst was when I heard noises coming from behind the monster.

"Wait... that Aura..." (I)

It was then that I realized something I had ignored until now, this monster was capable of using Aura, moreover, its Aura was as hideous as its appearance.

I didn't notice it before because of the Aura from before that expanded over a long area, but when I got closer because of my attack, I finally realized how unbearable it was to be near him.

I was in range of his Aura which covered me from what felt like a sea of rot, my skin was crawling and burning as I felt my Aura being pressed as if it was being slowly crushed.

This Aura was not wild, it was calm at the same time that it was out of control continuously attacking me, I felt as if all this creature wanted was my complete elimination.

His attacks kept changing as his body shifted from a standing posture to a more bent posture and finally getting more on the ground.

I couldn't stay within the range of its Aura any longer, I felt my heart racing at high speed as fear dominated my mind, I even started to see this Creature differently, it seemed taller and more ghastly than I previously thought.

"< Water Blast >" (I)

"< Streams of Water >" (I)

"< Water Pillar >" (I)

My fear while trying to move away prevented my quick reaction and because of that I got hit several times while trying to activate several attacks in succession, but each attack was worse than the last, he was not receiving almost any injuries and he was slowly managing to dodge mine attacks, the worst was seeing the few wounds that were completely healing as dozens of others joined behind him.

At that moment I didn't feel like fighting anymore, I didn't want to be around this horrible monster anymore and when I looked back there were already people running from my group without looking back.

As soon as the first one started running the rest followed close behind.

I ran while launching several blade attacks backwards, I didn't want to fight anymore, all I wanted was to survive.

Seeing that their speed was better than mine, so I started to run a little ahead to dodge towards the idiot person who spread his Auras earlier all over this area.

When I arrived almost without energy where I supposed to be the direction of origin of that Aura, it was then that I noticed that young Vampire, a child being here, I had already seen the person in question outside this place when I was still in the village.

That tyrannical Aura shows that he must be strong enough to finish this thing off or at least distract it long enough for me to get away.

I run trying everything to keep these creatures away from me, my heart was beating so hard it was the only sound I heard the whole time.

When I finally ran up to the Vampire boy, he just stood there looking at me and I took the opportunity to pass him, one of my friends got caught by these creatures on the way, but he wasn't able to help and I kept running, I felt guilty running past the boy, but I couldn't stop my legs, every part of my body was screaming to run as fast as possible without ever stopping, but when I looked back I only saw a blur before I felt something cover my body, it was some kind of gentle energy.

When I realized I was already in the village square next to one of the healers who started using mafia on me, it took me a few seconds to understand what had happened.

In my dread I forgot that we were safe inside, I was so scared that my mind stopped working, so everything that happened there was repeated in my head filling me with shame for the cowardly and shameful way I acted.

"What happened to me..." (I)