Author's note : Sorry but this chapter is shorter than the others, although I wanted it to be longer but well it doesn't matter because after this chapter so in the fifth one I'll finally get to the true story because until now I wrote chapters to explain the character's feeling and set the environnement... Aah, I will not bother you anymore so enjoy the chapter.
There was a man clad in black, his clothes were those of soldiers from the military, the only difference was that he didn't fight with fire arms but with knives. This man who was clothed in black military clothes was in the middle of a nest and in this nest there was hundreds of monsters.
These monsters were level 28 hellhounds, he was fighting dozens of them at the same time, dodging without moving, counter attacking and killing everything in one blow. He jumped to the right, cutting the throat of a monster then he turned left to right while slashing at every hellhound he came across.
If someone was witnessing this fight he would only utter one word to describe it “crazy”, this battle was completely crazy. How can a human fight like that ?
Now the man was throwing knives around him, he took a halberd and slashed at many monsters before he continued to dodge and hit. He fought for half an hour before all those monsters died then he took the loot and ran, yes he only ran and jumped between monsters, it seemed like he was training and it took him six hours.
Then he ran back at his house, he undressed and saw himself in the mirror, it was Kayne after one year and a half of training.
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“Ah... it was a hard fight and it was not perfect, I got hit five times. It has been one year and seven months that I began to train and I greatly improved. Open status window.”
NameKayne AlfordPrimary ClassN/AHealth310Mana100TitlesRaging beast – Bloody murderer – Experimental Human – Without pityLevel32Experience25/650Health Regen/Sec26Mana Regen/Sec10Strength223Agility311Wisdom10Intelligence10Stamina254Vitality31Dexterity283
“I think that for a level 32 my stats are OP but I don't need to think about it for now, let's eat and go to sleep.”
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DIFFERENT POV
“Number 5 go with ten men on the highest buildings surrounding the nest, number 2 go behind the nest with number 6 and 7. The others follow me.”
Soldiers were running in the shopping district, half of them were armed with fire arms but the other half was armed with all kind of weapons such as axes and swords. The strange thing was that all their weapons gave off an aura, it was really difficult to perceive but something was written in red on those weapons, “Red Hammer”.
They began to surround a building then, they attacked every monster in this nest, it was small compared to the one Kayne destroyed but there was already more than a hundred monster.
When all the monsters were eliminated, they ran towards one of the highest buildings and made their camp on its roof.
“Sleep well because tomorrow we will begin your training, you have to reach level 30 before the end of the week, understood ?” said a bald man with a scar on his left cheek.
“Yes captain !”
Those 30 soldiers all went to sleep except two of them which were asked to guard the camp for the night.
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MC'S POV
“ah... good morning myself ! Well let's eat.”
Eating an apple and drinking some water I was already full, thanks to my new race I didn't need more than that per day.
Ah yes in all these months of training I got thousands and thousands of life coins, monster cores and hundreds of weapons. However, it's not important now, I have to go into the shopping district.
Running towards a nest, I thought about why was there no humans in this town ? Even if they died I think that at least one human can survive, it's not that hard, is it ?
*Slash**boom**slash*
“Go go go ! Number 3 go around, number 6 and 9 behind you !”
'What's that ? Humans ? What are they doing ?'
As I sneakily approached the sound I saw soldiers fighting against kleirts, the nest was rapidly destroyed and they moved to another place.
'What is the army doing there... no it's not the problem, I have to leave this town before they see me. It would be a hassle to talk with them.'
Deciding it was time for me to leave this area, I began to run on the roof of each building, not daring to step on the road to be discovered.
However, I have bad luck and monsters were on a roof, they saw me and released their roar at me, I have now a few dozens hellbound running toward me.
'Shit ! If you want to fight me this much then, catch me first.'
I increased my speed and left these monsters behind, I continued to run until I reached the out skirt of the town. Before were lands full of grass and trees, there was only one road and I will not take it.
I walked toward a nearby monster to kill since my training isn't over yet, but for the first time I'll try to grind some levels. < Orc, lvl.30 100% HP Weakness: Low intellect>
“Orc ? It's been a long time, but this one is stronger than the others, I'll hurt it and wait for the others to come help him..... then it'll be a slaughter.”
Hearing me talking, the orc began to run toward me with his axe, hoping to harm me....
“Ahahahah, come at me !”
Dodging his blow, I used this chance to slash at his eyes.
“UUUUUUUUUUUUUURGH !!!!!”
Crying like the weakling he is, I took a few steps back and observed my surroundings, dozens of orcs ran toward me, emitting blood lust, to that my only answer was to smile. After this it was a just me killing them without any resistances.
After killing them I gained experience but not enough to level up so I decided to continue to walk toward north.
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Soldier's POV :
I am a soldier of the red hammer, well I'm just a new soldier and was tasked to observe the out skirt of the town with three other soldiers to see when the rest of the army enter the town so we can prepare for the general Rosedwinger.
As I casually completed my task, I spotted some orcs but something didn't seem right with them, they were running toward someone ?!
As I observed the fight I couldn't help but to call the others to see, we all witnessed the fight of a single man with more then 50 orcs and he didn't receive any blow.
“What was that ?” said one of the soldier.
“I don't know but....”
“He is strong.”
When I saw this man wearing black military clothes I first thought of him as a soldier but if someone was this strong then I would have heard his name, moreover he was heading north alone and every soldier know that you have to be at least twenty soldiers to legally move toward north.
At least this number is used due to the dangerous area in the north but also to enter one of the main military base, where the true battle between humans and monster resides.
“We have to report it to the captain.” said a soldier.
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Kayne's POV :
Night was falling while I was in the forest, I decided to stop here to sleep, I set up traps all around me to be awoken if something was to step in a radius of five meters. I lied down on a branch and fell asleep.
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“AAAAAAAAAAAARGH !!”
“What's going on ?! Stop ! Alan ! What was that ?!”
“I don't know ! I stepped on something and these knives stabbed my leg !”
“What...? A trap ? Everyone ! Take your weapons and prepare for battle, we're on monster's territory !”
“Yes general !”
On a nearby tree, Kayne was waking up due to the noise of those soldiers.
'What is it ? Humans, and soldiers if they're calling that woman general.'
Observing them I easily perceived the two red and blue sword the general was carrying, but seeing I couldn't trust them for now I decided to leave as fast as I could. Jumping from trees to trees I left without a sound.
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General's POV :
'What was that, a shadow ? We're being observed....'
Slowly making my way toward the shadow I stepped on another trap but could dodge the knives, however the shadow left faster than I could follow with my eyes and without a sound.
“Ch... Take back your weapons soldiers ! We're safe.”
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Kayne's POV :
Quickly leaving I found some goblins near a river and killed them, deciding I got enough sleep I continued to walk toward north.
The scenery changed and I was surrounded by a dark forest with black trees, strange greyish mist and practically no sunlight.
'What is this place ? Huh ?'
I was sent flying by a monster, a black and two meters tall monster, with a purple aura, < Enderman, lvl.45, 100% HP, Weakness : 39 seconds>
“Enderman ? What's that, 39 seconds, shit this thing got super strength !”
Without waiting for another attack I took my knives and rushed toward him, slashing at his neck and eyes but he disappeared. In the next second I was hit in the back and once again was sent flying, however I stood up as my health was already regenerated, then I ran toward him tried to stab him but he disappeared in a purple cloud.
This time I turned back while trying to kick him but he was not there.
“Huh ? What's that guy's power ?”
Running toward him I continued to attack but this time when he tried to hit me I jumped and threw five knives at him, he disappeared and reappeared in my back but this time I used all my strength and speed to hit him, he was sent flying in the air but when he was about to fall on the floor I lost him once again.
“Where are you ?”
< Enderman, lvl.45, 100% HP, Weakness : Water >
“Water ? But there's no water here...wait, my inventory, ahahah.”
Continuing to attack and dodging, he couldn't hit me and I couldn't hit him, but after five minutes of fight I released water while slashing at him, this time he couldn't disappear and my knife went through his skin, ripping apart his arm, then I used the other dagger to pierce his eyes, damaging his brain.
Falling on the ground he died, I took the loot which contained ten life coins and a monster's core.
You have levelled up. +4 stats points, please choose where to put them.
“Four in agility.”
Sealed powers has levelled up.
New power acquired : Bone shifting, this power will allow you to modify your bones to make them turn into claws, fangs or everything. During the bone shifting you will feel extreme pain and may or may not lose consciousness.
“I don't think I'll use it too often.”
I continued to run all the day killing monsters on my way, I stopped in front of a cliff, looking down to see hundreds of thousands of monsters inside it.
“What's that ? How can I survive....?”
Despair was beginning to take over me, I trained for a year and I am only able to kill three to four hundreds monsters, they are too many. And they're going to get stronger again and again....
'I don't want to die....no, I can't....'
These monsters were
This time Kayne who thought he was strong saw all his hopes of survival crushed in mere seconds, why was there such strong monsters, why did it become like that, why am I too weak ?
Such things filled Kayne's mind, but it was simple to answer all of it, it's because the world became a nightmare for humans.
Crying because of the truth before him, he screamed like he was in huge pain. The monsters heard him then, they began to run and fly at him.
“No... I will not die ! Aaah !!”
Running away with all his strength he killed a few monsters who aimed at his back, he fell on the ground but stood up once again to run toward the forest. As soon as he entered in the forest, the monsters followed, destroying it with their numbers, the earth shook, the air was filled with screams and the heavens witnessed it.
Kayne continued to run without thinking, he ran past monsters which were instantly killed by him, the monsters didn't seem to stop and hunted him down.
But again, his hopes were crushed when a wall of rocks appeared.
“How can I survive ? It's just too unfair...”
He turned back to see the monsters about to jump at him so he dashed forward to try to climb up this wall but... he walked through it.
***
'What is it.... I was so scared to die, why those monsters are waiting...'
I didn't understand anything, why did the monsters stop in front of the cave... no wait it was not a cave, just a wall. I was relieved that I survived and decided to explore this dark cave, I walked for a few minutes before the walls were illuminated with blue crystals.
A few hours before white liquid was pouring down from the crystals and before I could walk further I had to rest.
The next day I continued to explore this cave and after two hours I could see two doors, on the left one it was written something I couldn't understand and on the right one it was written “Knowledge”.
“What is it ? Have I to take the good door or is there even a good one ? If I think about it, in films it happened a lot of time, so if we follow their logic I have to take the left door, right ?”
So I choose to take the left one but as soon as I entered the door disappeared as well as the other path so I walked like before. This time I walked for half an hour before I saw something written on the ground, “You who seek mystery shall enter”.
'Mystery... not really ? But it's the only thing I can do for now.'
When I followed the path I got in front of a huge empty dark room with nothing, not even a door, I decided to think about the sentence which was written before and came to the conclusion that I have to find something to continue.
It has been two days since I came in this room and I couldn't find a single thing on the walls or floor, it was boring.
'And I thought I could find something in this cave but there is nothing aah...'
Getting angry because I lost my time I kicked the ground, what I didn't expect was that the ground would fall with me.
You have been hit by a rock on a weak spot and will be losing consciousness for three hours.
“What ?”
Stunned by this pop up I rapidly lost consciousness but saw that I fell in a lake of white water.