Up above the ground, floating through the skies.
The sound of the flapping wings dominated the area as the Wakwak repositioned themselves to get ready for their next attack.
The siblings shifted into a more defensive stance in anticipation of the enemy's following action.
Also, the wounds from the Wakwak's scratch behind White's back are now starting to close thanks to him casting [ Minor Heal ] on himself earlier.
Zia, on the other hand, is now gripping the handle of the weapon in her hand as she glares at the Wakwak who injured her sole family.
" You all better get ready to die, you flying rats!!! " Zia let out an outburst, as her face conveyed her rage at the Wakwak circling overhead.
The expected conflict between the two species started when the other Wakwak arrived after heading off in the same direction as the front-running Wakwak earlier.
Coming at Wakwak's side, each Wakwak dove to the siblings' position and attempted to slit their necks.
The siblings anticipated this move and simultaneously jumped to dodge the incoming attack.
The remaining 4 Wakwak who were still flapping their wings to stay afloat in the air, grabbed this opportunity and attacked the siblings who were still in mid-air after jumping upwards to dodge the 2 Wakwak's earlier attack.
The monster did not know that this was the opportunity the trio were waiting for.
" Now! " White shouted, signaling to those who were waiting for their turn.
Without delay, Ashley simultaneously used [ Concentration ] and [ Blink ] to instantly move towards the monster's location and hit its nape, causing the monster to be stunned and disoriented as it fell down to the ground.
Zia then also used her [ Quick Dash ] to avoid the approaching monster while still in mid-air and then simultaneously used [ Ice Touch ] to temporarily freeze the monster she was targeting, followed up with multiple basic stabs in on the monster's body, and [ Beginner Skill : Slash ] precisely aimed at its neck to finish it off.
In order to finish off the third monster as swiftly as possible, White also simultaneously uses the skills [ Concentration ] to enhance his mental and physical abilities and [ Backstab ] to slip instantaneously behind its backlines, then unleashes a flurry of slashes on its back and wings.
They properly executed their enemies and made fascinating attack combos, but that doesn't mean they can avoid the remaining Wakwak's retaliation attack.
The rapid onslaught from the monsters took all of them off guard when they were still in midair following their assault. The momentum of the blow sent them hurtling towards the earth, leaving a tiny crater in the very center of where their bodies lay.
*cough*
Zia groaned in pain and coughed up with blood as she tried to get up from her current sorry state.
Conversely, White was already engaged in combat with the two Wakwak, who were ruthlessly assaulting him from every angle, denying him any opportunity to breathe.
When Zia had the idea to help her brother right away from his current situation, White yelled.
" I'm fine here! First of all, avoid tha--DUCK!!!"
White screamed as loud as he could as he saw a Wakwak trying to grab his sister's head.
Luckily, Ashley saved her right away, grabbing Zia and just avoiding Wakwak's claw-like feet.
The Wakwak was trying to use its large, bat-like wings to create a strong gust of wind so that Ashley would lose his balance and allow its monster companion to launch another attack on them; nonetheless, Ashley quickly regained his balance after rolling through the ground and sprinted to the side away from the creature.
Seeing the scene of them progressively gaining their footing in the battle, White's worries vanished, and now focused his attention on what was in front of him.
He did, however, perform [ Minor Heal ] on Ashley just to make sure, as his HP was not as good as Zia's.
"Alright, now's the time to counterattack. Better be ready, rats!"
White then recast his skill [ Concentration ] as its cooldown ended at the right time.
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His senses sharpened, allowing him to accurately dodge the attack of two Wakwak who were constantly on his throat and weren't even giving him time to take a breather.
When he consistently repelled and sidestepped the clawed strikes aimed at his neck and belly, the Wakwak's became agitated and abruptly took off from his front and rear, as if he were trying to time their next strike. A strike with an effort to ultimately harm and kill White.
White noticed this, saw an opportunity to take a breather, and swapped his sword for daggers.
The monster's next attack was now aimed at his sternum, while the other one was aimed at his legs, to effectively either behead him or impale him.
Those Wakwak were so sure that their next big attack would accurately land this time since the human in front of them is visually exhausted.
They thought that the human in front of them would be dead for sure.
As their attacks got closer to that human, a smile on their faces suddenly grew.
They could never anticipate White's next move.
While [ Concentration ] was still in effect, White then tried to perfectly calculate the speed of Wakwak's attack and how many seconds were left before it approached him.
'I can handle this. NO!! I CAN DO THIS!!!'
With his life on the line, White strengthened his will and removed all the anxiety that was clouding his judgment.
He anticipated that there'd be only 2 seconds left before the monster's attack reached him.
White lowered his body and stretched his right leg behind him to gain momentum for his next move.
1 second.
The sharp claws of Wakwak are now 3 feet away from him.
At that exact moment, White performed what you call Butterfly Twist Flip on Parkour or Wushu, but with a twist.
By only performing it on the same spot without executing the necessary key momentum needed for it to work.
It was a flip that was close to impossible for humans to perform.
But now, with their strengthened bodies and superhuman capabilities, this almost impossible movement is being demonstrated live and used in action at this exact moment.
As he kicked the ground, bringing his right leg up straight until it's parallel to the ground, he twisted his body proportional to the momentum of his leg.
Perfectly dodging the two claws that were about to behead and impale him.
While still at his rotational momentum mid-air, he waited for the moment where both heads of the monsters aligned with his daggers.
His timing was accurate, and seeing that perfect opportunity, he then simultaneously used his skill [ Beginner Skill : Stab ] to ensure that the blades were struck deep within the skull and [ Beginner Skill : Slash ] to complement his current rotational velocity to make sure that his blades would cut the monsters in half.
Everything happened almost instantaneously.
The bodies of the monsters that were sliced in half are now rolling on the ground before disappearing and becoming particles as they slowly vanished through thin air.
"Huuff...Huff...Damn!! Haahhhh!!!!!!"
Cold sweat trickled down his whole body.
Nervousness, excitement, adrenaline, and a sense of accomplishment were rushing through White's current veins and emotions.
His heartbeat won't stop jumping up and down because he just did an almost impossible feat, though only if they were just normal humans.
White couldn't wipe the huge grin that was forming in his mouth and was about to inform his sister about this, but his excitement stopped after the two of them, who were almost on the verge of losing their own battle.
'There's no time for daydreaming!'
"I'm Coming!"
*Slaps!*
White slapped both of his cheeks and now rushed towards their location and immediately used [ Minor Heal ] on Zia and [ Backstab ] to the oblivious Wakwak that was battling Ashley and immediately finished it off.
"Thanks for the healing"
After stating this, Zia then quickly eliminated the remaining Wakwak.
After the death of the last monster, a notification popped out and informed them that.
•[ Hell Wave 1 Complete! ]•
"Tangin-" Ashley almost cursed because of the content of the notification.
" Huffff...Hoooohhh... " He just calmed himself because he knew there was nothing he could do about it.
"At least this 'System' is aware of what kind of hell it has just unleashed upon us." Zia said as her body fell on the ground due to the fatigue and stress she was feeling.
White also sat beside her and asks
" Did you see what I did earlier? " White exclaimed.
Zia only saw a glimpse of what transpired, but the youngster was also momentarily mesmerized by her older brother's incredible action.
"Yes, I saw that!!!! When you dodged those monsters, and what was that move? A backflip?" she excitedly replied. Zia immediately got up while her eyes were sparkling like an excited kid and added,"How did you do that? Teach me!!"
Ashley, on the other hand, while lying on the ground, was gazing in the direction of the siblings, also wondering how White had pulled off such a nearly impossible move in such a life-threatening situation.
"Besides, you're to blame! I was distracted from my fight by what you did!" Zia blurted out, humping like a little child.
"Eh? How was that my faul-"
" So to ease my upset feelings, you should teach me that move, okay? " She cuts off White from speaking and uses her sisterly, childlike move to persuade White.
'Gosh, you're just jealous. ( =+=) ' White complained in his thoughts.
"Alright, I'll teach you after the tutorial, okay?"
White gave up to reason out on this one and just gave in to his sister's demands.
" Yayy! This is why you're my favorite. Ayieeeee!!! ( //>+<) "
Zia was delighted with this and hugged her brother then merrily skipped through the grass patches with joy.
"Count me in. I also would like to learn that move." Ashley said as he got up from his lying posture.
"Provided that you also teach me a few of your specialty moves."
"Deal."
Both of them smiled in satisfaction.
After this, White felt at peace and was looking at the notification that was projecting in front of him.
•[ Rewards has been assessed and was send to your inboxes ]•
•[ Full recovery has been granted. ]•
•[ 30 Minutes Break now commenced. ]•
"Phew..."
White lay down on the grasses at the ground and was contemplating what to do next.
'Another full recovery. Another hell is incoming.' he sighed as he thought about it.
"At least I am aware that the fight will be formidable and challenging. Having a full recovery is still preferable to fighting while you're all worn out."
White slowly closed his eyes to hopefully recover a little bit of his exhausted mind.