"Wow, this guy sure has it. He is doing pretty well," Ethan sighed.
"Damn you beast, prepare to die!" the guy said as he rushed with speed.
Bang! Bang! Slice! Slice!
The man and beast exchanged 30 blows, and one of the arms of the beast was missing. Also, the guy's insides were screaming in pain.
Cough! Cough! Cough!
The guy coughed blood. Then his eyes widened—the beast's severed arm grew back to normal as it lifted a vehicle and threw it at him.
"Shield!" the guy shouted. But it was too fast. The vehicle slammed on him, breaking multiple bones.
BOOOM!
It exploded as the guy flew like a catapult, landing on the ground and passing out.
Ethan saw this and sighed. The guy was just a middle-stage Awakened—how dare he face a Sacred Beast who was comparable to a peak Awakened?
BAANG!
Before the beast could move, a punch landed squarely on its jaw, shattering it completely. Ethan used all his strength on this one.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ethan used First Dragon Subduing Palm without mana to exchange blows with the beast.
Bang! Spurrrrttsss!
Ethan dipped his hand into the chest of the beast, removing its sacred core.
[ Sacred Beast – 3-Armed Goblin King, Level 10 killed ]
[ +30 EXP gained ]
"Damn, even Ork Chief would be able to take care of you with ease," Ethan said as he saw the shock in the beast's eyes before it met its maker.
Bang!
Ethan flipped the vehicle as he rushed toward the guy. By this time he was awake a bit, coughing blood.
"Are you okay? I have messaged the medics, they should arrive any moment now," Ethan said under his mask.
"Th–h–anks," the guy forced the words through his scattered teeth.
"Just relax, don't move," Ethan said, laying him down. He could have used his health potion to heal him, but he didn't want anything leading back to him. And besides, the medics were already around the area.
Jumping forward, Ethan ran again—he was going to find the humanoid Sacred Beast. If he killed it, he was sure he would gain a good amount of EXP.
After a few minutes, Ethan saw drones hovering high above the sky, monitoring a particular area. Lunging forward, he saw about 12 people—including someone he knew—fighting a humanoid beast.
"Gloria?! What the fuck are you doing here—you're gonna get killed," Ethan exclaimed as he hid behind a huge debris, observing.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! BOOM!
The humanoid beast was soloing the 12 people with ease, and it wasn't as if it was losing—instead, it was beating the shit out of the team.
[ Abomination – Deathly Being, Level 13 ]
[ Attributes: Strength 80, Agility 80, Stamina 80, Speed 80 ]
[ Skill: Lightning Dart – Increases Speed by +10 when active ]
"Hmmm… I guess this beast is just playing with you guys. You all should be dead by now," Ethan was amazed. "Fresh sacred core for big money." Ethan licked his lip.
Immediately the beast sensed something, and it quickly became more powerful.
Bang!
Like a flash, it twisted the head of an Awakened 360 degrees. Everyone stood there shocked—even Gloria.
"What?! How did it become stronger all of a sudden?" Gloria said, terrified. She immediately calmed herself down as she threw fireballs at the beast.
She had now awakened her attributes, and it turned out she was a fire user. Last time she checked, her mana rating was 40, which made her fire attacks stronger.
Slap!
The beast slapped away the fire as it rushed toward Gloria with speed, its sharp fingers stretched out.
Before the beast could reach her, a figure burst out—a Rank 1 dagger in its arm, blue eyes glinting with sharpness.
Bang!
The air twisted as the beast rushed to block with its arms. Its arms shattered, bones protruding outside, leaving them disabled. Shock filled its eyes.
"Surprise, motherfuker," Ethan laughed, though his hand was aching. Just now when he hit the beast with a Rank 1 dagger, it shattered on its skin—so Ethan had to switch to First Dragon Subduing Palm.
The others were too shocked to react. The beast's attacks were so fast, they had a hard time keeping up.
Ethan immediately lunged again—he didn't want to give the humanoid beast a chance to recover. Out of 250 HP, Ethan had already scraped off 50.
Bang! Woosh!
The beast dodged Ethan's attack. A guy from the Awakened threw his spiked shield fast, cutting through the air.
Bang!
The beast caught it with its half-healed arm and threw it. But since its arm wasn't fully healed, the shield missed the guy's head.
"Don't you dare turn your back on me!" Ethan said as he performed First Dragon Subduing Palm at the beast's back.
Bang! BOOOM!
The attack was so powerful, the beast flew and hit a vehicle hard—it exploded. Another 50 HP was shaved from its health.
Bang! Roooaaaaaaarrrrr!
The beast stood up, furious. How dare this human?! By this time its arm had healed, but its spine was twisted.
[ Warning! The Abomination Deathly Being has activated the skill Lightning Dart. Speed +10. ]
BOOM!
The beast ignored the others as it rushed only toward Ethan. Before he could blink, it was already in front of him, a punch aimed at his chest.
"Too bad—you are not my match," Ethan said calmly as he performed [Void Step]. His figure blurred as the punch landed on his shadow's chest.
"Now die—Space Compress!" Ethan shouted.
Crunch!
In front of everyone's eyes, the beast turned into a meatball, blood dripping like a waterfall as it landed on the ground.
Bang!
[ Abomination – Deathly Being, Level 13 killed ]
[ +300 EXP gained, Death Blade (Rank 3) acquired ]
"Uh, a blade… first time the system is rewarding me a weapon. Crap, I'm exposed—the drones must have captured this. I need to hide," Ethan said.
"Mister, thanks! What's your name?" an Awakened called.
"No need to know. We still got work to do," Ethan said as he escaped in a flash.
"Hmmm… why do I feel this guy looked familiar?" Gloria thought. That silver hair looked familiar, but some people around had similar hair, so she gave up the idea. Ethan's mask covered his whole face, so only his eyes were visible.
The drones transmitted the data to HQ of a military black site—no one knew the location.
At the end of the screen, a group of scientists and strategists monitored every corner of Palm View town. Just now when they saw the drastic change of the Deathly Being, they were already planning to send an Ascended.
But they were shocked to see a silver-haired guy with a mask handle the beast with ease.
"Who is that?" they were shocked, because only Awakened had been sent to the battle.
At the top of the site sat a commander at Suppressor level, judging by his aura. He had brown hair, was muscular, and his uniform bore his rank. He too looked at the screen and said:
"It is by no doubt a new ability. Look into him and find who he is." His voice boomed.
"Yes, sir!" the strategists echoed.
Back at the battlefield, Ethan was seen sitting on the floor in a room, scanning a 15-meter-long blade. What was spectacular was that it emitted a red aura, mysterious carvings etched along the blade which reeked of death. What was more shocking was the hilt—it had reptilian eyeballs, about three embedded in it, and the body of the hilt looked as if it was made out of skin.
"Hmmm… nice sword. I can use this one for now. I still need to use two identities: one where I can use all my powers, and the other—the usual me," Ethan casually said.