Chapter -23: Ch18. The fall
I thought I earned Quintus's respect when I first made him bleed, but I guess he must have a short mory span, or he was too hot-headed to rember that.
But his words made rember one thing.
Sothing that I most definitely didn't want to rember.
But I guess I had to keep that in mind, to not forget the reason I ca back to life.
When I felt the grip of his telekinetic ability tightening around , I used [INVISIBLE HAND] to counter it.
Which I was able to do with more ease this ti.
[YOUR SKILL – INVISIBLE HAND – HAS LEVELED UP]
The ssage from the system explained a lot, because as I felt the mana surging around , it enveloped like an armor to protect from Quintus' grip.
And it allowed to move way more freely than the first ti.
My nose didn't even bleed this ti.
So I walked towards him in a single step that made him flinch ever so slightly, but I saw the startle in his eyes.
And it felt good.
"I don't think today's the day I die, older brother."
And then I activated [SHADOW WALK], taking him completely by surprise as I vanished from his sight, right in front of him.
'That's right, brother. I learned a few new tricks.' I thought, as I passed by him, and I even thought of doing the sa thing I did to the three bullies at the cafe, but I just couldn't let him question even more of how much I've changed in such a short period of ti.
So I just kicked him as hard as I could, in the back, making him stagger forward.
"THAT. IS. ENOUGH!" He shouted, releasing such a strong wave of mana, that I flinched for a second.
Now he looked scary.
His eyes glowed in a darker tone of red, and his telekinesis felt like is was stronger than before.
Keeping from approaching him.
I deactivated [SHADOW WALK] before I could waste any more mana on a useless effort, and I looked at him, dead in the eye.
"I told you, this is not the day I die. Now, why do you hate so much?"
"I told you before!" He yelled at . "I just wanted you to..."
"No!" I spoke, and now it was my ti to get serious. "I don't want that bullshit that you tried to sell at the guild. I want the truth!"
And started running around the living room, as hard and fast as I could.
There had to be a way to get close enough for to land a clean hit.
So I thought, and as I ran around, the system sent notification upon notification.
[YOUR DEXTERITY HAS BEEN INCREASED BY 1]
[YOUR PERCEPTION HAS BEEN INCREASED BY 1]
[YOUR AGILITY HAD BEEN INCREASED BY 1]
[YOUR STRENGTH HAS BEEN INCREASED BY 1]
[YOUR VIGOR HAS BEEN INCREASED BY 1]
[YOUR DEXTERITY HAS BEEN INCREASED BY 1]
[YOUR PERCEPTION HAS BEEN INCREASED BY 1]
[YOUR AGILITY HAS BEEN INCREASED BY 1]
I didn't know that running like this would increase my stats like that, but it was a good thing, after all.
At least this ti the system wasn't trying to fuck with .
I ran, and as I did, I felt myself getting lighter and faster, and my senses sharpening almost as much as my blades.
And then, finally, I could feel it.
As Quintus sent shockwave upon shockwave toward where I was, just one second too late, I felt the mana around him.
It did feel like a huge and impregnable do, but it wasn't.
He controlling the mana to spin all around him, like a hurricane, and for that mana control, I had to give him so credit, but I found the flaw in his technique right at that point.
I started to close the gap between the two of us, still running around him, but where I once had mana enveloping my body from the [INVISIBLE HAND], I then mimicked him.
But on my end, I focused the mana around to spin in the opposite direction as Quintus's mana rotation.
My head began aching right after my mana collided with my brother's.
I knew I was forcing myself to do sothing that not even a C-rank wielder could, but I had no choice.
He was going all out with his telekinesis, so I had to go all out with the much I intended to show, too.
I felt my nose bleeding again, but unlike last ti, there were five notifications from the system.
[YOUR INTELLIGENCE HAS BEEN INCREASED BY 5]
[YOUR SKILL – INVISIBLE HAND - HAS LEVELED UP]
[YOUR SKILL – INVISIBLE HAND - HAS LEVELED UP]
[YOUR SKILL – INVISIBLE HAND – HAS LEVELED UP]
[DAILY QUEST HAS BEEN COMPLETED]
[REWARDS: FULL RECOVERY X1; HIDDEN NEST KEY A-RANK – BLAKE'S LIBRARY – X1; STAT POINTS X5]
[ADDITIONAL REWARDS: *************]
Suddenly, my head ached like it was being smashed by a truck, and I couldn't think anymore.
All the mana around was released against my will, and my body spun, completely out of control, my senses being the only things that showed what was happening around .
When I hit the the wall, and then the floor, Quintus imdiately cald his mana down, huffing.
As if he was actually exhausted.
Then I heard his steps coming closer and closer, dreading and regretting the mont when the system let down.
"I don't know what kinds of tricks you have under this filthy sleeve of yours, but I won't let you pull any of them, anymore."
My head ached so much, that even Quintus' blows didn't feel so painful, but so of them made see a sea of searing white stars.
Then I felt my body get lifted, probably by his telekinesis, and be dragged sowhere.
And I didn't think I would wake up at the Shadow Guild this ti.
If nothing happened anyti soon, I would probably not wake up at all...
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