Orok Uram
"Die, little orc!" said the man and ca at
with the shining green sword.
The man is Ronal Jarus, a Lv. 32 warrior.
I didn't stay in my place, so I moved toward him as the Rhythm of Wild sang in my heart.
I looked at him, but focused on the ice mage at a distance. Lasom Bask; Ice Mage. He is the real enemy. If I finish him, the battle will be as good as won.
Our eyes t, and I saw the Frost Spears materialise in front of him before shooting towards .
Seeing it, I activated Wild Dash on top of Officer's Run, increasing my speed further.
A surprise appeared in their eyes.
When running from them, I hadn't used the Wild Dash. It is a short to dium-range skill. For running from enemies, Officer's Run was the best.
I reached halfway when the Frost Spears reached , and I swung my ax toward them with Wild Swing and activated Keen.
Clang Clang Clang!
My axe clashed against the frost spears, breaking them one after another.
The shards clashed against , most of which were deflected by my armor. The rest were dealt with through the Survivor's Protection.
So still penetrated through my skin; it is a Grade IV spell after all, but not deeply enough to be a big problem.
I destroyed the last of the Frost Spear and appeared before the man.
"You are good little orc, but it ends now!" he replied and swung his green sword at , which began to shine even brighter, making my eyes burn.
I didn't look away and concentrated on it, activating the Predator's Eyes.
When soone wants to stop you from looking at sothing, it ans you should look at it.
I also activated Lion's Strength and pushed Wild Swing harder as I swung my ax at him.
He is a Lv. 30; I need to use everything I have against him.
His shining green blade and my ax moved closer, till only an inch remained between them, when the Rhythm spiked and I saw his sword flickering away from its place.
An alarm flashed in my eyes.
If he avoids my axe, I am dead at. His attack is fast enough that I won't be able to dodge it.
So, I pushed my axe and skills to the limit with everything I had.
Clang!
My axe stopped his sword, and I could feel the Parry activating imdiately.
I activated Officer's Parry to counter; it is weaker, but it gave
a precious mont to readjust my weapon to stop his sword from approaching .
Hun!
He glared and nearly pulled his sword back for another attack, but stopped.
I stopped, and the familiar feeling enveloped . I had only sensed it once, but I knew it well enough, given how it had suppressed
to my core, like it is doing right now.
"Aura," whispered the man, with awe and envy.
It originated from the city, which confused , since there was no fighting inside, but it was clear from the city that sothing must have happened there.
It couldn't help but raise questions, but it also made
worried.
'I hope it's not an enemy,' I thought. Aura is extrely powerful; it would be terrible if it were the enemy.
The aura receded a mont later, releasing the suppressive grip. With everything I had, I didn't waste any ti and swung my ax toward him.
Now, with soone awakening aura, it had beco even more important that I finish this battle as soon as possible.
He reacted imdiately and swung his sword in response. Activating a skill that made his attack even more powerful than before.
The rhythm was warning
to be careful. However, the mage is still the most significant threat.
Clang!
My axe clashed against his sword, and I shook before stepping back, while the man moved and the Mage attacked, releasing the long ice beam.
Rhythm spiked in warning; it didn't have to tell
that. I know the beam was dangerous, and their coordination has made it even more dangerous.
The bastard is moving behind , and the beam is coming from the front.
I only have a fraction of a second, so I leaped forward. It's not easy because I still haven't dealt with the montum of the attack earlier, as it is the only option I have.
If I try dodging to the sides, the warrior will attack, and I won't be able to defend well, and might get hit by the beam.
That leaves
only one choice. Move straight toward the beam.
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It's not much of a better option; that's Glacial Beam—a Grade IV spell.
If I get hit by it, it will end . Even my inherited skill won't be able to save , before the warrior behind
finishes
off.
Still, it is a better choice.
The beam was very fast, and it appeared in front of
instantly, and I swung my ax at it. Aware that the blade was coming at
from behind.
My ax moved fast, before finally reaching the long pale blue beam.
Sup!
As it did, the ax's blade lit up and crashed against the beam.
I could feel the deep resistance from the spell, but my ax began to tear through it, while the anti-magic enchantnt nullified the spell's power.
This enchantnt is powerful, but very delicate and expensive.
More than half of the cost of this axe is this enchantnt. It's why I had not used it; I had to use it sparingly.
I do not want to spend my power quickly. I don't know how long this battle will last or whether he will be my only mage opponent, but I will fight here.
For a mont, everything was well, before so of the power of the spell leaked toward .
I could feel the cold and the frost appearing on my hand. Things will worsen because I have only dealt with half of the beam.
I want to push my ax away from the beam, but that's not an option.
It would have been easier if I had defended from a standing position. Instead of moving forward, I tore through the beam, but I can do that, too.
If I stopped, I would die from the blade coming behind .
So, all I could do was push forward and believe Survivor's Protection would save
from it.
Like it has done a couple of tis, from the breath of a Vroromos Tiger in the forest, but there is a difference in power and circumstances.
Every ti I took a breath head-on in the forest, I killed the monster.
Here, I am only defending.
I could not rest after it; I will have to remain in the best shape to defend against the attacks that ca later. It is why I pushed the survivor's protection hard against my hands.
Finally, my axe destroyed through the beam, with frost covering my hands.
I was looking at that while running toward the mage when I felt the blade on my back.
It alard , and I knew that if I didn't increase my speed at the very instant. It will cut through my bones, but I'm already pushing myself hard.
Still, I gritted my teeth and pushed Wild Dash and Officer's Run harder than ever.
Increasing my speed, going faster than I had ever done with my skills.
Rip!
The blade still cut through my back, but the only difference is that it is a shallow cut. Not the deep one, that would have ended .
It relieved , but only for a mont. The next second, the Rhythm spiked again, warning
of the danger.
As it did, I saw the ground under my feet turning cold before icy crystals began to spread on it, and those crystals, before turning into the thorns.
Frost Thorn Ground.
I didn't think and jumped forward with everything I had, because the mont I stepped on them. Those will spurt up, piercing through .
It is a very dangerous spell. If I got caught, it wouldn't take long for
to turn into the ice porcupine.
I jumped, while he had jumped behind
and launched another, but I had a slight advantage this ti. I imdiately activated Air-Adjustnt and adjusted myself in the air.
Though once more, this relief lasted only for a mont as I saw the Frost Spears approaching .
I am the best target in the air; there is no way he will let this opportunity go.
The spears appeared before , and I once more adjusted myself with the aerial adjustnt before swinging my ax with Keen and Wild Swing.
I could feel the strain from my frost-covered frozen muscles.
Survivors' healing had stopped the injuries, but it wasn't able to stop the freeze, but now I have to move them, or those spears will tear
apart.
So, once more, I gritted my teeth and forced my hands to move.
They did, and my ax swung toward the Frost Spears coming toward .
Clang Clang Rip!
My ax tore through spears after spears, but as it did, I gave the enemy a chance to injure
again.
It wasn't serious, but it wasn't a minor injury either.
Thud!
I finally landed, and the man landed behind
and attacked. I pushed myself and my skills even more.
Our speed is nearly matched, but I am pushing myself to the limit. If he did the sa, he would catch , which would be terrible.
I wouldn't have feared his advantage if I were only fighting him.
I had dealt with people like that, but the mages changed things, especially the versatile ones like the frost mage, who could cast various spells.
I am moving toward him, with every step taking
closer to him.
He remained in his place, without a hint of fear in his eyes. He didn't think I was a threat, even after I dealt with his spells.
Another spell ca, but it didn't attack . Instead, it covered the enemy following behind .
Hun!
A layer of icy mist ford around him, and I was thinking about the kind of spell it was when another spell ca, just as strange as the first one.
But this one made
shudder because I knew the spell, and at that mont, I understood why she had covered him with the icy mist.
A rain of large, icy blue drops descended on
from above, while I pushed the survivor's protection like never before.
I had read about this spell and what it could do.
Pat Pat Pat!
It took a second for the rain to hit , and it was cold. Colder than ice, which it turned into a mont after it touched .
Within seconds, my body is covered in frost, and an icy mist emanates from it, attacking my skin and trying to freeze .
The worst thing it is doing is slipping inside my armor through the gaps, into my clothes and my armor, making things worse for
every mont.
It is so cold that my body's heat through motion and friction is powerless against it.
I pushed myself through it, but the frost-cold rain slowed
down; the enemy took advantage of that.
Rip!
The rhythm spiked loudly in warning, and I pushed myself harder, but icy frost had slowed
down and allowed the enemy to land the attack.
I felt the cut across my shoulder, and it is bone deep.
Imdiately, I decided to stop and turn toward him. It wouldn't be wise to have my back against him in a condition like this.
Clang!
I did it on ti and was able to defend against the sword.
"You should just die, little orc!" he said, and attacked again. This ti, the attack was faster and stronger than before, and he was able to avoid my ax.
Rip!
The sword cut through my icy stomach, and the thing is, it bled.
The bastard has skills that made
bleed. A normal bleeding type skill isn't enough; there are two skills he has used.
Usually, Survivor's Healing is powerful enough to stop the bleeding, but it is fighting to stop
from freezing. It barely has any power to stop the bleeding.
"Hehe!"
He laughed through the mist and attacked again. His blade moved, even faster than easily.
Rip Rip!
Another cut appeared, this ti on my leg and then on my arm.
I tried to dodge it, but it was hard.
The freezing rain is continuously assaulting , while the man attacking
uses stronger and stronger attacks. His attacks are taking everything out of , to avoid getting cut into two.
Rip Rip Rip!
He attacked again and again, and every one of them hit , bleeding
from every part of my body.
I want to dodge and defend against them, but this continued rain slows
down. I can't even get away from it.
'Orok!'
Another attack ca, and I was moving to dodge it when a painful cry of Azika rang out in my mind.
I turned, and what I saw put a horror in my face.
I saw my n, who were fighting against the undead and pillars, getting slaughtered by the ice mage.
They had Ice Daggers buried in them, their bodies skewered in Ice Spikes, and shredded in frost shards; it is a scene worse than my nightmares.
The Ice Mage had turned away from . He is attacking my people while continuing Freezing Rain on .
My mages are trying to defend against his spell, but the enemy has mages as well, and with High-Mage entering the battle, they stand no chance.
Rip!
The deep cut appeared on my hand, bringing
out of my horror.
I didn't even glance at the man and moved to save my n, but the man flashed before
as I did.
"Do you think we didn't capture you earlier because you ran fast?" he asked and laughed.
"If we wished to, we would have killed you, but we wanted you and the so-called elite battalion away from others, where you could get no help. So, we could finish you all off together,"
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