Fighting for Survival(3)

Dawn arrived as the sun rose from the depths of the forest. The shadows made innumerable patterns on the ground, a play of darkness and light. A scene out of a watercolor painting. A sketch of beauty. Yet when one slowly turned to the ground, a harrowing scene played out.

Trenches filled with bodies of dead wolves, blood still poured out of their orifices and wounds, slowly rotting. Across the huffing and puffing haggard men filled with wounds of varying degrees, stood the last few wolves, howling for their dead comrades.

Eyes bloodshot from bloodlust.

On the opposite end stood two short and stout dwarves, hands busy reloading their rifles. A woman tried her best to rotate and aim a mounted gun on an elevated platform. Two elves, who knew that they could contribute nothing, tried to defend their master with their lives, but their bodies would not listen to their heroic deeds.

The light that fell onto an eaten corpse also fell on the elevated platform. Which, in turn, cast a shadow on the wolf with an ashen fur. The wolf's maw was open, and the substance condensing into a sphere had a horrible presence that chilled a person's soul. Opposite this imposing beast stood an Angel with ashen wings that slowly unfurled.

Boom!

The mounted cannon fired and the still picture finally jolted into motion. The beast was hit, but it didn't give up on its prey. Not even in its death. The ball of energy collapsed and in its place lightning flew out towards Damien. One of the wings shielded him and the lightning, dissipating and defending.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The other wolves stopped fighting and looked over at the spectacle.

"Ahhhhhh!"

Damien cried as his feathers were charred.

- Skill: Pain Resistance lvl 1 acquired.

- Skill: Mental Fortitude lvl 1 acquired.

- Skill: Throes of Death lvl 1 acquired.

Boom!

The mana of the wolf was finally exhausted.

The mounted gun fired.

Boom! Thwack!

The round completely crushed the wolf's skull.

Damien fell to his knees. His breath was heavy and consciousness fuzzy but he heard the last message.

- Skill: Vampiric Absorption lvl 2 acquired.

- Mana absorbed has built the Mana Solid.

- Skill: Mage lvl 1 acquired.

- Skill: Boxing lvl 2->3

His eyes blacked out and he finally fell onto the ground.