I woke up, I could see only a white ceiling. I could hear the shouts from outside, the breeze drifting through the room gently pushed into me. I was sleeping in a bed. It's been a while since I've done that, the soft fabric feels weird against my back. I moved my arms up for my system to check my stats. But my right arm wouldn't move, it was like it was being pressed down. I sat up looking down at my arm. Chaaya was sleeping peacefully, her head resting on my arm. I couldn't help but smile. I used my left hand to poke at the windows. It seems I became level seventy. I put my points into speed. I checked the skill tree and the demon branch had two skills. What let me use them? How come I keep losing control? I looked at my inventory and it was completely drained of resources. I couldn't repair my armour for a while. Hooked through for any additional rewards and found only one thing, a small stone with light blue runes inscribed. It was a rune stone, the first one I've gotten. This means I can make my sword a mana sword. I scrolled over to the infuse screen and paused before pressing the enter button. What if this was the only rune stone I ever get? Should I really be using it on a B-rank sword? I scrolled back to my inventory. And rested on the bonus item. I clicked on it and activated it.
'Alert: are you sure you want to activate item - "assassins paradise" '
I wonder what it could be? Only one way to find out I guess.
'Alert: special field has been generated'
I fell into a small opening in a forest, the trees towering around me, green covering the area like a canvas.
'Alert: you have entered a special event - "Assassin's paradise" in this event an infinite number of monsters will be summoned. No Exp will be gained, however for every monster you kill you will gain one additional speed point. you cannot die, this world will cease if you Hp goes below 0. Good luck'
Wait what? so if I kill one hundred monsters I can get one hundred speed points. This is op. I should be high enough that I can farm a few hundred of these things. This will make it so easy to clear B-rank gates. Maybe I'll even be able to take on an A-rank gate.
'Alert: Event start!'
I was surrounded by at least fifty portals all like the portals in the path test. They shimmered and a group of blue goblins walked out. My guess was that they were hobgoblins although they change so much it's not easy to be sure. They all disappeared. Vanishing. No, they were running. I could hear the footsteps but where were they? I looked around, flashes of blue skin ran past me. As a blade slashed across my arm I grabbed out, catching one by the hand.
'Alert: Skill activated - "Conjure" '
My blade appeared in my hand with my armour and I stabbed the monster in the chest.
'Alert: Skill activated - "Wyvern wing" '
I flew above them checking my stats. My speed had increased by one. It was true. I couldn't believe my eyes. I dropped down and sprinted as fast as I could.slashing into the mob of stampeding hobgoblins, my blade sinking into their flesh and I got faster with every kill. By the time I matched speed with them there were only four left. I quickly exterminated them. I was now at seventy speed. My limbs felt so light jumping felt like I could just lift off the ground. Then another set of portals opened. A soft droning sound sounded through the area as the portals shimmered about eighty insects drifting through the portals. They were around the size of an average human and had wings sticking out of their backs. Their hands were claws and their legs didn't touch the ground, they were lifted slightly off the ground. They disappeared like the hobgoblins but much more ominous. Like when the knight had disappeared in our fight. The kind of looming presence that someone is behind you. Waiting to strike. One of the insects shot towards me. I swung my sword but it dodged under it cutting going for my stomach like an arrow. I brought my knee up squashing it's arm then grabbing its wing I stabbed it. Unlike the centipede this monster had improved speed but its exo-skeleton shattered easily. I jumped up into the air where a swarm of the insects had gathered
'Alert: Skill activated - "Wyvern wing" '
I flew up shooting after them. I nicked one with my sword scraping its wing as it fell down. I skewered it on my sword.
'Alert: Skill activated - "Lightning rush" '
I took out three. I dropped to the ground, my wings running out. My speed kept increasing with every hit. I hunted the insects killing them when they attacked and jumping up to attack them, then when an hour passed I slaughtered the rest, being able to move at ridiculous speeds. I dropped down. How far could I go just by killing these monsters?
I dropped down to the ground awaiting the next wave. But only a single portal opened. An ominous presence poured out of the shimmering portal. Every warning signal in my body firing telling me to run away. A large beast walked out of the gate; it had long sharp claws and spotted fur. It had a long straight mane that ran down it's back. It had huge fangs. It looked like a crocotta. But it stared at me. I was sweating. Why was I so scared. It was justa beastman. I readied my sword for its attack. It disappeared in a cloud of dust. Then everything was silent. For some reason I felt a liquid rise through my mouth. Suddenly I coughed my arms and legs limp. Blood splattered on the ground. A huge paw had replaced my stomach. In an instant I was dead. Everytime! Everytime I think I've gotten stronger there is always something better to prove to me that I am insignificant. I increased my speed to 150 But It still wasn't enough damn it. That must have been an S rank monster. Damn how far have I got left. There are still two ranks above that. How could anyone clear a gate full of these things?
I awoke chaaya still resting on my arm. Tears fell down my face. Dammit how am I still so weak? How am I so pathetic?