Inside a portable tent situated meters away from the hospital, a voice pierced the air.
"John!" Fia called out, beckoning the butler as she walked outside the headquarters.
"Yes, Miss?" he responded.
"Has the outbreak begun?"
"Uh... It started a while ago..." John anxiously replied.
"Why didn't you tell me?! How's the situation?!"
"Uhh..." John stumbled for words, reminded of Fia's earlier instructions to refrain from interrupting her. "You said that i should shut up—"
"Answer the second question," Fia commanded in frustration.
"Yes, Miss. Lucas already handled the initial attack of monsters. The second wave will be soon," John nervously replied.
"Very well, get me my sword," Fia ordered, "I'll go ahead first."
With those words hanging in the air, Fia dashed towards the hospital.
...
A loud commotion can be heard outside the perimeter of the hospital. Others were worried while some were enjoying the situation, expecting to witness the first battle of the Moon Goddess, Fia.
Moments later, Fia arrived at the hospital vicinity. There, she saw Lucas engaged in conversation with one of the personnel.
Seeing this, Fia approaches the two. "What's the matter?"
"Fia, you're here!" Lucas said after he noticed the lady.
"What are the two of you discussing?" Fia asked out of curiosity.
"We were just talking here about a crazy young man that they're unable to stop entering the hospital."
"A young man? Could he be a chosen?" she asked, furrowing her brows.
"Based on the onlookers, he's an F rank," Lucas replied.
"How brave," Fia disappointingly said, the sarcasm in her voice evident.
"Right? Isn't he interesting?"
She scoffed, dismissing his remark by turning his gaze at the hospital.
Just then, the butler arrives, carrying an exquisite sword. The blade was fit for Fia's physique coupled with beautiful ornamental design on the hilt.
A chilling aura exudes from the weapon that sends shivers to the people close to it.
"Miss, your sword," the butler presented.
With sparkling eyes, Fia grabbed the sword with her delicate hands.
At the same time, a big commotion was heard coming from the hospital.
Like a united team, the trio looked and nodded at each other, initiating the start of the raid.
—Present—
A young man looked coldly at the demonic beast who was still immobilized.
"You're dead now, fur-less dog-man."
As he said those words, the young man unleashed his powerful killing intent and dashed towards the demonic beast with lightning speed, causing the tiles where he previously stood shattered.
He grabs the feet of the bald werewolf and throws it at the entrance, breaking the door into fragments upon forceful impact.
Wasting no time, he pursued the demonic beast and launched a merciless kick that sent it crashing into the hallway wall. Its face depicted a pitiful sight.
As the beast's body collided with the wall, the young man gathered his strength into his right hand to execute a powerful punch directly to its face.
With a loud bang, the creature's head was smashed like a fragile tofu, causing the hospital wall to crumble into pieces after a devastating impact.
In a mere seconds after his berserk state, the enemy was already dead.
"Too weak." The young man muttered in disappointment as he looked into the headless corpse. With his current state right now, and all of the rage he has, he was not satisfied with just killing one.
"I want to kill more... more!"
Akin to his wish coming true, the other demonic beast noticed the commotion that he caused.
With heightened senses, the young man was alerted.
"Nice timing," he rejoiced, excitement running through his body. "Two on the right, four on the left."
"Six fur-less dog-man, huh?" extending both of his hands in both directions, he sends a signal to the demonic beasts.
"Come you ugly sh*ts."
As if understanding his words, the bald werewolves let out a loud growl and charged towards him.
The young man chose to confront the beasts on his left first.
He swiftly seized the arm of the one in front of the group in four and threw it towards the two bald werewolves approaching from the right, causing them to stumble and collide with each other.
"Now that's balance, three on each side."
With those words, he sensed an incoming attack. He skillfully dodged the strike aimed at his left arm. Then, using his left hand for support, he twisted his body to make a circular kicking motion that fractured the legs of the other two beasts.
Once the movement was done, he swiftly followed up with an uppercut attack to the beast that had previously attacked, sending him into the air, lifeless.
"One down."
Meanwhile, the other three bald werewolves from his right are already running towards him.
"Tch."
Using the wall to his advantage, he ran through it, making it as a support to add momentum in his powerful punch that obliterated the head of one enemy. Its body flew through the air.
Sensing another attack, he shifted his body to launch a powerful kick on the bald werewolf on his left. With his right foot as a pivot, he twisted his body to execute a side whip kick. The heel of his left foot connected with the body of the beast, fracturing its shoulder and ribs.
Following his assault, he delivered a frontal kick downward using his right leg to strike the fallen beast with force, putting an end to its misery.
The remaining beast saw this as an opportunity to lunge at his back, its claws scratching into his already injured body.
Aching in pain, the young man quickly retaliated. He grabs the werewolf from behind and forcefully throws it to the ground, creating debris. He followed this with a powerful downward punch, ending the life of the beast.
"Two more left."
Turning back his head, the young man's eyes were cold.
With his knuckles stained in blood, he looked at the remaining bald werewolves who were trembling in fear.
"Your turn."
The remaining two beasts shivered and their desire to fight vanished. They don't want to fight anymore. All they wanted was to escape as they desperately used their arms to crawl, attempting to flee.
But how could they escape the grim reaper?
The young man swiftly approached the two running demonic beasts. In a matter of seconds, the two beasts found themselves floating mid-air.
Their necks were tightly held in the young man's grasp, lifting them in the air.
Struggling for breath, the demonic beasts lost their lives.
Meanwhile.
On the other side of the hospital, a fierce battle unfolded. Several bald werewolves lay lifeless on the long hallway.
"This should be the last one on this path," Fia declared as she summoned an ice spear, casting it towards an approaching demonic beast, who died on the spot.
"I'll go clear the other path," Lucas said as he ran towards the right path.
"You are such a bully, Lucas, your rank is one higher than theirs, you know?" John chuckled at the running man.
"And aren't you the biggest bully, John? You're a B+ rank chosen!" Lucas retorted.
"I'm just here in case of an emergency, as per the order—"
"Could the two of you be silent?" Fia interjected with a heavy voice to shut them up. Upon hearing her words, the bickering between the two instantly stopped, akin to a startled cat.
"I hear something..." she added.
As the environment grew quiet, the foreign sound became more distinct.
"There!" Lucas exclaimed, pointing in the direction of the sound. Without hesitation, he dashed towards its source with Fia and John following suit.
Arriving at the scene, they were greeted by the sight of a werewolf with a dimensional portal meters away behind its back. It has fur and is equipped with metallic armor on its arm; different from the ones they had encountered. Its body appeared much larger and more powerful, emanating an aura of strength and authority.
"I think that's the boss," Lucas muttered, the other two nodded in agreement.
Fia unsheathed her sword, stepped forward.
Aware of what needed to be done, Lucas and John obediently stepped aside like well-trained subordinates, allowing the young woman to take center stage.
Without a cue, Fia dashed forward while simultaneously casting an incantation— "Ice bind," which momentarily immobilized the demonic beast's feet.
Seizing the opportunity, she swiftly slashed at the beast but it simply deflected her attack with the metallic armor on its arms, making her flew in the air upon impact.
Freeing itself from the bind, the demonic boss let out a thunderous growl, lunging aggressively towards the young woman.
While suspended mid-air, Fia channeled another spell— "Moonblade". She focused it on her left hand and cast it with a cutting motion.
- Whoosh!
- Whoosh!
- Whoosh!
Three crescent moons shot towards the approaching demonic beast.
Out of instinct, the werewolf defended with its hand, sustaining multiple cuts in its body while landing on the ground.
Meanwhile, upon landing, Fia swiftly executed another precise cut on the sturdy left leg of the demonic beast, leaving a shallow wound.
The demonic beast growled in pain and lost its balance, making it momentarily disoriented. But due to its sturdy physique, the werewolf quickly regained its composure.
The boss became more furious as it didn't have time to retaliate. It gave Fia an outraged look like she was an annoying fly.
"Unleash your full strength beast," Fia said indifferently. "I came here for training so don't be useless."