《Death… And Me》Death... And Me
Advertisement
Why did Roan appear behind him so fast? The reason was simple, Roan had been behind the enemies' warriors to start with! The insides of the Varen Tribe were covered in darkness with almost no light to start with. He simply laid against the North Walls and used his Darkness Element to change his Spiritual Energy color. It was basically the same trick that he used against the Azure Hyenas.
At that time, Rean was together to bend the little light away from the darkness. But this time, Roan didn't need to since they had prepared the environment to be much darker than back then. With Rean and Roan as Foundation Establishment Realm cultivations and no leader, the enemies were quickly wiped out. The twins kept operating around the enemy's group, preventing a single one of them from escaping. Roan's objective was to not let them inform the outside about his and Rean's presence.
From their 50 or so warriors, only 3 died, and 7 got injured. As soon as this battle was over, Rean immediately used his Light Element to help the injured warriors to recover.
The Warriors were really shocked by Rean and Roan's strength. They were nervous at first when Juri told them to follow their orders. Fortunately, everyone trusts Juri's judgment. It was him that brought up the Tribe to what it was today, so they still obeyed his orders. Sure enough, seeing that they only lost 3 warriors while killing over 150 proved that Juri wasn't wrong.
As for Roan, he immediately dashed away when he was sure the battle was won. He went to the west side, where Alanda was defending.
The west and east sides did not have that enormous gap between the houses and the walls, there were just a few meters. That being said, there was enough space for the battle to happen.
Advertisement
Roan had only taken 50 of the 200 or so warriors of the Varen Tribe, leaving 75 for Alanda and Juri. Since he and Rean are Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they could do with a smaller number.
Alanda's west side battle started at the same time as the north and east. Back then, after the warriors learned to avoid the metal stakes on the ground, they did not find any resistance in front. Because of that, they waited for more of their companions to lend inside before moving forward as a group. This time, they were obviously using their Spiritual Sense to check the ground for more concealed traps.
What they didn't notice in the dark environment is that they were being led. Several wooden walls had been raised between the houses to make it look like they had always been there. If it was day, they would have noticed that they are quite new. But during the night, it was too hard to see.
Finally, they arrived in front of a street where the Varen Tribe warriors were making a line, waiting for them. The commander of this group, a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Warrior, came forward and looked at Alanda, who was in front of his Warriors group.
Using his Spiritual Sense, he noticed that Alanda is only an Initial Stage, so he wasn't the least bit afraid. He quickly looked around and understood what Alanda wanted. With little space to move, it would be hard to use their numbers' advantage.
"Hehe, cheap tricks."
But suddenly, something unexpected happened. Alanda pointed his sword forward and shouted.
"Attack!"
The commander was taken aback. He though that Alanda's group was going to keep a defensive attitude, it didn't pass through his mind that they would attack.
Still, he was just surprised, not afraid. He also pointed his sword forward, just like Alanda.
Advertisement
"Attack!"
At the same time, he sent a Spiritual Sense message to the warriors on the back of his group.
"The moment we clash against their group, jump over the houses, and circle around them. If they think we will follow their plans and fight in this closed space, they are severely underestimating us."
The commander took the front to stop Alanda, while the other warriors would hold the rest on the sides.
Seeing that, Alanda smiled and pointed his sword forward. Spiritual Energy and Wind Element started to gather around his sword while he retracted it. Just a second before both sides were about to collide against each other, Alanda thrust his sword forward.
'Death Style, First Form, Stellar Piercer!'
Alanda's control of this technique wasn't as good as Roan, but it was a lot stronger than Roan's attack back in the Jiran Forest. After all, Roan was only an Energy Gathering Realm at that time. Alanda decided to learn this technique first because it was the best one for his Wind Element. Thanks to that, it could travel much further, and his Foundation Establishment Realm made it a lot more powerful.
Swish!
The commander of that group was alarmed! That green like needle energy arrived in front of his heart almost instantly! He only had enough time to turn around his body, barely avoiding a fatal injury. Alanda didn't mind, though. His target wasn't the commander, but the packed group of warriors behind him!
*Puft, puft, puft, puft, puft, puft, puft, puft, puft, puft...*
In an instant, more than 20 warriors behind the commander were impaled. 10 or so died instantly, while most of the others received grievous wounds.
The commander was frightened by this attack's piercing power, he had never seen anything like that before. However, when he looked at Alanda once more, he noticed that he was already preparing to send another attack of the same type.
"Do you think there is no one here to stop you?!"
He pounced forward against Alanda and prevented him from using another Stellar Piecer. Alanda and the commander's weapons clashed while all the other warriors attacked their enemies on the sides.
The moment both sides reached each other, part o the enemy's group on the back immediately jumped over the houses. They were expecting to go around Alanda's group and eat them from both sides. This way, this closed space battle would turn into their advantage, and Alanda's group would have nowhere to flee.
However, seeing that scene, Alanda just smiled.
"Just as Roan said."
Advertisement
- In Serial31 Chapters
Forest Born
A boy of questionable origin wanders out of the deep forest for the first time, to find the world far vaster than he could have ever imagined. Perhaps, he can find a place for himself here. And perhaps, he can uncover truths about himself, which he wouldn't have thought possible. But before that, he must learn to deal with the strange ways of the humans, with whom he isn't sure he shares as much as he'd hoped. When his first encounter with humans takes a turn for the worse, and his second even more so, he starts to realize that the life he's seeking might be more chaotic than he signed up for. --The cover image is taken from a copyright-free site, but should anyone wish to claim copyright, please contact me through a DM on this site--
8 101 - In Serial6 Chapters
A New Leaf
When people mention fantasy games and RPGs, they usually think of goblins, elves, orcs, dwarves and magic (apart from the percentage that gets an image of an anti-tank weapon in their mind, I will respectfully put those individuals aside for now). But what if you get neither of those (not even the weapon, I know, sad)? And what if you end up playing as something that doesn't look like an animal at all? And what if the said game you were playing weren't actually a game, but real life changed by irresponsible, beyond-mortal beings? Follow the (mis)adventures of "player" 13241, a.k.a. Treant, as he experiences what it's like to be a walking magical fruit maker (among other things). When the world goes to hell and back, plants are the ones that remain, right?
8 100 - In Serial25 Chapters
Filters
In March of 1954, Earth is covered in a month-long fog. This is what follows. (Updates Fridays)
8 325 - In Serial29 Chapters
Nekana, One in Billions, Lost.
Nekana is a fairly normal girl. She'd stray occasionally, and among billions of processing thoughts, she'd get lost.Romance through cliché circumstances were non-existent; so were reincarnations and fantasy worlds situations as well. She breathes oxygen, people. and it was her specialty.
8 186 - In Serial9 Chapters
Kingdom of Ice
"170 years ago, in a world where humans have evolved such that they could live on the ocean floor, and form cities there, Commandant Franklin led a hunting party on a reconaissance expedition north, traveling from the outer edge of the Indian Ocean, all the way to the High Arctic. His goal: to find the fabled Northwest Passages for the Vicegerent of Tridention, and establish business with underwater arctic cities there. But the expedition went awry, and they never returned. Everyone in the party was presumed dead. Until now. When two of the hunters from that same expedition find their way back to Tridention after all these years, Watson, a retired commandant for one of Tridention's thirty-five hunting parties, agrees to help those hunters form a ragtag party of their own, against their leadership's wishes, and travel all the way back to the same Northwest Passages to recover the rest of the hunting expedition. The hope is that their commandant, and other hunters, are somehow still alive and can be brought back home safely. "
8 82 - In Serial25 Chapters
An Ode To Fallen Nemo - Tales from the UnderCurrent (Short Story Series)
Sabban Vint & his fellow graduates of the 117th cadet core, are exhilarated at the chance to serve alongside the legendary ace pilots of IAFS - However they will soon learn that not all soldiers are heroes nor all pilots aces - Someone needs to don the redshirt, to bellow the Wilhelm-Scream - To pilot the mighty V-MBT-Neo-M - The Nemo.Bela Grimizan is considered the best of the best, regardless of any rumours her subordinates might speak of - But are years of training, experience & raw talent enough to counter someone with faith on their side?'Lucky' Luke. Luke is his middle name actually but it's what everyone calls him. That's the sort of place he lives - A place where a legend is required when war comes beckoning at their doors... Now on Royal Road!This is a series of short stories that take place in the world of the UnderCurrent. A world where 'plot-armour' is usually something the enemy have & where the machine you pilot may very well decide a battle before it ever begins.---- Now available on Royal-Road!For my review of 'Zeta Gundam' I wrote a short story detailing what the lives of the poor everyday background pilots must be like - In a war predicated on the fact that one man said another's name; "Sounds like a girl's name" - Leading to the deaths of 1000s. Since then I've begun writing an original novel, carrying over the characters from here, called 'UnderCurrent'.These stories can be read without knowledge of UnderCurrent and likewise it can be read without knowledge of this.Optimally however it may benefit you to read UnderCurrent to have complete context, the following are some words that may not always be in all of the stories should you choose to skip from tale to tale;Vijaik - A blanket term for mechs made of regular metals. They come in a variety of designs.Casnel - Specifically refers to any mech made of the rare metal 'Goibniu'. They are exceptionally advanced and powerful machines.Bhaile and Abhaile - The planets of UnderCurrent's people.IAFS - 'Independent Alliance of Free States', a rebel faction backed by private corporations, seeking change for the solar-system.TSU - 'The States Union', ruling body of all controlled space, known for often-times being callous and extreme in method.Remembrance - A somewhat 'wild-card' faction made up of former rebellion survivors operating from the 'Remembrance' continent. ----Thanks for reading😊👍.
8 165

