The relentless pursuit attempt by the winged creature continued to swarm on me, I ran towards the trees and used it for cover—killing any threat that came on me.
FrostSworik-zero sharpness is no joke, the blue crystalline sword penetrated even the thickest bone of the winged creature like a paper against a very sharp knife.
"Swings."
In every swing of the crystalline sword, a small speck of ice glowing in the darkness, the winged creature body starts to freeze, being killed from the inside; every limbs, cells, and bone are beginning to freeze.
This sword really is useful, this sword is special—in game it was the first sword in the game that has been given its unique power that the player can release.
But it requires to level up the sword to be able to use it, the sword levels up the more you use it, pretty much called weapon mastery in the game.
As I remember in the game, the FrostSworik-zero sword has 3 skills which focus on the player's strength and swordsmanship.
I have relatively okay stats on strength and swordsmanship, plus the double stats contribution when inside this trial thing.
Projectix
[ ART DEVION 'STATUS RECORD' ]
Skill Points: 0
Strength Level 30+30 (60)
Mentality Level 18+18 (36)
Magic Level 5+5 (10)
Endurance Level 15+15 (30)
Swordsmanship Level 16+16 (32)
Dexterity Level 10+10 (20)
Unique skills
Wisdom Eye (System): Level 2 "Sync."
Symphony of Endings (Gift): Level 1
Lightning Rhythm: Level 1
Unawakened: 'Reach Lightning Rhythm 5'
Title
Low-mid tier human (System)
The first sword skill that FrostSworik-zero is called "Scorching glacialic Blizzard" as I deeply remember it creates a vast Blizzard made of absolute glacier, it freezes anything that it comes across.
The intensity of the blizzard is the same on how strong you are, the stronger your stats in game—more destructive power the skill is.
The second sword skill is called "Glacial Expansion". This skill freezes the air and turns it into ice particles, it expands rapidly and the more you get strong the more vast this skill range.
This skill is exceptional to the other skill, freezing the air around and when the air freezes affecting everything around it except the sword user, everything is turned into frozen crystal—literally meaning everything whatever the ice particle catches or touches.
It is the only skill in FrostSworik-zero to have a seperate sub-skill called "Glacial Collapse" a blue magic circle would appear on the sword as this skill casted out by infusing your own mana to the sword.
The frozen things the skill "Glacial Expansion" touches will collapse—frozen crystal collapses like a mirror that have been shattered to pieces, it is a skill that has the ability to dominate any close-range threat.
The third skill was a skill that the users tend to use in a desperate situation or any serious danger, it involves the user's concentration and strength.
"Frozen amethyst Synthesis" the blueish color of ice tinge in lavender—connecting the path of Synchronization with the user and the sword.
I looked at my memories in the modern world before I transmigrated inside this survival game, a faint shard of memories flowed into my mind like a lost memory waiting to be found.
Like a faint memory, I found myself remembering the day i used this skill, it was the time where i was in the late game of the story.
I remembered that i was fighting an ancient dark dragon clad with black scales and black shaped diamonds looking sharp enough to penetrate anything—in its body.
When i activated this skill all my body features change like a totally different person, the sword is synthesized to the user—vanishing and giving the user a new power up.
The user can now freely control the sword main element, freely can summon ice swords in the air and control them without any backlash or draining the users mana.
But this skill is only applicable for the strong body users, due to the toll of using a very strong skill added up that it was a great sword that have an ability to synchronize with the user.
I have been thinking alot on this types of topic while i multi-tasked swing the sword to the group of winged creatures that have closed in the gap on me.
I probably would have died if this winged creature had intelligence, due to the overwhelming number they have and my relatively okay stats is something I would regret dying for.
"Swings."
This endless monster attacking me without any tactics leaving themselves open in all directions is easy to defeat, but I am at a disadvantage. I need to out-run all of them, the question is if I can escape from them.
'Mhm..' I thinked while dodging the
constant attack of the winged creature, I quickly slashed and severed its head.
'tsk.' This is getting more irritating,
nothing has changed since the start. At this point my stamina will be pushed to the limit, i need to find somewhere to hide, where they cannot see me or sense me.
I theorized that they can probably feel my presence and if i hide my presence i'll probably have a time to get a break and a possible breathing space, i need to think of a strategic plan.
I checked at the time beside me.
[ 10:46 hours before sunrise. ]
I still have 11 more hours before sunrise, I needed to quickly find a good hiding spot for now before they started to notice my presence again.
I cannot fully hide my presence all the time, I can only maximize it for 10 minutes.
After I killed the closest remaining unknown winged creature, I hid my presence by not letting any mana from leaking out in my body.
It seems like the winged creature stops moving after I suppress my mana from leaking out of my body, I quietly dash forward to a massive tree that has been covered with huge vines, and moss that have been formed beside the tree.
After a few seconds of dashing towards many trees looking for possible hidden places, I diverted my direction of the dash because of some winged creature waiting already in some direction, they haven't notice me.
I suddenly noticed one standing tree whose root was so massive that it served as a shielding on the sky. The forest here was more dense than the forest in the mountain cabin where I have been living.
I quietly dash towards beneath the large root, it was a perfect spot for me—still have time left for me to eat, I have been fighting for an hour now.
Getting myself a time to breathe in was a great feeling, I sat down on the grass beneath the tree root.
I looked at the ring and grabbed a meat for something to eat, 'I'm kinda tired.' I said thinking and just sighed.
Inventory
Item:
-Blue crystal sword (1) 'FrostSworik-zero' A-RANK
-Cooked meat (3)-1
-Healing potion (2) "Heals most of the wounds." (Serious wounds are not healable.)
-Mana potion (2) "Restore all the used mana." (Wouldn't work on an over-exhausted body.)
I quickly savor every part of the meat, it was a mess but I don't really care about it. There are still possibilities that the winged creature will find me here, if I don't eat fast I might get attacked and don't get a chance to eat at peace.
I don't want any of that. I love meat but I also want to eat at peace, in this situation my life is more important, I ain't dying in this trial.
Now i have to think on how to survive more hours, I should also just repeat this process—fighting for hours and holding myself until my body cannot keep up with the constant pace, I will take a break again and hide my presence.
But i feel something ominous. I felt this from the start of the trial but I can't seem to find the cause.
I need to be aware of my surroundings from now on, there is no guarantee that something is hiding—boss of the trial or something far more dangerous.
I am not sure, all of this is only my theory but the sensation I felt is real. I can even feel it when I was fighting the winged creature. It made me realize something, that there is a possibility that there is more to this place.
It was this place is just the tip of the iceberg, ominous beings living underneath the iceberg, it was something I remember when I was still in the modern world.
Well there is nothing much I can do now but continue this pace until the sunrise, if anything bad happens I am ready to take it on, counter attack is an option.
I trust my sword skill enough when fighting, but my body is stopping me from reaching higher heights.
The days that I have been practicing my week body have somehow paid off for now in this crucial situation at least.
"RAAGH!" Screamed outside just nearby.
It seemed like I was found, standing up and dashed forward at incredible speed—a screaming winged creature body was split in half by FrostSworik-zero.
This is my second run on this damn trial, Rushing towards the group of leftover winged creature I slashed them one by one.
"Come at me!"
All the winged creature from the sky and from the ground looked at my direction as i taunt them all.
"RAAGH!" Each one of them screamed towards my location.
I ready myself and activate Lightning Rhythm for only 50 seconds i have to limit myself.
I killed half of the thousands of winged creatures for 1 minute,50 seconds wouldn't hurt, I'll kill them all.
Thundering bolt of lightning screamed down the ground, my body illuminating the area around me—golden spectrum of colors danced through the air. I dashed out lightning particles following my movement.
The body of the winged creature starts to disintegrate at break speeds touching the lightning particles that I have left out while dashing at lightning speed.
'37'
I glance at my sword, the blue color that it has been showing vividly turned bright yellow, looking at it—like a sun that can scorch anything it touches.
By provoking the winged monster from attacking me, they have seemed to be grouped, it was my plan all along—killing them all in a singular wide attack.
I dashed in ignoring the natural rules of this world and made my body fly towards the sky where almost all of the winged creatures are grouped stacked at each other.
'26'
I cannot waste this great opportunity and flew out of the sky. A raging thunder in the sky, vibrant gold spectrum covered almost all the vast darkness in the sky.
The slashes, lightning pathways, and the soundwaves that my body released were able to obliterate all the winged creatures in my path; some specks of lightning entered the spatial rift in the sky.
I grinned looking at the sight before me, each winged creature got burned to ashes, it was like they had been punished by the sun, burning their body to the point that they had become tiny specks of ash.
'Swosh'
As soon as gravity pulled me down again I looked at the spatial rift, a strange unknown creature clad in black armor—black knights holding a sword fully armored creatures some had 2 arms some had 6 arms they are a weird creature.
Soo i am right, there is a new wave, and each wave has different creatures, it doesn't matter now—survival is the main goal.
I looked at the creatures that have slowly moved itself to the world, my foot reached the ground. I wasted no time and deactivated the lightning Rhythm toll on my feet and started as pain throughout my feet. It was good that the pain wasn't too severe, but at the same time also not good.
Dismissing my thoughts I looked at the sky again, the black knight noticed my presence and looked at my direction, I glanced back pure seriousness in my eyes.
"Now it's time for another one."
Cecilia Floral Viewpoint-
It was another morning after I was found by art, my mind was already linked to him in some way, I don't remember anything in my life.
I was empty, a useless being that wasn't supposed to exist.
An empty woman who doesn't have anything, i have no family—doesn't remember having one.
I just know everything, I never knew how I learned it, I was like a lone soul that wandered off but at the same time not alone.
A certain someone that I meant to meet.
I don't know what to do when i meet that person, I don't know the time i meet him—hundreds? No… it was like an endless years to the point that i just have forgotten about it.
I don't know who that person is, the only person I know is art.
He was the one that found me. I was meant to sleep for eternity but I was surprised to the point that the first thing I did was get close to him.
In order to heal my wounds secretly engraved inside my soul, it was something I just knew when waking up that night.
A strange feeling of affection?
No…
It was something I cannot understand—some kind of connection between.
Something inside me has woken up without my permission. Something that I have abandoned ever since I was created, no birth…
My brain is totally in disarray.
Spirit, I am a spirit.
Everything connected or linked in my consciousness is being restricted by an unknown force, something keeping away from me.
—
A strange sensation or feeling I felt.
Something was going on in art, I can sense it—something horrible?.
I quickly turned my spirited body into a human.
I was suddenly beside art still sleeping, and it seemed like I had my body naked, creating a yellow sweater and a yellow pajamas using my mana.
I looked at art face, a strange feeling but I dismissed it, noticing the continuous sweats on his head.
'Could it be that he is dreaming a nightmare?' Thinking about it, I stood up and grabbed a dry towel.
Swiping it to his head I couldn't help but be drawn to him like a pet and its owner, it seems like I have been thinking too much.
Art.. art… when will you wake up?
I questioned, and was clearly bored to the point that I started to poke his cute face. I couldn't help but smile.
Did, I…
I was lucky that he was still asleep with no visible action of waking up.
I continued to poke his face, and head patted him. He worked hard yesterday. He must be tired.
I continued this for the next 3 hours.
I didn't notice that my face was like a peach, i was incredibly surprised at the sight before me looking at the mirror.