Chapter 38 Battle for the Throne [2]

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Chapter 38 of "How To Survive A Calamity" unveils a new twist: The sinister whistle of wind getting sliced apart echoed sharply in the grand chamber. A slick... See what happens!

The sinister whistle of wind getting sliced apart echoed sharply in the grand chamber. A slick silvery blade cut through the air like a guillotine, leaving a ghostly trail of phantom afterimages. Victor's senses, too, blared alarms furiously at the impeding danger and his survival instincts kicked in. He pivoted on his heel, twisted his torso and raised the bone spear in his hand. The silver blade of the Silver Sentinel met with the sturdy creamish white bone spear and a sharp sound pierced the air. The impact from collision forced a tremor through Victor's hands and he stumble from the force. The Bone spear chipped a small but noticeable crack on its makeshift shaft, but the bony structure made out of the materials of the notorious monster still persistently held. Victor regained his balance just in time to evade a follow up blow from the Boss monster. The sword whipped and the blade cleaved apart the air once more. It's silver surface rushed passed Victor's face, shaving off a few loose strands of his messy bangs. Victor, at that moment, stared at his pale reflection and felt his back go cold. The blade only raced past his face, but the mere movement released a cold sharpenness that almost made his mind go numb. He stumbled on his heels and relied on the bone spear to regain balance as he twirled a little. The Silver knight drew an ascending diagonal crescent at the stumbling boy and steel flashed once more. Danger Sense reacted in time, and rather than fight against it, Victor leaned in and relied on his previous inertia to fall backwards. The tip of the blade didn't meet his skin, but yet he felt a sting on his face as it swept passed him. Before he could give into cursing, the brown haired boy was already quickly on his heels once more. It had only been a couple of seconds since he returned back to the boss Lair yet the hours felt like an eternity against the Monster. The Silver Sentinel — or yet — the Evolved Monster was oppressive and greatly overpowered. It dominated and outclassed the young boy in literally every aspect. It's strength was unmatchable, and its speed was mind boggling. But what was a truly unfair amongst all of the monstrosity's abilities, was it's ability to remain impervious to almost all the attacks Victor threw at it. This was the difference between Ranks. As a mere Mortal, who was only beginning the journey of Ascension, Victor Bright stood no chance. Yet here he was, narrowly escaping with his life at each attack over and over again! 'I can't tell if I'm lucky not! ' Despite his self-deprecatory thoughts it wasn't all left to a matter of luck or plot armor, but the ingrained experience carved into his 'mind'. Victor Bright, or rather, Zachary Harper was a man forged through various battles that were hard won back on Earth. Though after his reincarnation and transmigration into a new and completely different body, Victor has been unable to show the same level of skills, experience and physical talent as his time on earth in his original body. But the initial years he's spent since transmigrating raising his level and attuning his mental fortitude and mind to his new body had constituted to a significant portion of his growth, without him knowing. Even though his body could barely keep up, the mind never forgets. Victor took another blow with his spear, and the makeshift structure shattered into splinter. Fuck...he cursed bitterly as in the next second, a devastating blow connected with his unprotected chest. -BOOM! Victor skidded across the floor but managed not to be thrown off his feet like before. Instead he made sure to plant his feet against the ground, and only stood while cradling his chest. He felt like there was a small whole punched through it, but thanks to the things he had been through the last four weeks, Victor's body had been tempered continuously from the Aether in the air. His skin was thicker and his bones were harder. Unfortunately, in the end they weren't hard enough to shrug a devastating punch from a monster two massive ranks ahead of him. Victor coughed out a thick puddle of blood. A portion of his ribs had shatter and his sternum had caved in from that blow. Yet the brown haired boy raised his head and still smiled. The traces of red blood at the edge of his lips and the glint in his eyes made the visage all unsettling. But it wasn't like the Silver Sentinel would be fazed. It was only a killing machine designed to destroy anyone who dared approached the throne. -BANG! BANG! BANG! The chamber exploded in a loud noise as Victor's fist connected. The silver knight moved on its feet, but that was all. The next moment, the spear shattered into splinters, and the Knight flashed it's fist forward at him. Victor expected this, back stepped and raised his left fist to the meet the punch. The two colided and a pressurized shockwave burst forth from impact. Victor felt the muscles in his left arm tear, and his bones explode. 'Kuh-! A Hero Ranked Monster really is on a level of its own. ' he thought, filled with venomous ecstasy. Under the influence of his current state, his bones and muscles were rapidly healing, so in a matter of seconds, Victor could move the left arm again. As if taking his feelings head on, the Silver Knight refused to back down, nor call a weapon of its own. Like a chivalry to it's opponent, the Hero ranked Monster traded blows with only its fist. The air exploded with a chain of bangs and the two colided a barrage of rapid blows all at once. The ground shattered, the air ruptured and was filled with the scent of blood. With every blow, Victor felt his body scream out in pain as his muscle and bones exploded from even just the impact of shockwaves. His organs ruptured. His vision turned red. His lungs were filled with blood. Yet, Victor relished the moment. He Welcomed the pain with a sinister smile. For each blow he took, his body rapidly healed and [Danger Sense] worked faster than 0.2 seconds! His mind entered a state of cold clarity. It was only just him and his opponent. The smell and taste of iron filled his mouth and nose. As the rapid fire of exchanges took place, Victor felt something strange inside him. It was like some kind of breakthrough, it was indiscernible. But it wasn't a bad feeling. His senses resonated, the world became black and white. There was nothing excessive to think about but to continue to throw his fist. His clarity reached such an absurd level, all of his actions that followed were instinctive. Then all of a sudden, a barrage of system notification appeared in droves before him. ... [ Active Skill {???} <Level??> Has been forcefully activated strongly] [Your Attribute {Blessing of Aether} is blossoming strongly! All caps on your current talent have been temporarily released.] [Passive Skill {Danger Sense} <Level 1> is strongly activated! ] [Passive Skill {Danger Sense} is leveling up +1!] [You have broken through a 'Sequence'. First Sequence has been released.] [Due to the absurd level of 'Immersion', Active Skill {???} Has decided to reveal it's modifier.] [Active Skill {???} >> {Immersion} <Level ???>] [You're innate <'Stigma'> is slowly blossoming!] [{Blessing of Aether} is close to evolving!] [You are holding against an Evolved Hero Ranked Monster — you have gained a large amount of experience...] [5/6 one more to go...help...]

Chapter 38 Battle for the Throne [2]

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