Chapter 30 - War (3)
"PATRIARCH!!!"
Azreal's yell managed to get through his lips just before Daven's body hit the muddy ground below that was soaked with blood.
THUD.
A fountain of blood sprayed into the air as one of the two greatswords that the human Pillar planted itself into the ground. The ongoing battles around them came to a complete standstill as the demi-humans and humans around them saw what happened.
A powerful figure had fallen!
...
Some time before...
Mian followed behind Dion as the newly arrived demi-humans tore through the back of the human ranks. They were disorderly, but it mattered little, as their enemies were caught by surprise, and had been thrown into disarray upon their arrival.
Of course, Mian saw a golden opportunity the moment he stepped onto the battlefield.
'Hana, if I were to kill a human, would I be able to gain some Evolution Points?' He quickly asked.
[A human's chances to experience Evolution are almost nil. It will take at least five to ten humans to accumulate enough Natural Energy and condense it into a single Evolution Point.]
Hana replied casually.
A single thought was born in Mian's mind when he heard that response. So, he was basically in a field full of wheat for him to harvest!
Even as a lower ranking pack member, Mian's physical body was already much stronger than a single human being who's body was not empowered in any way. Using his superior body, he would easily be able to cause havoc in the human ranks.
With those thoughts running through his mind, Mian dashed toward a human who was being pushed back by a demi-human. His claws extended out of the tips of his fingers and he directly slashed the throat of the human!
Mian felt nothing when he did this. If it was in the period before he got captured by the humans, then he surely would have hesitated, but after his time being treated as some sort of entertainment to their sick minds, he had completely turned his heart over and planted the human race in the dark part of it that he never knew existed. For he knew that if the humans were given a similar chance, then they would not hesitate to kill him!
Because of these reasons, Mian was easily able to kill the human before him, before turning to another and stabbing him right under his chin with his claws.
His vicious and merciless actions surprised Dion and the other demi-humans who were used to seeing Mian being timid.
They quickly regained their focus though. Now was not the time to wonder why one of their own was participating better than they thought. In fact, his performance was for the best!
[Evolution Points: +1]
After killing five human soldiers, the System informed him of his gain of a single Evolution Point. Mian was ecstatic, but he did not let his joy make him lose concentration. He was in the middle of a raging battlefield. Losing his focus could lead to his death.
He continued to pounce on distracted human soldiers that were confused and entangled with the demi-humans that had appeared from their back. He did not need to worry about running into anyone too strong because all the strong humans were currently trying to force back the high ranking and dominant demi-humans that had joined the battle.
[+1]
[+1]
[+1]
His Evolution Points kept on climbing steadily as he cut down humans left and right. The demi-humans who had suddenly found their opponents getting mowed down by the timid low ranking demi-human could not really complain. It was not as if they lost something. After all, they had no idea what Evolution Points, and they had no way to access it. An enemy brought down faster only gave them time to handle others.
"Good job, kid." One burly middle ranking Werewolf with dark brown fur gave Mian a nod before bounding forward to tackle a human kitted in heavy armor. Mian simply ignored that confrontation. His claws were not sharp or strong enough to break through the thick layers of armor. In fact, even the human that was encased in the armor as heavily affected by its weight. His steps were slow and heavy, as though he was dragging an entire oxen behind him.
More and more humans fell at his hands, and soon Mian couldn't suppress the slight smile that had been pulling at the corner of his lips when he saw the number of Evolution Points he had at his disposal.
[Evolution Points: 21]
Mian had continuously mowed through the plain, weaker humans that he had found, and some humans that were stronger. Those stronger humans seemed to have more Natural Energy gathered within their bodies, and so they directly gave Mian a whole Evolution Point.
But now, he could no longer exploit this advantage of his. The only humans around him were now those who either matched or surpassed him in strength. The strength that they displayed was enough to force back even those at the peak of the lower ranks, and even some middle ranking demi-humans.
"Mian, are you okay?" The familiar voice of Dion sounded behind Mian. He had not even noticed his approach.
"I'm fine, just a bit helpless." Mian chuckled wryly as he turned to face Dion. Blood dripped from Dion's claws. With a sniff of the scent of the blood, Mian was able to tell that it belonged to a human.
"Good, you can stick with me. I'm stronger than most of these demi-humans so I can help with the stronger humans. You can help whenever you see the chance, but don't risk it."
Mian nodded at Dion's warnings. Just as he opened his mouth to speak, a roar reached their ears. The roar was violent and contained dense waves of powers. But there was two things that they could feel from that roar. Pain and anger.
In the distance, about a hundred meters from their position, a pillar of blue light shot into the air.