The monsters hid on the edge of the forest, waiting for Kaiden and co to emerge from the trees. After doing so, the pack sneaked behind them, blocking their path leading back to the forest.
None of them understood the reason behind the monsters’ strategy of not ambushing them in the forest, but neither did they have time to theorize.
*Awoooooooo!* the largest dire wolf who was level 6 howled. The rest of the pack immediately rushed at them, obeying the order of their leader.
"[Fiery Burst]!" Kaiden quickly put Luna down, grabbed his axe from his back, and used his free hand to burn a few wolves who were in the range of his spell. He received no kill notification—it was too weak to one-shot the monsters, but it did have a strong effect on them. The ones who were caught on fire started rolling on the ground to extinguish the flames, becoming non-threats for a bit.
Aria and Nyx also immediately started slinging their projectiles at the many beasts.
Nyx’s dagger was swimming in monster blood as she went from wolf to wolf, ambushing them with her dagger, which she smartly positioned above their heads so their eyes couldn’t keep track of it. Her heavy investment in Magic was immediately paying dividends. The blade was zooming through the air with a much greater speed than before—which meant its impact was fiercer than before her level-up. A single well-aimed strike from her was enough to incapacitate a target and even if they weren’t one-shot, she effectively crippled their fighting capability.
Meanwhile, Aria was showing a great understanding of her spell’s capabilities even though she barely had a chance to use it. She aimed it at just the right angle so that the crescent-shaped projectile slashed multiple wolves at once.
"[Stormblade]!"
*zzzt-CRACK!*
Luna intoned her spell, and it emerged with the same ominous force as it had before. A few dire wolves jumped back in fright from the sheer pressure her weapon emitted. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
As to how the Storm Valkyrie could make use of her mana despite Theodore’s temporary mana-sealing syringe being injected into her system not long ago? Luna drank the poison-curing potion and thus expelled the effect of the serum.
She swung the blade at the brave monster who ignored the instincts screaming at it to avoid the menacing sword made of storm energies and was immediately torn apart.
"Oh, baby. I love this class of mine!" Luna whistled, finally able to use her [Stormblade].
Kaiden immediately understood her weapon was a lot mightier than his common-tier War Axe. It might even be straight-up rare-rarity, skipping over the uncommon category, which was between common and rare.
That being said, it made sense in his head. All his Valkyries should be equal in might according to the association’s artifact, but that didn’t mean their firepower should also be equal. Nyx had incredible utility with [Telekinesis], which would only blossom further as she gained more mastery over the spell.
Aria could sling her low-cooldown, long-range mage spell at enemies from a safe distance, giving her the benefit of range and safety.
All Luna had was a melee-ranged ability, so it had to make up for its lost utility with pure power.
*Awooooooooooo!!!!!!* Another mighty howl sounded from the alpha of the pack. As a result of its command, the previously frightened wolves immediately threw themselves into the fray while the pack leader was merely watching from behind.
"[Doom Strike]!" Kaiden brought his axe down on the beast closest to him and immediately felt the difference, thanks to his level-up. His Agility and Strength were boosted by more than 20%, which provided an easily noticeable difference.
[You’ve slain Dire Wolf (Level 4). You’ve gained 300 XP.]
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