The fight was not over. Heck, it wasn't even close to getting over. Call it a warm up if you could, but Agra couldn't help as he smiled at the first notification displaying in front of his eyes, while at the same time dodging a thorn thrown to him.
He didn't just stay at the same place as he had planned earlier, that would be suicidal. If he was facing just a single opponent, yes, but these multiple, he knew he had to constantly run around or else he would be cooked.
The idea of keeping the fighting to a minimal radius was long out of the window as, what would be the point when almost half of the entire forest had already awakened.
[Congratulations: You have created a new combat skill]
[Skill: Bloodshatter Fist – Level 1]
[Effect: Channels all physical strength into a single explosive punch. The user condenses force through tightened grip, coiled muscles, and focused momentum, releasing it in a strike that detonates on impact.
[ At Level 1, damage is amplified by 150% of base strength, with impact force capable of staggering or destabilizing enemies even if not fatally wounded.
[Stronger opponents may resist destruction, but the blow will still rupture defenses and leave them vulnerable.]
[Note: Excessive use strains the body. Continuous activation may cause muscle fatigue or internal backlash.]
[Skill cost: Null]
[Cool down period: 30 second]
If this was a lottery, then Agra had hit it big. It wasn't like the punch was planned, it was just a desperate attempt to survive and yet, he had mined something far greater than he could ever imagine.
He just didn't know if to laugh or cry at this moment.
The skill might raise his survival rate to 0.02%, but reading the note given by the system left him cautious about the entire skill.
He needed to be careful with how he utilize the skill as he didn't wish to suddenly fall in the middle of the battle ground due to some backslash or something else.
This wasn't a spar, meaning that him dropping down would force the fight to stop. It was a matter of life and death, and him dropping down would only make the beasts' work easier.
But with this skill at his arsenal, an idea quickly started forming in his mind as he summoned his status screen to confirm something
Name: Agra Imoh]
[Race: ???]
[Class:???]
[Grade:???]
[HBT: 146BPM]
[Level: 0]
[Exp: 20/50]
"I need to level up." He muttered while suddenly bending down and took a thorn from the ground.
He didn't wast any time as he used all the strength in his body to hurl the thorn towards the closets tree.
Lucky for him, it wasn't like the trees could dodge, they just stood there, stagnant and making his throw to hit a bullseye, forcing the tree to let out a heaven breaking cry before suddenly going mute.
[A Feral Tier beast has been slayed]
[+10 exp]
At this point, Agra was really compelled to just charge towards the trees and let them kill each other by throwing the thorns, but not with his current speed. That would be suicidal, and using the chance of the the tree remaining dazed for a moment after the scream from the fallen beast, he moved on to the next notification, which was kind of strange to Agra.
[You have consumed the blood of a Dream Tree]
[Analysis: Substance saturated with Dark Mana, unstable, volatile, and incompatible with mortal physiology]
[Warning: Foreign essence detected within your core]
[System Scan Initiated…]
[Result: Trace signatures of primordial energy discovered]
[Designation: Essence Fragment , Genesis of Anomaly]
[Effect: The blood attempts to synchronize with your body, altering internal pathways and destabilizing your mana flow]
[Risk: Potential contamination, mutation, or collapse of vital systems]
[Note: Synchronization incomplete. Further actions required to stabilize or harness the essence.]
[Outcome: Pending…]
The notification displayed that left Agra puzzled.
For a moment, he felt like he was deeply rooted, or connected to this place, or to be more precisely, this was the origin of what was within him.
It kind of made him to realize that, the sudden anomaly that happened awhile ago where vampires werewolves and witches suddenly fall asleep was all because of him. Worse, even the cracking of the dome and the falling of the teenage vampires, werewolves and witches to this place was all because of him.
It just made him to realize just how much he needs to understand the anomaly as with only the information can he successful team and control whatever the anomaly is.
Let's not forget the fact that hat all the witches, vampires and werewolves would be looking for it as started earlier by Emma and Emmanuel. And to survive, he must learn to control it.
That was never the end of the notification thougj as more texts displayed below.
[A new Quest has been triggered].
[Quest: Taste of the blood]
[Consume the corrupted blood of:-]
{1. 5 Feral Tier Beast}
{2. 5 Savage Tier Beast}
{3. 5 Dominion Tier Beast}
{4. 5 Monarch Tier Beast}
[Quest aim: To stabilize or harness the essence]
[Quest reward: unknown]
[Quest Advice: maximum effective would be reached when the user consume blood of different kind, and not of the same species.]
[Quest Progress:-]
[Feral Tier Beast: 1/5]
[Savage Tier Beast: 0/5]
[Dominion Tier Beast: 0/5]
[Monarch Tier Beast: 0/5]
It was surprising of what the system was asking Agra. How could he possibly drink the blood of a beast, and not just any other beast, but a corrupted one.
What happened earlier was an accident and the system should have known about better. But now, he even needed to drink the blood of the stronger beasts, those that he couldn't even dream of fighting with his current strength.
He took a sharp turn while bending downwards and picking another thorn from the ground and hurled it towards the tree.
The impact was perfect, forcing the tree to scream before the muting as the system confirmed to him of his success.
[A Feral Tier Beast has been slayed]
[+10 Exp]
With multiple thorns thrown towards him, Agra did not just stop and read the notification, he countied to move while picking another thorn from the ground and hurled towards the next tree.
Someone could have thought that his survival was easy as it all consisted of running and throwing. But soon, fatigue had started to take tall of his body, while his stamina running low.
Soon though, a system screen displayed while carrying the message Agra had been longing for.