Is this really a Game?!

Bzzz

The bullet gets to the captain in a mere moment, his face changes as he thinks of something he could do to defend or dodge the attack. It was too late to move though, the bullet was right in front of his chest and there was simply not enough time to dodge or block it, not to mention that he wasn’t fast enough to respond to it on time anyway.

Gritting his teeth the captain lets out a shout and the dark-red mana that was on his scimitar suddenly disappears before showing up on his chest. The lightning bullet collides with it and simply scatters into many small lightning bolts in the air. The mana was still visible on his chest and it was evident that its power was much stronger than Reign had anticipated.

To compare this Elite enemy to the ones they had faced before was a bit hard. Stat wise he was probably the same if not a bit weaker compared to the ones in the warehouse, but the mana that he had was something that easily put him above them. The only one that was similar was the woman that had the purple mana.

Shouts and screams could be heard behind the captain as his troops were slowly being decimated by Wolf and the others. Even though these hobgoblins were much stronger compared to their normal counterparts there was simply not enough of them to pose a danger to them. They weren’t in a hurry and simply ground at them in a calm and collected manner, trying to minimalize the damage they would receive and to conserve as much mana and strength possible.

The captain looks behind him and gets infuriated by the sight. He quickly turns his head around and his eyes widen as Reign was no longer in front of him. He panics a bit before looking down. Reign was in a very low stance to the left of him, his sword slices a bit into the ground as he delivers an upwards slash to the captain.

The captain quickly reacts and slashes down, unfortunately for him, the quick attack didn’t have as much momentum and before compared to Reign’s attack. The scimitar together with the captain’s right arm gets blown back by the strength of Reign’s attack before he quickly turns his wrist to deliver a downwards slash at the captain.

The red mana shows up again to guard the captain’s body. As Reign’s sword comes into contact with it, it stops as it gets stuck in it. Reign’s veins start bulging as he struggles with all of his might to cut the mana apart. The captain smiles gleefully as he raises his scimitar in an attempt to cut Reign down. He was about to attack when his mana was finally cut apart by Reign. A thin red line could be seen starting from right below his left shoulder and ending at the right side of his waist.

The captain takes a couple of steps back, shocked that he was actually hurt. The wound wasn’t very deep, probably less than 1cm, but it was a simple fact that Reign managed to cut the mana apart that shocked him so much.

Reign smiles at him, happy that his gamble paid off. Had he not managed to cut the mana apart and wound the captain then his current situation would have been very bad. Even though his previous attack didn’t have a lot of mana imbued into it. Reign had faith in his sword and believed that it would be strong enough to cut through the captain’s defense.

The gamble paid off and now their roles were very different compared to before. Right before this attack, they were about even in their bouts, now Reign was clearly the one holding the advantage.

Again he charges at the captain and continues attacking him aggressively. The captain was now struggling against his attacks, fear could be seen in his eyes from the previous attack. He was still fearful of Reign’s attacks as they could cut through his mana defense, he had never experienced something like that, even when fighting the native monsters of the dungeon he was still able to rely on the dark-red mana to win with minimal injuries.

Of course, when they were cleaning out the area he was only fighting against the lower leveled monsters as the stronger ones were above him in power and were killed by the orcs that came here. Even his master that commanded this whole city was simply a weakling compared to the elite orc troops, each one of them could kill him.

Memories from the past were flooding his vision, he remembered when he was a simple goblin that had to scavenge for food and use crude traps to kill prey with his fellow goblins. The first time he fought when he became a hobgoblin was an incredible feeling as his power was many times greater compared to then, but even then he struggled against stronger foes. Becoming a captain was what really set him apart from the others and it was during a life and death battle against another captain where he finally became an Elite and managed to learn how to control his ability.

It was an ability that had many great uses and he was elated when the leader of his tribe praised him for his strength and future potential. That all crumbled however when their entire tribe and forest was taken by a foreign enemy. The tribes were taken in by them and he was simply one of many with special powers.

He was put in command of one troop that he slowly raised to their current power. Many years later they all found themselves preparing for war, a war that sent them across the universe to this small planet. If they win they will be able to enjoy many benefits and they will be teleported back to their home planet. He immediately joined a faction and was put as the leader of the troops here in the city. It was a position that made him feel an incredible amount of pride, even though they were simply a mid-tier power in the town.

Never did he think the humans they had hunted at the beginning would actually come all the way here and decimate so many of his men. The human he was fighting against was able to even cut through his mana and it looked like he was still holding back. Rage engulfs him as he thinks of everything, he had struggled too much to be killed now.

[Warning, the enemy is turning berserk.]

Reign was a bit surprised by the notification, it was not easy for a monster to go berserk as it wasn’t as simple as getting angry. There were many factors that had to be included, factors he didn’t know of course. For the captain to go berserk was a boon for him actually.

He really wanted to fight at full power for a bit. Not to mention that the rewards they could get from defeating a berserk Elite monster were bound to be great.

The dark-red mana grows and envelops the captain whole in a thin transparent layer. He moves and Reign’s eyes widen as the captain was many times faster than before. The now dark-red scimitar was already above his head before he was able to respond.

Bzzzz

Lightning crackles in the air as Reign had activated his Lightning Body. Even though he was still not able to fully use the skill and was forced to only move in a straight line while using it, it was enough. The boost it gave was incredible, and so was its mana usage.

He dodges the attack with ease before attacking the captain with a light swing of his sword. As expected the attack did nothing and simply ground against the mana layer. Reign smiles as he dodges another attack. In a split second, he unleashes tens of attacks at different parts of the captain’s body. No wound was made but he was able to see the layer fluctuate, it was obvious that the huge boost to its size was not without any drawbacks. The mana layer was thinner and as such wasn’t as strong as previously, not to mention that the mana the captain had to expend every time he got hit was definitely not low.

Reign was simply dodging and attacking the captain and that made the berserk monster even angrier. He knew that his current state wouldn’t last for a long time and as such he needed to kill his opponent quickly, that was however impossible if he simply dodged every time. The captain looks around and sees Beast together with Ronny and Cameron. With a cruel smile the captain charges at them. If Reign was not going to fight him then he would simply make him.

Even if he decides not to then he would simply kill the humans in front of him. He was fully confident that his mana layer was enough to block Reign’s attacks. After all even after fighting for so long Reign had not displayed any stronger attacks, which made the captain overconfident, something that probably wouldn’t have happened if he wasn’t in a berserk state.

The captain draws nearer to Beast but finds something out of place. Beast wasn’t panicking like the other two humans. He was simply drawing his bow and shooting at the skirmishers, sometimes dodging a javelin. There was no fear present on his face.

Bzzz .

A huge amount of lightning was suddenly behind him. Reign, who was now right next to him whispers.

“Too cocky.”

Lightning Stab

The attack from Reign pierces through the captain’s defense like it was made out of paper. If the captain was paying attention to him maybe he would have been able to respond and defend against it, but now it was too late. The huge lightning lance pierces through the captain’s chest before disappearing. The captain falls to his knees as a huge hole was present on his chest. This was the end of the road for him.

“Human, too strong.”

The captain utters before falling down to the ground and dying.