Chapter 50: Kelly POV

Kelly held a Black Fang firmly by its snout.

Its sharp teeth dug into her hands, but before they could pierce her skin, a thick layer of ice had already encased its jaws. The beast thrashed violently, twisting its enormous head in an attempt to break free, but a faint chill immediately spread from her fingers, crawling rapidly across the creature’s body. Within seconds, its entire head was frozen solid.

She clenched her teeth.

CRACK!

The ice shattered beneath her grip, sending fragments scattering in every direction. The impact crushed the creature’s skull, bursting its eyes and splattering brain matter across the frozen ground.

Kelly released a sharp breath and shook the remnants of ice from her fingers.

Her gaze soon shifted towards Damien’s younger brother.

Although she was a year older than the boy, there was something about him that gave off an unusual sense of maturity. It wasn’t simply his composure or the way he carried himself. There was a certain calmness in his movements that she rarely encountered, even among adults.

He reminded her of her elder sister.

Initially, she had considered his decision to charge straight into the battlefield incredibly reckless. After all, he was surrounded by creatures considerably stronger and more physically capable than himself.

However, the moment she witnessed him easily evade an attack he was supposed to deflect with his sword and kill a fang in one move, her mind went blank.

She blinked.

’Coincidence?’

The thought barely crossed her mind before the boy did it again.

Another Black Fang lunged at him from behind, its enormous jaws snapping shut with enough force to tear through flesh and bone.

Yet Aaron didn’t even turn around.

He merely tilted his head slightly, allowing the creature’s teeth to snap shut inches from his face. In the same fluid motion, he thrust his seemingly blunt sword into its exposed eye.

The beast collapsed almost immediately.

’Another one... In one move?’

Kelly’s eyes widened slightly.

What exactly was his ability?

From what she could tell, it was an abstract type of ability. Something that couldn’t be physically seen or directly observed by others, but could only be perceived and utilized by its user.

Abilities of that nature were rarely straightforward. They weren’t necessarily powerful in terms of destructive capability, but they were often incredibly troublesome to deal with.

Especially when their applications were unknown.

She shifted her gaze towards Tommy and caught him watching the boy with an unusually blank expression.

Anyone else might have mistaken his expression for indifference, but Kelly knew him well enough.

He was just as surprised as she was.

Before she could dwell on it any further, another Black Fang suddenly lunged at her.

Kelly reacted almost instinctively.

She thrust her palm forward and placed it against the creature’s chest.

BOOM!

A violent burst of force erupted from her hand, blowing apart its chest. Its internal organs spilled onto the hardened ground as the enormous wolf crumpled lifelessly.

Kelly barely spared it a glance because her attention had already returned to Aaron.

And this time, the sight before her was considerably more astonishing.

The boy was surrounded.

Not by two or three creatures, but by an entire pack of Black Fangs. More than twenty of the oversized wolves had gathered around him, attacking from practically every direction.

Yet somehow, none of them could touch him.

Aaron moved between their enormous bodies with an almost absurd level of ease. He leaned aside to evade snapping jaws, ducked beneath vicious claws, and occasionally shifted his footing just enough to let an incoming attack sail past him.

There was no unnecessary movement.

No wasted effort.

And more importantly, he never seemed to struggle.

Each time a creature attacked, he was already moving out of its path. Each time he evaded an attack, his sword would find its way into a vulnerable spot, ending the creature’s life before it could even recover.

It was almost as though he had complete control over their movements, subtly guiding each beast towards its own death.

Dodge.

Kill.

Repeat.

It was the same sequence over and over again.

No creature forced him to dodge twice, and none required more than a single strike to kill.

Kelly watched for several seconds, her expression gradually becoming more complicated.

She had seen talented individuals before. She had even witnessed people with extraordinary combat abilities.

But this...

This was something else entirely.

A quiet sigh escaped her lips.

’That proves it. He really does possess a fifth-dimensional ability.’

However, before she could give the matter any further thought, a thunderous roar suddenly tore through the Dungeon.

ROOOOOAR!

The sound was considerably louder than the growls and snarls of the other beasts.

It reverberated through the cavern, drowning out the sounds of battle and causing the surrounding creatures to momentarily hesitate.

Kelly froze.

Her head snapped towards the direction of the roar.

Standing atop a small rocky elevation was an enormous Black Fang.

Unlike the others, this creature possessed a thick coat of white fur running along its mane, giving it a particularly intimidating appearance. Its body was nearly twice the size of the oversized wolves they had been fighting, and a pair of thick, brown fangs protruded from its enormous jaws.

White saliva dripped from both sides of its mouth as it stared down at them.

The creature slowly lowered its body.

Its enormous claws dug into the rocky surface beneath it, while its eyes narrowed into thin slits.

There was something unsettling about its gaze.

Unlike the mindless aggression of the other beasts, there was a noticeable glint of intelligence in its bestial eyes.

It wasn’t merely looking at them.

It was assessing them.

Kelly swallowed hard.

"A... A high second-dimensional beast."

Her voice came out considerably weaker than she intended.

She had barely finished speaking when something suddenly slammed into her side.

"Ah!"

Caught completely off guard, Kelly lost her balance and was sent sprawling across the hardened Dungeon floor. Her shoulder struck the ground first, followed by her back, and she rolled several times before managing to stop herself.

"What the—?!"

She hurriedly turned her head Aaron scrambling to his feet a short distance away. He was the one who had forcefully pushed her aside.

For the first time since she had seen him fighting, he looked genuinely panicked.

His eyes were fixed on something behind her, and his voice rang out with an urgency she had never heard from him before.

"Get off the ground!"