Screech!!!
The Obsidian cube came to a glaring stop, As the hall was once again slowly consumed by silence.
Rex had his two hands in front of him as he maintained a combat stance,
Dum!! Dum!! Dum!!
Rex's Heartbeat reverberated within its anatomical cage, its sound the only echo in this silent space.
His eyes darted across the Obsidian cube, noting the glyphic markings and pattern carved all across the dark cube.
"Click!"
An almost imperceptible horizontal slit appeared across the cube.
Rex was filled with anticipation; the situation was similar to his excitement as he counted down minutes before his log-in. Only that this time it was a matter of seconds. But these seconds felt like forever.
"WHIP"
A lightning-fast strike shot towards Rex.
He did not have time to process the series of events that had just been initiated, As he instantly dodged to his right. As he narrowly avoided a fist that was heading for his face, "AGAIN."
Rex quickly executed a Back dash, one of the more complex martial arts movements he had been able to master during his training.
As he did so. A "That's what I am talking about" half smile appeared on his face, his back dash had swiftly created a distance of over 3 meters between him and his attacker.
A development that spoke volumes of his increased attributes.
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The proprietor of the attack, A NEO-LIFE TORTOISE, whose face seemed to carry the same evident disdain that his past attacker had. Seemed dazed that its attack had not connected.
It was a being filled with great distaste for all living creatures, it had intentionally waited for its tiny prey to come closer to the box. Before it struck, performing a swift strike aimed at immediately decapitating the living creature.
But it's prey had survived with a quick dodge, seemingly to have been aware of his dubious scheme.
Rex had purely dodged the punch instinctively; his senses were just now catching up with his actions. He had felt a sharp intense sensation of his head been punched through, as quickly as the sensation came, his body maybe as a result of his experience with the last enemy he attacked, Instantly dodged to the right.
As Rex reoriented himself following the latest development. He focused all of his attention on his new opponent. As he did so. An icon popped up above the head of the new enemy.
The icon displayed the identity of his new foe.
"LEVEL 15 NEO-LIFE TORTOISE"
The Icon appeared together with an HP bar, still fully stocked.
He now had access to information related to NEO-LIFE TORTOISE because he had slain such creature before.
'SWOOSH'
Rex shot forward enthusiastically, very much excited to try out his new skill 'HARDEN'.
As he quickly shortened the distance between him and the creature.
The Neo-life being sent a fist hurling towards his face again.
"What is this obsession!!!"
Rex screamed internally as he acknowledged the fist sent hurling towards his face.
The punch, though lethal, did not feel so as Rex continued his dash towards the creature. He could fully see the trajectory of the punch, and with his improved stats, his reaction time seemed quicker. He was no longer in the situation of having to pay attention to his instinct to match up to the speed of his attacker.
As Rex got within melee range, he narrowly avoids the punch, an action he learnt from his martial arts class. A technique that would let you catch your opponent at his most vulnerable moment.
'BAM!!!'
Following up his dodge, Rex drew closer to the Neo-life creature and delivered an uppercut.
"Your order is here, My lord" Rex spouts as he relished the satisfaction the punch had filled him with.
The Humanoid highly muscular creature that had received the punch. Slid backward as the force of the punch slowly dissipated. With dark purplish liquid dripping from its face, and its sage like facial expression grotesque with rage, It dashed towards Rex.
As Rex observed the result of his first strike in Cosmic Ascendance. The enraged creature, quickly covered the short distance he had created between him and it with a mad Dash. Its twitching hand betraying to Rex its intended action.
Breaking into his familiar beloved move, Rex rolled past the dashing creature.
Going from rolling into a back slide, Rex delivered a sweep kick to the Humanoid creature's leg, destabilizing it.
''DUMM''
The frenzied Neo-Life toroise fell with a thud, Rex barely noticed the HP of the creature that was now blaring red, as he ended its existence with a downward punch, his fist penetrating into the creatures skull.
As Rex achieved this feet, He brought himself into standing, as he fully erected his spine slightly arching it backward.
"He Stood Like a Viking that had just once again Achieved a Resounding Victory in Battle"
As a wide grin spread across his face.
His memory was assaulted with the sad recollections of the painful ordeal he had been through, being smashed over and over again by cannon-like punches from the first foe he had slain.
Now one foe later, he was the one to be feared.
'Tap! Tap!'
Rex, ending his dramatic stance, made his way to the drops of the conquered Foe.
A greenish orb, similar to the last one he had absorbed and some round metallic coins; copper coins!!!
As he picked up the monster core.
A familiar interface popped up.
Choosing to absorb the ore, Greenish mist flowed out of the orb, entering his body as the orb disintegrated, turning into dust-like particles and dispersing.
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Rex opened his skill tab, briefly glancing through the changes in his skill tab.
HARDEN Lvl 1 (1/2)
E.COST: 3CE
{Experience Skill}
Learn how to use your new skill
Exp Inspirations left 2/3
He needed to absorb one more orb from a similar creature to upgrade his skill, glancing through his secondary quest that demanded he slay's fifteen of such creatures. He felt reassured that he would achieve and suppress the goal of improving "Harden" tremendously before his quest was over.
Rex touched the bronze coins. As he did so, the bronze coins disappeared.
As a golden hue notification popped up, displaying his recent acquisition.
<<35 BRONZE COINS ADDED TO INVENTORY>>
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