บท 10: 10. Vampiric strength

Dexter watched how Rina and Leo ran forward into the battlefield and he ran behind them.

'This is crazy, this is crazy. Running away is an option.' He shook his head.

Leo stretched out his hand and a beam of blue light shot out, hitting the floor between the faster dog and the four lesser dogs.

The leader of the dogs didn't seem to notice this as it was focused on it's prey in front of it.

A large ice wall raised where leo shot and he created more, spreading it, which separated the four dogs from their leader as Leo kept on blasting it, making it thicker.

The dogs viciously clawed at the ice barrier while growling loudly and that's when they saw a person at the corner of their eye.

Rina ran forward with her rapiers without the slightest hesitation while Dexter was just not happy that the trio doesn't want to run away.

He struggled to keep his speed in check as he walked very fast but he waved his hand to pretend that he was running.

'If this is now my walking speed then...?' Dexter couldn't get over the feeling of wanting to run right now.

Leo maintained the wall separating the four dogs as Zain would be greatly overwhelmed by the number.

The four dogs charged at Rina while barking, gnashing their teeth and clawing at the ground.

Dexter's eyes suddenly widened as he caught something at the corner of his eyes.

He looked at one of the wolf's paw to see an eerie black miasma gathering around it's claws as it neared Rina.

"No! Rina stop!" He tried to call her but it was like she didn't hear him.

He looked to see Leo looking at him with wide eyes and he ran slowly first, towards Rina. Immediately Dexter was out of view of Leo he suddenly boosted like a speeding train and water splashed and the effect of wind moved water on the ground to the sides as he sped past. Dexter finally reached Rina and he twisted as he grabbed Rina's waist and saved her from the incoming claw that came from above.

*SWIIIM!*

An arc of black energy traveled from the dog's claw and cut a car into two with ease and kept going until it reached a building, making it collapse.

Rina was shocked, scared, grateful... but mostly scared.

She was speechless as her mouth opened and closed without words coming from them and she couldn't say what she wanted to.

Dexter looked at the dogs with furrowed brows as they began circling them.

He then looked at Rina again.

"Can I borrow your Rapiers?" He wasn't smiling, these dogs are gonna die today.

Rina looked at him weirdly but seeing his unwavering gaze, she knew that he had a plan and it wasn't to die.

Dexter held the two thin, long swords in his hands and stood up straight as he glanced at the four dogs.

He scanned each of them, trying to pick out his first target.

All of a sudden one of the dogs lept at him by the side of his vision and he ran towards it, faster than what will ever be accomplished by a normal human.

He was accurate. He sliced the chest from below and did a backflip, knocking it to his back.

He ran to the injured dog that whimpered in pain but the other three, seeing their brother injured ran past Rina, chasing Dexter.

Dexter was very fast, he felt light as he reached beside the dog he kicked in less than a second.

The dog tried to claw at him but with his enhanced senses, he could feel the air shaking around his skin, he could hear the whistling sound of its claw cutting through the air, and he could see that it was desperate for survival.

It was just like them. They all wanted to survive.

Dexter had no choice as he dodged the incoming claw and pierced the sword between the dog's eyes with light speed.

[You have slayed level 6 Dark hound. You have gained 100 spirit points to and 174 heaven tower points.]

Dexter ignored the words forming in front of him as he immediately made an insane jump while doing a backflip in the air.

Rina was amazed and stunned that she couldn't even blink or take her eyes off of Dexter.

Was this really the same person that was ranking below 3,000,000?

She doubted it.

Dexter was like a wind of death as even she was unable to track his movements. He looked blurry and was too fast that she couldn't see him.

Dexter waved the rapiers, a dog died. Even the dark, extremely sharp arcs of dark energy couldn't even beat his speed as he dodged them effortlessly.

Dexter sped at the last wolf and jumped up while raising his right leg up high to be vertical.

'Falling dragon.'

He swung his leg down, breaking the skull of the last wolf before he finally stabbed it with the rapier.

Rina had sparkles in her eyes as she looked at Dexter who gazed at the battlefield he conquered single-handedly and he felt a sense of achievement.

His hands were shaking though as his strength wasn't enough to beat the four dogs. But with the rapiers, he was able to accomplish that.

[You have slayed level 6 dark hound...]

[You have slayed level 5 dark hound...]

[You have slayed level 6 dark hound. You have gained 100 spirit points and 180 Heaven's tower points.]

[You have leveled up to level 3.]

Rina's heart pounded loudly as she looked at Dexter who approached her, his black hair messy and his skin even looking more shiny than it used to.

Dexter immediately dropped the rapiers as he gripped his head as he felt a searing pain suddenly.

'What's happening?' He felt weird, like nausea.

His view immediately turned bright as colours interfered in his vision and he felt his insides burning up.

'Damn. The sun.' He dropped the rapiers and ran in the direction that he remembered, where the station was and he immediately hid beside it where the sun didn't reach him and his view finally cleared up.

"Dexter, are you okay?!"

He looked up to see Rina coming towards him and he stopped her.

"I'm fine, just check Leo and Zain and help them." He said as he beared the pain on his skin which felt like they were just soaked in hot oil and brought out.