There is only one option left for me, but it's a gamble.
I glance at the gauntlet and take a deep breath.
"Soul intent!" I mutter.
In the next moment, my body starts to levitate. Even the beast looks slightly stunned right now as it pauses its advances.
My eyes glow crimson, and an aura bursts out of my body. The aura is similar to that which I exuded inside the guild but this one is much stronger.
"V-Vincent is also a demi-human?" The rest of the team mutters with a look of disbelief on their faces because my energy is running wild now.
Although they can't detect the type of demi-human I am, they are shocked by the sudden revelation, and they also start to wonder if my parents are also demi-humans in disguise.
Well, I will have to tell them a lie after this beast has been dealt with.
Suddenly, the beast starts approaching me at a fast pace.
I am using the third active skill, and I don't really know how it works. I only know how to use it to activate my incubus aura and to allow an unknown energy flow through me.
[Vincent, the energy flowing through your body is called Qi. It seems like the third skill of the gauntlet also enables you to use it effortlessly regardless of your mastery of it. I can feel it, it feels like the third stage of Qi. Use it immediately before your body is unable to handle it]
Myra warns me.
I can feel the strength surging inside of me, even this beast looks like it's having a hard time coming near me as its body slowly begins to wither.
This is my chance….!
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI descend and begin to gather enough energy in my fist, right now, it looks as though my fist is about to explode with the amount of energy I have gather inside it.
I stop gathering energy into my fist as soon as I reach my limit.
I can use shadow punch to teleport this punch to the beast, but I don't want to make another mistake.
I start to accumulate enough energy in my legs….
*WOOOSH!*
In a flash, I dash toward the beast with all the agility I can muster, pushing my fist forward. The beast tries to shield itself by forming a large barrier using vines, but alas it is too late.
My fist bursts through the barrier, and forcefully lands on the beast's chest.
*BANG!!!*
A loud sound reverberates across the area as my blow lands on the beast. In the next instant, I also fall to the ground and begin to cough out black blood. Then, I immediately store the gauntlet away.
"Vincent!!" Abby calls out to me and begins to run towards me.
[Ding!]
[A king-tier beast has been killed]
[The host has had his first kill]
Green characters suddenly flash before my eyes.
Tch!...no reward or something—?
*BAM*
Suddenly, Abby hugs me, causing both of us to fall to the ground.
"I love you, Vincent. You really exceeded my expectations. I am sorry for doubting the gauntlet…." Abby apologizes as she snuggles into my arms.
"Good job, Vincent… I guess you are stronger than all of us. We are sorry for doubting you… you saved all of our asses twice today.
We appreciate your kindness, we don't care what you are or what you become. What really matters is that we owe you a favor as team members and friends. This secret will never leak out, I swear on my life." Kurt says with a bow and the others also do the same.
"Thank you for your consideration guys. I appreciate your kindness to willingly keep my secret. Moreover, I am not as strong as you guys, I just have some strong artifacts…." I reply.
"Vincent, you were so cool back then when you fought against that beast…Teeheehee" Laura tells me, as she giggles while fiddling with her hair.
Abby and I simply raise our eyebrows at the same time.
Where is the stoic Laura? When did she start talking to me? Mmm, this is weird.
Sometime later, Russell begins to drag the dismembered body of the beast towards us.
He gets to our front and drops the beast to the ground, and tosses the crystal to me.
"Vincent, you can keep the crystal, after all, you killed it…" Kurt tells me, flashing a smile.
"I don't really need this crystal, but I guess I can give it to someone," I reply as I fiddle with the fist-sized crystal in my hand. It's much clearer and denser than a basic-tier and intermediate-tier crystal…
The higher the tier, the clearer the crystal becomes.
"Abby, do you want this crystal?" I ask.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmRight now, we are both sitting on a clean patch of grass inside the forest-desert.
"Sigh…. I don't need it. If it was a higher tier, I would have collected it. But I think it would suit Kim." Abby answers and tosses the crystal to Kim.
"Thank you, team leader, Vincent, I am very grateful." Kim appreciates it as she hastily keeps it inside her space ring.
Jealousy flashes on Laura's face, but she simply masks it with a fake smile.
She's a jealous one huh?
"Thank you for giving it to my sister, Vincent. This will surely assist her due to her weakness after it's made into a weapon." Kurt also thanks me, clearly moved by my generosity.
I'm not so nice, Kurt. I am just interested in your sister Fufufu….
Sometime later, Kurt goes and fetches the sacred lotus, and carefully stores it inside a small wooden box that was given to us at the guild. The box will prevent the flower from deteriorating.
"Hey, Kurt, I wish I could dissect you like this…..hahaha. Especially that damned ugly face of yours." Russell says jokingly as he continues to dismember the beast into smaller pieces.
"Aargh!! You idiot, the body of that beast could have fetched us some income…" Kurt groans at Russell's idiocy.
Right now, Abby is giving me some strange and seductive look. And constantly pressing her hands on her crotch while biting her lips.
Mmm, what does she want now? This is really unlike her...
[Sigh…you fool, she wants to mate but she doesn't know how to tell you…!] Myra tells me with a sigh…
Ahh, I see….
"Abby, how about we take a walk around, away from the others?"
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