Born Op
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Chapter 14: Anthony Vs Dreg
Anthony was moving at a leisurely pace, jumping from tree to tree, sometime he ran on the ground, it’s been 2 hours and all monsters he met he killed, none entertained him.
He sighed ‘Is this what those novel characters feel like when they reach the absolute peak but boredom becomes their greatest enemy’
He thought as he moved with pure grace
As he ran on the ground, a giant snake pounced out from one of the trees bearing it’s fangs to bite him.
Anthony didn’t even spare the monster a glance, he just raised his hand and slapped it’s head which exploded to bits, it’s large body dropped from the tree to the ground.
None of this slowed down Anthony’s pace even by a fraction of second.
His aura was still at F- that’s why all these weaker creatures keep attacking, but he just slapped them all to death
As he moved, his sight picked up something 2 kilometres ahead, he increased his speed and arrived in 5 seconds and landed in front of the monster.
“A human?” said the monster
Anthony was stunned too, he was looking at an orc, a genuine battle harden orc which was at the S+ rank from the aura it was releasing, it held a spear weapon which seems too advanced for an orc but possessing it spoke volumes of it’s strength and could only be acquired one way, killing an S+ warrior.
Some S rank monsters are able to speak, as they develop their own art and techniques, their intelligence goes beyond their race, they are usually called an ‘Awakened monster’
So any monster which can speak and has a weapon can definitely use techniques they were even more dangerous than SS rank monsters who don’t have any, since they possess intelligence.
The orc observed Anthony and his weak aura and said, “Human I’m hungry you would have to do as food for now”
Anthony was excited, his first real battle, he was excited cause he was limiting himself to A+ rank so he would feel the thrill in fighting this monster while being a rank lower.
The orc then took a step and directly appeared Infront of Anthony and stretched it’s hand to catch the weak little human.
Anthony was shocked, he expected a spear technique and art but didn’t see a movement art coming, but he was still faster than the orc, so he leaped backwards, appearing further away.
Which stunned the orc that his weak little meal had such speed.
“It’s seems you were faking all along human”
The orc said as it spins it’s spear in his hand.
Anthony was waiting, even with him restricting himself to A+ rank he can still move faster than the orc cause of his physique.
The orc suddenly appeared Infront of Anthony with a faster speed than before and thrusts his spear towards Anthony’s heart.
Anthony calmly blocks with his sword, then he counter attacks by slashing at the right side of the orc, which the orc blocked with it’s brute strength, but Anthony’s sword broke.
Anthony immediately stepped back, looked at his sword and sighed, then looked at his system shop and bought what he really always fantasized about when fighting; A katana
[??? Katana: A katana created by??? with a thought.
Effects:
1: Growth type: whatever rank it’s owner reaches, it will reach
2: Disguise: The weapon can take any design the owner wishes
3: Indestructible: As a weapon crafted by??? it can never be broken or chipped.
4: Can shape shift into other weapon
??? Current rank: Rank SS+]
He disguised the katana to have the same design as his just broken sword before taking it out
Then looked at the orc who was waiting for him to finish his business.
Anthony took a stance and said “Let’s dance”
They both moved and clashed, immediately their weapons met an explosion occurred.
ClankClankClankBoomBoom*
They exchanged blows, this was just with pure physical strength they haven’t even buffed up their body with mana.
The orc thrust at his heart again, Anthony moved to block, but the orc smiled, changing direction for his head; it was a feint, but who was Anthony, he already knew it was a feint but he played along.
Immediately he blocks the spear aimed at his head, the orc’s eyes widens in surprise, but before he could even make the next move,
Anthony disappeared and appeared behind the orc with his katana dripping green blood and a rip and splurting sound followed, signifying the orc has just take a blow and is bleeding due to an injury.
The wound was vertical and ran across the chest to the shoulder.
The orc could tell that if Anthony wanted at that moment he could have taken his heart but he didn’t.
The orc turned and looked at him and smiled again and said
“I shall give you a befiting battle and burial as my thanks to you”
The orc, covered his body with mana, covered the spear with Aura which surprised Anthony that a monster could use Aura, he asked if this monster was from another race and was posing as an orc here.
If it was another person, they would have been afraid the moment they saw the weapon coated in Aura, as Aura could increase the sharpness and durability of any weapon and you must be talented enough to be able to wield Aura and also be at the S- rank at least, which also surprised Anthony that a monster was this talented.
Movement technique, spear technique, Aura, Anthony didn’t take it as a monster anymore as this was a fellow warrior.
Anthony didn’t bother coating his katana with Aura, as he is posing as an A+ rank and also the katana was already indestructible, he covered his body with mana.
Though he didn’t need to as his physique could easily match and surpass the orge in speed and strength.