I Reject Quests

Chapter 155: A Side-Adventure (6)

Rewen was still panting when he heard the elderly voice. He didn't answer but his expression turned grave when he raised his head.

He saw several creatures identical to the one he just fought arriving.

With his hands on the ground, he somehow managed to stand up. 'This is bad' He said internally with a wry smile.

A creature ran at him.

Rewen successfully predicted the angle and dodged.

[Boost]!

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He was about to flee when he felt someone behind him. "Shit!"

The creature behind him hit his head with a metallic stick.

Rewen staggered in his steps while clutching the back of his head.

'I need to do something.'

"Kek! Kek! Kek!"

The several creatures delightfully laughed.

*Pah*

He was hit by the metallic stick along his cheeks. He could no longer stand anyone and fell on his face. Blood leaked from the corner of his lips, his eyes half-closed. Even so, his rationality remained.

'If they wanted to kill me, they would not have used the metallic stick. Is it amusing for them? No, they don't seem intelligent. If there's any reason they are keeping me alive, it is because of the owner. What does he want? That's not the right question. What could I do to escape this? Using 2x Power Spike would only slow the process. If I use one of them, I couldn't necessarily break out of this. 

'Let's say I defeat the creatures around me, what do I do when another wave comes? Use another '2x Power Spike'? I can't. I can't complete Daily Missions anymore which means there's no chance of me obtaining the '2x Power Spike' again. At the moment, I only have two. If I use two of them, how should I save myself in the future?' 

Thinking till this point, he gave a self-deprecating laugh. 'Is this really the best time and place to be stingy?'

Somehow, the laugh didn't sit well with the creatures. They began to kick him violently.

Rewen laid in the ground without any retaliation. His head was covered with various thoughts.

'Am I this weak?'

'What sort of miracle am I expecting?'

'Do I really have to get up and fight these monsters?'

'Is there no other option?'

[What are you hesitating for? Aren't you quite the tough guy?]

Rewen felt his backbone breaking from the kicks but his mind was somewhere else.

[You didn't hesitate to give a couple of slaps to your friend so I thought that you were somewhat strong. It turns out I was wrong. You are weak.]

Rewen moved his shaking hands.

[Because of little strength, did you think that you had the world under your palm? How arrogant can you be?]

He pressured on the ground using his hands.

In the next instant, he was kicked down.

[Where did your strength go? See. This is how much you amount to. Simply pathetic.]

Rewen's arms felt weak. Not only his arm but his whole body felt weak. Laying on the ground shivering, his eyes finally closed but for some reason, his lips were still moving.

"Kek! Kek! Kek!"

The creatures laughed among themselves surrounding him.

They noticed that their prey was lying on the ground unconscious and started dancing in circles.

What they failed to notice was that he was slowly recovering.

Petal Dance!

Within two seconds, his consciousness returned but he didn't immediately open his eyes and make a move. He waited till he fully healed. 'Well, maybe not fully healed. I need another dose of [Petal Dance] to fully heal but this much is enough.' 

Next, he sneakily opened his eyes and saw the creatures near to him going around in circles. Seeing this, he internally smiled. His right hand on the region of his back pocket which contained a blade. He didn't need to reach out for his back pocket. When he was kicked, he expected this scenario and prepared for it.

'Hopefully the suicide I learned in my fifth grade would work.' 

He took out his blade.

*Swish*

River of Right Hand!

With the little stamina he had, he rotated on the rough ground while his blade went through the creatures' legs.

[Boost]!

Chop!

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Chop!

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Chop!

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Chop!

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Chop!

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"Arghuuur!!"

The creatures groaned in pain. None of them could remain standing after getting their legs chopped off. They crawled towards their 'prey' with gazes filled with hatred.

Rewen comfortably jolted up with a jump and moved away from their range.

There were five creatures. 

Seven limbs were cut off.

In conclusion, none of them could properly stand.

After all this, Rewen still didn't dare to let his guard down. 'What if they have regenerative properties?' 

The creatures crawled with whatever strength they could muster, slowly but steadily approaching the heinous intruder with tears of hatred in their eyes.

Rewen wanted to laugh a bit seeing their expressions. "Enough playing around." He walked to one of them and thrusted his blade on the creature's left eye. The eyeball pierced, making the creature shriek in utter agony. 

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If one strike doesn't kill someone, use another!

Thrust!

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Thrust!

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..

Dead. 

One of the creatures was fully dead. It's right eye was widened, the left was hollow with only blood flowing out of it. 

"Guh!" While Rewen was busy with one of them, another reached him.

Rewen kicked it away, then pondered about a few things. This exchange also allowed him to learn things. Previously, he focused too much on his skills and offense. It's not necessarily a bad tactic but his attention never went to his opponent's features.

For instance, the creature has very low defense and is vulnerable at several places. He knew that but didn't manage to take advantage of it because of his focus on casting the skills and somehow hitting.

The next few minutes were spent on finishing off the creatures.

Rewen laughed. "You are right. I am indeed arrogant and weak but don't think that a couple of brainless uglyass monsters are enough to bring me down."

The elderly voice didn't sound until a few seconds later.

[Very well. Since you asked for it]

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

The ground shook, revealing dozens of monsters.

"..."

[Where did your courage go? Did you finally come to your senses?]

Rewen scoffed, then dashed towards the horde without any hesitation.

[That isn't courage lad. It's recklessness.]

'Reckless? No, it's determination.'

'If it's one, I'll fight. Ten, I'll fight. Twenty, thirty, hundred, doesn't matter. Old man, you chose the wrong person to test.'

Rewen wasn't devoid of fear. In fact, every second later, his fear was increasing. 

The monsters that seemed funny from a distance now looked bloodthirsty and dangerous.

But Rewen didn't stop. 

He couldn't.

If he did, it would mean that he was giving up and everything he did until this point would fall apart.

The horde of monsters roared and headed straight towards him.

Rewen pulled in for a clear punch.

He didn't use [Boost] or any skills this time. It was just physical strength.

Strangely, the punch made contact with the forehead of one of the monsters and went through it. 

Rewen couldn't feel a thing. He felt his punch going straight through the monster's forehead but just as it was about to make contact, the monster's forehead collapsed into several crystal pieces that flew out in the surroundings. It wasn't just the forehead. Gradually, starting from the top, every part of its body turned into disintegrated into the surroundings.