Incubus Living In A World Of Superpower Users -
Chapter 186: Bronze Rank
Chapter 186: Bronze Rank
She watched for a few seconds.
Then she dropped.
Her first strike landed cleanly, her blade slipping between ribs and twisting. She rolled with the body, dodged another attack, and pivoted, taking out a second with a clean sweep.
By the time the fourth creature lunged, she was already past it.
The students stared, wide-eyed.
"Go," she said.
They didn’t argue.
Not far from there, Everly stood at the center of a scorched patch of dirt.
Her spear dripped blood.
Around her, six beasts lay dead. Their bodies twitched, but they weren’t getting back up.
She wiped her spear off on the grass again and turned to the two students hiding behind a rock.
"Don’t die," she said, voice flat.
They nodded.
"Good."
She nodded at their response before she kept walking to find the next target.
As the sun started to rise higher, the zone changed again.
Birds flew in low, frantic patterns, and the beasts weren’t just hunting anymore; they were reacting to something else that had disrupted their usual lives.
Paths started to shift.
Old trails were blocked off.
New ones opened.
And at the heart of it all, Ethan opened his eyes.
He hadn’t moved in for almost an hour.
The energy from the potion had finished weaving through him like warm smoke. The mist still lingered, brushing gently across his skin, but inside, everything was stable. Quiet. Grounded.
He sat up slowly and brushed some leaves off his arm. His body felt different—lighter, like a weight he hadn’t noticed was finally gone.
He moved his fingers a couple of times. They responded fast, smoothly, without any stiffness or delay.
It wasn’t just that nothing hurt anymore.
He felt stronger. Not in a crazy way, just... more solid. Like everything inside him was working better than before.
His breathing came easier. His muscles felt steady. Even the way he sat up felt more natural, as if his body had simply moved as it was meant to.
And just as he was feeling the changes, that’s when it came.
A rustle. Then a snap. Not loud, but sharp enough to break the air.
His eyes turned.
A beast stepped into the clearing. Not larger than normal, but... wrong. The limbs were mismatched—one front leg too long, the back legs stiff and heavy.
Its mouth looked like it had split and healed over more than once. Its skin was loose on one side and armored on the other.
It didn’t hesitate.
It charged.
Ethan didn’t rush. He rose to his feet slowly, letting his muscles line up with the motion. His stance opened naturally.
The beast was fast. Not smooth, but explosive. It lunged, throwing its front half forward like it was trying to snap through the air.
Ethan stepped left.
The beast twisted mid-air.
He ducked, rolled under, and swept his leg out—not to trip, but to adjust his angle.
The beast recovered faster than expected.
It turned its whole body with a flick of its head, then leapt again.
Ethan met it head-on this time. He didn’t go for power. Just a clean, fast strike across the beast’s shoulder.
It landed, but off balance. Its left leg gave out for a second.
He followed.
Another step, a feint, then a sharp pivot. His fist drove forward—not to kill, but to interrupt.
It worked. The beast’s body twisted, and for just a moment, its side opened.
That was enough.
Ethan shifted again. Blade out.
A quick draw. One clean motion. Diagonal cut from hip to neck.
The beast let out a grunt—wet, low, and final.
Then it dropped.
Not twitching and not roaring. Just still.
He watched it for a few seconds. Then stepped back.
He exhaled softly.
Then the system chime could be heard in his mind.
[Congratulations, Master, Bronze Rank Achieved. And you were able to do it in such a short amount of time.]
Hearing this, Ethan slowly smiled as he once again felt the differences from before.
Ethan then took another deep breath and looked at his hands.
He didn’t feel powerful. Just... more solid.
Like every part of him was now operating in sync.
His body wasn’t overflowing with energy, but it no longer dragged or caught on itself.
It felt ready.
He leaned down and cleaned his blade on the beast’s shoulder, then slipped it back into the sheath and kept walking.
Not fast or slow.
Just steady and calm as if he were walking in the safest place possible.
Further north, Sera knelt behind a thick branch, watching a clearing that hadn’t been there yesterday. It was wider than most, like something massive had trampled it flat.
More claw marks.
Fresh blood.
No bodies.
She didn’t need to speak to know what that meant.
She turned and moved in a new direction. No hesitation.
Mei had just finished wiping down her blade when her wristband buzzed. Not a system message—just a silent ping from the academy interface. It showed a path redirect.
One of the safe zones had collapsed. Beasts had overrun the campsite.
No survivors.
She lowered her hand and continued walking. Her pace never changed.
Evelyn had climbed higher. Her legs wrapped around a branch, eyes scanning the canopy for patterns.
And she saw them.
Birds are flying in circles. Not escaping and just circling.
Her gaze narrowed. She counted them.
Twelve. Exactly twelve.
All turning in a slow loop above a specific part of the zone.
She memorized the angle and slipped down the tree.
Everly was already on the move. She hadn’t seen anything specific. But her gut told her the shift wasn’t natural.
And when she passed a creek that had been clear yesterday but now ran cloudy and red, she didn’t stop to figure out why.
She picked up speed.
Meanwhile, Ethan found a small rise and climbed it. From there, he could see the tree lines on either side—their shapes starting to shift in strange ways.
Branches bent where they shouldn’t. Roots rose above ground like ribs. And the mist was starting to crawl sideways, as if pulled by something unseen.
He crouched and watched for any new prey he could hunt while also trying to figure out what was pulling him.
Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
If you find any errors (non-standard content, ads redirect, broken links, etc..), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible.
Report