KINETIC

Chapter 50 Adding To The Collection

Leo pushed open the door to his room and entered it. He was expecting to see a destroyed room, but instead there was something he didn't expect at all.

4 people dressed in all black wearing masks over their faces were searching through Leo's room. When he entered they all turned to look at him.

Two of them pulled out 2 daggers each and held them blade facing down before charging at Leo.

2 of them ran at Leo while the other 2 stayed behind them. The 2 in the back jumped up and each threw one long pointed needle made of metal over the others and at Leo.

One needle was aimed for his head, while the other his chest, or more specifically, the heart. Leo spun his body away from the needles and managed to avoid getting hit, but as he did the 2 that had run at him both stabbed towards him from different directions.

Each of them was to the sides of Leo, thrusting their daggers at different areas. The one on his right attacked Leo's ribs and thigh. The one on the left went for Leo's neck and back.

Leo focused on the one to the left since those strikes seemed to be more likely to kill him if they landed.

Leo hadn't been able to channel his energy through his body yet because of how sudden all this had happened. He was currently only using his natural strength which was luckily boosted by the system.

,m [ Dash has been activated ]

Leo could feel the increase in his speed as he activated Dash, everything around him appeared to slow down slightly, like everyone but him was moving through water.

Leo reached up and grabbed the hand that was aiming for his neck, Leo's left arm was now holding onto their left arm. He then pulled the arm towards him and over his shoulder, forcing the person to spin in the air.

Leo then turned to stop the one on his right, he reached out for the dagger going towards his ribs. 'Dammit I won't be able to deflect it in time!' The blade was only a few centimeters from piercing his skin.

Leo did the only thing he could do and grabbed the blade. If he had tried going for their wrist, he would never have made it before the dagger pierced his ribs.

The dagger cut into Leo's had and blood stated pouring out over the blade and onto the floor. The pain caused Leo to become distracted for a moment, allowing the other dagger this person was wielding to stab into his right thigh.

"AAHHHHMMPH!" Leo screamed out in pain. He immediately jumped backwards to get away, and in doing so he had taken the dagger in his leg with him.

Leo landed near the desk on the left of his room and all 4 of the intruders surrounded him in a half moon shape. Leo had the wall behind him, he had no more space to fall back if he needed to.

Leo reached down and pulled the dagger out of his leg, he grimaced from the pain and it felt as though he had just been stabbed again.

Leo finally had a moment of respite and channeled his energy through his body. The pain in his leg and hand lessened slightly.

*Ding

[Sudden quest generated]

- Defeat the intruders

Reward

...

Leo saw the notifications, but he didn't have time look at it properly since more needles were being thrown at him again, this time 3 of them.

The 4th intruder charged in, using the needles as a distraction so they could get close. Leo used the blade of the dagger in his hand to deflect 2 of the needles but the 3rd stabbed into his lower stomach on his left side, just above the hip.

[ Energy 18/20 ]

Leo didn't have the skill to fight against these people and had to rely on instinct and speed to survive.

He didn't have time to worry about the 3rd needle because he had another set of daggers striking at him. One going for just under the ribs on his right side and one for the neck from the left.

[Dash has been activated]

Leo's time limit with dash had run out already so he activated it again. Each use of dash made Leo feel tired, his Stamina was being drained quickly by using the skill.

He raised his dagger and used it to cut the wrist holding the dagger heading for his neck, a severed hand went flying across the room with blood spewing everywhere.

The person didn't seem to care too much about losing their hand since their other arm never hesitated, continuing with their strike.

Leo couldn't attack their wrist again since there wasn't enough time, the blade was too close and fast to dodge as well. Leo swung downwards causing the 2 daggers to clash.

Leo's power forced their dagger to move down, but the force of their attack still carried through and the dagger cut deeply into Leo's stomach and hip.

[ Energy 15/20 ]

He had avoided a potential fatal strike, but had taken a deep and long cut instead. Leo's deflection of their blade caused the intruder to lose their balance and Leo stabbed towards their neck, stabbing right through from side to side.

3 more needles came flying towards Leo's chest. He didn't have time to pull back his right arm with the dagger, so instead he raised his left arm, using it as a shield.

The needles punctured Leo's forearm and Leo could see their tips poking through the other side. The pain was immense but Leo had to push through.

*Ding

A system notification went off, but Leo couldn't afford to look at it. He was losing energy each time he got hit and his body was getting heavier by the second.

[ Energy 12/20 ]

Leo had finally managed to kill one of them, but the other 3 had used that opening to injure him further. 'I can't win this fight without taking more damage... I'll just have to push through. I'll have to add some more scars to the collection.' Leo smiled as he thought this.

The intruders seemed to be startled for a moment when they saw Leo smiling and they all looked at each other, but in the end it meant nothing and they attacked again.

2 needles were thrown and 1 of them charged towards Leo. This time Leo didn't wait, he charged and met them in the middle.

He ignored the needles, allowing them to hit him. 'If I block all these needles, I'll never win this fight, they're just a distraction!'

Leo's eyes lit up with fury as the needles hit. One piercing his left shoulder, and the other his left rib area. Leo ducked under the blades of the person rushing towards him and lifted his own dagger to pierce their head from under their chin.

[ Energy 9/20 ]

Leo rushing forwards had caused this person to panic, so he had a moments jump on them and managed to avoid their 2 strikes.

Leo then let go of his dagger and grabbed this person by their clothes, using them as a shield as he ran toward the other 2. They both threw out needles, which hit Leo's shield in the back.

When Leo got closer, he pushed his shield forwards and threw it towards the one on the right. He then rushed the one on the left.

Leo charged an attack in his hands and threw a punch towards their chest. He didn't have time to condense the energy, he just placed 4 points of energy into the attack.

The intruder was still pulling out their daggers when Leo's fist struck their chest. The energy dispersed and a crunching sound was heard. Their body went flying backwards, crashing into the wall and causing an indent, the body remained pinned to the wall with blood splattered around it.

[ Energy 5/20 ]

Leo turned and could see the last intruder standing between himself and the door of the room.

The intruder pulled out their 2 daggers and took a defensive stance.

"Looks like... you're the last one." Leo said amidst pants. Blood continued to pour out of Leo and he could feel he was losing strength by the second.

"I don't have... all day here... Let's finish it." Leo said, he then charged forwards, placing everything he had into a single strike.