Skill Creation in the Fantasy World

Chapter 122: Facing the Orcs.

Graham rolled his one eye and muttered speechlessly.

"According to my analysis, there are around 180 Rank 1 Orcs, 16 Rank 2 Orcs and 2 Rank 3 Orcs in this Tribal Village. And you think you can handle them all alone?"

Hearing the powerful lineup of the Orc monsters, Felix almost fell down from the tree and broke up in a cold sweat.

'Damn...I didn't expect there would be so strong monsters in this village. It seems I have to create something like an inspect skill sooner.'

Glancing around at the village from above, Felix turned to the man beside him, and his eyes lit up as he got an idea.

"How about this, Sir Graham? I'll act as bait and take the majority of the monsters away from here and then defeat them in the wild forest, while you'll face the strongest of them who'll ignore me for my Rank 1 strength."

Graham raised his brow in amusement, hearing the boy's simple plan, and nodded with a shrug.

"I've got no problem with that. But will you be alright against so many of them?"

He wasn't scared of any Rank 3 monsters as he was above that Rank, but he was not confident that Felix could face the others all alone.

Felix smirked and grasped the hilt of his shortsword for some action.

"I'm not as weak as you think. And there's also many tricks up my sleeves, so don't worry about me."

Graham nodded and patted Felix's shoulder, giving him a thumbs up.

"Good luck then, shout out my name if you're in any trouble."

"Haha, I won't. That'll be embarrassing.", Felix chuckled.

Graham shook his head and muttered.

"If acting shameless can let you survive, then don't hesitate to be shameless."

Felix was impressed by his words as he nodded with a grin and jumped off the branch of the tree as he shouted.

"Then I'll act shameless in order to survive!"

Graham nodded with a satisfied expression, crossing his arms as he watched the boy's spectacle.

"Now, let's see how you hunt."

Felix landed on the ground as the sand made dust and sound, but the Orcs didn't notice him at all as they were busy with their sparring and cheering.

He activated Silent Steps, which should work even on Rank 3 beings as he had advanced a Rank.

Unsheathing his sword, he moved near the tribal village and sneaked inside without alerting anyone.

The tall Orcs who were almost twice his height towered around him, but he roamed between them easily and made his way towards the middle.

In the middle of the village, two Rank 2 Orcs were sparring with each other, their war cry and thunderous roars echoing in the forest as the rest of the Orcs cheered them with the same energy.

Felix arrived in the middle where the sparring was taking place and smiled evilly.

"Let me take the stage.", he said with a chuckle.

His words got drowned under the screams of the barbaric monsters, but his next actions proved otherwise.

Sprinting towards the sparring area, Felix used one of his skills as he deactivated Silent Steps.

"Dust Blast!"

A sudden wind picked up from his side, bringing along stones and debris as it flew over to the two fighting Orcs.

The surrounding monsters were surprised at the appearance of a human among them, but they didn't act chaotic and instead started cheering louder as they thought that only one Rank 1 human couldn't do anything to them.

The two Rank 2 Orcs were hit by the mini storm of dust amidst their spar, and they couldn't dodge it as they didn't even notice it during their busy fight.

The two orcs covered their face in panic as the dust disturbed their sight and breathing, but it also made them alert as they used aura to strengthen their body and skin.

Felix was still a few meters away from them and used another of his skills.

"Earth Spikes!"

The two orcs had still not recovered from the dust as they waved their arms around, but to their dismay, a few sharp spikes emerged from the ground.

The spikes hit them from below and punctured into their skins, but the wounds were shallow as they were prepared for any attacks.

'They're smarter than your average monsters, huh...'

Felix narrowed his eyes as he reached the dusty region and slashed his sword at the wounds of one of the orcs.

"Gwaahh!!"

The orc screamed in pain, its eyes widening in the craze as it started randomly swinging its arms.

Felix was quick and dodged the attacks before using one of his sword techniques on the same orc.

"Black Horizon Sword Arts: Assault Impact!"

His sword hit the Orc's back, pushing it away onto the other orc as they both lost their balance.

"Earth Spikes!"

Felix didn't waste the opportunity and hurriedly used the skill again.

Spikes emerged out again from the ground where the two orcs were going to fall and stabbed into their bodies as they were about to crash on the ground.

This time, they couldn't avoid the attack, and their force of gravity increased both of their weights, letting the spikes easily pierce into their bodies.

Blood splattered on the ground as the rest of the orcs stood stupefied, watching the result of the clash.

They didn't expect a single Rank 1 human could defeat two Rank 2 orcs, but it nevertheless happened, which angered them all as they started to rush forward.

But Felix didn't care for their reactions as he hadn't heard the notification from the system yet.

He jumped above the two orcs that had fallen atop each other with no movements and stabbed his sword inside the orc at the top.

"Corrosion."

He activated his torturous skill that passed baleful energy from his body into the orcs through his sword, letting it flow endlessly to the both of them who were in touch.

The two orcs who were still alive hideously grunted in pain as the corrosive power destroyed their bodies.

A few seconds later, the system chimed.

[You have killed a being higher than your own rank.]

[You have gained 100 skill points.]

[You have killed a being higher than your own rank.]

[You have gained 100 skill points.]

Felix stood atop the bloodied corpses of the two orcs, his crimson eyes turning brighter when he heard the notification of a hundred skill points.

"I'm going to kill y'all...", he muttered in a calm voice.

A voice that betrayed the expression he was showing to the orcs at this moment.

The running orcs froze at their spots, the silhouette of the single human turning massive as they felt like they were being stared at by their predator.

"KRRAAHHH!!"

One of the Orcs roared aloud, its Rank 3 aura spreading through the area as everyone woke up from their thoughts and returned to reality before roaring along with it.

Even Felix was alarmed by the roar as he remembered that there were some strong existences here who could easily harm him.

He jumped up from the corpses and landed on the ground, his figure sinking underground as he used 'Earth Swimming'.

"Why don't we play a game of hide and seek for now...."

Just as the orcs reached him, his body sank underground, leaving them confused and shocked.

They searched around for him but couldn't find a single clue of his existence in the surroundings.

"Yo, I'm over here!"

Felix called out to them from the edge of the village, waving his hands at them with a mischievous grin.

The barbaric orcs became bloodthirsty as they roared once again and grabbed any of the weapons they could find before marching towards Felix in a hurry.

Almost half of the orcs in the village had shown up and were running towards him with hatred and killing intent.

Seeing the tall and mighty Orcs getting near to him, Felix took a deep breath and turned around before dashing into the forest.

"Agility Burst!"

He sped up and disappeared into the forest, bringing along with him the angry orcs who wanted revenge for the death of their tribal members.

Graham watched everything from the top of a tree, his lips forming an impressed smile as he muttered.

"That kid sure is zesty..."

A powerful aura from the ground suddenly alerted him, turning his attention towards one of the Rank 3 Orcs who was moving in the direction Felix had gone.

"You're not going anywhere."

Graham vanished from the top of the tree and suddenly appeared on the ground just before the Rank 3 Orc, who was rushing onwards.

At the sight of a new human being appearing in front of it, the Rank 3 Orc opened its mouth to let out a frightening roar.

"Oh, shut up."

The Orc who was about to roar found that it couldn't make a sound at all, almost as if its mind had stopped sending signals to his vocal chord.

It tried moving its body, but there was a strange force that held it in place, not allowing it to even move it's muscles.

Graham walked forward, his hands behind his back in a relaxed position.

When he arrived beside the monstrous Orc, his head only reached its chest, but contrary to their sizes, it was the Orc who was feeling terror at the moment.

"At normal times, I wouldn't care for weaklings like you...", Graham muttered with a calm voice as he raised his hand, pressing it on the frozen Orc's chest.

"...but currently, there's a kid I'm looking after. Which means the only option left for you is.....death."

Graham's hand that was over the Orc's chest brightened in light, before the light engulfed the entire body of the Orc as it stood immovable.

A few seconds later the light died down, allowing the surrounding stunned Orcs to witness a shocking scene of the complete disappearance of one of their Rank 3 leader.

That day, every monster in the forest would experience the duo who had a great knack for hunting, marking their presence as the unavoidable predators of the entire forest.