3:36 p.m.
Deep in the forest outside of Luxen City.
Rawr!
Whoosh!
A Yellow Wako or a fox-like animal jumped and opened its jaws, and it was sliced into two horizontally by a blade.
Whoosh!
Thud, thud!
Vivian whipped her sword to remove the blood stains on its blade and then examined it as the mutilated corpse of the fox fell to the ground.
Hmm…
Looks like this sword is still fine…
I was worried that this sword would be broken after a swing or two…
She swept her gaze around to see if there were other enemies but all she saw was a field littered with fresh corpses of animals and monsters.
I guess that's it…
An image of Ranz throwing the skill [Explosive Dagger] combined with the spell [Enchant Fire] at her flashed inside her head.
Her brows knitted together.
What was that skill…?
When someone casts a skill or spell, there was no need to announce it. Her Status Panel also doesn't inform her what skill or spell was thrown at her.
This time around, an image of her completely naked with her whole body burnt and covered in blisters flashed inside her head.
She tightened her grip around her sword and gritted her teeth.
That fucking rapist…!
How was that any different from rape…?!
He also stole my underwear…!
And image of Joshua and Gerald's face flashed inside her head.
I'm a victim of rape…!
What are they doing…?!
She then recalled what Joshua told her.
'...your feud with Mrs. Belfair and her sons ends here. You will not bother them or any of their family members and they will not bother you…'
This…!
This is unfair…!
Are they looking down on me because I'm a woman…?!
How dare they….!
They've raped me…!
She calmed down and let out a sigh.
Next time…
In the future…
Once I'm powerful…
An image of all of the Gold Rank Adventurers she encountered flashed inside her head.
At least I now know that I'm still too weak to fight Gold I Rank Adventurers…
However…
She recalled the movement speed of Ramus and Ranz.
The first one…
He was as fast as me…
Meanwhile, the rapist…
I don't know if he was as fast as me at his default state…
Or he became faster after he activated that spell…
Specifically the one where his legs were covered with light green aura…
Vooom!
Vivian roamed around in a circle, covering about a 20-meter radius before stopping.
The coast is clear…
She activated a spell.
[Greater Origin Enchant].
A dark red-colored lighting aura appeared on her left hand.
This spell amplifies any skill or spell by x4…
If I was allowed to use this…
How would've I used it during our fight…?
She recalled when she tried to parry Ranz's [Explosive Dagger] with her sword.
Perhaps at that time…?
Instead of parrying, I could've thrown a [Power Slash] combined with this [Greater Origin Enchant]…?
Whooozzz!
She threw a punch with her left hand.
Nice sound effects…
Vooom!
She appeared next to a tree that had a trunk size of almost 2ft.
[Power Fist].
The moment Vivian activated the skill, the dark red lightning immediately began to be absorbed by the invisible force wrapped around her fist and it grew up to x4.
BAAA-RIIIIP!
The tree's trunk was completely obliterated into dust by an invisible force that had a diameter of around 2ft.
Vooom!
Thud!
Vivian jumped away as the top portion of the tree fell to the ground.
Yeah…
There's no doubt…
I could've won that fight easily…
[Greater Origin Enchant].
Dark red lightning appeared on her left hand once again.
She aimed her left hand at a tree.
[Lightning Arrow].
PSSSHCT…!
Just like her [Power Fist], the moment the spell began to manifest, the dark red lightning immediately began to be absorbed and then a 60-inch-long arrow made out of lightning burst out of her hand.
PSSSCHT--BRAAAK--BRAAAK--BRAAAK!
The giant lightning arrow not only obliterated the trunk of the tree that Vivian was aiming at but it also obliterated the trunks of two trees behind it. All three trees got electrocuted, from top to bottom, with their leaves completely burned away and their whole body turned to dark brown charcoal.
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Oh…
So not only does it increase the damage and size, but it also increases the range…?
Based on Vivian's experiments, her range-type attack spells, such as [Fire Arrow], [Wind Arrow] and [Lightning Arrow], had a range of 10 meters. And looking at the [Lightning Arrow] combined with [Greater Origin Enchant] that she just cast, by her estimate, its range increased to 40 meters.
She stared at her left palm.
This is too destructive…
She turned her gaze away and returned her attention to the burnt trees.
I think I should avoid using [Fire Arrow] and [Lightning Arrow] combined with [Greater Origin Enchant]…
Unless, of course, necessary…
I mean…
The last thing I want is to accidentally cause a forest fire…
She let out a sigh.
The experimentation is done…
Time to resume leveling up my Physical Arts…
Vooom!
She already covered about 10 meters when she suddenly stopped.
Wait…!
Pah!
She slapped her forehead.
I almost forgot about it…!
Vooom!
***
A few minutes later…
Vooom!
Vivian was running in a blur when she spotted a Yellow Wako relaxing near a tree root.
Finally…!
The proper test subject…!
Although it's only been a few minutes since she did her experiment, she already killed at least 30 animals and monsters combined, all of which were Treebarks, Bukaroos, Sunkisses, Juppers, Paparus, Brown Kraines, and the different kinds of Ekans.
Chu-thud!
The Yellow Wako immediately stood up the moment it sensed Vivian's [Nemesis of Beasts]. However, as it was about to turn in the direction of where the ominous feeling was coming from, Vivian already arrived beside it, grabbed it by the head with her left hand and then pushed it down, pinning it to the ground.
Arw, arw, arw…!
The fox cried out hysterically as it tried to break free from Vivian's hold.
Vivian ignored the animal's cries and desperate attempts to escape as swept her gaze around her surroundings.
Hmm…
I guess there are no other monsters…?
Especially that fucking rabbit…?
Chak!
She stabbed her sword to the ground as she returned her attention to the fox.
"I need you to relax now, you little shit."
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
In the blink of an eye, all four of the fox's legs were broken.
Arrrwww…! Arrrwww…! Arrrwww….!
The fox cried out in agony and tears began to well up in its eyes. But despite all that, it still continued to thrash its body around to break free.
Ba-crack!
ARRRWWW…!
Vivian threw a punch on the fox's side and broke at least one rib, causing the animal to settle down a bit.
"I told you to behave, you little shit."
Chud.
She grabbed one of the fox's broken legs.
Riiiip…!
AAARRRRWWW….!!!
And then ripped it off, causing the fox to howl in agony and tears run down its cheeks.
Vivian placed the severed leg of the fox on the side.
[Greater Origin Enchant].
Dark red lightning appeared on her right hand.
[Heal].
The fox's body was enveloped with a faint yellow light. However, thanks to the [Greater Origin Enchant], the radius of its light expanded to 4 times its normal size.
Arrrwww…! Arrrwww…! Arrrwww…!
Vivian's brows knitted together.
That's it…?
Based on what she was seeing, all of the broken bones of the fox were repaired and the it began lively once again, thrashing around wildly to break away. However, for the torn missing leg, the wound closed but it didn't regenerate.
Poke.
Vivian poked the side of the Fox that got its ribs broken.
It truly is a full recovery…
Except for the leg…
Ba-crack!
ARRRWWW….!!!
She threw a punch to the fox's spine and the animal stopped moving but was still breathing.
Hopefully, this would work…
She picked up the severed leg from earlier and pressed it against the healed missing limb of the fox.
[Greater Origin Enchant].
[Heal].
Arrrwww…! Arrrwww…! Arrrwww…!
The fox's broken spine was healed and it immediately began to thrash around once again. However, the severed leg and the healed missing limb didn't connect.
Vivian tossed the severed leg away.
So even with [Greater Origin Enchant]…
[Heal] can't replicate what [Greater Heal] can do…
Crack!
She squeezed with her left hand and the fox's skull cracked open.
Scruuub…
Scruuub…
Scruuub…
She wiped her gloved hand against the grass.
How unfortunate…
She grabbed her sword and then got up.
Well…
That's it…
Experimentation is truly over…
Time to truly focus on training my Physical Arts…