As the day draws to a close, the fiery globe came closer to the sea. The evening sky shone crimson gold. The fluffy clouds cast long shadows across the landscape.
Alex, who saw this from the flying beast was mesmerised by the view. In his past life, he never saw the sun like this. After seeing the sea, he knew that they were close to the city of waves, Thira.
Looking a little further, he saw thick dark clouds moving across the horizon. Occasional flashes of lightning could also be seen around it.
"Sir, there are signs of a thunderstorm. We are increasing the speed. We will reach the city in a couple of minutes." Arav warned while motioning to Little bead to increase his speed.
"Hm…" Alex nodded in affirmation. He knew how dangerous thunderstorms were. He doesn't want to be near that. It would be much safer if he could reach the city faster.
"Thump….BOOOM…CRACK…" As they neared the city, sky-shattering sounds shook the space. The thunderstorm was far away, more than a couple of kilometres away. Even then, he could hear the horrifying crackling of electricity inside it.
Suddenly, he noticed something down south on the horizon. Large ships were lined up neatly along the shore.
Thira was a port city. It was not surprising to see ships near it. But something was different this time.
As they moved closer and closer, the peculiarity became more pronounced. Certainly, something odd was going on. There were plumes of smoke rising from the ground.
"Arav, What's happening?" Alex asked.
"...." But Arav who saw this showed panic. His face darkened and he quickly turned Little bead and flew towards his home. Alex didn't mind that. He knew something bad was happening just by looking at the condition of the city.
The city was was in shambles. Houses were burning and buildings were falling one after another.
Finally, Arav reached his home.
But seeing his house, tears one by one slid down his cheeks.
The home that he treasured. The home where he lived with his parents and siblings was not there anymore.
The only remaining feature of his house was a half-smashed house sign below his feet.
"MOTHER," He screamed.
But his voice was muffled by the noise of the street. It was not just Arav screaming in pain at the loss of his family. There were others just like him.
Alex, who saw this stood there not knowing what to do. Regardless of the words he spoke, the agony and distress of Arav would not diminish in the slightest. Alex knew it better than anyone.
"Who did this?" Kalina asked hiding her emotions.
"Madmen," Alex replied.
"They should be stopped."
"Just what I was thinking."
Nearby, Kalina and Alex could hear the sound of someone fighting. They ran there as fast as they could.
The outskirts of the city were destroyed beyond recognition. Alex jumped across the ruins of the streets and finally reached the place.
It was a group of black-clothed men fighting against low-tiered warriors. They were indiscriminately killing people of all ages and gender.
The moment Alex saw them, he recognised who they were. They were the same group of people who attacked the Blue gem city. The unforgivable bunch.
'Teleport.' The next moment, Alex used Teleport and jabbed a long metal spike of the black-robed man's neck.
'One dead, ten more to go.'
Most of the black-robed warriors were tier 3. So, Alex focused on the strongest among them and killed him right away.
Always take the initiative in a life-threatening situation. He learned it in the past the hard way.
If he let the enemy attack first, he would have to think about defending. And the moment you do that, you lose the initiative. And it is a matter of time before you die.
As soon as Alex killed one of them, the black-robed men became alert. They directed their focus at Alex and began attacking him.
Kalina helped Alex in killing the black-robed men. For her, it was as easy as moving her finger. Tier 3 warriors stood no chance against her.
When a black-robed man tried to rush in and slam her with a purple blob of energy. She swatted her hands to smash him to a paste. The ice blocks that materialised around were swung left and right killing villains that destroyed her city.
Briefly, a tinge of bloodthirst materialised around her, frightening the low-tiered warriors around her.
Alex was not a slouch either. While Kalina led the battle, he carefully analysed the attack pattern and skills of the enemies. With each battle, he was improving and adapting at a rapid pace. And the initial fear he had of them disappeared.
Alex, who shied away from close combat began using it to counter the enemies. He used a small cluster of smokescreens to throw off the enemy while attacking the weakest part of their body.
Head, abdomen, neck… He attacked every weak point he could find forcing the enemy to retreat. His ferocious attacks were becoming challenging for the black-robed men to handle.
His past days of training didn't disappoint him. His body was slowly performing at the level of a tier 3 warrior. Previously, he could be barely called a warrior at the skill manifestation stage(Tier 3). Now, he can proudly say that he truly passed through the barrier of tier 3. Or at least his physique has.
Within moments, the fight ended with the victory of Alex and Kalina.
"Why are you engaging in close combat battle?" Kalina suddenly asked Alex.
"To conserve energy. There is a lot more trash to take out."
'I can only teleport a hundred times before my energy runs out. It is better to use stamina and a little bit of body enhancement to take out the trash. Somehow, I feel that these guys are weak in close combat fights. It's as if they don't know how to fight. Who are these people?' Alex thought.
'They use a mysterious energy that has a purple tint in it. Their physical enhancements are weak, barely up to the standards of tier 3 warriors. And their skills are peculiar. Their elemental attack does not have the polish that you usually see among the warriors.'
Alex hid the doubt in his mind before running towards the centre of the city.
While on the way, he helped every person he could see and killed every enemy he could find.
Like a tornado, Alex and Kalina swept through the city.
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