Acht landed swiftly on the ground, then he waited for the monster to see if it died or not. That attack was extremely powerful but it needed some conditions to be used again so Acht couldn't use it freely.
'I can still feel its aura…is it still alive?' He thought to himself as he signaled for Tania to move to the other side to encircle it.
*Swish*
Out of nowhere, the Naga suddenly moved out of the dust at an alarming speed trying to catch Tania who was standing behind her off-guard. The other didn't freak out and immediately evaded the Naga.
But, the monster was very tenacious, it kept following Tania while she kept throwing crystals at her regularly.
Acht didn't waste any time and closed the distance between him and the Naga and jumped on top of it.
The creature was moving its body left and right to move so he immediately lost balance. So, he used the sword and plunged it in between its scales to support his body.
"SSSSSSSSS!!!!"
The monster cried in pain and looked behind it. Its focus immediately changed to Acht and it tried to bite him with its huge mouth.
"Tough luck." He said as he jumped barely a few milliseconds before its mouth could swallow him whole.
What happened instead was that the creature bit its own body. Its teeth were extremely sharp so it easily penetrated the armor of scales it had.
Green and disgusting blood splattered from its back like a fountain. The Naga's eyes widened in shock before it tried to release the grip it had on its own body.
"No, you don't. Taste yourself for some more time." Acht landed on its head and increased the weight of its head so it could stay stuck like that.
Then, to put the last nail in the coffin, he plunged his sword into its eye.
The Naga boss lost its mind from the sheer pain it felt coming from all kinds of places on its body.
Acht knew that staying on top of it while it was in such a state is not good so he immediately hopped off and created a distance between them.
The boss started fidgeting and moving madly with its upper body. Then, it suddenly stopped and did something unexpected.
Every scale on its body suddenly stood up, it was as if they were some kind of arrows about to be shot.
"Shit. Create a crystal barrier quickly!" He said to Tania as he pulled them away as far as they could from the monster.
He could stop some of the scales that reach him but he won't get out of this unscathed.
Tania immediately conjured a huge barrier and implanted it in the ground in front of them so it could hold on for a little longer.
The Naga then screeched the loudest since they saw it as if it was its last scream. Then, it blasted the scales on all of its body in one last major attack.
The scales were extremely solid and hard to crack so they could also work as dangerous bullets.
*Swish* *Swish* *Swish*
The ear-splitting sounds of the scales flying everywhere filled their ears and made them squint.
Then scales immediately struck the barrier, creating cracks in it. With each scale, the barrier kept cracking gradually.
'It won't hold on…I need to do something.' Acht looked around him hurriedly.
He needed to reduce the pressure on the barrier. But, to do that, he needed some kind of object that could work as a temporary barrier.
But, he couldn't find anything that could do that.
As he was about to look at Tania, he found her drinking a potion while her other hand extended to keep the barrier working since it needs a constant fuel of her soul force.
Then, she did something he didn't expect. She clenched her fist and broke the barrier, then, she immediately conjured another barrier simultaneously. The two barriers were swiftly replaced.
Acht was speechless for a while, he didn't know she had that amazing control over her gift. People might not know but making the feet she just did was simply worthy of admiration considering her age.
The barrage of scales finally stopped and the Naga fell down to the ground, unmoving like a corpse.
Acht kept looking at Tania who was oblivious at first, but then she felt his gaze and unconsciously turned to face him.
"You did….a good job." He said with some difficulty.
She has always been a mysterious person to him. He didn't know her origin, her family, or even her age. So, he was surprised by many things that she was capable of.
"MN." She nodded her head as usual and then turned around.
When Acht was unable to see her face, she made a wide smile that would creep anyone out and a blush colored her cheeks.
But, that expression vanished as fast as it appeared.
"It says in the book that that creature will give us 5000 points. So, 2500 for you and 2500 for me. Which means each one of us will have 15000 points if we consider the boost."
Acht said while reading the guidebook for the test.
Then, he started walking closer to the Naga boss so he could take his soul stone.
But, as he was about to reach him, a familiar sensation took over his body. It was something he felt not too long ago.
'Am I losing consciousness again? Isn't it enough already, you fucking bitch?!' Acht tried to curse but he lost consciousness immediately so he didn't have a chance to do anything.
He knew clearly where he was going to be when he woke up and he hated it. He even hoped that it would be nothing but an aftermath of exhausting himself but he knew that it was not the case at all.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself sitting on a chair in a shady place. His fuzzy feeling disappeared and he heard the sound of someone moaning.
He looked around and saw the man he captured before. He then looked around and saw through the window a girl standing outside.
He stood up from the chair and walked to the man. He then kicked him in the stomach to knock him unconscious before sitting down again.
'That insane goddess wants me to face Dia again, huh? She really fully bent on making me do it.'
He closed his eyes to think for a moment. A few words he heard before came back to him.
"Hehe, I still only think of myself even though this is nothing but an illusion." He chuckled sadly and then opened his eyes.
"Fuck it. I have no other choice. If she comes to hate me, I will accept it." He then stood up and walked outside of the room.
He saw Dia resting her arms on the balcony of the worn-out building.
He felt words get stuck in his throat for a good moment. But, he forced himself to calm down and spoke to Dia in a gentle voice.
"Are you ok?"
She was silent for a second before she sighed quietly and said.
"Can I ask you one question?"
Acht walked to her side and also rested his arms on the balcony.
"Go ahead."
"...Why do you want to hide this secret from me this much…Is it that bad? Will it make me sad?" She spoke as the agitation grew in her voice. She was clearly still not stable emotionally.
Acht didn't answer at first. He was at loss for words since every question was like a needle piercing his heart.
But, if he had one thing going for him, it's that if he decided to do something, he will see it till the end.
After taking a deep breath to calm his beating heart.
"Fine…I will tell you the truth. It may sound ridiculous and unbelievable. But I swear that whatever you will hear right now is the truth."
Dia looked at him and waited for him to continue.
"I'm not actually from this world…."
"...What do you mean?"
"What I mean is…I'm Acht…but from 30 years later…I'm from the future."
He kept his eyes away from her face, not wanting to see her reaction.
So, before she could say anything. He added.
"I want to tell you what happened in all of these years…What happened to me…What happened to you…and what happened to our future.."
He then turned around and looked at her.
"Would you please listen to this story?"
Dia was speechless as her mind was assaulted with all of this hard-to-accept information but she was able to muster the strength to nod her head somehow.
"It all started after we left the slums….."
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