Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 283

Chapter 283 Chapter 66.4 - Grave

"Grrr….."

Standing in front of the two phantoms, seemingly different than before I nodded my head inwardly.

'Indeed, just as I had suspected.'

The moment I had seen their forms, my suspicions were immediately corrected.

"What are they?"

Irina asked as she looked into their face. Even if now that she had returned to how she used to be, it seemed she also understood the monsters before her weren't the same.

–SCREECH!

Yet, they are not the only ones that were out there looking for us. Behind, countless different sounds of screeches echoed around the place.

'They are here.'

The number of presences I could sense was immensely high. All of these patterns indicated that the enemy was what I knew.

"WHAT! What are we going to do now!" Irina shouted, looking at the sounds.

–GRRR!

The sounds of the two phantoms before us also started as the two monsters approached.

"Cover behind," I mumbled while raising my bow.

"What? You are going to face them alone?" Her face, while asking this, was quite a sight to see, but it wasn't the time for that.

"Yes. We don't have a choice." I replied while pointing at the two. "They are not as strong as you think."

This was an honest statement. Contrary to what one may think after seeing them, at the end of the day, they were phantoms and had a clear weakness. People tend to get the first impression of them being different from other phantoms thanks to them being the souls of high-ranking monsters, but in the end, they were nothing but simple phantoms.

"….." She was speechless at my statement, but after looking into my eyes for a second, she scoffed. "Humph…..I trust you…" She said while turning her body backward.

–SWIRL!

The fire started swirling around her head as she faced the horde of phantoms approaching us from where we came. freēwebnovel.com

"..."?She didn't say much as she walked back, but stopped for a second and threw a look at me. "You...Don't ever think of dying." Her eyes, her mimics, and everything was genuine. At that moment, she wholeheartedly believed and wanted what she had said.

"Don't worry," I said as the response while starting to walk forward. "I had yet to attain the right to die."

"Humph….Who is worried about you?"

-–TAP! TAP!

I wanted to retort but let her do as she pleased, walking forward.

'Now…..'

It was time to face the enemy.

'Using [Shadowborne] is pointless.'

I deduced immediately. Now that my location had already been revealed, Shadowborne was basically nullified for the time being, though that wouldn't be the case for the next enemies.

But it was not like I needed it anyway.

"ROOAR!"

As the first enemy immediately leaped towards me, I calmed myself down, both my body as well as my mind.

"Haaaaah….."

Taking a deep breath, I drew my bow, channeling it with my mana. I no longer needed to hold back, as Irina was also busy dealing with other phantoms.

–SWOOSH!

As I released the arrow, it flew with an incredible speed. The wolf that was flying in the sky seemed to widen its eyes as it could sense the energy of the arrow it contained.

However, contrary to what it had expected, the arrow went right past it and immediately headed backward.

–BOOM!

And following that, the arrow exploded from the place where the other phantom was residing.

As the explosion resonated through the air, I swiftly transitioned to the next phase of my plan.

The dark elf phantom, engulfed in the aftermath of the explosion, had likely taken a significant hit. Now was the perfect moment to deal with the soul of Raksha, the wolf-type monster.

I manipulated my mana, transforming my [Celestalith] from the bow into its dual dagger form.?The celestial energy infused within the blades glimmered with a faint, ethereal glow.

Gripping the daggers tightly, I focused on the incoming wolf phantom.

–SWOOSH!

The wolf, seemingly confused by the unexpected explosion, regained its composure and lunged at me with ferocious speed.

'What a speed.'

Even in its phantom form, its speed was insane. Considering the fact that it was stronger than many of the other phantoms, it seemed even the souls had their rankings.

'But, not enough.'

I sidestepped its attack, narrowly avoiding its sharp claws. With a quick motion, I slashed at its flank with [Celestalith], leaving a glowing trail in the air.

–SLASH!

Raksha recoiled from the strike, its ghostly form showing signs of damage. However, the phantom was resilient and quickly countered with a series of agile maneuvers.

Dodging its attacks required precision and anticipation, yet I adapted to its movements with each passing moment. After all, I still remember the moment when I faced it in the game.

Its attack patterns were carved in my head, but I could also observe its body at the same time.

Meanwhile, the dark elf phantom emerged from the remnants of the explosion, weakened but not defeated. It raised its hand, preparing to unleash a barrage of magical attacks.

'I need to deal with this fast.'

Before its dark magic became a significant threat, I needed to deal with the Raksha.

–SWOOSH!