Year: 1203 AD,
Derono's POV,
Everything is going as expected. I will have to fight Bronze Knight. I am sure he is more powerful than me.
I need to focus on him. Even if I put a scratch on him, I win.
Thinking about it, I took my fighting stance.
Bronze Knight didn't even unsheathe his sword.
He surely is underestimating me, but I am sure that is valid for now. Since no one knows that I have one S Tier Ability under my belt.
He lifted his one hand and the other hand directed towards my torso.
Oh I know what I going to happen now.
Before I can dodge his blow, bronze knight already blew away some small mass from my torse.
Thanks to my evolved reflexes that I can atleast save my whole torso.
Just after getting small part of torso blown away, I activated my evolved healing ability to heal my wounds.
From this exchange I can deduce that the speed of Bronze Knight is atleast 10 times faster than sound. The sonic boom was generated by that attack so no ordinary blow was that.
If I was my old self, I would have half died already.
Bronze Knight was clearly annoyed. Maybe I am one of the rare ones that could reduce the damage he wanted to assert.
Bronze Knight unsheathed his sword.
He is using weapon against armless? No fair so I will use mine.
"STATUS POOL ACTIVATED "
Yeah, that is my unknown tier ability. The only drawback of that ability is that I can't use it whole day. Maybe I am still unable to master it. But it doesn't matter right now.
I will give control of my body to that ability while also ask to analyse the fighting pattern of Bronze Knight meanwhile I take control of ability choosing. Maybe with this my body can activate more than 5 abilities at once.
Usually Adventurers can only use one ability at a time, rare ones can use 3 at a time. This limitation exists because human brain generally can't handle the information to use more than one ability simultaneously. It needs a lot training to do so.
Here if I count my ability, we are one body two mind so using multiple abilities won't be huge issue.
Thinking about it I have control of my body movements to that unknown tier ability (STATUS POOL).
STATUS POOL: Everything is under check. S Tier Ability (EXECUTIONER) activated, A+ Tier (HEAL) ability activated. Unknown Tier ability (OBSERVER) activated.
Yep, I guess I have another unknown tier ability in my arsenal. However I can't activate it myself. This ability is activated only when STATUS POOL takes control over my body.
Let's begin.
S Tier ability (SPEEDER) activated.
Bronze Knight attacked.
Well, he wasn't waiting for me for like minutes. Well, STATUS POOL taking my body and me activating few skills and everything happened in picoseconds or maybe zeptoseconds.
I dodged the attack from his sword thanks to my enhanced speed due to (SPEEDER) ability.
Sounders were all surprised. They knew about Grey Adventurer and his power but this guy (talking about me) is more powerful than mentioned.
Not to mention, Mayor was himself kind of surprised. He was trying hard to hide his annoyance.
Fuji was just smirking like some proud dad. Why the hell is he proud?!! Not like I care but still,... WHY THE HELL IS HE PROUD?!
Anyways, Martha is shocked and making big circular mouth expression. Yep no one knew I had such power abilities under my belt. Not even now anyone knows about the abilities I use.
Bronze Knight was growing frustrated. His frustration was clearly visible.
[Bronze Knight]: Are you just going to dodge my attacks? Don't you want to fight back? Are you perhaps seeing me unworthy of your attacks?
No, what? Wait. His face expression is changing. Oops, I did not want him to unlock his Sword Style. But it won't be huge problem since (OBSERVER) already analysised his fighting style completely, copied it and also created counterattack fighting style.
Bronze Knight takes position of like his sword would penetrate me at any moment. It was just then when he utters...
[Bronze Knight]: Sword Style 0, A Thousan...
[Mayor]: That's enough! The boy (again me) is Gret Adventurer and now it's confirm.
Bronze Knight stared at Mayor with slight surprise and Mayor points towards the torso part of Bronze Knight. It had a very very small scratch.
I managed to impart it while dodging last time. Actually STATUS POOL who was controlling my body did it.
Bronze Knight was pointing daggers at me, through his eyes. I don't care.
"I have proved that I am Grey Adventurer so how is it going to be."
I asked while sheathing my own sword.
Sounders were whispering something among themselves, most likely discussing about the events that unfolded before them.
Mayor was looking unpleasant. I just ruined his first planned impression so surely he looked displeased. But I know, he still have many plans made for future.
He must be rethinking about the decision to demonify me because he knows well that if I get Demonified, I will reach on par with higher Demon Lords.
Since we are talking about evolution, I obtained a new ability recently. It is called (SPACE JUMPER) and it has S Tier rank.
Unknown tier ability (OBSERVER) had given data to create a new ability and unknown tier ability (STATUS POOL) created it.
Looks like I can achieve new abilities without necessarily killing stronger foes, even analysis works at this moment. (STATUS POOL) and (OBSERVER) are surely dangerous. I wonder if Great Hero Thunder Tusk had an ability such as (STATUS POOL).
Also since we are talking about it, my healing ability was also evolved. It was upgraded from A+ Tier to S Tier thanks to (STATUS POOL). Though I now have B+ Tier healing, A Tier healing and S Tier healing abilities.
About who is controlling my body? I have already taken control of it. As soon as fight ended I took my control back.
Also as soon as (STATUS POOL) was deactivated, (OBSERVER) ability was also deactivated. Almost instantly.
Like I told before, (STATUS POOL) is required to activate (OBSERVER) also (STATUS POOL) is the one to keep (OBSERVER) activate.
Back to present, Fuji, Martha and Jerius jumped towards me. Fuji was like hugging me from behind. I barely reach near his chest. I was looking like a child getting hugged my his father.
I am 15 years old and I am not a kid. Yes I maybe a teen but not a kid.
I don't particularly mind Fuji hugging me so I didn't stop him. We are teammates afterall.
Jerius was looking at me calculating something in his mind. His state was that of an eagle. Martha had eyes of admiration.
Just then Mayor announced...
[Mayor]: All of you (pointing towards us) are identified as allies. Thus, you are welcomed in ROYAL EMPIRE. Grey Adventurer can recruit anyone he wishes from ROYAL EMPIRE. I have no objections.
Few Sounders wanted to object but none did.
Hence assembly was dismissed. I didn't see Bronze Knight later that event.
We were back in our rented house. I sat on the table while other took their places in chairs.
"So Jerius? You looking down? Maybe because of Akashi?"
Hearing the last word, Jerius was shocked and lost his composure.
Jerius held my collar and thrashed me on a wall pinning me there.
Fuji was about to throw Jerius away but I signalled him not to.
[Jerius]: How would you know about Akashi?! Tell me!! Where is she?!! How is...is she doing fine?
After speaking last line, Jerius fell on his knees loosening his grip on my collar. Martha was looking concerned about Jerius.
"Might be. You will soon meet her. Why don't you check yourself later."
Hearing these words, Jerius started crying.
Yes, she will be with you soon.
"I have hidden many things from you all but believe me, I will do everything right. Let's make our plan."
Reassuring everyone I sat down on my chair and everyone tools their seats too.
Everything is going smoothly till now. I kept Rel out of ROYAL EMPIRE just one day. Today he had already swept into ROYAL EMPIRE's special prison.
The secret plan that I kept hidden was it.
While we will have assembly with Mayor and Bronze Knight, there won't be a high tier detector near ROYAL EMPIRE'S special prison which was located under the ROYAL PALACE.
During the assembly, Rel will enter the prison sector and would free all prisoners and will guide them towards the slum area.
Rel will disguise himself as a higher demon and will kill all soldiers opposing him. He will make sure few survive to report it later as attack of a demon.
After entering Slum area, my henchmen will guide them towards a bunker my henchmen had created.
When did I get henchmen? Well, I asked Rightman about them even before entering ROYAL EMPIRE. Also I asked Rightman for few B Tier Adventurers.
My henchmen inside ROYAL EMPIRE gathered few Adventurers and exposed the identity of Mayor as a high demon.
How did I collect evidence in just three days? Actually I created fake ones. Surely there was no way I would gather evidence against Mayor in three days while doing all other stuff also while being under the secret observation of Bronze Knight so I shared fake evidences.
Adventurers were angry as hell and many were even ready to face Mayor however my henchmen calmed them and told them about my existence, it assured them that Grey Adventurer himself is going against Mayor.
In the Eastern Bunker , numbered 2, my revolt army, prisoners, victims that were about to get Demonified and me myself along with Fuji, Martha and Jerius will unite. Also our trump card Rel will be there with Akashi and prisoners.
The B Tier Adventurers will reach the place today evening too send by Rightman. The bunkers were constructed to be super huge underground. It had three entries, one was from slum area, inside ROYAL EMPIRE and second was from outside of ROYAL EMPIRE.
This was same entry point that Rel entered through and exited in Slum area and then matched towards the prison sector.
I had explained him everything beforehand so it wasn't great problem.
The real problem is the reaction of Mayor. Mayor will soon know that all prisoners have escaped. He is still unknown because I had made Rel leave some energy outputs in prison sector.
Mayor should learn about it after today's evening. He will also learn that this isn't demon's work and it was mine.
But what will he do later is crucial.
I have already played my part.
The war between Mayor and me should start within a week. Let's see what happens. I still have my trump card Rel.
Also another trump card , the ally that I will soon meet in ROYAL EMPIRE.