As Tsukuru stood in the darkness, the System's computerized, feminine voice rang in his head.
[Night Vision Mode activated]
Instantly, Tsukuru's vision turned to shades of green. However, he could now see the area around him.
Suddenly, his eyes widened, as he saw one of the Hobgoblins rushing towards him.
Tsukuru narrowed his eyes.
'So my Summons can see in the dark, as well!' He thought.
However, Tsukuru was only half right. While not being "Skills" exactly, his Summons possessed several innate abilities. It was similar to how just being a Vampire allowed Quinn to heal himself.
So of these "abilities" were restricted to a specific Summon Race, such as the Haunted Knight's "Spectral Body" that made them impervious to harm, or the Harpie's "Eagle Eyes" which gave them incredible eyesight.
However, one of these abilities that all of his Summons possessed was sothing called "Darkvision". It allowed them to see in the dark, but it wasn't exactly their normal vision. Rather, it was like seeing the world as if it was a grainy, black-and-white movie, with them being incapable of distinguishing colors.
The Hobgobin's left arm wound back next to her ribs, aid to perform a gut-punch.
Her fist surged forward, and made contact with the Glathrium-Fiber Robes, resulting in a loud clang being heard.
Both Tsukuru and the Hobgoblin gritted in pain, the Hobgoblin from the pain of striking the tal, and Tsukuru from the kinetic energy of the attack.
Tsukuru pulled his arm back by his side, and threw out a gut-punch of his own, striking the Hobgoblin in her lower abdon.
The Hobgoblin's eyes widened, and she staggered back.
Tsukuru wasn't surprised.
With both the Gauntlets and the Sword equipped, he had a Strength of "25", so he probably hit like a truck.
Tsukuru used the opportunity while the Hobgoblin was montarily staggering to thrust his right arm up and forward.
He pierced the Interdiate-Tier Knight Sword through the Hobgoblin's chest at an upwards, diagonal angle.
The Hobgoblin's eyes widened even more, her pupils becoming pinpricks as she felt her heart being pierced.
Her whole body froze up.
"God…damn it…" She muttered.
A mont later, she exploded into pixels.
A System ssage appeared in front of Tsukuru.
[You have killed a Hobgoblin. 60 XP received. XP: 692/1600.]
Tsukuru let out a sigh of relief.
However, a second later, he saw the last remaining Hobgoblin rush towards him in the darkness, her spear extended in front of her, as if she was trying to run him through.
However, as the spear ca into contact with the Glathrium-fiber outfit, the spear tip was stopped dead in its tracks.
However, Tsukuru did still feel a blast of kinetic energy rush though him.
He grit his teeth, and held his left arm out at his side, and imagined the Basic-Tier Hobgoblin Spear appearing in his empty hand.
Instantly, a System ssage appeared in front of him.
[Would you like to withdraw the Basic-Tier Hobgoblin Spear from the Weapons Tab?
[Yes] [No] ]
Tsukuru thought the word 'yes', and pixels began to appear in his hand.
The pixels clustered together into the form of the spear.
As Tsukuru held it, he felt even more Beast Energy flood into him, bumping up his Strength Score to "28".
The Hobgoblin's eyes widened, as she saw the spear appear in his hand.
Tsukuru wrenched his arm back, tilted it up slightly, and thrust it up into the Hobgoblin's chest at an upwards, diagonal angle with all his might.
A blast of air shot out from behind the Hobgoblin, the imnse force of the spear distorting the dense fog.
The Hobgoblin's body stiffened, and she fell forwards towards Tsukuru, the movent driving the spear even deeper into her chest.
Her grip loosened on her spear, and it clattered down on the floor.
As her upper body hung there limply above Tsukuru, she exploded into pixels.
Imdiately after, a System ssage appeared in front of Tsukuru.
[You have killed a Hobgoblin. 60 XP received. XP: 752/1600.]
As the Hobgoblin's body finished disintegrating, Tsukuru reached down and grabbed the spear still lying on the ground.
For so strange reason, the weapons wielded by his Summons here didn't disappear until all of the enemies in the group had been dealt with.
As Tsukuru held it in his hand, he felt the Beast Energy once again surge through him.
A mont later, the dense fog around him began to slowly dissipate, as if it was being blown away.
Seeing this, Tsukuru narrowed his eyes.
'Seems like this 'fog' generated by that strange arrow has a ti limit.' He thought.
Tsukuru and the two Dark Elves exchanged glances.
They narrowed their eyes, and loaded new arrows into their bows.
Seeing this, Tsukuru reoriented the spear held in his left hand so he was holding it in a reverse-grip.
He pulled his arm back, holding the spear like a hunter.
In Tsukuru's vision, he saw the System's targeting vector lock onto the chest of the Dark Elf on the right, the vector changing from light-blue to red as it did so.
Once he was locked on, Tsukuru threw the spear with all his might.
The spear shot through the air with the speed of a high-powered rifle shot.
The spear punched right through the chest of the right Dark Elf, her eyes widening as it did so.
Instantly, her legs buckled, and she fell on her knees.
The left Dark Elf's eyes widened, and she snapped her head towards her now fallen ally.
The fallen Dark Elf glanced down at the spear now sticking in her chest, as if just now noticing it.
A mont later, she exploded into pixels, causing a System screen to appear in front of Tsukuru.
[You have killed a Dark Elf. 60 XP received. XP: 812/1600.]
Tsukuru and the remaining Dark Elf exchanged looks, as if caught in a staring contest.
There was a long pause, like a Texas showdown.
Eventually, Tsukuru broke contact, and dashed forward.
He already knew that those arrows would just bounce off of his outfit.
The Dark Elf grit her teeth in annoyance.
"Don't get too ahead of yourself, my liege!" She hissed through gritted teeth.
She released her grip on the drawstring, launching the arrow.
As the arrow flew closer and closer, Tsukuru noticed that the arrow was flying dangerously close to his face.
Or to be more specific, his right eye.
As the arrow closed in, Tsukuru tilted his head slightly to the left, moving his eye out of the arrow's path.
The arrow grazed the right side of his face as it flew by.
Tsukuru felt a slight sting of pain, and he saw his health bar go down by a sliver.
Tsukuru grit his teeth in annoyance.
'She aid for the spot that the robes aren't covering.' He thought to himself.
Tsukuru stretched his right arm over to the left side of his body so it was in front of his left shoulder.
As Tsukuru ca closer to the Dark Elf, he then applied force to the back of his feet, and launched himself at her while she was reaching back for another arrow.
The Dark Elf's eyes widened in surprise, as she saw that Tsukuru was suddenly looking at her at eye-level.
Tsukuru grit his teeth, and swung his right arm in a long, horizontal arc, slicing the Interdiate-Tier Knight Sword through her neck.
Instantly, her eyes widened even more, her pupils dilating, and she fell backwards.
She hit the concrete floor with a thud, and exploded into pixels.
As Tsukuru fell back to the ground, a System ssage appeared in front of him.
[You have killed a Dark Elf. 60 XP received. XP: 872/1600.]
Tsukuru stood there, panting heavily.
As he did so, he glanced up to the tir shown in the upper-right corner of his vision.
It now showed "00:25:00", aning that he had been in here for a little over a half-an-hour.
'I wonder if Quinn is having as hard of a ti in Power Fighters as I am here?' Tsukuru thought between deep breaths.
Tsukuru was broken from his musings, as the sound of electronic interference filled the arena.
Looking forward, he saw ten groups of pixels begin to appear, littering the far side of the arena.
The pixels clustered together into the shape of the Swarrs.
There was a bright flash.
When it faded, the ten Swarrs fully manifested.
They all let out cries, and lifted their front legs aggressively.
Seeing the Swarrs appear, Tsukuru's face cracked into a smirk.
He let out a roar, and lunged towards the group of ten Swarrs.
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