Reincarnation Of Third-rate Swordsman Chapter 99: Saving The Middle-Aged Man in Distress

"Swift Stab!" Khrusz immediately thrust his spear that shining with azure light to Kim Shin. "DIE!!!"

Clang! Crack~

A loud sound of a metal that collided echoed around as Kim Shin simply punched the spear which widened Khrusz's eyes in stupefaction. It was followed by a cracking sound as the spear began to break in half.

"How—" Khrusz couldn't finish his word when Kim Shin swiftly cut his head off his body.

Slash!

Kim Shin triggered the 3% chance to cause 100% damage by his Constellations Devourer.

'What the fuc—!' Kim Shin couldn't stop himself from cursing, as he watched the broken spear fell onto the ground in a slow-motion with slacked-jaw and wide-eyed expression.

Clang!

"No…"

Kim Shin hurriedly crouched down and picked up the broken spear with dumbfounded expression. He never expected to break it with his fist.

"Ah, it's no use now…" Kim Shin heaved a sighed in disappointment, utterly disappointed for breaking the spear. He then raised his head and looked towards the gaping guards, causing them to take a step backward in fright.

"W-We're dead…"

"W-What should we do now?"

"I-I don't care anymore. We don't have any future here!"

After those words, the guard immediately scampered as if he's fleeing away from the death door. And it didn't take long before the other guards follow the man's lead as they ran into different directions, as long as far away from Kim Shin.

Kim Shin, on the other hand, couldn't care about them anymore, as he was staring at the spear with gloom expression.

Phew!

Releasing a big sigh, he then turned his head downward and looked at the gory condition of the village's chief corpse as his eyes landed on the skull staff.

'The Village's Chief's Staff…'

Sheathing his sword back to its scabbard, he then trod toward it before he picked up the staff.

Ping!

A red exclamation mark suddenly appeared before the skull staff that startled him. 'Hmm…'

Click!

Although, he's confused about it, Kim Shin didn't hesitate to press the mark. Then, a rectangular white panel appeared before him.

[Savage Wolf's Skull]

Grade: Rare

Type: Staff

Requirements: Level 10 (Mages), Intelligence 30

( Additional Magic Damage + 30

Additional + 6 Intelligence

Additional + 1% Cast Time Speed Increase )

Additional Skill:

[Wind Bite] (Active)

(Summon a wind with the appearance of beast jaw; Additional Magic Damage +9%)

Range: 6 ft

Cooldown: 6 seconds

'Not bad…' Kim Shin commented in his mind as he saw the staff's information. He then placed the staff in his inventory which could only accommodate 70 items.

'What's next then?' He questioned himself as he discovered that there's no guard left except the corpses on the ground that are lying on their own blood.

"I should follow Uncle Jonathan and the others. But, before that…" Kim Shin muttered under his breath as he suddenly stopped when his gaze landed on Khrusz's and village's chief corpse.

[Available for Soul Cleaving!]

Kim Shin hasn't soul cleaved for awhile after the first Yggdramerean he killed.

Now, he was torn between, cleave Khrusz or the village's chief.

After without so much deliberation, Kim Shin then reached his right arm towards the village's chief corpse.

'Soul Cleave!'

Fwoosh!

A dark violet light aura instantly engulfed the village's chief corpse and it didn't take long as the circle of lights flashed through his temple, and it was followed by system's notification.

[You've learned fragmented memories of your target!]

[You've obtained 0.1 additional to all stats!]

Even after the notifications, Kim Shin's eyes were still wide in confusion and astonishment. This is the first time that he managed to learn a memories of the person he soul cleaved. Although it was just in an instant, he could felt as if he knew it for already a long time.

"So they were kicked out from the Yggdramereans City…" Kim Shin mumbled as he narrowed his eyes in bafflement.

Since it was just a fragment, he didn't know the reason why they had been kicked. However, he finally learned the reason why there is Yggdramereans village living in humans' continent. To be specific, the inhabitants of 7 continents of the earth were transported to 7 enormous islands. And it became a single continent, The Humans Continent.

The Humans Continent was located in the southeast of Yggdrasil. While the Yggdramereans continent was in the west side of the Yggdrasil with a triple size of human's continent.

And there's still a number of continent that Kim Shin didn't learn in his years in Yggdrasil.

However, there's a big question in his mind right now.

How could they managed to reached this place? The humans and yggdramereans continent is ten miles apart. And not just that, humans couldn't left the continent, since it was barricade by world's dimension barrier. It was presumed granted by the Yggdrasil's God himself who's benevolently keep safe the humans for 5 years.

'It's no use for now… I should prepare and worry myself in my goal.'

Kim Shin shook his head left and right as his eyes shone with determination.

'I still have a few minutes before the Over Limit end…'

Thus, without wasting more time, Kim Shin immediately ran to the north, towards Uncle Jonathan and others direction.

Huff! Huff! Huff!

"Uncle Jonathan… Do you think he will be fine?" A gasping youth asked Jonathan who's frowning while cautiously observing his surroundings.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Jonathan couldn't help but looked behind him, where the village located and loud explosions occasionally occurred.

"Yeah, he will be fine. Don't worry. Now, hurry! We need to reach the town before midnight, or else, we will become the appetizer of the roaming beasts."

Uncle Jonathan's expression turned solemn as he looked ahead of him in the dark forest. Fortunately, they have three torches given by Kim Shin. However, because of that, they will be easily sense by the roaming monsters.

Rustle! Rustle!

Amidst of their careful moving, a sudden movements could be heard ahead of them in the dark path of the forest, forcing them to stopped as they were alarmed by it.

"W-What is that?" One of the injured men whispered as he shivered in fright. He was traumatized by the beating of Zaharias.

"Shh!" Despite his weak voice, the other man in much better condition beside him hurriedly hushed him.

Rustle! Rustle!

The movements continued as they grew anxious when they felt it's getting closer.

Uncle Jonathan who's in the frontline, unhurriedly summoned out his weapon.

Shua!

A heavy two-handed greataxe appeared on his hands and he clenched it with determination. He's the only one here, who's in the best condition and high level than everyone with him. Their lives were in his hand. He doesn't want to waste Kim Shin's effort from saving them.

Tremble! Tremble!

The ground faintly shook, causing some of the weak-willed men shivered as they took backed up in fright. Beads of cold sweat appeared on everyone's forehead.

When, suddenly, a pair of crimson eyes appeared in the dark that startled some of them.

"Fuck! We're dead!"

"Shut up!"

"What—"

Uncle Jonathan wore a complex expression when he heard the angry voices behind him. He couldn't berated them since he's focused on the monster before him.

"If it comes to worst, I will fed you all to this monster…" Uncle Jonathan unconsciously spoke it out loud, which clearly heard by the arguing men, forcing them to shut their mouth in fear.

Grrrr…

A faint growl resounds as the huge and furry head of the monster came out of the dark area.

"Awoooooooooo!"

The monster suddenly released a piercing howl which reverberated tens of kilometers away, causing Uncle Jonathan party to groaned in pain as they covered their bleeding ears with their hands.

"Ugh!"

"I-It hurts!"

Despite his bleeding and buzzing ears, a youth endured the pain to take a look at the monster's appearance. It has the appearance of 4-meters tall and 7-meters length gray wolf. However, different compared to a normal wolf, this monster have a huge twisted goat horns.

Slowly looking above the monster's head, the youth eyes widened in shock when he saw the monster's name and information.

[Savage Wolf Lv. 12] (Normal Boss)

HP: 12, 000

"B-Boss… Monster?!" He blurted out in disbelief.

'And now, I'm pretty sure we're dead…'

Awoooooo!

Kim Shin, whose a few kilometers away from Uncle Jonathan's group suddenly frowned when he heard the deafening howl of the savage wolf.

'Uncle Jonathan!' Kim Shin exclaimed in his mind as he immediately activated his accelerator and hurriedly bolted towards the sound.

Whoosh!

< -100 damage! >

< You've obtained +10 energy! >

"Urgh!"

Huff! Huff!

Uncle Jonathan groaned in pain as he gasped for air after he parried the claw attack of the savage wolf.

'We're going to die here if I don't think a plan to survive this…' He helplessly thought as he brushed off the blood dripping out of the corner of his mouth.

Fortunately, the savage wolf seems like to play with them first instead of killing them instantly.

If not? Then, it won't be difficult for the monster to kill them quickly.

"W-What should we do now?"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Jonathan slightly turned his head to catch the sight of the expressions of the men behind him. He then discovered that every one of them was wearing a despair and solemn expression.

'It seems that's the only choice we have to survive…' He thought in frustration and discontent. He doesn't want to this. However, if he didn't do this, they will all die.

Amidst of the despair expressions of the men, they suddenly heard Jonathan's loud voice.

"You guys! Move your asses! Leave me now if you all wanted to live, or else, we're going to die at the same time."

"H-How about you?"

"Don't mind me. I just want you all to cherish the lives that Kim Shin tried to get back for us." Uncle Jonathan responded with a hint of determination on his voice.

"How could we do that?!"

"Run now! I won't last long!" Uncle Jonathan voiced out seemingly hurried. Since, he saw the savage wolf was about to move.

Fwoosh!

"RUN!!!" He screamed out at the top of his lungs once the savage wolf lunged itself towards him.

BAM!

"UGHHHHH!"

Jonathan winced in pain as he was pushed back few meters away by the impact, even though he tried to defend the monster's assault.

< -250 damage! >

[Jonathan Swizchneger] [Age: 42]

[Level: 7]

HP: (200/550)

"S-Sorry, Uncle Jonathan!"

"Forgive us Jonathan. Thank you!"

Witnessing Jonathan's condition the youth and old began to escape as they apologized to him.

Upon hearing their voices, Jonathan couldn't helped but smile in satisfaction. Even though he's not a hero type of person, it's pretty good feeling when you help someone in needs. Although, it was unfortunate that he need to sacrifice himself, he's still proud to his decision.

Grrr…

As he heard the growling sound of the savage wolf, Jonathan could only closed his eyes silently. He doesn't have any strength to move. He was already exhausted and injured by defending the monster's assaults.

Waiting for his death, Jonathan couldn't stop himself from smiling bitterly.

'I could only pray for your well-being in another world, young man. Thank you, for saving this old man pitiful life.'

Grrr—

Slash!

Jonathan's thought abruptly interrupted when he heard an air-splitting sound and the sudden stop from growling of the savage wolf.

"Uncle! Uncle? Are you alright?!"

Kim Shin's voice suddenly rang beside him, as he immediately opened his eyes in astonishment.

"Sigh… Just like what I've guess. You really sacrificed yourself just to save those people…"

Chapter end