Chapter 136: Battle Against the Mummies
The momentary clearance in the swarm, thanks to the onslaught of the ladies, created an opening, an opportunity that Kaiden seized immediately.
"[Warpath]!" Kaiden roared, refusing to disclose he had [Silent Casting]. He planned to hide that ability as his secret weapon meant to only be brought out during times of ultimate need.
His firm muscles tensed as he sprinted forward, fearlessly charging into the group of monsters. Kaiden was fully aware that frontline duties would fall on him, and he was more than happy with said role.
How couldn’t he? Not only did he get to shield his Valkyries from harm, but besides his sole fire spell, he was useless from range.
The magically enhanced dash sent him barreling toward the nearest desert mummy. The monster lifted an arm to intercept his raised war axe’s arc, but the sheer momentum behind Kaiden’s charge made the motion one second too late.
*Crack!*
Listening to Elara’s words of advice, he used the blunt end of his axe to slam into its ribs with a bone-shattering impact. The creature staggered backward as its dried, leathery body absorbed the blow better than any human with the same Vitality stat could, but Kaiden followed up with a second swing. Its force made the mummy shriek with pain while getting tossed high into the skies.
Once finishing its airborne journey, the monster landed with a loud thud, the impact of which was the final drop needed.
[You’ve slain Desert Mummy (Level 8). You’ve gained 1240 XP.]
[Level: 7 - XP: 11/7000] → [Level: 7 - XP: 1251/7000]
A red essence orb materialized on top of its body, and [Harvest], his Gluttony spell that was always active, brought the orb in automatically as if it had a gravitational pull of its own.
{Vitality: 23 +0.1%}