Chapter 106: Some Skill Combos shouldn’t be Allowed!
Sometimes, the world listens to us more than we give it credit for. You might wish for something so badly, and suddenly one day, you receive that thing as a bonus. We’ve all experienced that before. I’m sure of it.
Rifts, as we all know, are gateways into other worlds. They came with the apocalypse and, in fact, heralded the apocalypse. From yellow rifts to red rifts, each had its own requirements to defeat it.
But just like how people could enter rifts, kill monsters, defeat the main boss of that rift, and return, closing that rift forever, the monsters in the rifts could also enter Earth and wreak havoc. That was known as a Rift Break.
Rift Breaks happened when a rift appeared elusively, and the systems refused to detect them. Most of the time, they stayed hidden for months, even years, feeding on the world’s mana, growing bigger, then literally exploding, releasing all sorts of monstrosities into the world.
That was how the first rifts had appeared and brought the pre-apocalypse.
It was currently evening, around 5:00 PM, when it happened. No one knew who its first victim was or who saw it first. One moment, the place was bustling with activity, people walking around, couples kissing in parks, and under trees, families driving, and singing in their cars, enjoying the little life they had.
The next moment, a huge green rift flashed into existence, cracked, and released its inhabitants. It literally spat them out. The place it happened was about two kilometers from Valecrest Collegiate Grounds, so it was pretty visible.
Silas was seated on his balcony with Gromda sitting between his legs with her head on his abdomen, which he caressed as they enjoyed the view of the night sky. Silas was in dark grey pajamas, while Gromda wore a tight tank top that was trying its hardest to contain her massive breasts. It was small, and could rather be taken for a crop top.
Her breasts were even visible from underneath. On the downside, she wore sexy white shorts that accentuated her curves and were tight around her pussy, outlining it perfectly.
Then they saw the green, swirling portal that had appeared from nowhere, its ominous green light drowning the world in its glow.
"Rift Break..." Silas muttered, his expression becoming serious. At the same time, Chloe and Anna burst out of the room with grim expressions. His balcony faced the direction of the rift, so they could see a bit of what was happening.
[Quest Initialized!]
[Aura Farming Moment:]
- Defeat the Rift Break. You are free to go all out.
- Reward: Unknown
- Penalty: None
Silas smirked a bit at this, but he didn’t act instantly. His eyes glowed slightly as invisible threads spread out in the world. At the same moment, the world was displayed before him. Fate Thread Vision, one of his racial traits. He could see everything in 4K.
He saw people screaming and running, blood, cars crashing into sidewalks, light poles, and even into other cars. As for the monsters the rift spat out, they were huge... chicken?
"Chicken?! WHAT THE FUCK?!" Silas immediately stood up, exclaiming in shock.
"What’s wrong?" Anna asked calmly.
"Chicken..."
"Chicken?"
"The monsters... they are chicken..."
Silence engulfed the balcony as everyone stared at him in disbelief. Wolves were believable. Cats, dogs, eagles, even ants, they were all well-known rift monsters. But chicken? A cock and a hen? That was as unbelievable as saying that the mayor of City A was gay... Okay, that is a bit exaggerated.
But...
"Who’s in for chicken stew? My treat."
***
Dominic was heading for evening mass with his family, his wife and two daughters, when a swirling portal appeared in front of them out of nowhere. Yes, even in this day and age, people still went to church. Religion was very powerful, no matter the era or generation.
Even with abilities that could make people live like gods, some still believed in a higher being. That was their way of life, and it wasn’t going to change. Dominic was a C-Rank ability user, but he might as well be a normal human.
He had no skills in fighting. He was an office worker, not a combatant. The same could be said for his wife. So when it happened, all they could do was hurriedly leave their car and find a place to run towards, but they didn’t make it more than five steps when they heard a loud clack.
Turning, they saw a seven-foot-tall chicken with red feathers, pale gold eyes, and a crimson crown staring down at them. The pressure the monster radiated forced them onto their knees. They could feel its killing intent and their end.
Dominic and his wife, Amelia, did the only thing they could do in this situation. They prayed.
The monster, seeing this, tilted its head in confusion. It was strange to it. But after a few seconds, it moved in for the attack. Its beak descended like a sword straight towards the two praying humans when a ball of water and fire hit it simultaneously. They did nothing to it, but they were annoyingly painful.
Its eyes flared in frustration, locking onto two 15-year-old girls with black hair and brown eyes. Their expressions were defiant, blazing with a strong will to live and fight back. The chicken clacked in mock and shot toward them.
The two girls stood in front of their parents, who were still praying without regard for any sense of survivability. The chicken had just reached them, clacking loudly, its beak descending with such speed that it split the air around it.
But it never reached them.
The monster’s instincts screamed at it to move, but it was too late for it. A huge white spear with countless threads trailing behind it, surrounded by four glowing pink arrows, hit it. They pierced its body and exploded it into nothing. Not even a drop of blood was left. Not even an explosion of feathers.
It was literally erased from existence without it knowing it had been erased. The two girls’ eyes widened in shock, fear, and disbelief as the gigantic chicken in front of them was pierced by something and disappeared right in front of them.
"Some skill combos shouldn’t be allowed!"
They heard someone exclaim, and their eyes turned to the source. Their eyes widened as they saw a pink-haired, beautiful boy with glowing pink eyes patting the back of a feminine boy with white-blond hair while three females stood behind them with embarrassed expressions.
They recognized them instantly, especially the pink-haired one.
"Silas..."