Chapter 24: Berserker
"Ugh..."
Astrael groaned as he opened his eyes while grimacing at his current condition.
The first thing he noticed was the pain. Not a particular body part, but the whole body. It pulsed through his muscles like someone had poured molten iron into his veins. His limbs twitched involuntarily.
It was worse than soreness. It felt like his entire body had been lit on fire, and now the flames were crawling over his skin like a swarm of red ants. It itched and burned at the same time.
He grimaced, rolling onto his side with effort. His hands trembled.
"System..." he whispered. A faint beep echoed in his ears.
A flickering blue screen hovered in his vision. Thanks to the fact of hoarding so many experience points and levelling up healed most of the injuries to his body. If not for that... he might still be unconscious. Or worse.
Although his mind was heavily burdened with exhaustion, his body throbbed with searing pain and an unbearable itch, like millions of red ants relentlessly crawling and biting across every inch of his skin.
As he forced himself upright, something squelched beneath his fingers.
Blood.
His whole body was covered with blood, not his but goblin blood. He blinked hard, finally taking in the scene around him.