Chapter 125 - End
Austin
He could feel the Light Law the beasts had resonating with his own. His attacks were being bent by the monsters as they closed in, going where he hadn't intended for them to land.
It was frustrating not to have them go where he wanted them to, but the deviation wasn't much. A few inches here and there at most, but that changed a lot when the things he was aiming for required precision. His attacks were aimed with pinpoint accuracy at weak points and the deviation affected that.
In-between ribs to penetrate deep into the chest cavity, through the eye socket for easy access to the brain without having to punch through the skull. While a nudge here and there wasn't much in the grand scheme of things, it threw off his attacks mightily.
Also, it came at a time when he needed to be at his best.
The final wave was proving more difficult than any had anticipated and he wasn't like Chris. He couldn't solo waves and stay on his feet through brutal injuries.
Austin saw what Chris walked away from on a daily basis and still wondered how he managed to keep going. If Austin got even half as damaged as Chris, he would be down for the count needing a healer to put him back together.
While his Vitality was higher than the Icy Juggernaut's, his Fortitude wasn't. The point of all of his Agility was to not get hit in the first place. He could afford to have a lower Fortitude if he dodged more attacks than what landed on him.
Austin's eyes sharpened as he pulled on his bloodline. He had been experimenting with its use and he realized that short bursts were best. Whenever he was about to get overwhelmed or he needed to kill the beasts around him quickly.
It conserved most of the energy and he could use it over a longer period of time.
His speed soared and his spear shot out, piercing through the monsters around him in quick succession.
The rest of the family was getting battered by the beasts but nothing too serious had occurred. The gate wasn't able to hold up for long, only rewarding them precious minutes to attack with abandon, the time for full-on battle had come.