HP: The Arcane Thief

Chapter 191: Fighting Dragons and Rewards

chapter 191: fighting dragons and rewards

while axel was doing his thing, a considerable amount of forces had gathered at biopark. among them was also a relic wielder, a stocky man with a big beard and matted hair. he was wearing a cloak that seemed to flutter on its own.

all of these people gathered, and yet, they were doing... nothing. there was nothing for them to do in the first place. in the face of the absolute destruction axel and his wild flamethrowers were causing, they would just be getting in the way even if they did anything.

"hahahaha! who is that boy? i didn't know we had gotten another relic wielder." said the man in the cloak. his name was asphor.

the rest of the people, who had already seen axel's trial multiple times, exchanged awkward glances. "that's chris martin. uh... he's not a relic wielder."

"what the—? no relic?" the man looked back at axel who was controlling an army of rampaging dragons, his laughter gone. "then, how the fuck is he doing that?"

'good question.'

the rest of the people had idea.

how was he doing it? there is no way it can be as easy as he is making it look. no matter how much they thought about, they couldn't find the answer.

"sir asphor, we are also currently un clear about that. chris attempted his academy trial just yesterday so have no idea about his—"

"academy trial? how are you talking about?"

"um, academy trials are test to enroll into the academy—"

"i know that! i'm asking why that is trying into the academy?"

....'good question, yet again.'

"well, he's 16, so he first had to—"

"sixteen?! are you telling me that guy is sixteen?"

"y-yes, that's how it's known."

"which of the six families?"

"...he is actually an outsider."

that was it. the relic wielder no longer had any words.

"so, a 16 year old guy is fending off the giant monster wave and we are just here leisurely fishing?"

the captain shook his head firmly. "i've been monitoring the situation. and it seems, that his control over the dragons is slipping. we have to save him when that happens and kill the dragons. this boy is an amazing prodigy. we can't let him die."

asphor nodded. it was understandable that his control would eventually slip. it was more unbelievable that he held on for so long. "let's be ready then."

...

no matter how cool he looked from the third person perspective, in reality, axel was indeed struggling.

the dragons were directed to go into the city and destroy everything in sight. when he suddenly changed the direction of their flight, there was actually a huge amount of resistance.

no matter how strong he was, axel was still an ant against the combined might of so many enhanced dragons. controlling the dragons in such a situation was simply impossible.

but, axel had already anticipated that. and he had a solution. he may not be able to beat so many dragons in terms of physical strength. but... in terms of mental strength? that's his domain.

in that aspect, even if he was up against so many dragon, he was 'hold-my-beer-imma-do-this-shit' level confident.

he targeted the minds of the dragons, attacking them repeatedly. in this way, he managed to make them turn around. axel was hoping that they would no longer follow the orders of the organisation and hopefully get under his control.

the result was, he did manage to make them forget about trying to escape, but the price was that he had to keep launching collective mental attacks on their minds, effectively rendering them into a stunned state in which they can instinctively react to his direction. their anger was building up, and axel's mental energy was draining fast, so there was no way he would be able to keep this up for long.

so, the dragons went on a rampage while axel held on to the reins for dear life, trying his best to steer them, continuously giving them electric charge to make them keep attacking.

this process was extremely straining for him. for one, his fingers had to move at unimaginable speeds as the dragons would try to turn from time to time.

also, keeping track of so many string and pulling and letting loose at right time to prevent the fingers from snapping off at the same time attacking the dragons? well, his mind wasn't doing too well either.

but the persistent bastard he was, axel managed to pull it off in the end. now, the situation is like this: he is already at his limit, the monster hoard has been cleared. he has even managed to unlock a few new skills: [puppeteering] [taming]. so it has been a rewarding experience in which he found new ways to deal with the situation instead of relying on his existing skills.

[congrratulation! you have completed an insane level difficulty mission]

[reward:

mana+

custom skill: mana threads]

axel's eyes widened as the mana depletion gone.

'what... what the hell?'

akiko zoomed in, riding the neptunite. even before the vehicle landed, she jumped off, landing in front of axel. "are you alright?"

axel shrugged. "yeah, nothing big."

akiko checked his fingers, and her brows furrowed. "we have to get them treated." rummaging through her space pouch, she produced a jar that contained a jellylike substance. "here, this will help," she said as she took his hand and began applying it.

a cooling sensation spread over axel's finger as his wounds began to close down.

their eyes met and akiko looked away. "you were really—"

"chris martin."

*znnnn*

before she could finish her sentence, someone interrupted them. a high tech vehicle arrived by their side. the low humming sound it produced was enough to show its high power. this was a maverick. every rider's wet dream.

riding it was a man axel had not seen before. 5 stars proudly gleamed on his shoulders. there was a man beside him who was levitating while fluttering his cloak.

behind him were other officers, some of them were also riding a maverick.

"yeah?"

looking at axel, the captain and the rest of the soldiers felt mixed emotions. the things this guy just pulled up were nothing short of legendary. and yet, it made them feel bitter just trying to compare themselves to him.

"kid, how did you do that?! are the kids outside all this amazing now?" it was the man in cloak who started talking.

axel shrugged. "is it necessary to answer that?"

the captain beside the man shook his head. "no! not at all! we just wanted to express our gratitude for what you did. young man, you've saved a lot of lives today."

axel nodded. "so, i'm not in any kind of trouble, am i?"

"no no! why would you think that?"

axel didn't want to explain it, but being always on the wrong side of law, he was uncomfortable being surrounded by armed uniformed officers. it felt like he would be slapped with some kind of charges.

"well, can i leave then? i want to continue my sightseeing."

'i did nothing wrong. i'm just an innocent tourist. also, whoever tries to arrest me will die.'

"....." x everyone

axel didn't wait for the response. he picked up the neptunite they had rented and akiko sat behind him without a word.

"well, see ya then," he said as he casually saluted them with a three-finger trident sign.

with that, axel then flew his neptunite on low-level, going through the blockade of soldiers and civilians, who created a path for him almost in reverence than respect. on his way out, axel patted one of civilians who had witnessed the whole incident. "good job."

the guy had recorded everything.

...

a.n.: powerstones

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