The Rise Of Rim
Chapter 12 - Evolution
"This snow storm is very disturbing,"
"Hold on, keep on walking."
In the middle of the snow forest at night, several rims walked limply.
A dark night does not indicate the moon as it is covered in a blizzard. A large snowstorm destroyed the trees and covered the surrounding area until it appeared to blur.
A group of people walked limply, with injured bodies and filled with blood.
Some of them lost their legs and had to walk with the help of colleagues, while others suffered quite severe injuries.
The injuries were caused due to their fight with the wolves.
"I hope we can get out of this forest,"
Their limp voices showed no spirit, they did not take up arms, but dragged them over the snow to reduce the burden.
"It is difficult to get out of this blizzard, it is best to build a trench first to recuperate,"
"Don't! The wolves are still following us, they can smell the stench, even this blizzard is not a hindrance to them,"
"Then how? You want us to die trying to find a way out?"
The atmosphere became quiet, all the rim thought, how did they get out in the middle of this blizzard.
Walking alone will not produce anything, there is a possibility that they are just circling in the forest.
"For now, just pray to the god Hector, that we may be saved,"
The rims held their chests with their right hands, while closing their eyes, this showed the way they prayed to the god Hector.
Gods are the best way to escape fear, because they believe in the power of gods.
*Prrr...*
The sound of a beast appeared out of nowhere.
The swarm of rims that were walking limply was shocked.
"No one moves" said one of the rim.
They could only be speechless and scared, the ingrained fear began to grow and made their bodies tremble.
*Prrr...*
The wolf noises came from various directions, their number was over 10.
The powerless rims could only tremble, their great fear defeating the pain in their bodies.
They looked around, saw, many wolf shadows appeared among the trees. Their long distance makes them appear blurred and blackened.
However, even from that great distance, the rims knew who was lurking around them.
"Prepare to fight" said one of the rim.
Some rims held weapons tightly, others felt that their lives ended there, if there was a miracle, it was the power of a god.
*ROARR!!*
The wolf showed its fangs, dashing towards the rims quickly.
"Kill them!"
Immediately, the rims that could still fight stepped forward, and charged at the wolves that were running towards them.
The fight took place in the middle of the snow forest.
The clash of the sword and wolf claws produced sounds and sparks of fire.
The rim carrying the spear pierced and hit the chest and head of the wolf.
However, some of them were able to dodge the spear and step forward.
Superior numbers of wolves surrounded them while directing their sharp claws and teeth.
The rims could only survive, they were pushed back, gathering at one point that made them desperate.
"We're going to die!"
"Hold on and look for a gap to escape!"
Two conflicting opinions emerged.
Great fear often overpowers courage, people can only hope they do not meet what they fear.
Like a beleaguered rim, deprived of the spirit of life, convinced that this was the end of their lives.
*ROARR!!*
Wolves are not free from hunger, their brutality will increase when they are hungry, even they can kill fellow colleagues when food is no longer there.
But rim is also human, when they are pressed, they will get stronger.
"There's a crack!" One of the rims found a gap to escape.
"Follow me!"
He shouted happily, but the fight was not over yet. His still normal legs ran towards the gap quickly.
The wolves tried to stop him, but with the sword he had, he killed them all.
Stabbing, slashing and kicking, the wolf could not stop the man who ran only with determination.
When the man walked out of the crowd, he did not look back, he continued to run forward past the wolf crowd.
But the other wolf chased him.
The wolf bit him, but his armor was able to withstand the bite of the wolf well.
*ROARR!!*
Suddenly, just as the man was about to flee from the wolf crowd, a louder wolf voice suddenly sounded in front of him.
The voice was louder than any wolf voice he had ever heard, the man could guess who the owner of the voice was.
It has a large body, more than a normal wolf, 2 sword-like teeth that make it look like an ancient animal, the smilodon.
Its fur is gray, its eyes are blue, and its claws look like steel.
"R-king wolf..." The man said two words that made his body tremble.
He had yet to sense the powerful aura that the wolf possessed, yet, even without that aura, just hearing its name might have been enough to scare people.
"It's over." Said the man.
***
On a clear morning, Louis can feel a safe sleep in the middle of the snow forest.
The trench was slightly leaking, but fortunately Louis was able to survive unharmed.
Now, Louis stood in the middle of the forest, breathing the morning air and gazing at the white snow.
However, there was something strange about his body, his entire body was filled with a fierce and powerful blue aura.
His physique did not change, yet he felt an overflowing power within his body making the surrounding ground tremble.
When he looked at his fist, he felt that he could crush the wolf's body easily.
"It's a great power, so it's Decraith I" Louis said.
After gaining the evolution of Decraith I, the power in his body increased drastically, Louis tried that evolution in the morning.
Now, he was ready to fight the wolves at any time.
"Stop evolution,"
[Decraith I terminated].
That mighty power immediately dissipated on his body along with the blue aura that started to fade and enter his body.
"Decraith has a time limit, for Decraith I, a maximum of 1 hour a day, for the second level, I don't know, maybe the usage limit will increase,"
Louis used Decraith I for only a few minutes, so he had almost half an hour left of the Decraith limit.
"I will only use this Decraith when dealing with an Alpha wolf, or wolf king," Louis said.
Before starting the hunting activity, Louis looked around, there were many wolf corpses lying on the ground.
Louis remembered that in order to get the reward, he had to cut off their heads, but with this many wolves, he could not take them all.
"It looks like I should keep them somewhere,"
The plan was to cut off each wolf's head and collect it somewhere in the forest, and when the hunt was over, he could pick it up at any time.
Louis felt that the plan was very good and worth using.
*srekk!*
Suddenly, a strange voice came from behind Louis.
Louis was shocked and reflexively faced backwards.
It was the sound of bushes being stepped on, the question was, who stepped on it?
To be continued...