Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine-Chapter 195 194- Disappointed

The battle flowed as it was supposed to after that. The first challenge was difficult, but not what followed it.

The Curse released a disaster class from the kickoff for a good warm-up. However, Alex really does not appreciate such thoughtfulness.

That Soulless took some confidence away from Alex—until he faced a horde of Soulless that spewed from the same summoning circle.

In the middle of the battlefield, Alex could be seen weaving through the battlefield, switching between weapons and decimating every inhumane he came across.

He never remained stuck on any singular weapon and even showed his hand-to-hand combat.

*Grooough*

The hound that lunged at Alex was instantly shot down by the spear Alex threw without even judging the position of the enemy accurately.

The pace of the spear was too much for a regular Soulless to predict—resulting in a gaping hole in its chest before the monster crumbled to dust

Following that, Alex used his 'Quicksilver' to weave through a group of seven-horned rabbits, slicing their ears—their weak points—and appearing behind the group with his blade tainted with dark blood.

That wasn't enough, so he summoned a war hammer from his inventory and dodged the incoming paw of the black-fur bear.

As he did so, he swung the hammer toward the bear—only for the hammer to bounce back once it struck the monster on its shoulder,

*KHUAAAAAGH*

The monster roared, confident that since the target missed his attack, the monster had the chance now.

However, "Sorry, pal." The hammer that bounced back came back down with a force that cannot be called human.

**BOOOOOOM**

The creature was destroyed completely, its body exploding and its insides flying in all directions.

Alex heaved a sigh as he supported the hammer on his shoulder and looked at the others.

Celestria was destroying any being that approached her or tried to break through Amanda's ice barrier.

She was using long-ranged attacks, like her 'Sound Funnel' or 'Ultrasonic Waves', to keep the monsters at bay.

However, she wasn't shying away from combat as well.

Holding a twin blade, she easily annihilated the regular Soulless who were running away from Alex, taking Celestria as easy prey.

However, the blond Princess was as brutal as her beloved.

Ducking low, she spun the war cleavers and sliced the wolves that targeted her.

Her twin blades gleamed as she cut through the Soulless like a storm of steel. A wolf lunged at her throat—she sidestepped and ripped its belly open, its entrails spilling onto the frozen ground.

Another beast snapped at her leg. She twisted, slamming the flat of her cleaver into its skull, cracking bone before driving the edge deep into its neck. It twitched once, then went limp.

A larger monster rushed in, but she was faster. She spun low, her war cleavers slicing through its front legs, dropping it to the ground.

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Before it could scream, she buried both blades into its skull and wrenched them free, blood spraying across the snow.

Although he couldn't see it, Alex knew that Rebecca was also doing her job properly since if she hadn't taken down every monster that escaped, then authorities would have come rushing in their way by now.

Amanda was also doing well with her spells. Alex had to admit that the girl had progressed well with her magic control.

She was only releasing sufficient energy to chant a spell, without any wastage.

Although Alex hasn't seen her fighting until now, it only defines how good her magical abilities have become.

And then comes the one who has gone through the most drastic change.

Edric.

Edric tore through the battlefield, his massive wolf forms a blur of muscle and fur. He crushed a Soulless beneath his paws, ripping into another's throat with a single bite.

A hulking beast swung at him—he shifted mid-air, bones cracking, body expanding. His wolf form vanished, replaced by a towering Taurus.

His hooves slammed into the ground, sending shockwaves that shattered bones and sent creatures flying. A Soulless tried to flee—Edric charged, goring it clean through the chest with his horns before tossing the corpse aside like trash.

Then, in a breath, he shifted again. Elven senses took over. The world slowed. He heard every heartbeat, every ragged breath. A monster lunged—he was already moving. Steel-knuckled fists slammed into its skull, caving it in.

Another. He twisted, dodged, and then snapped its neck with one brutal strike.

A beast leaped from behind—he shifted back to Taurus, catching it midair on his horns. Blood poured as he flung its twitching body away.

For the current Alex, fighting against Edric would be a sixty-forty chance of winning, with the majority percentage in Edric's favor.

Not only has the guy gotten a good grasp on his forms within these ten days, but he has become fluent in switching between them as well.

Seeing their progress, which seemed to have nearly surpassed their canon counterpart(except for Edric), all Alex could do was smile.

[Don't get distracted now.]

Hearing the Curse's voice, Alex cleaved the incoming monster's neck, before replying, "I know. Was just admiring their growth."

[You got good friends.]

"Right," He can never doubt that.

In his last life, the only friend he made, betrayed him in the end. That's why Alex thought that he wouldn't be able to trust anyone ever again.

Guess, he was wrong

....

[After four hours]

The total time they gave to this small training session was five hours.

They indeed took breaks, since the amount of Soulless getting summoned could be controlled by the Curse.

They took turns so that no one got overly fatigued, and the hunt never stopped.

Alex barely took any breaks since he had the support of Sarah who replenished his energy every time.

The land, which was full of grass, was now covered with black ash that once was Soulless.

The group of six were sitting on the ground and taking some time to catch their breath.

Angelina has gone to bring some refreshments from the castle.

That girl didn't seem tired at all, even though she was fighting just as much as anyone else

"I admire her devotion." Rebecca voiced. It was not common for her to come across a Vampire, almost the same age as her.

And witnessing Angelina has helped her realize how far she has to go, to become a warrior worthy of her title and race.

"So Alex, how many monsters did you slay?" Edric asked casually as he supported his body with both hands on the ground

Alex checked the system first,

[Quest: Kill—]

→ 0 Lesser-class Monsters

→ 21 Greater-class Monsters

→ 18 Elite-class Monsters

→ 23 Catastrophe-class Monsters

→ 9 Disaster-class Monsters.]

He didn't do the math and simply said, "Around three hundred I guess?"

"You have to kill nine Disaster-rank, right?" Sarah asked, a tinge of concern in her voice.

They saw how difficult it was for him to deal with the Disaster rank today, and within a limited time, he had to annihilate nine of them more.

Alex assured her, "I know I can do it. My skills might have dulled slightly, but slowly, I am recovering, so it's all good."

Celestria asked, "What about your weapon? Didn't you break a lot of them today?"

Alex's problem was that rather than his enemy damaging his weapons, he himself broke them because of his unnatural and absurd sword techniques.

That's why, he carries tens of swords in his storage.

"I can take care of that," A seventh voice reached them before every eye turned toward the silver-haired beauty advancing toward them.

It was the Vampire Princess.

Rebecca got up and gave a bow, "Good evening, your Highness."

Seeing her, Amanda and Celestria also wanted to do the same, but their legs were too shaky to stand up now.

Natasha nodded to her, "Don't be so formal. You are not obliged to follow the customs."

Rebecca's expression turned a little bitter upon hearing that.

Those words implied that she wasn't a part of the Blood Domain, so it wasn't necessary for her to follow the courtesy.

She didn't say anything and stepped aside.

Alex frowned at Natasha before saying, "For treating Rebecca like that, your father is disappointed in you."

"...!!" Natasha's eyes widened, as she hurriedly knelt before Alex and asked, "D-Did he really say that?"

Alex nodded, "Yeah. Treating Rebecca as an outsider. He really didn't like such behavior from you."

Natasha's face turned pale as she turned her head towards Rebecca and said, "I accept your greeting."

Rebecca was smiling out of amusement as she nodded, "Thanks."

Alex hummed as he patted the girl, "He is happy now. There, there."

Natasha's face turned red, as she lowered her head for better access.

The moment Angelina saw the Princess getting petted by Alex, she nearly dropped the tray.

'Seriously, in front of Sir Alex, the tigress turns into a cat.'

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