Anor's Awakening (Part 2)

After Anor killed one of them, he completely enraged the thugs.

More than a dozen men roared and charged toward the direction where Anor was hiding.

Though their levels were not high, anyone who dared to fight for survival in a world of extraordinary powers naturally possessed some viciousness, especially when facing someone weaker than themselves.

After launching a sudden attack and killing one man, Anor did not recklessly press forward. Instead, he used his ability to conceal himself and began retreating, preparing to wear them down.

But the moment he turned around, a wooden club came flying through the air.

Anor had no time to dodge and was struck directly on the thigh. His body staggered, and he nearly fell.

The phantom image created by the Stealth Technique abruptly became more solid, making his figure increasingly visible.

Seeing this, the brutal thugs were overjoyed. They had already rushed over in that brief instant. It was too late for him to run.

Gritting his teeth, Anor simply stopped retreating. Hearing the children crying inside the orphanage, his heart clenched. Endless madness rose in his eyes as he charged straight into the crowd.

If death came, so be it!

I, Anor, am no coward!

I! Will! Not! Run!

The two sides collided in an instant.

Whoosh~ A wooden club on his left smashed viciously toward Anor's head.

Anor ducked low to evade the fatal blow, then seized the opportunity to rush forward and slash with his dagger.

The thug who had attacked him only felt a chill at his neck. Splat~ The stench of blood rushed into his nose, followed by searing pain as the strength rapidly drained from his body.

Thud~

The second one.

After that thug died, Anor once again felt a stream of energy surge into his body. His strength rose again.

It wasn't an illusion?!

Anor's mind shook violently. In this battle that had seemed almost certain to end in death, he finally saw a glimmer of hope.

Lord Loren, if Anor makes it back alive, I will repay you with my soul!!

The street was not particularly well-lit. Though Anor's skill had revealed traces of his figure due to his large movements, he was far too nimble for them to determine the direction of his next attack.

Most of these thugs were merely Black Iron Grade and had received no professional training, giving Anor a rare space to survive.

After cutting down two men in succession, Anor gained a vague realization. A Shadow Thief... was this what a Shadow Thief was?

To walk and kill within the shadows.

An enemy attacked from the right, while another swung his blade from the front, but the opening lay right before him.

Dodge, step aside, turn, leap, thrust.

Splat~

The third thug clutched his throat and fell.

There was an opportunity on his right. Anor felt himself entering a strange state.

His perception and agility both improved drastically.

At this moment, he seemed to have become the god of death in the night.

Splat~

Splat~

The dagger's cold gleam was like snow.

The fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh.

In the blink of an eye, Anor had taken down half of the fourteen thugs. Only seven remained.

The once furious, crazed thugs looked at the corpses on the ground, and an uncontrollable chill ran down their spines.

Why did this lowly thief possess such terrifying strength?!

Just as Anor's understanding of the Shadow Thief deepened and his physical strength increased dramatically, Kel, the tattooed man who had been coldly watching the battle, sensed that something was wrong.

Nipping threats in the bud was the second rule of survival in Decker City's slums.

He could not wait any longer!!

His burly body leaned slightly forward before his legs suddenly bent. Bang~ Enormous force erupted, and even the ground seemed to tremble.

Warrior skill—Charge.

Kel's massive body rushed toward Anor like a cheetah, while Anor's blade was piercing toward the eighth thug's throat.

Sensing the terrifying momentum behind him, Anor's expression changed drastically. He wanted to pull back, but it was already too late to withdraw his blade.

Splat~

Kel's massive body slammed into Anor with the furious momentum of a charging bull.

This mere Bronze Beginner thief was sent flying like a kite with its string cut. Blood sprayed from his mouth in midair, scattering a bloody mist when he hit the ground.

But at the final moment, the dagger in his hand still sliced across that thug's throat, killing one more.

Bang~

After being sent flying several meters, Anor smashed viciously into the ground with a dull thud.

He felt that at least four or five of his ribs had broken. The agonizing pain in his chest crazily assaulted his nerves, nearly driving him mad.

"Hehehe, is that all the strength you have? It's so weak it's laughable."

Thieves were never suited for direct combat, and low-level thieves ranked near the bottom among all classes.

As a Bronze High-tier warrior who was just a step away from Silver Grade, Kli could easily crush a low-level thief in a direct confrontation.

Seeing Anor suffer such severe injuries without making a sound, the contempt in Kli's eyes lessened slightly. "Not bad. You've got guts."

After speaking, he turned and headed toward the orphanage again. After taking several steps, he said coldly,

"Chop him up and feed him to the dogs. I hate tough bones the most."

A crippled thief could be dealt with by any Black Iron Grade warrior. He needed blood to soothe his subordinates.

The thugs, who had been thoroughly frightened by Anor killing one man at a time, immediately relaxed. Then they charged toward Anor almost madly, as if they wanted to return the fear they had suffered twofold!

Anor lay on the ground, the cold, hard sensation of the earth mingling with the pain.

He stared fixedly at Kli's back. Every step the man took closer to the orphanage made Anor's heart sink further.

No, this could not continue.

Driven half-mad by the agonizing pain, Anor looked utterly deranged. The instant Kel, covered in tattoos, stepped through the orphanage gates, something within Anor shattered with a crack, as though something was about to burst forth.

That was where he had grown up. He had personally taken those children in from outside. That was his home, the place he would protect with his life.

How could he fall here?!!!

Lord Loren was still waiting for him. The children needed him. Anor, get up!!

His intense desire to survive and his willpower overwhelmed the pain in his body. Just as the thugs were about to reach him, Anor felt certain dormant powers deep within his body begin to awaken.

What he did not notice was that the final enemy whose throat he had slit was Bronze Grade, and that person's heartbeat stopped at this moment.

In the shadows of the street more than a hundred meters from the orphanage gates, a graceful figure with a cold temperament silently watched everything unfold.

After seeing Anor risk his life to fight for those children, the icy look in the girl's blue eyes softened somewhat.

"Loren that bastard wasn't wrong about you."

When she saw Anor being knocked to the ground and the situation about to spiral out of control,

the slender fingers of the cool figure gripped the hilt of the cross sword at her waist. "Without his permission, trash like you aren't qualified to kill his subordinate."

Just as she was about to act, her gaze suddenly sharpened.

Because she saw Anor, who had collapsed on the ground, stand up again.

At this moment, a layer of bronze-colored energy spread from his body, burning like flames.

"Bronze Intermediate. Bloodline Power awakening??"

"For Lord Loren, for those innocent children.

Kill!!!"

With that chilling whisper, the fallen thief vanished from where he stood.

The cold, graceful figure in the shadows paused, silently witnessing a bloody slaughter.

And the birth of a strong man with an unyielding heart.

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