First came Silas' Energy Strike to the one Kobold, who seemed to prepare itself by getting ready to parry the attack as Silas charged over. Even if these creatures were beasts they were still warriors somewhat and thus possessed some skill. --- Silas Energy Strike: 1 Critical Strike! Damage Dealt: 95 --- With his Katana filled with energy Silas would manage to cut past a weak point in the armor, bypassing it completely as his Katana slashed right through the creature, the power of the Energy Strike skill enhancing the strength of the strike. Needless to say the Kobold stopped right after the Katana went right through it before its top half slowly fell off of its bottom. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately if one wanted to see a cleaved in two Kobold, it disappeared before it completely fell into two, leaving Silas to either go and help Sasha or go help Genji, who didn't need any help. When Silas performed that Critical Strike on the Kobold, as a 95 with the word Critical appeared above its head with that strike, after it was defeated he would receive a few special notifications. [hider=Window 1] Performing a powerful slash beyond your normal capability has improved your basic skills with weapons. +1 to Melee Weaponry. [/hider] [hider=Window 2] Critical Strike's level has gone up by 1. [/hider] [hider=Window 3] Energy Strike's level has gone up by 1. [/hider] [hider=Window 4] A Skill has been created through a special action. The ability to better wield Katanas, Katana Mastery, has been created. [/hider] [hider=Katana Mastery] Katana Mastery (Passive) (Lv 1: 0/100): Deal 10% more damage with Katanas. +5% Attack Speed and +2% Parry Speed with Katanas. Through further mastery of the katana you can also acquire powerful kendo techniques with proper training. To Level Up: Hit with a Katana. Parry with a Katana. Get a Critical Strike using a Katana. [/hider] [hider=Window 5] Your Level has gone up by 1. [/hider] Sasha, on the other hand, could use some help as she jumped back from the Kobold, attempting to blast it with two Mana Revolvers, one from each hand, but as she quickly scrambled backwards the Kobold came down upon her for another quick, reaction based swing. --- Kobold Free Strike: 78 Miss --- Luckily Sasha was agile enough to avoid what would have been a very painful and mortal swing as she jumped backwards, letting off another Mana Revolver barrage on the Kobold. --- Sasha Mana Revolver 1: 17 - 20 Projectile Weaponry = -3 Hit! Damage Dealt: 24 Sasha Mana Revolver 2: 78 - 20 Projectile Weaponry = 58 Miss --- While the first shot of bullets hit, prompting a window stating that Mana Shot's Level had gone up by 1, the second barrage missed, prompting another attack from the angry and strong Kobold. Luckily Genji by this point had swiftly defeated the Kobolds that he was fighting, since it was only four of them and they were chumps compared to him. Before the Kobold could get its attack off Genji suddenly shot forward from the spot he was fighting the Kobolds towards the one Sumi was fighting, his feet glowing with that same misty, green energy that seemed to enhance his speed as suddenly the Kobold's head met with his fist, a loud crack being audible as the punch effectively broke its neck and sent it flying to the ground a good ten or so yards away, the Kobold disappearing when it touched the ground. Genji was ridiculously strong. "Phew... that was a close one..." He looked to Sasha, a concerned look on his face. "You alright? That was a pretty nasty hit you took there. These guys can be dangerous if you're not careful, which is why I recommend building up physical and bodily strength. Makes you more durable, but..." He looked Sasha over for a few moments. "An attack like that should have broken a good number of bones, yet you seem perfectly fine minus the pain... does your power have anything to do with that?"