*Tremble*

The plasmatic chest of Nathan rises and falls quickly and his shoulders tremble as he can feel his control over lightning weakening more and more each second. He has killed 3,254 of these phantoms but they never stop coming. Nathan has managed to save around 534 people scattered throughout the city of Charlotte but he doesn’t know what happened to them after he left so he can only assume the worst and pray for the best.

At this point, Nathan is feeling extremely pissed off because whatever power this being or collection of beings has is too OP and he wants to kill it as soon as possible. He has at least found out a few things while fighting non stop for the last 30 minutes.

‘It’s a good thing that not more than 100 of these fuckers be around at once or…’ KACHA…. BOOM! ‘I would be in a much worse position than I am right now. Though I can only count there being 70 or them alive right now, 20 dead in front of me, so that makes it so 10 of them are missing.’

Nathan makes this observation while simultaneously sending out shots of lightning that causes the bodies of 10 more pale monsters to turn into ash. They will only be ash for a minute though as they will reform from the ashes like a phoenix and continue fighting and trying to kill humans.

The most disadvantageous part of this fight is that Nathan’s power is very wide range to the point it will most likely hurt other humans so Nathan is restricted to using precise lightning strikes and is forced to ignore the 3 other elements he has barely any control over but are just as strong as his lightning.

One of the pale monsters seemed to sense Nathan’s electrifying and horrifying aura begin to sway and become weaker, causing it to smile and stare at Nathan with it’s non existent eyes. Nathan resolved himself and realizes something he can maybe pull off with the loud booms caused by his body.

With the plasma on his head prying itself apart, a wicked mouth that constantly shifts due to the constantly moving state of his body forms. A loud boom erupts from within Nathan’s body but it has words attached with it. The sound echoes throughout the whole city of Charlotte and then some.

“EVERYONE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT FIGHTING THE MONSTERS. JUST ESCAPE AS FAST AND AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, IF NOT THEN YOU WILL BE KILLED BY MY HAND ALONG WITH THESE MONSTERS.”

Nathan didn’t beat around the bush as he is thoroughly enraged and wishes to end this fight as quickly as possible.

Nathan hopes that the people in the city will heed his advice as he really wants to let loose right now. He plans on giving everyone 30 minutes to leave the city and then he will release his full power. Whether people get injured because of that or not doesn’t matter to Nathan as this power can most likely wipe out most of the monsters in the city. What happens to Nathan’s body afterwards is a mystery though, and he is excited to find out.

Metaphorically gritting his teeth, Nathan looks at the being he has been trying to kill and they seem to be bleeding from the ears as they were too close to the power of Nathan’s thunder like voice.

Also, you might be thinking that maybe there is a main body controlling these OP monstrosities but Nathan has searched while saving people using his power to have eyes in the sky and he found nothing that would even be an inkling to how to kill these guys or what is their weakness.

All Nathan saw while flying through the spacious space called the sky was other types of monsters which humans were fighting on the ground. All of the flying creatures made sure to veer away from Nathan as he was the undisputed ruler of the sky. Also Nathan had sent down lightning down to help the humans that were not getting attack by the hellish creatures that never die but were instead being attacked by something else.

He now has killed several more Goblins and Goblin Warriors, as well as a Goblin Sages: Rank 3, Lesser Arachnids: Rank 2, Arachnids: Rank 3, Forrest Ogres: Rank 3, and even an Ice Troll: Rank 5, but that took about 3 bolts of lightning judgement to kill. Some had even dropped some bright colored stones but Nathan has no room to hold them as he uses his left hand to shoot lightning and right hand to hold the Old Goblin Cleaver. There is also the fact that his clothes had burnt to ash.

The thought of what happens when he returns to base form pops into Nathan’s head as he would not have any clothes on but it is quickly thrown to the side as a future problem as an arrow is sent at the lightning elemental.

Nathan easily deflected the arrow with the Old Goblin Cleaver but it was a reminder as to where he was and what is going on at the moment. Deciding that there wouldn’t be an end to the fight within the next 28 minutes and 42 seconds, Nathan mentally prepares himself and sends out several more lightning bolts.

*On the other side of town*

Green threads come out of Joey’s body and wrap themselves around his arms as he makes a cross pattern with them to protect himself. Another one of those massive beasts that he had killed before, a Mountain Ogre, had appeared and Joey was currently fighting it.

His group now number 243 and they are now easily sweeping throughout the edges of the giant city. Charlotte was a city with around 3 million people but Joey was only one man and he knew he wouldn’t be able to save everyone.

Even 243 was good for fighting for only 30 minutes. Of course Joey had saved more but they had refused to join the group and they parted away from Joey’s group.

The Mountain Ogre’s fist had hit Joey but the green threads absorbed all of the shock and protected Joey’s whole body. The Mountain Ogre felt a backlash in its arm that would be equivalent to punching the mountain it lives on and yelled out in anguish. It took a few steps back and kept holding its most likely broke hand.

Joey wouldn’t take this opportunity for granted and readied his now bloodied body. Everything ended for the Mountain Ogre in a second as Joey shot forth with speeds that only lightning can rival and punched the Ogre in its horrified looking face.

“You have killed a ‘Mountain Ogre: Rank 4’. You have gained no Exp from it.”

“Fuuuuu.”

Joey lets out a breath out as he can feel tinges of fatigue begin to creep into his body but he knows not to stop. Lyla begins running up behind Joey to report to him how many more people has been saved when a loud sound rang past their ears and into their souls.

“EVERYONE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT FIGHTING THE MONSTERS. JUST ESCAPE AS FAST AND AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, IF NOT THEN YOU WILL BE KILLED BY MY HAND ALONG WITH THESE MONSTERS.”

Joey looks towards where the ear shattering sound came from and he can barely see a bright dot that is shooting down lightning at objects down on the ground. Joey clicks his tongue and looks back at Lyla who is still rubbing her ears from the explosive sound.

“How well do you know Charlotte?” Joey asks. He has only lived here for 2 years with his 3 roommates on the outskirts of the city so he doesn’t know the area too well.

“I have lived here my whole life, why do you ask?”

“Well you heard that thing, we need to get out of here as soon as possible. We don’t know how much time we have so we really have to kick it up a gear in how fast we run. Do you know the quickest way out of town?”

If Joey’s group was smaller than he would confiscate some empty vehicles and drive away but he has 248 people now with him and they all range from the elderly to babies that have to yet live their lives, and with there being so many Joey couldn’t find it in his heart to steal so many vehicles. Lyla thinks for a second but then someone comes up behind her that seems to have been listening to the conversation.

It is a young teenage girl that Joey had saved from a giant spider’s web but Joey has yet to see her powers so she must not be offensive in her abilities. Her name was Nina and she was surprisingly a Rank 4.

“Leader… I think I can help.” the girl says sheepishly. Joey chuckles at the girl’s comment and crouches so he can see the girl eye to eye.

“First, I’m not your Leader. I am simply someone who helped you out in your time of need. Now, what idea do you have to give us.”

“Well…. My power, I’m pretty sure it is a portal that can take us out of the city...”

Joey raises an eyebrow. He has seen a variety of powers from acid spit, poisonous breath, and even someone who can raise the undead but he hasn’t seen a human who can distort space. Joey refuses to look a gift horse in the mouth and smiles widely at the girl.

“Then go ahead and make a portal. How far can you go with the portal.”

“I haven’t necessarily tried it yet but I feel I can at least take us out of the city.”

Joey nods his head and thinks that this will be enough for now. Giving the young girl the go ahead, Nina puts her hands outwards and a small blue hole swirls into existence. It slowly becomes bigger and bigger until 3 people can comfortably walk through it at once.

The girl begins to sweat and keeps her stance.

“I can’t hold it open for long and I can’t move while it is active. Get everyone to go through it quickly please!” the girl orders.

Joey thinks this girl is fairly mature for her age but doesn’t disagree with her judgement. Using the loudest voice he can, Joey tells the group of 248 people what to do, not including Lyla and Nina.

“Everyone, quickly make it through this portal! It is the fastest way we can escape that lightning thing’s powers!”

Everyone sensed the tone of urgency and didn’t disagree with what he said. People hurriedly poured into the portal and went to an unknown location to Joey. The street that everyone was once crowding quickly becomes empty and all that’s left is Lyla, Joey, and Nina.

“Lyla, protect Nina for a second and Nina try to hold out till I come back. I will only be gone a second.”

“Will do leader.” Lyla says with a smile as to tease Joey. Joey rolls his eyes at his newly acquired title and jumps into the portal. He had done so to make sure all of the people he had rescued was safe and it would seemed he worried for no reason. Everyone is situated in an empty field about 10 miles away from the city, making it so Joey can only see the tops of the skyscrapers in the massive place.

Joey nods his head and begins spouting out orders to everyone here.

“Everyone with offensive abilities make a circle around this area and make sure no monsters get near here! Everyone who does not have offensive powers and is not injured try and help the injured! If people can donate pieces of their clothing for bandages, that would be great as we have no medical supplies! Other than that, just try and survive, I will be back soon.”

As Joey finishes his orders to the group and sees that everyone is doing what he had said, he jumps back into the portal and reappears into the street where he had left Nina and Lyla.

Seeing Joey had came back, Nina finally relaxed and closed the portal. Joey sighed as Nina couldn’t use her own portal and realized the sacrifice that Nina might have to make. Though he felt sorry for the near exhausted girl, she still had to reopen the portal.

“Nina, can you open the portal one last time?”

Lyla looked conflicted and confused as she figured that everyone who needed to escape had already done so, so where was Joey trying to go?

“Where to?” Nina asked weakly which made Joey’s heart ache.

“Same place, just so Lyla can make it to everyone.” Joey said and Lyla began to burn with rage. She had been Joey’s right hand man this whole time and didn’t plan on leaving his side anytime soon. Her bright red hair began to burn brighter and her eyes flashed with a fire sparking inside of them.

“What do you mean by that? Do you think I’m too weak to hold my own against these monsters?! With us together we can easily escape with Nina before that… thing does a cleanse of this city.”

Joey shakes his head and puts a hand on Lyla’s shoulder. He has barely been with the woman but he has saved her life several times now and she has helped him save the lives of others, which makes Joey feel very grateful towards the fiery woman, but that doesn’t mean he needs her by his side at all times.

“You’re not weak but those people we saved kinda are. They need your help plus though you are not weak, you are not fast enough to keep up with me. I can easily just pick up Nina and escape with her but you are different. I can’t carry both of you.”

Joey makes a really good point that hits Lyla’s ego. Joey has insane speed, power, and fighting capabilities, while Lyla only has destructive power. The only reason she didn’t go with the first group is to protect Nina while Joey went to the other side to make sure everyone was safe and give them commands.

Taking a chunk out of her pride and calming down her fiery attitude, Lyla takes a deep breath and lets out a defeated sigh.

“Fine, you make some very good points. Nina, can you open the portal again?”

“Yeah, but for only around 10 seconds, and after I don’t think I’ll be able to open the portal again.”

Lyla nods and readies herself. Nina once again takes her stance and opens the portal. Lyla quickly dives inside of the blue vortex and it closes the second her feet are no longer visible. Nina collapses but Joey catches the small girl before she falls on the ground.

Joey looks at the face of Nina and sees that the girl is now sound asleep due to exhaustion. Joey smiles and puts the girl in his arms.

“Good job. Now, leave it to me and you’ll be safe in no time.” Joey says to the unconscious girl. As he says the word safe, Joey’s brain begins to wonder and causes him to look in the direction of his shared apartment.

‘I wonder if they are safe… Then again who am I kidding, they wouldn’t die in a situation likes this, they might even thrive better than me!’ Joey thinks to himself and nods his head to agree with his own statement.

Not wanting to see what that lightning creature meant by if you don’t escape then you’ll die by his hands, Joey flexes his legs and runs in the direction Lyla said was the shortest out of the city.