Doomsday Pillars

In the arid desert with the heat from the sun glaring on the earth and raging sands everywhere, which is located on the northern territory of the Australian continent, a jeep was seen speeding while being chased by dozens of small, spiky monsters. The man in the vehicle looked around and out the corner of his eye found a spot under a rock cliff. He then immediately parked his vehicle skillfully with a drift and jumped out of the jeep, ready to face the incoming enemies.

The man, Alex quickly took out his two Tier 2 swords and, with his back facing the cliff, began slashing at his opponents one by one, with precision and strength. In an instant, dozens of monsters had been slashed and split in half by his attack, filling the area around the cliff with their corpses.

Scanning his surroundings, making sure none of the enemies were still alive, Alex wiped his blade with a cloth and slid it back in its sheaths. He then opened a map to study the area, looking for landmarks that could let him know where he was right now.

[Scan Area] a low rank light element spell that could detect life signs around the user's position. With this spell, Alex could sense a large gathering of monsters hundreds of meters to the east of his position. When he compared the result of the spell with the map, Alex was sure he had found what he was looking for.

Before setting out to his objective.. Alex covered the jeep with sand, camouflaging it so that it would not be seen by monsters who randomly roamed around. He also didn't forget to mark his vehicle on his map, lest he lose his only means of fast transportation. Alex checked and made sure the vehicle was secure, before he slowly walked to the east direction, towards the monster gathering he had sensed earlier.

Alex, who had walked for several minutes noticed something far ahead of him, using binoculars from a distance, he then noticed an irregular area in the desert. A very eye-catching pitch black-colored soil could be seen in the yellow desert with cracks filling the entire terrain and a giant hole right in the middle of the cracks. 

The area was filled with hundreds of different types of critters and when Alex saw that, he didn't waste any time and directly dashed forward towards hundreds of critters, intending to annihilate them.

Shortly after he dashed forward, the critters noticed Alex's impending arrival and loud shrieks could be heard from them. They quickly turned their body to Alex's direction, preparing to charge and attack the impudent human who dared to pass through their territory when a missile-like white-colored beam rained down and exploded on them.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Loud explosions could be heard when those beams hit those monsters and the ground. This time, Alex didn't use rocket launchers or grenades that he used to use but instead used the spell he had just mastered, namely the spell [Light Missile - Rank 2 Light spell].

While he continued to run, his left hand kept casting out the spell while his right hand drew his sword from its sheath, ready to slash through the enemies.

[Long sword - Tier 2 Weapon]

Every beam that rained down on the crowd of critters had killed at least a few dozen of them. When Alex could only fire a dozen shots, he had closed the distance and collided with the group of critters, causing the critters to be flung backwards and smashing to other critters behind them. A faint white circular shield could be seen on Alex's body.

Before he collided with the group of critters, Alex uses his other new spell [Bright Shield] to withstand the impact of the collision. With this spell, the dozens of critters that were attacking at the same time seemed to have smashed against a transparent wall and knocked back by it.

Seeing the satisfactory result of his spells, Alex quickly released his special technique in order to deal with the remaining critters.

[Hexagram technique - stage 2]

[Increases strength]

[Increases speed]

He then took out his second sword, the [Short sword - Tier 2 Weapon], and started slashing the closest being. Each slash from his two swords was capable of killing several creatures at once.

Dozens to hundreds of critters surrounded Alex's location, making it look like they intended to suffocate him to death, but Alex was still able to dodge their attacks and cut them one by one.

After reaching the Sky realm stage, a fighter's fighting ability was doubled when compared to the Peak stage of Earth realm. And with his advancement to the Sky realm, Alex was able to use the Stage 2 Hexagram technique without draining his energy reserve. The increase in speed and strength along with the formation steps of the Hexagram technique is able to make Alex face the critter's relentless siege, attacking with ferocity while dodging with complexity.

For a long time, Alex never fought at all because he was assisted and protected by his skilled fighters. Finally, he was able to fight with all his heart, immersed in the heat of battle. Every critter that approached him was cut and scattered around him, filling the land with their corpses.

More and more critters flew out of the giant hole, rushing to help their comrade. It looks like Alex is in the sea of monsters, surrounded on all sides, struggling to survive.

Suddenly, Alex make a mistake with his movement technique, opening a gap which allows one of the critters to bite him from behind

[Protective Vest - Tier 2 Armor]

[Energy Shield : 82/100]

One bite from the creature is capable of consuming dozens of protective energies which shows just how powerful the creatures that Alex is currently facing.

Alex realizes that he cannot allow himself to be surrounded anymore and instantly decides to release his technique to its maximum level in an attempt to escape his current predicament.

[Hexagram technique - stage 4]

[Increases speed]

[Increases strength]

Ever since he unleashed the fourth stage of the technique, Alex was able to bounce back and try to escape the encirclement, leaving only the front and sides filled with enemies, giving him a way back if he needed to.

Occasionally, when he was suppressed by the critters, he quickly cast a spell [Blind] and all the nearby critters would immediately fall into disarray, giving him a breath and chance to collect himself. With this spell, Alex was able to return to his favorable position and continue fighting.

Who knows how many critters Alex has defeated. Probably more than hundreds of them, sweats already pouring out and covering his entire body. 

Alex knew that he could continue releasing his fourth stage technique for several hours, but he had to conserve his strength. That's why he decided to take his time and kill those critters with as little energy as possible.

As the night curtain fell, the battle finally ended. There were no more critters to be seen, leaving a single human standing on the pitch black terrain.

As the night curtain fell, the battle finally ended.