Sword Rankers
Death and Life

Around almost no one, Ran was alone with a 10-meter Monster right at the other end of the alley.

The atmosphere was quiet, the Monster was just silent and not howling at all, he only sometimes saw the atmosphere around.

But for Ran, this atmosphere felt very heavy and terrible, his chest felt like it was being pressed by a giant hand, and his heart felt like it was going to burst out unexpectedly. His breathing was stingy and disorganized due to being too panicked.

The deg! The deg! The deg! The deg!

Ekhhh! Cool out! Take a deep breath. Huhhhhhh hufffffftttt. Don't make a sound, the monster's just quiet, surely he doesn't know I'm here. If it is calm and not caught, I can survive until the Rankers finish off the Monster.

Ran adjusted his breathing, he tried not to make the slightest sound so as not to be caught.

For Ran, the current situation was the same as standing right beside the ravine, taking a little, Ran would fall and lose his life.

“Uhuk! ?????!!!!!!!!!”

Damnit damnit! Can cough in the current situation.

Ran coughs slowly, it is done reflexively, like a habit that must be done. Although it was slow, it was a foreign voice in times of silence.

The Pterosaur monster responded to Ran's small coughing sound, he waddled around the street to look for the origin of the sound.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.... Hehhh...... Cool out! Cool out! He doesn't know I'm here yet, hold on for a few minutes and for sure the Rankers will come to settle it.

Bruckk! A sound like a huge weight being dropped suddenly appeared from above Ran.

Ran looked up, and saw the Pterosaur Monster right above him. The monster stood on top of 2 buildings flanking the alley that Ran entered. And Ran was right under him.

Ran's heart seemed to stop, he was so shocked that he could not react, sweat pouring down from all over his body.

Cool out! Let's Relax! If I panic later will be found out, now set the breath and put the body as close as possible to the wall.

Ran shut his mouth and nose to reduce the noise of his breathing, and pushed his body against the wall.

Right now, Ran is trying to fuse with the darkness of the alley.

The Pterosaur monster was still searching around, then he descended from the rooftop onto the street that Ran had passed through before.

Ran could not see it, so at the moment he could only guess.

Breath sounds? Nah! More precisely the sound of a sniff, The monster was sniffing something, what was he looking for? Don't-don't you?

Ran could guess exactly what the Monster was looking for from earlier.

Smell Blood!

Ran immediately thought of one thing.

Ran's blood splattered from being injured made the Monster interested in the smell, which is why the Monster came to Ran's place because of the trace of the smell of his blood.

Ran is still lucky because the smell of blood from Ran's body is slightly disguised by the smell of garbage from the alley entered by Ran.

Even if it doesn't happen forever.

How'this? There's no way that I'm here to keep going, or else, I'm gonna have to work a little more.

Ran devised a plan, he forced his body to use his ability again “Projection and Creation” the way this Ran ability works is by making a picture of the thing he wants to make, he said, then create it with the mysterious energy that Hyper gets when they get up.

This energy has many names, “Cakra, Mana, Magic, Yin And Yang” And various other names. This energy has no official name because it cannot be identified, and generally, young Rankers call this energy ‘Mana’

An Ran's abilities would cultivate his Mana and turn it into the thing he had imagined. Sounds simple but the practice is quite difficult.

Mana is both invisible and shaped energy, and Ran's ability is to transform this intangible energy into its shadow.

It is very difficult to stabilize this energy to be desired, it takes great concentration to maintain this energy so that it does not change shape before it is completed 100%.

The more complicated the shape and size, the more Mana needed will be greater, which is why Ran tries to focus on one aspect to reduce the burden in making and in the use of Mananya.

And the weapon chosen by Ran this time is a Dagger, Ran created a small Dagger measuring 25 Centimeters, with a handle that only measures 5 Centimeters. Which can only be held with half a palm.

Ran focuses this Dagger on the aspect of sharpness by reducing its size, so Ran can at least save Mananya.

Ran waited with a ready position in place, and as expected, the Monster started towards Ran following the smell of his blood.

It didn't take long until the Monster reached the alley that Ran had entered.

Ran tightened his grip on his dagger.

The monster stuck its head into the alley, it could not push its entire body because the alley was too narrow.

Ran could finally see clearly how the creature looked like, The monster was very similar to Pterosaurus, oblong head, wide body and wings on both arms. His body was covered in black skin that looked sturdy and strong, a skin that Ran could not possibly penetrate.

And, Ran also looked at him, the eyes of the Monster was yellow with pointy pupils similar to cats, there were black patches around his eyes. The monster glared when one part of his eyes saw Ran.

Feel this!!

Crack

And without further ado, Ran directly stabbed the Monster in the eye with his dagger.

Although Monsters have hard skin, their eyes are fragile and easily penetrated, even by ordinary weapons.

“Khieekkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!”

The monster shouted loudly, he spontaneously pulled back his head, but Ran had no intention of letting go of his dagger grip easily.

Ran deliberately did not release his dagger, so that when the Monster pulled back his head, the puncture wound from his dagger would widen.

And sure enough, the prick from Ran's dagger widened as the Monster pulled its head.

Ran's simple dagger bore an incision nearly half the size of the Monster's eye. Ran pulled back his hand before he was dragged away by the monster.

“Khiekkkkkkk!!!!”

The Monster's cry grew louder, not only did he scream, he also went crazy and destroyed every object around him.

Goody! With such a loud shout, the Rankers would definitely know the position of this Pterosaur Monster. Now go to the second stage.

Ran forced himself to stand up, he walked in the opposite direction to the Pterosaur Monster who was rampaging in pain.

“Hosh.... Hosh.... Hosh.... Should be able to get as close as possible to the place of the Ranker”

Ran aimed to go to a place as close as possible to the Rankers, the Monster was currently rampaging and howling loudly. The Rankers must have realized that the Monster was still alive and rushed to the source of his voice.

And if Ran could bring this Monster to a place as close to Rankers as possible, it could speed up the process of defeating this Monster.

Ran walked over quickly, he deliberately spread his blood for the Monster to follow him.

Then he saw something on the street.

That's*Kruk? It just so happened to find this thing on a road like this, there was no way I would miss such a useful item.

*Note: A mobility aid crutch that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body. It is often used by people who cannot use their feet to support their weight, for reasons ranging from short-term injuries to lifelong disabilities

Ran immediately took Kruk lying near the trash, he used the Cruk to support his tired body.

“Khiekkkkkkkkk!!!!” DRAPU! DRAPU! DRAPU!

The monster's shriek sounded loud, the sound of large footsteps also accompanied it.

Ran looked back and saw the monster running fiercely towards him, he looked like a wild animal chasing its prey.

“Hosh Hosh Hosh..... A crazy monster, he was instantly chasing at full speed. And still far from where the Rankers are"

Ran pushed his limits, he did not care about the wounds on his body getting worse, all he wanted was to be able to survive this terrible situation.

Even so, no matter how hard Ran pushed himself, the Monster was a step faster than him.

It didn't take long until Ran's distance from the Pterosaur Monster was only 5 meters away. A distance that was not enough for an ordinary human to pull Ran, but enough distance for a Monster of 10 meters to pounce on Ran.

The Pterosaur monster stuck its upper body towards Ran while running quickly. The big beak gaping wide, the Monster was ready to devour Ran round and round.

Ran was faced by two big mouths that were on both sides, In Ran's heart, he felt like giving up because he was tired.

Damnit damnit! Is this the end? Eaten by this ugly bird without producing a trace that can be remembered by others? Just known as Hyper failing who has no achievements, sucks.

Ran slowed down, his negative thoughts affected his body, he had lost almost all of his spirit.

The Pterosaur monster was ready to devour Ran who was no longer moving, his beak opened like a scissor that would cut paper.

But....

Don't want!!!

Just before the Monster's mouth devoured Ran, Ran used the Kruk he was carrying to throw his body towards the right, he lowered his body in order to get through the gap between the Monster's beak with concrete ground.

Ran survived dramatically, he made it through the gap between the Monster's beak and the concrete ground.

There was an instant pause when the Monster tightly closed his beak, he still did not realize if he failed to catch his prey.

Cih, although I will eventually die, I do not want to die eaten by Monsters without a fight, I better be killed after slaughtering thousands of damn Monsters. At least I should die being known as a great Ranker, not as a failed Hyper.

Ran took advantage of the pause in the time when the Monster was confused to escape, maybe his efforts were meaningless because the distance made by Ran with great effort, could be exceeded by the Monster with just one step.

But at least I want to fight to the end.

It didn't take long for the Monster to realize that it failed to catch its prey. He stood back up and walked leisurely to catch Ran.

Ran made use of the Kruk he was carrying, if the Monster was intending to eat it from above, Ran would push his body with the crutch backwards, to the blind spot of the Monster.

If the Monster wants to eat it by opening its beak like scissors, Ran will push his body to the right or left, and escape through a small gap between the Monster's beak and the concrete ground.

The monster did not feel serious about chasing Ran, instead he chased after Ran casually, Looks like a chicken looking for worms. Apparently, the Monster did not consider Ran a threat at all

Strange, why didn't the Monster fly and block from the front directly?

Ran was aware of the strangeness of the Monster, from now on, the Monster did not use its main advantage. That is the ability to fly, but he can fly directly rather than walk like this.

Ran looked back for a moment to observe the monster.

The wings, the wings are torn! He should have not flown. Just like me, he is also in a wounded state, it seems like he was injured by the attacks launched by the previous Rankers. If it's like this I'll be safe.

Cracks!

“Eh? Crutches broken?”

The crutches used by Ran suddenly broke right in the middle, and made the Crutches divided into 2 parts.

It should be in the trash, it turns out this Kruk is already damaged.

Ran cursed the Kruk while walking with fatigue. Without the tools to help Ran stand up, making Ran slower.

His balance continues to disappear, Ran feels like he will fall at any time.

The monster also attacked Ran again. The monster thrusts its beak towards Ran and prepares to devour Ran in one bite.

Ran had started to get used to escape from this situation, but, without Kruk who had been using as a booster of his body, Ran became exhausted in avoiding the attack of the Monster.

Ran's timing was ill-fitting, too slow and lacking in thrust, causing the Monster to successfully bite Ran's shoulder.

Ran manages to escape, but his shoulder is badly injured because it was bitten by the Monster. The meat is torn like a roasted turkey served at dinner.

The blood that flows is very much, enough to make Ran immediately dizzy because of lack of blood.

“Hosh Hosh.... Heat.... Be ill... Please.”

Ran felt a tremendous pain throughout his body, his consciousness began to disappear, his entire body felt hot to cause Ran to feel very thirsty and powerless.

In this moment, Ran could only limp like a zombie.

How'this? I don't know what else to do, my body is all sick, I'm tired, I don't feel any energy at all.

“Please.... Pl-please..... Please...”

Ran could only ask for help in a soft voice, he had already exhausted all his strength, even at this moment, he already did not know what else to do.

And finally

Bruk!

Ran fell out of steam, he could no longer walk with all his injuries.

The Pterosaur monster that had followed Ran, stopped and observed Ran. The monster flipped over Ran's body, like a butcher observing the quality of his selling meat.

At this position, Ran could see clearly in the direction of the Monster.

What else are you waiting for an ugly bird? Just eat me! Don't hold off.

In his mind, Ran had already given up and chose to accept his death.

Yet.

Either because of dizziness due to the loss of a lot of blood, or because of the passionate emotions, or because of the tremendous fatigue that Ran suffered, or maybe it was reality, Ran saw the Monster smiling.

A mocking smile that was always put up by the person who was bothering Ran, was plastered on the face of the Monster.

It felt unrealistic and reasonable, but, that was what Ran saw.

You either? So you think I'm a loser too, huh? Damnit damnit! How could I die by a monster like you!

Ran's blood was boiling, his emotions soaring that Ran gnashed his teeth. Out of nowhere, Ran felt his Mana was extremely abundant.

Just before the Monster ate Ran round and round, Ran immediately created 2 short swords but very wide to look big.

Ran immediately slashed the Monster's beak easily, his Beak immediately slashed to make the Monster retreat in pain.

“Khiekkkkkkkk!!!!”

The Monster's shriek again sounded loud, the loudest of which Ran had heard from the beginning he saw the Monster.

“Whispering know you ugly Monster! Don't think I'll be eaten by you!”

Ran slashed forward and slashed the beak of the Monster until it split 2, blood flowed from his beak and soaked Ran's face and the streets around.

As if knowing if he would not win easily against Ran, the Monster retreated and used his wings to create a huge gust of wind.

Hhhhhhhh!

he directed the wind to Ran. Ran was slightly pushed due to the pressure of the wind, Ran used his hand as a protector from the wind.

“So this is your ability? If it's in top condition I must have been thrown far or at worst torn apart, but with the condition of the wings injured like that, the wind you make only feels like a breeze!”

Ran strengthens his legs, although it hurts and hurts, Ran still forces to use his legs as a body booster spring.

Shuts!

Ran threw his body at the Mosnter and prepared to slash at him again, but the Monster managed to retreat back with its wings, and made a gust of gusts of gustier wind.

In a hovering position, Ran was thrown easily by the wind.

Hmh! It turns out that ugly bird has a good intelligence

Cracks! Cracks!

Ran stuck his sword into the concrete ground, to hold his body from crashing further.

At the moment Ran can only defend to wait for the right timing to attack.

At this moment, Ran and the Pterosaur Monster were stuck in a dead end condition, Ran could attack the Monster, but he could not get close, the Monster could not fight and could only keep Ran away. Both sides are stuck in a dead end.

Damnit damnit! The monster had the intelligence to sense danger, it was deliberately stalling for time to bleed to death. But he's definitely not that smart, is he? It's a gamble, but it's worth a try.

Ran released both of his swords, he raised both of his hands and formed a surrender position.

The monster felt no danger as Ran did not hold a weapon, so he stopped his gust of wind.

The monster observed Ran to assess his danger level.

Ran also walked slowly towards the Monster without carrying his weapon with his hands raised.

And suddenly

Khakk!

The monster charged forward with the intention of pouncing on Ran, But Ran looked not panicked and as if he knew what the Monster was going to do.

As soon as the beak of the Pterosaur Monster managed to bite Ran, Ran had already crouched down and launched his body forward like surfing.

Ran's body slid down the Monster's neck, in a split-second pause, Ran twisted his body to face the big Monster's neck clearly.

Ran instantly held the lower jaw of the Pterosaur Monster, he focused all of his remaining Mana, to create the sharpest weapon he could make.

Sraaaakkkk!

A sword was created from under the Jaw of the 10 Meter-sized Pterosaur Monster. A sword measuring 50 CM which is similar to the classic sword in Europe, was created by Ran.

“Khiekk... Khiekkkss.”

Missed cih.

Ran's attack failed to end the Monster, his hands seemed to be twitching in search of Ran.

Ran directly held the handle of his sword with both hands, he pushed all the power that was on his body that was still left to slash the head and brain of the Monster.

Ran has not had time to slash his brain, the hand of the Pterosaur Monster clawed at Ran's stomach, The monster still does not know where Ran is because Ran is in his blind spot. But thanks to the scratch, the monster knows where Ran is.

Pterosaur VS. Ran Monster, both of them use the rest of their strength to defeat their opponents.

Ran tries his hardest to slash the Pterosaur Monster's brain, while the Monster tries to eat Ran.

The monster does not accept that he will be killed, he pulls his upper body and shakes it to throw Ran.

Ran lost his footing, he swung around holding the handle of his sword.

“Shut up you ugly bird!!!”

Ran uses a swing from his body to hit the neck of the Monster, when he hits it, Ran uses it to wrap his legs around the Monster's neck.

The Pterosaur monster is getting raging, he swings his head and neck to and fro to throw Ran.

Ran did not give up and tried to continue cutting off the Monster's head.

“Uwohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! You poor bird!!!!”

Srrrrrrrrraa!!!

Ran managed to cut him off, the head of the Monster was split 2 on the part of his head. Blood from inside his head splashed everywhere, so that it soaked all over Ran's face. His brain and eyes were also blown out.

The monster lost its life, the entire power in its body gradually disappeared, and made its body fall to the ground.

Ran automatically fell hard and also hit the neck of the Pterosaur Monster.

Ran's head fell first to the ground, simultaneously, the pain and fatigue on Ran's body immediately felt to his brain.

Ran began to lose his consciousness, his gaze began to blacken and his entire body began to become numb.

Drap Drap Drap Drap Drap

At the last moment, Ran heard the sound of footsteps coming towards him.

“view! There the Monster”

“It looks like he's dead, who killed him?”

“Wait! Look below him, there's someone, maybe he's a Hyper”

“Quick evacuate the person first”

The people who used the complete equipment came in excitedly to help Ran, they were the Rankers who participated in the cleaning of Gate Break.

Hmh! Very late to know