Rise of Baba Yaga ( a Highschool DXD fanfic )

Chapter 4

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" Ah! So that's why it felt different. "

He summoned the now-improved sword and inspected it. Visually, nothing has changed but he could feel a slight increase in its weight. He allowed the mist to devour another sword, this time the digestion time was further decreased to three seconds, prompting him to use his spell.

Once the item was digested, the sword was once more improved. It was sharper than before and a bit longer. Excitement, this discovery made him want to experiment with it more.

Sword after sword, the mist devoured and improved the blade, that was until the thirtieth sword.

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" Well, that was disappointing. "

' It looks like there's a limit huh. ' With twenty-plus swords left and with no more improvements for the sword, he decided to go for the bow.

The mist improved the bow by increasing its range and power. He was feeding the mist with no worries, he was abusing the undead will and the mist's devouring ability to improve his weapons, it seemed like he was playing a game with mods.

Everything was going smoothly, that was until a problem came.

Nikolai felt exhausted as if he had run a marathon. He could not cast Undead will and the timer came to zero and the headache came.

" W-what just happen?" He asked himself, he could not cast a spell anymore and any further attempt made his vision blurry.

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" Wha- " His body gave in, and he drooped to the ground with a thump. A few seconds later...

SNORE!!!
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YAWN!

Nikolai had just experienced the best sleep he ever had in the past week. He rubbed his eyes and looked at his surroundings. He was outside the cabin and the sky had turned dark.

' Wait a minute, IT'S DARK!!! '

And on cue, ten draug emerged from the dark woods. They all rushed at him, weapons raised and bows drawn.

He immediately used Undead will forcing him to calm down. He summoned his improved bow and took aim and released an arrow that brutally tore the head off an archer from its neck.

' So this is the power of a bow that has improved for fifteen times. '

The remaining archers released their arrows that were aimed straight towards him. Summoning his shield, he blocked the incoming arrows. He switched to bow again and shot another archer.

His arrows seemed to magically spawn when he draws the bowstring, it was like having infinite arrows, but it also came with a weakness. Once the arrow is shot, he cannot spawn another one until it has hit something.

He immediately switches to his improved sword on seeing that the melee draug was approaching a little too close to his attack range.

The sword he summoned was a bit longer than his arm and equally wide, it was a little heavy but it provided more range that the swords the draug had.

He decided to face them head-on as he rushed towards their direction. They approached closer and closer and in the last moment, Nikolai jumped high... above the draug... with a flashy front flip, he landed behind them.

He again summoned his shield and block an incoming volley of arrows. He proceeded to rush towards the archers. In a group fight, the one with the range advantage is always the first priority to eliminate to ensure victory.