Anomaly(Solo leveling X Tensura)

Ch-6 Against a wall

I continued my search for a long time and now I could finally see some winged beings. They were talking and that sparked a worry that i actually could not speak or even make a sound.

However they seemed to point their sword to me. I too came to a battle stance knowing that I would lose if a battle was sparked anyway.

Seeing me, the largest one moved towards me with his weapon in sheath. I didn't think he had ill intentions.

He was giant and had a large sword and white and golden armor. He was very strong in strength from the magicules itself I could feel however he was not a brute and calmed his fellow members.

He came towards me and suddenly I hear a voice.

"What are you?"

For a moment I was surprised that someone could directly speak into my mind but seeing with focus i realised that the magicules itself was being used to relay messages from one's mind to another. Using same method, I answered.

"I am not sure what I am. One day I suddenly came into being and have been surviving by hunting the beasts." I reply.

He says,"Those who you call beasts are known among us as cryptids. They are durable however you say you have been hunting them. Not only that but you are a shadow."

"Ah! A shadow is something I also heard from the voice. It said I evolved from a shadow to a high shadow" I reply.

"A voice? You must mean the voice of the world then. Also, you say you have evolved into a high shadow? That is not something I know of."

The phantom thinks,'Shadows don't have a conscious to begin with usually however this anomaly is certainly a shadow. I have heard certain takes of some shadows evolving into low grade Phantoms after being named by one however this seems too odd'

"I too am unsure what I really am. However I am trying to survive in the world by any means I can." I reply

"Well since you are an interesting fellow can you show me what you can do?" The phantom unsheathes his sword but I feel no killing intent

We both brace for battle. I start by creating two blades in my hands with shadow arsenal and aim for his weak points. I keep the full power throw as a surprise attack.

The phantom blocks my attack with his great sword and i rush to his back to attack once more. However he shifts his position and lightly jumps. He surely has much more experience than me and it is visible clearly.

I again go on the offensive but this time his great sword turns into something like a whip and stops me in my tracks. However I merge into the shadows and jump out of his shadow and jump back expecting an attack.
My guess was right as his hand just barely crossed my face.

"You sure have good instincts and tricks. I can understand why you were able to survive. You utilised and made efficient what all you could." He praised me.

However I was not in that mindset to do small talk. I soon thought faster than I ever had to and tried to perceive his whip sword with precision.

With each whip strike my thinking speed and perception increased. Instead of relying on just my eyes I used magic sense to sense the flow of magic in the surroundings and even tried to sense the slightest sound of wind, instincts of the body, and even sounds of footsteps even.

Eventually my senses allowed me to avoid the blades however soon the speed got even faster and i had to perceive it even faster.

Suddenly the voice of the world announced<Extra Skill 'Thought Acceleration' has been acquired and skill 'Magic Sense'evolved into 'Ultra Sense'>

I activated thought acceleration and it ate a portion of my magicules and mental strength but now I could perceive even smaller movements.

With battle instincts on passive I could dodge whatever came to me.

The phantom exclaimed, "This rate of growth is astonishing! To think you would grow this much from a single battle really makes me wonder your true potential!"

I targeted his critical points with even more precision and instead of just running head straight, I threw a dagger with utmost accuracy and created another and rushed in. The other dagger aimed for the abdomen.

The moment I got close to him, he suddenly released a huge amount of magicules, more than 6-8 times what I had and yet I still stood up. Instead of just standing in fear I tried to create a shield. A shield made of magicules and though it didn't even last a second, it was something I had learned.

I also activated shadow shield but soon it too broke after some resistance. As my last resort I tried to control magic outside my body to slightly divert from its path by a small alteration in its starting point however the magicules was not only too great to begin with but my incomplete control of magicules outside of my body made it nearly impossible to stop.

Soon I realised he has been taking it easy all along and he just wanted to test me.

I realised what kind of wall I was trying to break and it would be long before I could even come near his power.

Soon I fainted from the sheer pressure.