Chapter 44: Survive your fight
When Jake laid his eyes on the werewolf, he heard a ding in his head coming from his system.
<An incredibly strong opponent has appeared.>
<New Quest: Survive your fight with the werewolf.>
<Rewards:??>
'Huh??' Jake thought confused. 'Another question marks reward? If I remember correctly, the last time I saw a question mark in the reward category, I got a lot of rewards.' Jake just smiled and looked at the werewolf. 'So the system thinks I can't win this fight huh? I will prove you wrong and you better give me a good damn reward!'
Currently, Peter was far back with Kate and Cindy who were too scared to move. They were watching Jake's fight with the werewolf. When the werewolf dashed towards Jake, it tried to swipe at Jake's neck but Jake quickly slid under the werewolf's legs and made a cut on its leg.
Then Jake moved back again waiting for the werewolf. 'Haha, this is just like the VR Game. With me sliding and slashing at a werewolf's legs.' Jake thought.
Zee didn't say anything because he didn't want to distract Jake. Zee wanted to remind Jake that this was reality and not a game. That was when the werewolf charged right at Jake again and then threw a fist towards Jake's stomach but Jake quickly pivoted towards the side therefore avoiding the hit barely.
Not wanting to waste the opportunity, Jake quickly slashed the werewolf's hand that threw the initial punch but the werewolf quickly pulled back its hand therefore avoiding the hit. And then it quickly threw a kick towards Jake's stomach that sent him a few meters back in pain.
'Crap,' Jake thought. 'If it wasn't because of my high level of Endurance, I'm sure my rib would have been broken.' Before Jake could come up with something, the werewolf was already in front of him then it threw an uppercut towards Jake which flung Jake up. Raising him towards the sky but before Jake could go flying away, the werewolf grabbed Jake's legs and slammed him down on the floor therefore creating a mini crater in the ground.
Then the werewolf moved back to observe if Jake would stand up again. After a few minutes, Jake struggled to his feet. Spitting out blood, Jake narrowed his eyes at the werewolf. "That f**king hurt."
"Oh! A tough kid." The werewolf said running towards Jake but Jake didn't move one bit. He waited and waited until the werewolf was just a foot away from him then Jake quickly activated. <Triple Threat> technique to move behind the werewolf then Jake quickly did the 'Primary Guard' skill and then made a slash towards the werewolf's neck.
The sword lunged a little bit deep into the werewolf's neck but it didn't go in further because of the strong hide of the werewolf. Then the werewolf quickly turned around and hit Jake on his face with its elbows sending Jake back a few feet.
'Damn! This basic tier sword can't do anything but leave a few scratch. What do I do now?' Jake thought worriedly.
"Jake just keep the sword for now and fight with your fists." Zee adviced.
"Huh? Are you nuts? You want me to fight with my fists? If a sword couldn't do anything, how do you expect my fists to do any damage?" Jake asked angrily.
"Just trust me." Zee said. "Most of your skills require you to use your fists, and they won't work well with a sword in your hand."
'That's true. Zee make a good points.' Jake thought but before he could do anything, he felt a stinging slap on his face that sent him flying to where Peter and the rest were. Seeing Jake flying, Peter quickly jumped up and caught him, safely bringing him over to their side.
"Crap! That slap hurt." Jake said annoyed.
That was when Kate and Cindy snapped out of their daze. "I'm so sorry Jake," Kate apologized coming over. "I should have helped but seeing the werewolf earlier, I froze."
Jake just shook his head and slowly stood up while coughing violently. "Don't worry, it's okay. I would have also froze just like you if it wasn't because I saw Peter in danger."
"I'm sorry too." Cindy apologized. "I will back you up to the best of my abilities."
"Same here." Jack said coming over while slightly limping.
"But you're injured." Jake said.
"Don't worry," Jack reassured him. "My Qi is slowly making me heal up faster, so I can still fight."
"I will also help," Ben said. "Well in my own way. That wolf took the lives of my friends so I also want to get payback."
"Well, count me out." Sophia said coming over with her body all riddled with wounds. "I'm too injured to do anything."
"Alright then, we still have a wolf to take down." Jake said then he turned to Ben. "Do you know how to use a sword?"
"Yes, but barely. I only know basic skills in using the sword."
"It will have to do." Jake said handing his sword over to Ben.
"Wait what! What are you going to use?" Ben asked.
"Don't worry, I have my fist." Jake replied running towards the werewolf with full speed.
The werewolf was already running towards Jake also and then they met in the center with a big bang. With the werewolf throwing an over head strike towards Jake's head and Jake ducked avoiding it while also giving the werewolf a strong hook to the stomach. Then the werewolf quickly kicked Jake in the stomach therefore putting space between him and Jake.
Immediately Jake moved back, an arrow quickly flew past and hit the werewolf on his shoulder therefore distracting him. Just right at that time, a fist hit the werewolf in its stomach sending it more than a few feet. And then a sword strike followed it on either side. With Cindy striking one side of the werewolf and Ben striking the other.
The sword strike only went a meter deep into the werewolf's skin before they pulled back and created space between them. Unknown to the werewolf, Jake used one of his system skill<Stealth> to get behind it and he activated<melee combat> also and he gave the werewolf a full on heavy punch that sent it flying towards Jack who in turn readied himself and moved the last Qi in his body to his hands and then to his fists and he gave the werewolf an uppercut that sent it flying up.
While the werewolf was flying up, Kate kept on firing arrow after arrow at the werewolf. In fact Ben switched from the sword in his hand to a bow and arrow and started firing out arrows after arrows at the werewolf. After a few seconds, the werewolf fell back down heavily that it created another crater on the ground with dusts everywhere.
Finally after a few seconds, the dusts settled and the students could all see the werewolf slowly standing up with its body riddled with injuries all over but there was still a grin on its face.
"Is that all?" The werewolf asked. "Is that all you guys got? Even with you guys teaming up, you couldn't still defeat me."
"Says the guy who is riddled with injuries all over." Jake replied. "We managed to injure you to this degree so it's just a matter of time before we defeat you totally."
"Oh! injuries?" The werewolf asked with a raised brow. "What injuries?"
And then, the werewolf's body started to heal up quickly. All the scratches and injuries they made on the werewolf, all of them were fading away leaving the werewolf looking good and new.
"Did you guys forget that we have supernatural healing?" The werewolf asked with a smirk on his face.
"Honestly, yes I forgot." Jake answered. "But it doesn't matter, I'm still gonna beat you."
"Oh really!? Fine, let's see you try." The werewolf dashed towards Jake again and so did Jake dash towards the werewolf with full speed. And in less than a second, they met in the middle.