After the wall collapse under the shockwave released from Nil skill, he did not waste time and directly enter the new area.
Because the collapse of the wall have raise quite some dust, Nil could not see clearly, so he have to let the dust clear down.
And when he decided to wait, he suddenly have a bad feeling.
His breath hitch suddenly and he felt like his life is in danger.
His sixth sense, his instinct flaring, screaming to him do move out of the way.
And Nil is not someone that ignores his instinct, he have hone that instinct for decades, and it have been the one that got him out of improbable situations multiple of times.
So he's not going to ignore that warning now.
Immediately after his instinct kick in, warning of danger incoming, he did not even allow the warning to settle before reacting.
He directly activate Charge, deliberately using the skill to charge his agility only.
And the change became obvious in an instant, his agility soared like no other as he sprint to one side of the cave.
*Bam*
Nil crash on the wall after running at full speed.
*Growl*
Where Nil once stand a cat now occupy the place.
However this cat is not just any cat, in fact it did not resemble cat by much.
Standing on two feet instead of all four, the cat height is at 1.53 meter, shorter than Nil by a wide margin.
It's whole body is covered in brown for, no grayish colour except for the stripes that trail around it giving it a strange mixture of colour.
It's hand end with the same talon-like nail as the rest of it's kin, however it's nail is over two times longer than the cat King nail.
The cat King nail is as long as 65 centimeter, whereas the humanoid cat that just attack Nil has nails that is just a couple of centimeters short of being 150 centimeter.
"Ah, that's pathetic of me." Nil could deny no more.
He is very disappointed at himself that a cat at a mere Crystallization realm drove him to a corner like this.
That is not the part that make him angry at himself, but the fact that the cat only have a silver of strength of a Crystalization realm cultivator.
The cat did not even have it's full strength, but rather, a silver of it, 10% to be exact.
He could feel blood trailing on his head, but his armour firmly covered it, not letting any of the blood falling past the place cover by the armour.
"This being is fast for a non cultivator." The cat size Nil up.
Not knowing if it should continue attacking, it leave the being alone.
The speed the being showcase is enough in itself to terrify the cat, it did not know it the being have another trick up it's sleeve.
But he cannot leave the being alone, the being have killed most of it's offspring which leave no room for doubt that it will kill the rest of the kittens he is guarding.
While the cat was sizing him up, Nil use that timeframe to 'see' the profile of the beast.
[Ding!]
[Skill See activated.]
[Beast profile.]
[Beast bloodline: Sand cat bloodline (Immortal grade)]
[Beast name: Karlac.]
[Beast title: The first of the sand cat, Ancestor of sand cats.]
[Beast mana core rank: 8 stage of Liquid gathering realm.]
[Beast racial skill: Claw extend (Gold grade), Rip (Gold grade), Boost speed (Diamond grade).]
So, you are their ancestor. Nil nod his head.
"Humans." The humanoid cat called out.
Its voice sounded deep, muffled.
Nil shifted the rest of his attention from the profile and gaze at the cat, it is not a surprise that it could talk.
"Leave, now, and, I, not, kill, you." The cat said, word for word.
Not being able to speak the sentence whole at once.
Although the cat never want to leave Nil, it did not want to gamble fighting him either due to the speed the being has shown, it did not know how many other trick the being could employ.
When Nil heard of that, of the cat granting him mercy, he snapped.
If before the anger he felt have not been enough to make him lose control, now it is.
"I am the one that grants mercy, not the other way round."
Nil eyes shone, his aura not rising, but flaring vehemently, transforming the sorounding aura in their wake.
If earlier the aura that was transmuted when he was killing the King cat and it's minions is death, this one is pure undiluted, unfiltered wrath.
"I am the one that dictates if your life is worth being left alive, not the other way round."
Nil continued, stepping in the direction of the cat, his aura flaring more.
The cat expression immediately worsen, it face losing colour as it lost its will you face this being.
'No, no, I am Karlac, the first cat born of sand, the Ancestor of all the sand cat. I will not submit to this being.' The humanoid cat thought to itself.
Using it's name to anchor itself back, taking control of itself.
"I am the one who dictates if you are worth the life given to you, not the other way round."
Nil continued his strike, not quickening his pace one bit, moving like he is going to butcher a strapped cat that does not have any place else to run to than thrash around.
'No, no. I. Am. Karla...' The cat king tried to convince itself more, but it name started to fail him facing the full brunt of Nil wrath.
"I now decree that you serve with all your very existence or die trying to resist me."
Nil did not give it a choice... No, that is too much.
He decreed.
"I, serve, make it stop, it's too much." The cat said feeling it's whole very body being shredded, and not only it's body, but it's soul and it's existence too.
And Nil accept the beast submission, forming a contract with the beast.
[Ding!]
[You have form a soul contract with a beast.]
After forming the contract he finally withdraw the aura and slumped on the ground, feeling exhausted, both mentally and physically. But mostly, mentally.
His eyes felt so heavy, that he felt like sleeping which he did.
But before his eyes shut down totally, he glimpse at a message that Genes just sent to him.
[Ding!]
[You have become the personification of Wrath. Wrath that was formed from your pure unfiltered wrath towards the cat Ancestor.]
[You have receive a title.]
[Title: Personification of Wrath.]
'And I never want to use that.' Nil thought finally accepting the lull of sleep.