Volume 6 Chapter 23 Monster
Agreeing with my words, Toxy and Sandra dashed forward. Fist of the Dragon glanced at them but then turned to face me.
Fist of the Dragon spoke.
"Reiji and Roman have been taken care of by you, huh?"
"Huh? Oh, you mean 'Wrath' and 'Narcissistic Bard'?"
"Yeah, those 2 were stronger than you when we fought before. But now, you are the stronger one. Normally, it would have taken years for you to catch up to them."
Fist of the Dragon looked at me with sparkling, pure eyes. I thought they were clear eyes. I was surprised that someone with such eyes could become so strong.
"Even now, you are weak compared to me. But I want to fight you properly. Your rapid growth will surely have a good influence on me."
"What's with the mentor act? If you were a mentor, you'd be on time."
"It's not about being a mentor. You and I are still enemies. But because you were a pleasant boy, I wanted to at least be a worthy opponent."
Fist of the Dragon prepared himself. I trembled at the energy that overflowed from him.
Our previous fight wasn't serious at all. He was just biding his time, waiting for me to prepare. I understood that.
So, I couldn't help but smile in excitement.
"You look good. You're shining and it reminds me of my younger days."
"How old are you, Fist of the Dragon?"
I also prepared myself, chanting curses and mantras, getting ready to clash with him.
"Weight Increase, Weight Reduce, Repulsion, 'Brahma'."
And a new wish.
"God of gravity, lend me your power."
My chakra is awakening. The gravity magic cast on me expands significantly. I can increase weight, reduce weight, and repel with ease.
Silence descends. I stomp on the ground covered in wood chips. Our concentration is reaching its limit.
Then, the balance is broken.
Fist of the Dragon steps in. It's so quick that it seems to leave his rage behind, but I can still perceive it with my eyes.
Now, with crystal swords, I throw three of them at him. They're sharp and pressing. The impact is much faster and heavier than before.
And Fist of the Dragon receives them. Instead of cutting through, he receives them while smiling at me.
"I can see growth in this one. Shall I make it a little more realistic?"
Fist of the Dragon's magic is poured into the crystal swords. The 3 swords are no longer under my control, and they are thrown back at me by Fist of the Dragon.
I face Fist of the Dragon's 3 swords with 3 new crystal swords. My bullets are faster. The gravity is heavier. So there's no way I could lose.
But I anticipated that my crystal swords would lose to the 3 swords taken by Fist of the Dragon.
My crystal swords easily shatter and head straight for me. As a countermeasure, I summon even more crystal swords and then explode them at my fingertips.
From there, I reconstruct with the Sahasrara Chakra, the 'Rule of All Creation' of the second brain.
"Crystal greatsword."
I infuse it with magic, hardening it like an iron lump sword. It's light to swing due to the influence of my gravity magic, heavy to receive, and deflects when it hits.
I reduce the power of the flying 3 swords with gravity magic and sweep them away with the crystal greatsword. They don't shatter. The crystal swords, which would normally shatter easily.
--Well, it's fine. I swing back at Fist of the Dragon, who is coming at me even more.
"Not bad."
Fist of the Dragon grabs me and stops me. I tried to fight him for an instant, but I gave up. I didn't sense any movement. So, it's fine. After all, combat is about pushing one's own strengths.
I jumped into Fist of the Dragon's grasp and threw a punch.
"Ah, Slow. Your true abilities are in punches."
"Punches aren't bad, but I can use gravity magic for that!"
I threw an uppercut, a hook, and a straight punch, but he dodged each one.
It was as if he had already dodged before the punch was even thrown. Fist of the Dragon had that kind of speed. It was far above me, as both 'Wrath' and 'Narcissistic Bard' had said. It was indeed unreachable.
But I couldn't stop. I kept attacking.
"Slow. You're really a frightening warrior."
My fist grazed Fist of the Dragon. It started to get closer to the skin. I hit it. Hit it. Hit it. There was no one else who could beat Fist of the Dragon. I had to win. I had to protect Karditsa.
So I stepped in further.
"Ah! Haha!"
Fist of the Dragon laughed. I too felt a sense of growth and my mouth curled up.
This is it. This is fine. Let's speed up. I'll send Fist of the Dragon flying! I focused on evading Fist of the Dragon's attacks and threw a punch that seemed to sink in like a hook.
I unleashed a torrent of punches, jab, flurry, uppercut, hook, straight punch, and more.
The blows rained down, relentless and unyielding at him. Punch! Punch! Punch!
I'll keep attacking! I'll make my fists as light as possible! When they're light, I'll use Repulsion to bounce back! When I gain speed, I'll use my strength to show off! Let's exceed the limits of human abilities! Humans are nothing!
"Hah."
I couldn't stop laughing.
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!"
The ground Fist of the Dragon dodged with the aftermath of my fist was gouged. Splinters flew. Tattered leaves danced.
"Good."
Fist of the Dragon said.
"Amazing. You are the only one who can reach me now. I can't remember the last time my spine tingled in a fight. Like you, I once faced a strong enemy."
He continued.
"Thank you, Slow. As thanks, I'll give you a gift that only I can give you."
My fist was caught. The aftermath of it disturbed the ground and made splinters dance. The impact that stopped my unstoppable rhythm made me lose myself for a moment.
Then, Fist of the Dragon raised his fist.
"It's called, 'Frustration'."
I took Fist of the Dragon's blow on My jaw and spun around. The world spun. My sense of balance was disrupted. I lost my sense of up and down, and sank into the ground.
"Ugh, agh, I'm not done yet!"
Still, I jumped up. My second heart, the Anahata Chakra, compensated for the broken sense of balance. Then, Fist of the Dragon's hand approached.
Fist of the Dragon's hand pierced my body. He grabbed my ribs and heart and tore them out.
"Ha...ha..."
"You won't surrender, will you? So, until your immortal ability runs out, I'll keep breaking you. You can lose consciousness anytime. I don't like to overdo it either."
His hand swept my feet. I lost both legs, fell to the ground, and had all my internal organs crushed. I screamed in pain. Then, using my regained legs, I rose, even if I lost my internal organs.
"You're trying to escape from here. Impressive."
"I don't like being praised in a place like this!"
I released my fist. Fist of the Dragon also countered it. A cross-counter. My head danced in the air. But the moment I regenerated, I punched Fist of the Dragon's cheek.
Fist of the Dragon's body was like steel.
Here, "steel" means a metaphor. I'm probably strong enough to break through with my bare hands. However, Fist of the Dragon was like steel to me. It was so hard that I couldn't find a suitable expression.
"People who attack me when I've lost the will to dodge are numerous, but I've been hit by someone who hasn't lost the will to dodge me for how many years?"
Fist of the Dragon pulled back his right fist, which was a cross-counter, and punched me with his left fist. Each blow was killing me. I counterattacked and punched Fist of the Dragon multiple times, but it was meaningless.
The waterfall-like punches pounded me. My head was crushed, my hands were crushed, my feet were crushed, and my torso was crushed.
I tried to use gravity magic to pull Fist of the Dragon away. But it was futile. Fist of the Dragon had a firm grip on the ground through his shoes. He had only his foot grip, but he could counter my full-force 'Repulsion'.
Not even the 'Rule of All Creation' of the Sahasrara Chakra could reach Fist of the Dragon. His punch hit my body before I could touch him with my hand and establish understanding and interference.
I tried to hit the exact spot with my Ajna Chakra, but it was meaningless. I couldn't dodge Fist of the Dragon's punch, which wasn't slow at all.
Finally, I tried to support my second heart, Anahata Chakra, with the Sahasrara Chakra, which is the second brain. Concentration is the root of concentration. If concentration is cut off, Anahata Chakra can withstand infinitely.
However, Fist of the Dragon crushed me with physical force alone. He suddenly realized something and continued to crush my head intensely. My brain was crushed repeatedly, and my concentration to activate the Sahasrara Chakra was lost.
So I realized that I lacked the victory in attack power and avoidance, and I fell silent.
I couldn't lift my hands. My body wouldn't recover. I didn't even feel like speaking.
I'd been beaten so much, died so much, my concentration was completely gone.
"..."
Fist of the Dragon stops punching. Then, he asks.
"Is that your limit for revival?"
"..."
I slightly nod. Other than that, I'm unable to respond properly. My thoughts are a mess. I don't think about winning or losing, feeling sorry or anything else.
My mind is empty. I've used up everything.
Fist of the Dragon picks me up, putting me on his shoulder.
"You're a prisoner in my territory. It's been a while since I've had a fun battle."
"..."
Fist of the Dragon starts walking. Suddenly, someone comes running up.
"Wade-kun won't yield!"
'What the heck are you doing, human?'
The giant made of clay, Typhoon, attacks Fist of the Dragon with a punch. Fist of the Dragon looks up and lightly punches back.
That one punch breaks Typhoon's arm at the root. The 100-meter-long (�328-foot-long) Typhoon, now reduced to nothing, is no match for Fist of the Dragon.
"Ah, not yet!"
'Raah!'
Typhoon retaliates with his other arm, which transforms into a dragon and spits fire as he charges towards Fist of the Dragon.
But the result is the same.
Fist of the Dragon's light punch breaks Typhoon's dragon-like arm. Typhoon loses his momentum and falls backward. The impact causes the ground to shake, and Typhoon's body is split in two.
"Ah, it seems there's a huge gap in power...! ."
'What the heck! I'm the real deal! I won't lose to a brat like this!'
Typhoon is left staring, and Fist of the Dragon bends his knees. Then, he jumps. The scenery changes instantly, and the surroundings turn into empty space.
"Relax, Slow."
Fist of the Dragon says.
"I promise a comfortable treatment. I won't treat you, a warrior of your caliber, unfairly."
The earth was moving at an incredible speed, drifting away from us. Ahead of us lay a castle on a mountain. Could such a place really exist? I thought, letting go of my consciousness.
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