CHAPTER 60: A REAL CHALLENGE

Arms coming out from the shadows weren’t the only problem I was faced with since the boss himself was also rushing me as well. He also seems to be using a sword which makes this even more of a pain in the ass.

Whiff! Slash!! I manage to dodge the swing of his sword twice as the arms continue to rush towards me as well.

I’m not sure what I can do here since he’s absolutely overwhelming me with the amount of attacks he’s sending at me. This is a lot more than I’m able to handle right now, what the hell do I do?!

We’ll have to pick up our speed as well so that we can avoid the attacks a bit longer. He also appears to be human Rokuro.

Picking up speed won’t be too hard since I’ve gotten used to shifting my power around quite a bit. It’ll just take a bit longer to get used to how he’s fighting so I can start attacking as well.

Being on the defensive side isn’t very fun, unless we can use it to counter. I don’t have a sword to use against him so like usual it seems I’ll be relying on my fists.

Wait... I can get the talons back which could help out a good bit in this battle. It’ll be more beneficial than my normal hands at the very least.

I felt the shift in my hands as they begin to form pretty quick, not long after I feel a burst out from my back again too. The wings were back... Something that would definitely help me in this fight with speed and flight.

Clang!!! His sword smacks against my right hand as I block the attack. Drip. Drip. Blood begins to hit the floor as it falls off of my hand.

"I’ll admit that you definitely are strong but will you have the strength to match me?" Art questions with a smirk still on his face.

I begin to push against the blade as I prepare to use my other hand. "Are you always talkative? It’s kind of annoying." I respond before punching him in the gut with my left hand.

Bam! My punch launches him into the air briefly before I jump up to hit him with a kick. The moment my foot connected with him it was already too late, he managed to block it in time to reduce the damage.

Crash!!!! But it didn’t matter since it still sent him flying back towards the ground with quite a bit of force.

Swish! Swish! Arms continue to go past me as I barely manage to dodge them since it’s hard as hell to see them here. They are made from the shadows which makes it difficult to see.

It didn’t matter as long as I could avoid them and keep an eye out for his attacks as well.

"Huff. Huff. You really are a real challenge for once." He says while breathing heavily.

It definitely wasn’t enough damage since he didn’t spit up any blood and he was already standing back up. I’m not the only real challenge here, he is as well.

I’m trying not to push myself too much during this fight since he has companions to assist him, but it might not be possible to hold back for that long. It also doesn’t help that I don’t know a damn thing about the level of power that they have.

I’ve already used a bit more power to gain more speed and to form the talons on my hands again. They’ve definitely helped so far but I don’t know how much more to use.

What is the right amount and is there a limit? My body isn’t exactly giving me the answers right away.

Slash! Slash!! I lose my train of thought as he begins rushing me with a flurry of slashes once again. Left, right, down slash, right, left.

He is really giving me quite a hassle right now since I’m trying to see what the best possible outcome is. Ba-thump. Ba-thump. Ba-thump. My heart was beating out my chest all of a sudden and I could see the red haze clouding my vision more than it did before.

I’m still in control this time but it feels like a surge of power is going throughout my body again. The intensity of my blood boiling is definitely high and it feels like everything is on fire.

The might of a dragon is definitely there. Why don’t you show him the strength of an SSS rank dragon.

It would be quite the pleasure to do that for him. Not everyone gets to experience this kind of power in their life.

Although I’ll never understand the strange mood shifts that Rika seems to have, she’s right about this. I need to use more power to put this fight more in my favor.

As I dodge his next swing I take a step back and swing my fist towards his face, a bright red aura is all I notice surrounding it. POW! The moment my fist connects with his face I can see him go flying back as his sword falls onto the ground.

Clatter!! Crash!!! I hear his sword hit the ground as he crashes into a wall in the distance. At least I could assume that it’s a wall since there’s not much else around in these floors usually.

But I noticed that the hands weren’t coming at me anymore so maybe I did enough damage for him to at least lose focus on them.

He spits blood out onto the ground in the distance before wiping his mouth. ’Rokuro is definitely strong but this isn’t enough to beat me yet.’ Art thinks to himself while slowly standing back up.

I’d be ready for his next attack, he’s not going to go easy on you. This has only shown him that he shouldn’t underestimate you whatsoever.

I’m definitely ready for him so he can come at me already. I want to see how much strength I can really use here against him.

I look down at both my hands which are now surrounded by this red aura.