Chapter 123 Victory Is Mine

>BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!<

Out fists collided.

Mine was covered in shiny blue scales, gleaming and busting full of energy. My opponent had purplish dark aura around him, enough to intimidate anyone.

However, I wasn't backing down! Not anymore!

"Let's begin round two!" I grinned, lunging the blade second hand at the Demon.

"Tch!" Adu tried warping away, but I disrupted his Spatial Magic once more, causing the blade to slice through his arm.

"Ngh—!" Before he could complete his growl, I sent a heavy blow flying to his face, adding all my enhancements to boost my strength.

And then—

>BOOOOOOMMMM!!!<

He was sent flying!

"We're just starting!" Grinning, I pushed both my legs and lunged at Adu.

"Wretched human." He growled, sending dark flames, dark spears, and dark Bullets flying my way.

"Hmph!" I ignored them and let my defence handle the damage.

>SWUIIIISSSHHHHH<

My telepathically controlled blades sharply lunged at Adu, who tried to defend himself against their attacks, but they were too small and numble for him to pick off on his own.

."GAHHHHHH!!!" Once again, he used his dark pulse to decimate the area.

The blades in his vicinity got turned to dust, shattering in a million pieces as they got vaporized.

"Hah! Now you have no more weapons to—"

I had reached him at this point, and my draconic fist planted itself in Adu's stomach.

"Guh—!" He spat out saliva as his face warped in shock.

"I no longer have any use for those blades." My grin was genuine, and I felt a surge of confidence rush through me.

"At this point, right here and now... it's my turn!"

"Why, you—"

Another hit was sent to his cheeks in form of a kick.

>BOOOOOOMMMM!!!<

Adu's body helplessly flailed as he crashed down to the ground.

I stood majestically, watching him pathetically rise from the ground with his ragged hair covering his face.

This humiliated state, being covered in blood and filth, made it pretty evident how far from grace the Demon had fallen.

'I'm sure he has realized this by now... he's not well suited for directed combat. He's a Dark Mage, so his strength stats are weaker than others. That doesn't mean I'm a complete match, though. If not for this system, I wouldn't even be able to keep up.'

Every blow I gave had my full strength behind it, and I was using [Five Seconds Rule] every step of the way.

'I also had to spend a lot of my Stat Points to bridge the gap a little. Damnit...' I glared at the Demon.

I was extremely frugal with my Stat Points, so this was extremely frustrating. I endured everything, though.

'I better end this quick. Time is running out.'

At this point, now that I had bridged the gap between me and Adu, there was one thing I could finally resort to.

"Wretched humaaaaaaannnn!!!"

>WHOOOSHHH<

As I watched Adu lunge at me, I steadied my breathing and prepared my body to respond exactly to the mental images I conjured.

'Let's go!'

>FWHOOOSSHH<

Instantly twisting my body, I evaded the first strike of the Demon, counteracting by raising my legs to hit his face.

He swiftly blocked the attack, raising both hands to deflect my kick... but that was his mistake.

My fist descended on his cheek, sending his body flailing backwards.

"Guh!"

I was only just beginning.

My body instantly followed the flow, and I send another jab flying in the Demon's direction, attacking his neck this time.

Of course, the effects caused him to choke, and I didn't wait for his agonizing expression to relax before sending another kick to his side.

"A-arghkkk"

My fist sent a shocking punch to his stomach, and my other hand gave whipping hits to his face.

Once or twice he tried to fight back, but I easily evaded his assault and kept charging ceaselessly.

The flow of my body and my opponent's reactions were all ingrained in memory and instinct.

As I utilized the [Martial Arts] skill, complemented by [Five Seconds Rule] and [Freedom Of Expression], I became the superior one on the battlefield.

"Y-you damn!"

Purple Miasma enveloped him as he tried to use a Spell—most likely the dark pulse.

He must have previously ran out of Mana since he didn't do it until now.

Unfortunately for him, I had no intention of getting caught up in any attack.

Quickly summoning a blade, I sent it through Adu's mouth, causing blood to spill out.

"G-guurrrrrghhhhhh!!!"

His Spell got disrupted, and I took his shock and pain as the queue to end our battle.

'Inventory!'

On my hand was a weapon similar to the Godslaying Blade, but it had an entirely different gleam.

"Grand Godslaying Blade." I grinned, watching a swirl of dark blue and white energy wrap around the blade.

"W-wai—" Adu was still flustered and completely in shock as my powerful blade came crashing down.

>BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!<

The powerful blade bust through the Demon's dense coat of Miasma, rending anything in its path as it made its way toward Adu's body.

"Die!" I growled.

>BOOOOOOMMMM!!!<

"Arghhhhhhhhh!!!" Screams of pain, despair, regret, and multiple other emotions seemed to ring out as my Grand Godslaying Blade—an upgrade of the Godslaying Blade cut through his skin in a trail of blue and white flames.

"Y-you! I'll heal! No matter....arhhhh....what you do... nnnghhh... I'll heal!"

As I heard Adu give his tired groan, I smiled with satisfaction.

"Not this time. My blade possesses a 'Bleed' effect. You won't be healing anytime soon."

"H-how—!!!!"

"If you're wondering how you lost, it's simple. You never had a chance to begin with."

"N-no! W-wait! Don't!"

"Nope. You're dying here!"

More intense heat enveloped my blade as it cut through more of the Demon's hard flesh. I could see that Adu was struggling with all he had, but there was no use.

I am Adu the Malevolent! I have killed countless souls, and several beings quake at the sound of my name! I can't die like this! No way!"