Volume 2 Chapter 21
Okbo swung his long dao sword at Nia, the veins on his arm bulging as he put all his strength into the blow.
“Aaaahhh—”
A standard, powerful roar erupted from his throat. Some fighters always shout, thinking the sheer volume can overwhelm their opponent’s spirit.
Nia raised her hand to meet the descending blade.
Was she insane? Okbo couldn’t understand. His full-power strike could split a boulder in two, yet this girl intended to catch his blade with her bare hands. It was either utter contempt or insane overconfidence!
All his daily, grueling training, all the work to build these powerful muscles and perfect his swordsmanship, all for the single, refined art of felling an opponent in one blow—was it all just a parlor trick in her eyes? Impossible!!!
Okbo decided to make the girl pay the price for her contempt.
And that price was to be split in two, turned into a bloody pulp.
In the instant before the blade struck, he activated a skill!
《Dao Skill · Gravity Acceleration》! The added force would shatter the girl’s skull completely!
Clink.
A crisp sound echoed through the arena. Okbo’s pupils dilated in shock.
What the hell?
He couldn’t believe his eyes. She had stopped his full-power, skill-enhanced strike with just two fingers—her thumb and index finger.
The girl’s face was blank, her golden eyes looking at him as if he were already dead.
It felt like she hadn’t even used a tenth of her strength to stop his attack.
M-Monster!
“Uoooooh!!!!”
《Dao Skill · Flurry》!!!
The massive blade became a spinning phantom, suddenly shifting into a series of rapid thrusts aimed at Nia.
Yet, the girl’s hands moved just as fast, blocking every strike.
Whiff, whiff, whiff! Slap, slap, slap!
With every move, the girl’s hands precisely avoided the sharp edge, slapping the flat of the blade instead. It was a clear demonstration that her hand speed and reflexes were far beyond his own.
A pugilist? This is bad.
The other loli was just watching from the side. If he could defeat her and take her hostage, he might still have a chance to win.
Okbo abandoned his attack on Nia and spun around, swinging at me.
But at that moment, he realized something was terribly wrong.
…Where was his blade? How could such a large piece of iron just vanish?
All Okbo held now was a hilt with a diamond-patterned grip.
His sharp eyes spotted the blade half-buried in the sand some distance away, shattered into several pieces. It was broken beyond repair.
It was shattered? Despair washed over Okbo. How could he fight without a weapon? He had to get another one!
To break a weapon with just a slap… this was no ordinary martial artist.
《Rank A · Third Tier Magic · Sand Bind》
The sand beneath his feet formed into tentacles that coiled around his legs. Okbo struggled with all his might, but the sand only tightened its grip.
The little loli was a mage! That’s impossible!
It’s over! A Third Tier binding spell! I can’t break free!!
His attempt to use a dash skill failed. Okbo was frozen in place, unsure of what to do.
The girl strode toward him, her face and eyes completely devoid of emotion.
“Y-You! Stay away from me!!”
Trapped by the sand, he couldn’t even fall down. His situation was truly pathetic.
Okbo threw a punch at the girl’s face.
Nia caught it with one hand.
The full force of Okbo’s punch landed squarely in Nia’s small palm.
“Guaaaahhh!!!!!”
A sickening crack of breaking bone echoed as Okbo let out a bloodcurdling scream.
It was a complete reversal of expectations. It was Okbo’s hand that was broken.
The match was decided.
