Chapter 41: Three Seconds
“We’ve arrived, just ahead.”
The road reached its end amid the chatter, and the once sparse magical aura grew increasingly dense to the point where even Tyr couldn’t ignore it. Dragon Slayer narrowed his eyes, halting his steps along with Tyr, and said gravely.
“The amount of this magic aura seems to have reached a critical moment.”
“No time to waste, let’s catch it off guard!”
“Yeah, if we continue like this, that fellow could become a fifth-level magical creature at any moment, and it will be difficult to handle.”
The determined duo set off again, doubling their speed from before, and in no time, they reached the end of the cave!
At the end lies a place piled with countless bones, emitting a foul odor reminiscent of a battlefield. Above the bones, a three-meter-sized troll is indulging in a feast of delicious corpses. When it senses that two annoying insects have intruded into its sacred dining area, anger instantly covers its face.
“Mwah Mwah!!”
It grabbed the giant club beside it, pushed off the ground, and leaped down from the pile of bones, landing right where the Dragon Slayer and his companion stood!
“Scatter!”
The two of them scattered simultaneously, but the ogre, which was only three meters tall and not too heavy, unleashed a meteoric impact!
Boom! The earth and stones flew apart. The Dragon Slayer held his hands in front, using his fighting spirit to form an invisible shield, blocking all the deadly flying stones. Meanwhile, Tyr continued to gracefully dodge amidst the hail of projectiles.
“Attack together!” The Dragon Slayer signaled, quicker than Tyr in response. The ogre was at its most vulnerable state, just as its old force was departing and its new force was yet to arise. Now was the perfect moment to strike!
Tyr had to be praised for his ability to multitask, reaching a level that even the gods would admire. Although his reaction time was slightly slower than the Dragon Slayer’s, he preempted the attack, slashing out with his sword in an instant!
On the other side, the Dragon Slayer was equally formidable. His terrifying fist strength combined with his fighting spirit formed a fist wind in the shape of a lion, striking in tandem with Tyr’s sword slash from the other side!
Although the ogre’s reactions were slow, it had a natural sense of danger. Its instinct told it that there was no escape now; the only chance of survival was to block the stronger attack and fight back!
With that, the ogre raised its stone club to block the Dragon Slayer’s fist wind, while choosing to directly clash with Tyr’s sword slash behind it!
Boom! The fragile stone club failed to serve its blocking purpose, but the ogre successfully blocked the fist wind head-on. However, a massive sword wound appeared behind it, tearing through flesh and skin!
“What!” Tyr was slightly surprised. The fact that the ogre could make such a correct choice at that moment left him amazed, prompting him to marvel at the ogre’s intelligence.
“Keep going!” The Dragon Slayer didn’t slow down his attack speed because of this. It should be said that he directly launched a counterattack with the momentum gained from this encounter!
“Mwah Mwah!!” The ogre roared deafeningly once again. The creatures it usually trampled upon had actually injured it today. This was a lifelong shame for the ogre. With such primitive thinking, the ogre’s entire body turned crimson, and its size suddenly expanded to five meters!
“It’s gone berserk! Mr. 123, cut it down!”
There was no need for the Dragon Slayer’s reminder; Tyr was already prepared. The sharp sword energy gathered once again. As the ogre sensed the terrifying aura gradually converging behind it, a bright light shot out.
“Heavenly Sword One Heart, First Form: Slash!”
Roar!! The ogre’s scream this time was incomparable, compared to its frontal resistance against the ogre lord back then. This time, exposing its back completely to Tyr was nothing short of suicidal.
On Dragon Slayer’s side, there was no time given for the troll to react. His fist clenched, and a terrifying aura burst forth, visible to the naked eye. A blue aura surrounded Dragon Slayer’s entire body, finally gathering onto his small right fist.
“Fist techniques, integrated into the soul!”
“Mwah Mwah!!” The ogre felt an attack even more powerful than the previous one, causing it to forget the pain and instead feel fear towards the young woman before it! However, it had no way to evade. Its initial careless attack had already sealed its inevitable death!
The time for the battle, just, three seconds!
“Die!!”
Boom!! The blue light pierced through the ogre’s abdomen, bringing out a large amount of intestines and flesh, and sent the five-meter-tall ogre flying, embedding it directly into the wall! The entire cave shook, causing large chunks of debris to fall, making Tyr even more fearful of the Dragon Slayer’s seemingly small fist. The label of “do not provoke” once again rose to an absolute level of “absolutely do not provoke”.
