Chapter 44: Intense Battle
“Defeated, fell?” The shock was not only evident on Butterfly of Sunflowers herself but also on the other three, who wore expressions of disbelief and relief at Butterfly of Sunflower’s narrow escape from danger.
Sanding Ironsword’s eyes gleamed, and he smiled, saying。
“It seems that the Butterfly of Sunflowers has already begun to comprehend our senior’s sword technique.”
“What?!” Emerald Star and Wind Slash Ghost were even more shocked. That was the sword technique taught by their senior! How could Butterfly of Sunflowers have comprehended it to the point of practical application in such a short time? This talent… Emerald Star, who thought she was very familiar with Butterfly of Sunflowers, only now realized that there were still unfamiliar aspects to her.
“Phew, phew…” Butterfly of Sunflowers, having narrowly survived, stared at the giant corpse before her, greedily breathing in oxygen.
“We did it.”
“Haha,” Butterfly of Sunflowers smiled briefly, but it quickly turned solemn as she pulled up her heavy legs and headed toward the other ogres to kill. Despite her exhaustion, she was on the verge of passing out at any moment. But as long as she could kill one more, she could alleviate some pressure for her comrades. As long as she persisted, her senior would come back, definitely!
In the cave littered with bones, a battle incomparable to the outside world was raging madly.
Compared to the massive beast that Tyr had seen before, the ogre wielding its hands recklessly was like a child fighting. However, its ferocity made it difficult for Tyr and Dragon Slayer to approach.
“This brute hasn’t figured out how to use magic yet. Let’s wear it down!”
The ogre’s brute strength couldn’t cause substantial harm to the elusive Tyr and the petite Dragon Slayer. Each time it attacked, they could seize the opportunity to counter to some extent. However, its fists were too threatening, and even Tyr dared not risk close-range combat. From a distance, their strikes and punches couldn’t penetrate the ogre’s body. The stalemate continued, and Dragon Slayer, unable to kill it in one strike, had to rely on the quantity of wounds to compensate for the lack of severity in each.
After all, it was the ogre king who was continuously getting injured. Even if they couldn’t inflict fatal wounds, they could wear it down with sheer quantity.
Tyr frowned slightly. Dragon Slayer’s suggestion was indeed good, but as someone with only the lower-grade “Qi and Harmony,” his physical stamina had already reached its limit. Whether it was the previous strikes or the first form of Sky Sword, One Heart, they all required enormous physical and mental energy. Dragon Slayer might think he could handle it with his “Broken Army” level, but for Tyr, such a plan would only lead to exhaustion.
“No, I can’t keep this up much longer,” Tyr admitted.
His elusive movements became somewhat sluggish as a result. Although he was still far from being vulnerable to the ogre’s attacks, it was only a matter of time.
“What?!” Dragon Slayer, ever astute, thought deeply. His eyes focused on Tyr.
“Mr. 123, don’t tell me you’ve only focused on martial techniques and neglected your qi training.”
“Congratulations, you’ve hit the nail on the head,” Tyr replied with a wry smile as he dodged.
Dragon Slayer’s mouth twitched, almost causing her to stumble, but her strong mental fortitude allowed her to propose again.
“Since that’s the case, let’s just fight a war of attrition.”
“No, it won’t give us that chance,” Tyr vetoed the method and continued.
“I still have some energy left, but at this rate, it will be depleted sooner or later. So, help me create an opportunity. The next move will be a desperate attack.”
“Good!” The quick-speaking Dragon Slayer immediately launched an attack against the ogre with a ferocity several times greater than before.The Ogre King, how could it fear a head-on battle with others, ignoring Tyr who had been hopping around on the side,roared, as it swung its fists from left and right, resembling two meteorites, crashing directly towards the Dragon Slayer.
And at that moment, Dragon Slayer suddenly halted her assault, even dispersing her aura completely. With her eyes tightly shut, in the instant before the two massive fists descended, she uttered a soft murmur.
“Fist technique, Heart Armor.”
Hum~
The terrifying fist shattered the earth, sending countless fragments flying and causing the entire cave to tremble with a mournful groan.
As the smoke cleared, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that despite the Dragon Slayer’s fists being held tightly at her waist with her eyes still shut, the two massive fists couldn’t land on her, remaining about a meter away!
The ogre was shocked, while Dragon Slayer suddenly opened her eyes wide.
“Fist technique, Disperse!”
Like a spring compressed to its limit, the ogre’s entire body was suddenly pushed apart, hands wide open, leaving it wide open!
“123, now’s the time!”
“Ha~ Hu~”
Tyr had only completed the first move of the Heavenly Sword technique, and even for him, the burden of executing that move was considerable. However, facing the overwhelmingly powerful monster before him, he could only throw caution to the wind.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
When he opened them again, the ogre before him was riddled with openings!
“Heavenly Sword Unity, Second Form: Extracting Thorn.”
