Chapter 142: Chapter 142
“Hahahahaha”, Eru laughed, “Hahahahaha, if you think that this is all I’ve got, you’re sorely mistaken”, he said while looking at Jon with a slightly twisted expression. Jon frowned; he was about to pounce towards Eru before the latter used his raven-coloured aura to repel Jon’s attack. “You’re not the only one who had such technique”, Eru spread his hands, “I’ll match your level, old man! Eruken!”
Eru roared, his raven-coloured aura swirled up in the sky as Eru’s power continued to rise. “What the hell—” Jon’s jaw dropped when he saw that Eru’s prowess rose from a 3rd Grade Aura Master into 4th Grade Aura Master and eventually into a 5th Grade Aura Master. It did not stop there; however, Eru’s raven-coloured aura continued to multiply, and Eru’s 5th Grade Aura thickened as Eru’s power nearly reached a 6th Grade Aura Master. “I-it can’t be. I never thought that the gap between teacher and me would be this big” Sydney stood flabbergasted while Long let out a slight smirk, “I told you, brother Eru hasn’t truly unleashed his true power”, Long quipped.
Eru took up a stance; he pointed his black sword at the dark-skinned old man, “So, old man, ready for round two?” The now powered up Eru and the transformed Jon stared at each other with smiles on their faces. “Hahaha”, Jon laughed, “It’s been a long time since the blood inside my body to flared up like this” Jon lowered his posture, “Let’s do this, you brat!” Jon disappeared from his spot in a flash, appearing right in front of Eru, with his blade held high. “Take this!” Jon shouted before slashing his blade down. Eru managed to avoid Jon’s blade, but the latter was not finished yet.
Jon used the momentum from his slash to do a cartwheel, continuing his attack. “What is this, a cartwheel slash?” Eru exclaimed while continuing to move backwards to avoid Jon’s attack. “Hahahaha”, Jon had a wide grin on his face, “How would you like this attack of mine?” Jon rolled happily towards Eru. “I don’t”, Eru said, “It looks silly.” Jon smirked, “I don’t care if it looks silly, as long as it was effective against my opponent, I don’t care how it looks”, Jon said as he continued his cartwheel attacks.
“….” Eru was speechless for a moment, then Eru waited until the moment Jon blade was up in the air, and he was supported by his lone, empty hand. When Jon’s left hand touched the ground, the moment Eru was waiting for finally happened. Eru then extended his right leg before throwing a kick at Jon’s back, disturbing his rhythm, causing him to fly off towards the wall. Eru’s expression was flat while Long and Sydney stood on the side with their mouth agape. “Uh, what just happened?” Sydney asked while Long only shook his head in exasperation.
From the smoke, Jon leapt up into the air, with no injuries visible on his body. “Damn it! You figured out my weakness, huh?” Jon said, “No matter, that’s not the only attack I could do. Take this!” he shouted. Jon’s body glowed golden as his gold-coloured aura coated him, forming into the shape of a lion. Then, Jon began to run. Before long, a deafening sound reverberated throughout the whole training ground, then Jon’s whole body disappeared from the naked eye. Eru frowned, “Fast”, he exclaimed, then he felt a hit on his left arm. “Fuck”, Eru cursed, “He’s too fast.”
“Hahaha”, Jon laughed as he moved around inside the training grounds, “You will never see another attack coming again.” Eru pursed his lips, “He’s strong”, Eru muttered; he felt helpless as more and more attacks hit him. In Eru’s short experience as a fighter, usually, people of the same level of strength as Eru could not keep up with him. Only this dark-skinned old man that he was facing right now, Jon, could completely disappear from Eru’s sight. Well, if you count the terrifying existence in Eru’s father, the Little Bunny, the Demon King, or Simba, the dark-skinned old man, Jon was way below the pecking order; however, it was a testament of how strong Jon, the dark-skinned old man, was.
“Do I really have to use the Dragon Force Technique just for a bout?” Eru pondered in his head while trying his best to fend off the attacks from Jon. “Hahaha”, Jon’s laugh reverberated all across the training grounds, “Just give up, young man! Never in a million years will I let you have my daughter!” Unwilling to be defeated thanks to his competitive side and not to mention the penalty that he would have if he failed the quest, Eru steeled himself. However, just before Eru was about to transform, he remembered about something that happened not too long ago.
“Oh, yeah! I could just use that method”, a brilliant idea suddenly popped up in Eru’s head. Eru remembered that previously, Long used a partial transformation on himself. “If I could replicate that transformation”, Eru pondered while he kept getting peppered by Jon and his speed. “Fuck it”, Eru said, “If I don’t try, sooner or later, I will lose at this rate.” Then, Eru readied himself; he ignored the damage caused by Jon and focused. After that, Eru tried using the Dragon Force Technique partially. Instead of letting the technique transform his whole body, Eru tried to divert the flow of energy from the technique somewhere else.
Eru guided the flow of energy enough so that only his eyes transformed. “Urgh”, Eru grunted; he struggled to control the remaining energy from the Dragon Force Technique from reaching his whole body. However, Eru gritted his teeth; he used all of his willpower to halt the advance of the life energy used. If it wasn’t for Jon attacking Eru continuously, Eru would’ve had an easier time controlling his energy. After a minute of constantly being peppered by Jon, Eru was finally able to control the life energy used in the Dragon Force Technique.
Then, what Eru was expecting did come true. “The partial Dragon Force Technique is successfully activated”, Eru smiled. His eyes changed, becoming slanted like a dragon. Bringing with that, the power of the dragon eyes was Eru to command. Because of that, Eru was finally able to see Jon’s movement. However, even with Eru’s transformed eyes, Jon was still fast in his eyes. But the speed of Jon’s movement was bearable to Eru, as he was finally able to block one of Jon’s attacks. “What!?” Jon exclaimed when Eru blocked his slash.
“Hehe”, Eru smirked, staring at Jon with his slanted dragon’s eyes, “Surprised?” Then, Eru swatted away Jon’s blade, “It’s my turn”, Eru said as he brandished his black sword at Jon. Jon was put on the defensive as every time Eru brandished his black sword, Eru would always swing at an unfavourable angle for Jon. How was Eru able to do this? It’s simple, his dragon’s eyes was a thing of wonders. Eru hadn’t noticed the power of his dragon’s eyes the previous time he used the Dragon Force Technique.
“Huh, next time I transform, I should explore my power in more detail”, Eru thought while avoiding Jon’s counterattack before sending a right-cross. After Eru’s fist hit Jon’s cheek, Jon twirled in the air, sending him flying right into a wall. “How would you like that!” Eru said, smirking at Jon. Jon crawled himself from the wall he was planted in before landing on the ground. “Cough, cough, cough”, Jon cleared his throat, “Damn it! What did you do?” he asked with a hoarse voice, “How come you suddenly able to react to my attacks?”
“Hehe”, Eru giggled, “It’s a secret”, then, Eru prepared himself again, “I’m going.” Eru disappeared, and in a flash, he appeared right in front of Jon. “Naïve”, Jon smiled, “Even though you could see me now, I was always able to see your move”, Jon exclaimed. Eru let out a small chuckle, “Is that so? Then why are you on the defensive now?” Eru said while striking and attacking Jon. Jon pursed his lips, “Shit! This guy always strikes where it would be most uncomfortable for me,” Jon muttered, “Does he have a third eye or something?”
Eru’s lips curled up a little, “Close, but no cigars.” Then, Eru kicked Jon on his torso, disorientating him a little before lifting his black sword up high, “Take this!” Eru shouted. He swung downwards with such force that Jon’s knees buckled down, and the ground beneath them slightly caved in. “Tch”, Jon clicked his tongue, trying his best to get out from Eru’s striking zone. However, this time, Eru let him go. Eru pointed his black sword at Jon, “It’s time to end this”, he said. After Eru said that, a terrifying amount of energy enveloped him as wings made of his raven-coloured aura materialized on his back.
Upon looking at the scene in front of them, Sydney’s mouth was agape, and both she and her father, Jon, trembled in the pressure emitted by Eru. Eru’s nature’s change startled Jon, “W-what are you?” Eru smiled and replied, “Me? I’m the guy that will defeat you. Surrender now while you still have the chance.”
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