Chapter 143: Chapter 143
Eru prepared himself, holding his black sword sideways; he opened his mouth, “I’m going.” Eru disappeared, then 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.” Eru smirked, his raven-coloured wings flapped, “Surrender now while you still have the chance”, Eru coerced. Jon gritted his teeth, “Never!” he yelled before rushing at Eru headlong. Unexpectantly, Jon refused to give up, fully displaying his determination and spirit like a lion would.
“Then, get knocked out, old man!” Eru said as he met Jon’s charge with his own. In the centre of the training grounds, Eru’s black sword clashed with Jon’s blade; Eru’s raven-coloured aura battled with Jon’s golden-coloured aura, creating sparks of various colours. Although it seemed the clash between Eru and Jon looked equal outside, however, Jon was at a slight disadvantage. ‘Huh, I thought I only limit the Dragon Force Technique only on my eyes. Did not expect that my strength would increase slightly as well. Eh, I’ll take it,’ Eru thought while slightly pushing back Jon.
“How could this be? I’m being pushed back by an Aura Master that is weaker than me?” Jon grimaced, “This can’t go on. I need to break away.” Jon tried unlocking his blade from Eru’s sword, but it was already too late as Eru wouldn’t let Jon get away by pulling Jon towards him with his aura. “Let me go, damn it!” Jon pursed his lips. “Why should I? Let us continue this stalemate for a little while longer”, Eru smirked as he put more power towards his black sword. “Fuck!” Jon let out a curse before he too poured more of his energy towards his blade.
Then, Eru’s lip curled up a little, “Kidding, bye!” Eru said as he used the aura in his black sword to repel Jon away. “You little prick!” Jon yelled while he was sent flying in the air with a silly posture. Jon spat blood on the ground; he looked up and found a grinning Eru was coming at him with the black sword held up high. Eru swung his black sword down, “Take this!” Eru said, slashing downwards with all his strength. “Tch”, Jon could barely block Eru’s attack when Eru followed up into another one. Once again, Eru put Jon on the defensive, as the former aimed to put Jon into submission.
Jon observed the young man in front of him and found him smiling. ‘This guy… Is playing around?’ Jon suddenly had a terrifying thought instilled in his head, ‘Don’t tell me all this time this guy is still not serious yet?’ Eru nimbly moved his black sword; the training he received from the Demon King fully showed itself at this time as the movement of Eru’s black sword in Eru’s hand was a thing of beauty. ‘What beautiful swordsmanship,’ Jon exclaimed; he was captivated by Eru’s swordsmanship, slightly neglecting his own movement in the process. Because of that, Jon was struck by Eru’s black sword, leaving a wound on his shoulder.
“Dad!” Sydney shouted, feeling worried for her father. However, as much as Sydney worried about her father, Eru wouldn’t relent in his attacks. More wounds began to finally appear on Jon’s body as Eru continued slashing his way towards Jon. “Fuck”, finally up from his stupor, Jon raised his sabre, trying to block Eru’s black sword. “Just go to sleep, old man”, Eru said; he skillfully manipulated the black sword in his hand to avoid Jon’s sabre. Eru’s black sword continued to leave wounds on Jon’s body, leaving the latter exhausted due to blood loss.
However, the wounds on Jon’s body were not threatening to Jon’s life as Eru held back in his attacks. “I’m tired of this”, Eru said while attacking Jon while the latter struggled to defend himself. Then, Jon, Sydney and Long sensed that something was rising around Eru. “What the hell—” Jon gaped; he couldn’t believe the scene in front of him. The prowess of the young man in front of Jon was rising, “What kind of monster are you!?” Jon exclaimed. Eru grinned, “The kind that defeated you”, Eru said, his aura continued to rise.
Eru controlled the life force from the Dragon Force Technique to slightly increase his power. Enough so that he could defeat Jon but not high enough for him to actually fully transform into a dragon. As soon as Eru finished increasing his power, Eru instantly disappeared from Jon’s view. He appeared behind Jon’s back, “It’s over, old man”, Eru said before delivering a karate chop at Jon’s back. However, thanks to Jon’s quick reflexes, Jon sway his body to the side, trying to avoid Eru’s karate chop. ‘What reflexes,’ Eru thought, ‘But not enough.’
Since Eru’s karate chop missed, Eru kicked with his right leg at Jon’s torso, sending him flying back. “Ahack”, Jon coughed blood, but thanks to his Lion King Transformation, he was still conscious. But, how could Eru let that be? Eru wanted to end this fight since he felt that it had gone long enough. So, Eru quickly moved from his spot and appeared right near Jon before delivering a devastating punch to Jon’s torso again. “Urgh”, the dark-skinned old man buckled down from the pain, exposing his neck. “This time, I won’t miss”, Eru said then he sent another karate chop towards Jon’s neck.
This time Eru did not miss his target. Eru’s karate chop hit cleanly at the back of Jon’s neck, sending him back to the floor. With a bang, Jon’s body hit the ground; after that, the Lion King Transformation on Jon’s body disappeared, turning the dark-skinned old man into normal. Upon seeing that the dark-skinned old man was truly unconscious, Eru breathed a sigh of relief, “What a tough old man”, Eru said before dispelling the Dragon Force Technique. “Dad!” Sydney rushed to the unconscious Jon, checking his pulse before sighing, “Haah, I’m glad it’s over.”
“Your old man is tough as nails”, Long exclaimed while walking towards them slowly. “Yeah”, Eru added, “If not for my special technique, I would’ve lost completely to him.” Sydney sighed again, “Thank you for your praise, teacher”, she bowed, “Then, can you please help me move him into the infirmary?” Sydney asked. Before Eru wanted to reply, he suddenly thought of something before glancing at Long, “Of course, we would gladly do that”, Eru said with a smile. Long frowned, “Why are you looking at me, brother Eru?” Eru smiled, “Of course, we would gladly do that”, he repeated what he said; this time, he emphasized on the word ‘we’.
Long finally grasped the meaning behind Eru’s word, “Fine, we’ll do it together” Long sighed. Then, both Eru, Long and Sydney brought Jon to the infirmary, leaving the battered Training Grounds for other people to clean up. Before leaving the Training Grounds, however, Eru heard a notification sound inside his head.
*DING*
Quest Completed
Due to you subduing Jon, admiration is planted inside the heart of the fifth carrier of abominations and will make her follow you in the future.
*DING*
Then, another notification sound resounded inside of Eru’s head.
*DING*
Due to you discovering a hidden route to the quest, you managed to gain the favour of the fifth carrier of abominations.
Severely Injured or Kill the future Sylphid’s Abominations. (Deddy, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown,)
Completed 1/4
Quest reward: 150 Fate Points
Quest Penalty: 12 months of paralyzes/Get killed by one of the abominations.
*DING*
After hearing the two notifications inside of his head, Eru let out a sigh. Then, he glanced around before looking at the dark-skinned woman near him, ‘Is she one of the carriers of abominations? Huh, who would’ve thought….’ Eru said in his head.
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