Chương 301: Chapter 284. Safety Isn't Guaranteed In A Fight

" What!? How!?" He seemed at a loss for words as he turned around to see the armor that covered his back had been broken into pieces and laying on the ground. / Thump! / Even though it'd be seen as "dishonorable" to attack someone from behind, whether it be because of the support Spell's effects or my own anger at not being able to stop the God Of The Blackwood from hurting Count Sark, I couldn't stop myself from jumping towards him to attack him from behind. /THUMP!

/ A right hook imbued with Holy Mana sent my enemy flying towards the left of where we were. I quickly turned to Count Sark and Count Gorse." Gordon! Get him out of here! Take his arm as well, I can heal him and reattach it later! Have Lady Diana freeze the arm! I'll hold him off for now! Come back after he's safe!"" I can still fight!"" You're losing too much blood! Don't make me command you, Phil! Go!"

Count Sark grimaced at me, the desire to fight from the support Spell of Count Tye was spurring him to fight no doubt, but with Count Gorse pulling him after picking up Count Sark's arm, he eventually caved, and they started to walk back to their wives. /RUMBLE! THOOM! /" You think I'd let you leave!?" Kick! With the Counts attempting to leave, the God Of The Blackwoods didn't go after the person who sneak attacked him. Instead, he used his speed to appear in front of them.

I jumped as soon as I saw his face twisted in rage screaming at the two Counts in front of him." This embarrassment will not stand!" The God raised his sword to the sky and the sickening glow of its blade cloaked in the God's mana gave more than a hint into what the God Of The Blackwoods intended to do with it... Or at least that would be the case, if not for me. Punch! / THUD! Woosh! /" It'll stand if I want it to!"

I shouted at the God as he flew away, I landed, I then turned back to the Counts and shouted again." Get out of here! Now!" They listen to me, even though they'd rather stay and fight or maybe they had complaints that I was raising my voice to them even though I was younger and more inexperienced than them? Either way, they had to hold their complaints to themselves for now." Scum!" Unlike last time, the God Of The Blackwoods seemed to be completely focused on me again.

I'd smile if not for the fact that one mistake and I'd end up with something much worse than just an arm being cut off. Even with that being an omnipresent threat for me, I continued the channeling of my Holy Mana into my fists and smiled as I waited for my enemy's next move. I didn't need to wait long. /SHING! Thump! / Jump!" WOAH!" With a quick flick of his wrist, the God Of The Blackwood sent a sharp flying slash towards me.

Maybe because of the rage he felt or because he's used more of his energy than before, but I could see this slash coming towards me, I was able to jump out of its way thankfully. Land! /THOOM! / But even with that small victory for me, my enemy didn't let up. That familiar sound came from behind me. I could feel the wind on the back of my head which must've come from his hand approaching me. Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. Duck! /WHOOSH!

/ I ducked quickly and saw that I dodged the hand coming from behind me. With the few seconds of time it took him to retract his arm, I quickly jumped backwards in order to kick him in with my foot that I had channeled Holy Mana into. Kick! /Thud! /" You!" He blocked my kick with his forearm. While my shin dug into his arm with great force, he began to raise his sword again with the intent of cutting me down." SCUM!" Press! Push! Shift! He screamed at me before bringing his sword down towards me.

With quick thinking, I place my hands on the ground and use them and my foot that was sitting on his forearm to swing myself away from the sword's trajectory. / SHING! RUMBLE! / A deep cut was placed into the ground right where my head used to be, before I could breathe a sigh of relief, there was already another problem that I couldn't solve this time. Pain! /THUMP! /" URGHH!" Roll!

I was kicked in the stomach by the God Of The Blackwoods and I tumbled on the ground and went flying to the side a good amount of distance. /THOOM! / I'm getting sick of this teleporting! /SHING! /" WOAH!" Shift! Thankfully, I saw where he teleported while rolling, so I quickly put myself into the fetal position and was able to dodge the sword strike aiming for my head again. Push! Fly! Land!

With my body still rolling around, I waited for my palms to touch the floor and I quickly pushed off the floor to send my body flying high into the air. I've made it around 15 feet in the air, with that, I was able to land on my feet finally." You really think you can survive against me by just dodging and hoping for the best!? I'll catch you, scum! And when I do, I'll end you!" He screams, but I focus on the mana coursing through me. It's still strong.

Thankfully with the support Spell, it's seemed to have given a boost to Paladin's Recovery as well as the rest of my abilities, it's nothing too great, I'm only sitting at around 12 or 13% of my mana, but it's better than it was when this fight started. I need to make use of this as best as I can." What! Nothing to say!?" He still seemed to scream at me, maybe he thought I had nothing to say, I was just taking stock of my options currently. The odds are against me, sure...

But maybe from the support Spell or maybe it's because the battle maniac culture of Diablos has spread to me as well. I wasn't too worried. Since I was looking at this guy whose been able to whoop me with ease for this entire fight and here, I was, thinking about how I was going to win this fight." The only thing I have to say is shut up." /SHING! / Pivot! Another sword slash and another dodge.

That one felt slower than the last, I would smile, but I don't want to give away the fact that I could tell he was getting slower. It seems that the angry God couldn't tell that he had gotten slower as he attempted a barrage of flying slashes that came my way. / SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING! / Dodging wasn't easy, but with the speed I've gained from this support Spell and the slowing of his attacks, I was able to get by. But now, I had a question I was pondering.

Do I close the distance and attempt to cause damage, or do I stick around here and let him tire himself out? I'm not sure what would be best, I don't even know when this support Spell ends... And since that's the case, I need to land a hard strike to put him down for good. Otherwise, I might lose this speed and reaction time that I have right now thanks to Count Tye. With that floating around my mind, the question becomes "how do I land that strike?" I need to close the distance and then I need to strike at what?

Do I attack his chin? Temple?... That might make sense for prize fighting, but I'm not aiming to knock a God out. I need to end the bastard's life, with that in mind, I need to aim for his heart or neck.... I have no sword though... But I have flames, don't I? That should be the plan for now. /SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING! / The flying slashes didn't stop coming as I thought to myself about what to do next. With my mind made up, I dodged a slash and took my first step forward.

A raised brow by the God seemed to imply that he found it strange that I stepped forward. Does he think I'd just spend the fight dancing around until I get attacked? Well, he has another thing coming then. / SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING! / Each slash, another step gets taken. I'm not close enough to attack, but I'm still able to make progress. It's becoming a bit harder to make progress since each attack comes flying out and I have less space to dodge, but to beat a God, I'm going to need to take risk."

You think coming closer is enough!?" He screams again, but I could care less, I step and I step. Eventually, I make it close." What now, SCUM!?" He screams, I think I'll join him this time." HOLY FLAMES!" /WHOOSH! /"!" A giant ball of golden flames appeared beside me, his eyes widened a small amount it seems he didn't expect that from me." Got you!" Swing! I manipulate the flames into a sword and slash down at the God Of The Deadwoods's vulnerable neck. /THOOM! /" What!?" I was surprised that he was gone...

I nearly stuck my flames to his skin, and he disappeared in front of my eyes." You really thought that would be enough!?" Pain! Fly! / Thump! Woosh! / A hard kick to my side, made my body fly quickly away. I'm in the air, I can't get my feet or my arms onto anything to stop myself! I lost all of my progress! /THOOM! / The sound I didn't want to hear came from behind me, I turned my head to see a raised sword swinging down on my head! I can't dodge it!" BARRI-" / Woosh! CLANG! /" What are you doing here!?""

Protecting our land." A calm and cool answer came from my savior, Count Gorse. He was the one to come back and blocked the God's sword from killing me.