Chương 306: Chapter 289. Red Time Runs Out

John Ericsson's Point Of View /CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! /" What an irritating insect. You realize I can tell that your time is almost up, right?"" Quick talking before I slash your tongue." Punch! /CLANG! / pain..." And then there's you, Scum." As Count Gorse attacked from the front, I tried to sneak attack him from behind, but he used his free hand to raise his forearm to defend my punch. There was a loud sound that the gauntlet that blocked my punch made.

The pain in my fist I felt would usually make me wince in pain, but I think because of the Spell from Count Tye, I felt fine." You try and try and try again. But you won't ever be good enough to actually harm me!" Pain! /THUMP! / PUSH! STOP! With speed that I found hard to keep track of, I was punched... Slapped? Flicked? I couldn't really tell? Did he get faster all of a sudden? I thought about this as I flew a few feet back, but kept my stance. Did he decide to focus on his speed instead of damage? Why? /CLANG!

CLANG! CLANG! / It doesn't matter, I need to get back and help Gordon fight the God Of The Blackwoods. I run quickly to attack as Gordon and our enemy clash blades. I need something stronger than a punch. I need a way to harm him and I need to be able to do it quickly. My mana, I've been able to spread it to my feet, but I haven't learned any Skills related to it. To be fair, I haven't hit anyone with a kick while I have my mana channeled into it.

But I wonder if instead of my feet, I try channeling it to my elbows and knees instead? I mean, Elbows and Knees are dangerous too. There're whole Martial Arts dedicated to using them back in my world. It's worth a shot, at least at this point, it has to be. /CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! / They continue to slash at each other and they continue to block and parry with their swords, I'm surprised that Gordon's sword has been able to block against the sword that The God Of The Blackwoods has been using.

I mean, it harmed Scarlet just from its touch. Maybe it has something special about it that I don't know? Or maybe the sword that our enemy uses has some special effect against Cursed Items? Regardless, I start to channel my mana into my elbows and knees, it looks like it's effective, I can feel the areas strengthening as the mana flows. /CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! /" I've got you now! It's over for you!"

Our enemy shouts at Gordon as he attempts a sword slash against him, I notice that the red aura around me is beginning to flicker, so I realize I need to attempt this as quickly as possible. I aim an elbow at the back of the God Of The Blackwood, not just for the victory that we're fighting for, but to save Gordon from being struck down by our enemy's sword. Swing! /BANG! / Finally, I landed a blow! And it seemed to land with some impact. /WHOOSH! CRASH! / No dinging sound after landing that attack...

I watched the God's body bounce on and off the ground as I felt equal parts relief and disappointment at now unlocking a new Skill. I turned to Gordon and I saw that his red aura was also blinking." It's running out, isn't it?"" Seems so? At this point, we only have around a minute left." Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. Gordon calmly confirmed what I thought was happening.

Now that I know it's happening, it's time to push the pace and try to finish this as soon as possible. /RUMBLE! /"!"

"!" A strong pulse of mana took both Gordon and I's attention from our conversation. the God Of The Blackwoods had stood up, seems he's insulted that I landed such a good strike against him. His armor can still defend his chest and stomach, but the back of his armor is gone and both Gordon and I can use that to our advantage, but that's enough for thinking, we need to push as hard as we can! Kick! /BOOM! / Gordon and I both take off running towards the God in front of us.

Gordon eventually gains enough momentum that he speeds right past me and nearly disappears from my sight. /CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! / Gordon and our enemy start to clash their swords again. Instead of stalemating with each clash, I could see that Gordon had begun to give ground with each strike of their swords. I quicky move forward to provide back up. I power my hands and feet this time. Since I doubt I could sneak around them like this.

Gordon looks at me and seems to be wondering what was taking me so long, but I wasn't as fast as he was, so I don't see how he expected me to help. Regardless, I pulled back and prepared to throw a punch at the God Of The Blackwood's temple. Grip!" You're too slow!" /GRASP! / He grabbed my arm, I smiled at him. Kick!" Why would you smi-" /THUMP! / A solid kick from me landed directly on the side of our enemy's neck. I threw my fist as a feint and he fell for it hook, line and sinker!

As I watched the God Of The Blackwood fly backwards from my kick, I heard Gordon begin to speak to me." A feint to catch him when his guard is down... An old trick, but who would've thought it would work here, against him?"" Yeah! But it's not enough! Let's finish this!" I race forward and Gordon seems to understand that I meant we needed to land a finishing blow. I heard his footsteps next to me as I saw the God Of The Blackwoods beginning to stand up. I can't let him do that! Kick!

I jump into the air as I fly towards the bent over God. It was while I was flying towards the God that I noticed that I separated myself away from Gordon. I put that observation into the back of my mind as I try to end this fight. Kick! /THUMP! / My kick landed... But my aura was gone. Instead of sending the God flying back, I only smashed into him and made him fall onto his back. A lot of my power was gone. weak... tired... I felt weakness in my body and I could feel fatigue start to fill my body. What is this?

It's like getting out of a pool after swimming for a while... I feel so heavy. I could almost fall asle- /THUMP! / Pain!" AHHH!" Fly! Land! Before I could close my eyes from the fatigue filling my body, the God Of The Blackwoods sucker punched me in the jaw. I flew to the left and landed on the ground. I try to stand up by pressing on the ground, it felt like someone had added dumbbells to my hands and placed a sack of rocks on my back. / Step. Step. Step. Step. /"!" I don't think I've ever been this tired before.

All I could do was hear the sound of footsteps approaching me. I looked towards the direction of the footsteps and saw that it was the God Of The Blackwood walking towards me." Your time in the sun is over, scum. That Spell may have let you fight me on equal footing when you had help, but that time is done. Your life is over. But don't worry, I'll send you to hell with your friends... No, this whole town. I won't stop hunting them until they're all gone. The same way you deal with an invasive species!"

He raised his sword as he approached me. I could feel that I still had mana, so I was just going to use Holy Flames to get away, but I stopped channeling my mana as I heard the sounds of swords clashing again. /CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! / Raise... I looked and Gordon was fighting on, his aura was blinking on and off. His time with the Spell was obviously ending. I needed to get up and help. I rose to my feet slowly, and I was too slow. /CLANG!

/ Gordon's sword was thrown from his hands, and that twisted black and green sword was raised in the air. I moved my arm, but it was too slow as the sword began to move downwards. /BOOM! / Thankfully, it wasn't just us, a blast of crimson fire hit the God in the face. It stopped his momentum for a moment. St... Ep... I started to limp towards Gordon as my feet felt like I had cinderblocks attached to them." You're trying to stop me? That's almost adorable. But it's not good enough, fool." / Rumble. Crack!

/ The God lowered his free hand and summoned a thick tree behind Gordon." Let's see such a low-class flame Spell make it through that. Now then, where were we?" Again, his sword is raised, he focuses his attention on me as Gordon had sunken to the floor like the ground was pulling him down." Yes! That face! Be desperate! But it's not enough! I'll take everything from you, scum! But first, I'll deliver this blow to you for all of the annoyance you've caused me!" /CLANG! /" What if I delivered it instead?"

Just as the God Of The Blackwood began to smile as he realized Gordon had passed out and wouldn't move, I heard a lovely voice as a loud metal clang rang in my ears." It seems Our Husband has gotten under your skin. It's only right that we do the same, isn't that right, Anna?" / Thud! Woosh! / Relax... Sarah had arrived and swatted the God Of The Blackwood away with a hard strike to his side. He flew a good distance away. The sound of Sarah's voice dripped with her confidence.

It brought a smile to my face as I felt all the tension leave my body. Fall... Grip! Grip! Just as I was about to fall, I felt familiar hands grabbing my chest from behind to make sure I didn't fall." Thank you, Sarah, Anna..." I gave my thanks before passing out.