Monster Integration

Chapter 4314  Strength

"Do we really have to fight?" I asked. Looking into the eyes of each one of them.

"Carter said that he had used up all the forbidden power crystals, which is probably true. Let's accept that and go our separate ways," I requested.

Every part of me wants to fight, but I'd rather not do it so openly.

"We don't believe that we, believe. He still has many crystals on him," replied the muscled half-elf in a deep booming voice as she appeared in front of me like a whisper.

The other two tried, but the shield blocked them.

The man experienced this and started to attack the shield with full strength, but like before, the shields didn't budge.

The woman tried speeding up, and she was fast, but she couldn't even evade my shield; they were very fast.

She would need to be faster than that if she wants to evade my shields.

"It's up to you, whether to believe it or not, but let me remind you. This time, this attack of yours wouldn't be without a cost," I said, with a clear threat.

I didn't want to make the enemies, but I had already made them. So, I might as well go all out with it.

His expressions turned serious for a moment, before a smile appeared on his face, and a sword in hand he landed.

It is a long sword. It is dark blue, almost black, with a red gem handle.

"Good, I don't like to fight, when the stakes aren't high," he replied and came at me.

He is fast, and his law is rare. Only a few people comprehend it. It's so simple but so hard to define.

It is a law of strength. It's a weird law, a dangerous one, especially to me.

"Then, don't blame me," I said, using the new power coursing through me to attack him.

I hope the power runs smoothly. It didn't have to run fully smooth, a slight hiccup would be my favor, but they didn't need to be at a level of someone who made a breakthrough.

He reacted immediately, and his dark blue sword came at me faster, with all the muscles in his body springing and giving him even greater speed.

CLANG!

Our swords clashed, and I sensed the force of his attack and the law filled with strength.

It isn't just the power of the attack, but also the inheritance energy, that is packing the punch. It had clashed against my armor, before it had swallowed it.

"I heard a lot of things about you, Prime Arys, and it seemed like they were true," he said with expressions turning serious.

"It's just the first attack. I thought it would need to experience a few more, before you say that," I replied, attacking him again.

Since he wants to fight, I will fight, and I will enjoy it. The power of the breakthrough is bubbling inside me. I want to get out, and this man is a perfect outlet.

CLANG CLANG CLANG!

He defended once more, before flashing to my left really fast and attacking me, which I defended and attacked again.

Our blades clashed at blinding speed, testing each other and looking for weaknesses to exploit. Those are very hard to see.

People of our power are very good at hiding their weaknesses. The ones we show are intentional.

That doesn't mean they can't be excited. They could; one needs to know how.

Though I don't know right now, I will soon if we keep fighting like we are doing right now.

Burst 20%.

Nearly a minute passed when suddenly, his powerful aura shot out. I immediately activated the burst, harnessing 20% of it.

It might look small, but it's intense. It made my heart go faster.

CLANNG CLANNG!

I stopped his attack, but he flashed on my back and attacked again. I defended before launching my own attack.

He defended, before attacking again.

Seconds passed, and I received an answer to one of my questions. I wanted to know, whether the muscles are for vanity or something else.

It is something else.

The way he is fighting. It is based on speed. He had changed the fighting style to suit his needs, but its base steel remained on speed.

The muscles are from the method he practices. They provide them with speed and strength.

It will make him, even a more dangerous opponent than I thought he would be. That scared me, but made me even more excited.

He is an opponent, that will satisfy the battle spirit raging inside my heart.

That's why I wanted to increase my power and go all out, but that's not wise. So, I controlled myself and fought with the power, I had harnessed.

I looked at the other battles, and they were nearly the same, though they were fighting more spiritedly than before.

Let's hope they will continue as such. Especially Carter.

I might be able to save Kanxin and three with my shields, but the shield couldn't stop the opponent that Carter was fighting.

I would need to combine all my shields to stop her.

Hun!

A minute passed, and he increased his power once more. This time more sneakily.

With it, his attack had also become powerful, but he had kept it sneaky. The speed of the attack remained the same, as did the power it was emitting.

When people saw his muscle state, they unconsciously formed an opinion. Many did this, and they paid the price.

I didn't make that mistake. I treated him like I would any other opponent and reacted as I would as I sensed the spike in power.

Burst 50%.

I attacked with the power of the burst flowing through my veins. Like him, there was no change on the outside, but unlike him, mine was much sneakier.

CLANNG!

Our weapons clashed, and there was a flash of joy for a fraction of a second, before a surprise appeared on his face as he shook.

While I made the use of the opportunity and launched another attack.

More powerful than before.