novelraw Chapter 1024: Roy Versus Pawzer
Chapter 1024: Roy Versus Pawzer
"Against you, I have to go all out right away," Pawzer said.
"...If Shelia is still awake, she would get angry to hear you say that. She will say that you’re still underestimating her," I said.
"That’s why she’s unconscious. But still, as expected of the strongest monster here. She’s really strong. I lacked fighting experience. But for speed, I won’t lose. I will stay as the fastest creature in the world," Pawzer said proudly.
"Though if I use portal, I can reach destination faster than you," I said.
"But you won’t use it in our fight, right? I only know you for a month but I know enough that you won’t do it," he said.
He is right. I won’t use portal in this fight.
I know that I will win. Because all the time I lost, I held my power back. And now, even if I still holding back, I’m sure I can win.
Though all those times I lost were when I used my power until they reached the time limit. And I only lost against Pawzer after the time limit was reached.
But now, I know a way to use that power more efficiently. At least I won’t bleed from my eyes anymore if I use it. So I know that I will win.
But I will hold back enough so the fight will last for a long time. Though I won’t lose this time. On purpose or not.
I won’t use Victoria or Blobbies. I will still wear my armor though. As for weapon, I’m thinking of whether I use the sword and its sheath or Reizpear. And I decided on the sword. Because that’s the weapon that I will have with me all the time.
I will continue with having Reizpear in my pocket. In pieces. I can even say that I’m better at spear than sword. But the sword is just more convenient. Especially the sheath.
Not only it’s actually an Aura weapon. I can actually use it in a fight by covering it with my Aura. So it can be used together with the sword like dual-wielding.
Wait, I can also use Reizpear for dual-wielding as well. I can split it in half and fight like that.
Well, I have the Aura weapon for the sheath. But Reizpear is also a magic weapon.
Hmm... now I’m confused again. Should I use Reizpear or the sword-cane? Which one is better?
"...Roy, what are you doing?" Pawzer asked me.
Right, I’m in the middle of a fight. I can’t be indecisive like this.
"Sorry, let’s fight," I said as I wield the sword and the cane. That’s what I come up with.
I just have to improve my swordsmanship and dual-wielding skill until at least reached the same level as my spearmanship. That’s the decision I made.
The fight started. With the two of us walking closer to each other casually.
Then it happened. My cane and his claw hit each other.
I can now keep up a bit with his full speed even without using my new power. So I won’t use it until it’s necessary.
If Pawzer decided to run away, there’s nothing I can do. But this is a training. So we will fight.
I still can’t move without thinking like how Pawzer trained us to be. But I just decided to think more. To see, hear, and feel where he will attack from.
Still, I can’t keep up with his real speed. My body is still slow. So I have to try hard to predict his movement.
When he completely disappeared as he used his full speed, I also used my new power to make everything slowed down. To see where he really is. Because only when I use this power I can see Pawzer at his full speed.
And when I know where he will attack, I stopped using this power and blocked it while trying to counter. I blocked with the cane and hit Pawzer with the sword. A slash mark can be seen on his cheek.
"So you decided to only use your power when it’s necessary. That’s how you will cover the weakness of your new power, which is the time limit. But I won’t give up just yet!"
He moved toward me directly. I know that from his stance before he leaped forward. So I don’t need to use my new power.
Hmm... maybe I should give a name to this new power. I can’t just say my new power all the time.
I thrust my sword forward. Because Pawzer is coming right at me. So I also run toward him and stretched my right arm forward. The one with the sword.
And I can feel it through the sword. It didn’t hit him, but it slightly touched his hair. Or maybe whisker. So I know where he’s going.
Then I just moved swung the sword to the right because that’s where he’s going. And when I can’t reach him, I used my new power again and see that he’s already behind me. So I kicked him after I stopped using my new power.
I keep doing this. This is how I can use my new power for longer than three minutes. And so far, it’s working. Pawzer couldn’t even hit me when he’s using his full speed.
But all the hit he received are light. Only skin-deep. Because in this one month, he also gained fighting experience.
Even if he only faced those who are weaker than him, he can still gain experience. Especially since all of us are experienced fighter.
If two weeks ago I could hit him easily just by placing my fist at where he’s going, right now, he can barely dodge it. He could react to his opponent’s movement now.
He’s just fast. And his reaction speed was not as good. But now, after one month of training, his reaction speed improved.
But it’s still not enough for him to defeat me.
I blocked his claw with my sword. Then I swung the cane at him like a club. He dodged it by stepping back so far.
I expected that. So after I feel the weight on the sword become lighter when he decided to step back, I rushed forward. And he didn’t expect that I would leave my weapons behind and fight unarmed.
I threw a left hook to his body. A liver shot. And I got a solid hit. That’s enough to make him stop for even less than a tenth of a second. Enough time for me to grab him.
Once I caught him, he couldn’t escape. I’m stronger than him. So I hit him over and over again until he finally gave up.
"I give up! I give up! Enough!"
In the end, the best way to deal with someone who can move fast is to make them unable to move at all. Grappling technique is the best. So once I grabbed him, it’s over.
Though I didn’t hit him that hard. It’s just annoying since he couldn’t dodge any of them.
"Well, I guess my training is over. Pawzer, thank you for everything," I said.
"You said it like this will be the last time we meet. It’s not. I like it here, so I will stay here most of the time," Pawzer said.
"Well, that’s fine. Welcome to the Monsters Village."
And so, the training is over. We celebrate it with a huge feast in the village. Though that’s not the most important thing.
I brought all the kings to the village to join the feast as well. Though the real goal is for us to discuss our mission the day after tomorrow. Because tomorrow will be used for rest.
Well, the monsters and most of the soldiers just enjoyed the feast. They will only follow orders. So there’s no need for them to join the discussion.
"How’s the training?" Albert asked.
"I liked it when I win against Pawzer. But it turned out he didn’t even use his full speed against me. So I feel a bit down," Shirley said.
"At least everyone can tell that they have grown a lot more than one month ago before the training. So, is there any strategy that we will use against the tortoise?" I asked.
"Not just the tortoise. But also the other mountain. We will attack them both together. So the group will be split in two. One will attack the base inside the tortoise’s shell, and the other will attack the mountain," Sunglasses said.
He continued to explain the strategy that we will use. Including at what time Andro should come to attack the tortoise.
Because Andro will be there, they said that I should attack the mountain first. Then using portal, I will go to wherever it’s necessary for me to help.
"Andro alone should be enough to stall for the tortoise and cause trouble to the people inside its shell. That’s why you can go all out in the other mountain. Though it’s best if you finish it over there so you can join everyone on the tortoise’s back," Sunglasses said.
"I’ll try," I said.
Pawzer said that he won’t join. But he actually helped us by going to the other mountain once to see if there’s anyone over there who could follow his speed. And there were none who could do it.
So according to our estimation, the people in the mountain should be weaker. But estimation is not enough in a war.
In two days, we will attack. We will kill all the cult members and also kill Pawzer’s friend, the tortoise. Though I think Andro will be the one to kill him.