Chapter 56: Pinned Against the Wall
Blade Wielder: Sky, despite his imposing stature, wielded his long-handled blade with fierce momentum, each swing generating blade aura that covered a wide area. In truth, he was terrified of being closed in on.
From Blade Wielder: Sky’s various abilities, it was clear he was a cavalryman. If he mounted his warhorse, his offensive power would be considerable. Unfortunately, he never got the chance to mount, or rather, Su Xiao simply wouldn’t give him time to summon his undead steed.
Having just kicked Blade Wielder: Sky away, Su Xiao lowered his center of gravity, causing spiderweb-like cracks to spread across the stone platform beneath him.
Boom!
The stone platform shattered as a black afterimage shot toward Blade Wielder: Sky.
Clang.
Before he arrived, the blade aura struck first.
Blade Wielder: Sky was trying to stand when a pale blue blade aura rushed toward him. His combat instincts made him raise his long-handled blade.
A sharp sound rang out. The still-unsteady Blade Wielder: Sky absorbed the impact of the blade aura, his four-meter-tall body slamming against the wall with a heavy thud.
The green glow in Blade Wielder: Sky’s eyes dimmed slightly. He seemed to feel pain, though not intensely. He quickly adjusted his stance, ready to meet Su Xiao’s rapid charge.
The moment Blade Wielder: Sky steadied himself, Su Xiao appeared before him, his long blade slashing downward.
Blade Wielder: Sky remained silent. The language he spoke was neither human nor undead tongue. Su Xiao only knew human and undead languages, so he couldn’t understand what Blade Wielder: Sky had said earlier.
Ding.
Dragon-Slaying Flash clashed with the long-handled blade, sending metal fragments flying. Against the sharp Dragon-Slaying Flash, Blade Wielder: Sky’s weapon was clearly struggling. Though it wouldn’t break immediately, prolonged combat would eventually sever it.
Blade Wielder: Sky pressed against the wall, which had cracked extensively from the impact. In terms of raw strength, he was clearly inferior to Su Xiao.
Su Xiao had delivered this strike while charging at high speed, airborne, using the full momentum of his rush.
Leveraging the force from the weapon clash, Su Xiao stabilized himself, descending slowly. But before he landed, he suddenly curled his body.
A force transmitted through Dragon-Slaying Flash. Since Su Xiao was midair, his slash lacked follow-through. Normally, he would have been thrown back by the enemy.
Just as he was about to be flung away, Su Xiao extended his curled body, delivering a straight kick to Blade Wielder: Sky’s chest.
A dull thud echoed. Blade Wielder: Sky was nearly embedded into the wall. Su Xiao used the kick’s recoil to leap backward, scanning his surroundings.
Nothing seemed amiss. Su Xiao’s left fingers clenched, and the Realm Severing Thread at his wrist shot out, its hooked tip anchoring into the ground. He immediately tightened the thread.
Sizzle~
Su Xiao, who had been leaping back, was yanked from midair by the Realm Severing Thread, landing quickly.
He landed in a half-crouch, eyes fixed on Blade Wielder: Sky. This sequence, though lengthy to describe, happened in the blink of an eye.
To onlookers, Su Xiao first shattered the stone platform and charged at Blade Wielder: Sky, then delivered a slash. As Blade Wielder: Sky blocked with his long-handled blade, Su Xiao kicked him in the chest.
Using the kick’s recoil, Su Xiao leaped back. Midair, he used the Realm Severing Thread to pull himself down, accelerating his landing.
When Su Xiao crouched, Blade Wielder: Sky was still leaning against the wall, his arms splayed uncontrollably from the chest blow, leaving him wide open.
The moment Su Xiao landed, he charged again, his blade slashing horizontally.
Pfft.
Blood sprayed. Though Blade Wielder: Sky didn’t seem alive, his blood was red, a vibrant color of vitality.
A wound at least ten centimeters deep crossed Blade Wielder: Sky’s chest, severing several ribs. The injury was severe but hadn’t reached his organs.
Though Su Xiao had Blade Wielder: Sky pinned against the wall and slashing him, the enemy’s body was incredibly tough. After all, he had the passive ability “Lord’s Authority,” which meant unless struck in a vital spot, a few slashes wouldn’t end the fight.
Blade Wielder: Sky differed from Dunk Nick. While Dunk Nick was stronger, in terms of durability, Dunk Nick was far inferior to Blade Wielder: Sky. This came down to differences in size and combat style.
If Blade Wielder: Sky fought Dunk Nick, the former would undoubtedly die—that was certain.
After Su Xiao’s slash opened Blade Wielder: Sky’s chest, he twisted his blade and swung back at the enemy’s throat. Blade Wielder: Sky immediately raised his long-handled blade vertically.
Screech~
The blades scraped, producing a grating sound like glass being scratched. Though another notch appeared on Blade Wielder: Sky’s weapon, he avoided having his throat cut.
Though he dodged Su Xiao’s slash, he couldn’t avoid the follow-up side kick aimed at his pelvis.
Crack. Blade Wielder: Sky was nearly one with the stone wall, his body almost embedded in it.
Su Xiao had originally aimed for Blade Wielder: Sky’s side, not his pelvis. But the enemy was four meters tall; unless he jumped and kicked straight, hitting the upper body was unlikely.
Blade Wielder: Sky gripped his long-handled blade with both hands, delivering a mountain-splitting slash at Su Xiao, the blade aimed at his brow.
Su Xiao flipped Dragon-Slashing Flash, switching from a forward to a reverse grip. He raised his right arm above his head, the blade shielding his forearm.
The long-handled blade descended. Su Xiao slightly adjusted Dragon-Slashing Flash’s angle, keeping it tilted.
The blades clashed, but there was no metallic ring. Because Dragon-Slashing Flash was above Su Xiao and tilted, the long-handled blade slid off to the side.
This was Blade Wielder: Sky’s first counterattack. Before it, his situation was pitiful—either pinned against the wall and kicked or pinned against the wall and slashed.
Unfortunately, the counterattack had no effect. This was because the speed difference between Su Xiao and Blade Wielder: Sky was immense. In terms of true agility alone, Su Xiao was eight points higher.
Once attributes reached 80, each point’s difference was significant, let alone a gap of eight points. While combat wasn’t purely about attributes, too large a gap led to one-sided domination.
Su Xiao developed four attributes simultaneously, which meant his early strength grew slowly. Previously, when fighting elite plot characters, he had to avoid their strengths and find weaknesses to defeat them.
Now, the benefits of developing four attributes showed. Blade Wielder: Sky’s strongest attribute, strength, was 85 points. After Su Xiao received the boost from the Demon Hunting King, his strength reached 89 points.
Even Blade Wielder: Sky’s strongest trait couldn’t match Su Xiao’s, let alone his relatively mediocre speed. This led to Su Xiao, with his four-attribute development, completely dominating Blade Wielder: Sky in speed.