Chapter 69: Feeling Empowered Again (Seeking Readers)
Chapter 69: Feeling Empowered Again (Seeking Readers)
Rain had never felt so powerful in his life!
At this moment, his body was filled with explosive strength, as if his body was a dormant volcano that suddenly erupted with molten lava after the core skill 'Power Surge' was activated.
"A formal knight?" Rain mulled over the four words that Cole blurted out, then glanced down at his own swollen body.
He instantly realized why Cole had misunderstood him.
In his current state, Rain resembled Hamilton when he broke his limits, with arms suddenly doubling in thickness and muscles bulging.
Cole's face had lost its usual joviality and was now solemn, his hands tightly gripping two long crescent-shaped greatswords. Each sword measured one meter in length with an additional half-meter hilt, totaling a formidable one and a half meters, rivaling Rain's dual-bladed sword.
"Even if you are a formal knight, you shouldn't have intruded into the Fighting Dog Manor!"
"How long can you maintain this limit-breaking state?"
However, Rain had no intention of explaining.
His core skill, 'Power Surge', only lasted for a few dozen seconds, and every second wasted listening to Cole was a waste of a strategic opportunity.
If he was going to listen, it would be after he gained absolute control of the fight.
As Cole rambled, Rain forcefully pushed off with his right leg, launching himself like an arrow toward his opponent.
"Clang!"
Rain and Cole clashed their weapons in a heavy strike, the jarring sound of metal on metal almost nauseating.
Rain took a half-step back, while Cole fared worse; his two-hundred-pound body was sent flying by Rain's blow, landing on the spacious, soft chair with a loud "Smack!"
No matter how sturdy the chair was, it couldn't withstand the high-speed impact of a few hundred pounds of flesh, instantly shattering into pieces, dust and debris flying everywhere.
Cole, now in a sorry state, landed on his rear, any trace of his former dignity as the leader of the Jackal Gang gone.
"Damn it! You're even more underhanded than me!" Cole cursed, infuriated that Rain didn't engage in idle chatter and instead attacked without warning.
"Maria, summon the dogs! Tear him apart!"
Maria, the Jackal Queen, upon receiving Cole's command, howled into the sky, "Woof!"
Suddenly, a group of fierce jackals, slightly larger than normal, burst out from all directions, quickly surrounding Rain.
Rain estimated there were at least forty to fifty of them, and more kept emerging from behind.
Indeed, there was a reason for his nickname, if not his name.
The nickname 'Dog King' was well-deserved.
These howling jackals, upon closer inspection, seemed to be hybrids of the Jackal Queen with various fighting dogs, likely due to the Queen's dominant genes. Their uniformity was a rare sight, though their teeth, jawlines, ears, and tails varied significantly. Each one was sturdy and ferocious, with sharp teeth and claws.
The sight was intimidating, and it was clear why the Jackal Queen was given her regal title. Damn, she was a prolific breeder!
"Woof!" The Jackal Queen howled again.
Upon receiving the Queen's command, these robust hybrids attacked Rain from all sides.
Most people would have been overwhelmed, but Rain's Grizzly Sword Technique was perfect for this situation.
"Cyclone Slash!"
Rain wielded his dual-bladed sword, and with a mighty swing, a gust of wind passed through, leaving at least four or five hybrids in a mess of blood and severed limbs.
After two or three Cyclone Slashes, the group of forty to fifty hybrids retreated, whimpering and tucking their tails between their legs.
This scene enraged the Jackal Queen! Nearly half of her offspring had been slaughtered by this human before her eyes!
The Jackal Queen's face twisted in a grotesque expression, her eyes turning red, and she lunged forward with a powerful thrust of her front paws, her massive body charging at Rain like a young calf.
Beside her, the fat white man, Cole, also swung his large blade and charged in.
The situation suggested that they were working in perfect coordination.
This was exactly what Rain wanted.
He had been most worried about the Jackal Queen continuously summoning more jackals to engage in a prolonged battle, but he never expected that the fat white man, Cole, and the Jackal Queen would launch a direct assault!
The other hybrid hyenas, seeing their queen charge forward, also took the opportunity to attack Rain from all directions.
"Leap Slash!!"
Facing the charging Jackal Queen, Rain chose to confront her head-on. He leaped high into the air and swung his blade with lightning speed!
In mid-air, the Jackal Queen's fierce 'Claw Strike' clashed with Rain's 'Leap Slash,' which was powered by his 20 points of strength.
However, the Jackal Queen was not yet a truly feral beast; she was still, at her core, a mutated, large jackal.
"Crack!"
Instantly, three-quarters of the Jackal Queen's right front paw was severed by Rain's steel longsword.
"Aaaah!!" The Jackal Queen let out a painful howl!
At this moment, a powerful slash from the fat white man, Cole, came from the side, but Rain's 'Defense Stance' deflected it perfectly.
"Clang!!!"
Rain used his 'Strong Blade' to block the heavy blow from the fat white man, Cole, and then shook his sword, sending the several hundred-pound fat white man reeling back several steps.
Without pausing, Rain faced the surging tide of hybrid hyenas around him and swung his blade in a graceful silver half-arc.
"Swish, Swish, Swish!"
Two 'Cyclone Slashes' followed by an 'Overhead Slash' cut through the air, slicing through the hybrid hyenas with ease. Those who were grazed died, and those who were struck were severed.
The overwhelming momentum was instantly shattered by Rain!
The hybrid hyenas whimpered and retreated.
The area around Rain was suddenly cleared!
At this moment, the Jackal Queen, who had retracted her broken paw and was standing on three legs, let out another mournful howl, her body swaying as if she could hardly stand.
Cole, the fat white man, looked puzzled at first, but after a quick glance around, he noticed that the hybrid hyenas injured by Rain's greatsword were now lying motionless on the ground.
Some had only been grazed, yet they did not move!
This left Cole in shock.
But in the next second, a light bulb went off in his head, and he looked at Rain with disbelief. "You... you actually used poison on your blade!!"
Both were at the level of formal knights, and yet one of them used poison?
Poison on a dual-bladed sword?
Could a normal knight do such a thing?
Cole's worldview was shattered!
His head was filled with question marks? ? ?
Damn, who did he end up provoking this time!
Facing this shameless and powerful enemy, Cole had completely lost his fighting spirit.
Just as he was about to look for an opportunity to escape, suddenly, the 'assassin' in front of him shrank like a punctured balloon.
At the same time, the figure stumbled and almost fell over!
This gave Cole a sense of renewed hope!
"Hahaha, you finally can't bear the strain after the 'Breaking Limit' burst, right!" Cole couldn't help but laugh out loud.
What a turn of events!
At this moment, Cole felt he was back in the game!
He could finally avenge Maria!
"You die now!!" Cole's face twisted in a grotesque expression as he raised his dual blades.
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(End of Chapter)
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