East Meet West

154- Showdown 2

“Scorching sword slash”

“Swoosh”

The distance between Orochi and Ethan was less than 2 meters and in the blink of an eye, the fire slash was in front of Orochi.

But this time, Orochi was able to dodge without any problem.

30% increase in stats is not a joke, especially when considering the fact that almost all the stats have reached 7000 to 8000.

After dodging, Orochi dashed towards Ethan.

Ethan saw that Orochi dodged his slash, this time he was a little shocked but he made the fourth slash.

‘Swoosh’

As Orochi got closer, the distance between Ethan and himself was closer to 1 meter, so when the 4th fire slash approached, the difficulty to dodge was almost doubled. And it increased Orochi’s pressure.

Just when he felt that with [Physical Enhancement] his pressure got less, he found that it was just a short term situation.

“I guess, I can only activate that ability.”

Orochi thought inwardly and quickly activated the ‘Red Lancer Sword’ ability- Quick sword slash.

Quick Sword slash is an ability that comes with the ‘Red Lancer Sword’. This ability doubles the speed of the user for one second at the cost of 1000 MP. And this ability has a cool down period of 10 Hours.

So, this can be considered as one of Orochi’s hidden cards.

Orochi bought the ‘Red Lancer sword’ when he was chased by the ‘Bald guy and gang’ and it cost him more than 1 million Sikka, which is equal to the price of a [Red Grade Level 1] weapon. But the Red lancer sword’s rank is just a [Normal grade Level 11 weapon].

And it was the ‘Quick sword slash’ ability with which Orochi was able to stun the Bald guy and cut off his limbs and then he was able to kill him.

As soon as the ‘Quick sword slash’ ability was activated, Orochi easily dodged the fire slash and immediately slashed his sword on Ethan’s left leg.

‘swish’

The Orochi’s slashing speed was so quick that in Orochi’s vision, his hand and sword were blurred.

And when Ethan saw that Orochi was still able to dodge his attack at such a close distance, he was stunned and when he saw that Orochi slashed his sword towards his leg, his pupils shrank. He wanted to use the moment technique and distance himself away from Orochi’s attack but due to his momentum, which hindered his retreat he was not able to defend and Orochi’s attack connected and his leg from the thigh area got cut off from his body.

“WHAT....”

Ethan screamed in horror. But before Ethan could process the things that were happening, Orochi made another move.

Orochi quickly got behind Ethan and gathered an egg sized Magic ball in his palm and threw it towards Ethan’s back.

‘Boom’

As soon as the energy ball touched Ethan’s back, it exploded. And due to the explosion, Ethan was pushed at a greater speed and fell at least 10 meters away from his original location.

By this time, the ‘Quick sword slash’ ability’s one second buff- double speed was over.

“Senior Brother”

“Senior Brother”

Hearing Ethan’s scream and the sound of explosion both of which happened within a second, Jashan and Pamila were shocked, they screamed and dashed towards Ethan.

From the beginning to end, the amount of time that passed when Ethan dashed towards Orochi, while his fellow junior disciples dashed to attack Armelia, was only 5-6 seconds.

And within this short time frame, Ethan was already injured and even lost his leg, Jashan and Pamila were shocked and fear started to take place in their hearts.

Orochi slowly walked towards the three people.

The reason Orochi aimed towards Ethan’s leg was that it was the only place that was unguarded.

When Orochi dodged the fire slash, the direction in which he dodged was to the left of Ethan, and it was the closest unguarded area, so Orochi made the shot.

There are also other reasons for the cutting of Ethan’s legs.

The first reason being, Ethan’s sword must of higher grade, at least [Red grade Level 2] or more, so a frontal collision with Ethan is a foolish idea, because Orochi’s sword the Red Lancer is only a [Normal Grade Level 11] sword, so if it collides with Ethan’s sword then there is only one result- Red Lancer will break or it will be damaged to a varying degree depending on various factors. So, Orochi will lose his weapon as well as the chance that he got due to activating the special ability of the Read Lancer sword. Now, this is not something Orochi could afford.

The second reason is linked to the first reason, instead of attacking legs, Orochi could have attacked Ethan’s hands especially the right hand which would decrease Ethan’s combat capabilities by more than 50%. But if Orochi really tried that, then the chances of cutting Ethan’s hand are very low. Because, Ethan is holding the sword, so he would be able to at least block the sword even if Orochi’s speed was great. So, the chance to change the situation would be gone and Orochi would soon be hacked to death.

And even if Orochi was able to cut off any one of Ethan’s hands, then Ethan must have at least learned some kind of Movement technique, with which Ethan could either escape with his remaining hand or counterattack after he realized that Orochi’s temporary speed burst was over. So, that would only put Orochi at risk.

The third reason, why Orochi did not attack the chest or back area instead of cutting Ethan’s leg. The reason is, Orochi felt that any warrior when coming to such dangerous locations as the dark forest would surely prepare many things for safety purposes. So, Ethan must also have armor on his body. So, if Orochi went for Ethan’s heart or had attacked Ethan’s chest, then due to the low grade weapon he was holding, he might not be able to pierce through it. Which means he will lose his chance.

And whether Ethan was wearing armor or not, can only be understood from the scene when Orochi attacked Ethan’s back with the Magic ball.

When the magic ball exploded on Ethan’s back, although it was also momentary, Orochi was still able to see a purple leather armor that was exposed due to the explosion, and the covering clothes were torn and damaged. So, the purple leather armor saved Ethan from receiving huge damage, or else whether Ethan could keep his body intact is still doubtful.

So, this means Orochi was lucky and smart enough to not have attacked his chest or back area.

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