East Meet West

156- A Lesson for both 2

‘ding’

‘-2341 HP’

Orochi looked down and saw that the sword pierced through and was sticking out.

His throat got sweet and blood started flowing out from his mouth.

And when Orochi saw the person who stabbed him, a smile appeared on his face.

Yes, a smile.

Orochi was smiling.

The person who stabbed the sword was none other than Ethan.

Orochi was a little surprised to find that this guy, with just one leg, was able to explode such speed and was able to stab him in the abdomen.

“I really underestimated this guy”

Orochi thought inwardly.

Although he was surprised, his expression did not change. He was still smiling.

Living in the Lamia tribe for almost two years, Orochi’s negative emotions gradually subsided. The huge fire that could burn a town was now only enough to cook food. [Author’s note: A way of describing how his emotions decreased from a huge amount to small.]

Although, due to human-monster relations, Orochi spent most of his time in a low-key manner. But the people who gave him company in this period made his cold heart, warmer.

Previously, Orochi had decided to live for himself and grow stronger, no weakness allowed in this world. But now, due to peaceful life, all that quotes and intentions got covered in dust.

Now, in his heart, there is only one thing to do- get revenge on Lily Connor and the three bastard friends.

Then, live a happy life.

But this stab woke him up and brought him back to reality.

It has fueled the fire that was about to be extinguished.

There is a saying- That if you don’t truly experience something in your life, then no matter how many times you read or someone tells you, you won't understand it.

For example- If someone tells you to avoid smoking because it causes different types of cancer and it could destroy a healthy life, then you would only listen to a certain extent but then choose to ignore it. But when you really get cancer and your whole body gets affected, only then will you truly understand how serious the issue is.

So, previously when Orochi was crippled by his friends and left in the forest, he was filled with despair, anger, sorrow, grief, etc. And decided to never trust anyone, never show hesitation, never show weakness, never spare enemies... blah... blah...

All of this changed Orochi’s character to a great extent. Orochi or Raj was a simple guy in his previous life and had lived in a peaceful society and among normal people and where the people are governed by laws. He never faced this kind of life changing destroying events. So, the betrayal brought him great changes.

So, that’s why he killed an injured guy without any trace of hesitation.

But all of these beliefs did not integrate properly into Orochi. Or else he won’t agree to help Armelia after meeting her for the first time. Or save her from the chase of the ‘White fang wolf and its pack’. Or won’t carry Armelia along with him while he was being pursued by the bald guy and his group.

This proves that when he was filled with all the negative emotions and beliefs, there was still a trace of ‘good-old-natured-Raj' still alive. And during his stay in the Lamia tribe, that trace got multiplied and the negative emotions subsided.

But then again, that decision to help Armelia also solved his poison issue.

When Ethan showed killing intent and attacked without any reason, that suppressed Negative emotions exploded and made Orochi sober.

At that moment, the negative emotions and his good nature were in a match of tug of war.

And when he was about to kill Ethan, Armelia’s request weakened the negative side and the ‘good side’ gained upper hand. And he spared Ethan’s life.

But when Ethan stabbed him, the suppressed Negative side exploded once again and completely suppressed the good side.

Orochi knew that Ethan was still holding killing intent against him, but still wanted to test him and see, what would happen after he spares his life.

He made this decision to test whether he should go on the evil way or follow his previous nature. So, when Ethan stabbed him, Orochi’s path was decided.

Sparring Ethan’s life was just a test and Ethan’s actions now will put the whole world in danger.

For Orochi, Ethan is the representation of all the living beings. So, in the test Ethan represented the nature of living beings. And from the test’s results, Orochi has concluded one thing- My own interests and life is the top priority.

Finally, all the scruples in his heart disappeared.

Hence, this is one of the reasons why Orochi was smiling.

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Ethan’s actions have woken the devil inside Orochi and completely erased the existence of Raj.

Great deal of horrors are about to fall on Orochi's enemies.

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Ethan saw Orochi smiling. Seeing this, he was stunned and when he saw that his sword missed his opponent’s heart, he quickly made his next move. He did not want to give his opponent any chance.

‘bang’

Ethan punched on Orochi’s chest. A loud sound echoed in the forest.

‘ding’

‘-981 HP’

Due to that punch, Orochi flew 10-11 meters away and his back crashed into a tree.

‘bang’

“SENIOR BROTHER STOP!!!”

Shouted Pamila.

“OROCHI!!!”

Armelia who was pushed aside, saw Orochi being stabbed by a sword and then punched hard. She shouted anxiously.

Her eyes were filled with tears, she was filled with grief, then her grief turned into anger and the next moment, she approached Ethan and punched his head.

Ethan who was about to chase Orochi, saw Armelia’s fist heading towards his head. His pupils shrank, he hurriedly moved his head and Armelia’s punch missed.

But immediately, a kick followed and it landed on Ethan’s back.

‘bang’

Due to the kick’s force, Ethan fell a meter away from his original position.

As soon as Ethan fell on the ground, he spurted out a mouthful of blood.

Earlier, Orochi’s magic ball landed on his back. But luckily due to the armor that was hidden under his clothes, he was able to avoid most of the damage. But still, it could not protect him from damaging his internal organs. And some of his ribs got cracked.

So, when Armelia’s kick landed on his back, half of the damage was offset by the armor and the remaining power penetrated and increased the damage that he suffered earlier. His internal organs cracked and that lead to vomiting blood.

‘bang’

A kick landed the place where Ethan fell but Ethan was able to perceive the danger and rolled away.

“BASTARD!!! I am going to kill you.”

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