"Haaa..." Alex shouted as he swung his fist to punch Zen.
"I got you now, power slash" Zen mumbled and at that moment his speed tripled as he brought his sword down on Alex.
>SLASH!!<
His sword emitted a bright red glow as Zen used all his strength to swing the sword, the glow didn't end at the sword instead it extended beyond the blade destroying the house closest to both of them.
>BOOM!!<
The wooden house crumbled and part of its fell to the ground due to the intense power behind the slash, Zen struggled to stand still as he was completely drained of both strength and stamina.
"Bastard, that's what you get...haa...for messing with me" Zen spoke as his chest heaved up and down.
He was so tired that he couldn't keep himself standing upright so he had to sit on the ground.
[-150HP]
[Critical Injuries, -10HP/Min]
"That was some move I'll admit it" Alex spoke.
"What!!!" Zen shouted as he quickly stood up from the ground, he stumbled backward as he struggled to keep himself standing but Alex wasn't rushing towards him as blood spilled down.
One of Alex's hands had been cut off by the slash, and he had a deep cut on his body, both of his injuries were bleeding and if he didn't attend to them he might not live, unlike the rest of the injuries this one could lead to his death so it wasn't going to close up on it own.
"How did you dodge that you bastard" Zen shouted.
"I knew you were giving me chances to attack but I attempted to attack to see what would happen, though I dodged the attack I was still injured and I lost half of my left arm," Alex said as he moved towards Zen.
[-10HP]
"You are going to die at this rate so I'm still the winner of this battle, I'm not injured, I'm just extremely tired, I'm going to recover after days of rest but you won't," Zen said.
"Not if I kill you before I die, you can't even hold your sword up but I still have my right hand and this" Alex spoke as he brought out a health potion from his inventory and drank it immediately.
[+100HP]
Alex took the health potion but he was still in grave danger, his HP was reducing by the minutes, and with the potion adding 100HP he wouldn't survive more than 10 minutes.
"You think a health potion is going to save you, you bastard, health potion only heals minor injuries and those injuries of yours aren't minor"
"I know, I just need enough time to take your head," Alex said as he moved forward, quicker this time.
"Even though I can't fight, you can't deal damage to any part of my body" Zen spoke as he raised his sword upward.
Alex increased his speed and dashed toward Zen, as soon as Alex was within range Zen swung his sword but at that point even a level one player would be able to dodge the sword with his low agility.
Alex evaded the attack and with a swift movement he punched Zen's stomach only to be met by his rock armor, Alex jumped backward and Zen had a large smile on his face.
[-10HP]
"Exactly as I thought" Alex mumbled.
"Stop sounding confident, that's one of your problems, you should use this chance to run away and maybe you can make it in time to treat your injuries"
"Thanks but I'm not leaving without killing you,"
"You can try but my body is impenetrable" Zen spoke grinning ear to ear.
"Your body is as hard as a rock right, I know I can't penetrate your body but it raises a question, if your body is as hard as a rock how are you able to move" Alex smirked, the pain he felt from the injuries were gone but it was still bleeding.
Zen stood there staring at Alex, he knew Alex had discovered his weakness, his earth cloak turned his body as hard as a rock but there are some exceptions so he would be able to move.
"Your joints aren't protected and most especially, your neck is wide open" Alex spoke with his eyes narrowed, he was already plotting his next move as he spoke.
Now he had less than 8 minutes before his HP runs out so during that time, he had to defeat Zen.
"You think you got me, if my neck is wide open don't you think I would have been protecting it all this while so he wouldn't hit me there, I'm willing to see you try"
"Really then I'm much obliged," Alex said dashing forward.
And like Alex said Zen's neck was wide open, the earth cloak leaves out the joint used for movements and turns the rest of the user's body rock hard.
"Damn he's going for it, if I protect my neck he'll know that's my weak spot...shit my hands are too heavy" Zen mumbled as he grit his teeth.
"Leader..." a voice shouted from behind Alex making him stop, both of them looked in the direction of the voice and a bandit holding a sword was standing there.
"Good, he injured finish him off" Zen shouted and the bandit moved into action.
He was among the few that ran away when Alex was deep in his frenzy mode, but hearing his leader say Alex was injured was very reassuring and he could see it as Alex turned around.
[-10HP]
After the power slash that almost killed Alex, his frenzy state was gone, he no longer has the deep focus on one opponent, and now he could clearly see his surrounding.
"Good, I don't have to keep fighting this bastard, drop dead already" Zen muttered.
>BAM!!<
A loud sound echoed as the bandit running towards Alex moved slightly to the left, though he didn't stop his run, blood was spilling from his head as he ran past Alex.
"Huh!! is he dead" Alex mumbled as the bandit tripped over a broken wood and fell to the ground.
A laugh almost escaped Alex's mouth but he put his focus back on Zen who was very pissed, what happened is clear proof that all the bandit that came across Alex's group were either killed or they ran away.
Right now he might be the only one in the camp, and he was not in a fighting state, then he needs to do something fast.
"I can't run away my legs are darn heavy, shit..." Zen mouthed as he tightened the grip on his sword as Alex was running towards him.
"Neck, neck neck..." Alex shouted loud enough for Zen to hear as he dashed forward.
"The bastard is still coming after my neck, I have to defend myself"
Zen took a step back and took a solid stance so he could attack, he knew Alex was coming for his neck so after this first swing he would protect his neck with his second hand and after Alex strikes his hardened hand he would attack him immediately but he was walking right into Alex's trap.
"Neck..." Alex shouted once more as he was now close to Zen, Alex stopped as Zen swung his sword, he quickly took a step to the right so he could evade the attack.
In Alex's eyes, Zen's attack was faster than before, though Alex couldn't tell if the attack was faster or he was slower, with his injuries he knew he couldn't be running at full power or speed but it was enough to dodge Zen's attack.
"Neck..." Alex shouted with the dagger in his hands, Zen immediately used his hand to cover his neck but Alex was aiming at a different place. g
>STAB!!<
"Arrgh..." Zen shouted as Alex thrust his dagger into the joint in Zen's hand.
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Though the dagger couldn't penetrate as his bones deflected the strike, his hand sustained critical Injury and Zen's sword dropped to the ground as he couldn't keep his hand.
"You bastard..." Zen shouted by Alex wasn't done, Alex bent to his knee in an instant and before Zen could make a move he felt intense pain at the back of his legs and he couldn't keep himself standing as his body came down, Alex cut both of the joint at the back of Zen's legs.
"N-No...you bas..." before Zen could complete his sentence Alex raised his head and stared at him with a devilish smile on his face.
"I hope your eyes are not like your joints?" Alex asked.
