The man walked with big strides towards Nahar and reached out to grip his collar. He pulled the man towards him using the part of his clothing that he was holding. Since Nahar has a lean built, he was easily pulled and lifted up to meet the burly man's eyes.
"Who are you and how did you get here?" His voice caused a vibration that shook the entire house but it did not affect Nahar.
Nahar frowned then he lifted his hands and held the other man's hands before lightly squeezing it. He used magic to enhance his strength which made a cracking sound. The burly man loosened his grip and dropped Nahar who landed on his feet gracefully.
He automatically fixed the collar of his clothes. In an instant the long-embroidered robe he was wearing fastened by a belt returned to its pristine appearance a while ago. He gave the tall and big man a glare because of his barbaric acts. He was a guardian of the forest and no one has ever disrespected him like that before.
"That's none of your concern however I can tell you that I am here to capture you as per my master's order," Nahar answered. He was acting calm but the rage in his heart was on the verge of exploding.
The darkness inside of him that accumulated for hundreds of years was starting to spill out. Ever since the master found him in that forest, he hadn't experienced a fight or joined one. He had been wandering around the capital's forest and lounging around in the base. Now that he was given the chance to show what he could do.
The unease and uncertainty he had been feeling from the time they were summoned disappeared. He was a guardian spirit with a power as ancient as that world and yet he doubted himself. He sighed at how undignified he had become because of laying low these past hundred years.
A realization dawned on the burly man at those words. He just received a message detailing the disappearance of the witch and here comes a person who wanted to capture them. Those people were right in assuming that they were being targeted.
"I won't allow you then," he growled. All the weapons in the house trembled before all of them flew and pointed their sharp end towards Nahar.
Without much word after that, the burly man released the weapons towards Nahar. Hundreds of deadly weapons went straight for Nahar but despite that, he remained calm. He did not even move an inch after the attack because a powerful barrier was surrounding him and preventing the weapons from moving further.
The burly man did not also give up and continued to control and push the weapons using his mana. Nahar's green swirling barrier was suddenly mixed with a bit of black energy that he had acquired from his long life. The barrier grew in size and pushed back the weapons.
Nahar narrowed his eyes and without hesitation, he expanded the barrier once again. The barrier was already occupying almost half of the house and it was threatening to destroy it. The burly man finally showed a frown on his face as each of the weapons started to be surrounded with a red glow. The push that the weapons were exerting became stronger.
This change in the man's tactic did not make much of an impression on the guardian spirit of the forest. Instead of being timid, he added more mana to his barrier and expanded it a bit more. The expansion made the burly man grit his teeth. Even so, Nahar did not stop from making the scope of his barrier wider.
In the blink of an eye, a barrier that was supposed to protect someone from an attack became a weapon in the hands of Nahar. With another surge of his mana, the green barrier exploded outwards and destroyed the house. It repelled all the weapons and rendered them useless.
The burly man was unscathed though because he was able to raise a shield of metal in time to fend off against the explosion. The shield broke after the wave as the man decisively jumped back and widened the distance between them. He couldn't believe that there was someone who could make him step back.
His strength was not to be underestimated because amongst the Circle of Eight, he was the sturdiest and strongest when it comes to physical strength. Nahar smirked. He flew towards the man with his green and gold robe fluttering with the wind towards the man. His hands were suddenly wrapped with vines as he delivered a punch to the burly man.I think you should take a look at pandasnovel.com
The man crossed his hands in front of his face to stop the punch. He was pushed back because of the force from the punch. He was surprised that the elf was able to use that kind of technique to fight him. He gritted his teeth and steeled his body.
He stopped his body from backing up and by doing so, his muscles started to bulge even more. The veins were popping as he planted himself firmly on the ground. When he felt that the force weakened, he pushed forward his arms and successfully pushed away the elf.
Nahar landed gracefully, he twirled a couple of times before he was able to find his balance. He grinned towards the burly man, "That was good but if you won't bring out your full power then you won't be able to defeat me."
Nahar's body was then wrapped around with black smoke intertwined with his natural forest mana. The contras of violence and calmness around him gave the burly man a shiver of fear. This time he was not sure what kind of attack would come from his enemy.
With that in mind, the burly man did not stop from supplying mana to his veins and muscles. A lot of metal were also summoned and all of it molded into his body to serve as an armor. He grew in size but Nahar wasn't fazed. Even though he specializes in long distance magic and agility, his strength was not to be trifled with.
This time the burly man attacked first. He intended not to give his enemy the chance to retaliate. With his speed, he was in front of Nahar and was already punching from different angles to weaken the man. He had been doing it for a couple of minutes now but there was no effect on the man.
pandasnovel.com The burly man did not stop though and even injected mana to his armor to make his punches more powerful. This time Nahar finally responded and made a counterattack. He used his palm to stop one of the burly man's punches. He then caught the arm and swung him to the side.
Nahar watched as the burly man flew and landed on the ground heavily. He saw that there was no movement from the man so he walked towards him to check if he was still alive. He kicked the man and there was no reaction at all. Nahar then crouched down a bit to pull the helmet of metal from the man's head.
He held the end of the helmet and when he was about to pull it up, an arm wrapped in metal gripped his wrist. It was tight and Nahar was not given the chance to move because the burly man was on his feet in a flash. The burly man then lifted him and smashed him to the ground.
He did not waste time as several sheets of metal appeared and landed beside Nahar then it bent and wrapped around Nahar. These layers created a seal that could not let any of its prey move. The burly man did not stop there though. He even resummoned his weapons and controlled them to pierce through the metal.
Nahar did not speak nor gave any reactions at all even though his body had been pierced from all sides. After the barrage of attack towards him, his body slowly faded and only his clothes were left. The burly man was surprised at what happened so his eyes went straight around the forest. He was trying to look for the person that suddenly disappeared.
"You are merely a thousand years old man but I am a guardian deity." Nahar whispered from behind the enemy before touching his back lightly.
Nahar then disappeared after leaving those words to the man. The burly man turned around but he did not see anyone and instead there were vines intertwined with one another for form a pointed vine that was launched. The burly man jumped from the right to the left to avoid the attacks and yet it did not end there.
Several more vine spikes came from behind him. He had no other choice but raise a metal shield around him to protect himself from the deadly vines that were being sent his way. The thump from the vines echoed inside the metal shield until it died down. The burly man wanted to bring down the shield when something appeared at the corner of his eye.
