"Soru!"
No. 3's expression changed drastically, and in a flash, his figure darted away into the distance before a violent wind tore through the spot behind him, as an enormous foot slammed down with a thunderous crash. The ground trembled, and dust billowed into the sky.
Having heard that their target was the wooden house, Rojen's rage erupted. He had transformed into a giant specifically to block this behemoth, and there was no way he would allow the enemy to get even a step closer.
"ROAR!"
With a furious bellow, Rojen once again strode toward No. 6. After three steps, the two towering giants clashed once more.
"BOOM!"
Their fists smashed together with explosive force, causing the air itself to shudder and scream with wind. No. 6 raised his other arm, gripping his axe, and swung it savagely at the nearby Rojen while letting out an earth-shaking roar.
"Die!!"
Seeing the attack coming, Rojen's eyes gleamed with sharp intent. He raised his other hand and instantly grabbed No. 6's wrist. At the same time, he twisted his body, turning his back toward the enemy giant.
His form was lean and light, made up of special molecular structures rather than typical flesh and blood, which gave him superior agility.
With this sudden movement, No. 6 faltered slightly; he couldn't keep up.
In that fleeting moment, Rojen's other hand also seized No. 6's axe-wielding wrist, and with a deep bend of his body, he pressed himself tightly against his opponent.
"ROAR!"
With a fierce shout, Rojen yanked forward with both hands and executed a devastating suplex.
"WHOOSH!"
The wind howled. No. 6's expression changed dramatically as he lost control of his body and was hurled into the air.
A moment later, he was slammed brutally to the ground.
"CRACK CRACK CRACK!"
A huge swath of rapeseed flowers was instantly crushed under No. 6's body. Dust flew high, and the earth trembled as if struck by a localized earthquake.
Fortunately, this was a remote countryside, with few people around. Otherwise, a clash between such titans would've sent the locals into a panic.
After throwing No. 6 down, Rojen pounced. He dropped to his knees and lunged, landing right in front of his opponent. Then, he threw his head back and howled, raining down punches like a torrential storm straight into No. 6's face.
"BANG BANG BANG BANG!"
Still dazed from the suplex, No. 6's vision burst with stars as Rojen's fists smashed into his face one after another.
"Damn it, Rankyaku!" Suddenly, a shout rang out, and a gust of cutting wind swept toward Rojen's back.
"PFFF!"
Unlike earlier, this slash directly pierced Rojen's giant body.
The ice-blue crystal armor required conscious control to activate, and right now, all of Rojen's attention was on No. 6; he had no defense ready.
This special type of giant from the world of Attack on Titan had a mysterious biological structure, not purely flesh and blood. Their bodies were agile and packed with destructive force. Some of the stronger variants even possessed crystal-like armor as hard as diamond, along with formidable regenerative powers.
As No. 3 launched repeated Rankyaku slashes, Rojen's expression grew more savage. His roars became more frenzied. After becoming possessed by this Titan, Rojen's mental state also seemed to grow more violent and unhinged.
Punch after punch slammed into No. 6's face. After a dozen strikes, his features were a bloodied mess, his nose crushed, eye sockets shattered, and he howled in agony.
But even then, Rojen didn't stop.
"ROOOAARR!!"
He roared again, releasing the full weight of his rage and frustration. Blood. Only blood could vent the suffocating pressure and gloom he had been carrying until now.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Punches continued to rain down. In just three to four seconds, Rojen unleashed another dozen blows onto No. 6's face. The sheer force of these titanic strikes not only smashed No. 6's head deeper into the ground, forming a deep crater, but also caused Rojen's own fists to suffer from the massive recoil, the skin torn open, revealing bone beneath the bloodied flesh.
From behind him, No. 3's Rankyaku slashes had already landed on Rojen's back fifteen times. Blood streaks crossed his body in brutal patterns, but even those were rapidly healing in the rising white mist.
The mutated Giant powers granted him a regeneration rate far beyond Annie's original form.
Only now did Rojen begin to understand why a Titan-type entity that didn't seem especially strong in his eyes could still be classified as a cyan-grade soul, requiring over a hundred million belly (gold) to summon.
"So even peak species from their own worlds, though not strong by this world's standards, still have a chance to mutate and evolve into something more powerful and useful?"
Of course, this was merely speculation about the system's mechanics. In truth, this greedy and mysterious system still had many secrets he didn't fully understand.
Its power hierarchy seemed clearly defined, yet in practice was strangely vague, always leaving him in the dark.
Clenching his fists, Rojen bent his knees slightly and slowly rose to his feet.
No. 6 still resisted, but only weakly now. In close-quarters combat, a single mistake could lead to a relentless onslaught. He had to admit that, though Annie's fighting style was crude, it was surprisingly effective.
"Ka-beng!"
Tightening his fist, Rojen delivered another brutal punch to No. 6's head.
"BOOM!!"
This time, he used even more strength. No. 6's massive head was smashed directly into the ground. Blood gushed like a stream, soaking the crushed rapeseed flower field below as if feeding the flowers with gore.
In less than a minute, No. 6 was completely defeated by Rojen.
"ROAR!"
As if venting all his frustrations, Rojen let out a thunderous howl and stood tall, his slender yet massive figure casting a shadow over the land. Seeing Rojen's fierce, inhuman appearance, No. 3 couldn't help but feel a flicker of fear in his heart.
"Rankyaku!"
A new slash came flying, but Rojen simply raised his hand. Ice-blue crystal instantly covered his arm, and with a casual sweep, shattered the attack like glass.
"Now, it's your turn."
From the nape of the Titan's neck, Rojen's real body wore a hideous expression. His eyes abruptly turned blood-red, three spinning black tomoe swirling rapidly.
"Chī Chī Chī..."
White steam surged up as the Titan's damaged hand rapidly regenerated.
Seeing this, No. 3's expression changed again. Rojen clenched his right fist and punched upward into the sky.
"Soru!"
Air cycloned where he struck, and from the Titan's nape, his red Sharingan spun, and a silhouetted figure moved, legs alternating rapidly as it stepped through the air. In the blink of an eye, it vanished.
"Rankyaku!"
No. 3, now airborne, launched another cutting wave while Rojen swung his fist and scattered the slash once more. As the blood-red Sharingan spun, the move was immediately copied and stored in his memory.
"Geppo!"
No. 3 kept dodging, stepping rapidly on air currents, each move creating new vortices in the sky.
This series of motions was instantly analyzed and copied by Rojen's Sharingan, like a computer duplicating a GIF file frame by frame.
Before long, it was as if No. 3 had been demonstrating the entire Rokushiki style just for him.
A minute later, a cold gleam flashed in Rojen's pupils.
"You've served your purpose."
"Now, go die!"
(End Of This Chapter)
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