I peered toward the city, not a single one of the lights that I had found so beautiful were visible I sighed, at the very moment I breathed out, a sharp pain hit my chest, my eyes watered and my nose started bleeding.
'Is this the consequences of using that technique with this mortal body?' I stumbled toward the edge of the wall. 'No... this is.." 20 years ago the man that killed me had said it "The government has authorized to nuke this place." Without a doubt these were the symptoms of radiation poisoning .
If I left even a drop of dna at the scene I might be found out, holding my face preventing blood from falling onto the wall below.
looking down I saw the drop was well above 80 meters, "4 seconds huh?" I didn't think it would be enough but even if the people who showed up were on the same level as the man from earlier I would surely be killed.
I threw myself off the wall and grabbed the rocky wall with my fingers, instantly the fingernails were ripped off and my skin stripped from the bone like sandpaper, the pain was extreme but it happened so fast and in such a situation I was in a state of pure shock.
the ground got closer and closer, 2 seconds 50 meters,3 seconds 70 meters my fingers regenerated, black clawed steel-like flesh replaced them and they ground into the wall instantly stopping my fall a mere 3 feet off the ground. I fell down gasping in relief.
Of course upon landing I broke my ankle.
"Shit!" I stared, after four seconds passed my ankle clicked into place, I moved it but it did not feel stronger then before.
"maybe the severity of the injury effects the level of regeneration.. or maybe the closer it comes to me dying? could the ability be intelligent?"
I was about to test this theory However from the forest, one of the monsters appeared. I grimaced 'am I even on the level of one of these things?"
It ran toward me, I attempted to gather energy in my mana core although compared to the energy from earlier it was a wave pool compared to a Tidal wave the channels that had been opened in my body pulsed in response I lacked understanding of how to efficiantly use this energy to the point where I could barely get them to respond.
nevertheless I felt myself get stronger, I was able to get out of the way of the creature, My hand with the steel-like fingers shot forward and landed a solid blow on the creature ribs. it growled, and was thrown slightly off balance before it rapidly turned and with a stomp it threw a massive fist with such speed I was completely unable to dodge.
It smashed into me and launched me into a nearby boulder with a huge crash. blood leaked from multiple wounds on my body, I remained conciouss due to a buildup of energy in my upper dantian that I had reflexively moved there right before impact my vision was heavily blurred however and I struggled to get to my feet, the creature ran toward me, its movement speed was far slower then its attacking speed 2 seconds passed and it got in punching distance I channeled all my strength into my legs and slid underneath, it threw a punch where I had been mere moments before. the force destroyed the boulder on contact.
It growled and swirled around however four seconds had passed and my wounds healed I smiled I had a rougher Idea for the stuff the Being had been doing, only the very basics however. for example when climbing the wall, all energy had been moved to my feet, not just leg but the feet themselves held everything, perfectly being released and shifted to the other foot exactly on time.
Of course I couldn't manage something like that but focusing it into a single limb was easy.
with the energy in my legs I could evade the creatures punches. waiting for any opportunity as it thrashed towards me. Finally I kicked its front leg out from under it and placed my full energy into my fist, I threw an uppercut directly into the creatures Jaw blowing it off its feet.
it flipped but landed, I clicked my tongue in disappointment, the being had been able to dispatch these in one blow in an instant while several others attacked him.
Nevertheless another faint image came to mind, when the man had suddenly attacked me atop the wall the being had dodged in an instant, he had somehow read the intent, this was likely caused from shifting the energy from the upper Dantian to the feet constantly and reflexively.
How he had built up such systems, I had no clue I doubt I would ever attain that level of skill, however a mock attempt could be made. 50% in both my feet and my upper Dantian. The being shot forward and feinted, I did not flinch, as I could guess its true intent and this was just a feint I swiftly countered several times and attempted a fatal strike to the creatures throat which was blocked.
The creature feinted again I smirked "really you think this'll work two times in a ro-"
I was blown away by a massively powerful kick, blood sprayed out of every orifice as I flew through the air.
'I see... it seems when 50% of my energy is in my upper Dantian it only provides me with a 50% chance to read my opponents intentions.'
as I thought this the creature blitzed forward, it moved far faster then before 'no way... the creature grew in mid battle?'
It hit me once again as I fell back down to earth I felt my spine be crushed and my body was flung into the wall.
I hit the wall so hard it formed the crater, the creature jumped into the air and drop kicked me, the force shattered about every bone in my upper body. I felt the structure behind me give way, as the wall behind me was blasted through, My limp body was blasted through the earth and into a destroyed building.
I was unable to breathe, choking on my own blood as well as fragments of my bones. 1,2,3,4
I was kept alive through all this as the first and second hit took place in about 4 seconds, I adapted from the first hit by the time third hit me, and just now I was beginning to recover from the third hit.
The pain of my bones snapping back into place was almost worse then them being destroyed in the first place. I could hear the heavy footsteps of the creature outside.
At last I gasped old blood dried and was absorbed back into my skin. I got to my feet easily and cracked my neck back into the right place.
The creatures hand burst through the wall and it shrugged it to the side with ease. its eyes focused on me and I could almost see a hint of surprise. It shot forward a massive uppercut aimed to blast me to the next realm. I grimaced, this fight would not be possible if I didnt except that it would be gritty, even if I die I will take this blow.
My energy surged a fraction of the dark aura burst forth right at the moment of impact "PARRY!" I screamed, as the energy collided with the fist, it knocked him back leaving a massive opening I smirked 'my turn.'
I threw a punch with same energy I had executed the Parry, on the moment of impact the black and white energy blasted outwards. Instantly, for a brief moment, the creatures body appeared to have a dent in it. it was then blown away, without missing a beat, I dashed after it, the energy effortlessly going to my feet, 'is this the flow state? similar things have happened in the past wile I played sports' I jumped and hit the creature again launching it back, it managed to flip and grab onto the wall, 'No this is the adaptation of having my body destroyed and rebuilt.'
I jumped up to the wall and on all fours dashed after the beast, I clawed the wall and sprung off with extreme speed, I was strong enough to tackle the creature into another destroyed building, we crashed through the roof and landed below immediately I dashed forward, I punched with my left hand then my right hand the energy flowing between them like a current the more I used it the more power I got in return from my mana core, the channels that had been opened on my body became more open and responsive with each blow.
These punches mostly landed on the creatures guard but even its arms were showing severe damage and if it even attempted a counter I would land cleanly on its face or torso.
the creature roared suddenly, the earth beneath us rose and I stumbled for a moment but even if it threw a punch now I would hit it first, However it aimed not at me but at the ground beneath, it caused a huge eruption of earth to burst forth launching us back through the building and into the air several pillars of rock burst forth, from where we had been, the creature landed about 50 feet away on a pillar and directed the other pillars toward me.
this was the other aspect of combat, some type of magic, however right now there was no need for me to think about this. a new aspect of combat had been revealed this would make most want to slow down and be wary, however I could recognize the true intent behind this.
It was a means of escape.
as the pillars flew toward me the creatures own pillar grew farther away, I smiled truly, for the first time since I had been brought back to life. energy coated both hands and I straightened them so they were like razor blades.
Sucking in a deep breath I blitzed forward, the oncoming pillars were slow but still obstructed me, so I spun in the air slicing them apart in an instant, I landed in front of the creature, its eyes widened in an expression even a dog could understand.
Terror
I clenched my hands together and channeled all my energy into them as dense as possible aiming not into but through the creature. the energy was the greatest I could use for one attack at my current level "this is the first move of my own Martial Art."
"Human God Style, First form: Dragons Impact"
I slammed the attack into the creature my energy forming the shape of the head of a dragon, it pulsed and receded as the dragons Head Made contact, I let out a second burst of energy.
With a massive explosion the pillar we were standing on was shattered, the beasts body was thrown back into the great wall, breaking cleanly through it.
Stepping through I stood over the creatures body victorious. My energy dissipated receding back into my Mana core as I stepped down.
I looked down, I could sense residual mana coming from the beast, perhaps a core I could absorb. I was focused on this and basically unaware of my surroundings now that I had retracted my Mana.
"Oh my, a Rank one dealing with a changing beast without a scratch on his body? your bodies innate strength must be a gift from the heavens!"