The Renown Almakhadie

Chapter 79 - Nuclear

Velios was sent flying with no time to react. His damaged body could barely keep up, and the healing was slowing down considerably. He didn't know how it was possible in the first place, but he still knew perfectly well what had happened. His head could have easily been ripped off together with the rest of his body, but it was just a little bit too weak. Velios couldn't help but smile as he slowly stood up again after crashing into a wall on the side of the arena. His smile was the opposite of forced, and he could feel the adrenaline in his body begin to rush throughout. It only took a few seconds to realize that the female voice that had spoken earlier wasn't just some random voice from a dragon; it was instead the same kind of female voice that Velios would hear quite often, the female voice that announced every important event and the like. Velios now understood that what the female had said actually had meaning, and it didn't take long until he began to realize what had happened.

Velios turned his head to face Bhautik, but his whole appearance was now different. He was covered from head to toe in what looked like thick and heavy armor, completely black in color. It didn't even look like it was capable of reflecting light. On the back, he had a massive sword that Velios predicted would be able to cut through him whole, even if he were to use magic to defend. Whatever his opponent had done to fight back, let alone survive, was clearly not in his favor. Velios couldn't help but smile further as he watched the menacing dragon slowly begin to walk towards him.

They immediately began to fight even faster than before the fight had started. Velios was just barely able to dodge his attacks, knowing that even a single hit on him would further drag him down. He had already used his passive healing to its limits, and both it and his body were now working overtime. Velios's attacks appeared to do no damage; even with his skill that was able to penetrate through his whole body, it wasn't even capable of scratching the armor that wholly covered Bhautik. Velios virtually had no more chance to win, as even his strongest purely physical attacks weren't working. Despite all of this, he was still smiling, fearing for his life with every attack is what made him truly delighted.

Despite the size of Bhautik's blade, he was still able to cut faster than his actual punches. He had already landed hundreds of hits that would kill any normal person instantly, but the rate of growth that Velios was experiencing as a result of this fight was something unprecedented, something even he did not believe in. Velios continued to go faster and faster, pushing the limits of his with every punch, kick, knee, and elbow. Velios had nothing against even sacrificing a leg or an arm if it meant that he could properly land a punch. With each punch Velios landed, Bhautik could feel the immense force behind them, and even though he tried his best not to show it, his armor was slowly buckling.

The female voice, which Velios had heard earlier, was talking about a skill, the reason he was alive. The female voice had said: "Skill: Berserker, activated. Skill: Berserker allows the user to survive near-death experiences while buffing the user's physical capabilities accordingly to its opponent/opponents. This skill deploys a suit of highly-endurable armor and a weapon of choice. The skill further..." What Velios actually cared about was the fact that it was capable of basically reviving the user while buffing their physical capabilities depending on the situation. If Velios were to guess, Bhautik had got at least twice as fast and twice as strong after the activation of the skill. Velios was now struggling to keep up once again with the fast pace and tempo of the fight, getting continuously punched and slashed to pieces only to force himself to be regenerated. He didn't know why, but he could suddenly not land his attacks. Even if they landed, Bhautik would easily be able to just eat them up before continuing the now one-sided brawl.

Velios had a suspicion, but it wouldn't matter to him even if it was the case. Bhautik's fighting had become much more violent and a lot less technical. There was barely any technique left, just pure violence. His armor was stained by Velios' blood, and his sword had at some point during the battle turned red because of all the attacks. If Velios didn't do something, he would actually lose; he would actually stand at death's door once again, but this time, he would actually die. There was no denying that he felt overwhelmed by the sheer pressure that Bhautik radiated. It felt suffocating, and he didn't even get a chance to breathe. Velios started remembering stuff in the middle of the battle, completely unrelated to what was going on. His mind was at a completely different place compared to his body as it kept on fighting on autopilot, and his mind slowly started straying further away.