Chapter 194- Trip to the East 13

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The air was tense and filled with the constant explosion of power as swords clashed with each other. A wisp of human figures flickered in the air with the intensity of their battle while deep craters and splitting rocks were left in their wake. The quaking of the earth and the stillness of the air became a testament to the intensity of their battle as a blue and red aura suffused the two fighters in a combat hue. Raph slammed his sword against Raja, pushing him away as his blue aura suffused his longsword, filling the incomplete part that broke out. "You can manifest an aura, I'm impressed". Raph said as he charged forward at Raja with a thrust of energy and force. Manifestation of aura: this was Something Raph hardly used despite being a master and more than capable of using it. Why? Well, so far he hasn't come to the point of needing to use it. He could as well just use one of his Ice Traits Techniques and end the battle, but that would go against their agreement. It should be noted that despite both using aura, the sources were different. System users make use of Mana Points as their energy, thus exuding aura isn't compulsory for them. It could come as a skill with their profession or an ability they learnt through techniques, but hardly did you see system users exude Aura. So this came as a pleasant surprise to Raph. Their attack increased in intensity as their weapons clashed and brimmed with life, while their gazes remained fixed on victory. Raph's sword technique and fighting footsteps were a combination of all he learnt from the Academy. His legs moved like a flowing dragon, sliding across the ground and causing faints and turns at different positions that Raja found it difficult to fend off completely. It seemed like when Raja finally figured out his movement, Raph would do something entirely unexpected, yet it still flowed well with his battle style. That was one of the core traits of the Knight Dragon Footwork. Finding fluidity in your fighting style. Their clash of swords continued for a moment longer before the crater beneath them trembled and caved in further, revealing the head of a serpent the size of an aeroplane. Its maw was wide open as Raja retreated as soon as it caught Raph in its cold, poisonous depth. The snake hissed and slammed its mouth shut, casting a shadowy darkness of doom against Raph as he gazed at the depth of the serpent while it swallowed him. Raja landed next to Malicia, who was panting. Her third eye simmered with a crimson malevolent hue as the earth shuddered, revealing snakes of different colours which popped out their heads, hissing and snarling as they emerged in great numbers. "Aren't you pushing yourself too much?" Raja asked as his wounds began to heal from her. "No. There's no telling where his confidence is coming from. We have to be prepared". She insisted when the sounds of a snake hissing in pain shook them to the present. They turned towards the snake that had swallowed Raph to find it banging and slamming itself against the earth while writhing in pain. It hisses loudly, as if to ease the pain but it became useless to do so. "Wha–What's happening?!" Raja muttered, confused when the belly of the serpent began to glow red. He raised his brow in confusion and attempted to charge forward when the fiery intensity became nearly unbearable before erupting into volcanic lava and fire. The snake hissed loudly before the colour in its eyes faded as it lay dead with its maw opened. Tension filled the air, as they stared at the bubbly volcanic lava that flowed out of the open wound as a figure slowly emerged from it. The ground quaked to the size of the serpentine beasts as they clashed against each other by accident before the former fell to the ground while green blood oozed from its wound. Raph rushed downwards while the others searched for him. He suffused aura around his arms and spun into the air before piercing it into the snake's scaly body. The beast snarled in pain as Raph pulled his hands downwards together with his body, causing the wound to elongate downwards while green blood gushed out like a water fountain. He finally landed and as he did, the dead body of the snake fell limply on the floor while others began to form a cascade of darkness around him. He looked around him in search of Something and finally found it. Behind two large incoming serpents was the first one he killed, and on top of it, towards its tail, was his sword. With his destination set in mind, he charged forward at the snakes. 'Let's try manifesting my aura more'. The use of footing styles and fighting techniques were advantageous to a knight, but when used with aura or Mana Points, the true abilities of these techniques are revealed. He charged in with just his body alone and manifested his aura around him while it surged within him like a fourth circulatory system. His senses her grown nearly twice as sharp, and his gaze had become twice as effective. The temptation to reveal his eyes so he could end all this lingered behind his thoughts, but he couldn't bring himself to use it. After all, that would be part of the 40% of his strength. He stumped his feet on the ground and launched himself at the snakes with brute force and aura that surged around him continuously like a dancing flame while the two snakes widened their maws as they charged at him in a frenzy, one in front of the other. Raph simply ignored their frightful appearance and slammed into their bodies with great force. The snakes snarled in pain as their bodies were sent backwards with an explosion of power. BOOM! Raph pierced through their scaly bodies like thin paper, reappearing at the other side, with his body retched in green blood. 'The barbarian fighting style, for example, is especially deadly when used with aura properly'. He thought as he crashed into the ground next to his sword. He pulled it out and suddenly shifted to his right while he raised it before an explosion of energy occurred with the collision of weapons. Raja glared at him from above, his Dadao locked in a fight for dominance with Raph's broken aura Longsword. Raph spun around, causing Raja to tilt forward with no leverage while Raph grabbed his leg and smashed him into the ground. A cough of blood gushed out from the boy's mouth as his body was sent flying away, crashing into the ground before smashing into a boulder nearly a hundred meters away. Raph quickly turned to the serpents to find the multitude of them rushing towards him like a sea wave. Malicia stood behind them, her third eye closed with dried blood while she heaved. "Master Skill: Serpent Tide"

Chapter 194- Trip to the East 13

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