chsdbacks Chapter 58 Rematch
Chapter 58 Rematch
Above the ruins of G City, the deafening roar of the Elephant Monster had not yet completely dissipated, and the air was filled with a mixture of gunpowder smoke, dust, and blood.
Its massive body was like a moving mountain, and with each step it caused the earth to tremble, and ruins and rubble tumbled down.
"Foolish human heroes, utterly vulnerable!"
The monster's crimson eyes swept over the destroyed street beneath its feet and the tiny figure fleeing in the distance, emitting a maniacal laugh mixed with hissing.
It raised its trunk, which had just been regenerated and even appeared thicker, preparing to launch a new round of devastating attacks on another still intact commercial area.
Just as the elephant trunk was about to be swung out—
"Buzz!"
An incomparably fierce will, like a sleeping beast suddenly awakening, erupted from beneath the collapsed floorboards not far away.
Snap! Boom!
A tremendous force shattered the reinforced concrete fragments from the inside, and a figure soared into the sky, landing steadily on top of a tilted steel column.
It's Iaijutsu!
At this moment, he was completely different from the man who had been seriously injured and on the verge of death just moments before.
Although his samurai armor was still tattered and covered in dust and blood, his straight spine was like a drawn sword, his eyes were as sharp as a hawk, and the aura emanating from him was condensed and powerful, even subtly causing the surrounding air to move.
He slowly raised his hand, and not far away, his beloved sword "Steel Cutter," which had been thrown from his hand and stuck in the ground, seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, emitting a clear hum, and suddenly flew up, landing precisely in his palm.
The hilt of the knife was icy cold to the touch, yet a warm sensation flowed through my limbs and bones.
That was the physical enhancement brought about by the soul's restoration, as well as the faint nourishment from the bloodline of the Lunaria race, which was rapidly repairing the damage to his physical body and giving this body greater potential.
More importantly, there was the flood of combat experience and power insights belonging to Genma and Jin that came to mind.
"Um?!"
The elephant-like monster's trunk, which it had swung out, froze in mid-air. Its crimson pupils contracted sharply as it stared intently at the iaido on the steel pillar. Its voice was filled with disbelief and astonishment, "You insect, you're still alive?! And... your aura has changed?"
It sensed a threat from that tiny human that it had never felt before. Although it was still very faint, it instinctively made it feel irritable and uneasy.
Iai slowly raised his head, calmly meeting the monster's violent gaze, his tone as cold as iron: "Your destruction ends here."
"Arrogant!"
The strange creature's unease was instantly replaced by rage. It felt challenged. "You dare spout nonsense again after escaping with your life? Turn me into mincemeat!"
With a roar, the thick trunk, like a maddened python, tore through the air with a piercing sonic boom, and lashed out at the steel pillar on which the iaido was standing with even greater speed and power than before.
If this strike lands, the entire pillar, along with the people above it, will instantly turn to dust.
However, faced with this blow that could split mountains and shatter rocks, Iaijutsu's figure only swayed slightly.
Under the perception of Observation Haki, the trajectory, speed, and even the power fluctuations contained within the elephant's trunk were as clearly visible as the lines on the palm of one's hand.
Just as the elephant's trunk was about to touch the steel pillar, Iaido lightly tapped his toes, and his body floated backward as if weightless.
boom--!!!
The elephant's trunk slammed into the steel pillar with a deafening roar. The thick pillar, which required several people to encircle, snapped, twisted, and shattered like a fragile matchstick, scattering into countless fragments that sent dust billowing into the sky.
However, Iai had already landed lightly amidst the billowing dust, his clothes fluttering, completely unharmed.
"You dodged it?"
The strange man was taken aback, then became even more enraged, "Let's see how long you can hide!"
Its massive body displayed an agility disproportionate to its size, and its trunk lashed out like a storm, striking, smashing, and swirling, each attack containing destructive power, plowing through the surrounding ruins once again.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Boom!
The earth kept cracking open, and rubble flew out like bullets, filling the air with dust.
But the Iaijutsu's figure is like a small boat in a stormy sea, always managing to avoid fatal attacks by the slightest margin at the last second.
His movements, though seemingly perilous, were executed with a fluid and precise ease.
Sometimes he would slide to the side, sometimes he would crouch and rush forward, sometimes he would leap and flip in the air. Every movement was perfectly timed to be in a blind spot of the attack or in a gap in the release of power.
The elephant monster grew increasingly alarmed as it fought, realizing that its attacks couldn't even touch the hem of its opponent's clothes.
This feeling of having no outlet for one's power made it extremely frustrated.
"Those wretched bugs! All they do is hide!"
The strange man let out an agitated roar, his crimson eyes almost spitting fire.
After failing to break through for a long time, it finally lost patience and decided to use its strongest killing move.
It leaped backward, creating some distance, its massive chest heaving violently like a bellows, its long nose raised high, and its nostrils bulging to their limit.
"Gurgle—buzz—!"
A terrifying suction force was generated, and the surrounding air rushed into its nasal cavity like a tidal wave, even forming a visible airflow vortex.
Its abdomen swelled up at a visible speed, like an inflating balloon, its skin stretched until it became transparent, revealing the terrifying, highly compressed, and restless energy within.
"To die from my ultimate technique is your honor!"
The monster let out a ferocious laugh, its long nose, like a cannon barrel, aimed at the Iai that had just landed. The air at the tip of its nose was extremely distorted, emitting a destructive white light.
"Superspace Compression Cannon!!!"
With a piercing shriek that tore at the eardrums, a pure white beam of energy, condensed to its extreme and several meters in diameter, shot out from the elephant's trunk like a divine spear of judgment.
Wherever the beam of light passed, the earth was easily torn apart and evaporated, leaving behind a terrifying ravine that was bottomless and had smooth, mirror-like edges. The remains of buildings on both sides of the ravine were crushed by an invisible force and instantly turned into the finest dust.
The white light devoured everything, its speed and power so great that it seemed to wipe everything in its path from the world!
Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!
The white light engulfed the spot where the iaido had been standing, triggering an explosion more violent than any previous attack. The blinding light temporarily blinded those secretly observing from afar, and the violent shockwave ripped away distant ruins like building blocks.
The light slowly faded, revealing a huge ravine that stretched for hundreds of meters and was tens of meters wide, like a hideous scar on the earth. Everything within the scar had disappeared, leaving only a glassy substance melted by the high temperature.