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Chapter 17 - The Drynewt

The monster begins to raise its arm slashing down upon Ankoku, he steps back quickly yet the monster slash down slicing open a small wound on his shoulders. Ankoku steps back towards him slicing towards the drynewt's throat, the blade being parried by the spear like limb the other three speed towards him at the exact same instant, Ankoku begins to dodge left as the first one passes him slashing his right hip. He leaps into the air completely dodging the second one.

Ankoku's eyes widen with fear and surprise as the last spear pierces his right thigh all the way through the blood flying through the air. His eyes squint as he slashes down cutting the spear off landing back to the ground falling over in pain. Ankoku grabs the spear in his thigh and pulls it out yelling from the pain as the blood begins to pool around him.

"DAMN IT!" Ankoku yells out in pain

He begins to stand back up his hand covering his wound, He looks up seeing a spear rushing towards his eye. Ankoku dashes to the left, the spear cutting his eye slightly, slashing his head as he dodges and flies into a tree on the far side.

"HEAL" 

Ankoku stares at the monster walking slowly towards him.

"What do I, What do I do..What do I do.. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!" Ankoku begins to panic and hyperventilate blood slowly falling down his body. 

Ankoku stares at the monster as it raises its arms, tree roots from its feet burst from the ground as spears launch towards him. 

"Sword Technique- Raijin: chapter one, Elertion Sword"

"Protection Type- Fujin- shock cage"

"Raicho's sword art-guiding strike"

"minor healing- boon of attrition"

"minor healing- heldems grace"

"Enhancement Magic: IRON SKIN"

"ENHANCEMENT MAGIC: FEATHERWEIGHT"

"TWIN AIR BLADE STRIKE" 

"Purgatorial Flame"

Ankoku coughs up blood from the spells and from the sudden drop in mana that he used, Ankoku sprints towards the monster slashing the roots one by one deflecting three of them as he slides and and jumps over multiple roots. Spears grazing his sides and arms, blood flying from him as he rushes towards the monster screaming.

He chops the roots, three more piercing into his back as he nears the monster he falls to his knees from the spears in his back as he bleeds. The Drynewt stands there completely unhurt from the magic he casted towards it, completely unharmed, smiling monstrously.

"Damn it..damn it damn it." Ankoku's eyes fill with blood as he coughs up more.

Ankoku stands up his eyes narrowing with anger and confidence raising his sword in front of the monster and yells,

"DIE! YOU FILTHY BASTARDDD!!

Ankoku slashes repeatedly sending slashes everywhere the two get locked into a close quarters combat, the monster screeching loudly as it begins to cut massive wounds into Ankoku's body, his sword barely leaving scratches on the monster.

"HEAL"

The two keep slashing each other, the monster slashes towards his sword cutting it into ¾ only a partial part of his blade remains but he keeps slashing at him the blood flying from his body, his eyes going white as the two keep swinging at each other.

"HEAL"

"HEAL"

"HEAL"

"HEAL"

"HEAL"

"HEAL"

"HEAL"

Ankoku repeatedly says it, trying to outheal the damage done to his body as he continues to suffer more wounds from the monster faster than he can heal.

"HEAL"

"HEAL"

"HEAL"

"HEAL"

Ankoku runs out of mana as he begins to fall backwards still slashing at the monster leaving tiny slashes as the blood pools around his feet.

"Sword Technique: Raijin's Wrath"

Ankoku's blade shines a bright blue and repairs momentarily lightning shining off the blade as he slashes down upon the monster making it bleed from the shoulder, the blade stopping in it's chest. The blade stops shining as he falls over in his own pool of blood, The monster stares at him and raises his arm getting ready to decapitate him but Ankoku's body disappears in the hands of a woman in a cloak as others rush through the opening.

"Is he still alive?" A tall man with a battle axe says worriedly

"Yes he is, I am taking him back I am starting the teleportation, kill this thing." the woman says calmly

The monster turns and faces the group of five and begins to walk back towards the group.

"We are adventurers, we don't care about what monster we fight! We will kill this thing!" The tall man screams

"Yes, but that's the B rank monster, The Drynewt. We aren't strong enough for that thing.." A short blonde mage in a blue robe says worriedly.

The drynewt begins to have roots burst out of the ground again as it stares at the group sending the spears towards their faces.