Graaah!
Roaring, RockSabertooth leapt at Sam with its claw glistening.
Clank*
Clank*
Dodging and tackling the claw with his sword, Sam slowly but patiently adjusted his strength.
Bash and Sharpen Claw...
Which means it hasn't completed its perfection.
Putting his sword in the storage ring, Sam relaxedly cracked his fingers and threw a punch.
Clink*
Both the punch and the claw clashed and pushed back.
Rubbing his knuckle, a faint smile bloomed on his face, though he ignored the sharp cut on his knuckle.
"Let me train myself."
Leaping in the air, Sam, with his joint fists, bombarded the beast's back.
Dodging, the beast jerked its body at Sam.
Exerting force on his legs, he sprinted in the air.
Thud*
A perfect kick landed on its back.
Relentlessly, he connected another kick.
Graaah!
With its wide-open mouth, it lunged at Sam while its claw aimed at Sam's face.
Exerting force on the ground, he moved sideways and gave a kick to the side of its abdomen.
Crash*
Crash*
Thud*
After crashing through numerous trees, it finally clashed with a boulder and fell on the ground, leaving cobweb cracks on the boulder.
Blood leaked from its mouth as the beast rose and growled at the sky.
Sam's eyes lit up.
"Forcefully activating boss mode?"
He still had the impression of a previous beast of perfect rank, which he had put all his efforts into but still failed to kill.
At perfect rank, beasts have many advantages, and one of them is that Boss Mode does put a strain on the body, but its effect is negligible and has no side effects.
Conversely, if beasts haven't completed the perfect trial or failed, they might be at perfect rank, but using Boss Mode puts too much strain on their bodies and can even kill them in the worst case.
Pondering, Sam relaxed and calculated.
"This beast is king grade, so it can circulate itself to maintain perfect for around 30 minutes."
Growl*
Thunder covered its body as the King RockSabertooth growled with all its strength at Sam.
"Oh, area damage skill."
While it also swiftly left the range, the roar wildly crashed against the trees and boulder.
Teleporting near Sam, it swung its claw.
With his widened eyes, exerting force, he backed off.
Teleportation? No, it's... everything has been improved.
Growling at Sam, it again shortened the distance and swung the claw.
"Oh! Want me to show my skill?"
His eyes glowed as he threw a punch.
Clank*
As if metal clashed, both bodies staggered and imbalanced, falling back.
Now this is a fight.
Let's enjoy to the fullest.
Tearing his clothes, Sam fully became a primitive beast [abstractly, not actually transformed] and lunged at the beast.
Graaah!
The thunder again flashed and covered the beast's body, but Sam also didn't yield and exerted more strength in his grip.
Clutching its back, opening his mouth, he lunged at the beast's flesh.
His body shuddered as the thunder badly electrified him, and conversely, his teeth also ground against the flesh.
Tearing the flesh with his mouth, blood following the flesh, he swallowed and kicked the beast with all his strength and flipped back.
Perfectly landing on the ground, he caressed his cheek.
My tongue got paralyzed.
The beast was also improving but slowly, as its flesh regrew back.
The effect of the perfect rank sure is amazing, but it can't handle the strain after exiting.
Shaking his head, he sighed.
"Even if it doesn't use it, it will die at my hand."
Swiftly displacing before the beast, Sam bombarded his clenched fist on its head.
Luckily, the beast turned back and gave a kick.
Thud*
Sam got stuck in the tree and, with all his strength, hit the tree with his elbow.
Thud*
Standing on the ground, he caressed his abdomen and gave a compliment to the beast.
"That was a solid hit."
Maybe Sam felt a little bit of fear, excitement, and thrill from the beast but didn't know the reason.
Ignoring it, Sam shrugged his shoulders.
"Your death is certain... by my hand or backlash. Choice is yours."
As if the beast understood its situation, disregarding everything, it fully activated its thunder attribute, though its body may be under strain.
With a hint of excitement, he also unfolded his domain, and as if baring his fangs, Sam lunged toward the beast.
Holding both forelegs, his face now just an inch away from the beast's mouth.
A jolt of thunder flashed, and Sam was overcome with electrification.
Clenching his teeth, he stood still, bearing the thunder, and didn't let go.
Thunder attribute!
Continuously, the thunder continued to flash around the beast, and Sam bore the torture.
Continue.
This process continued.
Continued...
The beast also showed fatigue as its body was now at its limit.
Finally, on his pale face, a faint smile resurfaced.
"I finally got thunder resistance."
Giving a kick at the beast's abdomen, he stabilized his figure while the beast's thunder was now diminishing, and its life force also drained bit by bit.
Without delay, a sword appeared in his hand, and he claimed the King RockSabertooth's head.
Putting it under the storage ring, he sprinted to a branch and laid his back on the tree.
"My body is sore."
Previously, he wanted to give respect to the beast, but who knew, at that moment, an idea flashed in his mind to gain resistance against thunder.
This was only possible due to having a PH of 12.96, or he would've died easily.
The intensity of thunder was too high, and he was only able to bear it because his mental fortitude was too high to break down easily.
Glancing at the faint sunlight coming through the gap and falling on his body, he thanked his luck for having PH.
His sore body now screaming to rest, and his mind also screaming for proper sleep because both were aching from overexertion.
Maybe I was too excited, but now I'm too tired.
Summoning his beast, Emberfluff, he caressed its fur.
"Buddy, take care of me."
Meow*
Rubbing its face against Sam's face, Emberfluff lazily lay on his shoulder, but its peeny eyes scanned the surroundings.
Caressing it, Sam soon drifted into the dream world.