MTLNOVEL Chapter 103: The Power of the Giant
It wasn't as if he knew anything about martial arts, but even if only for a moment, he wanted to experience what it was like to fight hand-to-hand with such a huge beast.
He had read about it for many years in fantasy stories and always thought it would surely feel great. Now that he had the chance, he wasn't going to waste it.
Even though he knew he was going to lose.
His body moved slightly backward in a small step forced by the force of the impact. His slightly curved waist allowed him to strike back with great power, but without any technique.
His blow was much faster than the Ogre's defense, which wasn't expecting such an attack, so he was hit in the stomach.
Although that was where the magic that made him more resistant was, he still felt pain, and his body rolled several meters backward, his feet planted firmly on the ground.
He looked up, furious, and clenched both fists. His amazing muscles bulged and seemed to carry energy through his veins. His blood was boiling with rage.
Louis went to meet him, and they both struck several times at the front. Each blow hit the opponent's fist, and each one destroyed the ground due to the shockwave it created.
There was a certain imbalance in strength, but technique notably compensated for it. In the end, both were equally affected.
Well, Louis a little more due to his lack of experience.
Laura was stunned from a distance. 'What the hell is he doing?' she thought.
She wanted to shoot, but she couldn't because the wind bullets would indirectly affect Louis, and in a frontal battle like this, where he was losing in technique, that could be terrible.
During the fight, Louis quickly realized that he had fallen into a passive state. He was throwing repetitive punches, which his opponent easily countered.
He knew that at any moment there would be a brutal attack, but he couldn't find a way to break out of this passivity, so he could only wait.
He didn't have to wait too long. The ogre pulled back one of his hands and roared forward.
"ROARR!" This roar caused a Rune of Power to appear in his right hand, traveling up his arm.
The muscles in that arm intensified, while his speed increased. In the blink of an eye, the arm struck forward, hitting Louis' chest with ferocity.
He was sent flying backward and hit one of the walls more than 100 meters away with terrifying force.
As he crashed into it, Louis knew he was in danger.
His health points dropped by 300 in one blow, the first one.
And soon the second would come.
As he looked up, a fist materialized in front of him. It was huge, so he could only move his head to one side.
BOM*
The explosion destroyed a portion of the wall, allowing Louis to move.
He struck the jaw of one of the ogre's heads in that same position with his left hand, momentarily stunning both heads.
His right fist struck the jaw of the other head with precision, and this time, he used all his power, sending the giant's enormous body flying backward.
Louis followed closely behind, striking it five more times with great precision, until it hit the wall on the other side.
Both had their moment against a wall, but when it was the Ogre's turn, Louis had to jump quickly backward when a palm passed dangerously close to his neck.
'So fast?' he thought. He jumped quickly until he was 100 meters away, allowing the Ogre to recover.
The Ogre spat blood on the ground and looked with hatred at the small figure who had caused this. His furious gaze revealed the hatred inside him. He wanted to tear his enemy to pieces.
There was madness in his eyes. He wanted to eat him!
Faced with such a dangerous gaze, Louis did not flinch.
But he knew something was coming. That's why his gun appeared in his hand.
The same is true with Laura, who was prepared to shoot.
The Ogre suddenly roared.
"ROOOOARRRR!" It was a roar much more powerful than the previous one and lasted more than 50 seconds.
Every five seconds that passed, a new rune appeared.
Feet, calves, upper legs, waist, abdomen, chest, arms, hands, neck...
Each of these runes of power suddenly made all those areas appear tremendously strengthened. His arm, which had already been strengthened before, no longer looked uneven.
Now he found perfect harmony in the strengthening of his entire body.
Suddenly, his size increased severalfold due to his musculature. It seemed as if his bone density had increased along with his muscle density.
He had become a true giant.
Louis' eyes shone brightly.
"This is..." There was joy in his gaze.
It was the first time he had seen it.
The Power of the Giant. The Final Phase of every Martial Artist.
It is said to be incredibly difficult to obtain and that it is very difficult for anyone below level 300 to achieve it.
But perhaps this does not apply to a beast that has lived a long time and dies occasionally. It sees powerful people constantly, so perhaps it has learned from them.
The reason Martial Artists believe they will rule an Era is precisely because of this Final Phase.
Among those who are governed by the Magic of Arkanóesis, they are the only ones who have a Phase. And this phase is magnificent, with insane power and an overwhelming ability to destroy their rivals.
This is why they are so dangerous.
He immediately knew that he could not continue to fight this Ogre hand-to-hand. Its total strength had increased significantly. So he prepared his weapon to fire and nodded to Laura behind him.
"His third core is in his abdomen!" he shouted. He had noticed it when he fought him hand-to-hand.
As soon as his rapid transformation was complete, the Ogre ran toward Louis. His speed had naturally slowed, but he was still fast enough to be deadly.
Though not fast enough to dodge bullets.
Louis also ran toward him, and in a moment, they had reduced the distance between them to less than 30 meters.
Just the proper distance for the force of Louis's bullet to maintain its power.