Chapter 103: Chapter 103: You Monster! You Are Not Human!
Although their knees started trembling when they saw Hikari, Coach Togo knew Hikari wouldn't let them go. Gathering his courage, he angrily cursed at Hikari: "You think you've got us cornered, huh?"
"Although thanks to that snitch Nanao Akane, the trap is useless now."
"But we prepared a lot today just to deal with you."
As he spoke, Coach Togo picked up a chainsaw that had been prepared earlier. Meanwhile, Shouya Katase pulled out a sharp knife glinting with a cold light.
Both charged toward Hikari simultaneously.
The knife in Shouya Katase's hand was a triple-edged military dagger with a blood groove, something even most street thugs wouldn't dare carry. But now, Shouya Katase had pulled it out in an instant, clearly prepared to kill Hikari.
On the other side, Coach Togo was even more shocking.
The chainsaw in his hand roared to life, emitting a deafening sound that alone created intense psychological pressure.
Combined with the rapidly spinning sharp blades, capable of cutting through trees with ease, the scene was terrifying enough to make any ordinary person turn and run.
It was precisely with these preparations and equipment that Coach Togo found the courage to confront Hikari at this moment.
Watching the two rushing at Hikari with a chainsaw and triple-edged dagger, Nanao Akane, whom Hikari had previously told to stay back, hurriedly shouted in panic: "Hikari-kun, watch out!"
However, faced with their charge, Hikari stood motionless as if frozen, staying in place without dodging.
Having completely fallen for Hikari, Nanao Akane panicked, while Coach Togo and Shouya Katase rejoiced.
"Haha! The kid's scared stiff. Never seen anything like this, huh? This is what adults do."
Overjoyed, Coach Togo quickened his pace. With better stamina, he was able to carry the heavier chainsaw and still run ahead of Shouya Katase.
Reaching what he thought was a petrified Hikari, Coach Togo raised the roaring chainsaw and brought it down mercilessly.
But faced with this assault, Hikari, who seemed paralyzed with fear in Togo's eyes, only slightly raised his right hand.
Seeing Hikari not dodge but instead instinctively raise his hand to block the chainsaw, Coach Togo was ecstatic.
"Haha! This kid's really scared stiff. Trying to block my chainsaw with bare flesh? This is a chainsaw."
In his excitement, Coach Togo exerted all his strength to press the chainsaw down faster, intending to split Hikari's palm in two.
Soon enough, the chainsaw did indeed make contact with Hikari's palm.
But what happened next left Coach Togo and everyone present utterly stunned.
The razor-sharp chainsaw teeth, spinning so fast that their motion was a blur, ground back and forth on Hikari's palm.
Yet Hikari's hand, which appeared smooth and delicate, remained completely unscathed.
It was as if his palm was an indestructible meteorite, with not even a scratch on its surface.
At this moment, Coach Togo felt as if his chainsaw had encountered a material harder than diamonds. It couldn't penetrate at all.
Frozen in place, he momentarily forgot to keep pressing down the chainsaw.
Seeing this, Hikari smiled faintly: "Coach Togo, why are you hesitating? Put some effort into it. Didn't have breakfast?"
As he spoke, Hikari proactively pressed his palm harder against the chainsaw's spinning blades.
The chainsaw now made full contact with Hikari's hand, its spinning teeth tightly pressed against his palm.
SCREEEEEEECH!
A grating sound like two pieces of metal grinding together filled the air, making everyone's ears hurt.
This sound wasn't from metal; it was the result of Hikari's hand pressing against the chainsaw's blades.
Coach Togo had used chainsaws before and recognized the sound. It occurred when the chainsaw tried to cut something harder than its own teeth.
But now, wasn't he cutting Hikari's flesh?
Was he dreaming?
Otherwise, how could Hikari's hand be harder than a chainsaw?
Witnessing this impossible scene, Shouya Katase, who had been charging at Hikari, froze in place, utterly stunned.
Even Nanao Akane, who had been considering whether to help Hikari, was left with her mouth agape, her beautiful eyes wide in shock.
But the most shocked of all was, of course, Coach Togo himself.
After all, he was the one holding the chainsaw.
"This must be a dream! It has to be!"
Coach Togo muttered in disbelief. He couldn't accept that his high-power chainsaw couldn't cut through Hikari's seemingly fragile palm.
But soon, he realized it wasn't a dream.
SCREEEEEEECH!
As Hikari pressed down harder, the chainsaw's blades began emitting shrill noises, almost as if they were wailing in despair.
The spinning teeth, unable to withstand the pressure, started breaking off and flying out.
CLINK! CLINK! CLINK!
One by one, the blades snapped under the pressure of Hikari's impenetrable palm and fell to the ground.
One blade, propelled by the chainsaw's force, flew straight into Coach Togo's left eye.
SQUELCH!
Coach Togo's vision instantly darkened on one side as blood gushed from his eye socket.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!"
He screamed in agony, clutching his eye, and collapsed to the ground.
The now-useless chainsaw was left in Hikari's hands, still trembling.
With a slight squeeze, Hikari crushed the remaining components of the chainsaw into scrap metal and dropped it to the ground.
Examining his palm, he found it as pristine as ever, not a single scratch on his skin.
"This localized Strengthening skill is pretty handy," Hikari said with a faint smile.
On his way to deal with Togo and Shouya Katase, Hikari had drawn two new skills. One was a somewhat useless "Grandmaster Bowling" ability, but the other was the highly practical "Localized Strengthening."
[Localized Strengthening: By channeling muscle, blood flow, and energy, specific parts of the body can be greatly strengthened. The affected area's density, hardness, defense, and attack power will be significantly enhanced.]
Hikari had tested the skill and found it incredibly effective.
With his already superhuman physique, enhanced by localized Strengthening, his defense reached unprecedented levels.
He'd known he could take the chainsaw barehanded, so he decided to test it instead of attacking outright.
As expected, the chainsaw was useless against his fortified palm, feeling more like a tickle than an attack.
For Hikari, this result was only natural.
But for the others present, it was beyond belief.
In the few seconds that had passed since Coach Togo attacked with the chainsaw, the scene had left everyone in stunned silence.
Even Nanao Akane, who trusted Hikari's strength, had been holding her breath in worry.
Now, she was overwhelmed with awe.
"Hikari-kun… you're amazing."
Leaning weakly against a nearby tree, her blue eyes sparkled with admiration, a hint of pink hearts flickering within them.
Meanwhile, Shouya Katase was consumed by fear.
"YOU… YOU MONSTER! YOU'RE NOT HUMAN!"
"Stopping a chainsaw barehanded... you're not even human."
Katase Shouya's legs trembled as he pointed at Hikari, shouting in terror.
At this moment, he was already overwhelmed with boundless fear and endless regret.
He loathed his past self from a few days ago—why did he listen to Coach Togo's words and go against Hikari?
Why did he, overestimating his own abilities, plan some ridiculous schemes with Coach Togo to take down Hikari?
Revenge, they said.
With their puny selves, did they even deserve to stand before Hikari?
Witnessing the horrifying scene of Hikari stopping a chainsaw barehanded...
Katase Shouya's emotions were on the verge of collapse.
When he saw Hikari turn his head and smile at him...
Katase Shouya completely lost it.
He threw the triple edged knife in his hand at Hikari, then turned and ran straight down the mountain. Right now, all he wanted was to escape from this place, to flee as far away as possible from Hikari, this monster.
"AHHHHHH!"
"I don't want to go against a monster."
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