Death to Power
Copyright© 2025 by TheSmartOne
Chapter 60: Broken Flesh, Unbroken Will
The bear lunged forward with speed unbefitting of his size—in not even a second, he was already upon Kaden, his black claws dripping with green liquid slashing toward Kaden, targeting his neck with surgical precision.
But Kaden, too, was no pushover.
With his speed and perception, he managed to follow the movement of the beast and raised Reditha defensively, while at the same time using his blood manipulation skill to reinforce his arms and make them more steady.
The strike came.
BOOOM!
Kaden’s arms almost gave in as his feet dug deep into the poisonous ground because of the strength behind the strike.
‘Intermediate rank beast ... on the upper side,’ Kaden thought rapidly as the blow nearly broke his arms.
After all, the bear was a strength-type monster, but also a higher rank—and the difference between ranks was no easy thing to ignore.
But strength wasn’t the only thing the bear had.
Kaden had managed to block the blow, but he did not succeed in escaping the green liquid that splashed on his arms.
Hiissss!!
“Argh!” Kaden groaned as he took a step back, his arms sizzling as the poison burned through him.
But suddenly, his perceptions flared—he ducked down, escaping the second strike the bear sent at him intending to cut his head, but by ducking, he became vulnerable to one other thing...
The bear kicked him hard in the gut like a ball, sending him flying away like a ragdoll.
Kaden’s intestines twisted and ruptured from the force. His mouth swelled as he coughed out red blood—massively.
“Hrghhh...” Kaden groaned, his mind spinning, but he didn’t even have the time to gather himself as deep, resounding, earth-shaking steps echoed toward him.
He raised his head slightly and saw the ferocious expression of the Deadthorn Bear rushing at him.
“RROOOOOARRRRR!” a roar of madness escaped its mouth.
Kaden looked at this scene with a calm gaze. He stood up slowly, grinning, Reditha already healing him.
“You’re quite strong, aren’t you?” Kaden dismissed Reditha and took a stance—his hands clenched into fists, raised up.
A hand-to-hand stance.
He grinned. An excited one. He already knew he would die, so why not enjoy himself?
‘I’ve trained a little in hand-to-hand combat ... let’s try it,’ Kaden thought inwardly.
“Reditha, I’ll count on you to use blood manipulation,” Kaden said—and immediately, blood appeared around his hands, twisting and forming bloody gauntlets.
He smiled at this sight.
ROOAARRR!
The beast charged again—same as before.
But this time, Kaden didn’t block.
He punched.
Green claws met bloody fist.
BAAM!
Kaden was hurled backwards again, his hand breaking from the force—but he didn’t even flinch.
He lunged forward again, his hand already healing from Reditha, and thus began the bloody fight.
It wasn’t like a human fighting a beast.
It was like two beasts fighting.
Their punches echoed through the foggy area, crashing into each other with sound that made the very air tremble. At first, Kaden was always sent flying—his chin cracked, his limbs twisted, his whole body became covered in his own blood.
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