Mixed Blessing System

Lothur felt something like an unreachable itch that seemed to want to show itself but was still too 'shy' for it.

But he had an idea of what it was, even though he still had no in-depth knowledge of the subject, and this was his first time feeling it.

'Is that my spirit body?' He wondered as he felt his two Soul Bones warming up gently. 'Are they trying to connect because I'm using both abilities simultaneously?'

At that moment, Lothur used his first Soul Bone to observe his opponent and try to predict its movements by moving its spiritual energy. At the same time, he had black flames covering his hands, causing such a thing to extend through the Elemental Staff.

He definitely could not control the projection in front of him. But if it could even minimally cause any damage to his opponent, it would already do some good.

Beasts were not known for their high mental capabilities but for their physical ones. So, just because the opponent was powerful did not mean that its mind was invulnerable!

With that in mind, Lothur tried to ignore the feeling in his right leg and head and continued with his plan of action, moving quickly, intent on attacking.

He probably could not beat this opponent. But not attacking would be a waste of the opportunity for him to refine his offensive skills fighting someone more powerful.

So since the opponent had left the possibility for him to initiate the challenge, he would not just run away and defend himself!

Art of Tearing Down Trees!

He used his offensive technique along with the Cross Walk, leaving afterimages behind while moving diagonally toward the creature's neck.

The dinosaur saw this and laughed, feeling that its opponent was somewhat daring to think he could attack it in such a simple way.

"You could give me a good fight if your strength came from your soul, not your body. But since that's not the case, that's too simple for me!" It said aloud, seeing Lothur's tricks without taking them seriously.

Then, as the silver-haired young man leaped to strike it, this creature used one of its front paws to move toward Lothur's body.

Pow!

That paw, larger than Lothur's body, struck him as he attacked, touching first his staff and only then the rest of his body.

Anyway, the shock was strong enough to change the expression on Lothur's face and throw him in the opposite direction as if he were a cannonball.

Crack!

Strange sounds reverberated from that area, with as many rocks cracking as Lothur's bones fracturing.

"Ahhhhhh!"

He opened his mouth as he hit his back on the wall there and exclaimed in pain, feeling the weight from that paw.

'Bastard! It really did use 50% power above mine!' He felt the difference in powers, noting that the creature had reasonable control over its own strength but also that it could hurt him quite a bit.

Lothur looked in the direction of one of that creature's front legs, and the dinosaur laughed as it realized the problem.

"That? You think that can affect me?" It swung its paw, where a little black flame had appeared on top of it.

When it hit Lothur, that creature's paw had come into contact with the Black Flames on the Elemental Staff. Consequently, it was now in contact with that ability of the young Ritter.

Those flames did not simply disappear when it swung its paw, but they diminished in intensity after entering the body of this projection.

"Uh?" The great Tyrannosaurus Rex stopped looking at Lothur and looked toward its chest, feeling that dark energy moving through its body. "That's a good ability, but it won't defeat me or diminish my strength..."

"The opposite of that, it just pisses me off!" It shouted as it jumped against Lothur while that young man frowned and gave a way to disengage himself from that wall.

Laser Vision!

Lothur used this alternative to avoid suffering from another immediate blow as he tried to get back to the ground.

When two lasers shot out of Lothur's eyes towards the beast projection's head, Lothur sensed danger and dodged.

"Now that's strong. I'll give you that!" The creature managed to escape and looked back to where the laser fired by Lothur had hit the top of the dome.

At that spot, two holes with a radius of 5 centimeters, more than 3 meters deep, appeared amidst the vapor from within them.

'That's not so far from the power of my projection...' This creature thought to itself, impressed by Lothur's abilities. 'It seems that one of his Soul Bones is already well developed...'

"You are fortunate, brat!"

Lothur saw that and could not help but disagree. 'What kind of luck is that? What's the point of having a strong power but not being able to hit your opponent? It only makes sense if it can help me win!'

So he and the dinosaur soon began to dance, with Lothur dodging in the best ways possible while dealing with the occasional blows he suffered.

The opponent was doing what it promised, so even when it hit Lothur, this young man did not suffer unreasonably. Of course, this silver-haired fellow felt pain and suffered damage to his body, but it was not enough to knock him out.

Amidst all this, his Super Regeneration was doing its best to keep him going and not have to remain with the same injuries until the end of the fight.

'If I use my EVF points, I won't accomplish anything since it will probably attack harder after my advances.' Lothur thought about this after more than an hour of fighting.

He felt his clothes soaked with sweat and the stench of blood in his body reaching his nostrils. 'Then I'd better cautiously use these EVF points to regenerate my worst injuries slowly.'

'Only then will I be able to last 24 hours!'

"What? Just over an hour has passed!" The dinosaur said this in a teasing tone, seeing the tired look in Lothur's eyes. "Don't tell me you're giving up?"

"Tsk!"

"Who's giving up?" Lothur moved and made his afterimage appear, once again trying to deliver an occasional blow to his opponent just to train his offensive abilities.

"Hahaha, that's the spirit!" That creature jumped up to deflect Lothur's attack.

Following its spinning jump, this being directed its hind legs towards Lothur's body, preparing to kick this opponent.

Pow!

"Ahhhh!"

Lothur took a blow to his back and flew opposite that dinosaur's movement, rolling like a barrel, before finally coming to a stop near one of the walls in that area.

"Lothur, I'll give you a hint." The creature said. "If you don't get stronger quickly, you will be surrounded and killed."

"And most importantly, don't contact the Seraphim Church. They won't like you, haha." It closed its eyes and laughed, imagining what it had felt earlier when Lothur killed the demon.

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