Chapter 161: My Limits
Nikolai did his best to focus as he rained punch after punch at someone that he once called a friend. He knew that he had already won, but it wouldn’t do for him to let his guard down just because he had Zoran pinned down beneath him.
"Yield!" Nikolai shouted.
"N-Never!" Zoran shouted back. "I won’t lose to someone like you!"
To his surprise, his enemy flashed a smirk as a shadow of darkness descended upon them. Nikolai knew enough to not rely on his eyesight whenever this happened, but it was still annoying as he all but stumbled around trying to see where he should land his next punch.
"On your right!"
His ears perked up at the familiar sound of Mineah’s voice. Quickly heeding her advice, he threw a punch right at the pitch black nothing on his right.
"Argh!"
For all intents and purposes, that shouldn’t have worked. However, Nikolai was glad to feel the crunch of Zoran’s bones hitting his knuckles. For a brief second, the shadows around them dissipated, showing him the current state of the clearing around them as well as his enemy’s bloodied face snarling at him. However, that brief second didn’t last for long as the shadows descended upon them once more.
"Hiding beneath your shadows, I see," Nikolai taunted as he raised his fist up in defense. In his mind, he was already casting more shield spells to cover his approach the moment he had his opening. "You can’t hide your cowardly face forever, Zoran."