Chapter 223: Operation Wolf Slayer. (Part 11)
Putting his weight into the blade, Dante ignored the shock traveling through his arms and pressed down on his opponent. Just as the cloaked hero braced himself and pushed back, the water sword suddenly lost its integrity and let the blade pass through, scattering into a splash of normal water.
Dante fell to the floor and reactivated Aqua Edge, putting strength into his legs as he lunged. His opponent reacted quickly, evading the stab and raising his weapon in a diagonal slash.
CLANG!
Blocking with his left arm, Dante took the chance to jump away, attempting to put some distance between them. Before his feet could touch the floor, however, his body was yanked once more, and he found himself flying toward the hero.
[Telekinesis!] Volcan said. [And a strong one at that!]
Once again, Dante moved to counter the attack thrown at him, but his body shifted at the last moment, throwing him off balance. The cloaked hero slashed with his weapon, causing another sharp clang. As orange sparks flashed from the impact, Dante heard him click his tongue, the frustration in that simple act clear. The attack might have landed, but Type 2-3 proved to be much sturdier than he had anticipated. That wasn’t to say it had no effect at all.
’Fuck...’
Once again, Dante felt the force of the blow send a sharp current through his nerves. This time, however, he knew exactly why that was happening. He was approaching his current limit. More than six minutes have passed since he put on the armors, and since he had been changing between them without taking a break to recover, the strain continued to build up uninterrupted.
He had mitigated most of its effects by limiting his movements, which allowed him to extend the limit. He knew it would catch up to him sooner or later, but what he didn’t bet on was that it would happen at the worst time possible.
[Dante, I advise that you retreat for now.] Said Volcan. [With their tracker incapacitated, you wouldn’t have to worry about them finding you for now.]
’Yeah, I’m not doing that.’