Chapter 239: Second Gear
Cain’s eyes widened as he saw the Sword Avatar generate sonic booms with its feet, moving across the room’s ceiling at supersonic speed.
Although Astral Wave Champion could move through the air using Air Walk, none of them could do it with such dexterity and speed, not to mention that the Sword Avatar was doing it using the same strength and energy pool that Cain’s.
Cain followed the movements of the Sword Avatar with his eyes, but while his mind could follow the enemy, his body was too late to react, and a sharp pain appeared on his back.
"Ahhhh!"
A scream of pain echoed across the room as the Sword Avatar punched Cain’s back with so much power that it almost fractured his spine. That attack sent the human flying away and would have been much worse if not for this one redirecting all his Astral Wave to his back at the last second.
Cain clenched his teeth and spat the blood on his mouth as he regained control of his body and sent a kick to the Sword Avatar that had lunged toward him.
That kick landed on the Sword Avatar’s chest, but once again, the vibrating mantle of Astral Wave drained most of its kinetic force.
It did little damage to the Sword Avatar but pushed it back, giving Cain a few moments to regain his breathing and figure out what to do next.
Cain’s eyes grew sharp as he figured out that the only way to break the Sword Avatar’s defensive layer would be by using Blood Hand, but the technique drained his energy very fast, so he had to be sure when to use it.
He flashed forward, ready to exert so much pressure on the Sword Avatar that this one could not move freely, and then unleash a barrage of devastating attacks using Blood Hand.
However, just as he was about to reach the Sword Avatar, the body of this one began to generate a humming sound before splitting into three identical figures.
Such techniques could trick the eyes, but should not be a problem for someone like Cain with a powerful Ego Wave.