Chapter 9 - 9: I really screwed up this time
(It worked!!! But this is exhausting; I won't last more than a couple of minutes. I have to give it my all!!!)
The boy acted as if nothing had changed, dodging the cuts at the last moment by making large leaps from one tree to another. But after a couple of jumps, he drew his machetes in mid-air, and as soon as he touched the next branch with his foot, he strengthened it with his 'chi' and used all his strength to launch himself towards the wolf while dodging a cut.
Seeing the boy's action, the wolf showed no reaction and simply sent a cut with its claws to intercept him. But instead of the boy being cut in half, he somehow managed to pass through the cuts by moving in a strange way, leaving the wolf surprised.
After using ethereal movements in the air that used the resistance of the wind to change his position just enough to dodge the second cut by a minimal margin, the boy came like a bullet in front of the wolf, who, despite being surprised, still reacted in time.
Noticing that the wolf intended to dodge, the boy quickly spun in the air while extending his machetes, once again taking the wolf by surprise and managing to land two incredibly powerful slashes on the beast's neck, nearly severing the head from the body.
A few moments later, the boy landed on his feet and tried to maintain his balance as he slid across the ground due to inertia, simultaneously checking the wolf's condition with his 'chi' sphere, allowing him to notice the wolf's head falling to the ground, making him release a sigh of relief.
The small sigh the boy released acted as a signal for his body, as moments later, the 'chi' sphere disappeared, and he collapsed to his knees on the ground, breathing heavily, drenched in blood and sweat.
"Damn. I'm exhausted. I haven't felt this way since I discovered 'chi'..."
Despite his fatigue, the boy didn't dare to rest and, with pure willpower, as he had no strength left, quickly took out his knives and began skinning the wolf, making sure not to cut the pelt. However, due to his condition, large portions of flesh and fat remained attached to the pelt, but he didn't care and continued.