Chapter 36
Mikami spat a few meaningless taunts and continued swinging his massive blade at Saitama with heavy, chopping strikes.
Without Shisui's support, Saitama began to feel the pressure. Mikami, wielding the larger weapon, gradually drove him back with brute force alone. His slashes were wild and unrefined, but relentless. Saitama stepped back again and again, carefully avoiding the sweeping arcs.
As he attacked, Mikami hurled insults, exhaling heavily and grinning between jabs.
On the side, Shisui was still recovering from Mikami's earlier kick and hadn't yet rejoined the fight.
Then—thud!
Saitama's foot connected with Mikami's left flank in a powerful spinning kick. The impact forced Mikami to stumble. In that moment, Saitama twisted, and with his left hand, he grabbed Mikami's weapon-wielding arm.
"Haa!"
He brought his short sword down in a vicious arc. Blood sprayed across the forest floor.
"Gaaah!" Mikami screamed. If he hadn't instinctively released his weapon and counter-grabbed Saitama's wrist, twisting with the momentum, the blade might've cleaved into his neck.
He staggered back, blood flowing from a deep chest wound, narrowly dodging Shisui's returning strike.
Clutching his injury, Mikami gritted his teeth in frustration.