Chapter 43: perfect too to grow stronger
Chapter 42
The second wolf didn’t wait for an invitation. It bolted straight for him, faster than the first. Kaizen barely had time to dodge, and Its flaming jaw grazed his shoulder, burning through the edge of his sleeve, but luckily it didn’t get to his skin.
"Shit!" He staggered back, gripping his blade tighter. This was the first time he was fighting solo with no backup or healer, so he had to be careful not to get severely injured.
The wolf turned on its heels almost instantly, charging again. Kaizen quickly moved, he kicked at the ground and flames bursted from his feet again, and this time, he used the force to launch himself into the air, flipping over the wolf just in time. As he passed above it, he twisted midair and drove the blade straight down into its back. A harsh screech ripped from its throat as his blade tore through his skin. it collapsed beneath him and disappeared into ashes.
He barely landed before the third one lunged. Kaizen stepped aside quickly, this time grabbing the wolf by the scruff of its flaming mane with one hand. The flames from the wolf felt hot again his palm, but he ignored it and slammed the beast headfirst into the burning ground. Before it could recover, he raised his blade and thrust it through its skull. The wolf’s body crumbled away like the others.
You guys won’t gimme a chance to breath huh. He glanced around, four more are already moving.
The fourth and fifth came at him together.
"Of course you’d team up," he muttered under his breath. He bent his knees, letting the flames build beneath his heels again. He could feel a difference, the flames felt more responsive, and he could control them better now.
He darted forward, fast,faster than before. He didn’t even realize how fast he moved until he saw the blurred trail of fire behind by him..
He twisted between the two wolves just as they tried to sandwich him. One snapped at air, the other missed by an inch. Kaizen turned sharply and dragged his hand behind him. A long wave of fire erupted from the ground, chasing one of them like a snake and coiling upwards, wrapping around its leg. The flame gripped the wolves tightly and burned.
"What the hell?" Kaizen stared for a second. "I didn’t even think that would work..." although he was new to all these, it wasn’t hard for him to figure out what would work.
The trapped wolf thrashed violently, trying to break free, but Kaizen didn’t waste time. He rushed the second one, ducked under its leaping attack, and stabbed upward through its gut. Molten lava poured out of it, mixed with sparks of flame as it dissolved, Kaizen turned back and raised his palm toward the trapped wolf.