Chapter 91: Adrian Vs Karl (2)
Karl approached with his spear at incredible speed, but Adrian was a step ahead, his body already shifting into the defensive stance of the Phantom Flow Technique.
As the spear thrust neared, Adrian evaded sharply, sidestepping by a hair’s breadth and in the same fluid motion, he snapped his hand up, aiming a swift strike at Karl’s grip on the spear.
Karl, ever the skilled fighter, anticipated the counter. Unable to halt his forward momentum, he retracted his spear just enough to meet Adrian’s palm with a defensive strike of his own.
~CLANG!~
He expected to deflect the blow easily with his spear, but the impact sent a jolt through his arm, the force vibrating up the spear’s shaft and into his body.
The strength difference was so vast that it threatened to throw off his balance.
Karl’s eyes widened and his grin stretched further as he channeled the force, sliding back across the sand to regain control.
For the first time, he felt Adrian’s strength firsthand, and it thrilled him.
Adrian didn’t give him time to recover. Though he was not an experienced fighter, his 2-Star Knight physique gave him speed and power far beyond Karl’s 1-Star rank.
He also had enough fundamental skills to convert that into a fair fight.
Noticing Karl’s slide had brought him closer to the circle’s boundary, Adrian seized the opportunity. One of the duel’s goals was to force the opponent out, and he aimed to capitalize on it.