Chapter 22 - 21: Wrath
For the first time since his transmigration, David found himself in a bitter struggle.
What he faced now was nothing like the Barbarians who relied merely on brute strength, experience, and courage, or even the Ogres he had encountered five years ago. It was completely different.
The Barbarian who had suddenly appeared took on the aggrieved air of a man whose wife had been stolen, glaring at David as the culprit. Wielding a pair of Elven mariner’s axes, he immediately engaged David in a ferocious life-or-death struggle. This Barbarian clearly had some tricks up his sleeve.
The opponent was a professional.
If this world had a martial arts level system like in those fantasy novels, this guy could likely be ranked at the level of a starter village’s first boss.
But reality is not a novel, and his appearance had "absolutely no foreshadowing"!
From the very beginning, it seemed as if he was out for David’s life. Not only were his striking moves coherent and deadly, but every attack also targeted David’s vital points, forcing him to defend. David continually took hits within just a few minutes of fighting.
Had it not been for the young Red Dragon’s scales, which were comparable to roughly tanned leather, he might be suffering more than just scratches. Furthermore, he had probably consumed quite a few minerals in his sleep over the past five years. This had added a metallic texture and plate-like defensive quality to his hide armor.
Had it been a White Dragon in his place, its head would probably have been chopped off several times already!
What frustrated David the most was that the fellow seemed to have simultaneously activated Traceless Step and Bloodthirst Technique, like some Beastman peon hopped up on stimulants.
He had also slyly paralyzed David from the get-go. As a result, David’s dynamic vision, which was otherwise capable of capturing the opponent’s movements, was completely crippled, as if suffering from glaucoma after heavy drinking. Consequently, all his staggered and clumsy swings and bites couldn’t even graze his opponent.