Chapter 55: The Horned Ones Invasion: Part 3. (1/2)

”Keep me entertained.” He added witn a wide grin as he suddenly appeared behind Gray.

Gray's eyes opened wide, as they reflected the giant's large fist which drew closer and closer to his head.

[Pause Step]

Gray narrowly avoided it as he stepped above the fist at the last second. He could feel the air pressure caused by the punch, brush against his sandals.

The giant's speed had increased tremendously as another fist was swung at Gray with his other hand.

[Pause]

Gray created a platform mid-air and leapt off of it, barely being able to avoid, the punch in the process.

Gray, proceeded to leap off one platform to another, staying constantly in the move as he thought of a way to damage him.

'Pause step doesn't work mid-air, I've only been able to use it by pausing a platform beneath my feet. But if he continues to attack me with this speed...'

Gray, landed on top of another platform before leaping up high. The horned giant leapt at him, it's arms pulled back ready to swing. He had read Gray's line of movement.

There was no time to create a platform and pause step off of it, despite that a smile appeared on Gray's face, as he swung his rusted chipped blade down in front of the giant's fist.

[Pause]

It was his aim all along, to bait the giant into throwing a predictable move. Now his hand would be cut off.

*CLANG!*

Gray's eyes widened as a loud clang resounded. Rather than the giant's hand having been cut in half, it simply slid right past the paused slash, heading straight towards Gray.

Gray's pupils dilated as he raised his arms to block it.

*KABOOM!!!*

He grit his teeth from the overwhelming pressure which was crushing his arms as he was launched away.

[HP: 10/25]

'Ten HP gone already!?'

[Pause]

Just barely, he was able to pause himself in the air to cancel the momentum. His arms were still burning from the recent punch.

At that instant, the giant leapt at his paused Figure with it's arms stretched out to grab him. If he was grabbed then even if he paused him, the fight would be over. Realizing this, Gray created platform before unpausing himself and pause stepping behind him.

But as if he had expected it, the giant suddenly changed the direction of his attack, swinging his arm backwards at Gray.

*SWOOSH!*

Vast amount of wind passed by Gray's hair as the giant's fist barely grazed him.

With the opening, Gray stepped in landing a knee on the Giant's chin.

[Pause]

*Thud*!*

But that was only the beginning of his attack.

Gray grabbed onto the giant's arm and swung on it to gather momentum. After two rotations, he slammed his knee in the giant's chin once more, in the exact same spot after gathering enough momentum.

Gray proceeded to unleash a barrage of kicks right after, three on the side of his head at the very same spot. Following that, he landed another axe kick at the back of his head, before grabbing him by the ears and kneeing him repeatedly.

His legs felt like they were breaking with every hit, but he kept going, over and over as he caved the giant's face further into it's head.