Chapter 151: Dire Straits (1/2)

A horizontal slash flew at Gravis, contrary to his expectations, and Gravis only saw the saber grow closer to his eyes in shock. In a reflex, Gravis activated his Will-Aura to delay the impact of the saber, and Gravis barely managed to change the position of his attack into a quick make-shift block. The shock of the Will-Aura would only work once, so Gravis had kept it for a decisive attack. Yet, he had to use it now to survive. There was no other way!

BOOM!

The slash hit Gravis' weak block, and the backside of the saber heavily hit Gravis' left shoulder, obliterating it and multiple ribs behind it. Gravis got shot into the distance by Red's attack, destroying several trees in that direction. The clearing had a size of around a hundred meters, but Gravis flew way further, several hundreds of meters in fact.

The sound of exploding and falling trees resonated throughout the surroundings, and the breathing of the onlookers stopped. That impact had thundered throughout the whole clearing, and everyone felt the power behind it. Gravis couldn't have survived that, could he?

Red, on the other hand, quickly readied his saber again and charged into the direction of Gravis, fire appearing behind his body to boost his speed. Red was sure that Gravis had survived, and he couldn't allow Gravis to escape! Gravis had shown how smart he was in a fight, and Red didn't want to give him any chance to plan. Who knew what plan he would manage to come up with if Red gave him the chance?

Meanwhile, Gravis hit a giant boulder, and his body burrowed inside for half a meter, completely stopping his flight. Gravis's organs shook, and a small fountain of blood shot out of his mouth due to the impact. He hadn't had the concentration to use his Elemental Synchronicity to soften the stone. His head spun, but he managed to quickly regain his mind's clarity with his will. Gravis gnashed his teeth as he felt the completely obliterated left side of his torso. 'I nearly died!'

Yet, his eyes widened as he saw Red directly charging at him. There had only been two seconds between Gravis hitting the boulder and Red appearing again. There was no time! Red had already readied a big fireball and was intending on throwing it into the hole that Gravis' body had made. If that hit him, he would be reduced to ashes!

BOOM!

Red threw the big fireball into the hole, and the whole boulder exploded into debris that shot into the distance. Gravis was surely dead. Red took a deep breath to calm down. Gravis had been just as powerful as he had expected.

SHING BOOM!

Red felt a deep pain coming from his left knee as it exploded with lightning. Red couldn't comprehend what had happened. Why did his knee suddenly explode? Meanwhile, Gravis jumped out of the earth below Red and puked another mouthful of blood to the side.

Gravis had regained the clarity of his mind before the explosion and, therefore, also regained his Elemental Synchronicity. He used that to move through the stone, into the earth. Yet, the explosion had been too powerful, and it had damaged his already battered body further. His insides were rattled, and he was forced to puke more blood.

Gravis had wanted to keep his Elemental Synchronicity a secret, but his life was more important. If he didn't use it, he couldn't possibly win, or even survive. He could only hope that they were outside the range of the Guild Master's and Vice-Guild Masters' Spirit.

After the explosion, Gravis had moved inside the earth until he was below Red and then used his full power to attack his left leg. The attack was a success, and he had managed to sever the lower portion of Red's left leg. With a destroyed leg, his speed would surely fall.