Chapter 275 - Return Of The Dragon Fist (1/2)

In the normal world, Laz wouldn't be able to move so fast that he could vanish from sight. Even though people have spoken about the ability to trick the eye with flashy techniques or unique footwork, the fact is that in modern times, a normal person is able to process information much quicker than someone could back before the invention of high speed travel in things like cars and planes. What's more, video games have dominated the modern world, causing even young children to be able to follow along with fast moving action.

Due to the ability that we have to process and react, our eyes are much harder to trick now.

Despite this, Laz was able to move in a way that caused him to disappear from Malene and Ruby's vision.

Neither of them seemed surprised though as both thought they had a pretty good understanding of his body's strength. In this world of free form movement, at least this much was expected.

Neither of them hesitated either. Ruby jumped back just as Malene sent out a ball of fire at the spot where Ruby had been standing.

The flaming ball of energy seemed randomly thrown, but as soon as it landed on the spot, hit stopped moving for a brief second before exploding outwards.

As the waves of fiery energy billowed out, Laz's outline could be seen within the orangish red flames for just a moment before he disappeared once again.

To the girls surprise, the fire had no effect on it.

Ruby turned to look at Malene who simply sighed and said,

”Yeah. Alright. Alright...”

Even though Laz was moving at high speed, he managed to hear this exchange and couldn't help but wonder what they were going to do.

Just as the question formed though, Malene brought her hands together and curled her fingers in a strange way. As Laz looked on closer, Malene's body seemed to shine orangish red for one moment before becoming a bluish, aqua color the next. Then, like a stone thrown in a pond, her body reappeared in the light, looking almost transparent and invisible.

Laz was amazingly confused.

Or he was for a moment, until Malene raised her hands again. This time, the movements she made were different from before. As such, instead of a ball of fire forming in front of her, a ball of water formed instead.

Just as Laz was processing this, the ball shot forward, right into the path he was going to take.

The timing on it was so perfect that Laz, who was moving at high speed, couldn't change his direction. As such, he hit the ball of water straight on.

Perhaps one might think that hitting a ball of water would produce a negligible result. After all, it was just a ball of water that Laz was coming in contact with, something along the line of being hit with a large water balloon. But the result was anything but normal.

The water had been infused with Malene's energy and was there for more like a water bomb than a water bubble. As soon as Laz hit it, he ended up being blown backwards. Loosing his in air footing caused Laz to fall like a rock in an arch, only stopping when he crashed into a building while creating a huge hole in the side of it.

It hurt, but Laz's body was far stronger than anyone could have imagined, including himself.

”Are you ok?” Ruby called out while Malene looked embarrassed.

”Yeah. That packed one hell of a punch though. How did you do that? Just the strength of that was many times stronger than the fire ball...” Laz had calmed down a little after being hit by the blast, especially after noticing the girl's faces and concern.

”My forms are based on my spirit's strength. Because of that, the longer I spend with a spirit, the more strength I gain while using their forms,” Malene answered, not hiding anything.

”Aqua?” Laz asked.

”Yeah... Are you sure you're ok?” Malene still looked worried. When ever the girls fought in this space, no matter how strongly they went at it, they still held back. This was because they didn't want to do anything to hurt the bond between them. But Laz was different. After all, if you couldn't go all out against your man, who could you go all out with?

”Fine. This is great actually. I've never felt this alive and free before,” Laz replied, expressing the feelings in his heart. This small world allowed you to bring out the whole of your strength, something he never had the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e of doing before.

And it felt great so he wasn't just being nice.

Seeing Laz in a good mood, Malene and Ruby smiled.

”Then lets keep going.” With that, Ruby moving in quickly while Malene kept waving her hands. Each wave would send out a blade of water that assaulted Laz. Unlike the water bomb, these would hinder him more than anything, but that was the kind of assistance Ruby needed.

As she came in close, her claws flashed with light, forcing Laz to avoid them. Every time he did, the water blade would hit him, causing him to lose his balance. Although Laz was quick enough the keep up, the combined force from the two girls didn't allow any openings for him to fight back.

As the battle wore on, Laz also noticed another problem. Ruby's stamina seemed endless while the water blades kept flying. Although Ruby hadn't been able to land a solid hit, the water blades were just too much for him to avoid. After being hit by them enough, he noticed that his energy was vanishing at a noticeable rate, something that shouldn't happen considering he hadn't used any moves that consumed his energy.

'It's the water...' Laz thought to himself, as though noticing something. The water blades that Malene had been sending out were more than just a distraction. Every time one hit, it sapped his energy. One or two wouldn't make a difference, but several of them again and again was causing a huge drain.

Laz knew that this couldn't last. He didn't want to lose so horribly to these girls and embarrass himself.

Thinking along these lines though, he also understood that he didn't know any actual moves. Ruby had her natural agility and claws that were acting like weapons while Malene was relying on her body's energy to send out those water blades. Laz could attach his flames to his hands but basically that was like holding up a stick that was on fire and swinging it around. As for making it explode from his body, while that looked cool, it was practically useless.