Chapter 35: Test of Strength (2/2)
Albert's eyes twitched upon hearing that but quickly returned to normal as Tyler then gave him an order for the first time since he had sworn himself to him, making him feel a little relieved as he happily obeyed and retreated back to the carriage alongside Liz. The Gray-War troll roared as it used the created momentum from the intense spins and sent the Hamaxe flying at Tyler with a greater power than it had so far.
Tyler then stabbed the Great sword in the ground before speaking. ”First test, Strength.” As soon as he finished speaking a massive impact reverberated in the field like a massive explosion had just went off. Dust and dirt was kicked in the air making visibility difficult.
The war troll withdrew his weapon and chuckled with his hoarse voice. ”Did you really think that such weak arms would withstand the full powered attack from the great Kadiz... ku ku ku...” The other trolls behind it started laughing along side the war troll and most of the Red scaled creatures were panicking. If these people were to lose they would have no where to run to as the trolls blocked the entrance to the forest and they would only be used as target practice out in the plains.
The winged scaled creature approached Albert and asked in a low and shaky voice that projected the terror they had been through. ”H-hey... s-shouldn't... we run, he might be d-dead?” Albert turned his head to look down on the female creature and asked. ”Your kind are called kobolds correct?”
”Ah, yes... sorry we should have said something earlier.”
”It's fine, now is not the time, and about my master. I understand your worry since trolls are your natural enemies but there is not need to fear, if they somehow manage to kill my master then there is no way we would be able to escape from them.” Albert said confidently, he was definitely weaker than his master so if the Gray-War troll was somehow stronger than him, even with the help of Erin, there was nothing they could do to escape.
Of course he hadn't factored in Liz strength since he wasn't too sure of it either, but he was positive his master was stronger.
The female kobold gulped at that and turned her gaze towards the dust that was about settling down. Laughter's from the trolls ceased, with looks of shock now fully plastered on their faces as they saw the young man still standing in his prior position with an arm extended outward to support the great sword in front of him.
The Gray-War troll frowned, he didn't understand how a puny man with no aura could possibly survive that attack. He then heard the young man speak again. ”Strength test. Data insufficient, you need to try harder, oh great KA Diz...” Tyler said as he smiled at the troll. He had watched the other trolls fight and could roughly gauge their strength so he expected this war stroll to be at least twice the strength of an ordinary troll. Which means he was now stronger than a Gray-War troll since he withstood it's attack and barely felt it.
He had already confirmed his speed against Liz so there was no point in doing that now, and although he wanted to test his vitality he would have to do that privately. Now all he needed was to gain some battle experience against higher level fighters like this Gray-War troll who was a warrior, unlike the other trolls who had just been relying on their very sharp battle instincts. This Gray-War troll was one that had evolved after going through countless battles and developing it's battle prowess.
The Gray-War troll, hearing the mocking tone of the young man forgot his worries as his heart boiled with anger and it dashed at Tyler with mad eyes. Tyler pulled out the great sword from the ground and readied himself to learn as quickly as possible as they were still in a hurry. The troll jumped high in the air and the grey mist or smoke that engulfed his hamaxe expanded into a projection of a giant Hamaxe that was larger than the trolls massive body, the beast then swung the projection at Tyler from above.
Tyler couldn't think of any skillful way to counter the attack and since he had no secret Techniques of his own since he had failed to learn them in the past, he decided to use a basic skill most swordman knew, an Uppercut Slash. With a light swing of his blade upwards the misty projection of an Hamaxe shattered from only the wind pressure.
The Gray-War troll was dumbfounded, but his battle instinct allowed him to recover quickly and immediately twisted himself in the air and prepared another strike. With a diagonal swing of his extended weapon with the momentum it gained from the wind pressure that had shattered it's last attack, it sent an intense slash of dark grey energy straight at Tyler.
'Grievance Slash.'
Tyler on the other hand wasn't interested in such attacks, he wanted an intense physical battle not an exchange of skills. He swung the great sword lightly to meet the attack and the wind pressure sliced through the aura as it headed for Kadiz. Kadiz quickly brought his weapon to his chest to block the attack, however, the force was beyond his expectations and without any foothold in the air his body was sent flying back by the impact.
”I don't have much time to waste, so it's high time you get serious so we can end this.”
The other trolls watching the battle had slacked jaws as they watched their leader being toyed with. They may not be the brightest bunch but they could recognize true strength when they saw it. Kadiz tumbled several times in the ground before stopping, he picked himself up and stared at the man in front of him in disbelief. His eyes drained of his previous arrogance.