Chapter 1952 - Giving Up (1/2)

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Thirteen minutes have passed since the battle had begun, and since then, so much had changed, and so much had remained unchanged.

The power of five weapons had not changed even a bit, but now I am trying my all to defend against them, using not only the five vines but also my greatsword, and I am having quite a difficulty holding them back.

If the weapons continued with such attacks, it wouldn't be long before they breached through vines and attacked my body.

I should not be worried about seeing my defense, as the attacking power of weapons is not enough to breach my armor, but for some reason, I am feeling quite concerned about it; the challenge had a twist in everything, and I feared it would have dangerous.

It is not just my intuition; the notes of six challengers said that each challenge was dangerous, and they were barely able to return with that life. That made me think, what would have happened if I had chosen the leaf in an earlier challenge? I am sure there would have been something nasty hidden in it.

Forty more seconds passed when suddenly, the saber avoided my vines skillfully and came for my waist. I flapped my wings backward to dodge the attack, but my speed did not seem to be fast enough as the saber touched my armor, and to my horror, it began to cut through it.

Pich!

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It had cut one vine thread after another as it went for my waist before cutting my flesh by centimeter; it would be more. It would not have been just simple nick if I had not created distance and flicked the saber away with a greatsword.

Vine strings reattached themselves and became new as before, but the horror of what happened had remained in my heart.

That saber had directly gone through me; it cut through my armor like it is not the finest set armor within a level but a butter which would slice through with the slightest amount of the force; it is shocking and made me horrified, the more I think about it.

It just needs a well-placed aim at my fatal spots like heart or head, and I will be gone. I wanted to right away, but I controlled my emotions and focused on the weapons around me.

While it is extremely dangerous to continue, there are rewards. First and foremost, I have to wait, at least for a minute before fifteen minutes clocked in; that is the minimum requirement for me to pass, and this is a great learning opportunity.

I am fighting against an opponent who is using similar strength as me but beating the hell out of me; It had never happened; I had never lost against those with similar strength, while this time, the opponent is above my league and could kill me, I still want to continue, I felt like I am not at my limit yet.

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