Chapter 33 Slow, Ticking Time (1/2)

Alex knew that he cannot use any extremely powerful moves right now, as he had limited Mental Power.

If he uses one powerful move and Lord Gallius manages to dodge it, then Alex will be a goner.

As such, Alex's only choice was to use less powerful but still lethal ways to win.

Lord Gallius seems to be thinking the same thing too, as all the skills that he used to attack Alex earlier were all still at the normal level of abilities.

”This means my fight with Lord Gallius right now all depends on perseverance, tenacity and creativity.” Alex thought to himself as he looked at all the ice creeping towards him.

”…..” Even if he will not use much of his analytic prowess, Alex knew the reason for why Lord Gallius decided to freeze his surroundings.

”Since I can dodge his attacks, then the only thing that he needed to do is to slow me down.” Alex muttered grimly to himself as he started to feel the effects of the cold settling down on him.

Alex could feel his body's reaction rate slowing down, as his muscles started to get hampered by the cold. His body also started to slightly tremble, as his internals started to recompensate for all the body heat thathe is losing right now.

”Now, let's see if you can still move like you used to before.” Lord Gallius said as he jumped towards Alex's direction.

For some reason, it seems like Lord Gallius was not affected by the cold trick that he just did.

Of course, Alex knew that Lord Gallius can make himself immune from the cold by increasing the vibration of the particles around him.

By doing that, they will generate heat that will counteract the cold around Lord Gallius.

”...”

However, Alex knew that he should not dwell deep into thinking of these things as he had more important things to do.

And that was to stay alive from his incoming opponent.

”Swoosh~” Alex leaned back, letting the longsword pass just right above him.

Lord Gallius seemed to be not perturbed by this dodge as his longsword changed directions, as it now snapped down towards Alex.

But before Lord Gallius could see a bisected Alex in front of him, he suddenly felt pain inside his chest, which forced him to falter.

”Gah!” Lord Gallius staggered a little as he clutched his chest as he wondered what happened to him.

As for Alex, he was able to place himself at a farther distance than Lord Gallius' longsword.

”That took longer than I thought.” Alex muttered to himself as he straightened his body. ”Good thing it happened at this moment…”

”What the hell did you do?” Although he was not sure if Alex will answer him, Lord Gallius still forced some air out of his lungs as he uttered his question.

”Just like what I told you earlier, I used my special move.” Alex said while shrugging his shoulders. ”Now, the only thing that I need to do is to watch.”

”....”

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When he started this virtual match, Lord Gallius was sure that it will be his victory.

According to the info that he got from his 'special sources', Alex only awakened his Esper Ability around 9 days ago.

Even if Alex was a Battle Esper and that he presumably had training with both the Jackal and Alina, Lord Gallius was sure that Alex's combat abilities will still be paltry.

However, that thinking of his got wiped away when he talked to Alex.

The start of their conversation was okay, but that all changed when Alex called him 'Vibrator'.

That namesake was something that Lord Gallius could not accept in his life.

Even though his Esper Ability was Vibration, Lord Gallius was extremely uncomfortable from being named similarly to a phallus-shaped object used for sexual satisfaction.

Alex's nonchalance as he said his accursed namesake just managed to piss Lord Gallius off. It was at that moment that Lord Gallius decided to make Alex suffer.

With his limited Mental Power, Lord Gallius cannot use moves like vibrating the whole area, or vibrating Alex from a distance.

These kinds of moves require high amounts of Mental Power, which Lord Gallius cannot afford now.

Thus, he resorted to using his classic vibrationair armor and vibrating longsword.

Both of these moves reach their peak lethality and effectivity when Lord Gallius was at the Star Esper level, but they are also as dangerous right now, even when they are only supported by Tier 100 Mental Power.

The UV Beam that Alex shot to him was a little dangerous, but it was effectively neutralized by his vibrating air armor. Unfortunately for him, Lord Gallius was temporarily blinded by the weakened UV Beam.

But Lord Gallius was not worried by that, as he relies more on sensing Alex's bodily vibrations to attack him.

His eyes being disabled will be not enough to stop him.

But even with that, Lord Gallius found Alex to be an extremely difficult opponent.

Alex's movements as he dodged Lord Gallius' longsword was efficient and calculated, as if what he was doing was just simple.

”This f**ker…” Lord Gallius was mad as he saw what Alex was doing. ”He must have an extreme and strenuous training on martial arts. That is the only way that he can move nimbly under my assault!”

Since Alex can move this well, Lord Gallius decided to slow Alex down by lowering the temperature of their surroundings.

Lord Gallius was able to easily do this, as he started to siphon off the vibration of the particles around him.

The effect was immediate, as Lord Gallius saw ice and mist forming quickly.

Alex was able to see through what was happening, but that was not enough for him to escape.

Before Alex could know it, Lord Gallius started his one-two longsword attack.