Chapter 93 - Raven (1/2)

Whoosh.

At breakneck speed, the monster lunged toward Evan and swung its sharp claws at him. The young man quickly bounced aside and the monster's blow hit a tree trunk.

Crack.

The force of the blow shattered the trunk into splinters and cut it into several pieces. Evan shuddered at what he had seen. He didn't know how he could deal with the opponent he couldn't wound but on the contrary, which could torn him to shreds instantly.

What's more, Evan now realized that he even couldn't escape. The monster was not only stronger than him, but also much faster.

<Damn, it looks like we`ll have to fight. Using the ”Summon Thorny Ivy” was completely pointless, the ivy vine wouldn't stop it even for a moment. It looks like my only option is to dodge and try to attack.>

Evan was extremely unhappy with the situation. First he`d had to run away from a hail of rocks and a huge landslide, and now he had to fight a monster.

Whoosh.

The monster looked at the young man and pounced on him. Evan wasn't going to attack, he knew too little about his opponent to risk so much.

Bam.

The monster's massive paws came down on Evan, but the young man just quickly bounced aside. The monster was strong, but Evan was able to dodge its blows. The biggest problem was getting close to the monster and striking.

Evan didn't know if his scythe would penetrate the monster's dense hide, so if he got the chance to strike, he would aim for the least protected places: the eyes. Evan saw no other options.

In the ”Half-Dead Forest” there was hardly anyone who would come to the rescue, Evan could only rely on himself.

After several unsuccessful attacks, the monster was in no hurry to attack Evan. The monster understood that it was much stronger than Evan, but that didn't mean it was going to act thoughtlessly.

Like Demien had told him before, monsters weren't wild animals; they're just like humans, capable of thinking and analyzing situations. When a hunter hunts his prey, he makes every effort to catch it.

Especially since Evan wasn't a defenseless victim, he could have caused the monster a lot of trouble, even at the cost of his own life.

Whoosh.

Evan's ”Warp” spun, and in the next instant, the white blade of his scythe was covered in a thick layer of ice. ”Ice Veil” was the strongest spell in Evan's arsenal, only this way he had any chance of winning.

Evan gripped his weapon tighter and got into a fighting stance. He was going to take the monster's next attack and attack back.

Whoosh.

Black spikes flew from the monster's tail and flew toward the young man. Evan quickly stepped back and dodged the spikes, by the time he did so the monster was already close.

Whoosh.

The monster swung its claws at the young man and attacked with lightning speed. Evan immediately jumped aside and dashed toward the monster's belly. His position did not allow him to attack the monster's head, so this time he decided to try to wound the monster elsewhere.

Swing.

Evan swung his scythe aiming precisely at his opponent's belly. The edge of the scythe blade easily slammed into the monster's flesh, but only a little, Evan couldn`t make it go deeper, but even that was enough.

Evan bounced back after making his attack. The monster was furious that Evan had managed to wound it, though not seriously. Many spikes flew toward the young man, but Evan had already managed to hide behind the trunk of a nearby tree.

<Hmm, looks like I underestimated my abilities. Its skin is tough and the ”Magic Missile” hasn`t done it any damage, but it doesn't seem to have any resistance to ice.>

Evan's cut was quite shallow, more like a scratch than a serious wound.

Ice spread from the cut and began to freeze the monster's flesh. It wasn't enough to kill it, but it could definitely be called the first step to victory.

<If I were experienced in fighting monsters, I would do this immediately. After all, there's nothing like real combat, the tournaments or sparring aren't as effective.> Evan thought to himself and braced himself for the next monster attack.