416  415: Weak & Helpless

    BANG!

    The instant Corey crashed into the ground, his eyes could not help but bulge out and he started coughing furiously.

    Blood poured out of his nose and lips, and his gaze became slightly hazy. His breathing became uneven and forced for a few seconds, and then he wiped the blood from his lips with his left hand while gripping his axe tightly with his right hand.

    ''I was hoping he was going to keep on speaking while allowing me to recover more, but I guess that was a pipe dream.''

    Corey coughed once again, and then he inhaled and exhaled deeply once again before looking up.

    ''If the stars of consciousness I assigned to take control of my body in the case of an emergency failed to act on time, I would have sustained more grievous injuries.''

    ''But even with that, just the force from the attack was more than enough to send me flying.''

    Corey glanced at his axe and he saw cracks at the spot where the Capra King had punched.

    ''Luckily it didn''t shatter.'' Corey thought, and then he stood. Barely seven seconds passed as he had all of these thoughts, and in those seven seconds, Corey was fully expecting the Capra King to attack him once again.

    However, he could see the Capra King standing in the exact same spot where he punched him. Although the distance between them was more than 200m, Corey could still see the Capra King having a surprised expression as the Capra King stared at him.

    ''Just the force from the Capra King''s casual punch was enough to send me flying for more than 200m. What if I experienced his real punch? Won''t I die instantly?''

    Corey gripped his axe tightly.

    ''Well... I guess I''m fucked.''

    "I must say.... Although you''re weak, your reflexes are so much faster than beings who are even more powerful than me."

    Despite the distance between them, the Capra King''s voice resounded in Corey''s ears. Corey gave no response and just stared at the Capra King with cold eyes.

    Focus

    Corey activated Focus since he knew that he would need it more than ever against the Capra King.

    ''Hopefully, Focus helps me to respond to the speed of the Capra King.''

    ''I know that the Capra King is fast, extremely fast, but... the Capra King did not move. I saw it clearly, I was the one that moved.''

    ''But how''s that possible?''

    ''I know that the Capra King did not use anything related to space since I''d have felt it instantly. So how did I move to the Capra King without me knowing, and at such a ridiculous speed again?''

    Corey frowned deeply, and then the right side of his face slammed into the ground.

    ''Wait... I remember hearing an extremely subtle sound beneath my feet. What was it? It''s unlike anything I''ve ever heard before.''

    ''Do I have to experience it once again to know what exactly it is or how the Capra King is able to make me move without my knowledge?''

    ''Even if I say yes, can my axe survive another blow from the Capra King? It might shatter if the Capra King decides to punch seriously.''

    ''I hate this... I hate this feeling of being weak and of being helpless.''

    Just as Corey had this thought, his body came to a stop, and his main consciousness took control over his body.

    He found himself kneeling on the floor while using his right hand to hold his axe that was deep inside the ground. A large cut could be seen on the ground in front of Corey.

    Corey barely used a second, and then he saw the Capra King. The instant he saw the Capra King, the Capra King smiled at him, and then he stretched his lower right hand behind him.

    Corey frowned when he saw the Capra King''s smile and action, and then he heard, felt, and saw it.

    He heard the same subtle sound coming from the ground, and then his left hand felt it- an extremely subtle vibration.

    Before he could think about this strange sound and feeling, he experienced it once again.

    Faster than the blink of an eye, he found himself right before the Capra King, and before he could move, the Capra King''s lower right hand grabbed his neck.

    The Capra King pulled him up, and with a grin, he swung him like a whip and slammed him to the ground.

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    Anon22