418  417: Paragon Martial Arts; Eternal Divide

    If there was one thing Corey was sure of during his ''fight'' with the Capra King, it was that he was abnormal and maybe a little bit mental.

    After the Capra King gave him the first ever bicycle kick he had ever received in his life, instead of focusing on the pain or the feeling of being powerless to change anything, Corey had a strange thought.

    ''Is this what it feels like to be a ball?''

    ''The feeling of being kicked and thrown about like a non-living object is shitty. If balls could think or come to life, won''t they hate humans and maybe wage a war against humanity?''

    ''Oh wait... I''m no longer a human. I''m a Demi-Paragon''

    After having this thought, Corey found himself a meter away from the ground with a trail of blood following his path.

    A second later...

    BANG!

    An extremely loud sound resounded a second after Corey''s slammed into the ground. A fifty meter wide crater formed as a result of Corey''s crash, and a massive dust cloud spread out from the crater.

    Deep in the crater with his back against the ground, Corey lay flat on the ground, and his breathing was so shallow to the point that one might think he was dead.

    His face was bruised, bloodied, and swollen.

    As for his body, the number of broken bones in his body was something he chose not to count since it would make no difference to him. The Capra King could break his bones as easily as he breathed.

    Oh, wait... Breathing was no longer easy for him.

    Apart from his broken bones, the amount of blood, cuts, and bruises that were on his body was immense.

    Corey''s unfocused gaze stared at the flying asteroids, stars, and planets in the distance, and a few seconds later, he coughed.

    Corey sighed deeply, and then he placed his hands on the ground. He grunted and then he sat up with visible difficulty.

    "Ah fuck... What the hell have I gotten myself into."

    "Ah fuc-"

    Before Corey could complete his sentence, the Capra King gave Corey a casual backhand slap, sending him flying more than 200m.

    For the umpteenth time since his arrival in the dimension of the Capra King, Corey found himself rolling on the ground without rhythm.

    Corey gritted his teeth, and with a grunt, he used his two hands to stop his tumble. The instant he did, he saw the Capra King walking slowly towards him, and with every step that the Capra King took, he covered at least 50m.

    ''Three seconds? Or four at best?''

    Before having this thought, Corey stretched out his right hand and a translucent hand appeared above Corey''s hand before stretching to an absurd length.

    The Hand Rune

    Corey noticed a slight pause in the movement of the Capra King, and then he saw the Capra King turn in the direction of the translucent hand for a second before shifting his gaze back at Corey with a nonchalant gaze.

    Corey''s left eye twitched slightly, and then the Capra King took a step.

    Then another step.

    Then another step.

    Then another step.

    And then... he appeared less than a meter in front of Corey with his hands clenched, and his arms raised in a punching manner.

    However, the Capra King was not the only thing to appear before Corey. A second before the Capra King appeared before Corey, his axe appeared in his outstretched right hand.

    Corey gripped his axe tightly, and with an extremely focused expression and cold eyes, he watched as the Capra King swung his fist.

    Corey followed his instincts, and the point before the Capra King''s fist gained maximum momentum, Corey swung his axe and to the immense disbelief and shock of the Capra King, Corey parried his punch.

    "Paragon Martial Arts; Eternal Divide"

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