CHAPTER 27: TRUE ADAPTAION

They both stood a few feet away, glaring each other down. Khal slowly lifted his right foot forward in an attempt to move towards Merek.

Merek upped his guard, breaking his gaze and watching Khal’s foot intently.

The moment Khal’s feet touched the ground, Merek lifted both his hands, eyes glowing with mana.

"Wind you Bitch!" He shouted, slice him up!" large multiple semi-invisible slashes of wind were created above him, quickly launching Khal, moving at blindingly fast speeds.

As fast as he could, Khal circulated mana into his legs and with a quick burst, he dashed to the right, out of the way, dodging the slashes. The blades of wind crashed into the ground, missing Khal by only a few inches.

Vitality Increase +3

Mana +1

That was insanely fast, even for me. Khal thought, clenching his fist.

"Wind you, bitch!" Merek shouted once more. "If you don’t kill this bastard i swear i’ll never love you again!"

The instant the words left his mouth, Khal felt a heavy pressure hitting his shoulder from above.

Khal stood his ground, clenching his jaw tightly, his feet sinking into it from the sheer pressure.

Wind Resistance Acquired!

Reduces the impact of wind-based attacks or effects, increasing stability, control, and defense against air-elemental forces.

Wind Resistance +7

"Good wind to you, bitch! But he’s not dead yet; make sure he’s dead!"

Blades of wind began forming above Merek once more; these blades could easily be seen, glowing with a bright green, but they were far more intimidating than his last attack.

The blades shifted their positions, aiming down at Khal. Even through all this, Khal didn’t falter, lifting his fists before his face, mana seeping out of them.

So that’s how his ability works. Khal thought, a slight grin forming on his lips.

Fwoosh!

The blades launched. Coming in fast at him.

Khal closed his eyes, lost in his thoughts.

Winning this fight would be nothing to me, but I’ll never be able to grow stronger if i quickly try to overcome all my challenges. Khal took a deep breath.

While i was trapped in Hagan’s tomb, i had a lot of time to think, and in that time i’ve noticed that the way i have been fighting has been completely mediocre.

I’ve been depending solely on the system to give me everything without realizing it has already given me everything. Adapting can’t only be used to gain skills... What if i tried to copy skills?

The human body adapts on a day-to-day basis, whether it’s finally understanding a math equation you have been vigorously trying to learn or finally being able to pull off a backflip after countless failed attempts.

Unlike ordinary humans, I’m able to adapt to things that, no matter how anyone else would try, would simply be impossible or unachievable in a short amount of time. With this skill im not just able to adapt skills... But steal them!

Khal began to imagine a boxer that existed in his last life, the greatest to ever live, Muhammad Ali

.

Ali’s technique was perfect down to the last muscle movement. Sadly, because of human limits, his method of fighting couldn’t be used to his limits... But with the system, I can.

Khal began remembering every move he had ever seen, replaying them over and over in his head, like a broken record.

The first blade of wind had begun to approach him, only a mere few inches away from his head. Khal quickly opened his eyes, releasing his deep breath.

CRASH x4

The blades crashed into where Khal stood, but dust and debris rose from the attack, causing that area to be invisible.

Merek began walking towards the area, standing on guard in case of anything.

"Don’t bother. I’m right here." Khal spoke, his voice coming from behind Merek.

He quickly turned around, stepping back as far as he could.

Khal stood a few feet away from Merek, bouncing lightly on his feet, his fists clenched in front of him.

It worked even better than i thought.

Advanced Boxing Mastery Acquired!

Ali’s Technique Acquired!

[The Ali Shuffle]

[Right Cross]

[Flash Jabs]

[Superior Body Movement]

Though i spoke so confidently, it was just a theory since the system didn’t exactly tell me i could do something like this; at most i expect to be able to mimic his skills, not for it to become a skill of Its own.

Not only did it become Its own skill but it also became something far more advanced to ali’s own technique.

Merek, surprised to see Khal harmless after his attack, clenched his jaw in rage, his eye glowing with murderous intent.

"Damn it!" Merek shouted, bringing his hands forward in an attempt to attack.

Khal took a deep breath, once more launching himself forward. Let’s end this now, i still need to find the other top students.

His blessing works in two ways:

One, voice activation. He has to say the words "Wind, you bitch" before he can activate his ability. It’s quite the weird activation method but in a world where there are billions of unique blessings, it’s not too surprising.

Two, Natural mana manipulation. I thought it was weird that i couldn’t sense any mana coming from him while we fought but that was because his words manipulate natural mana and awakens with a blessing that controls natural mana are usually useless when their only means of manipulating it is taken away.

So, i just need to stop him before he can say a word.

[ALI SHUFFLE]

Before Merek could utter a single word, Khal had already appeared before him, not even giving him time to react.

Khal pulled his fist back, his glowing red mana covering his fist like a boxing glove. With a swift motion, he swung his fist, slamming it into the side of Merek’s head.

[RIGHT CROSS]

Merek’s body rose into the air, spinning around like a helicopter’s propeller, his eye patch flying off his face. With a heavy THUD, He fell to the ground, knocked out.