Their Auras clashed.
In a swift moment, Sonavarnah appeared above Grimori and kicked downward, only for Grimori to dodge it by a hair's width.
Grabbing Sonavarnah's hand, Grimori threw him away.
Sonavarnah crashed through the fallen walls before finally reaching the interior walls.
This is the strength of Grimori.
A human with inhuman strength.
Sonavarnah got up as if nothing had happened.
They ran towards each other.
Another clash.
However, this time, Sonavarnah dived towards Grimori, picking him up before he could attack and throwing him away like a ragdoll.
Getting up, Grimori removed his uniform coat.
Now he could finally move more freely.
His muscles stretched beyond logic.
Sonavarnah closed the gap and tried kicking Grimori in the face, only for Grimori to block it.
In this small exchange, their muscles stretched to their limits, shining like some kind of metal surface.
Grabbing Grimori by the wrist, Sonavarnah crashed him into the floor.
[Sonavarnah]: Today, I will unleash my wrath and hatred.
He said this while binding Grimori with chains and throwing him away.
Using the chains, Sonavarnah crashed Grimori into another section of the battlefield.
Grabbing the chains at the right moment, Grimori pulled Sonavarnah towards him for a devastating punch.
However, before he could land it, Sonavarnah kicked him directly in the lower jaw.
Finally, Grimori bled.
Spitting away some blood, Grimori tried punching Sonavarnah, who dodged it and delivered a powerful kick right into Grimori's ribs.
Grimori crashed away.
His civilian shirt was completely torn.
Sonavarnah, meanwhile, had barely any wounds.
[Sonavarnah]: Dragolings stand at the apex. The apex of all beings. Your half-hearted attacks won't do.
He was right.
The peak of Dragolings dwarfed almost every other species...
Except for these stubborn humans.
Pushing away the debris, Grimori got up.
Calming himself down.
He knew his attacks didn't carry any killing intent.
That was his weakness.
He should be more angry about it.
At that moment, Grimori realised...
He realised the essence of his true power.
It was never physical strength.
Nor was it any kind of Sorcery.
It was mental determination.
Few years ago~
[Grimori]: Why won't you teach me more about our physical strength, big brother?
Tego, as always, smiled.
[Tego]: Because it was never the essence of our clan.
[Tego]: Do you really think physical strength mattered in a world filled with all kinds of Sorcery? No. Never.
Tego stood up.
[Tego]: Our predecessors would therefore boost the morale of allies in a few ways. By giving speeches, by fighting off powerful-looking monsters barehandedly, and such. Our purpose was never to be powerful.
Tego glanced at Grimori.
[Tego]: We truly win when we try it our way.
Back to present ~
Grimori (thinking): Those words... I understand them now. He wasn't telling me to hand things over to others. What he truly meant was...You don't need to follow the footsteps of the clan.
A single drop of blood fell from Grimori's forehead.
Sonavarnah walked towards Grimori.
Slowly...
Menacingly...
Grimori picked up some soil and rubbed it into his palm.
Grimori had always seen Pratik grow stronger and stronger.
THE TRIGGERS PRATIK USES AREN'T A FOREIGN CONCEPT.
A punch came from the right.
Grimori closed his eyes.
Blocking the punch effortlessly, Grimori kicked Sonavarnah away.
As soon as Grimori opened his eyes, they were green.
TRIGGERS THAT PRATIK USES ARE DISCRETE VERSIONS OF A SINGLE PSEUDO-TRANSFORMATION.
THE ENHANCED SPEED WITH TRIGGER 1: ACCELERATION WAS DERIVED FROM WHAT HIS PSEUDO-TRANSFORMATION WOULD HAVE BEEN.
THE ENHANCED STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF TRIGGER 2: DENSITY WAS ANOTHER DERIVATION FROM HIS PSEUDO-TRANSFORMATION.
THE SAME GOES FOR TRIGGER 3 AND TRIGGER 4.
Pratik used these highly advanced concepts without even knowing about them.
Even generational prodigies like Krishna and Arun had to be taught by Gomo Taka to acquire their pseudo-transformations.
Pratik did it without the assistance of anyone.
His maximiser...
Seemed to have pushed him above Krishna and Arun in terms of natural understanding, even though the latter two were far more powerful than Pratik.
Thus, Triggers aren't specific to Pratik.
Anyone who can use a pseudo-transformation can use its derived forms.
Sonavarnah stood up, a drop of blood dripping from his mouth.
And in this very moment...
Grimori started using Future Vision for five seconds.
Similar to Pratik's Trigger 3.
What's insane about it was that it didn't need Dark Energy Reserves to operate.
That differed from the version Pratik would use.
[Grimori]: Let us begin where we left.
[Sonavarnah]: Very well.
Taking their fighting stances, both fighters locked themselves into a death match.
A surviving defeat wasn't an option.
To be continued...
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EXTRAS:-
HUNTER DRAGON'S QUEST 5
This realm...
The two sorcerers, along with Crocus, walked into the depths of a nearby cave.
However, as soon as they entered the deepest part of the cave, everything behind them started closing at a rapid pace.
Crushing everything in its way.
Crocus and the sorcerers ran deeper.
After running for a while, they finally reached the orb responsible for these interdimensional shifts.
With a smile, the two sorcerers broke the orb open.
Crocus tried to stop them...
But it was too late.
Why?
The sorcerers asked the Kind Legendary Ice Cream Thief.
Crocus replied with a calm face.
Destroying the orb meant they couldn't return themselves.
Realising this fact, the sorcerers looked at each other with mortified faces.
Moreover, the orb was considered the mother of monsters there, since it dragged people into the place as food for the local monsters.
Its destruction would make the monsters go berserk.
This latter fact made the two sorcerers stare at each other with even more mortified expressions.
Oh hell nah.
The only hope was the Kind Legendary Ice Cream Thief, maybe...
Since he looked way too calm for this situation.
Let's see if Crocus and the sorcerers can make it out alive in the next episode of Hunter Dragon's Quest!!