Alex, staring at Lucci with confidence, his claw-hand still taunting him, smiles. Despite his acting, a drop of sweat is pouring down his cheek, seeing the mighty Leopard-human hybrid in front of him.
Not hesitating any longer, Lucci disappears yet again, this time appearing to the left of him.
With his increased SNS and AGI, Alex manages to raise his claw-hand in time and block Lucci's Shigan, using his Aura—specifically Ken—so the hit doesn't cause any real damage.
You have received 2 damage.
Without hesitation, Alex hits back with his sword, then immediately stabs Mustrano forward right after, trying to catch him between steel and claw, combining his sword and claw skills into a unique attack pattern, like a snake biting forward, only to use its tail to perform a hidden stab attack.
Lucci, reacting quickly, skillfully twists his body, evading both, almost simultaneous attacks by a hair.
Kami-e... I can't give up! I need to get him.
Alex, despite recognizing Lucci's technique, doesn't stop. He keeps attacking—slashing with sword and claw, stabbing with both weapons, every now and then, desperate to land even a single clean hit before Lucci fully reads his rhythm.
Throw!
Alex suddenly unleashes a Biotic push of energy, but Lucci manages to evade even that, his body twisting in a completely impossible angle, as if his bones have dissolved.
No, this is a waste of time. I'm tiring myself out, revealing my techniques to him... I need to surprise him! How about something that isn't a projectile?!
After missing with his attacks, Alex briefly stops and casts Blizzara in front of him, placing it exactly where Lucci is still standing, weaving his body.
Lucci, seemingly unable to fully understand Alex's magic, gets hit by it and takes the spell head-on.
You have dealt 51 damage to Lucci
You have slowed Lucci
Picking right back up, with his attacks, Alex uses Thundara Sword and slashes forward.
Now slowed and not able to use Kami-e again in time, Lucci resorts to using Tekkai.
Alex's sword slashes into Lucci, cutting his shoulder and penetrating a few centimeters into his body. Thunderous magic surges into him, and Alex's remaining frost effects add additional cold damage on top.
You have dealt 71 damage to Lucci
You have dealt 11 damage to Lucci
Lucci has lost 2% of his maximum resources
Groaning slightly, Lucci lifts off, jumping away from the ground, using Geppo.
As he reaches the air, he spins and unleashes a devastating Rankyaku in the form of a swirling slash.
"Rankyaku Hyobi!" Lucci yells.
Alex tries to roll away, but the attack hits him in a flash, crashing into him hard.
You have received 58 damage
Icewing Embrace Durability -7
Alex gets thrown to the side, rolling onto the ground. Before he can recover, Lucci jumps forward and hovers over him, staring down at Alex with eyes filled with killing intent.
"Tobu Shigan Bachi," Lucci continues, firing multiple flying finger guns at him.
You have received 21 damage
Icewing Embrace durability -2
You have received 22 damage
Icewing Embrace durability -2
"Fuck!" Alex yells, rolling faster and faster across the ground, desperate to survive the bombardment.
You have received 22 damage
Icewing Embrace durability -2
Icewing Embrace broken
Feeling his icy armour shatter, Alex quickly gets back on his feet and runs forward, finally able to dodge Lucci's shots properly by outrunning them and running erratically.
Lucci, despite missing, continues to stay in the air, firing more Shigan bullets at him.
Suddenly, he twists in the air and unleashes a powerful, wide horizontal kick. "Rankyaku Gaicho!"
A large attack shaped like a bird flies at him—not coming straight at him, but slicing through the air in an unpredictable arc.
Desperate, Alex gathers his Aura into his legs and jumps into the air, gaining enough height to safely clear it, jumping over it.
Lucci suddenly no longer kicks under him, but kicks behind him, speeding up toward Alex, who's now in the air as well. He approaches with immense speed, each further jump with Geppo stacking more speed onto the next.
"Die, you fucker!" Alex yells, gathering all of his Aura onto his sword using Ko, then using Flying Thundara Sword, unleashing a mighty ranged sword slash at Lucci.
Lucci grits his teeth and reaches forward with his claws, taking the attack head-on.
You have dealt 129 damage to Lucci
"Warp!" Alex yells, unleashing a deadly orb of biotic energy at his enemy.
Lucci again just chooses to take the hit, speeding up even more.
You have dealt 91 damage to Lucci
Still, despite the heavy hits, Lucci does not stop. Alex panics for a split second, then forces himself to move—shifting his Aura into his claw-hand and unleashing Toxic Breakthrough at his opponent.
To his shock, Lucci doesn't block or counter; he takes the attack as well, and Alex feels the warmth of his body and blood as Mustrano pierces deep into him, cackling as he the blood spurts out of him.
You have dealt 89 damage to Lucci
You have poisoned Lucci
Lucci groans and spits out blood from his mouth, but he finally crashes into Alex, dragging him forward with him.
Alex tries to shove him aside, but feels Lucci's tail wrap around his body, binding him tight to his opponent.
Fuck! He will use...
"Rokushiki Ogi: Rokuogan!" Lucci yells, holding his two fists close together and pressing them forward, stopping directly in front of Alex's chest.
Alex briefly feels death approaching him, the urge to close his eyes appearing out of nowhere.
NO! Barrier! Ken!
A split second later, Alex barely manages to construct his biotic barrier and strongest defensive Aura technique before a shockwave materializes in front and slams right into him.
His consciousness flickers. The impact is brutal—different from anything he's taken so far—and it feels like it bypasses his skin, muscles, and bones, and directly tortures his organs.
Lucci instantly loosens his tail, and Alex drops toward the ground with immense speed, the rocks coming closer and closer.
Fuck....
Finally, Alex crashes into the ground. His entire body feels like it's breaking apart as he slams into the hard rock.
You have received 236 damage (partially blocked by Barrier)
You have been injured (chest)
You have been stunned
Alex Kerber: Lvl 7
HP: 87/444, MP: 248/414, AURA: 121/304, BP: 76/125
Alex's entire body is shaking, his chest feeling like a cannon has been fired into his stomach, yet he desperately reaches into his inventory, grabs a [Wiggenweld Potion V2], and pours it into his mouth.
You have recovered 50 HP
Your injuries have healed
Feeling better, his chest no longer hurting as much, he looks upward—only to see Lucci already firing another Rankyaku Gaicho at him.
Alex rolls to the side, barely managing to dodge.
However, Lucci dives through the air towards him right after, using Geppo to speed up.
Ryu!
Alex barely manages to raise his sword and his claw-hand, skillfully distributing his Aura onto his chest and his sword. As Lucci lands on top of Alex, kicking him in the stomach, Alex's sword pierces deep into his leg, Mustrano also, once again, piercing into his stomach, as Alex's body is pressed onto the ground.
You have dealt 46 damage to Lucci
Lucci has lost 2% of his maximum resources
You have crippled Lucci (left leg)
You have dealt 21 damage to Lucci
You have received 31 damage
Lucci groans a little and jumps backwards, his body now looking extremely beat up.
"You..." he mutters, spitting out a large amount of blood from his mouth.
"You are persistent... I would have never guessed you are this capable," he says, breathing heavy. "I must have gotten rusty.... I still don't know what your Devil Fruit allows you to do. You are a worthy opponent."
"I commend you..." he finally says. "I wish I could recruit you... my subordinates are simply not competent enough. With someone like you, things would have gotten easier. However, I can't take that risk. This was bound to end this way... if you want to blame someone, blame those acquaintances of yours for revealing too much."
"This is it," he says, taking on a stance, his fists held forward. "Even you won't survive another Rokuogan. The hidden secret technique that can only be used by someone who has mastered all other six Superhuman skills."
Alex's body shakes as he's on the brink of death. Despite all the dangers in the Realm, he has rarely been this close to actually dying.
Reminds me of my first mission... against Mr. 5.... Fuck.
I need to use [Uzin's Rage]... no HP left... but I can use the other effect. If I don't kill him within these 30 seconds, or escape or at least recover some HP, I'm done for.
No, I can do it! My damage increases the less HP I have... with the additional stats... I can take him... I... I have to... my life depends on it. These 30 seconds will decide it all.
However, before Alex can fully finish his plan, he sees a small purple creature approaching from above, directly behind Lucci, the moonlight catching a faint glint off her as she drops closer.
A second later, Lucci runs forward—but his movements halt mid-step as dark black webbing splashes over him, sticking fast and wrapping around his limbs, gluing him to the rocks around him.
Jewel!
Princess Jewel will take care of this Peasant Leopard!