107 107 - Battle

The speed of both was abysmal, only with a professional camera configured to record in slow motion would it be possible to see the details of each move they made.

Aatrox was using the [Spiritual Sword] with the normal amount of energy required for activation. Not too much, not too little, since any waste could be expensive at the end of the battle.

Robert saw that Aatrox was moving towards him at a similar speed to himself and trying to follow the path of the sword with his eyes he used the back of the left glove to deviate from the trajectory this was making and with the hand that was free, Robert closed his fist and moved to punch Aatrox.

Aatrox took advantage of the movement of the sword's deflected trajectory and moved following the same arc, deflecting Robert's punch. But instead of trying to divert the gun in the middle of the movement to hit Robert again, Aatrox released the [Spiritual Sword] and summoned another. This new sword had no acceleration other than zero, so it became easier for Aatrox to pick up the stationary weapon and aim for Robert's waist.

Having said that, it happened in less than a second. Robert diverted the Aatrox sword and when he went to punch the masked grower in the face the grower lowered his torso along with the sword, but strangely, in Robert's blind spot the sword changed course in an unnatural way and instantly hit the old grower's waist leaving a deep cut. Robert didn't understand what happened to the sword's trajectory changing so easily, but it served as a warning to him to be even more careful.

Aatrox only managed to cause a deep cut in Robert's waist because the old man was careless and did not think about the possibility of Aatrox exchanging the first sword for another instantly. If he had more room to pick up momentum with the second sword, he could have cut Robert in half, but with so little time and limited space he only got a deep cut.

But Robert wasn't going to make it cheap, he took advantage of the time Aatrox was taking the sword from his waist and with his left elbow he used all the force he had on that arm to hit Aatrox's lowered back.

Aatrox felt Robert's movement and tried to deviate, but it was too late.

# Boooom #

The blow of an advanced Baron level cultivator had a tremendous force. Aatrox felt that some of his ribs had been broken on impact.

The two instinctively retreated and began to stare at each other while panting. The exchange may seem to have lasted a few minutes, but it all happened in just 2 seconds.

"You're tough, Robert." Aatrox said as he was breathing heavily, assessing the internal damage he had suffered.

"Don't tell me that, Aatrox. You're holding up a lot, too." Robert responded while using an internal technique to stop the bleeding from the waist cut.

The old man saw Aatrox's intention and went to try to divert the blade trajectory again as he had done during the first exchange, but now with the intention of staying more attentive. But the extra attention he put on made him realize that the sword was lighter than it should have been.

With his eyes wide open, Robert saw Aatrox unleash the sword he was deflecting and summon one more, this time pointed at his left leg.

Robert then saw that his arm was still in the air deflecting the first sword when the second sword was about to cut off his feather. Feeling that it would be impossible to defend from this cut in such a short time, Robert supported all the weight on this leg and used all the strength of his body on the right leg to kick Aatrox.

Aatrox heard a slight whistle from Robert's right leg cutting the wind in his direction and felt that if he received this attack without defending himself he would die. In the middle of the way, Aatrox drew his sword and bent down to defend against Robert's shot.

"You're not afraid, are you, old man?" Aatrox laughed when he saw his reaction.

"What is losing a leg but winning a fight, young man?" Robert also laughed as he stabilised on the ground in a defensive position again.

Aatrox who was holding the sword to Robert, suddenly changed position and applied a defensive posture. The elbow Robert gave in Aatrox was the first attack that seriously hurt him in this world, Aatrox wanted to practice defense again and with a challenging look he looked at Robert and waved at him to come.

Robert who wanted to discover his current attacking power was more than happy in making this Aatrox posture and advanced to attack. After a quick approach, Robert quickly grabbed a right hook in Aatrox and was preparing for the young man's counter-attack, but for his surprise, Aatrox only defended himself and didn't strike back instantly.

In Robert's moment of confusion, Aatrox's [Spiritual Blade] began to emit a purple glow and an overwhelming aura. When the old man looked at the sword and felt the pressure it was emitting, he quickly swallowed dry and tried to retreat as fast as he could. This sword would certainly break the gloves he was wearing at the very least, he couldn't get in touch with it at all.

Aatrox made a cut in the air as fast as he could, but the blade didn't get in touch with Robert, but before the old man could celebrate, a beam of energy came right after the sword and caught him off guard.

Aatrox looked at the cut on the man's chest that was lying on the floor with difficulty to breathe and bent down beside him. "It was a good battle, don't you think?"

"Of course, the most exciting battle of my life." The old man laughed before coughing up a little blood. "Too bad we can't fight any more battles like this."

"I told you I wouldn't kill you today, old man." Aatrox calmly answered when he put a hand on Robert's chest. When Bruna said he wanted to learn healing techniques, he said he would help and teach some techniques, he just didn't tell where those techniques would come from.

Like the God of War, at some point before reaching the summit it was necessary for Aatrox to torture some generals and cultivators to get information, and nothing better for pie in the sky than eternal suffering. The most effective strategy Aatrox has ever used was to threaten to cut and cure a person for eternity in case she didn't tell him what he wanted to know.

The toughest person lasted 10 years. It was 10 years losing arms, legs, tongue, everything so that Aatrox would then heal everything again and redo the process.

At the moment he obviously couldn't restore members like he did before, but definitely closing some cuts wouldn't be a problem.

Robert felt a slight itching in the cuts he had suffered and with a surprised look he saw the holes caused by the sword being closed with the naked eye. "Thank you, I will demand my revenge in the future."

"I will gladly accept." Aatrox responded with a smile pleased by the battle he had.