Chapter 1818 Coping

Chapter 1818 Coping

The many spectators watched, shell-shocked, as Rui experienced a mysterious yet enormous surge of combat power. His speed and power were merely a minute fraction of the Gatekeeper's, yet he was somehow able to evade and even attack his opponent.

Yet even as he dazzled everybody with his almost magical ability to evade, he hadn't changed their outlook on the outcome of the battle. There was one fact of the matter that killed any chance of victory for him in their eyes.

He had yet to so much as even hurt his opponent while the Gatekeeper continued to ravage.

Not for lack of trying.

Regardless, a single truth had become clear to each and every single one of them.

The battle had reached its twilight.

Nothing short of a miracle would be enough for Rui to seize victory under these circumstances.

POW POW POW!

He launched a short, swift barrage of blows on the Gatekeeper's jaw, instantly leaping away swiftly to evade the retaliation.

BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rui grimaced as the destructive shockwave battered him with wounds despite a maximum Nemean Blossom. He immediately leaped back towards the Gatekeeper even as a maximum Weaving Blood healed his wounds, albeit slower than before.

WHOOSH

He spun, evading an astronomical blow from the Gatekeeper, simultaneously landing his own.

BAM!

The Gatekeeper didn't so much as budge. He didn't even bother defending against Rui's pathetic attacks, for his own had already been launched hurtling towards Rui.

WHOOSH!

Rui somersaulted, landing away, only to find that the Gatekeeper had already arrived with his astronomical speed, ready to pummel him with a powerful blow.

All within Rui's prediction.

WHOOSH

BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rui grimaced as the destructive shockwave caught up with him even after he evaded the attack, battering him once more. Weaving Blood immediately kicked into action, yet the Gatekeeper did not give him even a moment of relief.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

Rui gritted his teeth as he leaped away dodging blow after blow after blow, barely avoiding being utterly demolished by the absurd destructive power of the Gatekeeper.

BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He evaded it within an inch of his life, yet Primordial Instinct had already warned him of ensuing follow-ups. WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH

He barely managed to evade three more ensuing attacks, one after the other, kicking off the Gatekeeper's head to propel himself away.

BAM!

"RARGH!" The Gatekeeper arrived before him, and a powerful drop-kick flew down at blinding speeds, threatening to crush him to a pulp.

BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rui gritted his teeth, barely having evaded it, as the destructive shockwave battered him for the umpteenth time.

"Your body cannot hold out much longer, boy," the Gatekeeper's deep voice reverberated in Rui's ears. "I am unable to control the power of the Ragnarok; you will die."

Seconds had passed since the activation of the metabody forbidden technique.

His eyes met with Rui's.

"Forfeit."

Rui narrowed his eyes. "I'm not the only one who is on a time limit."

The Gatekeeper narrowed his eyes.

Rui grinned even as he coughed blood. "You're breathing is much more strained and laborious than before, old man."

His eyes narrowed. "Focus on yourself."

Rui took his stance once more.

"I have no intentions of losing."

A measure of respect and admiration lit up in the Gatekeeper's eyes.

BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He launched himself at Rui, ravaging the battlefield with each step. "I will defeat you before you succumb to your power."

He appeared before Rui in a flash; his arms swung down at an astronomical speed, threatening to crush Rui.

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rui grimaced, barely evading the titanic power of the blow, leaping away even as the destructive shockwave of the attack ravaged him.

"Rgh!" He vomited blood. The continuous damage that the Gatekeeper had inflicted upon him had taxed his body even more than he had accounted for.

The end of his short and brief burst of power was arriving even sooner than Rui had expected!

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