Chapter 170: Chapter 170:Ranking Up [6]

As I blocked the last sword slash, I slowly turned to my right, allowing my two corrupted daggers to disintegrate in my hands.

Grasping at what seemed like the air with my right arm, which was using Dragon's Transformation, I stepped forward.

Almost a second later, Liam's sword once again appeared from nothingness right below my Dragon's arm.

As the glowing light-blue sword lunged right at my defenseless body, I simply stood still, allowing it to near my vulnerable body.

With every passing moment, the cold steel tip of the light-blue sword got closer and closer to my chest.

Then, just as the tip of the sword was about to plunge into my chest, the owner of the sword finally appeared.

The whole point of Liam's skill Ravage Rush was to make it seem as if Liam was every place around you at every second.

Above you, below you, to your right, and to your left; the ability made it seem as if Liam was everywhere but nowhere at the same time.

This effect is displayed by teleporting Liam's sword first, and only after the sword is nearing its victim will Liam appear and take control of it.

In other words, the sword can't do anything to me until its owner, Liam, appears and actually uses it.

As Liam appeared, immediately grasping the hilt of the light-blue sword, he prepared to plunge the sword forward and right into my chest.

However, before he could even take full control of his sword, I clenched the area next to my Dragon's arm, which seemed like air a moment ago.

There was no air... just a neck.

With my improved strength, flexibility, and reaction time from the Dragon's arm, my right hand instantly grasped Liam's neck. Sёarᴄh the ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Staring him directly in the eyes, I simply smirked cockily before gripping his neck even harder.

"Is that all? For some who wants to save the world, you really are pathetic."

Stretching my left hand out, I immediately slapped away his flailing arms, which were desperately trying to touch his sword, which was only a meter away from my chest.

Seeing his expression overcome with dread, I lifted his body up even higher before remarking.

"You can't even protect your own friends; how do you expect to do anything else?"

Not wasting another second, I lifted Liam up by the neck before throwing him across the carriage just as he had done with Kevin.

*BANG*

As Liam's back collided with the wall of the carriage, I reached downward with my Dragon's arm.

As I was about to grab the hilt of Liam's light-blue sword, it suddenly moved.

Then, before I could react, the light-blue sword, like a magnet repelling itself, hurled away from me.

Watching the light blue sword soar through the air with an eagle, I sighed as I watched it land in Liam's hand, which was still on the floor.

Still on the ground, Liam stabbed the light-blue sword into the floor of the carriage, creating another hole.

Using the help of the sword, Liam slowly stood up, ignoring the hole in the wall behind him, and glared at me.

Glancing around the carriage, I ignored the expressions of the others and instead looked for any obstacles that would prevent me from reaching Liam.

Glancing at the floor below me, I subconsciously said out loud.

"Was that always there?"

Right below Liam's previous location, when he had appeared and I grabbed him by the neck, there was a slight burn mark.

The fire seemed to have been placed there like a trap, but for some reason, it had been deactivated instead of causing a massive fire.

Looking upwards, I glanced at Irene and Ruby, the two fire mages in the room; however, they seemed oblivious as they kept switching between looking at me and Liam.

Shaking my head, I looked at the furious Liam before re-manifesting my two corrupted daggers.

He was letting his hatred take control of his fighting style.

In other words, his fighting patterns and use of abilities would be completely different from the book as his behavior is unpredictable right now.

Letting this go on any longer could result in damage or even a loss for me.

Getting cocky just because I had some knowledge about him was not a thing I wanted to do.

He was the protagonist of the book, the one favored by the world and gods, no matter how pitiful he seemed right now.

Dismissing my Dragon's arm, I watched the claws and scales disappearing, turning my arm back to normal.

Using my new skill, I manifested a regular bird, this time green and not black, and allowed it to remain in my hands.

As Liam prepared to attack once again, instead of attempting to dodge, I simply turned around and faced the windows.

Releasing the bird, I ordered it to fly out of my hands and right at Liam's figure.

As Liam raised his sword, finally noticing the bird, it was too late.

Still looking at the wall, I "popped" the bird.

Not skipping a beat, I turned around and saw the entire carriage covering their eyes and essentially blind... except for one person.

Alya, who had been staring at the floor, finally looked up in confusion before locking her sullen gaze on me.

Seeing everyone else was blind, I waved before pointing to Liam, who was desperately covering his eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm just taking care of his annoying attitude; he'll be fine."

As I dashed at Liam's figure, he finally removed his hand, but it was far too late.

Just like Liam's Sky Plunge, my flash was incredibly powerful and useful... at first, but after that, it completely fell off.

Every time after their first time witnessing the flash, people could look away from the bird, avoiding its blinding ability.

But for the first time... it was powerful.

It was just a bird, how could people expect it to suddenly blind them?

Raising my daggers, I manifested yet another green bird in my hands while still dashing forward.