Chapter 33 The Party Begins (3)
"It's a bit cold, isn't it?"
Fiona smiled as she jumped from the tree branch.
"Let's begin, and don't try to go easy on me or you'll regret it."
"If I didn't take this seriously, I would die, so just have fun."
Raising my left arm, I covered the gauntlet completely with golden energy. Taking a deep breath, I bent my knees and enveloped my legs with golden energy, disappearing from Fiona's sight.
With a smile, she thought, ' This sensation, this presence. Come, attack me with everything you've got. '
Appearing in front of her, with my hand open, I would launch an attack, striking between Fiona's breasts with my fingertips imitating a spear.
' Ah, incredible ' Fiona thought, leaning forward with a huge smile on her face. The numbing sensation spread throughout her body. The impact of the attack had been absorbed by her body, leaving her only three centimeters off the ground.
"My turn," Fiona gasped, slapping Dantalian's belly and creating an ice pillar that sent him flying, dissipating and launching him forty-two meters away.
Fiona extended her hand, pointing at me, with the other hand on her face.
"Let's continue, this has only just begun..."
I stood up, looking at Fiona's satisfied expression, thinking, "You closet masochist."
I increased the coating of golden energy on the gauntlets, now covering both hands. Closing my eyes, I vanished from Fiona's sight, reappearing behind her with my hand open, striking her neck with both hands.
Fiona's pupils dilated at that moment. Her left knee bent, and she found herself unable to breathe for a few seconds.
Fiona placed her hand on her bent knee, looking over her shoulder. She cracked her fingers, and two ice fists emerged from her back, hitting Dantalian's face and chest, sending him flying and crashing into the tree.
' This is dangerous. So, this is the power they talked so much about... It's splendid. I want more ' Fiona thought, licking her lips. She turned around only to meet Dantalian's fist hitting her face. Due to the last two attacks, her body couldn't absorb all the impact, and she ended up being thrown thirty-six meters away from her previous position.
"Hahaha," Fiona stood up, inhaling and sighing. Then she let out a short laugh.
"It seems I owe you an apology..."
The air around Fiona began to cool, and the ground beneath her feet started to acquire a thin layer of snow. Suddenly, the entire area was completely covered in a thick blanket of snow within seconds.
"Now I'll take this seriously, I promise."
In the blink of an eye, Fiona disappeared only to reappear alongside three more ice clones that perfectly mimicked not only her appearance but also her movements. Fiona and her three clones bent their left arms, creating ice swords and striking Dantalian's body from all four angles.
"Argh!"
This was the first time I felt not only pain but also got injured since receiving the power of the divine hand. With the pain coursing through my entire body, my knees almost gave in, only buckling.
Breathing heavily and feeling a bit dizzy, I spoke, "Perfect attack, but it lacked a bit of strength," giving a smile.
"Then show me how it should be done."
The ice clones of Fiona disappeared, and she opened her arms, catching my attention with her left hand.
' This was only her third attack. I really did the right thing by not fighting... Now I just need to endure the overload ' I thought, as the golden energy began to emanate from my body, forming small orbs at the tips of my fingers.
"Fiona, this is really fun."
Fiona started to feel the same sparks of the presence that made her agree to participate in this foolish challenge.
In the state I was in, it would be better to wait a few seconds for the golden energy to remove the strain from my body, because even though she managed to injure me, it was just a regular ability of Fiona's, so the injury was superficial despite appearances.
With that in mind, and Fiona in front of me, I curled my five fingers, with the golden energy spheres concentrated on my fingers, striking her abdomen, further weakening her.
' Ohhh, that warmth, so that's what they fear? Why? It feels so good ' Fiona thought, writhing in pleasure.
If it were any of the main characters, they would be screaming due to the high degree of burns, but as I mentioned before, Fiona is a masochist, thanks to her ability to absorb and convert pain into power, or rather, pleasure. This had never been confirmed, but it was clearly the intention of the developers. They don't fool anyone.
"Alright, before you recover."
Fiona swung her right leg with all her might, hitting my chin and throwing me seven meters away.
"Six attacks remaining."
Lying on the ground, I recalled the blow Scylla had given me, and it didn't even compare to this kick.
Covering my entire body with energy, I jumped forward, flying towards Fiona. Passing through her, her hanfu, which already had five holes from the previous attack, now bore the claw marks in the center of her body, and for the first time, I could see blood flowing.
"I liked that," Fiona said, before giving me a glance and freezing me completely in a pillar of ice that easily shattered just by moving her hands forward.
Without time to rest, with all the golden energy around me converging at the tips of the three largest fingers of my left hand, I rushed forward, colliding my body with Fiona's. For a few seconds, I saw her mouth open, and she thrust her hand, hitting the roof of her mouth with the three fingers.
Causing Fiona's brain to overload at that moment, she became motionless.
"That makes it two attacks," Fiona said, lunging forward, forcefully hitting my head and then
sweeping my legs out from under me and elbowing my face.
"Now it's three attacks."
Lying on my back on the ground, I raised my open hand, bringing it to Fiona's neck. She placed one of her hands on mine, while using the other to hold my other hand and help me stand.
"Let's finish this with an overload, the final one, using all the remaining moves for a continuous attack."
Fiona tightened her grip on my arm that was holding her neck, beginning to freeze it.
"You better do something too, and quickly, because I'm already getting used to it."