The Demon King's Paladin Part 1 Vol 2.

Chapter 272. Can A Guardian Fly?

/CLANG!/

Sounds of my sword crashing into my enemy had been filling my ears as the new scuffle evolved from a few slow strikes to now hitting this guy in the chest as hard as I can. It wasn't doing an amazing job to be honest.

/Thump!/

I heard another sound as I dodged a punch that came towards me, Sarah was able to take a chunk of plant out of her opponent. The thumping sound was the chunk of plant landing on the floor. Green fluid dripped from and then pooled around the chunk of black and green plant matter? Skin? Maybe I should call it skin for simplicity's sake? Regardless, Sarah was making good progress, that was for certain. Meanwhile...

/ Thump!/

I blocked a punch from my dance partner with Scarlet. It seems they're not stupid after all, they've switched their strategies from what they tried originally. The ones fighting against Anna and Princess Alice are more focused on dodging and guarding it seems. Because of that, we haven't seen what the Underworld Goddess's mana can do. Strange, it's almost like they've gotten faster in these exchanges. Maybe it is possible, considering a God grew them, but if that's the case, what will they do with more speed? They can't seem to hurt us, and we don't plan on giving them the chance to either. 

/Clang!/

Though I say that, my opponent still doesn't even acknowledge my blows. He's so resistant to everything I throw with him, I feel like I'm fighting a training dummy with a dulled sword. I feel like I need to be careful with Scarlet's blade. The last thing I would want is for the blade to be damaged from hitting him so hard.

" Why not try using my flames to burn him?"

Scarlet spoke to me. Her voice was filled with frustration, it was clear why, she'd usually cleave through anything I've aimed my sword at, but now we're only grazing or scratching the enemy. But even with that, we need to conserve our energy for the real fight ahead.

" No, that'll take more mana to use. I still want to use Paula's Portal to send him falling to see if dies that way. If it doesn't work, I'll use your flames then. I know it's frustrating, but we need to keep our cool, this is only a step on the way to where we actually need to pull out all the stops."

" Fine! But don't come whining to me when your mana dips below 20%!"

She didn't like my shouting down of her idea, but what can I do? I'm feeling frustrated to. I just need to find a moment to catch him off guard so I can toss him through a portal. How I get to that situation is the biggest issue though. It's like a battle between fire and water, we keep canceling each other out. Maybe I can use Holy Martial Arts instead of Scarlet for now?

/Thump!/

" That's 6 pieces so far! Any luck over there!?"

Sarah announced her progress the other girls' answers were less than ideal for everyone involved... Except for our enemies, I would guess.

" We haven't landed a solid hit yet! But they're afraid! That's a good sign! Right, Anna!?"

Princess Alice answered Sarah's question while running down her opponent. It seemed similar to the way a Wolf or a big cat would hunt. So fast, while looking for any weak point to sink her blades like fangs into the enemy. 

" Yes! I think we're on to something! How goes the cutting!? Are you able to wound them!? Are they regenerating?"

" So far, it seems like they can't regenerate! It's going to take more and more cuts to actually defeat them though! Keep trying on your end!"

Sarah yelled back an answer to Anna's question. Seems that for the most part, everyone was on offense, I think it's time I join them so I'm not just aimlessly slashing and not even causing any damage. First, I returned Scarlet to her bracelet form and then I began to channel my mana into my fists.