Hero Of Harmony

Chapter 169: ?????, Spice, ?????????????????

Quickly raising my other arm, I tried to block the Oni's relentless assault, which resulted in my forearm bruising his from the might behind his fists; thankfully, it all healed before his next fist punched me. Since we were holding one of my arms, my movements were quite limited, but I knew if I allowed things to stay like this, I'd eventually make a mistake, one neither he nor I would like to make, so readying my mind, I took a deep breath, and when I blocked one of his fists, I was given a brief respite, which I took advantage of and used.

Twisting my body while adorning a painful expression, I dislocated my shoulder before stepping closer and attacking the Oni, digging my elbow into his stomach as I followed up with leaping into the air, slamming my head right into his chin, forcing him to take a step backward. However, even so, he still hadn't released my arm, causing me to grunt as I quickly placed my foot behind his leg before powerfully punching him in the chest, knocking him off balance and causing him to fall onto his back, yet to my surprise, he managed to catch himself with two of his arms as he pushed himself back onto his feet.

'At least he's bleeding a little.' Mused Alexander with a wry smile as he glanced at the blood leaking from the Oni's nose.

With my plan having failed, the Oni smiled at me before attacking again, leaving me in the same position as before. Blocking his fists, I was beginning to get thoroughly annoyed at this whole situation since I was practically forced to fight with a hand tied behind my back as I couldn't allow myself to suffer an injury of any kind.

'Tsk, at this rate, it's going to happen anyways, so I might as take a risk.' Thought Alexander as he swiftly lowered his head, using the top of his skull as a makeshift shield to block the Oni's fists while he lunged towards him again.

I wasn't hardheaded, but my skull damn sure was as I managed to block the Oni's attacks, not without feeling pain, obviously, but it was very short-lived; slamming my head into the top of his groin, getting a face full of his crotch, I wrapped my arm around one of his legs before lifting him over my shoulder as I stood upright.

"BEAT HIM UP ALEX!" Stated Yuki loudly with a smile as she looked at Alexander, who flashed her a smile before violently slamming the Oni onto the ground, creating a small crater.

Quickly mounting the Oni, I raised my other arm, which he was still holding onto, before kneeing him right in the elbow, threatening to break his arm if he didn't let go, which he didn't, and following his lack of actions, the crunching of bones was heard while he grunted in pain, yet for the love of Goddess Eywa, he was somehow still holding onto my arm. However, I wasn't able to do anything as I was suddenly punched in both the stomach and chest; however, instead of grunting, I used the force from the two mighty punches and kicked off the Oni's stomach, finally managing to free my arm.

However, before I could inwardly rejoice, I was forced to swiftly turn around as I grabbed my mouth, stopping myself from coughing blood.

'Tsk, dammit! This is pissing me off!' Thought Alexander with an annoyed expression as he drank his golden blood before turning around and eyeing the Oni, who was standing back up.

"Letting me stand back up rather than taking advantage? Seems you know more of the Oni culture than I thought." Said the Oni with a smirk as he eyed Alexander while one of his arms motionlessly hung from his side.

He was completely wrong; if it weren't because I was trying to indirectly save his life, I would've definitely taken advantage of him while he was on the ground, but I just decided to stay quiet while I set my shoulder back in place.

'If only I could make him blind, then this would be over quickly.' Thought Alexander with a frown as he speedily lunged towards the Oni, who did the same with his large figure.