Fantasy Realm [One Piece] [Harry Potter] [Naruto] - [Progression] [LitRPG]

Chapter 133: Climbing x Progress - A Difficult but Worthwhile Journey

Alex rushes towards Robinoldo, his eyes focused on his opponent's weird long legs, disregarding his comically short upper body.

As he reaches him, Robinoldo unleashes a swift, vicious sidekick that looks like a spear thrust at Alex.

Still, Alex, with his high AGI and SNS along with his Basic Close Combat Prowess lvl 3, Basic Footwork lvl 3, including the combat forms of Claw Proficiency lvl 3, manages to easily evade the brutal but telegraphed attack.

Instead of going in, Alex is wary of his opponent's ability to use throwing and grappling attacks, which the announcer previously mentioned.

He focuses on his claw-style fighting style, his hands transforming into nasty-looking claws, his nails now looking like blades attached to a bone-shaped claw, just slightly covered with skin and flesh, overall looking quite monstrous, albeit not even half as terrifying as Killua's claws, whose skills are without a doubt at least 4 to 5 levels higher than Alex's.

Without waiting for his opponent to react, Alex targets his opponent's still outstretched leg. He manages to cut open his leg, even grabbing it and pressing his blade-like nails deep into it, making his opponent scream in pain. Still, he reacts and unleashes another kick with his other leg, a feat that Alex didn't expect. Alex decides to let go and dodge, satisfied with the damage he caused.

You have dealt 27 damage to Robinoldo
You have caused a bleeding to Robinoldo

"CRITICAL HIT!" The referee screams and holds up 2 fingers.

"EVERYONE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS! Contestant Alex has somehow turned his hands into claws; what skill! Contestant Robinoldo's sidekick looked spectacular, but now his leg is bleeding profusely. Can he recover?"

Robinoldo screams in pain but still charges in. Alex dodges, using his claws to counter, and repeatedly lands light blows, stabbing attacks, and cuts on his opponent. He does not risk going into close range.

You have dealt 6 damage to Robinoldo
You have dealt 9 damage to Robinoldo

Alex is not a total amateur at martial arts since he took a few introductory courses after his initiation into the realm. However, he still isn't confident at all to get out of a submission hold of a strong fighter from this world, thinking, damn, I was so focused on Nen I disregarded essential Martial arts. Still, I can't waste skill slots on these skills. I have to make do without them. If I could use my Sealion's Icewing embrace, this problem would not occur since I would be immune to these attacks, so there is no need to worry too much. This is not a real fight to the death, after all!

Robinoldo's bleeding wound slowly covers the ring in blood, his remaining time clearly limited.

Alex looks at Robinoldo and feels like he can read his mind. He immediately forms a nasty plan to easily win the fight: "I just have to stay defensive, and I'll win in a couple of minutes when his sight slowly turns blurry from the blood loss," he says.

He dodges attack after attack, but suddenly, a thought creeps into his mind: Is this a wise decision? You are here to LEARN, not win, using cheap tactics. This is the perfect place to get real experience and not go for cheap wins using even cheaper tactics. This is a battle without any real stakes. If things turn ugly, you could surrender and protect yourself with Ken!