ATLA, In A Darker World

Chapter 48 Dark Spirit 2

In the dark rainy night.

Bang!

Multiple crescents of ivory white light illuminated the surroundings for split seconds before disappearing.

Bang!

This was followed by the sound of falling rocks and shattering stone.

With a swing of his sword, numerous energy crescents akin to razor sharp blades departed from the weapon.

Bang!

The area of effect attack took out a large part of the earth. The soil was uprooted and dust and debris flew in all directions as a result.

Luca's attack carried full points in destructive power. Results however, were less than ideal.

'Missed again'.

He was sure of it.
The slight flash of purple rushing aside just before the blow was clearly captured.

'Ugh'.

He turned around and threw another slash.

The dark spirit moved aside, dodging effectively while several tendrils shot over.

The attack hit, but went right through him.

Luca immediately took the opportunity to back away while throwing yet another strike.

“Ha …. Ha … Ha …". His eyes darted around vigilantly. Never stopping in one location for more than a second.

Due to the change in space and numbers, these creatures didn't suffer the same fate as their previous kin.

Instead, using their dark form to integrate into the shadows, they attacked him from areas he found difficult to guard against.

And so a clash of blades, claws, and tendrils began, eventually turning into a prolonged battle.

And Luca found himself barely escaping from each attack that came his way.

Time elapsed.

Bang!

It had been less than two minutes, and yet it felt like he had been fighting for hours.
Never before had he felt this exhausted from a battle. 

'I'm going to lose this'. Luca thought to himself as he felt his body weakening. The continuous turning, twisting and dodging movements had caused blood to pull out at a faster speed.

At this point, he had no idea how much blood he had lost, but his pale face and slightly trembling hands were enough to give an indicator.

Unfortunately, the Panel had no health bar. Even more unfortunately, it had something else.

- Fatigue 76/100 -

Never before has his fatigue stat been so high. Although it couldn't represent a health stat, it was as close as it could get.

And its continuous increase simply meant he was losing his fighting ability due to physical and mental weariness.

- Chi 1314/2996 -

As expected, Dark spirits didn't act like violent animals at all. Since the moment the battle began, Luca had fallen into a disadvantage due to the terrain.

The agility of these creatures far surpassed his, causing all his attacks to hit nothing but thin air. If not for his density shifting, his case would be the complete opposite.

For the first time ever, Luca felt his own natural perception was too low. With 14 points, it topped the table as the highest physical stat in his arsenal.