Parallel Vol. 4 [LEGACY EDITION]

Chapter 38.2: The Chained God (2)

Chaos Order Outpost.

Boom!

Kashi winced and crossed his arms across his chest as massive torrents of aura smashed into him with the force of a crazed rhino. To prevent himself from being flung off the ground, the daeben gritted his teeth, dug his feet into the ground and leaned into the billowing aura.

Luckily, after a few seconds of turbulence, the thick, dark aura slowly calmed down, finally allowing Kashi to take a good look at the demon.

The first thing that caught Kashi's eyes was the fist-sized black crystal embedded in the centaur's chest. Dense, bulging web-like veins stretched across the centaur's chest. Dark energy pumped through the veins into the body. The process appeared to be excruciatingly painful judging by the demon's red eyes and raging snarls.

The demon futilely clawed at the crystal, but upon countless failures, cast its maddened gaze at the daeben.

Kashi grimaced as he was enveloped by heavy, oppressive killing intent. Although he was not 100% certain, the daeben could tell that the centaur blamed him for the gem in its chest.

Boom!

Kashi's eyes narrowed as the centaur demon burst across the pit in the blink of an eye and appeared in front of him. The beast raised its front hooves and struck down with the rage of a titan!

Crack!

Kashi barely jumped out of the way in time. The daeben haphazardly tumbled across the earth and then turned around. The daeben's gaze turned solemn when he saw the heavy crack left behind by the beast. Whoosh!

Kashi however, did not have any time to recover from his initial shock as the demon immediately turned and charged at him with unnerving agility. The centaur's crazed gaze narrowed as he issued a bellowing roar and then blasted the daeben with a poweful burst of ki from its right arm.

Bam!

"Hng!" Kashi pushed off the ground in swift retreat as the ground erupted from the impact. However, no sooner had he come to a stop, was he then forced to dodge once more as another ki blast slammed into the ground. The centaur hounded Kashi with extreme prejudice, intent on eliminating the daeben in one blow.

Kashi cursed as he repeatedly weaved his way through the ki bombardment, the demon sticking to him like a leech. The daeben's mind rapdily considered and rejected several possible scenarios to break out of the stalemate. The monster was too damn fast! Kashi had always been proud of his Agility, but before this monster, it was like the fastest human boasting before a cheetah.

"Damn it then!" Kashi swore as he jumped and crossed his arms before his chest. He grimaced as he allowed a ki blast to strike him dead-on. BAM! Kashi instantly coughed up blood as he was sent hurtling throuhg the air. It felt like he'd been hit by a truck! The daeben's inner organs were a jumbled mess, aching in protest from the horrendous impact.

The demon snarled when he noticed Kashi had been sent flying out of its range. He roared and chased after the daeben, eager to destroy him once and for all.

Kashi, however, had other ideas. The daeben had sacrificed so much just to extricate himself from the deadlock. Like hell he would return to such a passive postion! Kashi ignored the pain as pulled out [Ferulic's Practice Bow], nocked an arrow, charged it with ki, and then shot the incoming devil.

Everything, from Kashi being sent flying to the shot, occurred in less than a second. From the demon's perspective, he had just begun chasing the daeben when he was suddenly met with a giant arrow. Unluckily for Kashi, it seemed the demon retained his warrior instincts in spite of his madness. The centaur easily dodged the shot with nimble footwork that did not in any way slow its momentum.