He glanced at Roone again and seeing the excited but determined look on his face, Nux's face turned grim.
Even though he was clearly winning the battle, Roone didn't show an ounce of overconfidence.
Nux activated his [Sense] and started surveying his surroundings.
A small smile then appeared on his face as he continued to defend Roone's attack using [Mirror] while rushing in a certain direction.
Soon, Roone's expression changed.
'Haah! Caught you little bug!'
That was his eyes were screaming.
Nux's back was now touching a tree, his escape routes were cut off, and now all Roone has to do is attack till Nux is out of Mana and Nux is dead.
Roone's smile widened as he thought about it.
This insect has been bothering him for a while now, not only that but that Alcimus bastard has also taken a Healing Potion and is now recovering his health. He would soon join the battle soon.
Roone had to get rid of this boy before Alcimus is ready to fight again.
Even he wouldn't be able to take both of them at the same time.
Thinking that, Roone aimed at Nux's neck and slashed his sword, this time, however, unlike when Nux would use [Mirror], he took the risk and crouched.
'You are done.'
With that thought in his mind, Roone used his speed and changed his sword's trajectory, aiming at Nux's head.
This time, Nux couldn't dodge.
Alcimus's speed was just too fast for him to react.
However, suddenly, Roone's expression changed.
*Pierce*
He quickly did a 360 turn, barely dodging the purple-colored spike that suddenly popped out of the tree.
Roone's eyes widened in horror as he saw the pointy edge of the Spike right in front of his eyes.
It was close,
If he reacted even a mini second later, his head would have been pierced by this thing and he would have died.
Roone's heart started beating quickly as he gulped in fear.
His eyes quickly turned towards Nux and seeing the solemn expression on his face that seemed to say
'Fuck, it missed.'
Roone realized that Nux had planned all this for a long time.
"Haahh… Haahh… Haa…"
Roone's breathing turned heavy as he glared at Nux.
He quickly jumped away from the weird spike, his eyes, however, didn't leave Nux.
Nux's expression didn't relax either.
He was planning to end this battle using this.
He had already used more than half of his Mana. Creating this Spike took more Mana than Nux normally uses when he uses this ability.
Nux knew he couldn't hold on any longer. Astaria would still need some time before Herms is defeated, the same goes for Alcimus, who needed some time before joining the battle as well. He needed to battle this monster alone.
Nux now understood why Herms was not the one who wielded this combat gear.
Using Mana to increase his body movement speed… it was a monstrous ability…
Nux was having a hard time.
The only two options he now had was to either use [Harem's Gate] and escape momentarily, however, this would put his women in a risky position, this wasn't something he would do.
The last option was to use [Blink Fault], he would pass out, however, he would at the very least, kill this bastard.
Nux prepared himself as he tightened his grip around his sword.
"That's a nice little skill you h-"
Roone suddenly turned silent and his expression changed.
He touched his nostrils and then brought his fingers in front of his eyes.
It was blood.
Blood was coming out of Roone's nose
Seeing this, Nux's expression changed as well. He momentarily canceled the idea of using [Blink Fault], and with a doubtful expression on his face,
He rushed towards Roone, getting ready to attack.
Roone glanced at Nux and prepared to receive his attack, the Mana in his body started moving and,
"Khoookkhh!"
He coughed out blood.
A smile appeared on Nux's face when he realized what had happened.
'Why don't you try increasing your strength and speed at the same time using your own Mana? I know it would burn your Mana very quickly but won't the result be satisfactory? Your opponents wouldn't even be able to react and by the time you run out of Mana, your opponent would be dead.'
Nux remembered asking this question when he realized that using their own Mana gave a greater boost to Emperors compared to using the World's Mana.
Astaria, however, just shook her head,
'Burning our Mana faster isn't the problem here.'
'What do you mean?'
Nux frowned.
'Playing with Mana is risky, Nux.
You need absolute concentration for it.
Using your own Mana to increase both Strength and Speed is not something that can be achieved easily, and even if you do achieve something like that, maintaining it is another problem.
You lose your concentration for even a second and your Mana would run wild all over your body.'
'What would happen if something like that happens?'
'You wouldn't be able to use your Mana for at least a week.'
Astaria replied with a grim look on her face.
As he recalled this conversation, Nux couldn't help but continue to smile.
He suddenly appeared in front of Roone, and placing his sword inside his storage ring, he glanced at Roone and,
"Why don't you try taking this punch?"
Saying that, Nux punched.
Roone tried to move the surrounding Mana to defend against the punch, however,
"Khhoockkk!"
He coughed out blood again and at the same time,
Nux's punch connected.
*Bam*
Roone's body flew back.
On the other hand, Nux's theory was confirmed.
Nux knew increasing his body movement speed using Mana wouldn't be that simple. Roone needed absolute concentration as well. However, the spike he prepared for him took him by surprise, and that little shock was enough for the Mana to completely destroy Roone's body.
As if scared that something strange would happen, Nux quickly rushed towards Roone, pushed him onto the ground, sat on top of him and, continued to punch without giving him a second to rest.
*Bam* *Bam* *Bam*
Roone was already shocked and was still processing the situation. Combined with the barrage of punches that Nux was unleashing on him, his mind was getting more and more numb.
The Transition between the Nux was who just playing around with and the Nux that was not even giving him a chance to breathe was…
Scary.
Roone still couldn't understand what happened.
Nux didn't give up on this chance, once he was sure that Roone wouldn't be able to move for a while,
He quickly removed his pesky armor and,
*Slash* *Slash*
"AAAGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!"
He severed both his arms.
