Dimensional Descent

Force howled around Leonel's body. A towering aura surged from him, causing the octopus to hesitate. Its tentacles continuously twitched as though sensing something more monstrous than itself was standing before it.

From its vantage point, it could barely see Leonel. Its eyes were too high and Leonel was too short. Such a bug should have been all too easy to kill. So, why was it feeling like this?

Aina laid on Leonel's back, her breathing incredibly steady. Though every time Leonel made a sudden movement, she would feel a jolting pain rampage across her body, she hadn't had the slightest change in expression, nor had she made the slightest sound.

But now, she was surprised once more. This form of intimidation was so potent.

'... However... He isn't yet strong enough to boast such an aura... After a while, the beast will just be more infuriated...'

SSSSSSKKKRRRREEEEEEEEEEE

Aina had hardly finished her thoughts when the roars of the octopus shook the surroundings once more.

The two tentacles closest to Leonel slammed toward him. Due to the size of the octopus, Leonel could only stand between the two of them.

"Pour your Force into the ax." Aina quickly said. "It has one main ability that can be used now, you've seen it before."

Leonel hadn't needed Aina to tell him this. He was already prepared.

His Force surged, causing the red glow of the battle ax to grow several times. An illusory blade extended from the ax's edge, expanding the size of the weapon by several fold.

"Ha!"

A roar left Leonel's lips.

His body flexed as one. His Force was wild, but his muscles churned in a controlled rage as he swung down with all his might.

The extended blade pierced into the right tentacle by several meters, but failed to make it all the way through.

the octopus was followed by the strike

such a thing happen. After all, Aina was on his back and she was already injured. How could she suffer such

moment he realized he didn't have the strength to sever the tentacle in

a rock climber, he pulled down hard, making use of the octopus's tough skin as

just how slippery the skin of the octopus would be

BANG!

to squash Leonel between them like pincers. But, the impact caused Leonel, who had just barely regained his footing, to

'Dammit!'

of the octopus playing

within striking range of its third tentacle, the

spun hard

don't blame me

severely injured. If this beast grit its way through

why he tested to see if he could sever a tentacle first. After he was forced to take such a risk, he wanted to run toward the octopus's head as quickly as possible. After

would be so slippery even to the point where he, who boasted maybe the highest coordination stat on Earth, stumbled around

have been hopeless, he should have been finished. But, Leonel's gaze was burning as bright as two torches in

once more, slicing into

the ax as a hook once

liquid coating the octopus was a surfboard and its body was an ocean, he slid across it, leaving afterimages in his

tentacle missed, lashing against its own

to the point of understanding that hitting something going in a straight line with a predestined path was far easier than hitting something

price to pay. He needed speed. He practically thirsted

limits. He couldn't afford to

across the tentacle as quickly as

head. However, he wasn't as weaponless as one would expect. Instead, a primitive spear had appeared in his hand, his aura rising and billowing

blood boiled, a seething excitement bubbling forth from its depths. But, Leonel couldn't afford to let the primitive

launch Leonel away, but by the time it did, Leonel was already near the end of it. So... Though Leonel was sent flying... It was right toward the