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 mournful howl of the octopus was followed by the strike of its second tentacle which lashed

have allowed Leonel to let such a thing happen. After all, Aina was on his back and she was already injured. How

the strength to sever the tentacle in one strike, he

down hard, making use of the

the top of the half severed tentacle, his steps faltering. He hadn't accounted for just how slippery the skin of the octopus would be and

BANG!

between them like pincers. But, the impact caused Leonel, who had just barely regained his footing, to falter once more. And this time, he couldn't regain it in

'Dammit!'

to the side, the enraged and pained roars of the octopus

Leonel was now within striking range of its third tentacle, the

hard

it's like this, don't blame me

he had just severely injured. If this beast grit its way

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 all, even though this monster was large, it was still only 50 meters from edge to edge, and

would be so slippery even to the point where he,

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

the ax once more, slicing into the already injured tentacle he was

used the ax as a hook once more, launching him

slippery liquid coating the octopus was a surfboard and its body was an ocean, he

octopus's tentacle missed, lashing against its own

to evolve to the point of understanding that hitting

to pay.

limits, not to mention the fact his body was already reaching its limits. He couldn't afford

quickly as possible. So... He left Aina's ax embedded into

he wasn't as weaponless as one would expect. Instead, a primitive spear

Leonel couldn't afford to let the primitive consciousness possess him this

time it did, Leonel was already near the end of it. So... Though Leonel was sent flying...