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.

that time, the mournful howl of the octopus was followed by the strike of its second tentacle which

would have allowed Leonel to let such a thing happen. After all, Aina

didn't have the strength to sever the

he pulled down hard, making use of the octopus's tough skin as an anchor to launch himself up and

the half severed tentacle, his steps faltering. He hadn't accounted for just how slippery

BANG!

on the first, having failed to squash Leonel 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

'Dammit!'

enraged and pained roars of the octopus playing as the

its third tentacle,

hard and his

it's like this, don't blame me for

just severely injured. If this beast grit its

run toward the octopus's head as quickly as possible. After all,

point where he, who

But, Leonel's gaze was burning as bright as two torches in the depths

once more, slicing into the already injured tentacle he was

one swift motion, he stopped his falling and used the ax as a hook once more, launching him forward

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

lashing against its own

how it could accurately knock a ship flying in the air at 300 kilometers an hour, yet couldn't swat this annoying fly to death. It had yet to evolve to the point of understanding that hitting something going in a straight line

pay. He needed speed.

limits. He couldn't afford to stay here any longer. Who knew if there was another

he needed to glide across the tentacle as quickly as possible. So... He left Aina's ax

the octopus's 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 consciousness possess him this time. Right now... Only he could

time it did, Leonel was already near the