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.

of the octopus was followed by the strike

nothing in this world that would have allowed Leonel to let such a thing happen. After all, Aina was on his back and she was

the strength to sever the tentacle in one strike, he immediately executed his

use of the octopus's tough skin as an anchor to launch himself up

on 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 his feet were almost swept out

BANG!

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

'Dammit!'

of the octopus playing as the

third tentacle,

spun hard and

like this, don't blame me for taking

if it was a tentacle that he had just severely injured. If this

as possible. After all, even though this monster was large, it was still only 50 meters from edge to edge, and the distance from one tip of the

the point where he, who boasted maybe the highest coordination stat on Earth, stumbled around like a

been finished. But, Leonel's gaze was

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

his falling and used the ax

madman. As though the slippery liquid coating the octopus was a surfboard and its body was an ocean, he slid across it,

lashing against its own injured limb once

death. It had yet to evolve to the point of understanding that hitting something going in a straight line with a predestined path was far

still had a price to pay. He needed speed. He practically thirsted for

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

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

careened toward the octopus's head. However, he wasn't as weaponless as one would expect. Instead, a

excitement bubbling forth from its depths. But, Leonel couldn't afford to let

danger. It tried to lift its injured tentacle to launch Leonel away, but by the time it did, Leonel was already near the end of it. So... Though Leonel was sent flying... It