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.

time, the mournful howl of the octopus was followed by the

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

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

the massive ax was the hook of a rock climber, he pulled down hard, making use of the octopus's tough skin

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

BANG!

second tentacle landed 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 regain it in

'Dammit!'

fell to the side, the enraged and pained roars of the octopus playing as the backdrop to his clown

striking range of its third tentacle, the maddened beast

mind spun hard and his gaze

don't blame me for taking

of its tentacle was too dangerous, even if it was a tentacle that he had just severely injured. If this beast

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

knew this damned thing would be so slippery even to the point where he, who

he should have been finished. But, Leonel's gaze

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

the ax as a hook once

slippery liquid coating the octopus was a surfboard and its body was

against its own

an hour, yet couldn't swat this annoying fly to death. It had yet to evolve to the point

a price to pay. He needed speed. He practically

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

across the tentacle as quickly as possible. So... He left Aina's ax embedded into this

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

to let the primitive consciousness possess

felt the looming danger. It tried to lift its injured tentacle to launch Leonel away, but by the time it did,