Chapter 204: Clash
My shots blasted through the pile that covered Mike and Bettany, and a frown claimed my face after I fired my fourth shot, the results I had observed spelling doom for my plans.
I watched as Mike pushed aside the pile over him and stood to his feet, a long yellow transparent Roman shield hovering over his right arm, protecting him.
Behind Mike was Bettany, who took shelter behind his huge frame, her eyes in the direction Gigs and Denise had run, burning with mischief.
"His companions have run, let me go find them…."
"Get into the air, they'll be easy pickings once we're done with him. Didn't you say you wanted to capture and study him, or would you prefer I kill him?"
Last time, Bettany seemed to be the one in control, but now Mike was pissed and he had taken the reins.
Bettany was at first unhappy with Mike's order, but at the mention of me being captured, her frown turned to a bright smile and she lovingly hugged Mike from behind before jumping into the air, gripping her broom with one hand and rising.
"Like I'll let her leave that easily."
Pulling the trigger with Spell Breaker pointed at Mike, I raised my left hand, and in it, a Desert Eagle which I immediately began firing at Bettany's ascending form appeared.
My .44 Magnum bullets went speeding at Bettany, but before they could hit, a yellow construct rose into the air, blocking all of my shots before shattering. When I looked at Mike, who had thrown his shield up to protect Bettany, I saw that his body was covered in armour that had thick yellow lines making its edges and an invisible transparent glow on its surface.
With just this armour, Mike had tanked my shot, only taking a step back, and I openly marvelled at its strength.
"I see, literally a knight's armour."
"I thought you wanted to kill me. What's with the change of heart?" I asked with a smile.
"I decided you deserve worse than death."
"Hmm."
Watching Mike, I brought Spell Breaker close to my chest, the Desert Eagle sent back into the inventory.
My eyes narrowed at his glowing armor and I had to change my plan from wanting to dominate the battle to making it one of attrition.
I had thought that, just like with Bettany, I would be able to use Spell Breaker to gain a huge advantage, but from the beginning, my shots had failed to break Mike's armour, alerting me that it was either not a spell or it went beyond one.
"Well, I hope you fucked Bettany one last time because you won't be having that opportunity again."
Bang!!
Bang!!
Mike let the first two shots hit, taking two steps backward, but as I fired the third, he pushed to the side, getting out of the way and running towards me.
His figure became a blur in my eyes, his movements hazy, but with mind vision I managed to keep track of him and before he could get close to me, I aimed Spell Breaker and let out another shot.
Displaying superb dexterity, Mike dashed to the side mid-sprint, getting out of the path of my next shell.
While my eyes lagged and struggled to see his movement, mind vision revealed Mike coming at me from the side, and by the time he was upon me, I had a sword in my right hand and was swinging it at him.
Glancing at my sword, Mike ignored it, trusting in his armour to protect him, his right hand shooting for my neck.
It seemed like I had overestimated myself, but I grinned as Spell Breaker once more appeared in my hand and it fired.
Bang!!
The powerful shell hit Mike square on his chest, cancelling out his entire momentum and freezing him in place for a second.
Not disappointing me, when Mike's body dealt with the clash of forces in it, he still pushed towards me, letting my blade fall on him while he released a fist straight at my gut.
Bam!!
My sword hit Mike harmlessly, not even the force I had swung the blade with making him move a step, but when his punch landed, my eyes opened wide and I dropped my blade.
A bit of surprise flashed in Mike's eyes when he noticed me still standing after receiving his punch, and without thinking twice, he launched another hit.
Bam!!
Bam!!
Mike landed two punches and then relented, watching as I took only a step back.
"You've gotten a lot stronger," he commented, his eyes filled with curiosity at my resistance to his attacks.
"Thanks."
Spell Breaker appeared in my hand immediately, and as usual, I didn't waste a second to fire.
With even more speed, Mike dashed to the side, his face cold as he threw a roundhouse kick at my face.
"Hey, that's my technique," I thought, swinging my right hand at his approaching heel.
Bam!!
A blast of wind erupted from the collision of our limbs, and in the end, it was a tie.
Getting back on his two feet, Mike stepped forward and threw a punch, and without fear, I answered with my own punch, our fists colliding. This time, rather than just pull away, I brought my left hand up, grinning at Mike and releasing a shot.
Bang!!
Unlike Mike, I had two hands, and I had no qualms about making use of this advantage.
Without delay, Mike and I began exchanging blows, our fists, or fist in his case, flying at each other, the knight needing to watch out for the shotgun which appeared and disappeared from time to time.
Raising my hands, I blocked a powerful kick which blasted apart the air, wanting to take off my head, and when I brought my arm down, casually stretching it, caution finally appeared in Mike's eyes and he looked me up and down.
I thought he would question me, but instead, he tightened his one good hand, and then there was a burst of energy from him, the ground he stood on cracking just from the waves of power he was releasing, my legs straining as the pressure on my shoulders increased several times.
The energy in the air became visible, and in my eyes, Mike swelled to a giant
I was still staring at Mike when he disappeared from my sight and my instincts began screaming at me.