Chapter 54: dealing with the butler

Huff, huff.

Tez was breathing heavily in the alley, his head was spinning at this point, and there was blood dripping down the side of his head. He barely managed to keep himself standing. His sword was in his hands, but his grip was shaky.

’Shit, who would have thought that I would have to go this far to defend an elf?’ Tez thought to himself. He stared at Ragnar, seeing those cold-blooded eyes pinned on him. The entire alleyway had been blown to shreds, and even then, no one had come to even check on what was happening.

Tez looked around to see if there was something happening that was causing it. The butler smiled and spoke, "You are wondering why no one has come to aid you, right?" He let out a chuckle after and then clapped his hands together. Only then did he see a ripple form in the shape of a dome around them.

"I ensured that the proper protection was set in place the moment that you stepped in. There is no leaving here at all, and there is no surviving," the butler said and then snapped his finger. Immediately, Ragnar burst forward like a rocket. Both fists pulled back as he tried to pulverize Tez into the ground.

Tez watched the fist come. He gritted his teeth and forced his already battered body to move. He retreated a few feet fast, and the fists slammed into the ground with explosive force. The floor shattered, and debris was hurled in all directions.

Tez kept his eyes fixed on Ragnar. He took a deep breath, and his feet crackled with black lightning.

’Even after mastering their awakened ability, my ability to fight is still limited to what my human body can do.

Tch, this body is weak, and the fastest way to grow it is by hunting and dominating more monster girls.

I have been very tame in the way that I do it all this time, but I think that is the reason why I am in this difficult situation.

This world blessed me with a gift, and there is no way that I am going to allow myself to waste it. So let’s get out of here first. Tez, push yourself, get yourself out of this situation, and get stronger.

Strike down, consume, take over, destroy, stand above, do whatever it takes to ensure that you are the one that comes out victorious.’

He closed the distance between them and slashed with the sword. The flames erupted around it and went for the neck of Ragnar, only for Ragnar to suddenly look up, his eyes locked onto the blade as he threw a thundering punch that slammed into the side of the sword and shattered it.

’He shattered it, even when the flames covered it. Shit, how did he do that?’

Tez gritted his teeth as he watched the sword fragments fly into the air. He pulled his arm back and hurled the broken sword at Ragnar with all his might, and it stabbed right into his shoulder. Blood gushed out as Ragnar let out a pained groan.

Tez used that time to retreat a few steps. He was wordless now, and that limited all the attacks that he could do right now. He threw his hands together into a tiger paw.

"How about some of this?" he roared, and the flame surged from his hands in a massive stream going toward Ragnar. Ragnar looked up and saw the incoming flames. He very quickly raised his hands into a crossed-arm stance that blocked the flames, and he started getting pushed back.

Tez wasted no time as his feet crackled. He shot forward like a bullet. Ragnar saw him and swung both hands in a clap. Tez kicked the ground and flipped into the air. Both of his hands were pointed down, and he attacked from above. It slammed into Ragnar and pushed him down to his knee.

Tez landed on the ground and rolled to a stop. He spun around with his eyes burning with immense concentration.

’I cannot defeat it with strength alone. Luckily, my mind is leagues above, and I have sparred with opponents.’

Ragnar spun around and swung both fists down. Tez, in that moment, had already grabbed the fragment of the sword that was broken off. He closed the distance as fast as possible while his hand was already in the hurling motion.

The blade tore through the air and stabbed right into the eye of Ragnar. The screeeeech that it let out caused the air to tremble. Tez did not back away. He dove forward and tackled Ragnar to the ground at full force, proceeding to blast his face with a continuous stream of flames until he saw that Ragnar was screaming in pain and struggling.

"Die already, you fucking monster!" Tez growled.

"Seems I have greatly underestimated you," the butler started speaking as he produced a cane from nowhere and leaned on it.

"Sadly, I cannot fail my master. I must finish what he has asked me to do, even if it means getting my hands dirty as well."

He rolled the cane a few times and charged forward, swinging hard at Tez. Tez sensed it coming and leaped off Ragnar. He slammed into the ground and rolled as he saw the cane pass over him.

He got on his feet and looked up. The butler was already in front of him, swinging the cane right at Tez. Tez gritted his teeth and weaved to the side, rolled around, and swung. The butler blocked the fist without using his hands and pushed Tez back.

Tez staggered a few feet. He did not think that this butler would have that level of strength, and with the state that his body was in after taking hits from Ragnar, there was no way that he could combat him properly.

Thinking about all of that, Tez stepped back and stretched his hand over Ragnar, who was on the ground.

"Tch, what do you plan to do? Use him as some sort of hostage?" the butler asked.

"Not at all. I can see in your eyes that you care for him as much as you’d care for an ant on the road. He is a tool for your work, not a person in your eyes, whatever he is."

"Hmm, so you know that. Then why are you doing that?" the butler asked.

"So I can do this." Tez’s hand crackled with lightning, and he let out a massive bolt into the head of Ragnar to kill him for sure.

[level up]

[You have gained 4 stat points.]

"Assign all the points to strength and speed."

He said without hesitation, and immediately, his speed and strength increased. He bolted forward.

The butler was stunned when he saw the increase in speed. He swung at Tez, but he went low and watched the staff go right over his head. He spun around and faced the back of the butler, which was now exposed to him, and went in for a punch. The butler spun fast and reacted by swinging his staff, only for lightning to surround Tez. He leaped into the air, and from up there, he shot out a fireball that slammed into the butler square on and threw him back.

Tez landed on the ground and rushed in, but the butler was ready and hurled his cane so fast that it slammed into Tez’s chest before he could dodge and threw him back. He slammed into the ground and rolled until he came to a stop, breathing heavily and barely being able to stand.

"Shit, I wanted to finish him off before anything else," Tez cursed.

The butler started laughing and came closer with each step, sure that he had won and that he could take Tez down now.

Suddenly, an arrow ripped through the air and made it through the barrier without a single resistance. The butler looked up and saw the arrow heading his way. He moved fast to avoid it, but it was not fast enough as the arrow slammed into the ground, and a massive explosion followed.

Tez saw his chance right there, and he took it. Closing the distance, his fist met with the face of the man and sent him flying a few feet back. He tried to chase the butler again to finish it, but the butler leaped onto the roof and vanished fast.