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The giant roared as the vague silhouette behind him swung his sword down, aiming at Silas. As its arms came down, Silas shrunk back to his previous size and rolled sideways, narrowly missing the edge of the sword.
Silas, without hesitation, pulled one of the spears from his inventory and launched it straight at the silhouette. The martial spirit roared and swung down the blade, chopping the spear in two vertically.
Silas: " "
Damn it, I should find a transformation skill soon and take on some humanoid form, preferably. He preferred using weapons with his hands to be honest, as he felt that with his tail, he couldn''t utilize much power. Maybe I should get some beast claw weapons or gauntlets, armor to fit my body, and a weapon for my tail—like a spiked tail weapon.
But he immediately needed a transformation skill. He felt that using a humanoid form would be much better, as that would help him get proficient with weapons that could be used in the human world.
While Silas was contemplating all these random thoughts, he noticed that the spirit behind the giant had started to flicker and dim. Silas realized that this giant was probably a newbie and couldn’t handle a martial spirit.
But Silas did not know that even martial spirits had grades, and the one before him was a Rank A martial spirit. This one was essentially a legacy of the giant clan, exclusive to their clan’s geniuses, and it demanded far more energy to maintain.
Vorrok had only recently ascended to the Silver Rank just a week ago, so he was still not proficient in handling the martial spirit. He hadn’t yet fully synchronized with it to borrow enough power, which forced him to use more stamina than necessary.
Damn it.
Vorrok''s mood worsened as he felt the martial spirit weakening. He wouldn’t be able to last much longer, and he needed to finish this guy within the next few moves—otherwise, the tables would turn.
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After almost emptying his bundle of spears, Silas decided to get into close proximity to attack. He leaped forward, dodging left and right from the incoming sword slashes. When he was about a couple hundred meters from the giant, he stamped down hard on the ground. The earth sunk several meters, the whole dungeon shook, and web-like cracks started to appear throughout the dungeon as Silas used more than 70% of his strength.
Boom.
Silas appeared in the sky right above the martial spirit and looked down.
Silas grinned and muttered in his mind, "Cannonball."
The giant, seeing Silas appear right above his head, furrowed his brow as question marks appeared in his mind, as this guy just turned himself into an easy target. He had basically presented himself on a silver platter—he couldn’t move freely or dodge while in the air. Vorrok didn’t want to waste the opportunity. The martial spirit stabbed its huge sword toward Silas, planning to impale him while he was still airborne.
Silas, seeing the incoming sword, did not panic. He tucked himself like a cannonball, narrowly avoiding the tip of the blade. As he began to descend from the sky, his size started to grow—larger and larger—until soon, the entire sky disappeared. Silas, now countless times larger than the martial spirit, descended with a rumbling sound as the air was torn apart.
As he neared the giant, Silas unfurled himself above its head and extended his paw, smashing both the spirit and the giant, who scrambled in panic to escape.
Boom.
A resounding explosion echoed through the dungeon as the entire structure shook violently. Cracks spread throughout the dungeon, and a massive crater, covering nearly a quarter of the dungeon, formed.
Silas, now back to his original size, climbed out of the crater and looked back, breathing a sigh of relief. The Star Fruit Tree was still standing. If he had crushed it, that would have been quite awkward, considering the effort he had spent acquiring it. But as he scanned the area, his face fell—the giant was nowhere to be seen.
While falling, he had felt slight resistance. Now, looking at the place where the giant had disappeared, he saw a small crack rapidly healing.
"Looks like he escaped."
Silas didn’t worry too much. His main goal had been to obtain the Star Fruit Tree, and he had finally achieved it.
As for the giant returning in the future to take revenge… Silas wasn’t afraid. If he dares to appear again, he won’t be as lucky next time.
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