Conqueror

Aikido is useless now. His gauntlets doesn't have fingers in it. It just looks like a large metal shaped roundly that was place on his fists. And to think that it converts mana into physical power... But isn't that a great thing? He can't use buffs. And he attacks like a madman.

He was a beast creature with no intelligence but his strength far surpasses mine even with Fajin.

Without warning, he launched himself onto me. He started with a straight left punch but I dodged it by moving to the right. His range is insanely large so I just backed off. His gauntlets were to thick and too big to feel anything if I attacked him.

He looked annoyed but he still charged. "Fade!" He instantly got up near to me but it took some time to wind up his attacks so before he could do anything, I used blink to get near his stomach and unleashed three quick strikes.

Even though the explosions was small, it still was powerful enough to make a small cut in his body. "System, Stance List." Before he could recover, I took a look at my stance list to find a new martial art to use. His strength was too much for me.

I glanced over for a couple of seconds and Brutus noticed this. "Hey, hey, hey. Are you giving up? COME ON!" He opened his palm as if inviting me in. "Entertain me more!"

I responded by changing my stance, "Stance Change, Systema!" The art of flowing like water and relaxing. Perfect for parrying and disarming. But I wonder if it would work against him.

"Fade!" He then interlocked both his fists and smashed it onto the ground. It created ruptures and explosions.

"!?" The ground beneath me was shaking and a rupture was formed spitting out lava from below. I flew into the air to avoid the jumping lava.

"Demonic Grab!" He then activated. A ethereal form of fist was formed near my flying body and grabbed me mid air.

"You had enough mana for a skill?!" I was caught off-guard. I thought he used everything to be converted into strength!?

"Heh." He then slammed me onto the ground.

My head was ringing and I could see blood near my eyes. I was about to panic but the bonus passive skill from changing stance to Systema caused my whole body to relax and my mind too. I was about to get up but he jumped in the air, interlocked his fists ready to smash it onto the ground.

I didn't stand up but rolled to the left.

He smashed it onto the ground creating even more ruptures and lava overflowing everywhere.

I stood up and tried to calm myself. Systema's moves rely on relaxation and fluidity. "Instincts Enhance!" I then closed my eyes to get ready.

I couldn't see him, but I could feel him getting angry.

Using only my ears and relying on instincts alone, I could hear his foot stomp on the ground. He launched himself! I took a stance and awaited his attack.

"There!" As expected, he used his right arm to attack me with it. A single straight punch. Relaxing my body, I blinked to get even nearer at him and grabbed his elbow. With enough strength, I twisted his elbow. I then opened my eyes to look at his painful expression.

"AGH!" He writhed in pain but that's not enough.

"Stance Change, Karate!" Using the bonus passive skills and stat points I got from changing stance, with all my strength, I used a Karate Chop on his twisted elbow. Tearing it off and making it useless. And as I was observing his right, I knew it. It was twice as long as his left arm.

He was about to cry over his right arm but by mustering all of his strength on his left arm, he tried to attack me. But I knew it was coming.

I parried it by redirecting the flow of his punch down to the ground. "Stance Change, Wing Chun!" I opened my palm and placed it on his chest. He looked at it and was just simply confused. "HA!" I changed my open palm into a fist and blew him away with the one inch punch.

But that's not all.

Wing Chun was a martial art that focuses both on attacking and defending. And it's also focused on flurry of attacks. "Blink!" I teleported right in front of his body. He was still groggy so this is the best chance. "Explosive Fists, Maximum Output!" Without a care for my body, I neglected the knockback and damage it causes me when the explosion happens. I knew I had to get rid of him right now.

I got up to his stomach and began punching a flurry of attacks. "ARGH! YOU!!!" He couldn't do anything. I just braced for impact while the explosions damaged both me and Brutus. He was still standing up taking it all. He tried to counter attack by swinging his left arm but I easily deflected it.

"HAAAAA!" I continued to attack his stomach while also aiming for his solar plexus. He couldn't breathe but I didn't care. He was far too strong to have mercy on.

"DAMN IT!" He lowered his body and aimed to get a sweep kick to loosen my balance.

"You're wrong Brutus. Wing Chun focuses on parry!" His kick was too slow but I know it was powerful. I raised my feet off the ground while balancing on the other. Using the momentum of his sweep kick, I entangled my feet that was off the ground to gradually spin around it tangling in his attack and counter attacking by attacking his legs which caught him off balance.

"Stance Change, Tai Chi! Blink!" I blinked on top of his head. A single straight punch that was infused with Fajin. Exploded his head.

I fell over to the side next to his body, exhausted and damaged. "Haaaaa... I'm tired. Very. Tired." As I closed my eyes, I drifted off to sleep.

After a couple of minutes, I woke up. I was back inside of the turtle. I got out of that hellish place.