726. Blood Trickles from the Corner of His Mouth / 727. The Giant’s Claws Strike from the Side

At that moment, a man in black walked up to Izayoi and looked down at him. "You can’t run anymore. I advise you to surrender obediently, or I’ll make you die here!"

Izayoi raised his head to look at him, then shook his head. "I won’t admit defeat. I won’t surrender!"

The men in black sneered at the sight, then continued charging toward Izayoi.

Just then, a white shadow flashed past. A silver-glinting sword swept straight across the necks of the men in black. This was Izayoi’s scheme—taking advantage of their distraction to kill every one of them.

Blood Flowed from the Corner of His Mouth

After killing the men in black, Izayoi saw another staircase. He walked up it step by step. "Is this the top floor of the castle?" Izayoi discovered that this level was indeed the castle’s top floor. It seemed the castle had only four floors in total.

There was only one room on the top floor. Its door was tightly shut. Izayoi pushed it open and saw a lofty throne directly ahead, upon which sat a giant.

The giant noticed Izayoi’s presence, and his face filled with rage. "Damned human, how dare you trespass into my castle? I’ll tear you into ten thousand pieces!"

The giant clenched his fists, and a powerful wave of magical energy spread in all directions.

Looking at the giant, Izayoi was secretly astonished. What a strange giant. How have I never heard of a creature like this? What exactly is it? He was filled with doubt.

Just then, Izayoi saw the giant slowly rise to his feet. He walked toward Izayoi step by step.

The giant extended his right fist and smashed it down fiercely. A powerful energy storm surged toward Izayoi.

Izayoi was greatly startled. He had not expected the giant to be so powerful. "Damn it, this giant is pretty strong. I should retreat first!" Thinking this, Izayoi backed away, preparing to flee.

However, the giant had no intention of letting Izayoi go. He pursued him all the way to the edge of the window.

The giant poured all his magical energy into smashing the window glass. The glass shattered at once, and shards fell out the window.

The giant punched the window again and again, smashing the hard glass to pieces. Izayoi stood where he was, staring at the giant in shock.

Seeing the glass shatter, the giant did not pause his assault in the slightest. He continued hammering the window madly with his fists, reducing the glass to fragments with every impact.

Damn it, am I going to die here today? Izayoi thought, feeling somewhat sorrowful.

At that moment, a powerful attack struck toward Izayoi’s body. Izayoi hurriedly dodged, but the fierce shockwave still sent him flying.

Damn it! Izayoi crashed heavily to the ground.

Just as Izayoi was about to get up, the giant attacked again. He raised his right arm and fiercely struck at Izayoi. The powerful force of the punch made Izayoi retreat to evade it.

Bang! Bang! Bang! The powerful gusts from the fists continuously struck the ground, making the entire building tremble.

The giant was extremely fast. With one leap, he arrived beside Izayoi, then raised his right arm and smashed it fiercely toward him.

Seeing the terrifying attack, Izayoi hurriedly dodged to the side, avoiding the giant’s strike.

Bang! A violent explosion rang through the air, and a huge crater was blasted beneath Izayoi’s feet.

The giant’s strength was simply too great for Izayoi to withstand. His body was sent flying once again, crashing into a wall.

Izayoi felt waves of pain in his chest. His throat sweetened, and he sprayed out a mouthful of blood.

So strong. Far too strong! Izayoi stared at the giant in shock, feeling the pain radiating through his chest.

Izayoi secretly rejoiced. Good thing my defense is freakishly strong. Otherwise, that blow would have seriously injured me. What kind of creature is this giant? How can it be so powerful?

The Giant’s Claws Struck from the Side

Bang! Just as Izayoi was thinking about this, the giant attacked again. He swung a fist at Izayoi’s head. The force contained in that punch was immense; if it landed, even if Izayoi did not die, he would lose half his life.

"Damned human, I must kill you!" The giant fiercely smashed his fist toward Izayoi.

Faced with this terrifying punch, despair rose in Izayoi’s heart. He knew that this time, he was doomed.

I’m not willing to accept this! I just got here—I don’t want to die! Izayoi thought as he stared fixedly at the approaching fist.

The fist struck his body and sent him flying into wall 083.

Bang! Izayoi fell to the ground again, bright red blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Cough, cough, cough! Blood flowed from Izayoi’s mouth as he struggled to rise from the ground. But his body was too weak, and no matter what he did, he could not stand.

Am I going to perish here? Izayoi thought to himself.

At that moment, a huge figure appeared before him. The giant radiated a terrifying pressure that made Izayoi feel unbearably heavy, to the point where even breathing became difficult.

Izayoi felt as if he were about to suffocate. Seeing his condition, the giant revealed a sinister, terrifying smile.

"Heh heh, damned human. You dared offend the great giant. Today, I’ll make you disappear forever and let you know the price of angering me!" The giant wore a vicious expression.

The giant’s voice was extremely piercing. Izayoi felt as if his ears were about to go deaf. He covered his ears and endured the sound.

At that instant, the giant suddenly lunged at Izayoi.

The giant’s claws reached toward Izayoi’s body.

Izayoi’s pupils widened countless times. The giant’s sharp claws had already reached his side. Izayoi was horrified and hurriedly gathered all his energy to protect his body.

But Izayoi’s armor was as fragile as paper before the giant. The giant’s claws pierced directly through the barrier and dug into Izayoi’s body.

Izayoi cried out in pain, but the giant clearly had no intention of sparing him. He opened his mouth, revealing sharp, pointed teeth, and his tongue moved toward Izayoi to bite him.

Ah! Izayoi screamed.

At that moment, Izayoi felt as though his entire body was about to be torn apart. He knew he surely would not survive this.

The giant’s claws gripped Izayoi’s chest.

Izayoi’s clothes were torn away.

The giant ripped open Izayoi’s chest, exposing bright red flesh. Blood flowed from the wound, while the injuries on Izayoi’s body slowly began to heal.

Looking at the wound on his chest, Izayoi felt terrible pain in his heart.

This sight deeply provoked the giant, and the giant launched another fierce attack at Izayoi.

Seeing this, Izayoi could not help thinking, I have to run now, or I’m finished!

Whoosh, whoosh! Izayoi rushed toward the doorway. In a single dash, he charged outside while continuously launching ranged attacks at the giant.

The giant was battered bloody by the ranged attacks and roared furiously.

The Giant’s Strength Had Actually Grown Even Greater

At that moment, the giant’s claws struck from the side and raked across Izayoi’s back. That claw strike tore two large chunks of flesh from Izayoi.

"Ah, it hurts! It hurts! It hurts so much!" Izayoi cried loudly.

Just then, a huge fireball suddenly appeared before Izayoi. It spun through the air and flew toward the giant.

The giant raised an arm to block it. The fireball struck his arm, scorching it black.

Seeing the wound on his palm, the giant roared furiously, glaring at Izayoi as he threw a punch.

Boom! With a thunderous sound, the entire room was destroyed. Under that punch, the room became utterly ruined. A huge hole was blasted through the wall, the floor collapsed, and dust filled the room.

"Roar! Damned human, I’ll make you pay a terrible price!" the giant shouted angrily, throwing a punch at Izayoi.

At that critical moment, the giant’s body vanished into thin air.

Izayoi’s heart filled with shock. How was that possible?

The giant appeared again. At that moment, his strength was far greater than before, and he immediately swung his fist at Izayoi.

Thud! With a muffled sound, Izayoi was knocked straight to the ground.

Cough, cough. Izayoi coughed a few times as he got to his feet and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

At that moment, the giant vanished again. When he reappeared, he was already beside Izayoi. A huge foot came stomping down onto Izayoi’s chest.

A tremendous shockwave sent Izayoi flying, and he crashed heavily to the ground.

Pfft! Izayoi spat out a large mouthful of blood.

Looking at his chest, Izayoi secretly rejoiced.

Luckily, I reacted in time. Otherwise, I really would have been dead.

I nearly died just now.

Looking at his torn clothes and the many red, swollen marks across his skin, Izayoi knew they were the marks left by the giant’s brutal stomp.

Looks like I’ll need to pay more attention to defense in the future.

Damn it!

Seeing Izayoi lying on the ground, the giant raised his fist and smashed it down again. His fist blasted a deep crater into the ground, while he himself remained completely unharmed.

Watching the giant swing his fist again, Izayoi knew this giant could not be killed.

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If this keeps going, he’ll beat me to death alive.

A thought flashed through Izayoi’s mind. Since I can’t kill you, I’ll run!

With that thought, Izayoi immediately climbed to his feet and fled outside.

The giant was no fool. He spotted the fleeing Izayoi at a glance, roared, and threw a punch.

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A violent blast of air instantly spread in every direction.

The wall collapsed at once, and a huge crater was smashed into the ground.

The giant took one step forward, his body turning into a black shadow as he pursued the fleeing Izayoi.

The giant was simply too fast. In the blink of an eye, he had reached Izayoi’s side.

Bang! The punch struck Izayoi directly in the stomach, sending him flying into the air.

Although the punch did not rupture Izayoi’s internal organs, it still inflicted severe internal injuries on him.

Izayoi quickly swallowed a pill. Once his injuries had recovered somewhat, he gathered his strength and unleashed numerous attacks on the giant, adding many wounds to his body.

At that moment, the giant’s arms and calves were already injured.

I Can Only Use My Full Strength Against You

At that moment, an extremely powerful force erupted from the giant’s body. With one punch, he directly shattered a wall. The giant glared at Izayoi furiously. "Kid, even if I have to use all my strength today, I’ll kill you!"

Izayoi was greatly shocked. Even the giant before had been able to crush him, yet now the giant had become even stronger. How was he supposed to fight this?

The giant swung his fist and struck Izayoi in the body. Izayoi was sent flying straight into a wall.

This time, he was blasted into another wall, directly collapsing several rooms.

"Kid, go die!"

The giant roared as he charged at Izayoi, punching again and again. Every attack forced Izayoi back several steps.

Yet Izayoi did not give up. He continued resisting madly. The giant was too powerful; if he gave up, defeat would be certain. Therefore, Izayoi would never surrender. He could only keep defending and counterattacking.

The giant’s attack power was immense, his punches raining down one after another. Although Izayoi’s defense was relatively weak, it still blocked punch after punch, preventing the giant from continuing to hurt him.

After holding on for three exchanges, Izayoi finally found an opportunity and kicked off the wall.

Then, with a flip, he climbed out from a pile of rubble. His hand formed into a claw and stabbed fiercely into the giant’s chest. He then pulled it out with all his strength, and blood sprayed forth.

But the giant did not care about his own injuries at all and threw another punch at Izayoi.

This time, Izayoi dodged it directly. But then the giant swung his fist at Izayoi again, and this punch was even more powerful than the last.

However, Izayoi was even faster. With a flash, he evaded it, and the giant’s fist slammed directly into the ground.

Rumble! The ground trembled, and the entire castle shook. The destruction caused by the giant’s punch was simply too great.

Then the giant’s fist reached Izayoi again. The punch struck the wall, instantly blasting it apart, while Izayoi’s body was smashed directly into the ground by the giant.

The giant raised his fist once more, preparing to strike Izayoi again. But Izayoi had already prepared himself. At the instant the giant was about to bring it down, Izayoi crossed his arms and directly wrapped himself around the giant.

"Hahahahaha…!!!" Izayoi laughed wildly as he clung to the giant. At the same time, he tightly wrapped both arms around the giant’s waist, and his legs locked firmly around the giant’s waist as well…

This way, the giant could not attack Izayoi. And Izayoi no longer had to worry about being thrown away by the giant. He only needed to cling to the giant with all his might.

The giant struggled for a moment but could not break free. Then he stopped struggling and instead pressed his body tightly against Izayoi.

Seeing this, Izayoi was greatly shocked. In this situation, the giant was clearly treating him as prey and wanted to devour him. At that moment, the giant’s strength had completely recovered.