I Parry Everything: Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 6] by Nabeshiki

Author:Nabeshiki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 96: The Fruits of One’s Training

I was shooting up into the sky atop the back of a dragon, having not even had a chance to prepare mentally. The sheer force of our rapid ascent almost caused me to pass out, but I desperately clung to consciousness. The monstrosity was closing in; this was no time to black out.

[Black Bolt]

[Parry]

Our opponent had greeted us with a huge bolt of pitch-black lightning. I’d caught it with my sword, but now I couldn’t shake the feeling that my entire body might succumb to its strength.

I just barely managed to redirect the attack to a distant plain, where it blew a massive hole in the earth. A direct hit risked throwing me into the sky. Worse still, there was a chance it would fatally wound the dragon I was riding—and if she got hurt, I wouldn’t have any means of staying in the air. It would mean a quick and messy trip back to the ground.

In conclusion, I could not, under any circumstances, allow this dragon to get hurt.

[Black Bolt]

Unfortunately for me, Rala was maneuvering through the air at a frightening speed, sometimes advancing toward the monster by choice. Our foe showed no mercy and continued to assail us with its powerful thunderbolts.

[Parry]

I desperately crawled along the dragon’s back and swung my black sword. Because I’d used [Physical Enhancement] to improve my speed, I was able to stop the attack from reaching its target. I’d acted in the nick of time—but before I could even sigh in relief, the monster redoubled its assault.

Crap.

[BLACK BOLT]

Even at a glance, I could tell this strike was the most powerful one yet—it overwhelmed my vision and covered up the sky. I wouldn’t be able to stop it; my only option was to let it char me. My thoughts blanked as I tried to come to terms with my impending death—

[Parry]

—and then my body moved on its own. Before despair could take me, I smoothly turned the huge thunderbolt away from the dragon and me.

What just happened...?

I’d swung my sword without meaning to. It was a strange sensation, to say the least, but it also reminded me of my training with Gilbert. He had always struck too keenly and incessantly for me to rely on my eyesight alone. Only by eliminating all unnecessary movements and tapping his spear away instead of smacking it with my full strength had I managed to keep up with him.

I hadn’t needed to put all of my might into those parries—not when I could change the trajectory of any oncoming attack with a simple nudge. Maybe my reliance on that technique had spoken to my own limitations more than anything else, but in the end, I’d still managed to guard against my opponent’s spear.

[BLACK BOLT]

There was a deafening crack as the monster fired another bolt of lightning. It was a terrifying attack; watching its approach was like staring death in the face, and the lack of solid ground beneath me only amplified that intimidating aura.

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