Defeating a 3rd Stage

I quickly unsheathed my sword and dodged the bandit leader's attack. The ground below cracked and caved in. The dude fucking punched it. 

He did not wield any weapon. It seems like he prefers to use his bare fists than a blade. 

His fist that touched the ground spread open and he spun around like a disc, kicking the air. Two projectiles of Aura shot out from his feet. 

Shit! He's a fucking a 3rd stage Aura user! The projectiles moved too fast. I had already lost most of my momentum from earlier and got hit by one projectile.

"Kgh!"

Though it only scraped my thigh, it still damaged me. A third stage, huh? I wonder if I can beat one as I am now? 

"Luka!" Ani screamed in fear for me. She looked concerned about my injury. 

"It's fine, Ani! And don't help me. I want to beat him by myself."

"Hmph! Arrogant bitch!"

He launched himself again, but I dodged him once again. 

"Stop running!"