Tough Battle

Fatty was blown away by the sudden attack.

*Aaack*

He stopped after hundreds of meters when his momentum slowed down. He turned back and saw that the beast was attacking with its water pillars, while Daisy was dodging them one by one.

He didn't want her to fight with it alone, so he moved in their direction.

Daisy was shooting her bullets while dodging the attacks, but the moving water was making it difficult for her to aim at the beast. The beast looked like a hammerhead shark with large fins. After the beast realized that these attacks didn't affect her, the beast created a huge water whirl in its mouth.

'Shit'

Daisy tried to dodge it but it was way larger than other attacks. So she braced herself for the impact. The attack contained a lot of aura that Daisy's aura probably couldn't deflect. If she was hit by that attack, it would be hard to come out of it unscathed. At that time fatty was moving towards the beast. He saw the huge whirlpool and the aura contained within it. It was glowing in blue light concentrated around the beast's head.

He was really concerned about Daisy, as the attack seemed way too powerful for her to defend against. He fastened his pace and imbued his hammer with aura. He gripped the hilt and swung it towards the beast.

' Shatter'

He used almost a quarter of his aura to deliver the attack. The water split in two as the whirlpool was disrupted. The blow was able to disrupt the attack of the beast. But the beast was not happy with that.

It stretched out its tail and attacked fatty. This time, he was prepared as he hit the tail with all his might. The impact shook the water as fatty staggered backward. He was still struggling to repel the tail.

Seeing that fatty was occupied with its tail, the beast shot multiple water blasts at Daisy, who was trying to aim at the beast. She struggled to dodge them as she was focused on shooting the beast, aiming its head in a stationary position. She jerked back and moved in a zigzag motion to evade the water blasts.

As this was happening, August and Lilith were watching them from inside of the bubble. Due to the beast's attack, the blood and corpses were swept away from the surroundings.

" They are pretty weak. Why are you keeping them with you." Lilith asked August.

" Well, you should have seen them a month back. To be honest, it is more efficient to just subdue stronger users and beats, but does that mean we can make them even more powerful. Also, loyalty lies with the buds that were nurtured from the beginning. There is more potential in them, as you can shape them in any form you want." August spoke in a thoughtful manner.

" I see." Lilith nodded her head in agreement. She turned her head toward the fight to see how it was going to progress.

Fatty was struggling with the tail as it kept pushing him. If he got distracted for a second, it would blast him away just like before. He used his full force to repel the fins. The fins were sharp like knives and with the S rank aura coating the skin, it was comparable to S rank blade artifacts.

On the opposite side, Daisy was struggling to evade the blasts as they kept coming towards her. The beast didn't want to give her a chance to counterattack, so it never stopped releasing the water blasts. As Daisy was evading the blasts, the beast shot multiple water blasts at once. They intersected the evasion path, so Daisy used her gun to block the incoming attack.

This gave an opportunity for the beast to launch a bigger attack. It created yet another whirlpool, imbuing it with aura. A large water blast like a whirlpool headed towards Daisy. Without any time to react, she got hit by the blast and her aura shattered after getting blasted by the whirlpool water pillar.

" Is she going to be alright?" Lilith was skeptical about her survival.

" You don't need to worry. They are tougher than they look. " August replied with a smile.

" I am not worried. They are your precious subordinates after all, so I was hoping you would save them."

Lilith said in an uncaring tone.

" I saved them multiple times already. But they also need some hardships along the way."

August squinted his eyes.

After the whirlpool passed, and the water turned calm, Daisy was seen unconsciously floating in the water. Her hair was waving in the moving water, as the suit was static and devoid of any aura. Her gun was several meters away from her, floating in a vertical position. Sparks could be seen covering the gun, like a malfunctioned device.

Fatty looked at the scene with his eyes wide open. He didn't know how much damage she received but from the looks of it, she probably used up most of her aura to block that attack. The good news was that her suit was still in shape, so he was slightly relieved. The attack didn't do too much damage to her body, as the suit protected her after she became unconscious.

What must have happened is that her aura almost depleted trying to block the attack, and the rest of the attack was deflected by the suit. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been scratchless, as most armor artifacts would've been cracked by now. The durability of the suit was comparable to SS rank artifacts, even though it was only an A rank artifact.

Fatty looked at the beast as it turned its attention towards him. The beast turned over and opened its mouth wide to swallow him whole. Fatty used his hammer to strike the tail and propel him backward.

*Happ*

The beast swallowed empty water as it closed its mouth. Fatty immediately moved sideways, as he anticipated the beast's next attack. The beast shot out multiple water blasts towards fatty. He dodged the attacks while moving sideways of the beast.

He turned sharply and swung his hammer at the beast's head. The aura imbued hammer cracked the tough skin just a little, while the beast jerked back in reaction. The turned body was at a standstill, as the beast tried to turn around.

Fatty took this opportunity and used his shatter skill. He swung his hammer towards the beast's head. The resulting impact cracked one side of the shovelhead of the beast. The beast screeched in pain and instinctively created a huge whirlpool inside its mouth.

Fatty was directly in front of the beast. The glowing ball of aura that was merging with the whirlpool was clearly visible from his position. The glowing blue whirlpool grew bigger and bigger, blinding fatty with its brilliance.