Battle Against An Unknown Beast 1

"It's coming!"

Rune braced himself as the beast was already before him. Its speed was impressive, and the power behind its swipe rattled his bones as he slid across the floor. He had managed to keep his footing, but that single attack had still pushed him back a good distance.

'No...It can't be...'He slashed his sword against its body right before they separated but had only managed to get through its tough, leathery hide enough to inflict a minor flesh wound. However, this wasn't what had him so worried.

Just moments before the beast had begun its attack, Rune noticed something. The familiar tensing of muscles before an increase in strength. It was much weaker than his own technique, but it was unmistakably an application of Body Activation.

'That is impossible,' he thought, jumping to the side as the beast crashed into the wall in a mad flurry after charging at him again.