Chapter 25: Aruta's Fist

Aruta paced around the room. So did the wolf-like Junoi in front of him, both locking eyes with each other. The dim light in the room flickered briefly before suddenly brightening. Aruta could now see the human bones scattered around more clearly. There were also a few leaking pipes in the room.

Not long after, Aruta and the Junoi lunged at each other. The Junoi leaped and slashed its claws, narrowly cutting a small portion of Aruta's hair. However, Aruta managed to dodge the attack by dropping his body backward and sliding beneath the Junoi. Using his hands to push off the floor, Aruta lifted himself and kicked the Junoi in the stomach.

The Junoi was sent flying.

Aruta performed a backflip to regain his footing and without hesitation, he dashed toward the Junoi. Aruta leaped and, with incredible speed, shot toward the Junoi with his feet aimed at its head. But, the Junoi quickly jumped to the side. Caught off guard, Aruta couldn't stop himself and crashed into the pile of bones behind the Junoi.

Aruta immediately tried to stand up, but his eyes accidentally caught sight of a crushed human skull right beneath his foot.

"I'm sorry," Aruta muttered. He quickly refocused on the wolf-like Junoi, but it had vanished. "So fast. Where did it go?"

Suddenly, the Junoi appeared behind Aruta, its claws aimed at him. Aruta's eyes widened, and cold sweat began to pour down his face as he realized the Junoi was behind him. He turned around and saw the Junoi already swinging its arm.

"I'm dead."

But as if his body moved on its own, Aruta bent backward with incredible reflexes, narrowly dodging the Junoi's slash. A drop of sweat flew off Aruta's body and was instantly split in two by the Junoi's attack. Not only that, the slash created a shockwave that split the wall behind Aruta.

"That was close. Lucky me."

Aruta immediately punched the Junoi's chin with tremendous force. The Junoi staggered back, its head momentarily dazed. As the daze began to fade, the Junoi saw Aruta charging toward it again.

Furious, the Junoi let out a loud howl, releasing LYNK energy from its body. The burst of LYNK energy was so powerful that it pushed Aruta back, preventing him from getting closer.

"Tch." Shortly after, the LYNK energy subsided, and Aruta stood up again. He looked toward the Junoi and saw its red eyes glowing brighter, emitting LYNK energy.

Aruta prepared himself, taking a fighting stance. He dashed toward the Junoi once more. Seeing Aruta charging, the Junoi slashed its claws repeatedly, creating multiple shockwaves. Aruta leaped through the gaps between the shockwaves, dodging them all. Each shockwave missed and split the walls behind Aruta. Before Aruta could land, the Junoi suddenly was already in front of him, ready to pounce. But Aruta didn't panic.

Aruta lifted his leg, spinning in the air, and delivered a powerful kick to the Junoi's head, slamming it into the floor. Not stopping there, as Aruta landed, he immediately kicked the Junoi again, sending it flying into the wall behind it.

But the Junoi wasn't done yet. It rose again, howling loudly. The Junoi opened its mouth wide, and LYNK energy began to gather within it. And BOOM!! The Junoi fired a LYNK energy ball from its mouth. Aruta was momentarily shocked but managed to dodge. Unfortunately, the LYNK energy exploded behind him, sending him flying toward the Junoi.

While still in the air, the Junoi tried to pounce on Aruta once more. This time, Aruta's head was inside the Junoi's mouth. But before the Junoi could close its jaws, LYNK energy suddenly appeared in Aruta's right hand, and he punched it into the roof of the Junoi's mouth. The LYNK energy dissipated as Aruta struck.

The Junoi collapsed, groaning in pain. Aruta didn't hesitate. As he landed, he delivered a barrage of punches to the Junoi. The Junoi groaned in agony, and at the last attack, Aruta kicked its stomach, sending it flying once more.

Before charging again, Aruta glanced around and noticed a long pipe nearby. He quickly broke the pipe, gripped it tightly, and charged at the wolf-like Junoi. The Junoi still refused to give up. It stood up and began slashing its claws at Aruta, creating shockwaves. Aruta dodged each shockwave one by one. One of the shockwaves managed to graze Aruta's cheek, but he didn't stop his charge.

When he was close enough, Aruta leaped and stabbed the Junoi's eye with the pipe. The Junoi screamed in pain and thrashed around, causing Aruta, who was still holding the pipe, to be flung about. But not long after, Aruta let go of the pipe, sending him flying upward.

"Now's my chance!"

Instantly, Aruta's right hand was enveloped in blazing LYNK energy. He descended at high speed and landed a powerful punch on the Junoi's head. The LYNK energy in Aruta's hand exploded, shattering the Junoi's head.

After destroying the Junoi's head, Aruta stood near its body, breathing heavily. He looked around and saw no signs of the Junoi trying to recove its body againr.

"Its not recover again?"

Instead of recovering, the Junoi disappeared into a cloud of red smoke.

"Fiuh finally. Seems like I got lucky again. At least this Junoi won't be killing anyone else now," Aruta muttered with sigh of relief. "Hmm by the way, what is Sako doing right now? Did she manage to get out?"