Fight

Oak swam up to the surface and saw the eagle sitting on the shore, constantly gazing at the pond.

It seemed truly angry but didn't dare to enter the pond. But after it sensed Oak's presence, it instantly spotted Oak and let out a cry.

It flapped its massive wings and flew towards the sky.

It was going to catch Oak before he went down. That's what came to its mind when it saw Oak.

But Oak wasn't going to hide.

As soon as he reached the surface of the pond, he dived into the pond and went towards the shore.

The eagle was rushing down it saw Oak dive down. It was truly angry, but its eyes showed confusion when it saw Oak swimming towards the shore.

It flapped its wings on the pond a few times before it rushed toward the ground and landed.

It stared at Oak, who had come out of the water. It looked at Oak with a strange expression and said something with its eyes.

'I don't know why you became stupid enough to walk out, but I am going to kill you.'

It instantly flapped its wings and rushed toward Oak.

Unlike before, Oak had already entered the Sixth Sense state. He placed his hand on the handle and crouched down.

A look of amusement and surprise appeared in the eagle's eyes. Because it saw the crazy improvement Oak went through within just two days.

But it wasn't enough. He was even weaker than the previous guy.

At least, that's what it felt like based on his Internal Strength.

But at this moment, Oak pressed his foot on the ground and dashed forward.

His body was like a speedster crossing several miles in a matter of seconds. Only for him, it was ten to twenty meters.

Before the eagle reacted, Oak unsheathed the sword and slashed upward. It was a weak cut, but with the blessing of Sixth Sense, he could even cut the metal, not to mention the bird's feather.

[Quick Slash]

Splash!

It easily tore through its feathers and left a large wound on its left wing.

By the time Oak appeared behind the bird, he had already put the sword back into the sheath.

Kaw!

The eagle screamed and fell to the ground. It slid on the ground until it reached near the shore.

Before it touched the water, the eagle frantically stopped itself.

With the blood all over the ground, the eagle showed a look of pain and anger.

This eagle was just a child who had reached the fourth rank. When it was wounded, it would get scared.

But because its opponent wasn't as strong as it was, the eagle could only get angry.

The eagle cried out and released its purple flame above it. The flame slowly turned into the shape of an arrow and charged towards Oak.

The speed of this arrow was faster than he anticipated. Almost like it had inherited the eagle's speed.

But even so, Oak had already turned on his Spiritual Eyes. With these eyes, he could easily see its position and dodge it on time.

Caw!

The moment Oak landed on the ground, he saw the eagle in front of him, with its left wing falling. Even though he had cut the wing, the wound was already sealed.

This was the insane healing power of the monster beasts.

Oak had no choice but to take this attack head-on, but if he did that, the flames on the feather would spread to him.

'I have no choice.'

[Healing Flames]

Oak turned his Internal Strength into the green flames and covered his body with it.

He held the handle of the sword with both of his hands and slashed upward.

Bang!

The eagle's wing and the sword collided in the middle. One side was covered with purple flames while the other side was covered with green flames.

'This is heavy. Even with my 5000 pounds of strength, I can't hold this for long. Sure enough! Monsters, especially at higher ranks, can easily overwhelm me with their strength.'

'I need to utilize my advantage for this battle.'

He swung his body, jumped, and landed a solid kick on its neck. Because he did it while having his hands blocked, he was unstable in the air and fell to the ground.

This fall didn't hurt him, but the kick did push the eagle into the ground with its beak, causing a hole in the ground.

'I don't have that many moves. I can't stalemate against it. I need to use that.'

Oak thought to himself and took out the Epic Rank sword.

When the eagle sensed this sword, it instantly panicked. After all, it was just a child.

It tried to frantically stand up and run away, but Oak had already moved forward. The sword slashed with all of his strength.

A powerful blue light emerged from the tip of the sword, turning into a sword light that pierced forward.

It tore through the air at the speed of sound, and before the eagle could fly away, it moved down, cutting through its left wing.

Caw! Caw! Caw!

The eagle, who was just about to fly, lost one of its wings and screamed frantically, with blood splattering all around.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Its body collided with the ground several times before its bleeding stopped as its wound began to heal.

But even so, this eagle could no longer fly.

Its eyes turned red with hatred, but it started crying like a child.

Seeing this, Oak paused for a moment.

He didn't expect the monster beast to cry. He truly felt pity, but when he felt that way, he remembered that day.

The large bear had almost crushed them to paste. Its claws were only a few inches away from them when another beast's cry distracted the bear.

That beast was another bear. It made the bear leave them and rush towards the other bear to save it.

At that moment, Oak knew these Monster Beasts were intelligent and emotional.

But he couldn't forget that helplessness and fear.

These beasts almost killed him and his family. If he wasn't truly lucky at that moment, he would've died.

After all, it wasn't every day that an attacking beast would stop for a reason and leave the enemy alive.

Oak put away the Epic Sword, not out of pity but out of helplessness.

Even though he had already recovered his Internal Strength and the sword energy coming out of that sword was his previous Internal energy, he still felt a heavy consumption of his Internal Strength.

Just welding this sword consumed one-third of the coil's Internal Strength, which wasn't a lot, but still massive consumption for a Second Rank cultivator like him.

At the same time, Oak's Sixth Sense began to react frantically. He didn't know why, but he felt like some kind of danger was coming his way.

He didn't know what it was, but he followed the Sixth Sense without any hesitation.

He looked at the bird and said.

"Meeting you almost brought me to death, but it also gave me an opportunity. So, I will give you a quick death."

The bird understood his intention. It also saw him putting away that sword and frantically reacting.

It started spewing out purple flames from its mouth and its body, covering everything around it with purple flames.

"This time, I will use my skill. A slash that I created based on Phoenix Sword Art. And, you are the first enemy to see this slash."

[Nine Deaths Sword Art]

The green flames covered Oak's body. His breathing became stable, and his Internal Strength became extremely heavy, especially on his sword.

He had to hold the sword with both of his hands and on his back.

After taking a deep breath, his leg muscles released a powerful force, sending his body forward.

It moved at such a speed that it was almost impossible to see. His sword slowly moved up in the eyes of others, but it was moving similarly to his speed.

When it appeared above his head, he was already in front of the eagle. The green flames protected him from the purple flames.

The eagle saw the sword. It saw a massive white light at the tip of the sword. The light slowly curved as the sword moved downward.

[First Strike- Reverse Moon]

Splash!

His sword tore the eagle in half, showing a bright moon-shaped arc, followed by his slash.

The eagle's blood splattered all around, but it didn't even reach Oak's body. It was blocked by the green flames.

Even after the eagle died, those purple flames were still burning. Only on its body, it had disappeared.

Oak instantly pulled the body of this bird into the space ring and ran away.

One Hour Later;

Two people appeared in the exact place. The purple flame was no longer burning and had left a lot of burned marks.

"We are too late. Somebody killed the bird."

"Damn it! Except for those four, how did someone learn about the bird?"