Chapter 15: Defeating a C-Rank

[Message]

<<Defeat Chinen Kuemon

Retrieve the Protector's Skull.>>

"Juba, take Miyaguchi and Samon and get out of here," Tahara said.

"What do you mean? I want to help, "Juba replied.

"Can't you see, he wants to use you guys for test subjects," Tahara said pointing at the humans.

"Juba then agreed and informed Tahara to come back safely," Juba said.

Tahara agreed as Juba carried Samon and took Miyaguchi with her and got out.

"So it's just you and me then," Chinen said.

Tahara pulled out his swords as he raced towards Chinen.

"To slow!" Chinen said as he vanished from Tahara's sight.

"Where did he go?" Tahara asked.

Tahara then sensed that Chinen was appearing behind him as he used his sword to block Chinen's attack.

"Did he just figure out where I was?" Chinen asked himself.

Chinen immediately went backward as he stared at Tahara.

"An F-Rank swordsman would not be able to figure out where I was and block this attack," Chinen said.

"Is either you an F-Rank or an S-Rank or maybe a god of some sort," Chinen said as he disappeared once more.

"I'm going to find him this time," Tahara said.

With blistering speed, Chinen used his weapon to stab Tahara in the back and then the stomach.

"Argh!" Tahara yelled as he got on his knees.

<<HP Reducing>>

<<30% lost >>

<<Strength Reducing>>

<<10% lost>>

"You are so lucky my weapon didn't pierce you well," Chinen said.

'That weapon has a hidden knife beneath it," Tahara said as he touched his stomach.

"Damn it! I'm bleeding too much," Tahara said.

"I've got to stop the bleeding," Tahara said.

Tahara then went to his inventory and took out the healing herbs.

The wounds have been healed.

Tahara then noticed that it was only his back that had healed and not his stomach.

"Why isn't the wound on my stomach going," Tahara asked.

[Notice]

[The weapon had pierced your stomach so deep that it has no chance of healing.]

"Damn Chinen!" Tahara said.

"Just give up F-Rank," Chinen said as he used his weapon to order the humans to attack Tahara.

Tahara used his swords to slash the humans that Chinen was controlling as his dress and face were covered in blood.

"Damn it! I don't have enough strength left," Tahara said.

"More importantly, I can't move my hands," Tahara said.

Chinen run towards Tahara after killing all the humans and kicked the injured part of Tahara as he went flying.

<<Strength reducing>>

<<5% lost.>>

"I told you to run away," Chinen explained.

"You are so weak," Chinen said as he kicked Tahara once more.

"How long have I been unconscious," Tahara said.

"Where's Chinen?" Tahara asked.

Tahara tried to get up but Chinen was seen walking away from Tahara.

'Oh! You still got some strength left," Chinen said as he began to laugh.

Tahara then gave Chinen a death stare as Chinen was forced to withdraw.

"What's with that stare?" Chinen asked himself.

"I didn't want to withdraw, it was, the body itself," Chinen explained.

"I'm going to kill you Chinen in just 10 seconds," Tahara said as his swords appeared on his palms again.

Chinen smiled as he vanished.

"He's good at disappearing, but this time I'll get him for good," Tahara said.

"The next part that I'm aiming for is your hand Tahara," Chinen said as he was approaching his move.

Tahara managed to find Chinen as he drew his sword and Tahara also drew his sword as both of them slashed each other.

Tahara's swords then vanished from his hands as his left hand was cut off.

"I told you I'll kill Tahara," Chinen said as he started to laugh.

"I also got you, Chinen," Tahara said as he noticed blood on his head.

"The moment you slashed my hand, I used my other sword to slash you into two," Tahara explained as Chinen's body was split into two.

"I was defeated," Chinen said.

"By an F-Rank," Chinen continued as his body fell to the ground.

Tahara fell to the ground as he said, "I'm tired."

"I hope those three made it out in time," he said as he collapsed on the ground.

[Notice]

<<Chinen Kuemon has defeated>>

<<Protector's Skull has been retrieved.>>

<<Status Recovery>>

<<HP has increased>>

<<Strength has increased>>

<<Your stats have been updated>>

[Stats]

Name: Tahara Kado

Age: 16

Title: Hippogriff Slayer

Intelligence: 20

Sense: 10

Swordsmanship: 15

Strength: 40

HP: 315

[New Skill unlocked]

<<Swiftness>>

[The ability to move fast within 2 minutes]

"Boss please we've lost contact with Kuemon," said one guy.

"I should know that he'll be defeated by that F-Rank Tahara and his squad," the Boss said.

"Inform all lower-rank heads in Japan that we'll be having a meeting today," the boss ordered.

"Yes Sir!" the guy said.