Chapter 24

I dodged the oblique swing of the sword. Then he fell and rolled to the side. She tried to reach me with more simple attacks of the sword, but I either left or was able to dodge the direction of the blow with the dagger. I probed her. And I realized that she is a very, very powerful fighter. The fight lasted a maximum of a minute. And I started to get tired. My stamina and strength have already sagged due to recent events and hunger. And then with the half-goddess fight to death. Moreover, the punches and elbows that we switched to a couple of times gave me real pain. As if you are beating on the concrete or it is you on the kidneys.

On the next repulse of her blow, I could not hold back the blow and a small cut remained on my shoulder. Taking advantage of my hesitation, she abruptly began to attack with even greater pressure. And I managed to lose the dagger with an unsuccessful blocking.

Now I am left unarmed. And the angry Artemis was still trying, with burning eyes from hatred, to pierce my poor carcass.

Pancake! But I just wanted to knock the sword out of her hands and put my dagger to her throat, so as to do without excess blood ...

- Heck! I don't like hitting women.

And in one of the subsequent swings in my direction, I abruptly took off and crashed into her, thereby knocking her off her feet. He whirled and knocked the sword out of her hands with one movement of his foot. And the second tried to stab her in the jaw. But my attack was stopped by her hand, and I immediately got a liver from her very graceful, but very powerful leg and flew off a couple of meters.

"I'm not against unarmed combat. I'm good at any style ...

- And the form? - what a pancake, and who only pulled my tongue?

- Rrrrr!

Fuck! Why did she get so much power? I will soon be able to cook a Kiev cutlet from my hands. She just seemed to have broken my left arm. But you can't give up! My life in the literal sense of these words depends on the outcome of this battle!

Attention! You have randomly activated berserker mode. Within five minutes, you will have all the characteristics increased to the maximum. And also you will not feel pain during the course of the regime.

Indeed. Now I feel a huge surge of strength, fatigue has disappeared as if by hand. And I don't feel any pain in my hands.

- Well, the soul rushed to Paradise! - and I was advancing.

After that, I hardly knew what I was doing. Apparently, this is an integral part of this regime. I remember that I began to strike a bunch of blows at Artemis at great speed, ignoring her blows. I also remember her look of surprise. She, I think, was already hitting in full force. I fought seriously. But ... I managed to defeat her. In one of Artemis's counterattacks, I intercepted her fist, pulled her towards me, made a series of punches to important points and delivered a signature blow to the jaw.

From this, she lay down exhausted to the ground.

Nearby, I saw her sword, went and took it and approached her. She just watched it limply. I swung and drove my sword to the middle of the blade ... into the ground next to her head.

- Artemis! Haha ... I'm not a killer. I am not you and I do not judge people only by their gender, race or social status. I am not you! And I'm not going to kill everyone at your command!

And then he got up and turned to the quiet crowd.

- If you were expecting her death, then you will not receive her. Just like mine! I'm not a killer! Unlike you, I know the concept of "life value" and "mercy". Do you want her dead? Then take courage and take it yourself. Do you want mine? Then I am waiting for you here. Unless, of course, you have enough spirit and courage for a fair fight!

Attention! Berserker mode will expire after 3,2,1 ... the mode has expired.

- Damn it! - I hissed, feeling all the pain and damage that I received during the fight with Artemis.

Because of this, I passed out right there.

To be continued…