Chapter 169: ?????, Spice, ?????????????????

Quickly raising my other arm, I tried to block the Oni's relentless assault, which resulted in my forearm bruising his from the might behind his fists; thankfully, it all healed before his next fist punched me. Since we were holding one of my arms, my movements were quite limited, but I knew if I allowed things to stay like this, I'd eventually make a mistake, one neither he nor I would like to make, so readying my mind, I took a deep breath, and when I blocked one of his fists, I was given a brief respite, which I took advantage of and used.

Twisting my body while adorning a painful expression, I dislocated my shoulder before stepping closer and attacking the Oni, digging my elbow into his stomach as I followed up with leaping into the air, slamming my head right into his chin, forcing him to take a step backward. However, even so, he still hadn't released my arm, causing me to grunt as I quickly placed my foot behind his leg before powerfully punching him in the chest, knocking him off balance and causing him to fall onto his back, yet to my surprise, he managed to catch himself with two of his arms as he pushed himself back onto his feet.

'At least he's bleeding a little.' Mused Alexander with a wry smile as he glanced at the blood leaking from the Oni's nose.

With my plan having failed, the Oni smiled at me before attacking again, leaving me in the same position as before. Blocking his fists, I was beginning to get thoroughly annoyed at this whole situation since I was practically forced to fight with a hand tied behind my back as I couldn't allow myself to suffer an injury of any kind.

'Tsk, at this rate, it's going to happen anyways, so I might as take a risk.' Thought Alexander as he swiftly lowered his head, using the top of his skull as a makeshift shield to block the Oni's fists while he lunged towards him again.

I wasn't hardheaded, but my skull damn sure was as I managed to block the Oni's attacks, not without feeling pain, obviously, but it was very short-lived; slamming my head into the top of his groin, getting a face full of his crotch, I wrapped my arm around one of his legs before lifting him over my shoulder as I stood upright.

"BEAT HIM UP ALEX!" Stated Yuki loudly with a smile as she looked at Alexander, who flashed her a smile before violently slamming the Oni onto the ground, creating a small crater.

Quickly mounting the Oni, I raised my other arm, which he was still holding onto, before kneeing him right in the elbow, threatening to break his arm if he didn't let go, which he didn't, and following his lack of actions, the crunching of bones was heard while he grunted in pain, yet for the love of Goddess Eywa, he was somehow still holding onto my arm. However, I wasn't able to do anything as I was suddenly punched in both the stomach and chest; however, instead of grunting, I used the force from the two mighty punches and kicked off the Oni's stomach, finally managing to free my arm.

However, before I could inwardly rejoice, I was forced to swiftly turn around as I grabbed my mouth, stopping myself from coughing blood.

'Tsk, dammit! This is pissing me off!' Thought Alexander with an annoyed expression as he drank his golden blood before turning around and eyeing the Oni, who was standing back up.

"Letting me stand back up rather than taking advantage? Seems you know more of the Oni culture than I thought." Said the Oni with a smirk as he eyed Alexander while one of his arms motionlessly hung from his side.

He was completely wrong; if it weren't because I was trying to indirectly save his life, I would've definitely taken advantage of him while he was on the ground, but I just decided to stay quiet while I set my shoulder back in place.

'If only I could make him blind, then this would be over quickly.' Thought Alexander with a frown as he speedily lunged towards the Oni, who did the same with his large figure.

Now that he had one less arm, and I had an extra arm, it was so much easier to fight him; I was even able to get in a good few hits, but nothing really substantial, which annoyed me as I was playing a dangerous game right now, but I kept calm, knowing an agitated mind would only mess me up.

'Ugh, at this rate, we'll be fighting well into the night; I know firsthand how much endurance and stamina an Oni has. Tsk, we're definitely going to miss dinner.' Mused Alexander with a frown as he dodged and blocked a few punches before counterattacking with his own, punching the Oni in the stomach, causing him to lightly grunt, though other than that, he seemed unaffected.

"DINNER!?" Exclaimed Alexander with widened eyes, his sudden outburst confusing the Oni while Yuki's eyes lit up in hunger.

Crossing my arms, I blocked the Oni's punch and went with his force as I was flung back a few meters before landing on the ground. I quickly reached into my pocket, grabbing my space pouch, inwardly thanking myself for bringing it with me. I searched through it while my opponent charged right for me.

'Haa! Found it!' Thought Alexander with a large smile as he grabbed a small bottle, only to see a fist aiming right at his face.

Getting violently punched in the face, I squeezed the bottle in my hand, breaking it before throwing it at his face, specifically his eyes, as I was forced to take several steps back from the force of his punch.

"Ahhh!! My eyes!!" Yelled the Oni in pain as he grabbed his eyes while Alexander smiled.

Wiping the blood leaking from my nose, I smiled and was about to attack him, but before I could, he suddenly removed his hands and glared at me with bloodshot eyes.

"Dammit! Everything is red now!" Stated the Oni angrily as he eyed Alexander, who froze before frowning.

"Everything?" Asked Alexander carefully as he eyed the Oni, who aggressively nodded while rubbing his eyes.

"YES! What did you do!?" Exlciamed the Oni furiously as he glared at Alexander, who furrowed his brows before suddenly grinning.

'It's not what I had in mind, but this should suffice.' Thought Alexander with a slightly wicked smile as he intently eyed the Oni.

"Nothing; just tossed some spices into your eyes; c'mon, you can still see; let's fight." Replied Alexander with a smile as he lunged at the Oni.

Dashing towards the Oni, I saw him raise his fist and punch me, yet instead of blocking it, I let it land right on my face, breaking my nose and causing me to bleed; yet as I looked at his uncaring expression while he eyed my golden blood, I smiled as I closed the distance before punching him in the face. Now that I didn't worry about my blood, my fighting style changed; I completely gave up on the defensive and focused entirely on the offensive.

I was by no means a brawler or anything of the sort, but I could heal from most minor wounds in mere seconds, so why not take advantage of such an ability? Besides, I was already somewhat annoyed, and I wanted this fight to end.

Getting punched in the stomach and face, I spat out blood, only to ignore the pain that vanished in mere seconds as I lunged forth and wrapped my arms around his torso before slamming him onto the ground. Mounting him, I began bombarding him with punches containing all of my strength while he did the same, yet, unlike him, he wasn't able to heal, so his desire to try to drain my endurance was for naught since after a few minutes, he finally stopped attacking me.

"I-It's my loss." Said the Oni softly between his heavy breathing as he looked at Alexander, who smiled in response.

"Fucking finally." Muttered Alexander with a smile as he stood up, only for Yuki to suddenly embrace him in a tight hug.

"I knew you could do it, Alex! Now, let's eat dinner, I'm hungry!" Stated Yuki with a large smile as she hugged Alexander, who sported a wry smile only for him to suddenly vanish from her embrace.

"Yeah, give me a second, Yuki." Said Alexander as he used [Blink] to vanish from Yuki's embrace, causing her to nod as she impatiently waited.

Burning any evidence of my golden blood on the ground, I approached the Oni, who was also covered in my blood, causing me to sigh as I grabbed my shirt and started wiping him down, causing him to give me a weird look, though he seemed too exhausted to even care and just ignored me.

"Sorry about the eyes, and so, will you be okay?" Asked Alexander apologetically as he stored his shirt in his space pouch after wiping the Oni down.

"Y-Yeah, I'll be fine. G-Good fight. It's not every day I come across such a ferocious fighter. Make sure to fuck her real good and give her a lot of children." Remarked the Oni with a nod as he glanced at Alexander with a faint smile as he stood upright before outstretching his hand towards him while gesturing to Yuki.

"Children? Well, we're not in the position to do that, but once we're finally ready, I'll pump her full of our children." Stated Alexander with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at Yuki before nodding with a smile and shaking hands with the Oni.

After saying our farewells, the man walked away, leaving just Yuki and I.

'Huh, a pregnant Yuki; for some reason, I have a feeling I'll be pleasantly surprised.' Thought Alexander as he eyed Yuki's stomach.