988 Boss Monster (Part 2)

'Am I supposed to be the hero or the boss?' Lith asked.

'Depends. Do you feel like a hero?' Solus thought.

'Heck, no.'

'Then there's your answer.'

The brown-haired guy saw Lith unarmed and stored his weapon in his own dimensional item as well, believing that the rogue Awakened was challenging him to a duel. Also, he didn't want to give Lith a reason to destroy his prized weapon.

The youth performed a series of feints before hitting Lith with a left hook that carried all of his weight plus the strength from twisting his joints from the toes to the wrist. Lith ignored the feints and took the punch without moving.

The impact made his head turn left, producing the sound of cracking bones and sinews.

"This is just sad." Lith checked the inside of his cheek for injuries, finding none.

The Awakened, instead, was whimpering in pain while holding his hand that was broken in multiple points.