The wave (8)

A little further away from a bloody battlefield, a man walked calmly, seemingly not caring about what was happening a few meters away from him.

Perhaps this nonchalance was due to his confidence in his own strength? Or rather that he was just crazy.

He was heading towards a bush.

As he focused on his objective, a thunderous noise echoed through the clearing.

He quickly turned around, his eyes widened, then he let out a mocking laugh when he saw the young woman finishing off her enemy.

-"Kufufufu! They didn't even need my help."

"Now I'm going to deal with this rogue who thinks he can hide."

He walked for a few minutes before finally stopping in front of the bush.

he executed a quick draw, clearly cutting the grove in front of him.

An angry roar suddenly sounded, as a figure jumped back and took hold of his hands to land better.

Cliff clicked his tongue in annoyance.

"I thought I cut your head off," he spat.

"Be sure my next move won't miss you."

The figure turned out to be a hobgoblin, unlike his comrades who were being slashed on the battlefield, he was larger and his color was not green but a dark red.

Cliff calmly analyzed the creature, he immediately noticed that his blow had left a large gash between its chest and abdomen.

The creature stared at Cliff, never letting go of his gaze, his dark eyes were bloody, he put his hand on the wound which kept leaking blood.

The creature looked at his hand, he let out a roar at the sight of his blood, he gripped his club tightly and brandished it towards Cliff's face.

Cliff took a step back, he grabbed his saber with both hands, preparing to fight back.

Before his eyes, Cliff saw an ethereal red glow coming from the creature's arm, it slid down the length of his club enveloping it entirely.

Suddenly Cliff felt his hairs stand on end, a cold sweat ran down his spine when he felt the temperature rising wildly.

And suddenly.

Cliff saw the club ignite, and before he even opened his mouth, he saw that the creature was already in front of him, brandishing its weapon in his face.

Cliff jumped back, got a gust of hot air in his face and saw the flaming club destroy a tree that was within his reach.

'Shit ! If I had caught this on myself, it could have been the end of me' he thought.

Leaning on his hand, he tumbled backwards, thus increasing the distance.

"Me... Kill... You...!! " The creature growled.

Cliff flinched as he heard the creature sputter these words, but before he had time to think, the creature had pounced on him.

Cliff took a big leap to the side, it was perhaps one of the biggest jumps he had made in his life, he dodged the creature which had smashed the ground with its flaming weapon.

The force of the impact had left a small crater beneath their feet.

'It's getting dangerous here!!' Thought Cliff while leaning on a tree branch, his eyes met those of the creature.

The creature's hideous face twisted into a devilish grin.

"You…Be..Cockroach…Come…Here!!!"

If he had been told that one day he would be called a cockroach by the ugliest creature he had ever seen, he would have pleaded to deny it, but the reality was a shock that left him speechless.

'How ironic, dammit!'

As he looked down at the creature from above, he saw it quickly back away.

Cliff begged in his mind for the cre to not do what he thought.

When the creature had finished taking a step back, he sprinted and threw it towards him, brandishing his flaming club.

'Damn, I don't have a choice!! '

By the time Cliff saw the creature approaching, Cliff had leapt at it, also brandishing his katana.

He put everything into this attack.