Playing With A Kitty(Unedited)

"Well aren't you a healthy eater."

Nex whistled as he stared at his new opponent. Over two and a half meters tall muscular Beastman that seemed to be of a liger-kin lineage. He didn't wear anything aside from some durable-looking training pants and a pair of gauntlets that extended to this elbows and seemed surprisingly suitable for dexterous and fast-paced close combat.

"I bet you were a pain to carry when you were a baby."

"You give off a strong smell," the Beastman ignored Nex words and opened his mouth while staring at the latter with a strange and wary expression, "You have a weak body and yet you give off a stronger and more dangerous feeling than anything I ever smelt before."

"Isn't this the job of a canine-type Beastman to say something like that?" Nex smiled awkwardly, "Do you have a hard time with your character settings? Because there are treatments for these kinds of problems."

"Oh enlighted one," the Beastman once again ignored Nex words and suddenly bowed while cupping his fists respectfully, "Can I please have a request?"

"*Sigh* you don't listen to my jokes and now asking me requests…" Nex shook his head and grumbled before answering back, "What do you want?"

"Please let me fight against you using purely martial arts! Without either of us using weapons or skills!" the Beastman yelled with all of his heart, making his voice rumble throughout the arena.

"Okay first of all, ouch," Nex cast healing magic on his aching ears before sighing somberly, "Now for what you want. Are you sure you want to do this? It might be too early for you to handle what you will be up against."

"I know!" the Beastman nodded seriously but didn't seem to change his mind, "But I don't want to lose this chance!"

"Okay then," Nex nodded and put his gloves, dagger, and katana into his inventory before nodding to the Beastman who unequipped his gauntlets as well.

"You can come."

"Thank you," the Beastman nodded in gratitude before disappearing from his place with an explosion.

*Boom!*

And in an instant, he appeared in front of Nex and smashing down his giant fist.

*Bang!*

A large blast occurred and raised a dust cloud as the entire arena shook.

That was the power of a Lord Boss that is over level 35.

But before the audience could see what the situation of Nex, the Beastman turned around Without wasting any more time and in the next moment he appeared a few meters away punching a certain spot that was hidden by the dust cloud.

But just when the Beastman punch was about to reach its destination, a hand that shone in blue appeared, and in a fluid motion grabbed the former wrist and changed the attack direction to a different place while pulling the Beastman along with it in an instant.

And before the Beastman managed to properly react, an elbow shinning in red appeared next to him and the blue hand and landed an accurate attack on his solar plexus that exploded upon hitting, making him unable to breathe for a few moments.

At the shock wave created from the attack, the dust cloud cleared and the figure of the Beastman could be seen flying backward rapidly.

But the Beastman proved to be tenacious and he managed to recover mid-air and quickly recover his footing. Only to see an ax kick slamming down towards him.

*Bang!*

The Beastman crossed his arms in order to defend himself, but the moment the kick reached him he suddenly felt as if it wasn't a human leg, but a mighty mountain that smashed into him, causing his knees to buckle and hit the ground.

The Beastman rose back up with slightly shaking legs and stared at Nex calm expression with slight disbelief. Even though he sensed the beast totems that Nex had, to be able to subdue him like this was still hard to accept.

"You better use your combat form if you want me to use martial arts," Nex spoke with a natural voice while standing in front of the Beastman.

"Or else I would end this battle right now."

"I'm sorry for my impudence!" the Beastman quickly bowed and apologized as if he has done something extremely disrespectful, "I will enter my combat form right now!"

And at the next moment, the Beastman let out a low and constant growl as his body began to shine and shrink down until his height reached the point it was a few centimeters below Nex's. And when the light died down, the Beastman was revealed with golden hair and mane.

"Are you ready kiddo?" Nex asked with a smile.

"Yes!" the Beastman asked with a face full of resolve.

"Then let's continue."

And not a second passed since Nex said those words when the Beastman fist was already in front of his face.

Nex seemed to expect it ahead as he dodged the attack by lightly tilting his head and parrying his opponent arm by to its side an accurate hit from his left hand that seemed to explode upon contact.

And even before he finished to do this set of moves, Nex already began to do the next one by launching a series of fast attacks using his shinning right hand starting from the upper part of the Beastman left arm and moving down to his lower chest and stomach.

The Beastman growled slightly as he felt a strange sensation spreading from his left arm and side followed by a numb feeling that declared that he wouldn't be able to move those parts any time soon.

He stared at Nex in shock wondering how did he manage to use internal attacks that can actually influence him to such degree with such speed at accuracy. Even with the beast totem, it shouldn't be possible considering the large gap in raw power that was between them! Just what kind of level of martial arts did this man reach!?

"Come," Nex lifted his right hand and signaled him, "I use one hand as well."

The Beastman growled and charged at Nex before arriving in front of him in an instant and sending a fierce claw attack.

But Nex just shook his head before parrying the attack and misdirecting it with a smooth motion and landing another barrage of attacks on the right part of the Beastman torso with the last one blasting him away a few meters.

"Maybe when you reach high enough level you can finish your fights with simple attacks," Nex sighed, "But unless you are some freak of nature, you must first master the complex moves and gain some awareness on several things."

"Yes!" the Beastman didn't become angry from Nex words and instead accepted them eagerly before disappearing from where he was and in the next moment appearing behind Nex as he delivered a kick to the latter temple at a speed and power greater than before.

Nex seemed like he didn't need to use any of his senses to know about the attack that was nearing to him from his blind side as the tattoo on his upper back shone and he began to move as if time around him is slowing down.

He ducked down with a spin and dodged the kick in a hair breath and used the momentum from this move to deliver a sweeping kick toward the leg the Beastman stood on. And at the moment before the kick connected, Nex lower back shone and he seemed to move somewhat slower.

But that didn't stop the Beastman from once again feeling as if Nex leg had considerable weight as cracking sounds came from his lower thigh and he found himself falling on his back.

And when he was about to use his right hand to stop the fall Nex appeared above him in a seemingly impossible speed and pinned his arm down with the heavy leg he had just experienced.

"Honestly, I can't call this an exchange of martial arts," Nex spoke coldly, "You tried to act like an expert and only used direct and fierce attacks without much to be proud about behind them. All had I used were a minor internal art and a few small moves and now you are at this situation where you are not able to properly use anything aside from two limbs and your head."

"How do you feel?"

"Like a big fool," the Beastman sighed before grinning, "But not one that regrets what he just did."

"Typical," Nex rolled his eyes and lifted his right fist that began to shine.

"Now sleep little kitty."

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"Congratulations on winning Daddy!"

And like everyone has expected, the moment Nex appeared back at the booth, Iris stood up from her seat next to Celes and Jane jumped at him for a hug with maple quickly following her actions.

"You were so awesome!" Iris rubbed her head on his chest like a spoiled cat, "I heard that your opponent came from one of the best martial arts schools in the kingdom and he is even a disciple of the school head who is as strong as a Saint! But you beat him up as if he has never fought before!"

"He just didn't learn martial arts properly, so it wasn't that hard," Nex smiled and patted the girl.

"Haha!" Louis laughed loudly upon hearing Nex words, "If that old man heard what you just said about his disciple then he would have beat you up if he didn't die from anger before. There is almost no one in the kingdom that can surpass him and his disciples in the same level of strength when it comes to pure martial arts!"

"I noticed," Nex shrugged and smirked, "But I have very high standards so just what inside the kingdom might not be enough."

♦♦♦

Meanwhile in another booth.

"You're awake so early? Just how did he control the power of that blow so well?"

The Beastman that just fought Nex heard a voice as he regained and he quickly found himself in front of his master, an elderly Beastman with a pair of sharp and bright eyes that right now had a somber expression on his face.

"What did you learn from the fight?"

"I'm not sure Master," the disciple seemed confused as he recollected his memories, "He was supposed much weaker and slower than me and yet every time he made a move it was done so fast and yet so fluidly like he didn't need to do more in order to reach his goal. It was like he knew what I would do before I even did it and the force he used was so minimal and yet it brought maximum results. Even if I was trice as strong I don't think I would have gotten the chance to land a hit on him using just martial arts."

"But most of all was the overpowering smell he gave off," the young Beastman seemed a bit horrified as he mentioned it, "It was as if I was standing in front of an absolute wall, not just one of strength or wisdom but most importantly one of ultimate experience and technique."

"You sensed well," his master nodded with a very serious expression, "When I saw him earlier at the plaza, my instincts yelled at me one thing."

"This man doesn't suppose to exist in the same realm as us mortals."