"F*ck you!" Arke shouted, punching the oncoming Battle Techniques! With a resounding explosion, fire rose into the air while he was sent flying back. The moment that he landed, he looked up with fury in his eyes. His body aches, especially his hands which he used for blocking.
To think that his opponent would use two Battle Techniques at the same made him take this matter more seriously.
Seeing that Can Deez was about to make the same attack, Arke stood up straight while using more Qi to make his Poison Body tougher. He decided to focus on defense for the time being, as getting close to his opponent is very risky. Although he wanted to pound the face of the small masked man, he didn't let his emotions get on his way.
Furthermore, what his opponent was doing was not only risky for him, but to the user himself. Using two Battle Techniques is very taxing to the Energy, it's not one plus one equals two but a more equation to be considered as Can Deez has to divide his senses in two to execute two Battle Techniques.
Worried at first, Arke can only smirk confidently. Come on, just keep doing what you're doing! Let's see how long can you hold that up!
But unbeknownst to him, Apollo is relax as ever.
This is easy, Apollo thought. When he think of using two Battle Techniques, he doesn't expect that he will succeed. Fortunately, he managed to do it by multitasking. He also had a realization that made him able to achieve this spectacle because of the other technique that he learned, Hydra mirage.
This Technique requires him to use his senses well and to control his ten clones, he had to divide his mind which at first was quite hard but as he used it more on his previous battles, he got more used to it.
And now, using the same principle to conjure these two Battle Techniques at the same time, is more easy than he thought. Using them feels like he is using them individually. He doesn't feel burdened whatsoever and he doesn't even need to think much to use them.
But looking at that confident smile… Apollo squinted at his opponent in the distance, a smirk appearing on his face.
Arke is just standing there, waiting for him to send another attack. Apollo realized that his opponent decided to focus on defense, which was confusing since Arke only needed to dodge his attack and get near him. Does he think I wouldn't be able to keep up doing this? Apollo thought, almost certain.
One after another, the combination of Fire Blast and Wind Blast was sent towards the dark smoke-covered participant.
Arke crossed his hands in front of him, blocking all of the attack while taking a few steps every time they landed.
"Ah! F*ck, does this guy have unlimited stamina?!" Arke couldn't help but grit his teeth out of frustration. He already received at least four combinations of Wind Blast and Fire Blast, but one more is coming to raise the number!
With a banging sound, his body took the hit, causing him to take a couple of steps back while blood threatened to come out from his mouth. Holding it back, he stared ahead and saw that another attack was being prepared.
He couldn't dodge, the attacks were just too fast. Probably because of the additional Wind blast. Furthermore, even if he could, he wouldn't, it would be too humiliating if he couldn't get close to his opponent and just dodged around like a coward.
As he waited for the sixth round to arrive, he noticed that Can Deez has a frown on his face while also gritting his teeth. The two Battle Techniques on the other hand were conjuring pretty slowly while the Fire Blast is flickering in and out.
Seeing this, the confident smile came back on Arke's face. Can Deez is already at his 'limit'.
And sure enough, the small masked man fell on his knees while the battle techniques disappeared completely. He was 'panting hard'.
"Haha!" Arke laughed aloud while the dark murky smoke surrounding him focused on his hands, as they congregated, they became darker and the smoke reached at least a few feet into the air. He walked towards his opponent and although his body was aching, his footsteps were steady, evident confidence radiating out from him. "I guess you must have reached your limit, right?"
The small masked man didn't answer, his head low while his breathing was heavy.
Arke stopped a few meters away from his opponent, this distance was enough for him to cover in just one or two steps. Looking at the state of the small masked man, the smile on his face widened. He knew this feeling very well as he had experienced this a couple of times when he trained his Battle Techniques nonstop.
It felt like a mountain was being pressed on his whole body while his mind tried to fight the fight which would only end up futile as only time would be able to move the pressure.
"You got too ahead of yourself," Arke said, his cold eyes staring at his opponent. "Using two offensive Battle Techniques at the same time? What a rookie move. You have big head. Just because you are standing in front of me doesn't mean you can act tough. The strong should only have that right against the weak!
A weakling like that doesn't stand a chance should know how to bow your head!"
Apollo didn't answer while his shoulders moved up and down. This tells how 'tired' he was.
"Why don't you lower your head more?" Arke said. "Or do you want me to do it for you instead?"
"Then make me do it," Apollo raised his head, his eyes staring back coldly while a smirk painted his face. "Don't tell me you only know how to run your mouth and spit saliva all over the place?"
At the same time, he reached back inside his robe and took out his tree branch which he put when he used the combination of two battle techniques.
Hearing the mockery, Arke's face twitched. This guy knows how to infuriate me! Hmph! His eyes became colder while the dark murky smoke became strange, some wisp of the smoke split from the rest before they moved towards his opponent's direction.
It was so subtle and discreet that one wouldn't think it was strange. It was dark smoke that behaved abnormally and depending on the wind. No one would think that a small wisp would have a strong poison that could make any Foundation Building Stage weak.
"F*ck you!" Arke shouted as he had enough. Using his movement technique, he instantly arrived in front of Can Deez!
Apollo smiled. This is it! This fight will be toe to toe! I should hold myself back from time to time and make them think we are having a hard time!