Clyde stared at the red Wendigo with surprised eyes. His forehead also formed a frown.
Before this, he couldn't land a punch on him. But now he can hit him. Not only that, a punch like that could also send him flying into the air and falling a few meters from where he was before.
All of this made Clyde think that maybe the red Wendigo had indeed weakened.
Somehow, midway through the fight, his speed and strength faded away as he more and more injuries he received.
'Maybe all the attacks I've been doing are just taking its toll on him now,' Clyde thought.
Since then he has indeed given many attacks that are quite strong. But the red Wendigo can still fight again. It looked different now. He even seemed to have trouble standing up.
Clyde who saw him trying to stand up of course would not give that chance to his enemy. Clyde dashed with a body still covered in bluish-white lightning.
In the blink of an eye, Clyde was already in front of the red Wendigo who was still in a kneeling position, not yet able to stand up perfectly.
Clyde slashed the Elderglass Sword. The blade covered in lightning dazzled the red Wendigo's eyes.
Even so, he was still able to withstand the swing of the sword.
The red Wendigo raised her red sword just in time before the Elderglass Sword slashed his head.
But Clyde's attacks did not stop there. He punched the red Wendigo in the face causing him to fall back to the ground.
Clyde then kicked him in the face so hard that his head was knocked back.
Clyde wanted to continue by thrusting the Elderglass Sword. But suddenly the red Wendigo's body emitted red light.
It made Clyde alert because something was going on with his body. So Clyde retreated by jumping backward.
Clyde was on full alert for what was coming next.
The bright red light continued for several thrilling seconds. Before finally being absorbed back into the red Wendigo's body.
Apparently, nothing happened. There was no sudden burst of lightning, or the red Wendigo self-detonating as he had expected.
The red Wendigo only rose to his feet with difficulty. Surprisingly, the wounds on his face and body did not appear to have healed.
It added to Clyde's faith in the possibilities he had previously thought of. The red Wendigo was already weakened because he had reached his limit.
"You are strong," the red Wendigo suddenly spoke. "How did you get that power?"
Clyde squinted. 'Is he trying to buy time by talking to me?'
Clyde admitted that the monster was quite intelligent. But his attempt was ridiculous.
Clyde snorted then gave a disdainful grin.
"You were the one who approached me and said that we would kill each other, right? Now, do you regret your decision?" Clyde said.
The red Wendigo tightened his jaw. It seemed he was at a loss for words to reply to Clyde's words because it was true.
He only regretted his actions of attacking first because he thought he could win with the strength he had now.
But he didn't expect that Clyde was actually that strong. How could he be that strong without making a deal with any of the Celestials?
'You are a special human. That's why I gave you more power than the others.'
Those were the words of a woman who claimed to be something called a 'Celestial' before giving him powers.
The red Wendigo, who at that time was still in human form and a state of unbearable hunger, of course, immediately accepted whatever she gave him.
It turned out to be a very extraordinary power. Even if it made him transform into this form, he no longer suffered from hunger.
And so he has this amazing lightning power.
'You just have to give me your soul."
The woman showed the form of a Contract on the screen floating in front of him.
Of course, the red Wendigo readily agreed with it right away.
And then he heard the news about Clyde and wanted to kill him. But now, he struggled when facing this young man.
"Okay, I'll give you a few seconds. Tell me who made you like that," Clyde said. He deactivated [Skill: Pure Lightning] for now believing that the red Wendigo had indeed weakened.
"What do you mean?" the red Wendigo asked.
"Don't act stupid. If you don't give me an answer I will cut your throat right now," Clyde said threateningly.
And the red Wendigo felt the threat so real that his body shook. He glanced at his crimson sword that was still in his hand.
'If you're desperate, you can use that sword to give you strength. But of course, there are side effects that you will receive.'
The woman also did not forget to give a last message before disappearing into the shadows. It was as if, she knew that she would fall into despair when fighting Clyde.
"I'll tell you," the red Wendigo said. "A woman came to me when I was hungry. She gave this power to me on the condition that I give her my soul."
Clyde frowned. 'A woman? I don't know why but I have a feeling that it was Gremory's doing. But the possibility that it's another Celestial is also there.'
"How did she look like?" Clyde asked.
"She's a pretty woman with a tall body and blonde hair. When she met me, she wore a black suit."
Hearing that description, Clyde immediately thought that it wasn't Gremory. However, he couldn't be too sure because the Demon definitely could change her appearance.
"Alright. I think the time I've given is enough." Clyde raised the Elderglass Sword again and made the gesture that he was going to attack.
The red Wendigo suddenly plunged his red sword into his chest.
Clyde was surprised when he saw that. Even though it looked like he killed himself, Clyde was sure that that was not the red Wendigo's intention.
A moment later, red lightning that looked thicker than before appeared to envelop his body.
Then a wind filled with enormous magical power pressure spread to the surroundings.
Clyde had to raise his face to protect his eyes from the debris that was shooting at him. His black coat was fluttering in the wind.
'Shit, he can do that?'
Although he was surprised, Clyde wasn't too worried. Even when the red Wendigo got stronger than before it definitely wasn't without risks.
Something that provides that much burst of power will kill him immediately once its maximum limit has been reached.
After all, Clyde was also sure that he could defeat the red Wendigo even though he had received a new power-up.
The wind then subsided. The red Wendigo's body became twice as big as before and gave off the power of red lightning that whipped around non-stop.
He grinned at Clyde. "Ready for round two?"
Clyde returned him with the same disdainful grin. He didn't say anything and just let out a snort. It was as if what happened next didn't matter even though the red Wendigo had gained new powers.
[ Pure Lightning (Lv.10) is activated! ]
*JZZZCCCHUUUTTTTT!!!*
The lightning on Clyde's body appeared. The brilliance of the lightning tells the red Wendigo that what he had now would not have a much different effect than before.
The red Wendigo dashed towards Clyde. Now he who had no weapons would only use his fists to attack.
Clyde approached the red Wendigo while swinging the Elderglass Sword which was covered in bluish-white lightning.
They collided in the middle in the blink of an eye. And the red Wendigo used both hands to catch the blade of the Elderglass Sword.
Clyde channeled more of his Magic Power into the Elderglass Sword so he created even bigger lightning.
The bluish-white lightning traveled to the red Wendigo's arm, making him grit his teeth and show a sign of clear struggle.
Clyde then stretched out his left hand and sent a lightning bolt toward him.
The lightning bolt pushed the red Wendigo back and made him release his grip on the Elderglass Sword.
Clyde lunged at him and slashed the Elderglass Sword repeatedly. The red Wendigo endured the slashes with his hands and feet.
Clyde realized that all of his attacks did not have too much effect on the red Wendigo. All that appeared on his hands and feet were small cuts despite Clyde's strong swings with the sword.
The red Wendigo gritted his teeth. His body was clearly stronger than before, but Clyde noticed that his speed was decreasing.
Suddenly the red Wendigo shouted. Then that scream was followed by lightning exploding from his body in all directions.
The lightning explosion lasted for several seconds and destroyed the building and everything around it. Of course, Clyde was also knocked out by the enormous lightning explosion.
Clyde's body soared into the air and then fell hard on the road that had been destroyed.
The red Wendigo grinned and ran to Clyde.