The 'Black Warrior' seemed undisturbed by Ed's provocation. It was taking things at its own pace. Suddenly, its neck moved to the left side. 'What will it do …' Ed was intrigued by the turtle's actions. Water was forming inside its mouth, and as it released it as it moved its head to the right side. Unlike the first attack, this one wasn't as big. Instead, it was more concentrated. The water pressure was enough to cut down the trees of the island.
"First experiment: Dodging". Instead of jumping up or trying to block the attack, Ed simply teleported to the front. Ed got the idea for this from the term Invincibility frames. Or better known as iframes, from certain games. When dodging, the player gets some frames where he wouldn't take any damage. Ed incorporated this in his own way. He used Space magic to teleport to an area where the attack already passed. Making him able to completely dodge the incoming attack with minimal effort.
Another reason why Ed decided to do this was because Space magic was taking too long to level up. He planned to use it as often as possible in order to have it advance to the next level. The turtle continued its assault on Ed. It kept using different kinds of Water magic to corner him. As expected, even Ed had his limit to what he could dodge. At one point Ed found himself surrounded by water balls. As teleported away, he noticed that the turtle was gone.
Ed instinctively looked up, only to see a gigantic figure dropping down on him. "It can jump!" Ed had never heard of a turtle that could jump. He knew some species, like the snapping turtle, could leap forward. But never had he seen one that could jump dozens of meters in the air. It was already too late for late for Ed to dodge at this point, so he braced himself. Ed gripped his Shusui with both hands and swung with all of his strength.
"Ooooahhh!" Shusui and the turtle's belly shell produced some screeching sounds. A second later, Ed used Ren to increase his strength and was able to throw away the turtle that weighed a couple of tons. "Haa Haa…" Ed was feeling a little out of breath. The force behind the turtle as it was falling down was not something one could handle easily. The turtle got up looking as if nothing had happened to it. "Hahahahaha as expected from a Legendary. Quite fun!" Ed was enjoying himself greatly. Few of his fights gave him such satisfaction. He could use his skills and the turtle wouldn't die as quickly.
As time went by, the two of had many exchanges. Yet, every time would end up in the same way; no one would get the advantage. Ed aimed many times at its neck, but to no avail. It could retract it at a speed faster than his eye could follow. Ed was also surprised by its speed. He thought it would be unable to move quickly with its big body. But, he was stunned after seeing it able to react to his movements. 'Things will go nowhere if we continue like this' Ed thought to himself.
In an instant, the 'Black Warrior' made a sudden move. It retracted all of its limbs and neck and started rotating. Ed had no idea how it was able to do so with its limbs inside of its shell. But he didn't have the time to discuss the physics behind it. 'What is this, Beyblade?' He could only retort at the ridiculous sight. Ed felt something bad approaching, so he immediately warned his friends. "Jump!" All of them jumped at once, and a 'laser' that was released from the turtle cut everything in its way.
"Not good…" while falling back down, Ed could see that the water laser wasn't stopping. "Raikou, take care of them!" Ed spoke to his companions. He didn't want to recall them as he wanted them to get battle experience by watching his fights. Ed was able to fly, so he could get out of the range of the laser. However, it seemed that the turtle noticed this, so it started 'shaking'. Now the compressed water was attacking in almost all directions.
Raikou and the others were far enough, so they didn't get attacked by it. But Ed who was so close had a hard time to figure out the attack patterns. He activated his Sharingan and his Ryūsui Seikūken. He also closed his eyes, seemingly focusing on something. When he opened them, he seemed to have no doubts while moving, and was able to dodge the random attacks of the turtle. He was using hi Observation Haki. Usually, random attacks would be able to bypass Observation Haki. But thanks to Ed using his Sharingan and Ryūsui Seikūken on top of it, he was able to overcome such a weakness.
After a couple of minutes, the turtle seemed to be running out of QI and stopped. Ed had a couple of minor injuries on him, as the water grazed him sometimes. For the first time, the turtle seemed unhappy with Ed. It looked at him with anger in its eyes. No one has been able to survive against it when their cultivation was lower. All the people capable of killing the Legendary monsters of the tower had a cultivation of Heavenly Establishment or higher. These people were hired specifically for such a task. Since lower cultivation people were unable to bear these monsters. But Ed already defeated one and was about to finish off the second.
"Now then, experiment number 2". Ed gripped Shusui and rotated it in his hand, making its blade fully visible from one side. A black hue surrounded his blade, making blacker than before. Ed ran towards the turtle with Shusui outstretched in his right arm. Right before the turtle could attack him as he was in front of it, Ed teleported to the side. "Daishinkan (Great Dragon Movement)!" Ed executed a two-handed overhead strike. A shockwave clashed with the shell of the turtle and pushed it away. In the end, Ed managed the break the shell injuring the turtle for the first time.
"Not enough…" Ed managed the master the basics of both Observation and Armament Haki in this last month. However, both of them were lacking, as Ed could only manage to injure the turtle after using Armament Haki to enhance his sword. "Let's move on to the third experiment." After speaking, something similar to a ribcage surrounded Ed.
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Ed activated the strongest ability of the Mangekyo Sharingan, the Susanoo. This ability as only accessible to those who were able to activate the Mangekyo Sharingan in both eyes. It was basically an avatar made from the user's energy and was able to fight for them. "This is my stand!" Ed couldn't help but make a remark, one that no one present would understand while taking an embarrassing pose.
The Susanoo was a Japanese mythological deity, also known as the tempestuous god of valor. Ed only activated one of its less developed forms. A ribcage and two arms appeared around Ed, surrounding him. Ed's Susanoo had a bright yellow color, only comparable to the light of the sun. As soon as the arms were completely formed, Ed, targeted the turtle. Feeling danger, the turtle tried to run away from the arms. Although it was supposed to be proud of its defense, Ed broke its shell.
However, Ed could still move in this state, and the Susanoo followed him as he moved. Ed's speed could easily overshadow the turtle's. Sensing that retreat was not an option, the turtle hid back inside of its damaged shell. It seemed like it was going to use the same skill as earlier as a last resort. Yet, before it could even spin, Susanoo's arms got a hold of it, pinning it down.
The shell's head opening was now facing Ed. A water laser shot out of it. It was an attempt made by the turtle to end Ed's life, but it could only feel helpless. The ribcage of the Susanoo was enough to block the attack without sustaining any damage. "I even used Armament Haki to enforce it. Apparently, there was no need," Ed spoke while looking in the hole where the head was. Even though the turtle knew Ed couldn't see it, it felt as if his eyes were looking directly at it. It was now beyond frightened.
"Let's finish," The arms of the Susanoo increased the pressure they put on the shell. Crackling sounds started resounding, starting from the crack Ed caused on the shell. Not even ten seconds later, the shell was completely shattered. The 'Black Warrior's' pride, its defense, was broken by Ed. After losing its signature ability, the turtle was now a sitting duck. A single swing from Ed's sword was capable of killing it instantly.
*Ding*
Acquired 150.000 Exp.
Acquired Gacha ticketx1.
Acquired Water magic (Level 1)
Ed was more than happy from the drops. This was only the second time he got something to drop other than Exp and Gacha tickets. As Ed de-activated his Susanoo, the teleportation light surrounded his body instead. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a place filled with fog. He could only see a few meters in front of him, as the area was dimly lit. 'I didn't get teleported to silent hill now did I…' Ed was spooked out from the atmosphere of this floor. He was never good with horror movies or games. And this floor reminded him exactly of some of those movies he hated.
Ed snapped out of his thoughts due to the severe pain he felt. The wounds he got from the turtle along with the pain that results from using Susanoo assaulted him at once. Using Susanoo was said to be as if every single cell in the user's body was being stung by a needle. This was due to the massive amount of energy it needed to be sustained. Ed was sure he would be able to overcome the pain as time goes on. He withdrew a potion from his Inventory, drinking it immediately. His wounds were almost instantly healed. Even the pain he felt was almost non-existent now.
After drinking the potion, Ed let out a long sigh. "To think my experiments would fail…" Ed felt that his experiments were not up to par. According to him, Observation Haki, being in its early stages, needed Ryūsui Seikūken and Sharingan to be able to produce spectacular results. Relying on it alone against a strong enemy would be a stupid decision.
Armament Haki was the same. Ed couldn't use a massive amount of it. As proof, when he used it earlier with the Susanoo, it didn't change to the iconic black color. Ed could only layer a small amount of it on things, meaning he couldn't achieve the greatest result.
Finally, with Susanoo, it simply sucked Ed's energy dry. Even though he didn't even use its complete form, he still felt a massive amount of his KI being siphoned away by it. However, he felt that its battle prowess was well worth the trouble.
In the end, Ed could only come up with one solution. Training. More and more training. Ed needed to increase his reserves of KI at any cost. He used many skills and abilities, and each one of them required more KI than the other. Ed planned on layering one on top of one to achieve unparalleled results.
Ed rested for a while before opening a portal dimension. He was tired due to his fight with the turtle, so he decided not to train for the rest of the day. After entering, Ed crushed the new magic card he got and could feel himself learning how to use the Water magic. Wanting to put it to test, he created a bathtub and used the new Water magic to fill it up. After using Fire magic to heat it up, Ed jumped into the bathtub with his companions. He could feel the tiredness leaving his worn-out body.
After leaving the bath, Ed created a couple of beds and went to sleep. He didn't bother with anything else. Luckily for him, ever since upgrading his Mangekyo Sharingan, he didn't have to worry about a good night's sleep. Now, he was able to take hot baths and sleep on luxurious beds every day. If anyone on the tower knew about the kind of life Ed was having, they would bite their nails in envy.
Ed woke up to thunder-like rumbling sound. It was his stomach. He didn't eat in a long time, so his stomach was demanding attention. Ed cooked up a hearty meal for him and his companions, and they all ate to their fill. It was now time to hunt. Ed got out of the dimension and canceled it. He started walking around the fog, and after a while, he stumbled upon a human figure. Ed was finally going to meet a human on the tower.
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