Chapter 28: Raka VS Felix

Feeling the cold blade of the sword on his neck, Raka showed no signs of panic.

"To be honest, I don't want to fight a fellow Aggressor. Besides, we come from the real world, but you're forcing me to do it."

"Very disappointing, I thought I could see the expression of fear or a plea for mercy like the other two Aggressors. Uncle, your mental fortitude is quite strong."

Seeing the other party remain calm under the threat of a weapon, Felix was slightly disappointed as it didn't meet his expectations.

He wanted to see the fear and decisions of humans when facing death!

That feeling was much more enjoyable than having sex!

"In that case, good bye, uncle."

As Felix was about to swing his sword, a sudden sense of danger struck him, reminding him of madness.

"Time Stop." Raka uttered in a low voice.

In an instant, Felix's hand movement stopped. Not only that, his whole body froze in place, maintaining his pose and expression.

"Thank goodness Sorganeil didn't seal the power of Toki Toki no Mi."

The light circle holding Raka disappeared, and he regained his mobility.

Initially, he panicked feeling the magical energy in his body sealed, rendering him unable to use his Thief skills. Then, he switched to using the power of Toki Toki no Mi, feeling relieved that it was not affected by Sorganeil's sealing effect.

"Different from magic that uses magical energy as its source, Devil Fruits depend on the user's stamina. Except for Sea Stone, there is no other way to restrain Devil Fruit powers."

"Almost... From these psychopathic words, he has killed at least two Aggressors. This person is dangerous; I must not show mercy."

Drawing the dagger from its sheath, Raka made a slashing motion towards Felix's neck.

"I'm still not used to this."

Closing his mouth to prevent vomiting, he deactivated Time Stop.

*Pofff*

When time returned to normal, Felix's figure, who should have died, turned into a puff of smoke, and a wooden beam fell from the smoke.

Realizing this anomaly, Raka felt Enemy Detection warning him.

"Not good."

There was a two-second cooldown before Time Stop could be used again, and the danger was coming from behind.

"Time Alter: Double Accel."

Raka moved so fast that he left an afterimage.

"Tsk, missed."

He turned around and saw where he stood before, now about to be struck by Felix. If he had been slightly late, he might have been split in two.

"Asshole, what did you just do? How did you free yourself from Sorganeil?"

Seeing the wooden beam on the ground, Felix spoke displeased.

It indicated he had received a fatal injury.

"..."

Instead of answering, Raka pondered on the phenomenon that occurred.

'That rude man turned into a wooden beam when receiving fatal damage... It's likely the Kawarimi no Jutsu.'

After contemplating for a moment, he made a conclusion based on the characteristics he observed.

With Kawarimi no Jutsu, the user can replace their body with another object, typically with a wooden beam.

"Not going to say? Well, as long as you die, that power will be mine."

"Sorganeil."

Felix used the same skill. However, he felt a chill. Without hesitation, he used Kawarimi no Jutsu.

When he realized it, the other party was already in front of him.

'Motherfucker! I don't understand what actually happened? Wasn't that person's innate skill Paralyze? Could it be... He also killed an Aggressor and obtained a second innate skill? Only that possibility.'

Felix cursed in his mind.

'This is troublesome; this person's intuition is very sharp. When I'm about to activate Time Stop, this man will sense something and use Kawarimi no Jutsu.'

For the first time, Raka encountered someone who could handle Time Stop with unorthodox methods.

"Since Sorganeil is ineffective against you, it seems I can only fight."

"Shundō (Instant Movement Technique)."

Felix's figure blinked as he moved faster than the eye could follow.

"So fast!"

*Clang*

Even with comprehensive attribute enhancements thanks to the Golden Apple and the title of Goblin Slayer, Raka could barely see the opponent's movements.

"Oho, you can block it? Not bad. Let's see how long you can hold on."

"Shundō!"

Only the sound of a thud was heard due to Felix's erratic movements.

"It's not just you who has movement techniques."

"Time Alter: Triple Accel."

Enveloped in time power, Raka formed many afterimages due to his excessively fast movements.

"What the hell!"

Seeing this scene, Felix was stunned and couldn't believe the other party could match his speed, which was his pride.

*Clang* *Clang* *Clang*

The dagger and the sword clashed dozens of times, producing the sound of metal clashing and sparks flying.

*Clang* *Clang* *Clang*

Both of them were ordinary people before being chosen by Paradise to become Aggressors. So, there were no fancy techniques involved; both purely swung their weapons at each other relying on instinct.

Felix was used to relying on Sorganeil to kill humans and monsters, so his combat experience was almost non-existent.

On the other hand, although Raka was accustomed to using Time Stop when facing enemies, he didn't overlook gathering combat experience and improving his Battle IQ.

Thus, the outcome of the confrontation between them was starting to show.

Felix had many wounds on his body, and he almost cried from the pain he had never felt before.

As for Raka, some random attacks from the other party also injured his body. To not affect his combat performance, once he was injured, he would immediately heal his wounds with Reversal Time.

"Fuck you! You're unfair! Aren't you ashamed?!"

Seeing the wounds he left on Raka's body disappear without a trace, Felix cursed angrily.

"Fair? You're not worthy of saying that."

Tilting his head to the side, avoiding the sword slash, he then stabbed Felix's calf three times in a row. His aim was to immobilize the other party.

He couldn't maintain Time Alter for too long. His body bore a tremendous burden, and he began to feel his muscles contracting throughout his body.

"KWAAAAGH!"

When had Felix ever felt this level of pain?

He stumbled and fell to the ground. Rolling over, he held his bloody calf.

"Damn damn damn!"

With tears and snot on his nose, Felix could no longer fight after Raka took his sword.

"You lose... Haah Haah Haah..."

Deactivating Time Alter, Raka breathed heavily, sweat drenching his forehead.

"Hey, uncle, this is all just a misunderstanding. I'm sorry, okay? I was just joking; I didn't really want to kill you."

In an unfavorable situation, Felix discarded his pride and begged for his life.

He didn't want to die when his boring life started to become interesting.

Only he was allowed to kill others, but others were not allowed to kill him!

'Good, this uncle looks hesitant. He's naive! Remember, I will repay this insult in the future.'

In his heart, Felix harbored a grudge, but he put on a sad expression.

"..."

Raka experienced an inner conflict.

To kill or not to kill?

Although his hands were already stained with human blood, he was not accustomed to killing people. Especially since the other party came from the same world as him.