บท 69: Trump Cards
After a few seconds of rest, the minotaur immediately started attacking anxiously again which confirmed Helena's suspicions.
Due to this, Helena was able to relax a bit and focus on the battle even more. She knows that she will eventually win as long as she can keep up this pace.
Time quickly passed and the two of them were still at a stalemate, switching roles as attackers and defenders from time to time.
The minotaur is getting increasingly anxious since it couldn't find a way to finish the fight. Finally, it made a decision to go all out.
The human seems to be getting tired as well so it should be able to use its trump card soon.
A few seconds later, the minotaur cried more tears of blood which solidified into more blood runes.
It finally decided to bet on its full power!
In exchange for a chance to finish off Helena quicker, the minotaur cut its runic state timer to half!
If it couldn't finish Helena off in two minutes, it would lose the battle.
The minotaur wasted no time as it immediately began its onslaught of attacks again.
This time, Helena was visibly having a hard time defending each attack and she was getting pushed back little by little.
"K…Kkuuhhh…This damn cow…"
A minute passed and Helena was almost out of stamina to defend. She had to do something or she would not last another minute.
The minotaur noticed that Helena was already severely exhausted so it decided to use its trump card.
It stepped back a little bit to give Helena a chance to attack.
Helena didn't miss this chance as she immediately charged forward to attack. Unbeknownst to her, this was a part of the minotaur's plan all along.
Helena was already in the motion of an overhead chop so there was no way that she could pull her sword back.
A savage smile appeared on the minotaur's face as it immediately swung its halberd diagonally upwards to clash with Helena's weapon.
Although this scene has happened more than a hundred times already during their previous clashes, this one clash isn't the same.
A black-colored magic circle suddenly appeared around the huge arms of the minotaur which tremendously boosted its attack power.
If Helena faces the current power of the minotaur head-on, she can be considered lucky if she doesn't die immediately.
Unfortunately for Helena, she was already in attacking motion and there was already no way to pull her sword back in time.
"General! Watch out!"
Panicked and worried expressions appeared on the faces of the battalion commanders, they almost charged forward to help their general.
Helena's sword and the minotaur's halberd are destined to clash with each other if nothing else happens.
Due to this, the minotaur smiled wickedly. It believes that it has already won.
However, its early celebration was cut short as it looked at Helena's facial expression.
There was no fear or despair in her expression. On the contrary, she was smiling wide as if she had already won.
Helena's reaction confused the minotaur. Although it was in denial, deep inside, its confidence wavered.
"I sensed that you were up to something you ugly cow! Stepping back like that isn't like you. You think I will charge in blindly?"
Helena's smile grew even wider as thin red magic circles appeared on her legs which gave her legs an explosive power.
"You think you're the only one with trump cards?"
Helena said as she activated her dash skill which caught the minotaur off guard.
In the blink of an eye, she was already in front of the minotaur's face.
The minotaur's attack didn't hit because of the sudden gap closer move by Helena while Helena's overhead chop was still in motion.
"Thanks for helping me perfect my finisher skill! I shall never forget you, you oversized cow!"
"IGNITION BLADE!!"
*ROOOOOOOOAAARRR*
*SPURT*
The minotaur roared in rage but roaring didn't help it change the situation as it was cut cleanly in half by Helena's Salamandr.
As usual, the Salamandr's flame started to burn the opponent's corpse to ashes. However, this time, an amazing thing happened.
The minotaur's corpse was burned to ashes except for a glistening piece of perfectly roasted meat which landed right in front of Helena.
Minotaur Prime meat!
Helena enthusiastically retrieved the unexpected piece of prime meat.
She was honestly a little amazed by the minotaur's skills earlier and she wanted them for herself.
Now with this prime meat, she had the chance to gain the minotaur's skills for herself!
"General! Are you alright?"
"General! How are you feeling?"
The battalion commanders immediately rushed to Helena's side after the battle to check on her condition.
"I'm fine, just a little exhausted that's all."
"Oh thank God! Your battle was amazing! I thought that minotaur got you! Who would've thought that you would use your finisher skill at the perfect timing!"
"Nyahahaha aren't I amazing? I'm gonna be the world's strongest warrior, there's no way I'm gonna lose to that overgrown cow!"
"There you go again general! You're boasting again! You almost lost earlier!"
"When the fuck did I almost lose?! Didn't you see me split that cow in half? How about we spar huh?!"
"No, I'm just kidding. General is the best!"
Helena and the battalion commanders excitedly talked about her victory after making sure that she was fine.
After a few moments of joking around, Helena drank a strong health potion to regain full health then she finally decided to consume the roasted minotaur prime meat.
There was one problem though, Helena forgot that prime meat contains very potent energy and that it needs to be prepared in a certain way first before a person can consume it.
In just half a minute, the potent energy inside the prime meat went berserk inside her body and her face contorted in pain.
A few more seconds later, Helena couldn't take it and she knelt on the ground while groaning in pain.
"AAAAAAAAAAARRRRGHHHHHH!!!"
The battalion commanders who were checking the treasure chest were startled due to Helena's sudden scream and they turned around by reflex.
"General! What happened?!"
Leif quickly supported Helena and made her drink another health potion in hopes that it would ease the pain.
Unfortunately, the potion didn't have any effect.
A few more moments later, Helena's muscles started to spasm uncontrollably and she almost lost consciousness due to the pain.
However, Helena refused to lose consciousness. She knew that she might lose her life if she lost consciousness now so she gritted her teeth and continued to endure the pain.
Finally, a few minutes later, Helena started crying tears of blood and the blood flowed down to her cheeks and solidified into runes.
Amazingly, the blood runes formed on her cheeks didn't resemble the minotaur's blood runes. It seems that a different body will produce different runes.
"Haaaahh…Haaaahh…"
Helena panted hard as her ordeal finally came to an end. She was lucky that she survived after making a mistake like that.
A few more seconds later, she couldn't bear the physical and mental exhaustion and she fell down on the ground, unconscious.
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