A piercing pain shot through him, and Fran tried with all his might to pull his hand back.
But it felt like my hand was stuck inside a tumor, and I couldn't pull it out no matter how hard I tried.
Moreover, this tumor is still growing and is preparing to detach itself from my body.
With a ruthless determination, he used a sword aura to chop off his left hand and then retreated rapidly, creating a distance of nearly thirty meters between himself and Hera.
The bones and flesh slowly regenerated from the broken wall on the left.
The itchy and painful sensation stimulated Fran's nerves, making it difficult for him to concentrate on Hera.
Fran's severed left hand was quickly minced into meat and eaten by Hera.
Countless sword energies slashed towards her, but Hera used her legs to propel herself upwards.
Her fair legs were severed by the sword energy, but fortunately, Hera's upper body was unharmed.
The right hand, now a tumor, writhed rapidly, like a bloodthirsty monster reaching towards the ground.
As if he had anticipated this, Fran waved his hand towards the flesh that was reaching towards him.
A sword aura appeared out of nowhere and severed flesh and blood.
Fran's eyes widened. After the flesh and blood in front of him were cut off, they did not become still like limbs.
Instead, it fell to the ground and crawled towards him at high speed like a caterpillar.
Extremely fast!
Upon seeing this disgusting scene, Fran immediately used his sword energy to create distance.
But flesh and blood had already crawled up to him.
A sharp claw burst forth from his body and slapped Fran across the face.
Fran raised his hand to block, and his right hand was scratched with four bloody wounds.
Ignoring the pain in his hands, he flew into the air in an instant.
Meanwhile, Hera's true form was already flying above him.
puff--!
Ten thick spines burst forth from various parts of Hera's body, extending in different directions.
Then they were all stuck into the ground, like a cage, trapping Fran inside.
Fran looked up.
Hera's body had long since vanished; all her cells had turned into bone whips.
It could also be said that it has become this cage.
The lump of flesh lying on the ground quickly deformed, then suddenly turned into a bone spur attached to the flesh and pierced out.
Fran quickly dodged and avoided being pierced by the bone spur.
The bone spikes collided with the bone whip, instantly merging into one and returning to their original shape.
Fran understood what was about to happen and decided to strike first, unleashing a sword strike.
The flesh and bone whip were cut into two pieces, but then quickly reconnected, with the flesh merging into the bone whip and disappearing.
Bone spurs grew out of another bone whip without warning and stabbed at the other.
Fran wasn't paying attention and his thigh was pierced.
The bone whip transformed into a soft tentacle the instant it pierced his thigh.
Fran was thrown to the ground.
Fran clenched his fist, and the dense sword energy, like a spray, shattered Hera's entire tentacle into dust.
He distanced himself from her again.
With a sudden swing of his hand, he severed a bone whip, preparing to fly out through the gap.
Unexpectedly, several slender tentacles grew from the cut of the bone whip, nimbly wrapping around his feet and pulling him down.
At that moment, Fran was truly afraid.
He felt that Hera really wanted to kill him!
If it weren't for my slight regenerative abilities, I'd probably be crippled or dead by now.
To his horror, a lump of flesh fell from the bone whip above, wriggling and crawling toward him.
"I surrender! I surrender!"
Fran quickly waved his hand, acknowledging that Hera was indeed much stronger than before.
When I was in human form, I could show off my skills with fancy sword auras.
But now the other person is even more impressive than me!
Upon hearing this, the flesh and blood stopped advancing, and the tentacles that had been binding Fran loosened their grip.
The entire bone whip cage writhed, turning into a lump that merged with the flesh and blood below.
Finally, it slowly took on the shape of Hera.
Hera placed her hands on her hips and raised her stunningly beautiful face high.
He wore a victorious smile.
"I am the strongest."
Her words should have sounded arrogant, but paired with Hera's emotionless and soft voice, they made her seem extremely cute.
After her chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) episode, Hera walked up to Fran, who was panting heavily as he left, and extended her hand to him.
Looking at that small, fair hand, Fran backed away and stood up on his own.
“It’s okay, boss, I can stand up by myself.”
He then gave an awkward laugh.
Hera ignored her and turned to look at Thoth.
Thoth put the pen in his pocket and nodded.
"Very good, boss, it has met expectations."
Moreover, your tactics are also very good, especially against a highly mobile and lethal opponent like Fran.
Indeed, the focus should be on close-quarters combat and crowd control.
Thoth was so generous with his praise that Hera was practically floating on air.
"And then it's your turn, Fran."
Thoth suddenly changed his gaze and looked at Fran.
"Your biggest problem is that you are extremely lacking in close combat ability. When the boss fights you in close combat, you have almost no ability to fight back."
Your defensive capabilities are nonexistent; this is your biggest weakness right now.
Fran looked at Thoth with some surprise. Why did it seem like Thoth was the boss?
Thoth and Hera, however, paid no attention.
Thoth adjusted his glasses and continued his logical analysis.
"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, your abilities are what they are. With high lethality and wide range, there will inevitably be some weaknesses."
I now have two options.
Thoth held up two fingers, and the man, the alien, and the insect quickly came closer to listen carefully.
"The first option is to improve one's physical fitness, such as learning some fighting skills or swordsmanship, but this can only improve very little in the short term, so it can be ruled out first."
The second, and most effective, method is to acquire a [Different Weapon] that is best used for melee combat or, ideally, defense.
After saying this, Thoth sighed helplessly.
"It's a pity we're not Night Stars, so it's hard to find a legal channel to buy and sell [alien artifacts]."
What a pity.
The other two nodded in agreement.
Fran thought for a moment, "As for weapons, I think swords and the like would suit me better."
Because of my limited skills, I had previously learned some basic knife techniques, so I'm relatively comfortable using a knife.
Hera pondered for a moment, then slowly raised her hand.
A bone blade made of flesh and blood slowly grew out of the palm of the hand.
He grabbed the hilt and snapped it off, then handed it to Fran, saying, "Take this and use it."
Fran trembled slightly, looking at the long sword in Hera's hand, its surface still slightly writhing, and hesitated to strike.
It's not that he's being dramatic, but he's just been beaten up by this flesh and blood monster, and now he has to use this thing as a weapon, which is really hard for him to accept.
Thoth looked at the knife in Hera's hand, his brows furrowing slightly as if he were thinking about something.
Seeing that Fran was dawdling and not taking it, Hera didn't tolerate him and grabbed his wrist, shoving the knife directly into his hand.
"Let's see if it works well."
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