Dimension Weaver: My Wife Is The Dragon Empress!
Chapter 149 - 149- Vendetta (Part 5)

Jumping in the air, Talon dodged the upcoming attack with ease. Even with its high speed, the attack took more than a second to reach him which was enough for Talon to avoid it. But, Cha Kwang didn't seem like he expected it to hit as he instantly dashed forward, closing the distance between him and Talon.

"You didn't think I was going to do this, no?" He asked with a grin as he swung his hammer, aiming for Talon the moment he landed.

'He can't avoid this!' He thought to himself.

However, at that moment, Talon suddenly shifted his balance mid-air before he landed with his feet on top of the hammer. Then, he jumped in the air again.

"Wha…" Cha Kwang stared at what happened in pure shock, only to realize that his enemy wasn't intending to escape.

*Swish*

Talon lifted his leg as he threw a kick at Cha Kwang's face. The attack connected and sent the man flying to the side like a ragdoll before smashing against one of the shelves violently.

"Blurgh!" Blood gushed out of the man's head as he slowly rose from the ground. "Fuck!"

'That hurts!!' Cursing to himself, he touched the injury, only to realize that something. 'Did his attack just get stronger out of nowhere?! That wasn't his strongest one yet?'

The hit felt like a train smashing him in the face. Even his strong defensive skill which he boasted about and thought made him invincible didn't work at all.

This also meant a terrifying fact for Cha Kwang that he only realized at that very moment.

'If I don't keep my defensive skill activated… I will get killed with one single move…' His eyes widened as he heaved up and down.

"Get me my armor, now!!" He shouted loudly.

But, before he could even look back to Talon, the latter vanished again like a ghost. Cha Kwang panicked as he started looking around in a rush.

'Where is he? Where did he go?' His heart rate increased as he felt two eyes looking at him. Then, out of nowhere, Talon appeared again right in front of him with his hand already moving toward the man's neck.

'What?!' With no time to dodge, Cha Kwang tried to grab Talon's arm. But, the latter suddenly pulled it away and used the other one to deal a jab to the man's side.

"BLURGH!"

Feeling his entire body shake from the punch, he spat out another mouthful of blood as he jumped back.

"Hah… Hah!!" He heaved up and down powerfully as he stared at Talon with wide eyes. The young man had the same casual look on his face as if nothing just happened.

'This bastard!!' He clenched his teeth powerfully.

All of his ego and confidence vanished completely and were replaced by soul-shaking fear. Never did he expect his enemy to be this ridiculously stronger than him. This entire time, Cha Kwang thought that he was one of the strongest, if not the strongest human in the world.

He had strong skills, he was level 19 and he had killed countless monsters with his pure strength. Nothing was able to stop him so far and that fueled his ego into the skies.

But, Talon came and shattered that belief in a few seconds. This wasn't even a fight, it was a one-sided beating he was receiving.

'How could this be? How strong is he?! We started at the same time goddamit!!'

The more he tried to think about it the more Cha Kwang's instincts started telling him to simply ditch everything and run away. But, that idea simply made him even more irritated.

'Why?! Why do I need to run away? I'm Cha Kwang!! I run away from nobody!!'

"FUUUCK!!!" Yelling loudly, the man channeled his Aetheris as he was about to attack, only to realize that Talon had appeared behind him and kicked him powerfully.

*BANG*

Rolling on the ground violently, the man ended up on the ground.

'This gotta be a joke… This has to be a goddamn joke!!!' He yelled in his head as his eyes turned red from anger.

"I won't kill you instantly. I will make sure you feel every single moment of pain you made your victims go through. I will destroy your mind and soul till you wish to go to hell." Talon said coldly as he approached the man. His words only made the man shudder even more as he slowly stood up with great difficulty.

'I really can't fight against him… He is far stronger than me… Do I really have to use that? Do I really have to?!' Staring at the cold young man approaching him, Cha Kwang realized that he really had no other choice but to do that.

As much as he was unwilling to use it, there was clearly no way to win this fight unless he used that thing.

"Ugh, screw it!" Wiping the blood off his face, he slowly moved his bloodied hands and put them against his chest. After that, he slowly started moving his hands across his body, coating it in his own blood.

Then, he channeled every single point of Aetheris through his body to his hands. However, unlike anything Talon had seen before, the man did something completely different. He halted his steps when he noticed Cha Kwang's aura change.

'Hm? His aura changing color.' He asked himself.

"AGHHHHHHHHH!!" Then, a blood-curdling shriek escaped Cha Kwang's mouth that was so far detached from being humane that Talon thought for a second he was listening to the screams of a beast.

"What in the actual…"

"A sacrificial skill?" Acrypha spoke, taking Talon's attention.

"A what?"

"He's using a sacrificial skill. These are skills that require the use of some kind of sacrifice to activate, usually the life force of a creature. In return, they gain a lot of temporary power to fight for that cost. How did he even come across a skill like that? They're quite rare." She explained.

"Wait, so he's sacrificing his own life to get a temporary boost of strength?"

"A very huge boost, but yeah, from what I can see, he won't be able to recover from using this ability now. Even if he doesn't die, his soul will be heavily damaged by the end."

*BOOOOM*

At that moment, Cha Kwang's aura exploded powerfully, sending a strong gush of air around him. Talon covered his eyes to avoid the debris before he focused on the man again. His entire presence had completely changed. His muscles bulged noticeably and his veins expanded to a dangerous degree.

His eyes were also completely red as if they were that of a demon.

"Hagh, Hagh!!" Heaving up and down with a pained look on his face, Cha Kwang grinned wildly. "Hahahaha! I never thought I would need to use 'Demon Blood' in my life! Honestly, the cost of this skill is too much for me! But, when I claim your soul, I know for certain I will recover from it!!"

Stepping forward, the man spoke in a distorted voice. His tone lacked the shred of humanity he had in him before. He was now a monster in human skin.

Meanwhile, Talon simply stood in his place staring at his enemy.

"Here I come, bastard! Try to keep up!"

*Swish*

The moment he finished speaking, Cha Kwang dashed at top speed, crossing the distance between him and Talon in a split second. The latter's expression grew colder.

"TAKE THIS!!!"

Tightening his fist, Cha Kwang launched a powerful punch aimed at Talon. The latter crossed his arms in front of him at the perfect moment.

*BANG*

Upon contact, Talon's eyes widened a little as he was pushed back. Sliding back on his feet, he stopped a few meters away.

'Strong.' He thought to himself. The punch was far stronger than anything Cha Kwang had tried before. So much so that Talon felt his arms go numb.

"Not over yet!!!"

Cha Kwang didn't stop as he vanished again and appeared on Talon's side as he launched another punch at him.

*BANG*

Pushing him back again, Cha Kwang then followed with a series of punches, each more powerful than the other. Meanwhile, Talon deflected each attack skilfully as he moved back.

"Hah!! Take this! And this!! And this!!!"

The sheer power Cha Kwang exerted shocked Talon. Seconds passed as the rain of punches increased in intensity and speed.

"Why are you only defending, Talon? He shouldn't pose that much of a threat to you even if he was using a sacrificial ability." Acrypha asked as she floated around him.

*BANG* *BANG* *BANG*

"I want to learn more about these sacrificial abilities. They seem quite interesting." He said as he dodged an attack. "But, I guess apart from a little bit more strength, it doesn't have anything else worth experimenting with."

Saying that, Talon suddenly changed his position as he quickly stepped forward, grabbing Cha Kwang's arm, he launched a punch with his right hand.

"Ugh!" The fist smashed against the man's stomach, shaking his core. Then, Talon followed with another punch.

"Fuck! It won't work this time!" Shaking the damage away, Cha Kwang clenched his teeth and tried to yank his enemy.

'Oh…' When Talon felt himself losing his balance, he was met with a fist going straight to his face.

*BANG*