DING. DING. DING.
The bullets bounced of Argo's hands as Percy dashed to Argo's left side, aimed at his face and fired. Argo moved his hands again, to Percy it seemed like slow motion but the man had superhuman reflexes to be even moving at all.
Percy lowered the gun a little and fired again at his legs. Argo jumped up, his left hand going to protect his face and his right moving to protect his torso. Percy however was already moving as he moved to face the man's back.
He aimed at the man's open back and pulled the trigger spraying all of his bullets out. Argo was in mid air, he arms were stretched out to protect himself, there was no way he could doge.
Percy saw the first bullet pierced his skin, his improved eyesight showed him the blood pouring out of the wound. The second bullet came closer and closer and cut into the skin but didn't break through. The third bullet didn't even do that.
Percy narrowed his eyes and saw through the holes in Argo's back made by his bullets. His back was completely black, the man must have activated his power in the last moment.
Slowly time became normal again as Percy dropped his speed. Argo dropped down and fell to the ground holding his side, "SHIT! YOU LITTLE FUCKER!"
Percy threw the gun into his inventory and charged at Argo with his super speed. Percy was almost on top of him when suddenly a Gergosa fist came in blocking his path. Percy stopped and circled around just in time to see a black fist coming for his face.
DING!
Percy felt himself sailing through the air and roll across the ground. Blood came pouring out of his mouth as Percy felt a few of his teeth knocked out, hopefully they would grow back with a good night's rest. The demigod slowly got up with his head still ringing with the sound of that last attack.
Defence- 32,000
'That attack cost me 100,000 points,' Percy told himself as he gathered 2000 mana points and put it into Marble skin to improve the defence;
Defence- 190,000
Percy looked at his remaining mana;
Mana-900/3,500 (+1000) = 1,900
He didn't have enough, but Percy knew he still had one ace up his sleeve, Death touch. He couldn't use the skill on enemies 30 levels higher than him, but Argo despite his intelligence was only Lv-53, he could use it on the man.
Percy closed the boxes and looked at Argo. The man was on his feet now but holding his side. Percy could see the exit wound and the blood pouring out. The man was surrounded by Gergosas, but Percy also had back up.
Percy focused his mana into the jem stuck in his forehead and summoned his remaining fighters, Craig and Timmy. The Goblin King and Damned knight appeared before Percy and stood ready to fight.
Percy opened his inventory and took out a celestial bronze blade and threw it to Timmy, "those gigantic things are called Gergosas, their only weak point is the back of their necks. The woman with ice powers is an ally, kill the giants and protect her. Don't interfere with my fight, got it?"
The two didn't say a word, they simply nodded and ran forward fighting the monsters near Argo leaving the man alone.
"I don't see the gauntlet anywhere," Argo commented, "and since I doubt you somehow created your own version I'm guessing it's inside you now."
Percy didn't speak, he was forming a plan. He took out Yew's Breath and Riptide and slowly walked towards Argo.
"So if it's inside you it must be impossible to separate you both," Argo said as he straightened up turning his fists black, "but I'm sure going to enjoy trying."
Percy activated his speed and exploded forward. Argo caught Percy's first strike and deflected his second. Percy kicked Argo with his Giga kick but to no effect. The moment his foot touched the man's body his mana was drained out of the attack.
Percy kicked off Argo's body and dashed forward again launching every attack in super speed. Sparks flew but Percy quickly realised he was being pushed back by Argo, not the other way around.
Percy couldn't understand it, he was moving in super speed, faster than any human should move. Argo might have superhuman reflexes but even those have a limit.
Percy looked at Argo's face and flinched. Argo took that chance to punch Percy's chest in and send the boy back a few steps.
Defence- 150,000
Percy coughed out blood but quickly got back to his fighting stance. The reason he slipped was because he looked at Argo's face. The man didn't even have his eyes open, he had blocked every attack Percy had made without opening his eyes. Percy was reasonably freaked out.
"How are you doing that?" Percy asked as he circled the man with his blades ready to attack at any moment.
"It's called using your senses kid," Argo smirked as he opened his eyes looking at Percy, "I learned to use mine to the fullest."
"No," Percy shook his head, "it's something else. I know the limits of a normal man. I have faced monster and demigods and I know what the limit of man is. It's true that we aren't using all our senses to the limit but what you're doing….what you're doing is something else. I'm moving faster than any normal human body can react to, yet you're blocking me, it's almost like you can read my thoughts."
Argo grinned, "Luke did say you were a quick study. 'A genius in coming up with on the fly battle plans but stupider than a brick in everything else,' that's how he described you."
"Yeah well Elsa called you a sick little pedophile that licked to play with little girls."
Argo shrugged, "you have no proof of that."
Percy raised an eyebrow, "you don't' deny it?"
"Of course I do, but just because I do doesn't mean you'll believe me-"
Percy vanished into a blur running right at Argo and jumping up bringing down his blades hard on top of the man.
DING!
Argo had blocked with his black arms, "hey I was talking!"
"God you are annoying!" Percy said as he kicked Argo's face in only to have the man cover his head with the black substance as well.
"Well now you know how people feel when fighting you!"
Percy then used his head as a jumping board and launched himself upwards shooting fireballs at the man.
Percy landed with his back to Argo when suddenly;
Warning! Ar-
Percy kicked back aiming high only to have Argo catch it with one hand. The scientist then used Percy like a rag doll and swung him over head smashing him into the ground.
"You know what's the best way to teach someone a lesson?" Argo asked lifting Percy up before smashing him into the ground again, "beat it into them!"
Percy's head was spinning as he was again smashed into the ground like a sack of wheat.'Just a little more,' Percy thought as Argo hit him again and again and again.
Defence- 149,000
Defence- 148,000
Defence- 147,000
Defence- 146,000
Percy could feel more blood in his mouth, luckily it wasn't serious, just cosmetic.
Argo stopped and pulled Percy and held him there like a strung up fish, "don't you get it? You can't hurt me kid."
Percy's eyes shot open and he dropped Riptide from his right hand and grabbed Argo's leg, "I wasn't trying to."
Percy activated Death Touch. Argo's eyes shot up in pain as cold fury burned through Percy's veins and into Argo. Percy could feel the spell taking control as it slowly chipped away at Argo's life.
Argo's grip on Percy weakened, dropping the kid down, but Percy still held onto the man's leg. Percy's squinted and looked at Argo, the man's skin was running with black veins. 'I can feel it. I can feel him dying.'
Argo sounded like he was choking, dying. But just as the last of his resistance died out Argo let out a roar, "NOO!"
Percy felt an invisible force open his grip on the man before flinging him across the room. Percy rolled across the floor but quickly got back up and turned to Argo. The scientist fell to his knees in pain still shouting in pain. But slowly Percy could see the effects of the black veins taking effect. He was dying.
But just then Argo stopped screaming. He stopped moving. The black veins glowed darker as suddenly the exploded out of the man's body leaving him sweating and tired but still alive.
Ping!
Argo's will power has concurred your own resulting in your spell, 'Death Touch' to be negated!
Percy was beyond surprised. The rules of the game stated that Percy's skill were absolute, if he used death touch on something, that thing died. Those were the rules. But Argo just broke them.
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