Whoosh! Whoosh!
Remus Pitt nimbly dodged Azazel's two tail strikes. His Killing Technique had reached the third stage. Besides allowing him to control his body perfectly and perform all kinds of movements beyond ordinary people's comprehension, it gave him a degree of control over his internal organs and the flow of his blood.
Unlike Azazel's Evolution Technique, the Killing Technique could deliver limited, penetrating follow-up strikes during punches and kicks from the second stage onward, inflicting fatal internal injuries on an opponent without their realizing it.
At the third stage, it could also raise the body's basic attributes, such as strength and speed, to their physical limits. The follow-up strikes could reach every part of the body, and he could use them with greater ease and control.
Even so, he could only just about fight Azazel to a standstill with their bare hands, as long as Azazel didn't use his special abilities.
Azazel lacked this kind of follow-up striking technique, since he had trained in the Evolution Technique instead. But his body was naturally stronger than Remus's, and the third stage of the Evolution Technique could also bring his physique and abilities to their current limits.
On top of that, Azazel's tail was a weapon he'd been born with. Its attack angles were bizarre, and it was incredibly fast. If Remus hadn't been more skilled in combat, he would have "died" countless times by now.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two traded punches and kicks, neither giving an inch. Azazel's fighting style leaned toward thrusting attacks. Combined with his tail, he was like a scorpion making precise strikes, while Remus was more conventional, using broad, sweeping movements and a well-rounded range of attacks. Every time they clashed, Azazel felt a stabbing pain, as if his fists and feet had been pierced.