Haymaker Defeated Little Black!

The second form of Fighting Technique: Haymaker!

Haymaker had a passive effect: it could store damage received, up to half of Aeneas's maximum vitality.

And Terror Black Bear's vitality was astonishing. Just one or two swipes had already filled the "Grit" around Aeneas to its threshold. Taking any more damage would have been meaningless.

Naturally, the "Grit" stored through that passive effect was not just for show. When Haymaker was actively unleashed, it would erupt with unprecedentedly terrifying power, dealing true damage to enemies directly ahead.

In this world, true damage could be understood as a critical hit combined with armor penetration. In short, even Terror Black Bear could never withstand it head-on without being affected.

The right heavy punch from Knuckled Down had already left Terror Black Bear reeling. The coming Haymaker was a pure killing move, more than capable of taking Terror Black Bear head-on!

In an instant, all that "Grit" transformed into endless, fine flickering golden motes that gathered around Aeneas's fist.

This punch would not be affected by Pit Grit's alternating left and right punches. Aeneas struck with his habitual right hand!

"Haymaker!"

Aeneas threw a heavy punch, and all his "Grit" erupted at once.

Terror Black Bear had also been building up force for some time. At the very moment Aeneas punched, its bear paw came crashing down!

A scrawny little guy weighing less than a hundred jin faced Terror Black Bear, which stood over three meters tall and weighed more than ten tons. By all common sense, the outcome should have been obvious.

And Terror Black Bear's three-meter height did not mean its height from head to toe while standing. It meant that while the black bear lay prone, the distance from its paws to its back was three meters!

Aeneas was only a tiny little thing. One of Terror Black Bear's paws was larger than him.

But what happened next was not Aeneas being reduced to a bloody mess.

The golden motes rapidly gathered in Aeneas's right fist, then erupted at an incredible speed. The blast was far more powerful than the previous right heavy punch from Knuckled Down, directly knocking Terror Black Bear over. Even its hind paws nearly left the ground.

What kind of concept was that?

Aeneas had nearly sent a monstrously heavy Terror Black Bear flying with one punch?

Hiss—

Terrifying.

Terror Black Bear had never expected that Aeneas could actually send it flying with such a tiny body.

That alone showed just how powerful Aeneas's Haymaker was. It had produced such a dramatic effect even against a bear's body; if it landed on a human, the result would be unimaginable!

And besides!

Haymaker was not a single-target attack.

Terror Black Bear was simply too huge. If its size were converted to creatures the same size as Aeneas, one punch could send more than twenty of them flying with ease—within roughly five or six meters in front of Aeneas, absolutely no one would escape unscathed.

And that range would increase as Aeneas grew stronger and became more proficient with the move!

"Boom!" Aeneas's knees smashed into the ground, and he dropped directly to his knees.

He could no longer remain standing. Whether it was the alternating left and right heavy punches of Pit Grit, or the two major moves Knuckled Down and Haymaker, they had all pushed Aeneas's stamina close to exhaustion.

"Facebreaker consumes about as much as Haymaker, and both consume more than Knuckled Down." Aeneas gained a clearer understanding of his current stamina. "As for The Show Stopper, I can only use it when I'm at full strength. And once I use it, I just collapse. I really can't move at all!"

Aeneas looked at Terror Black Bear's motionless body, then struggled to his feet and checked several times.

This time, Terror Black Bear had truly fallen unconscious.

Aeneas VS Terror Black Bear!

Aeneas wins!

Haymaker defeated Terror Black Bear!

"Finally..." Aeneas lay on the ground, looking at the clouds in the sky. They seemed impossibly distant, yet somehow within reach. He could not help thinking of the Sky Island that existed above the clouds.

"Moon People?" Every time Aeneas achieved some small accomplishment, he grew more eager to adventure and witness with his own eyes the magnificent wonders he had once seen only on a screen!

"One day!" After consecutively defeating Silverback Gorilla and Terror Black Bear today, Aeneas had completed the small goal Obi-Wan had assigned him.

It had taken only a year!

After resting for about half an hour, Aeneas returned to where he had been and found the Iron Sword he had left behind.

His body was somewhat tired. Although he was extremely curious about what Tinos was like, he had no energy left today. He planned to return, eat a big meal, and get some proper rest.

"Besides, Uncle Obi-Wan has been gone for so long without sending any news. It's really worrying."

What Aeneas was truly worried about was Rami. Obi-Wan was a Swordmaster. Though not necessarily famous, he was no easy opponent. Even in the North Blue, few people could hold him back.

But Rami was different. She was only an ordinary little girl, and her body was exceptionally frail.

"I wonder if Rami will get sick out at sea..." Aeneas sighed as he looked toward the distant shore. "Tomorrow, I can finally enter Tinos. Maybe I can ask around for some news there!"

Then Aeneas slung his Hundred-Jin Iron Sword over his back.

He had wanted to wear the Iron Sword at his waist, but it was far too cumbersome. He could not even properly balance his center of gravity.

To avoid becoming lopsided and awkward, Aeneas simply strapped the huge Iron Sword to his back—just like Hawkeye Mihawk carrying his black blade on his back in anime.

Aeneas thought it looked cool. A man ought to wield a forty-meter blade!

Of course, his Iron Sword did not have the same presence as that black blade, but Aeneas liked it this way. What business was it of yours?

Then, with lighthearted steps, Aeneas returned to his little cabin. Once his stamina had recovered a little, he began his training for the day.

"Even though I've reached my goal, I can't neglect my training!" Aeneas had no energy to go into town, yet he still had energy to train here. He was slowly turning himself into a training fanatic.

Exercise really could become addictive.

Before forming the habit, it was nothing. But once you got used to lifting something heavy every day, you would feel uneasy and miserable if you did not!

Aeneas stripped down to nothing but his shorts, revealing his sturdy upper body. His muscle lines were sharp, but most importantly, they looked incredibly balanced and pleasing. Every morning, Aeneas would spend more than ten minutes admiring himself in the mirror.

His powerful lower body was also highly developed. Obi-Wan had specifically trained it to improve Aeneas's speed and explosive power.

Although Soru and Geppo were still far beyond his reach, the sensation of leaping more than ten meters at a time still filled Aeneas with excitement and exhilaration.

When had he ever experienced such freedom in his previous life?

"Tomorrow, Tinos!" Aeneas looked at the setting sun. For once, he did not continue with extra training today, and soon fell into a deep sleep...