One!!!
Ruri silently counted in his mind just as the enemy charged toward him.
Two!!!
"Three!!! Now!" Ruri whispered when he felt the timing was about right.
With that, Ruri transformed the Chakra in the center of his right palm into an incredibly sharp ice blade.
Ruri had timed it perfectly, neither too early nor too late. When the enemy came within a meter of him, he instantly turned his palm into an incredibly sharp ice blade and thrust it toward the enemy's heart in a flash.
But just as Ruri's ice blade neared the enemy's body, cracks suddenly appeared at its tip. Perhaps this was because the enemy had strengthened his body earlier.
Fortunately, only a tiny bit broke off. In the end, the incredibly sharp ice blade's sheer hardness allowed it to plunge all the way into the enemy's heart.
But at that very moment, the enemy's fist also struck Ruri in the chest. Ruri truly had not expected that move.
There was no denying the enemy's immense strength. As Ruri drove the ice blade through the enemy's heart, the enemy sent him flying with a single punch. The ice blade Ruri had thrust into the enemy's heart was pulled out at the same time.
After the enemy's punch sent him flying, Ruri spat out a mouthful of blood in midair.
Damn, that strength really was too much. I'd better never run into another enemy like this. He's such a pain to deal with! Ruri thought silently after being sent flying. By then, he was almost in too much pain to speak.
After sending Ruri flying, the enemy lowered his head to look at the large wound in his chest.
"Ah! It hurts so much!" After examining his wound, the enemy reached out and gently touched the area