Leveling Up by Defiling Milfs-Chapter 134: Ch: Checkmate
Kalhan’s smile vanished, his expression hardening as he rose from his throne, eyes locking on Daniel like a predator.
"Stupid outsider. You should know your place," he said, his tone suddenly serious.
As Kalhan stepped forward, Daniel immediately activated his ability and inspected the sword.
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Name: Bloody hell
Weapon Type: Sword
Description: A cursed, bloodthirsty sword that inflicts the Blood Loss effect. Each cut injects a trace of its cursed blood into the enemy, dealing 0.5% damage per cut. It can be stacked up to 100 times.
Every successful strike also drains the opponent’s mana, restoring 0.5% mana to the wielder.
To activate the Blood Loss effect, the sword must deal damage equal to 10% of the target’s health. Once this threshold is reached, the blade must be sheathed to trigger the effect.
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"Now I understand what she meant by that," Daniel thought, recalling Elimme’s final words.
Kalhan walked forward to the center, clasped his hands before the sword, and bowed his head in prayer.
Meanwhile, Daniel began closing the distance, his hand gripping the battle-axe firmly, his sharp eyes fixed on Kalhan’s posture as if planning his first attack.
"Hm... two cuts will be one percent, and twenty cuts will be ten percent," Daniel whispered under his breath. "Got it."
Kalhan pulled the sword from the ground and unsheathed it from its cover. Red mist poured from the blade. Its handle was black, and its guard glowed golden.
"Behold the blade of your death," Kalhan said, lifting the sword near his face.
His body looked like that of a fifty-year-old man, with decent muscles — neither buff nor too skinny. His long hair fell to his waist.
A deep diagonal scar ran across his chest, and his eyes were covered with a strip of red cloth, yet he faced Daniel as if he knew exactly where he stood.
Carrying the sheath in his left hand and the sword in his right, Kalhan rushed toward Daniel without hesitation.
*Bzz~ Zzap!*
"Argh!" Kalhan screamed as his footsteps slowed from the shock.
Daniel bolted forward like lightning, aiming his axe at Kalhan’s neck for a clean slash.
*Swoosh*
*Tang!*
Kalhan instantly raised his sword to meet the attack, then backflipped to create some distance, landing perfectly on his feet.
"Is he even blind?" Daniel wondered, moving sideways as his eyes remained locked on his opponent.
"Status," Daniel whispered.
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Name: Kalza baron han
HP: 19800/20000
Mana: 9901/10000
Description: A corrupt demon who made an agreement with an angel to become a powerful being in the universe. To achieve this goal, he had to slay one hundred humans or transform them into animals.
[Skill Activated: Sixth Sense] A skill that allows the user to detect the opponent’s position. Consumes 1 mana every 30 seconds.
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"How low can you be to use your lightning powers to engage? You have no honor as a warrior," Kalhan said, taunting.
Daniel didn’t reply to his words and charged toward him with his axe, channeling lightning into his left palm.
*Zzzap-Tang!*
Daniel went for another slash at his neck while lightning struck him, slowing his reaction.
Yet Kalhan’s hand moved with lightning-fast precision, his sword instantly meeting the attack before he backflipped once again, creating distance between them.
"Where are you running, coward!" Daniel shouted, his voice taunting.
Kalhan gave a wicked smile. "Hahaha... if you’re not going to fight with honor, why would I?"
Daniel clenched his teeth and shot another bolt of lightning. It struck perfectly, but instead of trying to dodge it, Kalhan faced it head-on.
*Zap!-Zap!-Zap!*
Daniel unleashed a barrage of lightning at him and closed the distance, targeting his neck for a one shot, one kill. Yet every attempt was blocked perfectly.
"Status," he muttered.
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Name: Kalza baron han
HP: 15800/20000
Mana: 7901/10000
Description: A corrupt demon who made an agreement with an angel to become a powerful being in the universe. To achieve this goal, he had to slay one hundred humans or transform them into animals.
[Skill Activated: Sixth Sense] A skill that allows the user to detect the opponent’s position. Consumes 1 mana every 30 seconds.
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’What’s with him? Does he think he’ll drain my mana and then counter-attack? Or maybe—’Daniel murmured, shooting another bolt of lightning.
*Bzz Zzap!*
Kalhan took it head-on, his posture unmoving as he stood firmly on his feet, a wicked smile spreading across his face. Daniel noticed his stance and immediately understood what was going on, stopping his lightning attack at once.
"What’s wrong? Hehe... throw more," Kalhan tauned.
The more lightning Daniel threw at him, the more his body adapted to the pain and damage it caused. His body was quickly recovering from the stun effect of the lightning.
"Prepare yourself, fool," Kalhan snarled, bolting toward Daniel.
*Swoosh-Swoosh-TANG!*
This time, Kalhan didn’t try to create distance. Instead, he desperately closed it, forcing Daniel to retreat and create space between them.
Daniel dodged the slashes with all his dexterity. But with every move, Kalhan’s sword inched closer, threatening to catch him.
*TANG!-TANG!-Slash!*
Kalhan delivered a quick double cut to Daniel’s forearm. Drops of blood dripped from the wound.
"Why are you running now?" said Kalhan.
Daniel’s breathing was becoming heavy from the constant pressure. He couldn’t find any opening through Kalhan’s relentless slashes and could only dodge or block his attacks. His lightning wasn’t as effective as it had been at the start, and his vision was beginning to blur.
*Glug-Glug*
Creating some distance, Daniel chugged a healing potion, recovering his stamina and stopping the bleeding.
"Oh... so you’ve got healing potions, huh? Let’s see how much you rely on that thing," Kalhan said before lunging forward with a quick thrust.
Recovering his stamina and catching his breath, Daniel sidestepped instinctively, dodging the thrust. Then he stepped on Kalhan’s sword and swung a vertical strike aimed straight at his back.
*Slash!*
At the same time, Kalhan recovered his sword, his hand shooting upward straight at Daniel’s head. Noticing — Daniel and dove to the right to evade, but in the process, his left ear was partially sliced.
"Arg..." Daniel groaned, forcing himself back to his feet.
Both stood and faced each other, their feet moving sideways as they circled, weapons held straight at one another. Yet neither made a move to charge.
"You’re the first opponent to stand this much. You have my respect," Kalhan said, his tone serious.
Daniel glanced at his lower rib, where a deep cut had opened. "Don’t think you’ve won already."
"Maybe," Kalhan said, then charged forward with an attack.
... 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
*TANG!-TANG!-TANG!-TANG!*
Half an hour passed, though to them it felt like only a minute. Their battle raged fiercely, both matched in skill, but Kalhan had the upper hand.
Daniel studied his opponent’s movements like a pattern and managed to block most attacks. Though he avoided serious injuries, he sustained numerous minor cuts, and a deep one across his right tricep.
"Die!" Kalhan shouted.
*BOOM!*
Daniel unleashed a lightning bolt into the ground, sending them flying in opposite directions. If not for that, his life would have ended there—Kalhan had kicked him in the groin, seizing an opportunity to finish him.
*Glug-Glug-Glug*
Daniel quickly chugged another healing potion and planted himself firmly on the ground. His minor cuts had completely healed, but he wasn’t sure if it had cleansed the Blood Loss effect.
"Haah... haah... haah... Status," Daniel murmured, catching his breath.
Daniel activated his ability to check his opponent’s status. To his shock, he saw Kalhan’s HP and mana had fully recovered right before his eyes, with no explanation nor reason.
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Name: Kalza baron han
HP: 19999/20000
Mana: 9999/10000
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’What the—’ Daniel muttered under his breath.
Before he could even analyze what was happening, Kalhan rushed toward him, launching a series of slashes like a sakura dance.
Overwhelmed by the flurry of attacks, Daniel went into full defensive mode, blocking and dodging, but was it enough? Absolutely not.
*Slash!-Slash!-Slash!*
Within seconds, Kalhan had left deep cuts all over Daniel’s body, including a particularly severe slash across his back, like a mark of shame. Then he kicked him from behind, sending him crashing to the ground.
*THUD*
Blood poured from the deep slash across his back, searing his skin with every heartbeat. Daniel yanked another healing potion from his belt and swallowed it in one desperate gulp, the liquid burning down his throat and mending his wounds almost instantly.
Meanwhile, Kalhan strolled toward his throne with unnerving calm, as if the battle had already been decided, and Daniel were nothing more than an afterthought.
"You can die peacefully now," Kalhan murmured under his breath.
Fully recovered, Daniel turned to face him and shouted, "The fight isn’t over yet!"
Kalhan calmly sheathed his sword. "Checkmate."
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*Clang*
"Mmmph! Bwaah..."
Daniel’s eyes flew wide as blood gushed uncontrollably from his mouth. The cuts that had just healed reopened, and pain hit his mind all at once.
For a moment, he couldn’t think at all. Blood poured from him relentlessly, as if someone were squeezing his heart, forcing every drop out.
’Fuck... is this how I’m going to... agh..." Daniel thought, his vision blurring as he caught sight of Kalhan’s back.
