This chapter does get bloody, so a little warning there.
Cirrus quickly got his bag and threw it away and hid behind one of the trees as he heard a voice.
"Tell me adventurer, are you Finn? Or any of those aligned with those so called 'good' gods?" 'Shit, is he with Evilus!? He has to be if they caused the Monster Parade!'
"I know you are there! You couldn't have gone far!!"
He smashed a tree in anger.
'Fuck! Fuck!'
Cirrus was panicking, his hands were shaking, he focused on the voice and if there was anyone else.
' Hmmm … . I can only hear his footsteps. He ' s heavy… fuck what level is he??'
Cirrus slowly draws his sword and, much like how he built his resolve when first exploring the 1st floor, he did so once again. This time, it was to kill another human. "It's fine… it's fine… he's a criminal… I'm sure he' s killed many more … he killed people with that Monster Parade… he isn't a good person…"
Cirrus quietly muttered to himself, his hands gripping the handle of the sword tightly. He takes another deep breath and mutters.
"(Exousía, Adorn: Ceryneian)."
As he rushed out, the magic adorned him, covering his face as he rushed at the person with his sword drawn.
"!!"
Cling!!!
Cling!!! The sound of metal clashing resonated around the area; the man stopped the attack with a massive great sword.
"Well! Well! Look what we have here! A quick little bastard!!"
"!!"
With great strength, he flung Cirrus high into the air.
Whoosh!!
Whoosh!!!
Cirrus looks at his sword to find it slightly chipped. Below him, he could see the man's great sword. The sheer size of it makes it easy to tell as it shifts the movement of the mist so much.
Cirrus stops going up and falls back to the ground. He takes out his spear and as he's falling; he spots a tree branch and uses it to change his fall as he could see the man swing his massive sword, clearing the area away of mist.
"Clever little deer, aren't you?" he said.
Now that the mist had cleared away, Cirrus could see him. A robust man with muscles that can be easily seen even under his clothes with a bald head, he is wearing plated armor in bits and pieces to not be heavy.
"Nice gear you have." He then readied his great sword again. "I'll be sure to give it to Lady Alecto!!" he then rushed towards Cirrus with an overhead swing. Cirrus stepped to the side as the great sword cleaved into the ground.
Klunk!!!
Cirrus quickly stabbed his leg, and he immediately grabbed the sword.
"!!"
"Quick little shit!!"
Cirrus punched the sword with the palm of his hand, pushing it further, cutting the man's hand before getting some distance.
"Ahh!!! That fucking hurts!!" He removed the sword and snapped it.
Kirik!!!
'Fuck….'
"Hahaha!! Now, what are you gonna do, you fucking Pallum!!"
He raises his great sword again and charges at Cirrus, this time with a fast horizontal swing.
Cirrus sees this from the corner of his eye and jumps all the while spinning his body to take out his spear, while in its 3-sections state he quickly spins the section with the point and cuts him twice on his right arm before getting back some space.
"Gah!! Fuck!! What kind of weapon is that!!" he shouted.
"… It's none of your fucking concern, you bald Evilus fuck!"
Cirrus came at him this time, moving around him in a circle, confusing him.
"Quit running around you annoying level 2!!!"
He swings his blade once more, but to no avail. Seeing this opening, Cirrus cut him several more times and even a few more at the back of his legs before regaining more distance and returning to circle him.
"You annoying bastard!!!"
He swung again in anger and once again he was punished with more cuts. "Do you know who the fuck I am!!! I am Briareus!! Hundred Strength!!! I will not be humiliated!!!"
"Well, sucks for you," Cirrus said above him.
"!!"
"Because you're a fucking clown."
He swings again with the momentum of his swing to cut deeply into his left eye.
"GRAAAA!!!!!!! YOU FUCKER!!!! (I bounded by reason, break my shackl-)."
Realizing that he's using magic, Cirrus went in again trying to cause an Ignis Fatuus. Seeing Cirrus coming at him, Briareus impaled his great sword into the ground and tucked his most vulnerable organ inside, leaving only the mass of dense muscle to protect him.
'So fucking annoying!!'
He quickly ran as fast as he could and aimed for his Achille's tendon. The cut was enough for him to fall to his knees, screaming in pain.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOOOM!!!"
Which resulted in an Ignis Fatuus.
Cirrus quickly made his spear into a single form and swung it until he held it like a cue stick in Billiards aimed directly at his eye. Rushing in at full speed, Cirrus impales the spear into his eye.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
His scream filled the area again before Cirrus held the stick and pushed it to the side like a heavy leaver that the gears are stuck.
"YOU LITTLE SHIT!!"
Thud!!
"!?"
His punch devastated Cirrus. Had he punched anywhere anywhere in his torso his food would have been on Briareus. "Gaah!!" He felt his neck nearly break as he rolled onto the ground from the punch. As the sensation of small ants began to to crawl up his body adrenaline flooded his body, his body, his mind couldn't allow him to die like that.
Cirrus was lucky that had Briareus been in a better position, he would have knocked Cirrus's head off.
"Huff!! Huff!!" Cirrus was gasping for air as the attack shook him to his core. He was quickly trying to get his footing again as the pain began to slowly fade away.
"Come here, you little fuck!!" Briareus hand and grabbed Cirrus.