The Rise of The Barbaric

240: Chance of Escaping

For a moment, the air hung heavy with tense silence, each of the combatants waiting for the other to make the next move in this deadly game of cat and mouse, each determined to emerge victorious, no matter the cost.

“Do not touch me!” she yelled, but her scream sounded more like a plea than an order.

As Denji pulled the young girl hard against him, her body pressed tightly against his in a desperate bid to stop him, and he could feel the heat radiating from her arm as it burst into flames, her body writhing and contorting as she struggled to free herself from his grip.

But Denji was not so easily deterred, and with a swift, fluid motion, he let go of her hand before it could burn him, spinning on his own axis with a grace that was almost otherworldly.

And then, with a sudden burst of strength, he reached out with his foot and kicked the girl’s abdomen with a ferocity that spoke of a man who had nothing to lose and everything to gain.

For a moment, the air hung heavy with the sound of