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Chapter 18 - Labyrinth

Natsuya suddenly revolted, thrusting the denizen with his palms against a wall, followed by a kick that heavily damaged the denizen, and he used the knife to impale the denizen, which ultimately grabbed him and threw him to the ground strongly, causing him to break a few bones. 

Natsuya: "Damn... the others were tough, but this one's massive! What kind of demon is this...?'

He struggles to stand up, trying to cover up his injuries. He looks up at the denizen as he tries to run, while it swings an attack.

Natsuya grabs a bow and arrow from his inventory and wears the leather armor. Even though he doesn't wear it physically, it's a resistance buff. 

Hunter System: "Equipped with bow and arrow. Wore the leather armor. +25% Resistance."

Natsuya: "*Runs, checking the arrows in his inventory* Five Arrows... I should use them to kill this one."

He falters, aiming the bow at the denizen, until it runs towards him, shoots the arrow, and isn't damaged at all. He tries to infuse the bow with mana, then the denizen grabs him by its right hand and grips him tightly before the bow breaks from the intense strength. 

Natsuya: "I-I-Impossible!"

The denizen lifts its arm where Natsuya was trapped, smashes the ground with it, brutally injuring him. It ran in circles, scraping its hand and Natsuya, then throwing him high, and kicking his whole body. The force repelled Natsuya to the walls of the labyrinth, carving out a shape of him, and stopped at the next wall behind the wall he was fatally damaged.

Natsuya: "Natsuya. Don't doubt yourself. You won't die here alone."

Hunter System: "Health: 40%. Chances of Death: 60%."

The denizen then sees Natsuya and walks violently to stomp him, but he ultimately escapes by dodging it. He grabs his knife, trying to cause another attack. The denizen strongly punches while Natsuya defends. 

Natsuya: "*Grunting* BLOCK... HARDER!!!"

Equal strengths of the opposing sides cause a clash, lasting for some seconds, until the denizen roars with energy, then the knife breaks.

Natsuya: "How...?"

The denizen horizontally strikes Natsuya until landing on chains and skulls. The skulls had frightened him, and he was thinking of a strategy before checking the chains he was holding.

He can perform all moves after the cooldowns have ended. He runs flashily towards the denizen holding the chains, throws it to wrap around its neck, then the chains start to strangle the denizen as Natsuya jumps high and orbits around the denizen using his speed, choking it. The denizen couldn't perform any moves, such as swinging its mace.

Once the chains had fully circuited through its neck, Natsuya kicked the denizen's face hard. With nowhere else to land, he enters a state of precognition, giving a barrage of ten punches in under five seconds, increasing the attack potency.

Hunter System: "75% Mana. Available Skill: Breakneck Strikes."

Natsuya performs Breakneck Strikes, an attack move where he jabs the denizen rapidly through its face, 20 punches per second, more than he punched previously, while his mana fluctuates. 

Hunter System: "50% Mana. Infuse the remaining mana to increase attack potency."

After the attack, he tightly grabs the denizen's face with his arms, about to be hit to the ground, Natsuya tries to break the denizen's jaw.

Natsuya: "DIE!!!"

Due to the attack potency, the denizen's jaw broke, killing it, and the body slams, with the corpse remaining. Natsuya stands up, with his injuries recovered, and he gains a few levels.

Hunter System: "E-Grade Realm Cleared. Level Up. Current Level: 18. New Weapon: Labyrinth Denizen's Horn Dagger. C-Grade Dagger. 25% Damage Against Demons. Once the dagger hits the opponent, you regenerate 3% of your health. Can cause bleeding effects."

Daily Quests: "23 hours, 44 minutes remaining. 1/5: Clear E-Grade Realms. 18/50: Level Up. 0/1: Clear the C-Rank Diamond Dimension."

Natsuya: "*Store Labyrinth Denizen's Horn Dagger* New dagger? How is it C-Grade since it's an E-Grade realm?"

The Admin: "E-Grade realms have an extremely low chance of finding materials or bosses higher than the grade."

Natsuya: "So, it was pure luck this time. With skill, they don't walk on the same road."

He walks out of the realm from the portal he has entered from, finding another E-Grade realm and going to level up, find, and clear the Diamond Dimension.

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