The fierce battle on the other side continued.

However, the situation, which was originally one-sided, has evolved into a stalemate.

"Boom——"

A loud collision can be heard as both of them strike each other simultaneously.

However, there is a difference. After all, Heartless cannot be harmed, while Ryuto is now covered in wounds, but...

What's going on with this guy? Despite being poisoned, he still has such power. There seems to be no chance of winning at all.

That's right, although Heartless is currently in the lead, there is no guarantee of victory because...

No matter how many times they defeat each other, the opponent keeps standing up, and although Heartless doesn't get injured, the continuous battle is exhausting their stamina.

This guy's stamina is depleting faster than mine. In theory, it should have already reached its limit, but the fact is that the opponent is still fighting back.

"Thud——"

Heartless punches Ryuto.

"Boom——"

Another impact can be heard.

But soon...

"Ugh..."

Heartless is countered by Ryuto again.

But...

"It's useless, as I said."

Now the opponent's power is no longer enough to harm Heartless.

At the same time...

"Drip——"

There is a sound of some liquid dripping on the ground, not water, but a red liquid being spat out from the boy's mouth.

"You can't handle it now, can you?"

That's right, as mentioned before, it's not just an anesthetic, but a powerful toxin. The paralysis is just a side effect. As time goes by, once the poison spreads throughout the body, the victim will cough up blood and die.

And this...

Is the prelude to that.

"It seems like you're running out of time. Even if you want to do something, you don't have any time left. So, how much time do you have left? Is it two minutes? Or maybe thirty seconds? After all, it varies from person to person."

"Thud——"

The only response is the dull sound of impact and the boy's cold gaze.

"You...!"

Heartless clenches his teeth in anger.

And then...

"Since that's the case, I won't wait for the poison to spread throughout my body. I'll end you now, monster."

In response, Heartless's skin suddenly turns black, no, more precisely, only a small part of his right hand turns black.

Just like how the ability to enhance is not only for defense but also for offense, strictly speaking, there is a difference between the two. For defense, in order to guard against sudden attacks from the opponent, it's necessary to fill the whole body with Kinesis to have no vulnerabilities.

But compared to that, attacking is different. Yes, if it's for attacking, there's no need to fill the whole body with Kinesis. Just concentrate it in one point.

Because Heartless always had to be prepared for the opponent's attacks, he had no choice but to fill his entire body with Kinesis, which resulted in a decrease in attack power. But now, it's no longer necessary. The opponent's power has greatly decreased due to the poison, so even without hardening for defense, it doesn't matter. This way, Heartless can use all of his Kinesis for attack.

Moreover, this is different from simply gathering strength. As the area of reinforcement decreases, the hardness gradually increases, just like pressure. In a situation where the pressure remains the same but the force area gradually decreases, the pressure will increase exponentially.

If taken to the extreme, it can even reach the hardness of a diamond, no, even breaking a diamond directly is not impossible.

However, with the current strength of Heartless, it is still not possible to reach that level. But even so, it is already enough to kill a person.

"Let's see, will you be poisoned to death first? Or will I beat you to death first? It's really exciting."

So, Heartless compressed Kinesis and closed the distance between the two again.

Then, a direct punch.

But the opponent lowered his body and dodged.

But it doesn't matter, because this is also part of Heartless's plan, after all...

The previous move was a left fist, yes, from the very beginning it was a feint, but even knowing it was a feint, the opponent had to dodge.

Moreover, even if the opponent guessed Heartless's plan, it wouldn't matter, because now the opponent no longer has the ability to dodge this strike.

So.

"You bastard, just die for me."

While roaring, Heartless aimed at the opponent's chest and fiercely smashed his reinforced right fist.

Ryuto, who was hit.

"Spurt--"

The blood in his mouth was directly spewed onto Heartless's arm.

Then.

"Boom--"

His body crashed into the wall like a cannonball.

A large amount of debris from the broken wall completely buried Ryuto's body. At a glance, there was only rubble in front of them.

"It seems to be over."

Looking at the blood on his arm, Heartless confidently declared loudly.