Munding - Legend of the Wolf Fighter

Chapter 219 - Trying

After Munding saw Hikari taking his horses, he took a few steps back and picked up his favorite horses. His only goal was one, trying to avoid Hikari's attack and looking for a gap to counter-attack. Even though he knew it was an empty dream.

At that time, Munding used the same strategy. When Munding feels that he has successfully launched an attack on Hikari's body, suddenly a thin layer that is a manifestation of intent appears and protects the Samurai's body at the last moment.

Munding had no other choice.

Maybe he still had a chance if he tried to escape from Hikari. But that Samurai will definitely do the same trick. Attacking innocent people and making them a target.

Munding will not be able to think about the moral burden he will bear if that happens.

He chose to sacrifice himself here rather than let the ignorant street users be targeted by Hikari.

“My son, maybe you will be born and grow without ever being able to feel the caress of your Father's hand,” whispered Munding in heart.

That was the only regret Munding had right now. When faced with the possibility of loss of life. The figure of the face of a small baby whose face is a bit blurred actually appears in his head. His son-in-law he would never meet.

“Hmmm,” murmur Hikari slowly.

Freeetttt.

Munding relaxed the danger instinct that came suddenly. Munding's body moved even before his brain commanded or digested the information given by his instincts.

Craaaaass.

Several strands of Munding's hair that were hit by the sword from Hikari flew in the wind. Munding just tilted his head to the left and the invisible sword passed close to the right side of the head Munding.

Hikari smiled and still remained in her Iai position the same as before. It doesn't appear that he just attacked Munding.

Hikari then spat out his cigarette to the ground and did not turn it off like before. Thin smoke still billowed from the cigarette marks that fell on the ground. Hikari wiped the smile off her lips and she looked concentrated.

Hikari lowered her body again and shifted the right leg that became the frontal pedestal slowly. Seeking a foothold in accordance with his instincts to launch his second attack on Munding.

Munding took a deep breath and increased his alertness. Even if he knew that his instincts were very strong. But Munding knew full well that knowing the danger was coming and taking action to avoid it were two different pieces of action.

Munding's instinct may know that danger is coming. Even though his instinct is able to order his body to move to avoid the danger without going through Munding's brain and everything becomes a fast reflex motion process but ‘fast’ itself is a relative concept.

A person riding a bicycle may be considered ‘fast’ by a pedestrian. But for motorcyclists, he counts ‘late’. Just like the motorcyclist who may have been very ‘fast’ for a cyclist, he will only be a laughing stock by sports car riders who drove on empty streets.

Munding knows that his reflexes are very fast for ordinary people or even for fellow wolf fighters of the awakening and initiation stages. But for a manifestation fighter like Hikari, the speed of Munding's reflexes might just be a joke.

But Munding threw all those thoughts away. All he knew, he would try his best to survive, as he still wanted to meet his family. Because she wants to carry her baby. For he is now aware, in the face of death, that life is a most beautiful gift bestowed by the Almighty, however bitter it may be.

Sreettttt.

The voice of Katana being pulled from Saya was heard in Munding's ear but strangely she heard no other sound than that. Hustle and bustle of people behind him because of the accident just now and the groans of the victims are also not heard by him anymore.

The world felt like a quiet place without sound.

The wind was not felt on his skin. The air becomes stagnant. The heat of the sun no longer stings like that. And he could see Hikari slowly moving to pull out the sword and step towards him.

Like when he experienced the battle mode the first time but the sensation this time was much different. This was not a fighting mode because he knew once that Hikari was moving faster than himself but it was just now that Hikari looked as if it was a slow motion movie.

Munding then tried to move his body to avoid the attack coming from Hikari, but just like Ardian experienced, the air around Munding seemed to freeze and imprison him in place.

That was when Munding realized, how great a manifestation fighter like Hikari. Even if he was moving very slowly, but he was at least able to move and attack within this strange world. And Munding himself? Even to move one finger, he was unable to.

Munding saw the attack coming and smiled bitterly inwardly. He knew that death was coming to pick him up at this time.

“My son..” Munding murmured softly in his heart.

But suddenly, when the shadow was back present, Munding shouted loudly in his heart, “Why did I give up?”

“If I give up this time, can I meet and say proudly to my son that I have tried my hardest to meet him?”

“Can I see the look in her plain eyes and give an answer when she asks why I wasn't there by her side when she was born and growing?”

“No!! I haven't tried my maximum. I won't have the courage to meet him one day if I give up this time.”

Munding rounded his resolve and gathered all the intents in his body and tried his hardest to move his body.

Initially, Munding's body remained unmoved under the pressure of an invisible prison that held all the surfaces of his body. But Munding did not stop giving up and continued to try his hardest to defeat the shackles.

Shackles in this strange alien world.

Suddenly, a crack appeared on the skin of Munding's fingers. Then the crack spread all over the surface of Munding's body very quickly and uncontrollably. Munding seemed to feel like he was like a caterpillar that was metamorphosing into a butterfly and was smashing the cocoon that bound him.

The entire surface of Munding's body is now covered in thin, transparent cracks that shatter into pieces. Even though Munding still felt tremendous pressure and shackles all over his body, but after he saw the fragment of the thin layer, Munding fully realized that he was able to move in this strange world.

Munding also tried his hardest to move his body again like before by using all his intent and concentration.

“Your talent is amazing,”

A compliment sounded in Munding's ears and made him startled.

Munding looked towards the front and saw Hikari was already in front of him. A moment later, Munding saw the katana moving straight towards his heart which was on the left chest.

Seeing the katana tip that is getting closer to its target, Munding tried harder with all his strength.

Finally, Munding managed to move his body to the right side to avoid the tip of Hikari's katana, but Munding's body movements that had tried his hardest could only make him shift no more than a few centimeters from his previous position.

And the katana finally pierced Munding's left chest without any significant obstruction. Like a knife being used to slice tofu.

Munding felt no pain at all, but he knew that now the katana had been stuck in his chest. Similar to the time of his death at the hands of the same Hikari when he had experienced the insight of that time.

“My son, I'm sorry you can't keep you company. But you have done everything to the maximum. At least you won't be ashamed when you meet. This is God's destiny. Take good care of your mother,” muttered Munding softly in her heart and everything felt dark after that.