The Greatest Sinner

Whoosh.

At breakneck speed, the monster lunged toward Evan and swung its sharp claws at him. The young man quickly bounced aside and the monster's blow hit a tree trunk.

Crack.

The force of the blow shattered the trunk into splinters and cut it into several pieces. Evan shuddered at what he had seen. He didn't know how he could deal with the opponent he couldn't wound but on the contrary, which could torn him to shreds instantly.

What's more, Evan now realized that he even couldn't escape. The monster was not only stronger than him, but also much faster.

<Damn, it looks like we`ll have to fight. Using the "Summon Thorny Ivy" was completely pointless, the ivy vine wouldn't stop it even for a moment. It looks like my only option is to dodge and try to attack.>

Evan was extremely unhappy with the situation. First he`d had to run away from a hail of rocks and a huge landslide, and now he had to fight a monster.

Whoosh.

The monster looked at the young man and pounced on him. Evan wasn't going to attack, he knew too little about his opponent to risk so much.

Bam.

The monster's massive paws came down on Evan, but the young man just quickly bounced aside. The monster was strong, but Evan was able to dodge its blows. The biggest problem was getting close to the monster and striking.

Evan didn't know if his scythe would penetrate the monster's dense hide, so if he got the chance to strike, he would aim for the least protected places: the eyes. Evan saw no other options.

In the "Half-Dead Forest" there was hardly anyone who would come to the rescue, Evan could only rely on himself.

After several unsuccessful attacks, the monster was in no hurry to attack Evan. The monster understood that it was much stronger than Evan, but that didn't mean it was going to act thoughtlessly.

Like Demien had told him before, monsters weren't wild animals; they're just like humans, capable of thinking and analyzing situations. When a hunter hunts his prey, he makes every effort to catch it.

Especially since Evan wasn't a defenseless victim, he could have caused the monster a lot of trouble, even at the cost of his own life.

Whoosh.

Evan's "Warp" spun, and in the next instant, the white blade of his scythe was covered in a thick layer of ice. "Ice Veil" was the strongest spell in Evan's arsenal, only this way he had any chance of winning.

Evan gripped his weapon tighter and got into a fighting stance. He was going to take the monster's next attack and attack back.

Whoosh.

Black spikes flew from the monster's tail and flew toward the young man. Evan quickly stepped back and dodged the spikes, by the time he did so the monster was already close.

Whoosh.

The monster swung its claws at the young man and attacked with lightning speed. Evan immediately jumped aside and dashed toward the monster's belly. His position did not allow him to attack the monster's head, so this time he decided to try to wound the monster elsewhere.

Swing.

Evan swung his scythe aiming precisely at his opponent's belly. The edge of the scythe blade easily slammed into the monster's flesh, but only a little, Evan couldn`t make it go deeper, but even that was enough.

Evan bounced back after making his attack. The monster was furious that Evan had managed to wound it, though not seriously. Many spikes flew toward the young man, but Evan had already managed to hide behind the trunk of a nearby tree.

<Hmm, looks like I underestimated my abilities. Its skin is tough and the "Magic Missile" hasn`t done it any damage, but it doesn't seem to have any resistance to ice.>

Evan's cut was quite shallow, more like a scratch than a serious wound.

Ice spread from the cut and began to freeze the monster's flesh. It wasn't enough to kill it, but it could definitely be called the first step to victory.

<If I were experienced in fighting monsters, I would do this immediately. After all, there's nothing like real combat, the tournaments or sparring aren't as effective.> Evan thought to himself and braced himself for the next monster attack.

Whoosh.

Like the last time, the monster pounced on Evan, but this time it didn't attack with its claws. In addition to its tail and nails, it had another deadly weapon: its sharp fangs. The monster was going to devour Evan and end this fight quickly.

The monster realized that if it received a few more blows like the last one, it might actually die hunting its prey.

Whoosh.

Evan was ready for such an attack, so he easily dodged it. He bounced to his right and swung his scythe again.

Unfortunately for him, the monster was ready for such an action, too. One attack was enough to make the monster start watching Evan's movements more closely.

Whoosh.

Unexpectedly for Evan, the monster abruptly turned around and swung its massive tail at him. Evan had no chance to retreat, he tried to defend himself from this blow, but it didn't help him at all.

Bam.

The powerful tail strike struck Evan's left arm. From the force of this attack, the young man flew back several meters and crashed his back into a tree trunk.

Whoosh.

No sooner had Evan recovered from the last attack than several black spikes flew toward him.

Evan reacted quickly, swung his scythe and could repel all spikes, except one. The last spike hit his leg and lodged firmly in it.

<Shit!>

Evan was in a very difficult position. His left arm was broken and his leg was injured. Now it would be much harder for him to get close to the monster and attack it.

Whoosh.

While Evan's attention was focused on the terrible pain in his leg, the monster rushed toward the young man with lightning speed.

Crack.

In one leap, it reached Evan and with its mouth wide open it intended to kill him.

<Fuck!>

Despite the pain, Evan bounced to the side and escaped the monster's terrible attack. Immediately afterwards, his enemy closed its jaws and ripped the tree trunk to splinters.

<А? What is it?">. Evan thought to himself as he watched another contestant suddenly appeared on their battlefield.

A purple raven, with one large eye in the center of its head and a sharp beak, attacked the monster. This development surprised Evan as the raven was obviously incapable of doing any harm to the monster.

< This is my chance!>

Evan was about to attack, but at the same moment the monster swung its paw away from the bird and pointed its tail at the young man, firing a multitude of black spikes.

Evan jumped aside to dodge the attack, but to his horror, he noticed that another sharp spike was already flying toward him.

Evan didn't have time to block this attack, it was the end.

Whoosh.

Suddenly a purple raven appeared before Evan's eyes and took the hit.