I Can Only Cultivate In A Game-Chapter 44: Interference

The two Drakenar warriors were each up to seven feet tall so Victor was like a dwarf before them.

Their molten veins budged like rivers of fire beneath their rocky skin as they drew closer. The air around them simmered with heat and the very ground beneath their feet cracked with each movement.

Victor gritted his teeth.

"Okay, Victor… you've fought plenty of enemies before. Sure, they were in a game, but that's basically the same thing, right?"

Right?

He exhaled sharply before lowering his stance.

'I better get rid of them quickly so I can get back to finding dad...'

Victor took a deep breath, feeling the Dragon Breathing Art activate within him.

A fire-like energy surged through his chest, heating his lungs as he prepared his first attack.

The Drakenar glowing red eyes narrowed as they sensed the build-up of power.

Then—

Victor exhaled with full force.

A massive stream of flames erupted from his mouth, engulfing the first Drakenar in an explosion of fire.

The roaring inferno lit up the darkened streets with heat so intense that the nearby streetlamps flickered and short-circuited.

Victor smirked. "Hah! Take that, you overgrown lizard!"

He couldn't believe he had just aced his first real life battle with relative ease.

But when the flames died down, his smirk vanished.

The Drakenar was still standing.

Completely unfazed.

Not even a scratch.

Victor blinked.

The Drakenar blinked back.

A moment of awkward silence passed between them.

Then—

The Drakenar grinned.

"Okay," Victor muttered. "That's not good."

He just realised that the Drakenar were probably fire resistant.

The Drakenar warrior tilted its head, almost as if it was mocking him.

Victor cleared his throat.

"Uh… any chance we can... talk this out?"

The Drakenar charged forward in response, causing Victor to swerve to the side.

It's claws tore through thin air as Victor evaded then began fleeing.

The two Drakenar began chasing after him.

Victor whirled around mid-run, gathering Qi through his hands as he formed a Wind Blade.

A blade of condensed wind materialized and he swung it forward at the first Drakenar's chest.

The sharp edge of wind sliced through the air, leaving a visible trail as it connected with the creature's molten hide.

A thin gash appeared.

Victor's eyes widened. 'It worked!'

But—the wound was shallow.

The Drakenar barely reacted. It only looked down at its lightly scratched chest before snarling in amusement.

Victor gritted his teeth and swung again but it was the same result.

The Drakenar slashed at him with its claws but he ducked and then swerved towards its left before slashing at the creature once more.

He moved again and slashed at its back and it's right arm swiftly.

The Drakenar's body was covered in minor cuts, but none of them were deep enough to cause serious damage.

"Damn it… this isn't enough!"

If he had a real sword, he could enhance his strikes with Qi properly and use Lingyun Sword Techniques.

But barehanded, his techniques were weaker.

"I need a weapon..."

Victor was so focused on attacking the first Drakenar, that he almost didn't sense the second one behind him.

A massive clawed hand reached for his back.

Victor's felt a tingling sharpness on his skin and turned swiftly.

He instantly thrust his palm forward while activating Gale Strike.

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A burst of concentrated wind blasted from his palm and slammed into the second Drakenar's chest, sending it flying backward.

The creature's body swept across the pavement and crashed into a light pole, but like before—

It barely took damage. Their bodies were incredibly sturdy and would certainly require much more force to cut through well enough.

"I'm wasting too much Qi. I can't keep this up!"

Before he could react, the first Drakenar shot forward with a burst of speed much faster than before.

BOOM!

A solid punch connected with Victor's ribs, sending him flying.

He crashed through the glass window of a small shop, tumbling over tables and chairs before slamming into a metal shelf.

Pain exploded through his body.

"Urgh—!"

The streets fell silent for a moment as dust settling around the wreckage.

For a moment, everything spun.

Victor's vision blurred as he breathed heavily. He could feel a slight burn on his side burned and his arms felt numb but at least he was alive.

He felt that this would have most likely been way worse if he couldn't use Qi.

'They landed a hit… and it nearly took me out.'

Through the shattered storefront, he saw the Drakenar approaching, casting long shadows under the street lamps.

They were about to pounce—

When suddenly—

A mana-charged explosion detonated above them.

BOOOOOOM!

A figure descended from one of the tall buildings in dark blue robes that fluttered gracefully upon her landing.

From atop the building, she had witnessed a part of the battle unfold.

Her emerald eyes flickered with intelligence and curiosity when she observed Victor's fight.

At first, she thought he was a Mana Defense Officer.

But then she saw the school uniform.

Her eyebrow twitched.

"A… school kid?"

This prompted her to spring into action.

Her grip tightened on her staff as her system interface appeared before her.

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[ SYSTEM SPELL: GLACIAL BURST ]

Effect: Encases target in ice upon impact

Range: 30 meters

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She raised her staff causing a glowing blue insignia to appear above it.

With a wave of her hand, she whispered—

"Glacial Burst."

The Drakenar warriors barely had time to react before a massive wave of freezing energy washed over them.

Their molten bodies hissed violently as their movements slowed. Their lava-coursing veins hardened as a thin layer of frost crept up their limbs.

In seconds—both Drakenar were frozen solid.

The woman stepped forward, walking pass the frozen Drakenar with her deep-blue robes shimmering.

Her piercing emerald eyes locked onto the area where Victor crashed into.

But the moment she walked into the store, she froze.

Victor…

Was gone.

"Where the Hell Did He Go?!"

She glanced at the rubble, expecting to see a badly injured schoolboy.

Instead—

Nothing.

Her eyes narrowed.

She turned quickly, scanning the darkened streets.

The only thing she spotted was a blur disappearing down the street.

"How the hell did he vanish that fast?!"