Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 223

The two clashed dozens of times in a split second.

Neo held back, making sure his physical ability was at Kane's level.

Kane slashed towards his neck.

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Neo raised the sword to block when Kane suddenly twisted the trajectory of his attack.

His blade shot upward at a sharp angle before taking another sharp turn, descending towards Neo's head.

The attacks were abrupt, yet they flowed like water.

There was a harmony in Kane's attack that Neo had never seen before.

Neo didn't dodge.

Kane's attack was a bluff.

The tip of the sword missed his nose by an inch.

Kane jumped back to create a gap between them.

"Why are you stopping?" Neo questioned.

"This is the first thing I need to teach you," Kane said. "Why didn't you dodge my last attack?"

"Because I could tell the attack was a feint."

"How? Did you do it by instinct?"

"No."

Neo answered.

"I calculated the trajectory of the sword and the force behind the attack. Since the attack wouldn't land, there was no need to dodge it."

"…"

Kane wanted to sigh.

"You know what you are doing. But you can't see what is wrong with that."

"…?"

"Do you understand you said something absurd just now? You calculated the path of the sword.

"We were exchanging eleven attacks per second. You were thinking at that speed and countering me at the same time."

"What's wrong with that?"

Kane didn't know whether he should laugh or cry.

"I can't do anything like you did. I bet there is barely anyone who could do that.

"When I'm in a battle, my body moves on its own. I fight while being guided by my instincts."

"…Are you boasting right now?"

"No! I'm saying I don't waste time on thinking. You, on the other hand, use your precious time to predict your opponent's attacks.

"You need to stop thinking and just attack. It would increase the speed of your attacks by large margins."

"How am I supposed to fight if I don't predict the opponent's move?"

"Let your body fight. Move as your instincts tell you to move."

"…"

Neo gave Kane an amused stare.

"What you said was the same as telling a homeless man to buy a house.

"If I had instincts like that, I would've been using them."

"You are misunderstanding me." Kane shook his head. "It's not a matter of talent. What I'm telling you is to follow the [Flow]. I can tell you are fighting without following the path of your [Flow]."

"Flow? What is that?"

"…You don't know [Flow]?"

Kane blinked, confused.

"No, I don't even know what that is."

"..."

Kane covered his face and doubled over.

"Haha... ahahahahah, crazy bastard!"

"…?"

"I knew you were a monster, but this is beyond my imagination! Hahahahaha, fuck, how is this even possible?!"

"English, please."

"Sorry, sorry. It was quite shocking, so I lost control of my emotions."

Kane looked at Neo with a smirk.

"When you are immersed in battle, you'll see faint lines connecting you and the enemy.

"It's the [Flow of Battle]—Alexander told me the name—and it's the shortest path of attack."

"…It sounds too good to be true."

"You are correct. Alexander and the almost every top combatants of our city can use [Flow]. That's why I thought you could use it too."

Kane scratched his head.

"[Flow] is a bit similar to precognitive abilities. You'll be able to predict the attacks of your opponents with it."

"So, how do I use [Flow]?"

"You just… use it. I don't know how I use it either. Even the others said they could use it instinctively."

Kane found it a bit absurd that Neo was fighting without [Flow] up until now.

'How much combat experience does he have to predict the opponent's attacks without using [Flow]?' Kane thought.

Neo was a monster.

The difference between using the Flow and not using the Flow was the same as automatic gear cars and manual gear cars.

The battles at Neo and Kane's level happened at high speed.

Every split second could become the difference between life and death.