Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 87

Chapter 87: Chapter 87 – Technical

BANG!

Kyle flew to the side, and his left shoulder hurt quite a bit.

Luckily, Nervon had slowed the swing down quite a bit.

Otherwise, Kyle’s shoulder would be in pieces.

Since he still had a lot of Ether from all the fish he ate, Kyle recovered rather quickly and stood up again.

"Again?" Nervon asked.

Kyle took a deep breath and nodded with a determined expression.

He remembered what Nervon had done.

The issue Kyle had stated earlier didn’t seem to exist when Nervon was swinging the hammer.

’When I step in, he steps back. However, he already committed to the swing, which means he predicted my movements beforehand.’

Nervon charged at Kyle again.

He started to swing.

Kyle took a step forward.

Nervon took a step back.

Then, Kyle jumped back as well.

The hammer stopped mid-swing, Nervon’s arms bulging.

Then, he charged forward again, and the hammer returned to its original position, ready for another swing.

’He didn’t commit to the swing!’ Kyle realized. ’I thought I would get an opportunity to attack, but I didn’t!’

As Kyle watched Nervon charging at him again, he didn’t know what to do.

Kyle jumped back again, but Nervon just kept charging at him without swinging the hammer.

Several jumps later, Kyle was still being pursued by Nervon, who hadn’t swung even once!

By now, Kyle was just fleeing from Nervon.

Then, he gritted his teeth. ’This is training, not a real battle! I actually have to engage him if I want to learn!’

So, he stopped retreating and readied himself.

Nervon approached.

And Kyle charged forward.

This time, he wouldn’t just take a step forward.

This time, he would run through Nervon like a train!

As expected, Nervon took a step back.

But Kyle didn’t stop.

The swing would miss.

Yet, the next moment, Nervon changed his grip on the hammer.

His right arm grabbed the hammer right beneath the head while his left hand let go of the hammer’s hilt.

The swing changed trajectory.

Instead of swinging from side to side, Nervon was thrusting the hammer forward like a spear.

BANG!

The hammer’s head hit Kyle right in the abdomen.

Nervon was pushed back slightly, but his stance was stalwart.

Kyle flew back as the hammer pushed him into the distance.

At the same time, Nervon let go of the hilt.

When the hammer flew a bit away from him, he grabbed the bottom of the hilt again with both arms.

He took a step forward and lifted the hammer high into the air.

Kyle rolled a bit, and when he regained his footing, the hammer was already above him.

It swung down, and Kyle could only watch as his death approached.

But then, Nervon’s entire body bulged, and the hammer stopped mere inches away from Kyle’s head.

After that, Nervon dropped the hammer and massaged his aching arms.

Stopping such a swing was not easy.

For a couple of seconds, nobody said anything.

"Time and space," Nervon said after he regained his breathing. "A two-handed mace is all about timing and positioning."

The next moment, Nervon sat down, exhausted.

That hammer was way too heavy for him.