Since neither the Dullahan nor its horse had heads it was impossible for me to predict from their eyes where they would try to move next, but I could tell that to some extent from looking at the horseâs movements. And sure enough, the horse was moving in that direction, even without the Dullahan doing anything to order it around.
\n[Just a little bit moreâŠâŠ to go⊠Three, twoâŠâŠ Now!]
After matching my moves to the horseâs charge, I jump back a few steps and prepare the Secret Sword Art âWater Mirror Moonâsâ evolved form to be unleashed!
I managed to activate the skill just as the headless horse was about to charge straight at me. I took another step back with a flawless, uninterrupted motion. Could it be that the battle against the Gravekeeper sharpened my player reflexes? Or maybe it was all because my stats increased tremendously?
What happened next was that the horse got hooked on the aggro from the image that appeared behind it and tried to make a sharp U-turn while maintaining its high speed. It would be hard for a normal horse to do, nevermind for the one without its head.
[Uwah, my sincerest condolences.]\nAs the headless horse was trying to accomplish a seemingly impossible maneuver, the double combo of inertia plus centrifugal force caused the Dullahan to fall off of its back and hit the ground. I was glad the skill worked, but at the same time I felt truly sorry for the Dullahan for some reason? The moment his body hit the ground, Break rushed towards him with a huge sledgehammer in her small pawsâŠâŠ
[Now, dance for me like a puppetâŠâŠ âMEGATON SWING!!!â]
CRUSH! There was a loud and painful sound to be heard at the hammer connected with the Dullahanâs chest, caving its armor in. The damage from this thing must be serious business for sure. The force of the swing combined with other forces working on the Dullahan right now cause him to be sent in the air even higher than when he flew off of his mount. It hurt my eyes to look at this, but it cannot be helped. You reap what you sow for not running away from me even though your level was supposedly lower than mine.
The beautiful arc that the Dullahanâs body made in the air was the testament of how strong the force of the swing must have been. I could technically wait for him to fall to the ground and then unleash hell on him, but I wanted to test something out first, just for the heck of it.
[âMoon Jumperâ and then âSix Fold JumpââŠâŠ!]
The Dullahan started to fall down, pulled by gravitational force, and I jumped high into the air, which was possible thanks to the two above skills which respectively lessened the way in which gravity was working on me and allowed me to do a few mid-air jumps to aim even higher! Honestly, there was no real reason for me to try so much, but maybe by doing something like that a new skill or two shall awaken? \n[Take aim and jump in the air!]
I then activate the Infinite skill and blow the Dullahan awayâŠâŠ by performing a textbook example of a drop kick on him, utilizing the fact that he wasnât focused on me right now. I also managed to land my drop kick on the part of the armor that Break hit with her sledgehammer, so that was sure to have hurt quite a lot. The finishing touch was that when I landed back on the groundâŠâŠ I completely ignored the fall damage! Now, seeing as the horse was yet to get up, should I take care of the Dullahan first?
And since we are already bullying him so much, maybe it would be a good idea to let Emul in on the fun as well?
[Emul! Ready some magic!] [Sure thing!]
After confirming that Emul used his Add Spell skill, I check to see where Break currently was. She was holding her sledgehammer like a professional batter about ready to score a homerun, so was she expecting me to send the Dullahan her way?
Emul shouted in an angry voice, releasing a magical blade that flew straight at the Dullahan. It seems that just like Katsu or myself, Emul wasnât neglecting his own training and managed to get stronger on his own.
The Magic Edge hits Dullahan and thanks to that he gets blown into the air for the third time. Can you guess in which direction he was currently going?
[Titan Blast!]
If the previous Megaton Swing dealt so much damage and made such a nasty sound, then I donât know how I could possibly describe the sound that Titan Blast made right about now.
[There! How do you like that!?] [Sanraku-san! Sanraku-san! Donât you think I deserve some kind of reward for my help?] [Here, have some carrots.] [Yay.]
After properly disposing of the Dullahan, I fed Emul to some delicious carrots.