Alex didn't hesitate to make a run for it. That blow was more than he anticipated, even with the applied laws.
That power coupled with the black essence of the hulmite made the blow reverberate through his body like waves, causing cracks to appear all over his body.
He needed to escape this place to use his full power. Naturally, he knew the hulmite wouldn't just stand by and watch him escape.
In what would be considered instantaneous by any other living being, Alex arrived a few million kilometres from the veil--a very short distance left to cross and he would be home free.
However, the hulmite was already upon him, his expression hardened and figure set ablaze.
"You're going nowhere!"
Trohan roared and threw a punch directly in Alex's path, the resulting black essence shuttled through the void at impossible speeds, reaching Alex almost instantaneously.
'Tsk!'
Left with little choice, Alex had to brace for impact. He willed his white essence into a barrier right before his face, and in time for the jet stream of black essence to make impact.
BOOM…!!!
The impact crushed into his barrier with unstoppable momentum, helplessly blasting Alexander backwards.
"Like I said before…" Trohan came to a stop before the torn veil. "... You're not leaving here alive." The torn veil behind him wriggled and trembled as Trohan willed it to close.
A couple of millions of lightyears away, Alex composed himself and stood upright. That blow did no damage to him, but it was more than enough to create cracks in the barrier.
'My white essence is strong but so is the black essence.' Alex mused silently. 'Punching harder isn't going to make a difference. Let's try something else…'
He watched with a frown as the veil tear slowly closed, taking away his chance at leaving this prison.
"Some superior god you are…" Alex spoke with a sneer, catching the hulmite by surprise. "Why don't we take this outside and see who the real superior one is?"
It was a long shot, but Alex was running out of options. Perhaps another clash like that would create another tear in the veil. But he doubted the hulmite would allow him to slip away.
Moreover, Trohan's punches were more explosive than his. Regardless of how he played it, he would be the one to be flung back the most.
For a moment, Trohan remained silent, caught off guard by the suggestion.
"Hahaha…!"
The hulmite laughed his heart out, the laughter echoing through the void like thunder. He couldn't believe Alex said something like that.
"You're really something, aren't you?" Trohan shook his head amusingly. "We aren't teenagers, Alexander. I will use every ounce of my power to end your existence. If you think I'll give you some kind of advantage, then you're dumber than I thought."
"..."
Alex ignored his words, choosing to focus on the veil tear. Many scenarios ran through his head on how to bypass the hulmite to the other side. But none of his simulations looked good.
"Now then, let's continue where we left off." Trohan grinned, lowering himself into a fighting stance. "You warned me, didn't you? Well, teach me your lesson!"
BOOM!
Trohan took off explosively, closing the distance towards Alex. In response, Alex decided to back away, foregoing the head-on clash. But the hulmite begged to differ.
He might not be able to affect Alex with his laws, but he could still manipulate his environment, making it anything he desired.
With a thought, Trohan stretched the space around Alex infinitely, effectively nullifying Alex's retreat.
Alex realized his predicament as soon as it happened. He knew he was retreating while keeping the hulmite in his sights, but he wasn't getting anywhere. Instead, the hulmite almost instantly reached him.
Trohan expected Alex to show a panicked reaction or something upon realizing he was creating no distance. What he rather saw was a knowing smirk gracing Alex's features.
The white glow around his body flickered ever so slightly, sending a familiar shiver down the hulmite's spine. This was the second time he saw a flicker and felt a chill down his spine.
A moment that should have been his turned around in Alexander's favour. His eyes widened in disbelief when Alex abruptly swung his right hand from behind, the motion swift and in a vertical format.
[Absolute Cut]
Space quivered and contorted as a gigantic white arc blade erupted from Alexander's hand. The blade reached the hulmite as soon as it left Alex's hand, leaving the hulmite little time to react.
'Shit!'
Trohan cured inwardly. His fist would be the first to be sliced through if he didn't move out of the way. Using every ounce of speed he could muster, he twisted his body to his left in a bid to avoid the blade.
Unfortunately for him, Alex predicted that as well. He had long since realized the hulmite was right-handed. And what did right-handed beings tend to do when evading a head-on strike? They almost always choose their left side first.
Alexander knew this well as he was no different. He took advantage of that small but significant involuntary action, carving a situation that would leave the hulmite open for a follow-up strike.
This, of course, was not a strict observation as trained fighters are taught to dodge in various directions. Then again, primal instincts were not so easily dismissed.
Before Trohan could sigh in relief as the first strike flew past his body, a second flash caught his attention when Alex spun on his axis, his left hand blazing towards Trohan with the same aura blade.
"Noo…!"
Trohan roared in defiance as he refused to be caught in Alex's dreadful arc blades. Without hesitation, the hulmite merged with space and disappeared.
WHOOM!
The white arc blade of brilliance whipped through space, quickly disappearing into the distance. Alex missed his target and also failed to cut space, but he wasn't too bothered. If it was that easy, he would have escaped this domain already.
His arc blades were extremely powerful when he unleashed them. However, Alex noticed the blades weakened significantly when they left him.
The hulmite reappeared a couple of hundred lightyears away, his expression clouded in fear. The confident look in his eyes when he rushed at Alex was no more.
'This makes no sense!' He grumbled bitterly, his trembling eyes locked on Alex's calm figure. 'Just what the hell is that white radiance?! And how is he that fast?!' He had so many questions yet no answers.
"I did warn you…" Alex suddenly said with a smirk. "And throwing punches when I know it won't make a difference is the literal definition of insanity. Punches won't do the job, so blades will…" His aura flared once more.