Chapter 185 Good Riddance, Maurice

• When Maurice saw how Christopher managed to block off his sharp and swift knife, he felt a numbing sensation in the area of his hand that came in contact with the knife. A look of astonishment surfaced in Maurice’s gaze when he realized that he could barely get a good grip of his own weapon. Any hint of playfulness or breeziness Maurice showed earlier was gone—it was replaced by a rather serious and grim expression. Christopher might be the first person I’ve taken so seriously, Maurice thought. “But you’ll still have to die!” As stunned as Maurice was, he wasn’t entirely threatened by Christopher as he didn’t think that Christopher had the skills to defeat him.
• There’s no way he can beat me—I’ve always been able to kill my targets with a single knife to the throat. Even if that doesn’t work, I have a huge bunch of other skills. Furthermore, based on my rich experiences in murdering others, I’m sure I still have the upper hand in a fight with this guy. With that thought, Maurice swung his sharp knife around and began to attack Christopher once more. The two of them were standing close to each other, and their four hands moved around in the air as they attacked and defended at the same time.
• Within one minute, the two men had already struck their knives against the opponent’s knives about 20 times. A few times, Christopher nearly managed to stab Maurice in a vital spot, which would have ended Maurice’s life. Christopher eyed Maurice’s every move in a careful manner while he continued to run through the skills found in the Art of the Knife. He was getting used to the Boil technique, so the speed of his knife only increased as time went on.