Rio suddenly leapt backwards as he retreated from a distance. Rio used a skill called, «Corrosive Touch». The metal burned, not by fire, but by corrosion. Rio casted another skill as he touched both of the metal covers on the arm of Mo Zhu. Splinters of ice piercing through his face and slightly grazing his eyes as he growled in pain, ”Argh! Damn you!“ Before it fell down, it suddenly exploded. Mo Zhu looked at the ice dagger that was left mid air. He grabbed the ice dagger quickly as it appeared and slashed it vertically, grazing the body of the servant. “You must be joking.” Rio denied as he casted a skill and made an ice dagger in thin air. ”Once is a fluke, twice is a coincidence.“ Mo Zhu said as he looked at Rio crouching below his fist, he continued, ”You know where I was going eh? It was as if you predicted my movements before hand.“ He had thought he finally had gotten the man, it proved to be folly. However this time the force was much stronger, the impact was several times greater.
The Mo Zhu ran as he arrived where Rio was at, he punched once more. He suddenly crouched as if expecting a punch. Rio thought as he sensed the servant move again.
His opponent was a good experimental bag. In fact, he would go far as to say this was the best time to use them. This was not the time to be sensitive about sudden changes of plans. It seems he had to reveal some cards earlier, Rio thought as he shook his head. He certainly don't want to get bedridden. The servant clicked his tounge in annoyance, ”Tsk.”Ī glance of that scene was enough to convince Rio to never let himself get hit by that animalistic force. It's fist, shattering air itself, as it blew away wind in the sheer impact. Mo Zhu quickly arrived at where Rio was earlier and unleashed a terrifying force. The man was fast, the fastest he had ever seen in his short time in this fantasy world. It's metal arms visible gathering wind and power.įast, Rio thought as he suddenly leapt backwards. The bulky servant immediately rushed forward without a word. However, in a real fight, barely was a person given any time for a plan. He had to think of a way quick, Rio thought as he breathed deeply, reassuring his nerves. Most Martial Artists were like this, introducing their name as if such an honorable battle was going to commence. “So you have no intention in surrendering, then?” The bulky servant asked in response to the silence, he continued and acclaimed a stance, ”My name is, Mo Zhu.“ Rio thought as he observed the servant from the distance. Rio looked at the muscular arm of the servant covered with metal.Ī Martial Artists, most likely, and as if it couldn't get any worse, a Brawler one at that. The atmosphere was tense and unnerving as both men eyed each other.
He planned to use it in the Demon Dimension, in case of any sudden danger. Though he was certainly upset that it was used earlier than intended. Good thing he had a protection charm just instead. Now he was forced to a frontal confrontation, something disadvantageous for him. Rio sighed as he eyed the bulky servant, he made a mistake. His coat was dirtied as he shook off the dust and soil out of it. That will surely help the Brutes earn the affection of the Prophets, perhaps even setting up the collapse of the Covenant that brought an end to the Human-Covenant War in the Halo games.At a wide alleyway, a brown haired young man stood up from the floor. In the games, the Brutes and the Elites are essentially rivals for power, and this Brute has succeeded at collecting a holy relic the Elites lost on Madrigal.
One blow of a Gravity Hammer reduces the Master Chief's shields to zero.Īll this means the stakes are rising in Paramount+'s Halo TV series. It will be interesting to see whether the Brute's retrieval of the Forerunner artifact causes a political change in the Covenant. Everything about him feels as though he's been lifted straight from the games, and in combat, he feels as effective as a Spartan. The alien races that comprise the Covenant have been lovingly recreated, and the Brute is no exception. Halo episode 5 was a step towards something a little more familiar, and it helps that it incorporated an element that called out Halo 2.
The Halo TV series has had something of a mixed reception, in large part because of its different tone and style from the source material.