Hero Of Darkness

Chapter 272 – Shadows Die Twice

The battle took an intense turn as three sets of fighters clashed against each other in a frontal clash. Dozens of spells and attack skills filled the battlefield at the same time. And to the audience, it was like fireworks lightening during a festival. 

Clang! Clang! 

Kahn clashed again with his opponent and forced him backwards as he tilted his own head to dodge a stab made by the enemy. 

Since Kahn couldn't reveal his top S and SS Rank swordsmanship skills at this stage of the competition, he had only 3 skills that he could justify as an intermediate rank individual. 

Namely Windcutter, Lightning Flash and Bladestorm. The last one being the most effective one when used at the right time. 

The tengu swordsman launched blades after blades made from his aura while Kahn kept parrying and evading like his prior battles. 

It wasn't that he was lacking in combat techniques.. But he rather wanted to tire out his opponent first since their combat prowess was evenly matched at this point. 

For the next 10 minutes, everyone was engrossed in their own battles while the crowd enjoyed the show. 

And Kahn acting like the parry king he was, kept engaging the opponent. 

Shing! 

And just as expected, the tengu warrior lost his balance for the first time while attacking continuously. 

The downside of using two swords was that both the swords needed a lot of speed, maneuvering and additional force exerted by one arm at once while attacking an opponent. And hence, compared to a greatsword user like Kahn who needed to only maintain his balance and speed defending, the tengu warrior's stamina was depleting at a much faster rate. 

Sizzle! Sizzle! 

When Kahn pushed the opponent back again with a kick on the torso, the opponent's armor absorbed the impact as he was thrown back in the air. Right at that very moment, Kahn quickly activated lightning flash skill and made a forward strike move.. 

BOOM!! 

A loud boom filled the battlefield and a bright flash blinded the crowd. 

Crang! 

The tengu swordsman's armor made a krrr sound after receiving the lethal strike head-on. Since the opponent had lost his posture and left an opening, Kahn made a decisive strike in that timeframe. 

Flap! Flap! Flap! 

The tengu for the first time used his wings for the flight and recovered his form in the air. 

"It's over, human. I have the high ground." 

Said the tengu swordsman. 

"You underestimate my power." 

Replied Kahn and for the first time, he used the bladestorm skill. 

Flutter! Flutter! 

His clothes fluttered as an intense aura was leaked from his body and Lucifer shone crimson red. 

One by one, dozens of aura swords formed around the greatsword, many of which had different elemental attributes to them. All of them whirled around the greatsword rapidly like a tornado forming 

Swing! 

He swung the sword towards the flying enemy and quickly closed off his escape routes should the enemy try to fly away. 

Swoosh! Swoosh! 

Multiple lethal aura blades struck the flying tengu but for Kahn, this wasn't going to cut it. 

Sword Battlemaster! 

He activated the SS Rank skill for just a second that allowed him to control all the swords in 1 kilometer radius and the target for it being none other than two swords used by the opposition. 

Clatter! Clatter! 

Suddenly, the grip on the swords held by the opponent loosened while he was in a pinch as he flew from one direction to another, trying to avoid elemental aura blades. 

He quickly tightened his grip on the sword hilt but before he could even control them, both the swords pulled him down towards the ground. 

Defense Shatter! 

Kahn activated his most useful critical strike skills that allowed him to bypass physical defense and do additional 50% critical damage. 

"What the…" 

With broken posture and form, the tengu dual swordsman was pulled down like an apple falling from the tree and before he could even grasp what was happening.. 

STAB! 

Kahn suddenly appeared in between him and the ground and quickly stabbed through his right shoulder and collarbone. 

"Arrrh!!" wailed the opponent as Kahn impaled him so suddenly. 

Kahn gave a slight grin to the groaning opponent after landing a deathblow and electrocuted him with lightning flash skill. 

The tengu swordsman fainted on the spot as his burnt feathers let out smoke and he dropped on the ground. 

Kahn pulled out the bloody greatsword and dashed towards Cattleya who was in an impasse against the hybrid succubus enchantress. 

Soon, in front of the onslaught by two opponents at once, the succubus was taken out by Cattleya dealing the finishing blow with a ginormous fist she summoned. 

After that, their duo assisted Elaine and defeated the already cornered female demonkin mage. 

And that way.. All three of them officially won the match and qualified for the next round. 

Applause after applause, cheers after cheers resounded in the battle arena as their team successfully defeated their opponents and won the hearts of the crowd with their well-organized teamwork. 

In front of a million gazes, Kahn and the team left the battle ring victoriously. 

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While Kahn was discussing his next match details with the arena management staff, there was a certain group of people who were watching from quietly in one of the luxurious rooms built for the VIP audience. 

Not just one but more than 50 of such rooms that were occupied by many people from different influential clans and organizations had only one thought on their mind.. 

"What's his name? Where does he come from?" asked a second stage saint gray wolfkin spearman to one of his aides. 

"We don't know much about it yet, your lordship. 

But based on that sword he was using.. He could be the rumored prodigy we recently came to know about." responded a foxkin male dressed in businessman attire. 

"I see. But keep an eye on him. We can't make a move unless we know that he is backed by that person or not." said the saint as he quietly watched Kahn leave the battle arena from one of the entrances. 

His gaze then turned serious and he spoke with a tyrannical and deep voice. 

"Let's see if he becomes a good chess piece.. 

Or someone we need to get rid of."