Novel Full Chapter 204 : Chapter 204
Chapter 204. They Just Don’t Listen (2)
With Kantaros dead, only one Dark Elf remained.
“Uh… Uuh…”
He looked around with eyes full of fear.
Enemy, enemy, and enemy.
There were only enemies.
I sold my soul to survive, but do I have to die so soon?
“N-… no. I don’t want to die.”
He chose to flee to save his own life. But…
“That won’t do.”
Peeooong!
The moment he took a step, the masked man fired a blast of Demonic Energy and blew his head off.
The opponent died standing, unable to even react.
‘Strong.’
Seeing this, April tensed up.
A Dark Elf’s strength was at least at the level of a 5-6 star human.
In particular, the defensive power of their Demonic Energy was not easily penetrated unless by an Aura Blade, making them far more troublesome than an ordinary 6-star knight.
Such a Dark Elf was taken down without even a chance to resist.
This one was on a different level from the opponents she had faced so far.
In her entire life, April had only felt such a sense of pressure from one person.
‘No, it’s not. There’s no way he’s as strong as the Young Master.’
April dismissed the thought that came to her mind and gripped her swords tightly.
In any case, if it was an enemy, she would just have to cut it down.
She stood still and secretly began an Aura Blessing to recover her spent Aura.
Beginning Cultivation.
In Jianghu, it was the practical version of Qi circulation that those skilled in real combat would perform to secretly recover their energy during a fight.
April had never learned this, but she was doing it well instinctively.
If Patrick had seen this, he would have grumbled that the Heavenly Martial Body was indeed a cheat.
“Hmmm.”
The masked man did not lose his composure even while receiving the hostility of all the humans and Elves present.
He was like a predator leisurely passing through a herd of herbivores.
He looked around and said.
“I am in a good mood right now.”
So what?
That was the one thing Patrick would have said if he were here.
But he was not here now.
The audience remained silent, and the masked man continued to speak.
“I have accomplished a mission I’ve been preparing for a long time. So now, all I have to do is go back quietly. But…”
Even with his face covered by a mask, it was clear.
That he was smiling right now.
“Still, it’s a bit of a shame to just leave like this. Don’t you think?”
“What… do you want to say?”
Kirios, who had been lying on the ground, forced himself to get up and asked.
The masked man then said.
“It’s nothing much. It’s just…”
“……”
“I haven’t seen blood in a long time.”
“All units, prepare for battle!”
Kirios, sensing the killing intent in the opponent’s voice, shouted with all his might.
And the opponent said.
“Today, I plan to enjoy myself to the fullest. Now…”
The ground beneath the masked man’s feet shimmered, and a dense Demonic Energy rose.
“Let the festival of blood begin.”
And from beneath his feet, hideous beasts emerged.
“Krrrrrr…”
“Woooooar!”
“Kieeeek!”
A wolf with flames in its mouth.
A one-eyed giant with four arms.
A giant eagle cloaked in black lightning.
The moment they saw them, the Elves shouted.
“Demonic Beasts!”
“Everyone, get back!”
The Elves recognized them immediately.
Those were beasts of the Demonic Realm.
The accursed beasts of hell that the Demons had used as vanguards when they trampled the middle realm long ago.
Their power and ferocity far surpassed that of the monsters on the surface.
The masked man who had summoned the Demonic Beasts spoke with delight.
“Eat to your heart’s content. They are all your prey.”
Then the Demonic Beasts charged forward and attacked the Elves.
“Kuk… Fight back!”
“Block them!”
The Elven Knights and young warriors who could use Aura stepped forward to face the Demonic Beasts. But…
“Aaargh!”
“Perisia!”
“Geios!”
For them, who had exhausted their stamina in the previous battle with the Dark Elves, the Demonic Beasts were too much to handle.
Their attacks were ineffective against the Demonic Beasts, which were clad in dense Demonic Energy.
The Demonic Beasts moved among the Elves, brandishing their teeth and claws, and ravaged them one-sidedly.
“These things!”
“Die!”
Seeing the Elves in crisis, Matthew and his companions also joined the fray. But…
Kwaaaang!
“Kraaak!”
Matthew was sent flying backward, engulfed in the flames spewed from the giant wolf’s mouth.
Isabella, who barely managed to block the attack, could only hold her ground and couldn’t even think of counterattacking.
‘Strong.’
She could tell from a single attack.
These Demonic Beasts were strong.
As strong as, or perhaps even stronger than, the Dark Elves they had just fought.
“This bastard?!”
“Kieeeeeek!”
Even Riman Ciera was struggling to subdue the giant eagle in the sky by himself.
Isabella realized that with her and Matthew’s skills, they could never defeat those beasts of the Demonic Realm.
‘At this rate, we’ll be annihilated.’
The situation was desperate.
If the Elves could use spirits, the story would be different, but that was something they couldn’t force upon them. If so, the only chance of victory was…
“Hup!”
With a short intake of breath, a streak of light flew past the side of her head.
April, who had turned into a golden flash, ignored the Demonic Beasts and dashed towards the summoner himself.
‘Ah…’
‘Maybe…’
‘It’ll work.’
In this moment, everyone present hoped.
In this scene where Patrick was absent, the one with the most powerful force was April.
If her strike could send that masked man’s head flying, there was still a chance of victory.
Kwaaaang!
The golden flash hit the masked man.
In that moment, everyone almost cheered. But…
“Ah…”
“This is…”
Despite the attack hitting, the summoned Demonic Beasts were still rampaging, drunk on blood. What could this mean?
“Too bad. You failed.”
The masked man said mockingly.
He had blocked April’s Flashing Dragon Strike with his arm, which was clad in Demonic Energy.
Her Aura Blade had easily sliced through the Demonic Energy of the other Dark Elves, but it couldn’t penetrate the masked man’s Demonic Energy. But…
“No.”
April said in a cold voice.
“It’s just beginning.”
Simultaneously, her twin swords moved at a speed invisible to the eye, attacking the enemy.
[ Twin Dragons Eight Sword Forms: Fourth Form: Twin Dragons Wild Dance ]
Her blades, imbued with Aura Blade, became a fierce storm, pushing the enemy back.
High-speed slashes coming from irregular trajectories.
“Ugh…”
Even the masked man lost his composure for the first time in the face of that terrifying storm of slashes.
Ppudeuk.
“How dare you!”
He emitted a much stronger Demonic Energy and swung both hands in a circle to block her attacks.
A shield made of Demonic Energy was created according to the shape of his arm movements, blocking April’s attacks.
And he too threw a fist imbued with Demonic Energy to attack April.
Even in the process of unfolding her sword form, April clearly saw and dodged the opponent’s attacks, while at the same time, never stopping her sword.
“Th… this bitch…?”
“……”
A panicking enemy and April, swinging her sword with grim determination.
Their clash emitted a terrifying destructive power, devastating the surroundings.
Kwang! Kwaaaang! Kuung!
It was as if all the world’s calamities were raging only in the place where April and the masked man were.
In a space where just being caught in that terrifying domain of destruction seemed enough to turn everything to dust, only the two moved unscathed, exchanging blows of terrifying power.
In less than 10 seconds, April had unleashed over 100 attacks.
Each and every one was an attack carrying an Aura Blade.
She was out of breath, but she didn’t show any signs of fatigue and continued to push the enemy to the end.
Was it worth the effort?
“Keuk…”
Her sword broke through the opponent’s defense and landed a few times.
It was impossible for the opponent to block all of her swords, which came from various trajectories, both high and low.
The opponent thoroughly protected his vital points and unavoidably allowed attacks on other places.
And he was gradually pushed back.
And the moment April’s sword grazed his face…
“This bitch…”
Was it because his pride was hurt?
The masked man, who saw blood on his face, exploded in anger.
“Die!”
He created a huge explosion of Demonic Energy to push April back for a moment, then gathered Demonic Energy above his head to create a dozen dark spears.
And the moment he was about to throw those spears.
“An opening!”
In that instant, April’s eyes glinted with killing intent.
She had been waiting for this moment.
That Demonic Energy must have a limit.
Now that he had emitted energy outward for an attack, his defense to protect his body must be weakened.
Now was the time to bet it all.
[ Twin Dragons Eight Sword Forms: Combined Form: Grand Cross ]
April leaped forward and launched her Aura Blade in a cross (十) trajectory.
Patrick’s specialty, the Flashing Dragon Strike and the Great Dragon Cross Sword.
A combined sword form that incorporated both.
This was a technique she had created herself.
The sword of the Twin Dragon Sect was about deriving countless variations by adding the form of the Nine Dragons Cloud Steps to the foundation of the Twin Dragons Eight Sword Forms.
That’s why Patrick also often used modified forms.
But even Patrick didn’t do the crazy thing of operating two sword forms at the same time.
The speed of the Flashing Dragon Strike and the destructive power of the Great Dragon Cross Sword.
A technique conceived by combining the advantages of both.
When she first showcased this, Patrick had said…
[Wow, you managed to use that and not fall into Qi deviation.]
He had scolded her, saying it was a crazy thing to do, and told her never to use it again.
But she had secretly refined this sword form even after that.
She thought she needed to prepare something Patrick couldn’t do for an unforeseen moment.
Even if it meant risking her life.
“Th… this bitch… Kraaaargh!”
The masked man was flustered.
It was too fast to dodge.
It was too strong to block.
He couldn’t react in time to this ridiculous attack that had caught both rabbits of destructive power and speed.
As a result, he was swept away by the golden Aura Blade that rushed at him at high speed.
Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwa!
The terrifying destructive power sent the masked man flying far back, sweeping away the forest behind him and leaving the space behind empty.
Truly immense destructive power.
In terms of pure power, it might have been even stronger than the Great Dragon Cross Sword unleashed by Patrick.
April, who had created that unbelievable scene, maintained her sword form and caught her breath.
“Hoo… hoo…”
She had overdone it. After exhausting her Aura and stamina against the Dark Elves, she had poured all her strength into fighting this unknown powerful enemy.
Her Aura Hall was already empty, and she had almost no stamina left. And…
“Cough…”
Vomiting blood, April bit her lip with a pale expression.
This must be what the Young Master called Qi deviation.
The paths through which Aura flowed in her body were all twisted and contorted, making her body feel as if it were being subjected to harsh torture.
But even in such pain, she did not show weakness and stood on her own two feet.
She had to. Because…
Kwaaaang!
The enemy, who had been sent flying far away, stood up, blowing away the logs and rocks that had been pinning him down.
He was not dead yet.
“Damn bitch! How dare… How dare you!”
Seeing the enemy who was much more intact than she had expected, April smiled bitterly.
‘A monster.’
She had guessed it when she saw that the summoned Demonic Beasts were fine, but he was indeed alive.
He seemed to have taken considerable damage, but he still looked to have plenty of strength left.
And the moment he stood up and revealed his form, the Elves ground their teeth.
“As expected…”
“A Demon!”