Blades clashed.
Malice spread.
The two swordsmen weren't hesitating even a bit.
Yuwah was struggling against Lohit, even though Lohit had been reduced to a human body due to the Dark Energy Reserves Depletion Spell.
Yuwah's true power was teleportation.
However, due to the Depletion Spell, even he couldn't do much better.
Soon, the sword broke.
Yuwah dodged Lohit's attacks.
However, this wasn't enough.
Taking a sword strike to his shoulder, Yuwah used the opportunity to close the gap between them.
He grabbed Lohit tightly and jumped off the roof.
They crashed through the ceiling and landed on the floor of a balcony.
As soon as they crashed there, Yuwah jumped back to safety.
[Lohit]: I think I should end this quickly.
[Yuwah]: Try if you can.
Lohit tried taking his sword, only to realize that it was missing.
Giving an irritated sigh, Lohit lunged towards Yuwah.
Yuwah punched him away.
[Yuwah]: You have no knowledge of what a common subject suffers.
I will feed that knowledge into you today.
Yuwah said while punching Lohit repeatedly.
One of those punches was stopped by Lohit.
He lifted Yuwah and threw him down from the balcony.
[Lohit]: Your sufferings aren't my concern. You were born weak in this harsh world. It's your damn mistake.
Crashing through broken pillars, Yuwah finally hit the floor, with a small, painful huff escaping his mouth.
Jumping from the balcony, Lohit aimed his leg towards Yuwah's face.
However, Yuwah moved away.
The kick shattered the tiles beneath them.
Picking up a nearby broken pillar, Yuwah smashed it into Lohit.
[Yuwah]: In that case, I will make sure you realize just how weak you were.
The attack from the pillar threw Lohit away like a rag doll.
Seizing the opportunity, Yuwah ran towards Lohit and kicked him away with the greatest force he could muster.
Breaking through two walls, they reached the interior gate of the castle.
The very place where Kel and Lila would be facing off against Sonavarnah.
Lohit, who was lying on the ground with a few wounds, tried getting up.
Only to be hit by Yuwah again.
And again.
And again.
Yuwah gave him no room to recover.
Grabbing a nearby sword, Yuwah quickly tried shoving it through Lohit.
Only to be stopped by a hand.
One hand that brought Yuwah's struggle to a halt.
It was Sonavarnah.
Clenching his fists—
Sonavarnah punched Yuwah away with his other hand.
Yuwah was sent crashing through several walls.
Utilizing this opportunity, Lohit stood up.
He was a little tired.
Yuwah was bleeding from his mouth and forehead.
He could barely stand.
One punch...
His vision seemed blurry.
He couldn't even see that Sonavarnah was standing right in front of him.
Sonavarnah took out his battle axe and tried eliminating Yuwah.
However, just before he could do so—
Something struck him.
From above.
[Kel]: Take this, damn you!
Kel, who had jumped from above, kicked Sonavarnah several steps back, saving Yuwah.
[Yuwah]: You have my thanks.
[Kel]: Whatever. Just try to drag Lohit away.
Kel said calmly.
Because this wasn't exactly a convincing scenario.
Kel (thinking): What the hell is Pratik doing? Wasn't he planning to take down Lohit by himself? I hope he is alive.
Kel said with a slight frown.
Lila walked beside Kel.
Sonavarnah grabbed his battle axe.
However, he merely glanced at it.
Then—
He threw it away.
[Sonavarnah]: I will fight you bare-handed.
[Kel]: Don't regret it later.
Kel said with a drop of sweat on his forehead.
Kel glanced beside him.
Lila was taking a stance from one of the defensive martial arts.
Realizing this, Kel loosened his hands and took an offensive stance.
None of them rushed towards the other for a while.
Then—
Sonavarnah approached with incredible speed.
Lila blocked him with her small hands.
Without wasting a moment, Kel kicked Sonavarnah directly near his lower jaw.
As soon as he did, Lila kicked the back of Sonavarnah's knee.
Sonavarnah reflexively lowered his body from the attack.
Kel used Sonavarnah's shoulder to jump higher.
Then attacked the back of his head with a powerful kick.
Their teamwork was excellent.
They covered for each other with absolutely no time lag.
However, one small mistake was all that was needed.
Before Kel could attempt his final kick, Sonavarnah grabbed his leg.
And threw him away violently.
Kel crashed through the entire giant defensive wall of the castle.
Once Kel was out of the equation, breaking through Lila's techniques wasn't difficult.
Sonavarnah grabbed both her hands violently.
He approached her face.
And smelled her.
A confused expression appeared on his face.
Then he kicked her in the gut.
Both fighters went down within seconds.
Sonavarnah had barely any wounds from the fight.
Before he could meet up with Lohit—
Someone jumped from behind and punched Sonavarnah away.
[Mala]: Things have gone rough.
Mala said, rubbing the back of her hand.
[Grimori]: Seems like we were late.
Said the huge human walking beside her.
[Mala]: Whose fault do you think it was? We were almost eaten by that black-hole-like thing. Moreover, locating this place and climbing all the way up here was damn hard.
Mala said with a tired voice.
[Grimori]: Seems like someone used the Depletion Spell, and that's why we couldn't teleport here. Someone needs to deactivate the spell.
[Mala]: Fine by me. I am tired anyway.
Mala said while running inside the castle.
Entering the depths of the castle, she kicked the floor, destroying it, and then jumped inside.
[Grimori]: That was your tired form?
Grimori said with a gagging expression.
Sonavarnah kicked a rock towards Grimori.
Grimori caught and destroyed it without even looking towards it.
[Sonavarnah]: Are you supposed to be my opponent?
[Grimori]: Seems like that.
[Sonavarnah]: Very well.
Among all those he had faced, Sonavarnah had never encountered such an Aura.
For the first time in his life, Sonavarnah had met someone who could match his physical prowess in his human form.
Grimori was a tank.
A tank who matched Sonavarnah's size perfectly.
Taking off his coat, Grimori cracked his fingers.
To be continued...
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EXTRAS:-
HUNTER DRAGON'S QUEST 4
Crocus, along with the duo of sorcerers, checked the train and eventually learned that it was using Space Manipulation.
Whenever they tried crossing from Compartment One to Compartment Two, they succeeded.
However, whenever they tried walking from Compartment Two to Compartment Three—
They simply entered Compartment One again.
Thus, they reached a conclusion.
Only Compartments One and Two had been brought into this realm.
After talking for a while, the duo of sorcerers decided to burst the train with their Aura Burst.
BOOOOOOM!
The train exploded.
They laughed for a while.
And then—
A chill ran down their spines.
What about the kind legendary ice cream thief?!
Did he die because of their foolish act?
With horrified faces, they looked around.
And finally—
They spotted Crocus.
He was standing there.
Dusting off his coat.
The two sorcerers stared at him in surprise.
He was alive?
Seeing their surprised expressions, Crocus understood something.
If he were a normal civilian, he should have been dead by now.
[ Sorcerer ]: How are you alive?!
While the sorcerers were happy to see him alive, there was still one obvious question.
A normal civilian shouldn't have survived that.
Crocus walked towards them.
[Crocus]: I am alive because...
He stopped.
A serious glance.
Determined eyes.
Then—
[Crocus]: I am the legendary ice cream thief. Small explosions don't bother me.
The two sorcerers widened their mouths in awe and surprise.
Then they started worshipping Crocus like a deity.
ALL HAIL THE LEGENDARY ICE CREAM THIEF!
The legendary ice cream thief had officially reached divine status.