It never mattered whether or not Simon could successfully kill all of the gang members, in his head, he only saw a single target. The rest of the gang were simply barriers that he could remove, if he didn't want to bother, the guards would do it for him. However, taking on such a high level opponent is very a terrible idea. Even with his power, what can he do?
"One down, take their flanks and take them down one by one. I will deal with Ripper." Simon told Lenn as he jumped from the balcony and dashed towards Ripper. Like an acrobat, he glided through the air and perfectly landed on the ground, continuing on with no trouble. Seeing his target in sight, he also saw five or so gang members blocking his path. In an open garden, Simon had little advantage of stealth, but he had increase manoeuvrability as a result. With this, he strafed to the left while spinning his body, releasing a stream of chaotic energy daggers which all ripped through their intended targets; putting holes in every single one of the five gang members.
CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG
With this sudden ambush, the battle had officially begun. The guards had started their offensive, brutally ambushing the gang members under the gentle shine of the moon, utterly decimating them. Being only 4th or 3rd ranked, the gang members were easily slaughtered, but Ripper would not be so easy to deal with. Surrounding him, the guards and Simon had already separated the hostages from Ripper, ensuring a more easy fight for them. Without a doubt, this would be a gruelling battle, with an uncertain forecast of victory.
"Haha! More dogs for me to slaughter! Come at me, and die by my blade!" Ripper laughed as he drew his heavy blade and swung it around. Using his overwhelming strength, he stomped on the floor and caused a huge crack in the ground to form. In a half-crouching stance, Ripper readied himself to kill.
"DIE." Simon immediately rushed forth with his daggers orbiting in a spiralling pattern. With eyes as furious as the sun, Simon glared at this hulking devil, wishing for the latter's demise.
SHAAA
The daggers flew in many directions, but all targeting at Ripper. Each dagger sped their way towards the gang leader, but none touched his body. With the motion of his blade, Ripper deflected Simon's attacks, dissipating the daggers into thin air.
"Take my strike." Ripper dashed forward with his hulking body, pushing past the guards and entering melee range with Simon. Using his strength, Ripper slammed his sword down at Simon, who dodged to the right just in the nick of time. But before Simon could dodge again, Ripper moved his blade in a spinning motion towards Simon. Without much options, Simon attempted to counter the assault by dodging underneath Ripper.
SLASH
Simon rolled underneath Ripper's legs, using this opportunity to generate two daggers to slash at Ripper's legs. But without much strength, Simon could not penetrate Ripper's tempered body, only scratching the thinnest layers of his skin instead.
"Master! Let us handle this!" Lenn shouted as he and the guards leapt forward and aimed their swords at Ripper. Using swarm tactics, they surrounded him in midair and each aimed for a vital organ. But with his superior senses and experience, Ripper only needed to wave his arm to slap the away from him.
SLAP
The guards were impacted by a huge force, all being pushed back and crashing down onto the earth. Without any of them being of the 6th rank, this was all they could amount to; mere bugs.
"You cannot win against me, you will only die! Now feel the impact of my blade, or will you only run and try to slash at my legs again-"
SLASH
"AAAAARGH!" Kneeling down on one knee, Ripper felt his blood leaking from his lower body. Confused and in pain, he finally rested his eyes on his crotch, where a chaotically pulsing dagger of pure energy had embedded itself.
"A very weak spot, even for a man of your caliber. Hahah..." Simon laughed with an evil grin. Pointing towards the blood-soaked spot, Simon's eyes twitched in pleasure as he laughed at Ripper coldly.
"Come at me, I dare you." Simon said with a mocking tone. Even in the face of death, Simon would fight his hardest and deal the most suffering. If this devil would be his opponent, then the devil will never live a happy day for as long as he lives. However, Simon felt like he had just achieved a lightbulbs moment.
"DIE!" Ripper blazed forth with an aura of a raging bull, bleeding and in anger, the devil would never live down this damage. The manhood of his is a sacred treasure of his, such a thing could not be replaced by surgery. Without thinking, the 7th ranked devil shamelessly attacked a mere 4th ranker, but is Simon a normal 4th ranker? No. He knows things that no ordinary creature can ever comprehend, Devil physiology is one of his fortes.
CLANG
Simon parried with his own metal dagger, barely holding up against the wave of strength that was before him. In the middle of an open garden, a wave of pressure had just appeared. With the explosive power of a million kangaroos, a crater had just come into existence. Rumbling with power, Ripper had broken the earth and shown his true strength. In the exchange, Simon was blown backwards into the walls of the crater, not before inflicting a negligible wound on Ripper. But even with a small wound inflicted, Simon was nothing in the eyes of Ripper, just a small pest.
"Heheh..." Simon chuckled as blood dripped from his wounds, melting away the stone around him.
"What the hell? Your blood is corrosive? Was that you trump card? Pfft! You make me laugh with your brave stup-" Ripper knelt down again, feeling a surge of warmth and a stream of unrestrained vigor and carnal desire.
"Heh...do you like those aphrodisiacs? Shame you have barely anything there now...I wonder whether you can survive so long? This stuff is very powerful." Simon laughed as he flicked an empty vial into the crater.
"When you are aroused, blood rushes too your manhood. But your manhood is but a wound, so the blood will only gush out! Not even cauterising it can stop this... I am so sorry, but you are going to die from a bleeding erection!" Simon sadistically laughed as he placed his palm on his head.
"YOU MONSTER!"
"Like you can talk. This is war, grow up. You can't fight, you only know how to dance."