Without wasting any time, Zack unleashed his full power against an enemy that was almost equal to him.
Using Internal Energy, he solidified his Internal Energy to form a vine around one hand and enveloped his metal sword that was on his other hand in Internal Energy as well, forming a solidified sword of Internal Energy on one hand and a whip like vine containing countless thorns on the other.
*Swoosh*
The sword crashed towards the head of the magical beast, that expertly dodged to the side, avoiding the simple looking attack.
However, the next moment, one of its eyes become a bloody mess while one of its legs had a wound that went 4 inches deep all the way around, with the vine made from Solidified Internal Energy coiled around the leg and was the cause of this wound. However, this wound was insignificant to the creature that had feet that were 3 meters thick.
The wound on its eye still causes it pain, and the Rank 2 Magical beast roared in pain and bit towards where it sensed Zack to be standing.
Nothing.
It bit nothing.
Since its eye was destroyed, it could not see anything that was on his left side. Although he could vaguely sense Zack's direction, it was too big of a disadvantage.
Suddenly, it felt the energy that had hidden itself being used again and it bit towards that spot. However, Zack moved along with it, making it seem as though the alligator Rank 2 magical beast was trying to bite its own tail.
While this was happening, Zack unleashed his full power, combining both his Internal energy sword with his vine form a single 5-meter-long sword with a vine coiled around it, and struck towards the beast.
At this moment, the old man named Arthur cursed in his heart as he dashed towards Zack revealing himself.
'Damn it! It has only been 30 seconds, and Zack is already close to finishing off the Rank 2 beast? How powerful did he get in these past 15 years?'
Zack paused and did not continue his attack as he also noticed this figure dressed in a black robe that was covering a rough and worn-out black metal armour.
Seeing the face hidden under the black hood, Zack cursed in his mind.
'Damned B*stard Arthur. You came back to take revenge after 15 years? And you even brought along a Rank 2 Magical Beat since you know you cannot defeat me?'
On the other hand, Fals, who was guarding Daron noticed a faint and hidden energy surge approaching him. Instantly, he raised his guards and threw the wolf into Daron's room before closing it. It was not only safer there, but was also a hindrance with him. Fals knew that energy surges could only be released by those who were at least at the Official Knight.
Soon, the figure dressed in a black robe that was covering a black worn-out armour appeared before Fals.
"Who are you. What do you want? How dare you come here? This is the castle of the lord of Bard City, Lord Zack Bard who is an Intermediate knight!"
"Hehe. My master is already slowing down that master of yours. What am I here for?"
The man with a long scar on his face pointed at the building where the mains and servants lived and then pointed directly at the room where Daron was advancing.
Seeing this, Fals' face changed from caution to shock and anger. This man was here to kill Daron, and it was very evident.
"Die!" Fals shouted as he took the initiative and dashed towards the man in black, unleashing his Internal Energy to strengthen his hands. This was Vine fist that was given to Daron and then later improved and yet to be renamed.
His opponent also unleashed his own Internal Energy that was at the same Rank 6 as Fals, in his own technique. He stomped on the ground in a horse stance and threw out a punch containing terrifyingly powerful Internal Energy within.
However, Fals did not retreat and instead charged towards him. Using his Vine Fist technique to dodge the attack and still somehow make his fist reach the stomach of the enemy.
However, he quickly stopped and retreated. At this moment, he noticed that the opponent had his other hand in the exact place he was about to hit. His intention was clear, he created an opening for Fals to attack, but was prepared and was going to catch hold of the slippery Fals and beat him to death.
At this moment, Fals unsheathed his sword that began to glow green and small thorns made out of Internal Energy appeared on it. The enemy also unsheathed his own sword and injected his brown energy into it. It was clear that the enemy was using an Earth attributed Circulation method that had caused him internal Energy to become Earth attributed over time. On the other hand, Fals was using Sun Effect, which was Nature attributed. [1]
Such a combination was disadvantageous towards Fals while the situation would reverse once someone reached the Intermediate Realm. Therefore, Although Fals was at a disadvantage against this scarred man, his master Zack would be at an advantage against Arthur. However, that was only the case when Zack was facing a single opponent.
At this moment, the third man dressed in black, Turk also had sneaked into the castle and was searching for something with urgency.
[1] That is right. Nature attributed, and not fir or sun attributed. The sun gives life energy. It's called photosynthesis b*tch. Also, mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. The only two things I remember from biology, lmao.