Man-Eater rushed at Sion, but he remained calm. As he jumped Sion moved aside and with a swift slash he sliced the monster in two.
" Eh!? " Marin yelled. He expected this fight to be much longer.
" You really are Rune possessed hehe! " he started walking down the road. Old man didn't seem bothered by anything. Sion sighed and facepalmed himself, he followed Marin.
...
[ Meanwhile, West Liān ]
...
" WHERE- IS- HE!? " Noirre was walking around streets of West Liān searching for Sion. He walked angrily, each footstep echoed through the street as he slammed his foot on the ground.
" There ain't no way he... did he actually think about 'West OF Liān'.... " he took a deep breath.
" Is he that stupid?! " he rubbed his eyes to calm down; " Screw this, I'll start on my own. "
He crouched down and jumped. He was standing on a church now, he could see entire village of Liān.
Liān is a mediocre sized village, having a population of 50 thousand people. It has high walls and guards on top of them. Beside houses, it had 2 churches and one large green house in the middle, that's there this towns governor and tyrant reside. Mission is to destroy the house and everyone inside and evacuate the citizens outside the village.
They couldn't worry where will citizens go afterwards.
Noirre took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
...
He swiftly lowered his head and looked directly at the house in the middle, he grinned.
[ CRASH, WOOOOOOSH ]
He dashed from the church and crashed directly into the room with two men. The dust filled the main square.
Both men turned around and looked in confusion as Noirre slowly stood up. He just crashed here without any previous warning.
" Hello boys. I have a proposition.. " he said as a pair of black wings sprouted from his back. His greyish eyes reflected the word 'danger'. In a blink of an eye, his fingers and nails turned into claws. He truly seemed as a monster now; " ...don't resist, there is a long way back home and a certain moron pissed me off. I don't want two of you to make me angry as well. "
Two man gulped and stood up straight. They didn't seem scared, just surprised. The man on the left, the one wearing red long robe and white boots spoke.
" Y-you know who we are?! We're- "
" I know who two of you are.. Tyrants.. both of you bastards are 2nd Class aren't you.. like I give a shit.. " he started approaching them.
The one on the right now spoke, his voice was high and sounded girly; " You can't do that! You must listen to us!! " he yelled and looked as if he'll start crying. He was wearing the same clothes as the man next to him, but he had way too many rings on his fingers. He looked young, not older than 20.
" I assume YOU don't know who I am. That's good, you don't need to know, you'll be dead in... 4 minutes. " he said and continued walking.
Both men took a battle stance, ready to defend themselves.
" Now, shall we? " Noirre said and dashed at them with his claws ready to slice. Two men in front of him had no other option but to attack as well.
Noirre might've been the Monster Son, but he wasn't dumb like monsters. He definitely had a plan if he just rushed into this battle, not to mention with TWO ERTTEMS. Objectively, his chances of winning were under 10%.
As the distance between them reached just few meters, one wall began to crack. All three of them looked at the wall while still dashing forward.
[ CRASH ]
Gold symbol flashed as sun rays reflected. White robe was a familiar sight to Noirre, and soon will be for two tyrants.
" Just in time! " Sion yelled as he crashed into the room. He slid between 3 men and raised his arms as if to stop their fists with his own.
[ Ability Right of the Weakest activated ]
He caught Noirre's hand, stopped one tyrant's fist with his elbow and one with his fist/knuckles. Two tyrant widened their eyes and gasped; " But how!? We are 2nd Class! ".
He pushed them on one side of the room and stood next to Noirre.
" Two of us are 3rd Class and we'll still kick your asses. " he then leaned to Noirre and whispered; " Good thing I got here just in time, right? ".
Noirre wanted to punch him, he really did. But undeniably having Sion on his side will help a lot; " Oh shut up, first tell me how did you stop all three of us? "
"
Tyrants, older one called Zhao and younger one Rhao, were looking angry. Their auras leaked out from fury.
" Listen Sion, two of them are 2nd Class. Now that you increased your power you should be able to match them. I'm NOT capable of defeating them on my own. It was a bluff just now, I tried to make them drop their guard. "
Sion nodded. It was time to battle, he turned his head around to look at tw-
[ CRASH ]
A fierce, powerful punch sent him flying outside the room, outside the house... directly into villages wall. Noirre gasped as he saw Rhao standing next to him, where Sion was moment ago.
" I believe you underestimated us, don't you think? " he said with a genuinely confused expression.
Noirre jumped backwards, but a powerful kick from Zhao sent him flying back at Rhao in front of him. Younger brother Rhao elbow punched Noirre in face so hard he flew through the air back at Zhao. Two of them proceeded to punch and kick him between each other.
Blood was everywhere. Noirre's shirt was completely torn apart. His necklaces were ripped and destroyed, only accessory he had left on him was his engagement ring he had, and even that was slowly slipping off his finger.
[ MEANWHILE ]
Sion was getting out of the wall, that punch was heavy.
~Rune, how many souls do I have exactly?
[ Runes voice; After taking care of Man-Eaters and other creatures that appeared before... 411 souls. ]
~Good..
He cracked his neck and looked at the green house in center of the village. He crouched and dashed ahead.
...
Noirre spitted blood as Zhao punched him in the guts. A moment before Rhao punched Noirre back, Noirre vanished. Rhao looked around, and swiftly turned to look at his right.
Sion was standing and holding Noirre. He helped him stand.
" I'm good Sion, thanks " he said while blood leaked out of his mouth and nose, his right eye was closed and his wings were torn apart. He was shirtless.
" You aren't okay, let me handle these guys by myself. "
" These guys aren't a mere dumb monster my man. They are 2nd Class, both of them. They can rip you apart anytime. "
Sion looked back at two of them smirking, then looked at Noirre; " Nah, I'll be good "
He made a step towards them but Noirre grabbed his shoulder; " I'll join you, nothing you say can make me stay out of this fight. "
Sion shrugged his shoulders; " Do as you want. You're strong, I have no doubts in you. Just make sure to k- "
Rhao once again dashed ar Sion, aiming to punch him in the face. But this time Sion guarded with his elbow. Sion activated his aura and coated himself as soon as he felt Rhao move.
" It isn't nice to interrupt people why they are talking. " he looked at Rhao. Sion's eye glowed green and ominous.
Rhao combined his attack with his leg, he aimed at Sion's stomach. Noirre swiftly grabbed his leg midair and pulled it up, picking Rhao up and slamming him back down.
Zhao dashed forwards at Noirre; " You bastard! Stay down!! "
[ SLAM ]
He felt Sion's fist crushing into his nose from the side. Noirre and Sion covered each other up like a well trained team.
Rhao swiped his leg on the ground and swept Noirre down. Zhao didn't hesitate to use this opportunity; he created a flaming orb of energy in his hand and threw it at Noirre.
[ Ability Collection activated, wooden shield recieved ]
Sion threw the shield in front of the fire orb which caused both shield and fire orb to disperse in an explosion.
Sion jumped at Rhao.
[ Ability Justice Ground activated ]
Now their energies are equal, it is now a fight to see who is physically stronger and faster.
With both fists flying through the air, Sion was continuously aiming for Rhao's head. Rhao dodged by blocking his fists, occasionally crouching down to evade heavy punches from Sion. He managed to kick through Rhao's defence and pushed him in a corner of a room. They were interrupted by Noirre that flew across the room. Zhao sas giving him a had time.
~Damn it! Aren't Sons a super-duper elite group of freedom fighters? How am I holding a equal ground with this dude and he isn't?
[ Runes voice; You DO have
~That's what I'm asking you!
...
Zhao dashed at Noirre and grabbed his face, he slammed him against a wall and punched him few times. He then elbowed his face and kicked him.
" Shit I need to help him- " he was once again interrupted by Rhao's attack. He couldn't pay any attention on surrounding, Rhao was a fierce fighter, his reflexes were incredible.
[ Ability Collection activated, Gilanndi dagger received ]
Sion sliced through the air at Rhao few times, but he was too fast, even for Sion. Loud banging noises disrupted Sion's senses, Noirre was getting trashed around the room by older brother Zhao.
" Why the hell are you losing! " Sion yelled. The response he received wasn't what he expected.
A glimpse of something caught his eye. As Zhao punched him in the face and sent him flying over the room, few teeth cracked and along with blood they flew through Noirre's mouth. But mid air Noirre gave Sion a sign.. a sign that made Sion regain all hope he previously had, all doubts were gone immediately.
Noirre looked at Sion and slightly raised his left hand. His thumb was up, signaling everything was okay.