Shit, my sword" Lux regretted shooting his sword at him.
That sword had been in Lux's care for 9 years ever since Mei gifted it to him so it's kinda regretting to see it disappear in front of you.
Besides, Lux had no idea where he went to using the portal so practically it's impossible to find it.
"Well, for now, let's use my soul mate sword."
Lux grabbed his sword through the dimensional storage.
'Let's go...' As soon as he gets a hold of the sword, Lux immediately set out to help others fend off their enemies.
......
Standing behind the two Ss-rank, eren had a solemn expression. His communication with hiluman was abruptly cut off which means, it's either he was captured or...
Eren tried to communicate with others on the frontline regarding his status but, there seems to be no need for that.
This silence also means a signal for them, in other words, hiluman is dead.
"Hiluman is dead, our source of information was cut off," Eren reported this with a serious look.
"....." The two weren't able to speak for quite a time.
"Was it because of my magical energy?" Andre questioned him.
Eren had a doubtful expression at first as he put his fingers on his chin wondering if that was the case, but the probability of that is close to zero, therefore eren shake his head in denial.
"I believe that's not the case, I was able to communicate with him just now, and based on the signal he sent earlier, someone had already discovered him."
"That means he's dead huh..." Said andro in disappointment, and then added. "In the end, he died without knowing I was the one who killed his daughter."
"....." The two near him remained silent upon hearing that.
The two knew that at the very start. They were using hiluman as a tool because of his useful skills to spy.
"Well, whatever, let's just get onto it," he said indifferently before observing the battle again with his telescope.
"What should we do then? We can't just sit still without getting any news from the frontline. they might've escaped without us realizing." Said eren to convince him.
Sigh-...
Andro let out a sigh after hearing that. This might seem too trivial for them but, if they were to let the target escape, then this isn't a funny matter anymore. Because of that man.
"I have to go there then..." He said.
"...!"
"Are you sure about that brother?" Andre questioned him.
Andro immediately answered him. "Yes, albeit we are winning here, our objective here is still different from that. And our enemies seem to have an Ss-rank hunter among them. My help is needed there"
"Then take me with you-"
"No... We need your support from here." Andro rejected his offer.
"I will send you a signal once your help is needed"
"I see, I understood..."
With that being said, Andro gathered a certain amount of mana around his feet before launching off.
Swoosh-...
Andro disappeared from his spot leaving no traces behind.
......
Arriving at the scene, Lux pulled his sword out of the scabbard.
There are 10 enemies in front of him. next to him are some hunters with severe injuries and corpses laying on the ground which made them retreat.
"This is impossible, we have to retreat now before we die here."
"Yeah, those ten people are out of our league."
"We can't even breathe properly"
Hunters who tried to fight even at the cost of their life started to lose their confidence. It's not like they want to, they just can't. They're just a hunter capable enough to fight with a stronger opponent while on the other hand, their opponent is a group that consists of 15 S-ranks.
There's no need to tell who has the upper hand even if they outnumber them.
and Lux who understood this more agreed with their decision. It's a miracle that these guys tried to protect this place knowing the capabilities of their opponent, and this alone is enough.
"You guys can go. I will be buying time for you to escape"
"What about you?"
"I have more confidence in escaping in this situation much less like all of you"
His words made them glance at each other, But they can't deny that fact. Unlike them, Lux is much healthier and stronger enough to fend off their enemies, and they heard he defeated the flame maiden in a single strike. based on that, what he said is true. Staying here will Only hinder him. They might not be surprised anymore if they heard he killed them all.
"We will be hoping for you to stay alive," said one of the guards with a nod.
Saying that they immediately left the place leaving Lux alone on the frontline.
"I won't let you-" an S-rank mage tried to stop them from leaving but his words were cut off once he knew Lux is standing behind him without making any sounds.
'So fast. When did he'
[Technique deployment, wind type, gust wind]
"...!"
Hearing those words put them all in disarray as they tried to step back away from him.
Swoosh-...
Lux abruptly swung his sword in all directions.
The slashes he created using the sword produced more slashes similar to a spider web Causing his enemies into turmoil.
"Wind magic, windshield!"
"Sword art, double sword rampage!"
Fwoosh-...
Clang... Clang...
Each one of them used their own skills to create a doom of slashes and shields to protect their bodies from any harm.
the small slashes that are tracking them are the ones that are making them wary because of how difficult it is to dodge. Therefore, they had to block it using their skills.
However...
Splurt-...
Most of them are unfortunate enough as deep cuts appeared one after another on their bodies.
"How did it..." That is what came out of their mouth while looking at the wounds inflicted on them.
From their point of view, it may seem like they blocked the slashes, however, things are different from Lux.
"Blocking is useless," said Lux with his sword coated in Purple mana a few inches next to his waist indicating that he's going for another attack.
"...!"
[Technique deployment, moon type, Crescent moon hurricane]
Swish-...
Ten Crescent Slashes with ten more small crescent slashes gliding and rotating on all sides emerged from Lux's sword.
Seeing the attack headed towards their way, they once again used their techniques to parry the slashes.
them trying to parry the attack, made Lux have a bitter smile. 'Nice choice. Instead of blocking it head-on, they're using their techniques to cast the slashes aside to avoid a direct hit. I can see that these guys are elites. But, you're blocking the wrong one. The one you should be focused on defending is...'
Cut... Cut... Cut...
Splurt...
'You're soul'
Blood started to flow through their bodies.
Head, hands, legs, and other parts of their bodies were cut in half.
"Five down. Five more to finish this little game" said Lux in a serious tone.
Every single one of them got themselves shivering in fear of seeing their fallen comrades on the ground.
"Just how did it come to this? I'm pretty sure I avoided that technique with my skill" said one of the guys who somehow managed to survive the attack but got his left hand cut off.
Hearing him made them speculate on the current things that occurred just now.
With their skills and techniques, blocking those attacks is simple, all they have to do is to create a barrier enough to defend from all sides And make sure that no slashes passed through their defense. That is what they did.
But, it's strange enough how it passes their defense without them knowing or seeing anything considering that they definitely saw themselves completely blocking the slashes with their own eyes.
Whatever the case is, This strange phenomenon is making them uncomfortable and uneasy about what's gonna happens next.
Tap... Tap...
"Shit my fingers," said Kenya as five of his fingers fell on the ground while holding his sword using his bare hands with only 5 fingers remaining. It was supposed to be ten but now it reduced to half.
"Can someone use healing magic?" Asked one of their comrades.
Hearing what he said made the mage nearby feel anxious including the other three.
'Fucking idiot' is what they thought.
"Please cover me," he said before casting a healing spell
The other three nodded. They dashed forward to keep Lux disturbed by attacking him first before he could in order to buy him some time.
Swoosh... Swoosh... Swoosh...
"So you got no other options huh..." Lux prepared himself for the upcoming close combat.
Lux had no intention of disturbing their healing time because nothing of sort would change in their current situation. All those parts of their bodies won't regenerate and come back again with just healing magic unless they used scientific methods.
"This is for killing my friend you monster"
Swish...
Along with his scream, the unidentified person in front of him swung his sword with all his might. Perhaps, because of his rage, his power, his speed, and his strength doubled up making Lux choose to avoid it instead of taking it head-on.