Crack crack... Break- Scattered...
"!!!"
The lich widen his eyes as he noticed his barrier broke apart.
At this very moment, Flux proceeded with his attack against the lich. He couldn't let this opportunity pass away easily.
Seeing Flux coming at him, Lich gritted his teeth and muttered... "Devil Magic, Dark Divine Crystal"
Bzzz...
Upon saying the name of his magic, his magic staff became a black sword coated with black energy.
"!"
Flux immediately noticed the change in his weapon and prepared himself for what was about to come.
『Technique Deployment, Descending Crescent Night Sky』
∆Devil Sword Art, Dark sky Slash∆
Swish- swish-
Bang──
Both techniques which were swung from the same direction at the same time collided with each other.
The technique displayed by Lich was so black that Flux almost failed to discern its mechanism. Without his spirit eye functioning properly, Flux may not have put up his guard stronger than before.
The slash he created was almost at the same level as the slash Flux created which was coated with both moon and night attribute aura.
These two attributes are among the few strongest attributes Flux had in his arsenal.
Even though they are different attributes, they share something in common. Thus, this made Flux technique stronger than it was before.
And that's why he'd somehow matched his technique against the opponent's technique in some way regardless of the difference between their levels.
'No wonder why he mutter devil each time he proceeds to use techniques' thought Flux as he observes his opponent's capabilities.
If he did not add his two attributes to this technique, his body may not handle the power that lies in his opponent's attack.
'Plus, this guy's level is way above mine' Flux said inside his mind while seeing the Lich's level.
『Lich the undead summoner』
『Level: 35』
『Hp: 20000/20000』
『Type: Elite Boss monster』
『Skill: Unknown』
『 Elite-type monsters have unknown techniques due to these monsters creating their own techniques using a higher level of intelligence. Therefore, the system won't be of any help』
Shortly after that one exchange, they change their stance.
Then...
Bang bang bang bang... Swish... Swish-... Boom- boom...
the moment they both clashed their swords numerous times in just a few seconds, the wind burst out roughly with each time the sounds of swords clashing.
They both fight fair and square without moving their bodies from their spot.
Flux is just using his pure swordsmanship against his opponents but each of his slashes was coated with numerous small crescent slashes.
The same goes for Lich, each of his slashes were leaving traces of energy something akin to the dark side.
Yet Flux did not care so much about it. The one who's not having a hard time is not Flux but Lich himself.
Flux could fight in the same stage with him with the same strength and equal power which is way too surprising for Lich to take. At the same time, these small crescent slashes he created each time he swung his sword are the ones giving him headaches.
Each of these small crescent slashes gives almost equivalent damage like the original slash which is too much even for Lich. Having a huge amount of life is not something to be grateful for if the enemy you deal with had a weapon and techniques that can kill you in just a matter of time.
'As I thought, that sword of his is not just a normal weapon you can find in the blacksmith or even in the monster's chest. That weapon must have been created by a master blacksmith like those races.' Thought Lich as an image of several unknown people came inside his mind while clashing swords with Flux.
『Lich the undead summoner』
『Level: 35』
『Hp: 18734/20000』
『Type: Elite Boss monster』
『Skill: Unknown』
If he didn't receive that single small crescent slash, his health would still be full by now. A certain spot of his body is bleeding. But thanks to that as well that he now realized how deadly those slashes are.
Bang- bang- boom!...
The exchange of blows persists and has begun to rapidly grow.
As of now, both remained in their position while battling against each other. However, as time passes away, a certain someone is getting pushed back.
It was the Lich.
In terms of strength, endurance, and speed, he had the upper hand. However, these aren't the factors that will make him win this brawl.
And regarding how he uses his weapons is clearly lacking against Flux.
Unlike Flux who's solely barely keeping up with his opponent's speed, he'd still specialize in techniques and knows how to handle the sword properly. Albeit they had a large difference in level, the person with great advantage is the one who had a better attack potency and knows how to handle the sword.
And with Flux who possessed these two factors is highly likely to win this close combat battle. It would be unsurprising to Lich anymore if Flux had attained his techniques and physical strength at their peaks.
Therefore, despite him having 17 levels above his opponent, it's understandable if he decided to back away now.
As the fight goes on, Lich took the initiative to step back.
Step- swoosh...
He gathered strength in his foot and immediately steps back from him as far as possible.
Flux now a few meters away from him cannot let him do whatever he does. Hence, he immediately close in and the gap between them shortened again.
'I knew you would do that' thought Lich as though he had already anticipated this to happen.
∆Devil Sword Magic, Flame of Underworld∆
The Lich stabs his sword on the ground before a surge of black flame engulfed the area in front of him.
!!!
Flux who was in front of him so close was immediately notified of his bizarre action and could see that a huge sum of black flame is about to engulf him entirely from beneath him with no path to escape.
The Lich himself knew what kind of destruction that will be engraved in this place. The Flame from the underworld is not just a simple flame. It can destroy and melt any metal in a few seconds once inflicted, and now that he used this technique here, it means that Flux could not escape and will be burned alive because of the massive range it has.
Filled with joy, the Lich smirked."You won't be able to escape this"
However...
『Void』
"!"
This single word echoed inside the mind of Lich.
Shortly after, a portal opened in front of him and Flux was nowhere to be seen.
And that's when...
Swish!
Shplort──
"Kuaack"
The Lich cried out as his heart was penetrated by a sharp weapon.
『Critical Strike 15,000 damage』
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On the other side of the battlefield.
Five people were struggling with a certain monster. The monster they were fighting with was a 7 meters tall undead minautor.
It has a large hammer on both of his hands.
Perhaps because of his uncontrollable anger and currently undergoing a dire situation, Carlo who was persistently fighting with him up a while ago unconsciously gritted his teeth in frustration.
His other two comrades were lying on the ground unconscious and the other two were badly injured that they couldn't stand still. As a result, they were exempted to fight.
And now Carlo the sole survivor with minor injuries was forced to fight this monster alone.
"Shit... How could this happen? Up a while ago we were aimlessly aiming for the Lich because we thought that large amount of mana we sensed belonged to him. Little did we know that everything was just a trap. And because of that, we let our guard down and carelessly rushed into this place. As a result, my comrades are now lying on the ground where they're fighting for life and death. Shit, if only we thought a little bit before coming here we might not be in this situation now."
Carlo blamed himself for immediately rushing without any plans.
Rather than having no plans, this certainly proved how dumb they are.
At any rate, if this fight were to be prolonged, everyone here will surely die at the hands of this monster.
That's why the only thing Carlo could do now is to sacrifice himself for others.
By luring the minautor away from them, he might be able to save them even if it cost his life.
But, Carlo's eyes were filled with determination, and is telling that he would definitely do it.
However, a rather unexpected bizarre action that came from the minautor made Carlo question his whole determination until now.
The minautor tilted his head on the other side and immediately dashed in that direction.
Dashed-
The dust was cast aside by the rough wind.
"..."
Carlo who saw that was left speechless including his comrades.
Carlo was bewildered. "What happened?"
No one answered that.
If it was coming in the direction where others are staying, they would immediately know. However, the direction in which he went was not there but in the direction far away from their other comrades.
This left them bewildered nonetheless, Carlo immediately helps those who are in need.
Even if he followed that monster, he wouldn't be much of a help if someone was there.
But something came to their mind.
'Was the Lich found out? If so, this is a good thing.' Thought Carlo.
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A complete stillness engulfed the whole area.
Perhaps because the Lich was too stunned to comprehend anything, he didn't utter a single word.
"..."
A few seconds later, he spoke.
"Who..."
Stunned by the sudden occurrence, Lich shifted his gaze behind him and saw the face of an emotionless young boy holding the sword that penetrated his body.
Flux muttered with dark killing intent behind his eyes. "This was easier than I thought."
Hearing him utter those words, Lich gritted his teeth in frustration.
Not because he knew he was about to die but because he was defeated by a mere kid.
A kid who hadn't yet reached level 20. A kid that has a system that did not last 24 hours yet had killed him?
Him the undead one of the ***** army?
No matter what anyone says this humiliation will hunt him for the rest of his life even in hell or whatever dimension he's going to be sent to after his death.
"Damn that fucking eye of yours. I'm going to kill you and feed you alive to the dogs!"
His anger burst out along with a massive amount of mana.
Perhaps because the huge amount of mana was leaking out of his body, Flux was taken aback but that doesn't mean he could just let him get away from this.
『Technique Deployment, Chaotic Moon』
Shplort── Shplort── Shplort──
Three large crescent slashes along with other small crescent slashes severely disjointed Lich's upper and lower parts of his body including his limbs and his head which was severely cut.
Thud thud thud.
A deliberate sound of his head that fell to the ground lifeless made the whole world seem quiet.