CLING— CLANK— CHANG!!!
The two dark clothed figures had their eyes wide with shock. The reason for this being the little boy that they were fighting.
Even though they had the advantage in number, they couldn't suppress the little boy.
No, in fact, they were the ones being suppressed.
"What the hell!? What's with this kid!"
"How can his swordsmanship be better than ours!?"
…
The two dark clothed figures conversed as they simultaneously defended against Jin's onslaught.
'Tsk, their defense is quite good. I need to finish this quickly.'
He was confident in his swordsmanship and the fact that he could see through the flaws of his opponents'.
If it was a normal battle, then he was confident that he could fight in a battle of attrition.
If he had an energy core and circuits and if he was able to use energies normally.
However, that was not the case.
Jin could feel the fiery hot aura in his body being quickly depleted.
'Tsk, what can I do…'
The only reason why he could fight the two dark clothed figures was because of his "borrowed" aura.
Of course, without his monstrous innate talent that enabled him to learn anything at a glance, then he would not be able to utilize aura even if he had it.
'I'm running out of time…' Sweat trickled on Jin's temple as he continued fighting.
"Wait! His attacks are getting weaker!"
"Yes, it seems like his aura is running out! Just keep defending!!"
…
'They figured it out…'
Jin's eyes darkened as he could see the defense of his opponents become more solid.
'What to do… What to do…'
He thought of moving in the special world once again, but he could only take down one of them that way.
'If only I was stronger…' Jin felt that if he was stronger, then he could shoulder the pressure of the special world longer.
Alas, not everything in the world was as he liked it to be. In fact, nothing in the world was according to his wishes.
'I only have one thing left…' Jin thought as he focused his attention on the sinister energy in his body.
That was right, his plan was to learn how to utilize the energy from the cursed art as he fought with the two dark clothed figures.
Clank— Clang— Clink—!!!
"Hahaha! What are you going to do now, kid!?"
"You really thought you could defeat us, huh!?"
"Oh how the turns have tabled!"
"Idiot! Don't talk, just keep attacking!"
"S-Sorry!"
…
The two dark clothed figures gloated as they switched from defense to offense.
This time, Jin was on the defensive side as he did everything in his strength in order to defend himself from their attacks.
He had also refrained from using aura arts and was only using aura to strengthen his body to minimize consumption.
In his eyes, the colors of the energy overshadowed that of the "slow" world.
The majestic mana, the valiant aura, and the sinister unknown energy.
He could see all of it within his eyes.
This was manifested by his innate natural talent, something which was truly his.
'Let's see… I will focus on comparing the differences between the energies first in order to infer its properties…"
Jin racked his brain to its maximum capacity all the while defending against his two opponents.
'Mana is present in all surroundings and can be used to cast mana arts while aura comes from a living being's life force.'
'Mana is interchangeable and could be used to manifest many elements while aura specializes in bringing out the power of an individual's body.'
'Mana is not restricted by one's affinity, but aura can only manifest one's affinity…'
…
Countless thoughts circulated in Jin's mind.
One must remember that even though he could not freely move in the special world, that was all that was restricted to him.
In the special world, he could still think and see everything slowly.
This meant that he could think of about a thousand things in a single second as his brain capacity was also enhanced by the special world.
Therefore, even though it had only been about five seconds, Jin had already come to a conclusion.
'Is that really it…?' His disbelief was apparent in his expression.
He had found a way to use the sinister energy in his body, but he still couldn't believe how outrageous it was.
'Mana and aura have their own distinguishing characteristics, and yet…'
'...why does this cursed energy have all of it?' Jin's eyes widened in realization as he could not help but smile a little.
As he analyzed the sinister energy, he had also learned of its name: cursed energy.
This added to the confusion in his eyes as he only knew of mana, aura, and holy energy before this.
However, his widened eyes were mistaken by the two dark clothed figures as an expression of his fear.
"Haha! Look at his eyes! It's clear that he is starting to get scared."
"Look, he's even smiling!! Has he gone crazy!?"
…
The two dark clothed figures laughed as they chanted.
Then, after a while, they saw the orange flames on the little boy's sword suddenly disappear which was an obvious indication of him running out of aura.
The two of them glanced at each other before chanting.
[Wave Sword Style]
[Power Slash]
Seeing the helpless boy and remembering how he suppressed them earlier, they decided to use everything they had.
However, just as their weapons were about to land on the little boy, a chant sounded.
[Burning Sword Style]
[Third Form: Burning Sword Dance]
BOOSH— CRACKLE! CRACKLE!
Flames erupted from the little boy's sword once again, threatening to scorch anything and everything to ashes.
However, there was one thing that the two dark clothed figures noticed.
It was the fact that the previous orange flames were now pitch black, emanating a sinister and despairing aura.
But their shock only increased as they heard the little boy's voice once again.
[Lightning Rush]
BZZZZZT!!!
This time, lightning covered the little boy's body. But like the flames, the previous blue lightning was now pitch black.
"W-What the hell…"
The two dark clothed figures couldn't help but step back in shock.
However, they weren't able to do so.
Confused, the two of them looked down only to be met with their lower bodies already separated from them.
They weren't even able to fight back nor sense anything amiss.
Their bodies were cut in half, that was it.